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COMPUTER SCIENCE MATERIAL FOR STANDARD 11TH 2017-18

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER

I. Choose the correct answer:

1. Which one of the following is a partner in every sphere of human life and activity?
(a). Government (b) Education (c) Computer (d) Music
2. The word computing means ……………….
(a) instruction (b) information (c) accuracy (d) act of calculation
3. Which is the first known calculating machine used for counting?
(a) Slide Rule (b) Abacus (c) Napier Bone (d) Engine
4. Who invented Napier’s Bones?
(a) John Napier (b) William Oughtred
(c) Charles Babbage (d) Napier Bone
5. What digit named as a constant rod in Napiers Bones?
(a) 1 (b)9 (c) 0 (d) 4
6. Who invented slide rule?
(a) john Napier (b) Blaise Pascal (c) William Oughtred (d) Charles Babbage
7. Which year the Rotating Wheel Calculator was developed?
(a) 1822 A.D (b) 1642 A.D (c) 1633 A.D (d) 2500 A.D
8. Who invented the device named ‘The Difference Engine’?
(a) Charles Babbage (b) Blaise Pascal
(c) Herman Hallerith (d) William Oughtred
9. Who is the Father of today’s computer?
(a) Herman Hellerith (b) Blaise Pascal
c)Charles Babbage (d) William Oughtred
10. Who designed a tabulating machine using punched cards?
(a) Herman Hollerith (b) William Oughtred
(c) Charles Babbage (d) Blaise Pascal
11. Which year Hollerith Tabulating Machine was designed?
(a) 1890 A.D (b) 1633 A.D (c) 1642 A.D (d)1822 A.D
12. The component used in first generation computers is ………………..
(a) transistors (b) vacuum tubes (c) ICs (d) micro processor
[Link] first generation computer, Input was based on …………………
(a) punched cards (b) Assembly language
c)printouts and paper tubes (d) punched cards and paper tubes
[Link] one of the following are the examples of first generation computers ?
(a) UNIVAC and Minicomputer (b) ENIAC c)Micro Computer (d) UNIVAC and ENIAC
[Link] second generation computers, the vacuum tubes are replaced by …………
(a) transistors (b) integrated circuits (c) microprocessors (d) VLSI
16. Transistors were placed on …………………………..
(a) integrated circuits (b) microprocessors
(c) silicon chips (d) vacuum tubes
[Link] fifth generation computing devices are based on ……………..
(a) internet (b) artificial intelligence (c) high-level languages (d) VLSI
[Link] stands for …………………..
(a) Universal Automatic Computing (b) Universal Auto Computer
(c) Universal Automatic Computer (d) Union Automatic Computer
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(a) processed facts (b) in active (c) technology based (d) set of instruction
[Link] are ……………………
(a) processed facts (b) active (c) business based (d) stored facts
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[Link] one of the following is designed to systematically solve a problem ?

(a) Information (b) A computer program (c) Algorithm (d) Data
22.A computer system has ……………..major components.
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5

[Link] is a set of …………………

(a) data (b) raw facts (c) instruction (d) information

[Link] processing is performed by the ……………….

(a) software (b) information (c) data (d) hardware
[Link] of the following is not a input device ?
(a) Keyboard (b) Mouse (c) Scanners (d) Printers
[Link] Memory is also called ……………………….
(a) Secondary memory (b) Main memory (c) CPU (d) Cache memory
[Link] can be classified into ……………..categories.
(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
[Link] one of the following refers to programs that make computer to do something ?
(a) Hardware (b) Software (c) Data (d) Information
[Link] one of the following translates the source program into an object program ?
(a) Operating system (b) Application software (c) Compliers (d) Hardware
30.A…………..is a collection of programs enables to store, modify and extract information.
(a) Spreadsheet (b) Word processor
(c) Database management system (d) Utility programs
[Link] many types the computers are classified based on the principle of operation?
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
[Link] is a computing device that work on computing range of values ?
(a) Digital computer (b) Hybrid computer
(c) Analog computer (d) Hardware
[Link] one of the following gave birth to the micro computers ?
(a) Super computers (b) Mainframe computers
(c) Mini computers (d) Analog computers
[Link] computers are classified into …………..types.
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
[Link] refers to ……………….
(a) Peripheral computer (b) Personal computer
c)Pocket computer (d) Peripheral computing
[Link] stands for ……………..
(a) Computer Analysis design (b) Computer Aided Design
(c) Color Aided Design (d) Computing Analysis Design
[Link] computer also called ………………….
(a) home computer (b) pen-based computer
(c) notebook computer (d) mini computer
[Link]-based computers are also called ……………….
(a) home computer (b) personal digital assistants
(c) notebook computer (d) analog computer
[Link] data is processed by the computer into ……………
(a) fact (b) information (c) Program (d) memory
[Link] software allows to credit, edit, format, store, and print text and graphics ?
(a) Spreadsheet (b) Word processing
(c) Database management system (d) System software
NUMBER SYSTEM
1. Data can be classified into …………… forms.
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
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2. Which data can be represented by a serious of binary numbers and it is discrete?

