_____________ is a worldwide network of computers.
A. CPU
B. Internet
C. RAM
D. Network
E. LAN
A small picture that represents a folder, program or other things is known as ______________.
A. Desktop
B. Icon
C. Graphic
D. Image
E. None of above
What is the name given to the computer's short-term memory that is lost when the computer is turned
off?
A. CPU
B. Hardware
C. RAM
D. Processor
E. USB
The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in excel is called a ______:
A. Tab
B. Cell
C. Box
D. Range
E. None of The Above
We can detect spelling and grammar error by:
A. Press Shift + F7
B. Press F7
C. Press Alt + F7
D. Clt+S
E. None of These
Which is not included in a Font Style?
A. Bold
B. Regular
C. Italic
D. Superscript
E. None of These
Which of the following is spreadsheet program?
A. Ms-word
B. Ms-power point
C. Ms-excel
D.) Ms-access
2. Which is the widely used word processing software in computers?
A.) Ms-word
B.) Ms-power point
C.) Ms-excel
D.) Ms-access
3. Ms excel is used for creating
A.) Presentations
B.) Documents
C.) Sending mails
D.) Worksheets
4. Ms-power point is a ________ language
A.) Document
B.) Spreadsheet
C.) Presentation
D.) programmatic
5. The combination of row and column is called ______________
A.) Line
B.) Colum
C.) Cell
D.) Row
6. Which is not a font style ?
A.) Bold
B.) Superscript
C.) Regular
D.) Italic
7. What is gutter margin?
A.) Margin that is added to the binding side of page when printing
B.) Margin that is added to the outside of the page when printing
C.) Margin that is added to the left margin when printing
D.) Margin that is added to right margin when printing
8. ASCII stands for
A.) American Standard Code for Information Interchange
B.) American Stable Code for International Interchange
C.) American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
D.) American Standard Code for Interchange Information
9. EBCDIC stands for
A.) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
B.) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
C.) Extended Bit Cod Decimal Interchange Code
D.) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
10. BCD is
A.) Binary Coded Digit
B.) Binary Coded Decimal
C.) Bit Coded Decimal
D.) Bit Coded Digit
11. Which of the following is first generation of computer
A.) ICL-2900
B.) CDC-1604
C.) IBM-1401
D.) EDSAC
12. The most widely used computer device is.
A.) Solid state disks
B.) External hard disk
C.) Internal hard disk
D.) Mouse
13. _______ are software which is used to do particular task.
A.) Operating system
B.) Program
C.) Data
D.) Software
14. Who is father of modern computers?
A.) Abraham Lincoln
B.) James Gosling
C.) Charles Babbage
D.) Gordon E. Moore
15. How many generations of computers we have?
A.) 6
B.) 7
C.) 5
D.) 4
16. ________ controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a
means by which users can interact with the computer.
