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This section includes 62 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Common Topics in Competitive and Entrance exams knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
A _______ computer is a large and expensive computer capable of simultaneously processing data for hundreds or thousands of users. |
| A. | server |
| B. | mainframe |
| C. | desktop |
| D. | tablet |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. desktop | |
| 2. |
The trend in computer systems is towards the use of graphical user interfaces (GUIs). In these operating systems, a track ball is described as |
| A. | a roller ball which moves the cursor. |
| B. | a pen-shaped device which allows data to be entered through the CRT screen. |
| C. | a figure which resembles a familiar office device. |
| D. | an outdated input device. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. a pen-shaped device which allows data to be entered through the CRT screen. | |
| 3. |
A _______ is a pre-designed document that already has co-ordinating fonts, a layout, and a background: |
| A. | guide |
| B. | model |
| C. | ruler |
| D. | template |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 4. |
From the smallest to the largest, rank the following logical pieces of the database : data block, tablespace, extent, segment. |
| A. | tablespace, segment, extent, data block |
| B. | data block, segment, extent, tablespace |
| C. | segment, extent, data block, tablespace |
| D. | data block, extent, segment, tablespace |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 5. |
To save an existing file with a new name or to a new location, you should use the ________ command. |
| A. | save |
| B. | save and replace |
| C. | save as |
| D. | new file |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. new file | |
| 6. |
Suppose you have columns of data that span more than one printed page. How can you automatically print the column headings on each page? |
| A. | Click Page Setup on the File menu, click the Sheet tab, and enter the row that contains these column headings under Print titles. |
| B. | Click Page Setup on the File menu, click the Page tab, click the Options button, then enter your choices. |
| C. | Click Page Setup on the File menu, click the Sheet tab, and make a selection under the Print heading. |
| D. | Click Page Preview on the File menu, click the Sheet tab, and enter the row that contains these column headings under Print titles. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Click Page Setup on the File menu, click the Page tab, click the Options button, then enter your choices. | |
| 7. |
If the destination does not receive a segment, how will the TCP host know how to resend the information? |
| A. | The ACK received will not include the segment number that was not received. |
| B. | The ACK received will include the segment number that was not received. |
| C. | The sending host will send a PACK to verify segment receipt. |
| D. | The destination host will send a YACK message back to the sending host. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. The sending host will send a PACK to verify segment receipt. | |
| 8. |
Small application programs that run on a Web page and may ensure a form is completed properly or provide animation are known as |
| A. | flash |
| B. | spiders |
| C. | cookies |
| D. | applets |
| E. | sparks |
| Answer» B. spiders | |
| 9. |
If you do not want to select any option after opening a menu, then click menu title again or press key ________ to close the menu. |
| A. | Shift |
| B. | Tab |
| C. | Escape |
| D. | F1 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. F1 | |
| 10. |
Collecting personal information and effectively posing as another individual is known as the crime of |
| A. | spooling |
| B. | identity theft |
| C. | spoofing |
| D. | hacking |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. spoofing | |
| 11. |
A(n) ________ system is a small, wireless handheld computer that scans items, tags and pulls up the current price (and any special offer) as you shop. |
| A. | PSS |
| B. | POS |
| C. | Inventory |
| D. | Data mining |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. POS | |
| 12. |
A ________ contains buttons and menus that provide quick access to commonly used commands. |
| A. | menu bar |
| B. | tool bar |
| C. | window |
| D. | find |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. window | |
| 13. |
To insert a copy of the clipboard contents, whatever was last cut or copied at the insertion point, you have to |
| A. | paste |
| B. | stick in |
| C. | fit in |
| D. | push in |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. stick in | |
| 14. |
This command is used to remove text or graphics from a document. The information is then stored on a clipboard so you can paste it |