(a) Analog (b) Video (c) Text (d) Digital
3. Which one of the following are common computer jargons?
(a) Data and fast (b) Information and data (c) Bits and bytes (d) Data and bit
4. The term ‘bit’ stands for ………….
(a) Byte Digit (b) Binary Digit (c) Boolean Digit (d) Byte Information Transmission
5. BIT have only …………… values
(a) 0 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 0 and 1 (d) 8 and 5
6. One byte equals ………. Number of bits.
(a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 256 (d) 255
7. ASCII stand for …………….
(a) American Standard Computer for Information Interchange
(b) American Standard Code for Information Interchange
(c) Alpha Standard Code for Information Interchange
(d) American Standard Code for Interchange Information
8. The ASCII value for a blank character is ……………….
(a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 64
9. The ASCII value range for the upper case alphabets is …………….
(a) 0 – 48 (b) 97 to 122 (c) 0 – 127 (d) 65 to 90
10. Computer memory is represented in terms of ……………….
(a) kilobyte (b) megabyte (c) byte (d) kilobyte or megabyte
11. One Kilobyte represents ………………bytes.
(a) 1000 (b) 1024 (c) 8 (d) 220
12. The radix of a binary system is ………………..
(a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 2
13. The leftmost bit in the binary number is called…………….
(a) MSB (b) LSB (c) USB (d) RMB
14. MSB stands for …………..
(a) Middle Significant Bit (b) Medium Size Bit
(c)Most Significant Byte (d)Most Significant Bit
15. LSB stands for ……………
(a) Least Significant Bit (b) Lowest Significant Bit
(c) Least Significant Byte (d) Lowest Significant Byte
16. The radix of an octal number is ……………..
(a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 16
17. In binary addition, the operands are called ……………..
(a) augend and operand (b) addend and operand (c) operands (d) augend and addend
18. Which is used for designing digital circuits in a digital computer?
(a) Hardware (b) Software (c) Boolean Algebra (d) Integrated Circuits
19. Which is one of the following describe the relation between inputs and outputs of a digital circuit?
(a) Boolean Algebra (b) Microprocessor (c) Input devices (d) Output devices
20. In AND gate, A and B represented by ……………
(a) A + B (b) A’B’ (c) A . B (d) A, B
21. The basic logical operations can be defined in a form known as …………….
(a) Truth table (b) Table (c) False Table (d) Boolean Table
22. The AND operator is defined in Boolean algebra by the use of ……………. Operator
(a) dot (b) plus (c) overbar (d) apostrophe
23. In the expression Y = A,A represents ………….
(a) AND (b) OR (c) NOT (d) XOR
24. The NOR is a combination of ……………..
(a) NOT and OR (b) NOT and AND (c) AND and OR (d) AND, OR and NOT
25. Which is one of the following is generated by inverting the output of an AND operator?
(a) OR (b) NAND (c) NOR (d) NOT
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26. If A= 1, then A = ………..

(a) 0 (b) A (c) 1 (d) A
27. A ……………. Is the appearance of a variable or its complement in a Boolean expression.
(a) literal (b) product term (c) minterm (d) sumterm
28. A single literal is also a ………….
(a) Minterm (b) sumterm (c) maxterm (d) product term
29. Maxterm is also called ……………
(a) Sum of products (b) Product of sums (c) Standard maxterm (d) Minterm
30. Sum of Products (SOP) are connected by ……………
(a) OR (b) AND (c) NAND (d) NOR
31. Which one of the following operations are not commutative?
(a) Addition (b) Subtration (c) Multiplication (d) none

COMPUTER ORGANIZATION
I. Choose the correct answer :
[Link] one of the following is a non-physical entities of a computer ?
(a) Data (b) Software (c) Hardware (d) Programs
[Link] on the computer functionality, the hardware components can be classified into …….
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
[Link] one of the following in not a hardware component ?
(a) CPU (b) Programs (c) Memory unit (d) I/O unit
4. ………… converts the machine coded output results the processor to human understandable form.
(a) Input device (b) Output device (c) CPU (d) Control uni
[Link] unit of CPU co-ordinates the action of the entire system ?
(a) ALU (b) Memory unit (c) Control unit (d) Input device
[Link] unit controls ………….. .
(a) input units (b) memory unit and processor (c) output units (d) All of these
[Link] stored program concept known as …………….. .
(a) Babbage concept (b) Von-Neumann concept
(c) Pascal concept (d) Hollirith concept
[Link] computer uses ……………. to accept data and program.
(a) input devices (b) output devices (c) CPU (d) memory
[Link] stands for ………………. .
(a) Control Processing Unit (b) Control Processor Unit
(c) Central Processing Unit (d) Central Program Unit
[Link] stands for ……………… .
(a) Arithmetic Logical Unit (b) Arithmetic and Logic Unit
(c) Arithmetic Logical Operation Unit (d) Arithmetic Logic Union
[Link] CPU has ………….. major components.
(a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 8
[Link] one of the following is the computer’s calculator ?
(a) ALU (b) Control Unit (c) Memory (d) Keyboard
[Link] main memory is usually called a …………….. .
(a) Physical memory (b) Secondary memory (c) Primary memory (d) All of these
[Link] stands for ………….. .
(a) Random One Memory (b) Read Only Memory
(c) Read One Memory (d) Register Only Memory
[Link] stands for …………….. .
(a) Program Random Only Memory (b) Processing Read Only Memory
(c) Processor Read Only Memory (d) Programmable Read Only Memory
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(a) ROM (b) EPROM (c) PROM (d) All of these