A.) The operating system
B.) The motherboard
C.) The platform
D.) Application software
16. Which one is not an output device?
A. Printer
B. Monitor
C. Keyboard
D. Modem
17. Which one works as an output and input device?
A. Modem
B. Scanner
C. Mouse
D. Monitor
18. All computers must have:
A. Word processing software
B. An operating system
C. A printer attached
D. A virus checking program
19. The brain of the computer is called:
A. Random Access Memory or RAM
B. Central Processing Unit or CPU
C. Read Only Memory or ROM
D. BIOS
20. An operating system is:
A. Integrated software
B. CD-ROM software
C. Application software
D. System software
21. Software is:
A. A computer program
B. A set of instructions
C. All of the above
D. Only in operating systems
22. One MB is equal to:
A. The amount of RAM in every computer
B. 1 billion bytes
C. 1024KB
D. 1 thousand bytes
23. The resolution of a printer is measured in:
A. Megabits
B. Hz
C. Dots per inch (DPI)
D. Inches (diagonal)
24. Windows and Macintosh computers:
A. Are both manufactured by Motorola
B. Both use Intel microprocessors
C. Use the same operating system
D. Are not compatible
25. A computer port is used to:
A. Communicate with other computer peripherals
B. Download files from the web
C. Communicate with all hard drives
D. Connect computers together
26. Which computer is the fastest?
A. PII 600MHz
B. PIII 600MHz
C. Pentium 600MHz
D. 486 Turbo
27. Which hard disk will be able to store more information?
A. 24MB
B. 2400KB
C. 24GB
D. 240MB
28. In order for your computer to play music you need:
A. A network card and speakers
B. A sound card and speakers
C. Nothing more than the internal speaker
D. A CD-ROM drive
29. In order to access the World Wide Web you need:
A. An Internet connection, an Internet Service Provider and browser software
B. Only Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator
C. A modem and a browser
D. Nothing. All computers can access the Internet
30. If you have two different printers attached to your computer:
A. It is not possible to have two printers attached to a single computer
B. You need to install a single printer driver
C. You need to use application software that can recognize both printers
D. You need to install two different printer drivers in order to be able to print to either printer
31. Which file extensions indicate only graphics files?
A. BMP and DOC
B. JPEG and TXT
C. TXT and STK
D. BMP and GIF
32. Which Windows program do you use to manage folders and files?
A. Windows Explorer
B. Windows Accessories
C. Microsoft Office
D. Windows Control Panel
33. What is a URL:
A. An email address
B. The title of a web site
C. The address of a page on the World Wide Web
D. A communication method between computers and printers
34. Which media holds more information?
A. Floppy diskette
B. DVD
C. CD-ROM
D. Zip drive
35. Which one is an email address:
A. [Link]
B. D:\\Email\Standard
C. joesmart@[Link]
D. [Link]/teachers/mailaddresses
36. CPU means
A. Central Processing Unit
B. Controlled Program Utilization
C. Computer Programming Unit
D. Computerized Processing Unit
37. Computers use a special code for representing letters and numbers, known as
the
A. processing code
B. binary code
C. CRX code
D. integrated code
38. The main circuit board in the computer that connects the parts of the computer
is the
A. hard drive
B. motherboard
C. fatherboard
39. A CPU contains a.
A). card reader and a printing device
B). an analytical engine and a control unit
C). a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit
D). an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader
40. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Minicomputer works faster than Microcomputer
B. Microcomputer works faster than Minicomputer
C. Speed of both the computers is the same
D. The speeds of both these computers cannot be compared with the speed of advanced
41. Which device is required for the Internet connection?
A. Joystick
B. Modem
C. CD Drive
D. NIC Card
42. CD-ROM stands for
A. Compactable Read Only Memory
B. Compact Data Read Only Memory
C. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
D. Compact Disk Read Only Memory
43. ALU is
A. Arithmetic Logic Unit
B. Array Logic Unit
C. Application Logic Unit
D. None of above
44. VGA is
A. Video Graphics Array
B. Visual Graphics Array
C. Volatile Graphics Array
D. Video Graphics Adapter
45. What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?
A. ROM information can be easily updated.
B. Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power.
C. ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage.
D. ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers.
46. Which of the following is a storage device?
A. Tape
B. Hard Disk
C. Floppy Disk
D. All of the above
47. What is a light pen?
A. Mechanical Input device
B. Optical input device
C. Electronic input device
D. Optical output device
48. “MAN” stands for
A. Maximum Area Network
B. Minimum Area Network
C. Main Area Network
D. Metropolitan Area Network
49. The device which changes energy from one form to another is called.
A. CRT
B. Resistance
C. Transducer
D. Electrodes
50. Which one is true?
A. Laser radiation is non-monochromatic
B. Laser radiation is non-coherent
C. Laser beam cannot be absorb & coherent
D. Laser beam can be absorb & coherent
51. anything that has the potential to cause harm is called _______
A. Hazard
B. Risk
C. Danger
D. None of these
52. What are the types of hazard to be faced in hospital?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 10
D. 3
53. Where are data and program stored when the processor uses them?
A. Main memory
B. Secondary memory
C. Disk memory
D. Program memory
54. Which of the following is a storage device?
A. Tape
B. Hard Disk
C. Floppy Disk
D. All of the above
55. The computer size was very large in
A. First Generation
B. Second Generation
C. Third Generation
D. Fourth Generation
56. The output quality of a printer is measured by
A. Dot per inch
B. Dot per sq. inch
C. Dots printed per unit time
D. All of above
57. Which of the following software is used in research writing?
A.) MS PowerPoint
B.) SPSS
C.) MS Access
D.) Linux
58. The most widely used computer device is.
A.) Printer
B.) External hard disk
C.) Internal hard disk
D.) Mouse
59. _______ are software which is used to do particular task.
A.) Operating system
B.) Program
C.) Data
D.) Software
60. Who is father of modern computers?
A.) Abraham Lincoln
B.) James Gosling
C.) Charles Babbage
D.) Gordon E. Moore
61. How many generations of computers we have?
A.) 6
B.) 7
C.) 5
D.) 2
62. ________ controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which
users can interact with the computer.
A.) The operating system
B.) The motherboard
C.) The platform
D.) Application software
63. The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this
access is known as the:
A.) digital divide.
B.) Internet divide.
C.) cyber way divide.
D.) Web divide
64. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT:
A.) Viruses
B.) Hackers
C.) Spam
D.) Identity theft.
65. The term 'Pentium' is related to
A.) DVD
B.) Hard Disk
C.) Microprocessor
D.) Mouse
66. WAN stands for....
A) wide area network
B) wide array network
C) window area network
D) Non of above
67. ……….is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.
