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201.

An image created to accompany words is called

A. A Heirogylph
B. An Illustration
C. A Logo
D. An Icon
Answer» C. A Logo
202.

An example of Full Duplex communication channel.

A. Radio Broadcasting
B. Television Broadcasting
C. Walkie-Talkie
D. Telephone conversation
Answer» E.
203.

ALU stands for in computer?

A. Automatic Logic Unit
B. Android Logic Unit
C. Arithmetic Logic Unit
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
204.

ALU is a part of a computer is ___________.

A. Application
B. ROM
C. RAM
D. Processor
Answer» E.
205.

An absolute ________ contains the complete address of a file on the Internet.

A. JavaScript
B. URL
C. SQL
D. String
Answer» C. SQL
206.

All of the logic and mathematical calculations done by the computer happen in/ on the ........

A. system board
B. central control unit
C. central processing unit
D. mother board
Answer» D. mother board
207.

An email account includes a storage area, often called ________

A. mailbox
B. hyperlink
C. IP address
D. None of these
Answer» B. hyperlink
208.

A worksheet range is a

A. A command used for data modeling
B. A range of values such as from 23 to 234
C. A group of cells
D. A group of worksheets
Answer» D. A group of worksheets
209.

A web page is located using a

A. Universal Record Locator
B. Universal Resource Locator
C. Uniform Record Linking
D. Universal Record Linking
Answer» C. Uniform Record Linking
210.

After a credit card transaction has been authorized by theissuing bank by sending an authorization code to themerchant, the settlement stage of the process begins. Whichof the following is a system type used to process suchstatements?

A. Multitasking
B. Memory Processing
C. Level Processing
D. Batch Processing
Answer» E.
211.

A word processor would most likely be used to do

A. do a computer search in media center
B. type a biography
C. keep an account of money spent
D. maintain an inventory
Answer» C. keep an account of money spent
212.

A UPS connects your computer and a power source.

A. 1
B.
C.
D.
Answer» B.
213.

A source program is

A. a program to be translated into machine language
B. a program written in a machine language
C. a machine language translation of a program
D. All of the above
Answer» B. a program written in a machine language
214.

A template stores_x005F_x000D_

A. Auto text entries
B. Graphics, text, styles, macros
C. Customized word command setting
D. All of above
Answer» E.
215.

A test to determine processor speed is?

A. a gesture
B. flat panel
C. a benchmark
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
216.

A spreadsheet contains

A. Rows
B. Columns
C. Both A & B
D. Tables
Answer» D. Tables
217.

A set of instructions executed directly by a computer's central processing unit is _____.

A. Command Language
B. Machine Language
C. Markup Language
D. Style Sheet Language
Answer» C. Markup Language
218.

A serial port can

A. only transfer information from a hard drive
B. only transfer information to a hard drive
C. transfer information both to and from a hard drive
D. neither transfer information from nor to a hard drive
Answer» D. neither transfer information from nor to a hard drive
219.

A search engine is a program to search

A. files in the www
B. documents in the www
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
220.

A series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it is called a _______

A. Program
B. Command
C. User response
D. Processor
Answer» B. Command
221.

A router is a networking device that forwards data packetsand is connected to two or more data lines from differentnetworks. Which among the following was the earliestdevice which had almost the same functionality as that of a router?

A. Interface Delay Device
B. Interface Traffic Manager
C. Interface Routing Processor
D. Interface Message Processor
Answer» E.
222.

A program which helps create written documents and lets you go back and make corrections as necesary ______

A. Spreadsheet
B. Personal writer
C. Word printer
D. Word processor
Answer» E.
223.

A removable magnetic disc that holds information ______

A. Floppy disk
B. Hard drive
C. Monitor
D. Portable
Answer» B. Hard drive
224.

A page fault occurs when

A. the page is not found in the memory
B. the Deadlock happens
C. the page is found in the memory
D. the Segmentation starts
Answer» B. the Deadlock happens
225.