[Link] is used to erase the contents of EPROM ?
(a) Laser light (b) Ultraviolet light (c) Microwaves (d) Radiowaves
[Link] one of the following is a special type of EEPROM ?
(a) EPROM (b) PROM (c) ROM (d) Flash memory
19.A memory that performs both reads and writes information is called ……… .
(a) ROM (b) RAM (c) EPROM (d) EEPROM

[Link] smallest unit of information is called a …………. .

(a) bit (b) byte (c) MB (d) GB
[Link] one of the following known as response time or latency ?
(a) Cycle time (b) Memory time (c) Access time (d) Times
[Link] one of the following is called internal memory ?
(a) RAM (b) ROM (c) Registers (d) Main memory
[Link] one of the following memory closet to the processor ?
(a) Registers (b) Cache (c) Main memory (d) Secondary memory
[Link] one of the following is a long term non-volatile memory ?
(a) Main memory (b) Primary memory c)Secondary Memory (d) Cache memory
[Link] performance of the memory system defined by ………….. .
(a) Access time (b) Memory cycle time (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Registers
[Link] most common input device is ……………. .
(a) mouse (b) keyboard (c) light pen (d) scanner
[Link] one of the following device gives error-free entry of information into the computer?
(a) Scanner (b) Bar code reader (c) Digital camera (d) None of these
[Link] one of the following device used to capture images ?
(a) Scanner (b) MICR (c) Bar code reader (d) Keyboard
[Link] stands for …………. .
(a) Magnetic Ink Character Reader (b) Memory Ink Character Recognition
(c) Magnetic Input Character Recognition (d) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
[Link] stands for …………. .
(a) Optical Character Reader (b) Optical Character Recognition
(c) Output Character Reader (d) Output Cache Recognition
[Link] Character read by OCR can be edited using ……….. .
a) word processor (b) spreadsheet
(c) system software (d) database management system

WORKING WITH LOGIC GATES

I. Choose the correct answer :
[Link] one of the following is an elementary building block of the digital circuit ?
(a) Gate (b) Digital gate (c) Logic gate (d) Physical gate
[Link] any moment, logic gate takes one of ………….conditions.
(a) octal (b) binary (c) decimal (d) logical
3.A voltage level +5V represent a logic………… .
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) +5 (d) -5
[Link] fundamental logic gates are ………….
(a) five (b) four (c) two (d) three
[Link] one of the following are called universal gates ?
(a) AND, OR, NOT (b) XOR and XNOR
(c) NAND and NOR (d) NAND and AND
[Link] output of AND gate is true, if both inputs are ………. .
(a) true (b) false (c) 1 (d) 0
[Link] many possible inputs to AND gate ?
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
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[Link] sign is used to denote OR functions?

(a) NAND (b) XOR (c) NOR ( d) NOT
[Link] NOR gate circuit is an ………….. .
(a) OR gate followed by an inverter (b) inverter followed by OR gate
c)NOR gate followed by an inverter (d) XOR gate followed by an inverter
[Link] gate can be replaced by ……………… .
(a) OR (b) AND (c) NAND (d) Bubbled AND
[Link] NAND gate operates as an ……………. .
(a) AND gate followed by NOT (b) Bubbled AND followed by NOT
(c) AND gate followed by OR (d) AND gate followed by Bubbled AND
[Link] XNOR gate is a combination of ……………….. .
(a) OR gate followed by NOT (b) XOR gate followed by an inverter
(c) NOR gate followed by an inverter (d) NAND gate followed by NOR
18. Which one of the following list all the values of the Boolean function for each set of values
of the variable ?
(a) Truth table (b) Equation (c) Logic circuit (d) Gates
[Link] Boolean function may be realized using ……………. logical operation.
(a) AND (b) OR (c) NOT (d) All of these
[Link] many steps in designing a logic circuit ?
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 12
21.A logical unit that adds three binary digits is called a…………….. .
(a) full adder (b) half adder (c) logical gates (d) gate adder
22.A half adder adds …………… binary digits.
(a) five (b) three (c) four (d) two

23.A full adder adds ……………… binary digits.