A.) Allotting
B.) Crashing
C.) Formatting
D.) Tracking
68. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the
CPU ?
A.) Internal memory
B.) Mass memory
C.) Non-volatile memory
D.) PROM
69. What type of software creates a smaller file that is faster to transfer over the Internet?
A.) Compression
B.) Fragmentation
C.) Encapsulation
D.) Unzipped
70. BIOS stand for
A. Basic input operating system
B. Basic input output system
C. Basic input output service
D. None of above
71. Which of the following is called bran of the computer?
A. Hard Desk
B. Printer
C. CPU
D. IC
72. Which of the following is called low level languages?
A. Machine language
B. Assembly language
C. Both of the above
D. None of above
73. Machine Language consists of?
A. 1&0
B. Alphabets
C. Decimal numbers
D. None of above
74. A factor which would strongly influence a business person to adopt a computer is its
A. Accuracy
B. Reliability
C. Speed
D. All of above
75. Which of the following is not a primary storage device?
A. Magnetic tape
B. Magnetic disk
C. Optical disk
D. All of the above
76. Which device is required for the Internet connection?
A. Joystick
B. Modem
C. CD Drive
D. Graphic Card
77. A set of rods where numbers were carved and used for multiplication and division aids is known as
A. Pascaline
B. Napier’s Bones
C. Stepped Reckoner
D. Slide Rule
78. The process of starting a or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary
storage device into the computer memory is called
A. Duping
B. Booting
C. Padding
D. CPS
79. Which characteristic of computer distinguishes it from electronic calculators?
A. Accuracy
B. Storage
C. Versatility
D. Automatic
80. Which of the following is not an output device?
A. Scanner
B. Printer
C. Flat Screen
D. Touch Screen
81. Personal computers used a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common
name for such boards?
A. Daughterboard
B. Motherboard
C. Father board
D. Chalkboard
82. Which of the following are functions of BIOS?
A. Run
B. Copy and past
C. POST & Bootstrap Loader
D. None of above
83. Number of general operations that a computer performs?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 4
84. Unorganized raw facts, figures, & symbols are called?
A. Information
B. Data
C. OS
D. Output
85. CAD stands for?
A. Computer Analysis & Design
B. Computer & Design
C. Computer Added Design
D. None of above
86. Transistor used in……..
A. 1st Generation Computer
B. 2nd Generation Computer
C. 3rd Generation Computer
D. 4th Generation Computer
87. ATM stands for?
A. Automated Teller Machine
B. Automated Text Machine
C. Asynchronous Teller Machine
D. None of above
88. Which of the following is short term memory?
A. RAM
B. ROM
C. EPROM
D. None of above
89. USB stands for?
A. Union serial bus
B. Uninterrupted services bus
C. Universal serial bus
D. None of above
90. Types of hard desk are?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
91. DVD stands for?
A. Digital versatile data
B. Digital versatile desk
C. Data vs Digital
D. Digital video desk
92. A motherboard is?
A. Central Circuit board
B. Input device
C. Output device
D. Processing unit
93. Which of the following is system software?
A. Word Processor
B. MS excel
C. Paint
D. Operating System
94. Types of RAM are?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
95. ALU stands for
A. All Units
B. Advance logic unit
C. Automatic & logic Unit
D. Arithmetic & Logic Unit
96. The term ‘Computer’ is derived from__________?
A. Latin
B. German
C. French
D. Arabic
97. The basic operations performed by a computer are__________?
A. Arithmetic operation
B. Logical operation
C. Storage and relative
D. All the above
98. If a computer has more than one processor then it is known as__________?
A. Uni-process
B. Multiprocessor
C. Multi-threaded
D. Multi-programming
99. A light sensitive device that converts drawing, printed text or other images into digital form
is___________?
A. Keyboard
B. Scanner
C. OMR
D. None of these
100. WWW stands for___________?
A. World Whole Web
B. Wide World Web
C. Web World Wide
D. World Wide Web
101. A collection of system programs that controls and co-ordinates the overall operations of a
computer
system is called____________?
A. System software
B. Operating system
C. Utility program
D. Device drive
102. What type of operating system MS-DOS is?
A. Command Line Interface
B. Graphical User Interface
C. Multitasking
D. Menu Driven Interface
103. Which technology is used in compact disks?
A. Mechanical
B. Electrical
C. Electro Magnetic
D. Laser
104. Gigabyte is equal to ____________?
A. 1024 bits
B. 1032 megabytes
C. 1024 kilobytes
D. 1024 megabytes
105. CD-ROM stands for____________?
A. Compactable Read Only Memory
B. Compact Data Read Only Memory
C. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
D. Compact Disk Read Only Memory
106. Which of the following controls the process of interaction between the user and the operating
system?
A. User interface
B. Language translator
C. Platform
D. Scr