Explore topic-wise MCQs in 8th Class.

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1.

Which one of the following components of Control Panel allows change appearance of the mouse pointer?

A. Mouse Settings
B. Mouse/Keyboard
C. Mouse
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
2.

Microsoft launched a series of Windows XP. Each version contains different features. Which of the following are released versions of Windows XP?

A. XP Home
B. XP Professional
C. Media Center
D. Both A and B
E. All of these
Answer» F.
3.

System software performs various types of functions such as....................

A. Storage management
B. File editing
C. Resource accounting
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
4.

Which of the following statements is/are true? Statement A: PowerPoint is also compatible for Mac operating system. Statement B: Microsoft released beta version of PowerPoint in 2010.

A. Statement A is correct
B. Statement B is correct
C. Statement A and B are correct
D. Neither statement A nor statement B is correct
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Neither statement A nor statement B is correct
5.

The_______ are circular disks having magnetic surface and are also portable and inexpensive.

A. Floppy disks
B. Tape drives
C. USB drives
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» B. Tape drives
6.

Which one of the following keys is used to hide the pointer in Power Point?

A. Ctrl + H
B. Ctrl + F
C. Ctrl + G
D. Ctrl + l
E. None of these
Answer» B. Ctrl + F
7.

The combination of hardware and software is called...................

A. Live ware
B. Firmware
C. Skin ware
D. System software
E. None of these
Answer» C. Skin ware
8.

Steve writes a five page documents. He wants to change the font size in all documents. But he is unable to find font list. Font list is available on the......................

A. Toolbar
B. Formatting toolbar
C. Menu bar
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» C. Menu bar
9.

Slide show means viewing the slides of presentation in succession. Which one of the following master views is available in PowerPoint?

A. Slide Master
B. Handout Master
C. Notes Master
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
10.

Match the following:                 A                                                  B 1. Transition                                       A. View the look of the text on each slide. 2.  Slide pane                                     B.  Is a type of special effects 3. Ctrl + M                                           C. Allows to run presentation 4. F7                                       D. Allows to add new slide                                                                 E. Allows to run spell check

A. 1 - B. 2 - A, 3 - D, 4 ? E
B. 1 - D, 2 - C, 3 - E, 4 - A
C. 1 - B, 2 - C, 3 - D, 4 ? E
D. 1 - A, 2 - D, 3 - B, 4 - E
E. None of these
Answer» B. 1 - D, 2 - C, 3 - E, 4 - A
11.

Which of the following processors support Windows XP?

A. Intel Pentium 4
B. Pentium D
C. Celeron
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
12.

What is the compression of the file in computers known as?

A.  Formatting                        
B.  Editing
C.  Zipping          
D.  Collecting                          
Answer» D.  Collecting                          
13.

The explosion in the use of computers began with the ___ computers.

A.  first generation 
B.         second generation        
C.  third generation             
D.  fourth generation                          
Answer» D.  fourth generation                          
14.

Name the first supercomputer made in India.

A.  Param 10000            
B.  Cray                     
C.  ENIAC             
D.  UNIVAC                             
Answer» B.  Cray                     
15.

Which of the following was the first operating system developed by Microsoft?

A.  MS-DOS             
B.         Windows           
C.         Unix                     
D.         Linux
Answer» B.         Windows           
16.

Which term has the integration of computers with communication given rise to?

A.  Artificial intelligence      
B.  Information technology
C.  Biotechnology             
D.  All of these
Answer» C.  Biotechnology             
17.

Which utility in Microsoft windows is designed to increase the access speed by rearranging files stored on a disk?

A.  Disk defragmenter        
B.  Backup software
C.         Data processors 
D.        Antivirus software
Answer» B.  Backup software
18.

Which of the following is a package software?

A.  McAffe                               
B.  MS Office          
C.  MS DOS              
D.         MS Paint                            
Answer» C.  MS DOS              
19.

What type of device is a camera?

A.  Input device                     
B.  Output device
C.                         Memory device 
D.        Both (a) and (b)
Answer» B.  Output device
20.

What type of computers is used by doctors in an operation theatre?

A.  Analog computer           
B.  Digital computer
C.         Discrete computer        
D.  Hybrid computer                            
Answer» E.
21.

Which generation computers were developed using microprocessor technology?

A.  Second generation        
B.  First generation                              
C.  Third generation
D.        Fourth generation
Answer» E.
22.

Which of these terms is used to represent an error in a computer program?

A.  Mistake              
B.         Error      
C.  Bugs                    
D.         Fault                    
Answer» D.         Fault                    
23.

Which of the following is a storage device with the largest capacity?

A.  DVD                     
B.         CD-ROM            
C.  Hard Disk           
D.         Floppy Disk
Answer» D.         Floppy Disk
24.

Which of the following is a picture that is saved on a diskette and can be pasted into a document?

A.  Clip art                
B.         Clipboard           
C.  Annotation       
D.         Subscript                           
Answer» B.         Clipboard           
25.

If electrical power supply to a computer system is suddenly disrupted, serious damage would occur to ___.

A.  Central Processing Unit    
B.  disk
C.  CRT                      
D.  printer
Answer» B.  disk
26.

The series of codes, represented by numbers (ones and zeros) used for communicating directly with the internal instructions of the PC?s microprocessor is called ___.

A.  machine language        
B.  high level language
C.  assembly language       
D.  programming language
Answer» B.  high level language
27.