(a) three (b) two (c) four (d) five
24.A half adder sums binary digits to give a ……………. .
(a) sum (b) carry (c) addition (d) Both (a) and (b)
[Link] an half adder truth table, the ‘sum’ column represents the output of ………….. gate.
(a) NOT (b) XNOR (c) OR (d) XOR
[Link] carry column is an half adder truth table represent ……………. .
(a) NOT (b) NAND (c) AND (d) XOR
[Link] the logic circuit outputs are base on the inputs, they are called …………….
(a) sequential circuits (b) combinational circuits
(c) digital circuits (d) flip-flop circuit
[Link] many types of sequential circuits ?
(a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
[Link] the odd man out.
(a) Combinational circuit (b) Sequential circuit
c)Digital circuit (d) Synchronous sequential circuit
[Link] one of the following is an example of sequential circuit ?
(a) Flip-flop circuit (b) Digital circuit
(c) Logical circuit (d) Combinational circuit
[Link] one of the following can be used as a basic memory element in a memory device ?
(a) Logical gates (b) Logical circuits (c) Full adder (d) Flip-flop
34.A flip-flop circuit can be used be constructed using …………….. .
(a) two NOR gates or two NAND gates
(b) one NOR gates and one NAND gate
(c) two NOR gates and one NAND gate
(d) one NOR gate or two NOT gates
35.A flip-flop is also called ……………… .
(a) stable gate (b) logic stable gate (c) bi-stable gate (d) tri-stable gate
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OPERATING SYSTEM
I. Choose the correct answer :
[Link] many types software are there ?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
[Link] one of the following software looks after the functions of the computer ?
(a) Application software (b) System software
(c) Machine language (d) Windows 98
[Link] is the intermediary between the user and computer hardware ?
(a) Microprocessors (b) Integrated circuits
c)Application software (d) Operating system

[Link] system serving as a …………… .\

(a) System software (b) Control program
(c) Operating system (d) Logical circuits
[Link] first elementary Operating System is ……………. .
(a) MS-DOS (b) Resident monitor (c) Windows 98 (d) Uinx
[Link] stands for …………. .
(a) Direct Memory Access (b) Digital Memory Access
(c) Direct Main Access (d) Digital Main Access
[Link] one of the following is a way of dealing with dedicated I/O devices in the multiprogramming
system?
(a) DMA (b) Memory (c) Spooling (d) CPU
[Link] one of the following is superior to the buffer ?
(a) Spooling (b) DMA (c) Scheduling (d) Multiprogramming
[Link] allowed the CPU to choose a particular job for execution called …………..
(a) Multiprogramming (b) Time-sharing c)Job scheduling (d) DMA
[Link] job scheduling led to the concept known as the …………… .
(a) spooling (b) resident monitor (c) time-sharing (d) multiprogramming
[Link] was followed by ……………… .
(a) Job scheduling (b) Time-sharing (c) Multiprogramming (d) Spooling

[Link] one of the following operating system based on the concept of time-sharing ?
(a) Single- user (b) Two-user (c) Three-user (d) Multi-user
[Link] software does not allocate or de-allocate the files belonging to various users ?
(a) System software (b) Application software
(c) Multi-user software (d) Single user software
14.A set of instruction providing an interface between the operating system and the user programs is
called ………. .
(a) system call (b) time-sharing (c) multiprogramming (d) spooling
[Link] stands for ……………. .
(a) Graphical User Interface (b) Graphical User Information
(c) Graphical User Internet (d) Graphical User Instruction
[Link] GUI is …………. Based .
(a) DOS (b) Window (c) Unix (d) None of these
[Link] memory is also called ……………. .
(a) user memory (b) imaginary memory
(c) reserved memory (d) main memory
[Link] one of the following user to allocate the job to the processor ?
(a) Job scheduling (b) Spooling (c) Algorithms (d) Interface
[Link] one of the following is a step-by-step method to solve a given problem ?
(a) Algorithm (b) FIFO (c) SJF (d) Round Robin
[Link] one of the following algorithm is based on queuing ?
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(a) SJF (b) Round Robin (c) FIFO (d) GIGO

[Link] queue will conserve memory ?
(a) Bus (b) Square (c) Star (d) Circular
22. FIFO stands for ………. .
(a) First In First Output (b) First In First Out
(c) First Input First Output (d) First Input First Out
[Link] stands for …………. .
(a) Shortest Job First (b) Software Job First
(c) Sequence Job First (d) Software Job Final
[Link] Which algorithm, jobs are assigned processor time in a circular method ?
(a) FIFO (b) SJF (c) Round Robin (d) Priority
[Link] allocation of processors by process management is known as ………. .
(a) job scheduling (b) CPU scheduling (c) multiprogramming (d) time scheduling

[Link] many levels of securities provided to the user by an operating system ?