| A. | chop |
| B. | cut |
| C. | clip |
| D. | cart away |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. clip | |
| 15. |
To make a notebook act as a desktop model, the notebook can be connected to a_____ which is connected to a monitor and other devices. |
| A. | bay |
| B. | docking station |
| C. | port |
| D. | network |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. port | |
| 16. |
Which of the following terms is used to describe the connection of networks that can be joined together? |
| A. | Virtual Private Network |
| B. | Internet |
| C. | Intranet |
| D. | Extranet |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Intranet | |
| 17. |
A hard drive consists of spinning ________ made up of aluminum or ceramic that is coated with magnetic media. |
| A. | plates |
| B. | disks |
| C. | relay |
| D. | memories |
| E. | platters |
| Answer» F. | |
| 18. |
A(n)________is a small group of computers and peripherals linked together in a small geographic area |
| A. | MAN |
| B. | PAN |
| C. | CAN |
| D. | LAN |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 19. |
Permanent instructions that the computer uses when it is turned on and that cannot be changed by other instructions are contained in |
| A. | ROM |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | ALU |
| D. | REM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. RAM | |
| 20. |
________ temporarily holds program instructions, data and output until they are no longer needed by the computer. |
| A. | Hard disk |
| B. | Motherboard |
| C. | CD |
| D. | RAM |
| E. | Floppy disk |
| Answer» E. Floppy disk | |
| 21. |
A specialised network device that determines the next network point to which it can forward a data packet towards the destination of the packet is commonly known as |
| A. | bridge |
| B. | router |
| C. | switch |
| D. | hub |
| E. | repeater |
| Answer» C. switch | |
| 22. |
Which of the following is a popular programming language for developing multimedia web pages, websites, and web-based applications? |
| A. | COBOL |
| B. | Java |
| C. | BASIC |
| D. | Assembler |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. BASIC | |
| 23. |
A(n) ________ allows you to communicate over the internet similar to a newsgroup but is easier to use. |
| A. | forum |
| B. | webmail |
| C. | message board |
| D. | webblog |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. webblog | |
| 24. |
________ are specialised utility programs that make using the Internet and the web easier and safer. |
| A. | Web utilities |
| B. | Telecom |
| C. | Web firewalls |
| D. | Proxy server |
| E. | Norton Utilities |
| Answer» B. Telecom | |
| 25. |
Which of the following is a program that works like a calculator for keeping track of money and making budgets? |
| A. | Calculator |
| B. | Spreadsheet |
| C. | Budgeter |
| D. | Financier |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Budgeter | |
| 26. |
_______ are a type of inexpensive digital camera that remains tethered to a computer and are used for video conferencing, video chatting and live web broadcast. |
| A. | Webcams |
| B. | Webpick |
| C. | Browser cams |
| D. | Browser pics |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Webpick | |
| 27. |
A simple automated program that scans the web for specific data and insert into a designated database. |
| A. | Web mining |
| B. | Web database integration |
| C. | Web crawler |
| D. | Web scanning |
| E. | Web searching |
| Answer» D. Web scanning | |
| 28. |
By which of the following methods can you print out the name and address of all members of your dance club database? |
| A. | A form |
| B. | A filter |
| C. | A report |
| D. | A query |
| E. | A directory |
| Answer» D. A query | |
| 29. |
Which of the following is a program or a set of electronic instructions that tell a computer what to do? |
| A. | Menu |
| B. | Monitor |
| C. | Hardware |
| D. | Software |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 30. |
Computer s language consisting of binary numbers that directly corresponds to its electrical state is called |
| A. | Natural |
| B. | BASIC |
| C. | Machine language |
| D. | Assembly language |
| E. | High level language |
| Answer» D. Assembly language | |
| 31. |
To make a notebook act as a desktop model, the notebook can be connected to a ________ which is connected to a monitor and other devices. |
| A. | bay |
| B. | docking station |
| C. | port |
| D. | network |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. port | |
| 32. |
To make a notebook act as a desktop model, the notebook can be connected to a________ which is connected to a monitor and other devices. |
| A. | bay |
| B. | docking station |
| C. | port |
| D. | network |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. port | |
| 33. |
When creating a word-processed document, this step involves the user changing how words on the page appear, both on the screen and in printed form: |
