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451.

What are two example of freeware?

A. WinZip and Linux
B. Shareware and file sharing
C. Microsoft word and the Google toolbar
D. Instant messaging and the Google toolbar
Answer» E.
452.

What command is used to count the total number of lines, words, and characters contained in a file ?

A. wc
B. count p
C. wcount
D. countw
Answer» B. count p
453.

What cannot be performed from the windows task manager?

A. Open a program
B. Check recent CPU usage
C. Delete a program from the hard drive
D. View what applications are running in the background
Answer» D. View what applications are running in the background
454.

What are the four things needed to connect to the internet?

A. telephone line, modem, computer, and an ISP
B. modem, computer, PDA, and ISP
C. telephone line, modem, computer, and PDA
D. computer, ISP, modem, and communication software
Answer» E.
455.

What are the four main functions of a computer?

A. Data, information, bits and bytes
B. Hardware, software, modeling and operations
C. Input, processing, output and storage
D. Learning, thinking, intelligence and virtuosity
Answer» D. Learning, thinking, intelligence and virtuosity
456.

Website address is a unique name that identifies a specific ___ on the web.

A. Link
B. Web browser
C. PDA
D. Web site
Answer» E.
457.

Web pages are created by using which of the following?

A. HTTP
B. SMTP
C. HTML
D. SGML
Answer» D. SGML
458.

Web applications are designed to interpret _____________ to display text, images etc._x005F_x000D_

A. HTML
B. Hyperlinks
C. Computers
D. World Wide Web
Answer» B. Hyperlinks
459.

VPN's are implemented to provide

A. A secure connection through public networks
B. Additional security for selected computers
C. A secure connection within a private network
D. Additional encryption by using IPSec
Answer» B. Additional security for selected computers
460.

VoIP in computer science stands for?

A. Virtual over Identifier Protocol
B. Voice over Internet Protocol
C. Voice over Interface Protocol
D. Voice over Instruction Protocol
Answer» C. Voice over Interface Protocol
461.

Verification of a login name and password is known as

A. Trouble shooting
B. Logging in
C. Configuration
D. Authentication
Answer» E.
462.

Vacuum Tubes were used by _________ Generation of Computers.

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
Answer» B. Second
463.

V-RAM is used for access of the following ?

A. Programs
B. Video & Graphics
C. Text & Images
D. All
Answer» C. Text & Images
464.

Using _________ one can resize, tag digital images, organise pictures into albums by drag and drop, can export the pictures for external use (by e-mail or print).

A. Data Organiser
B. Facebook Organiser
C. Image Organiser
D. Media Organiser
Answer» D. Media Organiser
465.

USB is which type of storage device?

A. Tertiary
B. Secondary
C. Primary
D. Auxillary
Answer» C. Primary
466.

Ubiquitous computing is also called

A. Pervasive computing
B. Sensor networks
C. Trails
D. None
Answer» B. Sensor networks
467.

UDP is a

A. connection ­ oriented protocol
B. connectionless protocol
C. user-­defined protocol
D. security protocol
Answer» C. user-­defined protocol
468.

UNIVAC is

A. Universal Automatic Computer
B. Universal Array Computer
C. Unvalued Automatic Computer
D. Unique Automatic Computer
Answer» B. Universal Array Computer
469.

Unsolicited e-mail is called a ______

A. Newsgroup
B. Usenet
C. Backbane
D. Spam
Answer» E.
470.

Type of a file in a computer can be identified by the ___.

A. Folder name
B. File size
C. File path
D. File extension
Answer» E.
471.

Two versions of the Internet Protocol (IP) are in use

A. IP Version 4 & IP Version 6
B. IP Version 2 & IP Version 3
C. IP Version 4 & IP Version 8
D. IP Version 2 & IP Version 4
Answer» B. IP Version 2 & IP Version 3
472.

Translator program used in assembly language

A. Assembler
B. Interpreter
C. Compiler
D. Operating system
Answer» B. Interpreter
473.

Transformation of input into output is performed by

A. CPU
B. The input-output unit
C. Memory unit
D. Peripherals
Answer» B. The input-output unit
474.

Today __________ are seen as personal accessory - portable, powerful and simple to operate._x005F_x000D_

A. e-mail
B. e-business_x005F_x000D_
C. e-content_x005F_x000D_
D. Computers
Answer» E.
475.

To make the number pad act as a directional arrow, we press

A. Num lock
B. Caps lock
C. Arrow lock
D. Shift
Answer» E.
476.

To exit the PowerPoint application, you should

A. Double click the application control menu icon
B. Click the application minimize button
C. Double click the document control menu icon
D. Click the document close button
Answer» B. Click the application minimize button
477.