(a) Two (b) Four (c) Eight (d) Three
[Link] level security is offered by the password in a multi-user environment ?
(a) File access level (b) System level (c) Network level (d) User level
[Link] levels of security are provided only by the ………….. .
(a) CPU (b) Users (c) Processor (d) Operating system
[Link] which operating system, the entire network behaves as a single computer ?
(a) Linux (b) Windows XP (c) Distributed operating system (d) Unix
[Link] one of the following gives the illusion that many programs run simultaneously ?
(a)Multiprogramming (b) Multiprocessing (c) Multitasking (d) Job scheduling
COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS
1. A system consisting of connected nodes is called ………….. .
(a) devices (b) computer network (c) communication (d) links
2. Network is a large number of computers are interconnected by ………… .
(a) copper wire (b) fiber optic cable
(c) microwave and infrared (d) All of these
[Link] is to share ………….. .
(a) data, hardware and software (b) input devices
(c) output devices (d) secondary storage devices
[Link] on a single computer can be accessed by other computers in the network is called ………
(a) sharing resources (b) sharing information
(c) sharing instructions (d) communication
[Link] are …………… general types of networks.
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
6. LANs are connected by ……….. .
(a) wire (b) wireless (c) network (d) Either (a) or (b)
7. In a wireless LAN, connections by using …………. .
(a) Audio waves (b) Infrared waves
(c) Infrared or radiowaves (d) Mocrowaves
8. A network that spans a geographical area covering a metropolitan city is called ……
(a) LAN (b) MAN (c) WAN (d) Internet
9. A WAN is typically two or more ……………. .connected together across a wide geographical area.
(a) LANs (b) MANs (c) computers (d) resources
10.A Layout of the communication channels that connects a various computers on the network
is called ………. .
(a) communication network (b) network topology (c) network structure (d) network layout
[Link] computer in the network is called a …………… .
(a) remote computer (b) channel (c) node (d) communication
[Link] number of topologies used in the network is ………………… .
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(a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 7

[Link] one of the following is not a network topology ?
(a) Star (b) Bus (c) Ring (d) Channel
[Link] stands for …………….. .
(a) Unshielded Twisted Pair (b) Unshielded Twisted Pair
(c) Universal Twisted Pair (d) Unshielded Twisted pointer
[Link] which network, computers are connected to cable ?
(a) Star (b) Ring (c) Bus (d) FDDI
[Link] network is a combination of ……….. .
(a) star and ring network (b) ring and FDDI network
(c) star, bus and ring network (d) star and FDDI network
[Link] stands for …………. .
(a) Fibre Distributed (b) First Distributed data interface
(c) Fiber data Distributed (d) Fibre distributed Data information
[Link] one of the following network is a high-speed network?
(a) Hybrid (b) Star (c) Ring (d) FDDI
[Link] types of networks require ……………elements.
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
[Link] one of the following is a set of rules that allow different devices to hold conversations?
(a) Network topologies (b) Network services
(c) Transmission media (d) Protocols
[Link] one of the following are well suited to control data storage activity on different
storage systems ?
(a) Network Applications (b) Network Services
(c) Network Topologies (d) Message Database
[Link] moved from one storage media to less expensive media is called ……… .
(a) data storage (b) data migration (c) network data (d) data sharing
[Link] archiving is also called
(a) file transfer (b) file sharing (c) file backup (d) fie services
[Link] one of the following is safe when storage devices are connected in the network ?
(a) File transfer (b) File storage c)File update synchronization (d) File archiving
[Link] stands for ………….. .
(a) Network Interface Card (b) Network Information Code
(c) Node Interface Card (d) Network Instruction Card
[Link] one of the following device that co-ordinates data transfer from one computer to other?
(a) Input device (b) Output device (c) NIC (d) Network device
[Link] which year protocol was proposed by International standards organization ?
(a) 1968 (b) 1988 (c) 1978 (d) 1998
[Link] stands for ………… .
(a) Open System Interconnection (b) Open System Internet
(c) Output System Interconnection (d) Open System Interface
[Link] many layers the OSI provided ?
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
30. Which one of the following data transmission is the widely used communication in the world?
(a) Analog (b) Digital (c) Ring (d) Star
31. The device that accomplishes modulation – demodulation process is called a ………..
(a) NIC (b) OSI (c) Modem (d) Output devices
32. DCE stands for ……………. .
(a) Data Circuit Equipments (b) Digital Circuit Equipments
(c) Digital Circuit Terminating Equipments (d) Data Circuit Terminating Equipments
33.A modern as automatic and dialing functions is called ……….. .
(a) Efficient modems (b) Effective modems
(c) Intelligent modems (d) Extraordinary modems
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34. BPS stands for …………… .

(a) Bytes Per second (b) Bits Per Second
(c) Bytes Per second (d) Bits Per System
35. The rate at which the data transferred is expressed in terms of ………….. .
(a) BBS (b) BPS (c) BITS (d) BYTE RATE
36. In how many modes, the data transmission occur ?
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
37. In which mode of data transmission communication is faster ?
(a) Simplex mode (b) Full duplex
(c) Half duplex (d) Half and full duplex
38. IP stands for ………….. .
(a) Internet Processing (b) Information Protocol
(c) Internet Programming (d) Internet Protocol
[Link]/IP made of ……………components.
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
[Link] TCP/IP, TCP stands for ……………. .
(a) Transmission Control Protocol (b) Terminating Control Protocol
(c) Transmission Circuit Protocol (d) Transmission Control Processing
41. Each page of a Internet is called a …………… .
(a) page (b) home page (c) web page (d) web site
42. The first page of the web site is called a …………….. .
(a) web page (b) web site (c) WWW (d) home page
43. Every web page has a unique address called the……….. .
(a) WWW (b) URL (c) TCP/IP (d) HTTP
44. URL stands for ………………..
(a) Uniform Resource Location (b) Universal Resource Locator
(c) Uniform Resource Locator (d) Uniform Resource Locator
45. HTTP stands for ……….. .
(a) Hypertext Transmission Procedure (b) Hypertext Transfer Procedure
(c) Hypertext Transfer Protocol (d) Hypertext Transmission Protocol
46. Looking for information of the internet is called ……….. .
(a) surfing (b) viewing (c) browsing (d) surfing or browsing
47. Which one of the following software is used to browse the Internet ?
(a) Web site (b) Web browser (c) Web page (d) Web page editors
[Link] one of the following translates HTML documents of the web site and allows to view
it on the screen ?
(a) HTML (b) HTTP (c) TCP/IP (d) Web browser
49. FTP stands for ……………. .
(a) File Transfer Protocol (b) File Transmission Protocol
(c) File Transfer Procedure (d) File Transmission Procedure
50. Which protocol allows the user to connect to a remote computer ?
(a) HTTP (b) Telnet (c) TCP/IP (d) FTP
51. How many ways to look for the information on the web ?
(a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d)4
52. Which one of the following button helps to reload the web page faster ?
(a) Stop (b) Home (c) Refresh (d) Back

