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551.

The ___________ has emerged as a convenient means of global communication, information sharing and services._x005F_x000D_

A. e-books
B. Internet
C. Satellites
D. Public telephone booths
Answer» C. Satellites
552.

Systems running more than one process concurrently are called ______________

A. Multiprocessing
B. Multiprogramming
C. Real time
D. Batch processing
Answer» C. Real time
553.

Symbolic logic was discovered by ___________

A. Herman Hollerith
B. Vonn Neumann
C. George Boole
D. Sun Microsystem
Answer» D. Sun Microsystem
554.

Syntax Errors are determined by

A. Interpreter
B. ALU
C. Logic Unit
D. Control Unit
Answer» E.
555.

TCP in computer science stands for?

A. Transmission Control Protocol
B. Total Control Protocol
C. Technology Control Protocol
D. Transfer Control Protocol
Answer» B. Total Control Protocol
556.

Switching between portrait and landscape modes involves the

A. print layout view
B. Arc map
C. header and footer toolbar
D. page setup dialog box
Answer» E.
557.

Storage and memory differ with respect to which of the following characteristics?

A. Price
B. Reliability
C. Speed
D. All of these
Answer» E.
558.

Storage media such as a CD read and write information using _________

A. a laser beam of red light
B. magnetic dots
C. magnetic strips
D. All of these
Answer» B. magnetic dots
559.

Storage which stores or retains data after power off is called____

A. Volatile storage
B. Non-volatile storage
C. Sequential storage
D. Direct storage
Answer» C. Sequential storage
560.

'Start' menu in a standard personal computer is_x005F_x000D_

A. Part of the hardware
B. A set of options and commands
C. Nothing but the status bar
D. Network related_x005F_x000D_
Answer» C. Nothing but the status bar
561.

Software you can use to create a budget is called _______

A. word processing software
B. graphics software
C. utility software
D. spreadsheet software
Answer» E.
562.

Something which has easily-understood instructions is said to be___

A. Analog data
B. Digital data
C. Modem data
D. Watts data
Answer» B. Digital data
563.

SSD's are classified as what type of storage?

A. Non volatile
B. Volatile
C. Cache
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Volatile
564.

Starting or restarting a computer is called tasking the system.

A. 1
B.
C.
D.
Answer» C.
565.

Software that helps run the computer hardware

A. proprietary software
B. beta software
C. system software
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
566.

SMTP in computer science stands for?

A. Simple Markup Transfer Protocol
B. Systems Mail Transfer Protocol
C. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
D. Systems Memory Transfer Protocol
Answer» D. Systems Memory Transfer Protocol
567.

Software designed for a specific purpose is called as

A. System software
B. Application software
C. Specific software
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Specific software
568.

Size of the primary memory of a pc ranges between

A. 256 kb to 640 kb
B. 64 kb to 256 kb
C. 256 kb to 512 kb
D. 2 kb to 8 kb
Answer» B. 64 kb to 256 kb
569.

Several computers linked to a server to share programs and storage space________

A. Network
B. Grouping
C. Library
D. Integrated system
Answer» B. Grouping
570.

Select the odd term out of the following?

A. Internet
B. Macintosh OSX
C. Linux Mint
D. Windows 8.1
Answer» B. Macintosh OSX
571.

Secondary storage ________

A. does not require constant power
B. does not use magnetic media
C. consists of four main types of devices
D. does not store information for later retrieval
Answer» B. does not use magnetic media
572.

Second generation computers were developed during

A. 1956 - 1963
B. 1970 - 1975
C. 1975 - 1980
D. 1990 - 2000
Answer» B. 1970 - 1975
573.

Search engines that search other search engines are called

A. Megasearch engine
B. Metasearch engine
C. Betasearch engine
D. Gigasearch engine
Answer» B. Metasearch engine
574.

Sending a frame to a group of stations is known as __________

A. Single casting
B. Spreading
C. Multicasting
D. Casting
Answer» D. Casting
575.

Round robin scheduling falls under the category of

A. Preemptive scheduling
B. Non preemptive scheduling
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Non preemptive scheduling
576.