A person who used his or her expertise to gain access to other people's computers to get information illegally or do damage is a ________

A. spammer
B. hacker
C. instant messenger
D. programmer
Answer» C. instant messenger
226.

A paper printout of a document is known as

A. Hardcopy
B. Softcopy
C. Permanent output
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Softcopy
227.

A prescribed set of well-defined instructions for solving mathematical problems is called ________

A. A compiler
B. A code
C. A description
D. An algorithm
Answer» E.
228.

A compact disc is a data storage of the type

A. Optical
B. Mechanical
C. Eclectric
D. Magnetic
Answer» B. Mechanical
229.

A method of providing virtual memory is called _____.

A. Fragmentation
B. Segmentation
C. De-fragmentation
D. Paging
Answer» C. De-fragmentation
230.

A locked file can be

A. modified by user with the correct password
B. is used to hide sensative
C. accessed by only one user
D. Both B & C
Answer» D. Both B & C
231.

A modem ______

A. translates analog signals from a computer into digital signals that can travel along conventional telephone lines
B. translates digital signals from a computer into analog signals that can travel along conventional telephone lines
C. demodulates digital signals from a computer
D. modulates signals an analog telephone line
Answer» C. demodulates digital signals from a computer
232.

A homepage is

A. main page of the website
B. access to internet
C. an access to the saved files
D. index page of a dictionary
Answer» B. access to internet
233.

A _______ is a collection of letters, digits, punctuation characters, and so on.

A. Numbers
B. String
C. Arrays
D. Boolean Values
Answer» C. Arrays
234.

A huge network of millions of computer networks constitutes the ___________

A. Internet
B. Satellites
C. Electronic device
D. e-mail
Answer» B. Satellites
235.

A group of eight bits is called

A. buzz
B. nibble
C. byte
D. word
Answer» D. word
236.

A grammar for annotating a document in a way that is syntactically distinguishable from the text, such as HTML, is _____.

A. Command Language
B. Machine Language
C. Markup Language
D. Style Sheet Language
Answer» D. Style Sheet Language
237.

A hard copy of a document is

A. stored in a pen drive
B. read in floppy disc
C. printed on printer
D. stored in hard disc
Answer» D. stored in hard disc
238.

A formal language used to express information or knowledge, often for use in computer system design is?

A. Command Language
B. Machine Language
C. Markup Language
D. Modeling language
Answer» E.
239.

A computer port is used to

A. Donwload files
B. Communicate with other computer peripherals
C. Communicate with hard disks
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Communicate with hard disks
240.

A computer language that expresses the presentation of structured documents, such as CSS, is called _____.

A. Command Language
B. Machine Language
C. Markup Language
D. Style Sheet Language
Answer» E.
241.

A DVD is an example of

A. Optical Disc
B. Hard Disc
C. Output Device
D. Solid state storage device
Answer» B. Hard Disc
242.

A Computer works on a _______ number system

A. binary
B. octal
C. decimal
D. hexadecimal
Answer» B. octal
243.

A........ can operate at high speeds and can support hundreds of users

A. Micro computer
B. Mainframe computer
C. Super computer
D. Mini computer
Answer» C. Super computer
244.

A computer consists of

A. motherboard
B. hard disk drive
C. central processing unit
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
245.

A CD-ROM disk  _______

A. cannot be erased and rewritten
B. has more storage capacity than a CD-R
C. holds less data than a floppy disk
D. Can be written only once
Answer» B. has more storage capacity than a CD-R
246.

A computer always has a

A. Mouse
B. Keyboard
C. CPU
D. Graphics card
Answer» D. Graphics card
247.

...... this is the act of copying or downloading a program from a network and making multiple copies of it

A. Network piracy
B. Plagiarism
C. Software piracy
D. Site-Licency piracy
Answer» D. Site-Licency piracy
248.

_______ uses laser technology to store large amount of information

A. Floppy disk
B. CD-ROM
C. Hard disk
D. ED-ROM
Answer» C. Hard disk
249.

A button that makes characters either upper or lower case and numbers to symbols___

A. Shift
B. Ctrl
C. Space bar
D. Back space
Answer» B. Ctrl
250.

_________ software are freely available and can be edited and customized by anyone.

A. Free Source
B. Open Source
C. Easy Source
D. Unpaid Source
Answer» C. Easy Source