53. A private network uses TCP/IP and other Internet standard protocol called……
(a) Internet (b) Intranet (c) Extranet (d) Internet and Intranet
54. The main consideration of the intranet is…………. .
(a) sharing (b) transfer (c) security (d) resource sharing
WINDOWS XP
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I. Choose the correct answer :

1. Which of the following is a user-friendly operating system ?
(a) Windows XP (b) UNIX (c) MS-DOS (d) LINUX
2. The most important advantage of using windows XP is its ………….. .
(a) desktop (b) window (c) icons (d) GUI
3. GUI pronounced as ……….. .
(a) GOOI (b) GUYEE (c) GOOYEE (d) GUI or GOOI
4. MS-DOS use ………… .
(a) CUI (b) GUI (c) Commands (d) Interface
5. Which of the following is the introduced the concept of window ?
(a) Apple (b) Microsoft
(c) Sun microsystem (d) Borland International
6. The first version of windows is ……………… .
(a) window 3.1 (b) windows 3.0 (c) windows 3.1 (d) windows 0.3
7. Windows NT stands for ………….. .
(a) Windows Network (b) Windows Network Technology
(c) Windows New Technology (d) Work Network Technology
8. The mouse has ……………. . buttons on the top.
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 2 or 3
9. Which of the following mouse action is used to select objects on the windows screen ?
(a) Move (b) Click (c) Double-click (d) Click and drag
10. Which of the following mouse action is used to start applications ?
(a) Double-click (b) Click (c) Move (d) Click and drag
11. Which of the following mouse action provided context – sensitive menu ?
(a) Left click (b) Click (c) Right click (d) Double-click
12. Context sensitive menu is also called …………… .
(a) Program menu (b) Short cut menu
(c) File handling menu (d) Application menu
13. The key equivalent to double-click mouse action is …………… .
(a) 5 (b) / (c) * (d) +
14. Which of the following is equivalent to select the right mouse button ?
(a)Insert (b) Alt (c) Ctrl (d) -
15. The key equivalent to release the locked button is ………… .
(a) Alt (b) Insert (c) Delete (d) Backspace
16. Which of the following key is equivalent to select both mouse buttons ?
(a) * (b) 5 (c) - (d) /
17. Icon literally means a ……….. .
(a) desktop (b) window (c) statue (d) BARS
18. Which of the following key combinations provide the dialog box for entering the user
name and password ?
(a) Ctrl + Alt + Insert (b) Ctrl + Alt + Delete (c) Ctrl + Alt + Del (d) Alt + Ctrl + Del
[Link] key lies between Ctrl and Alt keys ?
(a) Esc (b) Insert (c) Delete (d) Winkey
[Link] key used to log off the computer is ……………. .
(a) L or U (b) I and L (c) U (d) L or I
[Link] key used we Turn off the computer is ……………….. .
(a) L or I (b) U or u (c) W or w (d) T or t
[Link] key combinations used to Turn off the computer is ………………. .
(a) Alt + F4 (b) Ctrl + F4 (c) Alt + Esc (d) Alt + Ctrl + F4
[Link] Hibernate button is ………………. .
(a) Alt + Click (b) Ctrl + Click (c) Shift + Click (d) Insert + Click
[Link] desktop contains ……………….. .
(a) windows (b) icons (c) taskbar (d) icons and taskbar
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[Link] many different start menus in Windows XP ?