Related to computers, what is 'Wetware' ?

A. Computer programs
B. Circuitory
C. Human brain
D. Chemical storage devices
Answer» D. Chemical storage devices
577.

ROM in computer science stands for?

A. Random Only Memory
B. Read Out Memory
C. Read Only Memory
D. Rotation Only Memory
Answer» D. Rotation Only Memory
578.

Raymond Samuel Tomilson is famous for developing which of the following?

A. E­-Mail
B. SMS
C. Facebook
D. Orkut
Answer» B. SMS
579.

Ravi, Rohan and Rajesh alone can complete a work in 10, 12 and 15 days respectively. In how many days can the work be completed, if all three work together?

A. 4 days
B. 5 days
C. 3 days
D. 8 days
Answer» B. 5 days
580.

RAM is ____ and ____

A. volatile, temporary
B. nonvolatile, permanent
C. nonvolatile, temporary
D. volatile, permanent
Answer» B. nonvolatile, permanent
581.

Punched card is also called

A. Hollerith card
B. Video card
C. Sound card
D. Accelerator card
Answer» B. Video card
582.

Properly arranged data is called

A. Information
B. File
C. Field
D. Words
Answer» B. File
583.

Programs stored in ROM are called

A. Hardware
B. Firmware
C. Freeware
D. Software
Answer» C. Freeware
584.

Programs designed specifically to address general purpose applications and special-purpose applications are called ......

A. Management Information System
B. System Software
C. Application Software
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
585.

Processor's speed of a computer is measured in

A. Hertz
B. Baud
C. MIPS
D. BPS
Answer» B. Baud
586.

Processing speed of computer is measured in MIPS.

A. 1
B.
C.
D.
Answer» B.
587.

Processed data is known as

A. Data
B. Information
C. Knowledge
D. Analysis
Answer» C. Knowledge
588.

Pressing F8 key for three times selects

A. a sentence
B. a word
C. a document
D. a paragraph
Answer» B. a word
589.

Power Point presentation is a collection of

A. Outlines
B. Slides and Handouts
C. Speaker’s notes
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
590.

Paul Allen, who died in October 2018, was the co-founder of

A. Oracle
B. IBM
C. Microsoft
D. SAP
Answer» D. SAP
591.

PARAM was developed by

A. C-DAC
B. IIT Kanpur
C. BARC
D. IIT Delhi
Answer» B. IIT Kanpur
592.

"OS" computer abbreviation means

A. Open Software
B. Order of significance
C. Optical Sensor
D. Operating System
Answer» E.
593.

Output devices make it possible to

A. View and print a data
B. Scan a data
C. Input a data
D. Sending a data
Answer» B. Scan a data
594.

Operating system is the most common type of

A. Application software
B. Word processing
C. System software
D. Communication software
Answer» D. Communication software
595.

Operating system is an example of

A. Application software
B. System software
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Both A & B
596.

Online functional learning portals are accessed through the

A. Web portal
B. Interactive Multimedia Instruction
C. Instructor Facilitated New Equipment
D. All the above
Answer» B. Interactive Multimedia Instruction
597.

One Gigabyte = ? (in decimal value)_x005F_x000D_

A. 1000 bytes
B. 10002 bytes
C. 10003 bytes
D. 10004 bytes
Answer» D. 10004 bytes
598.

On the PC side the printer port is a

A. 25 pin female parallel connector
B. 25 pin female serial connector
C. 15 pin female parallel connector
D. 25 pin male serial connector
Answer» B. 25 pin female serial connector
599.

On the basis of memory size & performance, which type of computer is known as "Big Iron"?

A. Micro computer
B. Mini computer
C. Main Frame
D. Supercomputer
Answer» D. Supercomputer
600.

OCR stands for

A. Optical Character Recognition
B. Optical CPU Recognition
C. Optimal Character Rendering
D. Other Character Restoration
Answer» B. Optical CPU Recognition