Computers are fast, accurate, reliable and provide huge capacity of storing data only. This statement is ___.

A.  true                     
B.  false
C.  cannot be said
D.  Information is incomplete
Answer» B.  false
28.

Which technology is used in compact discs?

A.  Mechanical         
B.        Electrical            
C.         Laser                   
D.         Embedded                        
Answer» D.         Embedded                        
29.

What is the set of essential software routines that test hardware at start-up, start the operating system and support the transfer of data among hardware devices called?

A.  ROM                                    
B.  EFI       
C.                         BIOS                    
D.         CMOS                 
Answer» D.         CMOS                 
30.

What is the using of two or more processors linked together for optimizing complex data processing called?

A.  Multiprogramming        
B.  Time sharing
C.                         Multicomputing
D.        Multiprocessing              
Answer» E.
31.

Which device is used for computer-aided desigir (CAD) programs?

A.  Joystick                              
B.  Light pen           
C.         Trackball            
D.         Scanner
Answer» C.         Trackball            
32.

These computers will have the capability of thinking on their own like a man with the help of Artificial Intelligence (Al). The 21st century will see better, faster, smaller and smarter computers.? Which generation of computers have the given characteristics?

A. Second                               
B. Third                    
C. Forth                   
D. Fifth                     
Answer» E.
33.

What is the result obtained when the given code is executed?

A.  The letter x is printed.
B.  The sum of 1 and 100 is obtained.
C.  The integers from 1 to 100 are obtained.
D.  An error message is displayed.
Answer» D.  An error message is displayed.
34.

What are the statements between WHILE and WEND in a WHILE ...WEND loop called?

A.  Loop head                         
B.  Program             
C.         Statement        
D.         Loop body
Answer» E.
35.

Which of the following symbol is used to replace REM statement?

A. :                              
B. ;              
C. ,              
D.        -                                             
Answer» E.
36.

. . What is the process of joining two strings using '+' sign called?

A.  Execution                
B.  Adding
C.         Concatenation   
D.                         Merging                             
Answer» D.                         Merging                             
37.

What does the given command do?

A.  It prints the first three characters SCR.                    
B.  It prints the third character R.                             
C.  It prints last three characters EEN.                        
D.  An error message is displayed.                            
Answer» B.  It prints the third character R.                             
38.

Which line of code produces the result of the statement, "Print the sum of two integer variables".

A.  PRINT Z = X + Y                
B.  PRINT "Z = X + Y"
C.         PRINT (X + Y)      
D.        PRINT SUM (X, Y)
Answer» E.
39.

What is the output of the following QBASIC code?

A.  The letter S is printed.
B.  The sum of integers from 1 to 20 is printed.
C.  The integers from 1 to 20 are printed.
D.  An error message is displayed.
Answer» C.  The integers from 1 to 20 are printed.
40.

Which of the following statement is used to plot a dot on the screen?

A.  PIXEL                                   
B.  PSET                    
C.         DOT     
D.         SCREEN
Answer» C.         DOT     
41.

Which of the following is used to program music?

A.  SOUND               
B.         PLAY                    
C.         BEEP                    
D.         STRING                               
Answer» C.         BEEP                    
42.

Which of the following is the correct format of the PLAY command?

A.  PLAY                                    
B.  PLAY [pitch], [duration]
C.  PLAY "string"      
D.        PLAY "sound"
Answer» D.        PLAY "sound"
43.

What is the range of the pitch and the duration to produce sound?

A.  0 to 25 and 0 to 255      
B.  37 to 32767 and 0 to 65535
C.  1 to 255 and 1 to 65535   
D.  45 to 47325 and 32 to 256
Answer» C.  1 to 255 and 1 to 65535   
44.

What command will produce sound in QBASIC?

A.  BEEP                    
B.         SOUND               
C.         PLAY                    
D.         All of these
Answer» E.
45.

What is the radius of the circle obtained by the given command?

A.  250                       
B.  100      
C.         25         
D.         10                         
Answer» D.         10                         
46.

Study the given commands. What is their output?

A.  5                            
B.  6            
C.         56         
D.         1                                            
Answer» B.  6            
47.

What is the result of the given program?

A.  It will plot a pixel on screen at (5, 50) in black color.
B.  It will plot a line on screen at (5, 50) in black color.
C.  It will plot a box on screen at (5, 50) in black color.
D.  It will plot a circle on screen at (5, 50) in black color.
Answer» B.  It will plot a line on screen at (5, 50) in black color.
48.

What is the general form of the statement used for drawing a line from one coordinate to the other?

A.  LINE [X-coordinate, Y-coordinate]
B.  LINE [X-coordinate, Y-coordinate] - (X-coordinate, Y- coordinate), [COLOR]
C.  LINE [X-coordinate] - [Y-coordinate], [COLOR]
D.  LINE [X-coordinate], [Y-coordinate]
Answer» C.  LINE [X-coordinate] - [Y-coordinate], [COLOR]
49.

In Q-BASIC, which statement is used to plot a dot or pixel on the screen?

A.  PSET                                    
B.  REM                     
C.         COLOR                
D.         SCREEN
Answer» B.  REM                     
50.

Write the command to set the foreground colour as screen display.

A.  COLOR [foreground color]
B.  Screen [foreground color]
C.  COLOR [screen mode number]
D.  Screen [screen mode number]
Answer» B.  Screen [foreground color]