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
[Link] right arrow in start menu indicates ………………. .
(a) main menu (b) windows menu (c) sub menu (d) desktop menu
[Link] of the following key used to select start menu in windows XP ?
(a) Ctrl + Tab (b) Ctrl + Alt + Del (c) Ctrl + Esc (d) Alt + F4
[Link] character is used to highlight all programs menu in windows XP ?
(a) A (b) P (c) G (d) S
[Link] of the following is a simple word processor package ?
(a) MS-Word (b) StarWriter (c)WordPad (d) AMIPRO
[Link] windows XP at the top of each window is the ………. .
(a) Title Bar (b) Tool Bar (c) Menu Bar (d) Status Bar
[Link] windows title bar the number of sizing buttons are …………… .
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 3 and 4
[Link] of the following button is used to close the window ?
(a) Minimize (b) Close (c) Restore (d) Exit
[Link] of the following consist of icons representing shortcuts for the most frequently
used commands ?
(a) Title bar (b) Menu bar (c) Status bar (d) Tool bar
[Link] key combinations used to save the file in WordPad is ………….. .
(a) Ctrl + s (b) Alt + S (c) Shift + S (d) Ctrl + Alt + S
[Link] of the following is used to move the window to different area of the desktop ?
(a) Menu bar (b) Tool bar (c) Sizing buttons (d) Title bar
[Link] of the following is an inter-active operating system ?
(a) MS-DOS (b) UNIX (c) Windows XP (d) Linux
[Link] of the following control is used to allow the user to enter data in a dialog box ?
(a) Text boxes (b) List boxes (c) Radio Buttons (d) Combo boxes
[Link] radio button options, the user can select ………… options.
(a) only one (b) only two (c) only four (d) many
[Link] check boxes, the user can select ………….. option.
(a) only one (b) only two (c) only three (d) many
[Link] of the following buttons are the most frequently buttons used in Windows XP ?
(a) Retry and Cancel (b) OK and Cancel (c) Abort and Ignore (d) YES and NO
[Link] of the following buttons are used to display different sets of options in dialog boxes?
(a) Radio buttons (b) Check boxes (c) Tabs (d) Command buttons
[Link] key combinations will take the user to the Help and support system of windows XP ?
(a) Winkey (b) Alt + F4 (c) Winkey + F1 (d) Alt + F4
[Link] of the following is not in Help and support center window in XP ?
(a) Title bar (b) Menu bar (c) Tool bar (d) Search bar
[Link] of the following color underlined text will provide the definition of the term in XP help ?
(a) Green (b) Red (c) Blue (d) Purple
[Link] of the following is the first button in the navigation bar of Help and support centre in XP ?
(a) Home (b) History (c) Support (d) Back
[Link] of the following button stores a list of help pages that is recently visited by the user ?
(a) Support (b) History (c) Forward (d) Home
[Link] button is used to redisplay the help pages in XP ?
(a) Home (b) History (c) Support (d) History and Home
[Link] default number of search results provided by Help and support center is ……
(a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 100
[Link] command used to get help from Microsoft website is …………. .
(a) XP + folder (b)XP + folder + view (c) XP + view +folder (d) View + folder
[Link] default, the taskbar displayed at the ……….. of the desktop.
(a) Button (b) Top (c) Left (d) Right
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[Link] windows XP, the user can arrange the window in …………… ways.
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2 or 3
[Link] many views control paper provides ?
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
52. Which icon on the control panel allows the user to change the appearance of the desktop?
(a) Accessibility options (b) Mouse (c) Keyboard (d) Display
53. Windows XP allows you to customize the …………..
(a) desktop and taskbar (b) desktop and title bar
(c) taskbar and window (d) desktop only
54. The clock is displayed on the …………………..
(a) title bar (b) menu bar (c) task bar (d) tool bar
55. Which icon on the control panel allows the user to view, add or remove fonts ?
(a) Fonts (b) Display (c) Keyboard (d) Mouse
56. In windows, files are broadly classified into …………….. categories.
(a) two (b) three (c) four (d) sixteen
57. Application files also called ………… .
(a) document files (b) system files (c) program files (d) folders
58. Before Windows XP, which of the following was very popular operating system among PC users.
(a) MS-DOS (b) UNIX (c) LINUX (d) MS-DOS & UNIX
59. Which of the following is the MS-DOS option used in Windows XP ?
(a) MS-DOS prompt (b) DOS (c) MS-DOS (d) command prompt
60. How many modes calculator can be used in XP ?
(a) Two (b) Three (c) Five (d) Four

61. Which of the following is an Application is used to draw and color pictures ?
(a) Command prompt (b) Notepad (c) WordPad (d) Paint
[Link] key combinations is used to close the Application window ?
(a) Alt + F4 (b) Ctrl + F4 (c) Shift + F4 (d) Ctrl + Tab
[Link] of the following indicates the current position on the wordpad screen ?
(a) Cursor (b) Mouse pointer (c) Tool bar (d) Status bar
[Link] key on the keyboard is used to start a new paragraph ?
(a) Shift (b) Enter (c) Tab (d) Ctrl
[Link] of the following key is used to move the cursor to Beginning of the line ?
(a) Home (b) Ctrl + Home (c) Shift + Home (d) Alt + Home
[Link] of the following key is used to move the cursor to the end of the document ?
(a) End (b) Ctrl + Home (c) Ctrl + End (d) Home
[Link] key is used to move the cursor to the beginning of the document?
(a) Home (b) Ctrl + Home (c) Alt + Home (d) Shift + Home
[Link] key is used to move the cursor to top of next page ?
(a) Ctrl + PgUp (b) Shift + PgUp (c) Shift + PgDn (d) Ctrl + PgDn
[Link] of the following key deletes the character before the cursor?
(a) Delete (b) Backspace (c) Shift + Delete (d) Shift + Backspace
[Link] key deletes the character after the cursor is …………… .
(a) Delete (b) Backspace (c) Shift + Delete (d) Alt + Delete
[Link] of the following key will take the user to overwrite mode ?
(a) Alt + Ins (b) Shift + Ins (c) Insert (d) Ctrl + Ins
[Link] many applications start at a time in Windows XP ?
(a) Two (b) Sixteen (c) 256 (d) Many
[Link] of the following is used to switch between the different applications ?
(a) Title bar (b) Task bar (c) Status bar (d) Tool bar
[Link] currently used application window is called the ……………… .
(a) Default window (b) Desktop window (c) Active window (d) Application window
[Link] of the following is a temporary storage for data being copied or moved.
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(a) Task bar (b) Clipboard (c) Window (d) Desktop

