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151. |
The part of a machine level instruction which tells the central processor what has to be done is known as |
A. | opcode |
B. | address |
C. | CPU |
D. | monitor |
E. | None of these |
Answer» B. address | |
152. |
A system that is designed to make a tape or disk sense from copying is |
A. | protocol |
B. | protection |
C. | queue |
D. | All of these |
E. | None of these |
Answer» C. queue | |
153. |
Name the hardware equipment that a computer is made up of…….. |
A. | monitor, the central processing unit (CPU), the keyboard, mouse, software and network |
B. | monitor, the central processing unit (CPU), the keyboard, mouse, programs and network |
C. | monitor, the central processing unit (CPU), the keyboard, mouse, printer and modem |
D. | monitor, the central processing unit (CPU), the keyboard, mouse, applications and network |
E. | None of these |
Answer» D. monitor, the central processing unit (CPU), the keyboard, mouse, applications and network | |
154. |
Any hardware component that allows youto enter data or instructions into a computer is called a(n)………….. |
A. | printer |
B. | storage device |
C. | output device |
D. | system unit |
E. | input device |
Answer» F. | |
155. |
GIF images can have only upto …………. colors |
A. | 128 |
B. | 256 |
C. | 512 |
D. | 1024 |
E. | None of these |
Answer» C. 512 | |
156. |
The altering of data so that it is not usable unless the changes are undone is………. |
A. | Biometrics |
B. | Compression |
C. | Encryption |
D. | Ergonomics |
E. | None of these |
Answer» D. Ergonomics | |
157. |
Which of the following is a displayed listing of program option that users can select? |
A. | Menu |
B. | Block |
C. | Data item |
D. | File |
E. | None of these |
Answer» B. Block | |
158. |
Before a package can be used in a java program it must be ……….. |
A. | executed |
B. | referenced |
C. | imported |
D. | declared |
E. | None of these |
Answer» D. declared | |
159. |
A…………is an example of an input device. |
A. | Keyboard |
B. | Monitor |
C. | Mouse |
D. | CPU |
E. | Both (a) & (c) |
Answer» F. | |
160. |
What happens when you click on insert>Picture>Clip Art |
A. | It inserts a clipart picture into document |
B. | It lets you choose clipart to insert into document |
C. | It opens Clip Art taskbar |
D. | It insets symbols |
E. | None of these |
Answer» D. It insets symbols | |
161. |
Expansion cards are inserted into : |
A. | slots |
B. | peripheral devices |
C. | the CPU |
D. | the back of the computer |
E. | pegs |
Answer» B. peripheral devices | |
162. |
A set of formats that has a name and can be quickly applied to selected text is called a(n)……… |
A. | font |
B. | style |
C. | feature |
D. | finish |
E. | None of these |
Answer» C. feature | |
163. |
Why is the Caps Lock key refered to as a toggle key? |
A. | Because its function goes back and forth every time it is pressed |
B. | Because it cannot be used for entering numbers. |
C. | Because it cannot be used to delete |
D. | Because it cannot be used to insert |
E. | None of these |
Answer» B. Because it cannot be used for entering numbers. | |
164. |
A phenomenon in virtual memory schemes in which the processor spends most of the time swapping pages rather than executing instructions is : |
A. | loading |
B. | swapping |
C. | thrashing |
D. | aging |
E. | digging |
Answer» D. aging | |
165. |
You can use the………..bar to type a URL and display a Web page, or type a keyword to display a list of related Web pages. |
A. | Menu |
B. | Title |
C. | Search |
D. | Web |
E. | Address |
Answer» F. | |
166. |
Which of the following is a list-processing high-level language? |
A. | APL |
B. | LISP |
C. | PROLOG |
D. | ADA |
E. | None of these |
Answer» C. PROLOG | |
167. |
Which of the following is an example of a binary number? |
A. | 6AH1 |
B. | 100101 |
C. | 005 |
D. | ABCD |
E. | 23456 |
Answer» C. 005 | |
168. |
The name of the location of a particular piece of data is its: |
A. | address |
B. | memory name |
C. | storage site |
D. | data location |
E. | None of these |
Answer» B. memory name | |
169. |
AutoCorrect was originally designed to replace………..words as you type. |
A. | Short, repetitive |
B. | Grammatically incorrect |
C. | Misspelled |
D. | All of these |
E. | None of these |
Answer» D. All of these | |
170. |
An assembler is used to translate a program written in……….. |
A. | a low level language |
B. | machine language |
C. | a high level language |
D. | assembly language |
E. | None of these |
Answer» E. None of these | |
171. |
Menus are a part of the |
A. | hardware |
B. | monitor |
C. | Status Bar |
D. | user interface |
E. | None of these |
Answer» E. None of these | |
172. |
…………implies a combination of audio, video, text, animation and graphics. |
A. | Special media |
B. | Multiplexer |
C. | Multiple |
D. | Message-media |
E. | Multimedia |
Answer» F. | |
173. |
Network topology, consisting of nodes attached in a ring, without a host computer, is known as |
A. | star |
B. | ring |
C. | bus |
D. | tree |
E. | None of these |
Answer» C. bus | |
174. |
Which function of a computer is responsible for permanent storage of data? |
A. | storage |
B. | output |
C. | CPU |
D. | memory |
E. | None of these |
Answer» B. output | |
175. |
An integrated circuit is : |
A. | A complicated circuit |
B. | An integrating device |
C. | Much costlier than a single transistor |
D. | Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip |
E. | None of these |
Answer» E. None of these | |
176. |
The patterns of printed lines on most products are called………… |
A. | prices |
B. | striping |
C. | scanners |
D. | OCR |
E. | barcodes |
Answer» F. | |
177. |
Restarting a computer that is already on is referred to as………. |
A. | shutdown |
B. | cold booting |
C. | warm booting |
D. | logging off |
E. | None of these |
Answer» D. logging off | |
178. |
Plotters print |
A. | with ball point pens |
B. | with ink pens |
C. | electrostatically |
D. | All of these |
E. | None of these |
Answer» E. None of these | |
179. |
Which Excel feature enables predefined layouts to selected tables in the worksheet? |
A. | Autoformat |
B. | Header and Footers |
C. | Undo and Redo |
D. | Spelling and Grammar |
E. | Autograph |
Answer» B. Header and Footers | |
180. |
Which was the world’s first mini-computer and when was it introduced? |
A. | PDP-I, 1958 |
B. | IBM System/36, 1960 |
C. | PDP-II, 1961 |
D. | VAX 11/780, 1962 |
E. | None of these |
Answer» B. IBM System/36, 1960 | |
181. |
How much megabyte of data is typically stores in bubble device? |
A. | 6 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 10 |
D. | 4 |
E. | None of these |
Answer» C. 10 | |
182. |
Which operation is not performed bycomputer |
A. | Inputting |
B. | Processing |
C. | Controlling |
D. | Understanding |
E. | Thinking |
Answer» E. Thinking | |
183. |
Computers process binary numbers, which are composed of………… |
A. | 1s and 2s |
B. | 2s and 4s |
C. | 1s and 10s |
D. | 2s and 3s |
E. | 0s and 1s |
Answer» D. 2s and 3s | |
184. |
Arithmetic operations………. |
A. | involve matching one data item to another to determine if the first item is greater than, equal to, or less than the other item. |
B. | sort data items according to standard, predefined criteria in ascending order or descending order |
C. | use conditions with operators such as AND, OR and NOT |
D. | include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division |
E. | None of these |
Answer» E. None of these | |
185. |
A prewritten program that is said to perform a common task is called an application |
A. | system software |
B. | package |
C. | utilities |
D. | program |
E. | None of these |
Answer» C. utilities | |
186. |
_ is an “umbrella” activity that is applied throughout the software engineering process. |
A. | Debugging |
B. | Testing |
C. | Designing |
D. | Software Quality Assurance |
E. | None of these |
Answer» E. None of these | |
187. |
Spool stands for |
A. | Serial Printer Object Oriented Language |
B. | Simultaneous Peripheral Output On-Line |
C. | System Protocol Optimization Outliner |
D. | Single Program Operating System Operation |
E. | None of these |
Answer» C. System Protocol Optimization Outliner | |
188. |
‘ITS’ stands for |
A. | Intelligent Teaching Systems |
B. | International Tutoring Systems |
C. | Intelligent Tutoring Systems |
D. | All of these |
E. | None of these |
Answer» D. All of these | |
189. |
A Laptop or Notebook marked 802.11n in its feature, it means device support |
A. | Bluetooth |
B. | WiMAX |
C. | USB |
D. | Wi-Fi LAN |
E. | 3G |
Answer» E. 3G | |
190. |
A storage device which is used to store data and information external to the main storage is known as |
A. | buffer |
B. | backing storage |
C. | PROM |
D. | accumulator |
E. | None of these |
Answer» C. PROM | |
191. |
Which one of the following is termed acombination input-output device? |
A. | VDT |
B. | Keyboard |
C. | Printer |
D. | Laser Jet |
E. | None of these |
Answer» B. Keyboard | |
192. |
A GUI is |
A. | hardware |
B. | language interpreter |
C. | software interface |
D. | an operating system |
E. | None of these |
Answer» D. an operating system | |
193. |
A………..is the term used when a search engine returns a Web page that matches the search criteria. |
A. | blog |
B. | hit |
C. | link |
D. | view |
E. | success |
Answer» D. view | |
194. |
Copying a process from memory to disk to allow space for other processes is called : |
A. | Swapping |
B. | Deadlock |
C. | Demand Paging |
D. | Page Fault |
E. | None of these |
Answer» B. Deadlock | |
195. |
The process of preparing a floppy diskette for use is called : |
A. | assembling |
B. | translating |
C. | parsing |
D. | formatting |
E. | None of these |
Answer» E. None of these | |
196. |
What is the full-form of ROM? |
A. | Random Opaque Modulator |
B. | Relative Overlay Module |
C. | Real Optical Media |
D. | Read Only Memory |
E. | Red Orange Magenta |
Answer» E. Red Orange Magenta | |
197. |
In order to change page margins in a word document |
A. | Drag the scr ll box on the scroll bars. |
B. | Delete the margin boundaries on the ruler |
C. | Right Click on the ruler |
D. | Drag the margin boundaries on the ruler |
E. | None of these |
Answer» E. None of these | |
198. |
The process of converting analog signals into digital signals so they can be processed by a receiving computer is referred to as : |
A. | modulation |
B. | demodulation |
C. | synchronizing |
D. | digitizing |
E. | None of these |
Answer» E. None of these | |
199. |
The item required to position a head over the proper track is known as |
A. | real time |
B. | access time |
C. | seek time |
D. | time sharing |
E. | None of these |
Answer» D. time sharing | |
200. |
QWERTY is used with reference to : |
A. | Monitor |
B. | Printer |
C. | Keyboard |
D. | Mouse |
E. | None of these |
Answer» D. Mouse | |