To delete columns or rows we can use the delete option under the ______________ in Microsoft Word.

A. Menu
B. Standard toolbar
C. Table Menu
D. Drawing toolbar
Answer» D. Drawing toolbar
478.

Thesaurus tool in MS word is used for

A. Translate
B. Synonyms and Antonyms words
C. Spelling suggestions
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Spelling suggestions
479.

To copy cell contents using drag and drop press the

A. Shift key
B. Alt key
C. End key
D. Ctrl key
Answer» E.
480.

To change the date shortcut used

A. Alt + F3
B. Alt + F2
C. F2
D. F1
Answer» D. F1
481.

There is a network that can connect networks ranging from small location or area to a bigger range including public packet network and large corporate networks. That networks enterprise allows users to share access to applications,services and other centrally located resources. Its ability for a huge geographical access has transformed networking.Which among the following is that network?

A. SAN
B. CAN
C. LAN
D. WAN
Answer» E.
482.

The word length of a computer is measured in

A. centimeters
B. millimeters
C. bytes
D. bits
Answer» E.
483.

The unit of measurement of a word length is

A. Meter
B. Byte
C. Bit
D. Millimetre
Answer» C. Bit
484.

The web uses the __________ to request and serve web pages and programs.

A. Hyper Text Marketing Language
B. Hyper Text Markup Language
C. Hotmail Text Markup Language
D. Home Text Markup Language
Answer» C. Hotmail Text Markup Language
485.

The __________ uses an addressing scheme known as URL to indicate the location of files on the web.

A. JavaScript
B. World Wide Web
C. SQL
D. String
Answer» C. SQL
486.

The two  types of output devices are

A. Monitor and Printer
B. Floppy disc and CD
C. Keyboard and Mouse
D. None of these
Answer» B. Floppy disc and CD
487.

The unit MIPS is used to measure the speed of a___.

A. Disk drive
B. Tape drive
C. Printer
D. Processor
Answer» E.
488.

The two major types of computer chips are

A. Microprocessor
B. Primary memory
C. Both A & B
D. External memory
Answer» D. External memory
489.

The two kinds of Main Memory are

A. Random and sequential
B. ROM and RAM
C. Primary and secondary
D. All the above
Answer» C. Primary and secondary
490.

The transfer of data from one application to another in a computer system is known as

A. Dynamic Data Exchange
B. Dodgy Data Exchange
C. Dogmatic Data Exchange
D. Dynamic Disk Exchange
Answer» B. Dodgy Data Exchange
491.

The term computer is derived from

A. Latin language
B. Sanskrit language
C. Greek language
D. German language
Answer» B. Sanskrit language
492.

The tag line "Do no Evil" is owned by

A. Yahoo
B. Bing
C. Google
D. Start page
Answer» D. Start page
493.

The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all except

A. Modem
B. Serial interface
C. Microprocessor
D. Disk controller
Answer» B. Serial interface
494.

The system board is also known as the

A. Mother board
B. Main circuit board
C. Baseboard
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
495.

The symbols used in an assembly language are called ?

A. Assembler
B. Mnemonics
C. Codes
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Codes
496.

The size of yes no field is always

A. 1 byte
B. 1 character
C. 1GB
D. 1 bit
Answer» E.
497.

The resolution of a printer is measured in

A. DPI
B. Megabits
C. Hertz
D. Inches
Answer» B. Megabits
498.

The quickest and easiest way in word, to locate a particular word or phase in a document is to use the command

A. Replace
B. Find
C. Lookup
D. Search
Answer» C. Lookup
499.

The process when the computer is switched on and the operating system gets loaded from hard disk to main memory is called

A. Booting
B. Fetching
C. Processing
D. Multi-Processing
Answer» B. Fetching
500.

The primary tool used in structured design is a

A. module
B. structure chart
C. program flowchart
D. data-flow diagram
Answer» C. program flowchart