| A. | Editing text |
| B. | Inserting tables and indexes |
| C. | Formatting text |
| D. | Proofing documents |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Proofing documents | |
| 34. |
A program that enables you to perform calculations involving rows and columns of numbers is called a |
| A. | spreadsheet program |
| B. | word processor |
| C. | graphics package |
| D. | window |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. word processor | |
| 35. |
The property that when classes are arranged in a hierarchy, each class assumes the attributes and methods of its ancestors is called |
| A. | generalisation |
| B. | inheritance |
| C. | encapsulation |
| D. | information hiding |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. encapsulation | |
| 36. |
A(n) ________ is a system that is used for capturing knowledge from books and experienced individuals making it available where needed. |
| A. | expert system |
| B. | executive information system |
| C. | decision support system |
| D. | knowledge management system |
| E. | knowledge database |
| Answer» E. knowledge database | |
| 37. |
A(n)________ is a register or main memory location which contains the effective address of the operand. |
| A. | special location |
| B. | pointer |
| C. | scratch pad |
| D. | indexed register |
| E. | direct indexed register |
| Answer» C. scratch pad | |
| 38. |
During the _______ portion of the Information Processing Cycle, the computer acquires data from some source. |
| A. | storage and output |
| B. | storage |
| C. | input |
| D. | output |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. output | |
| 39. |
Press to move the insertion point to the address box, or to highlight the URL in the address box |
| A. | Alt + D |
| B. | Alt + A |
| C. | Shift + Tab |
| D. | Tab + Ctrl |
| E. | Ctrl + S |
| Answer» B. Alt + A | |
| 40. |
In SIO2 the figure 2 appears lowered. Which effect has been applied? |
| A. | Superscript |
| B. | Laid down |
| C. | Laid up |
| D. | Lowered |
| E. | Subscript |
| Answer» F. | |
| 41. |
Which of the following terms is used to describe the movement of an item with the help of mouse to a new position on screen? |
| A. | Click |
| B. | Double-click |
| C. | Drag and drop |
| D. | Point |
| E. | Right-click |
| Answer» D. Point | |
| 42. |
A(n) ________ is an open industry OS for data-enabled mobile phones that powers devices at the lower end of smartphone price spectrum. |
| A. | Symbian OS |
| B. | Palm OS |
| C. | Mac OS |
| D. | iPhone OS |
| E. | Unix OS |
| Answer» B. Palm OS | |
| 43. |
________ register holds the data to be operated upon, the intermediate results and the result of processing. |
| A. | Instruction |
| B. | I/O |
| C. | Accumulator |
| D. | Program Counter |
| E. | Memory Buffer |
| Answer» D. Program Counter | |
| 44. |
________ is a method of storing data on two or more hard drives that work in combination to do the job for a larger drive. |
| A. | DAID |
| B. | RAID |
| C. | Shadowing |
| D. | Casting |
| E. | MiniSD |
| Answer» C. Shadowing | |
| 45. |
Microcomputer hardware consists of which of the following three basic categories of physical equipment? |
| A. | Keyboard, monitor, hard drive |
| B. | System unit, input/output, memory |
| C. | System unit, input/output, secondary storage |
| D. | System unit, primary storage, secondary storage |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. System unit, input/output, secondary storage | |
| 46. |
Modern Computers represent characters and numbers internally using which of the following number systems? |
| A. | Penta |
| B. | Octal |
| C. | Hexa |
| D. | Septa |
| E. | Binary |
| Answer» F. | |
| 47. |
A database that spreads information across different tables while maintaining links between them is referred to as |
| A. | Relational database |
| B. | Rotational database |
| C. | Database connection |
| D. | Tabular database |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Rotational database | |
| 48. |
The portion of the CPU that coordinates the activities of all the other computer components is the |
| A. | motherboard |
| B. | coordination board |
| C. | control unit |
| D. | arithmetic logic unit |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. arithmetic logic unit | |
| 49. |
To refer to a specific record in your library database, for instance, information stored about a specific book ________ term is used. |
| A. | table |
| B. | column |
| C. | relation |
| D. | instance |
| E. | entity |
| Answer» E. entity | |
| 50. |
________ is a printed information that exists in real sense and is more permanent form of output than the output existing on the display device. |
| A. | Soft copy |
| B. | Carbon copy |
| C. | Hard copy |
| D. | Desk copy |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Desk copy | |