[Link] Paint the …………….tool is used to mark the picture to be copied or moved.
(a) select (b) cut (c) copy (d) mark
[Link] shortcut key is used to move the picture in paint is ……….. .
(a) Ctrl + C (b) Ctrl + X (c) Ctrl + M (d) Ctrl + V
[Link] close the WordPad application by clicking on exit in the menu called. ……………..
(a) file (b) edit (c) exit (d) format.

WINDOWS EXPLORER
[Link] the correct answer :
[Link] file, is identified by using a(n) ………………. .
(a) information (b) file name (c) unique name (d) instruction
2.A file name is made up of …………… components.
(a) two (b) three (c) four (d) many
[Link] first part of the file name is ……………… .
(a) unique name (b) main component (c) extension (d) file
[Link] component is also called ………….. .
(a) unique name (b) extension (c) secondary name (d) file
[Link] of the following seperates main component and extension ?
(a) Decimal point (.) (b) Plus (+)
(c) Astrikes (*) (d) Underscore ( _ )
[Link] of the characters that a file name cannot containe ?
(a) @ and $ (b) { and [ (c) * and ? (d) ! and @

[Link] second part of the file name is …………. .

(a) main component (b) unique name
(c) primary name (d) extension
[Link] extension is normally up to ………….. .characters long.
(a) 3 or 4 (b) 2 or 3 (c) 1 or 2 (d) 2 or 4
[Link] file name can be a maximum of …………… characters long.
(a) 8 (b) 256 (c) 16 (d) 255
[Link] part of the file name announces the format in which the data in the file is stored ?
(a) Main component (b) Primary name
(c) Application name (d) Extension
[Link] DOS-basd computers, the main component of file can have a maximum of …characters.
(a) 255 (b) 8 (c) 256 (d) 16
[Link] DOS-based computers, the extension of files cannot exceed more than………characters.
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16
[Link] XP allows the user to organize the files into ……………….. .
(a) file names (b) Windows Explorer
(c) Control panel (d) folders
[Link] of the following is not a part of Windows Explorer ?
(a) Title bar (b) Menu bar (c) Task bar (d) Tool bar
[Link] the user open upto four folders, seperates buttons are create on the ………….. .
(a) title bar (b) task bar (c) tool bar (d) menu bar
[Link] is the name of the button on the task bar if the user open five folders in Windows Explorer?
(a) Folders (b) Files (c) Windows explorer (d) Explorer
[Link] disk drives on the computer are treated as…………. .
(a) drives (b) files (c) folders (d) menu bar
[Link] sign indicates the presence of sub folders in Windows Explorer ?
(a) * (b) + (c) / (d) [ ]
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[Link] of the following is used to browse the list of folders in Windows Explorer ?
(a) Toll bar (b) Status bar (c) Scroll bar (d) Menu bar
[Link] Windows XP, Windows Explorer have ……….. types of views of files and folders.
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
[Link] which view of Windows Explorer the files and folders are displayed in columns ?
(a) Icons view (b) Filmstrip view
(c) Thumbnails view (d) List view
[Link] create new folder from the menu bar ……………. .
(a) File → New → Folder (b) New → Folder → File
(c) File → Folder → New (d) Folder → New → File
[Link] key used to select the files or folders consecutively is …………….. .
(a) Ctrl (b) Alt (c) Shift (d) Tab
[Link] of the following key is used to select the files or folders not consecutively ?
(a) Tab (b) Shift (c) Alt (d) Ctrl
[Link] menu used to do cut, copy and paste is …………… .
(a) File (b) Edit (c) Tools (d) Format
[Link] short cut key used to do cut, copy and paste is ……………. .
(a) Ctrl + X, Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V (b) Ctrl + X, Ctrl + C and Ctrl + P
(c) Ctrl + C, Ctrl + X and Ctrl + V (d) Ctrl + V, Ctrl + X and Ctrl + C
[Link] option from the Edit menu to move the selected items using Explorer bar is ……
(a) Edit → Move (b) Edit → Folder Move
(c) Edit → File and Folder Move (d) Edit → Move To Folder
[Link] option from the Edit menu to Copy the selected items using Explorer bar is …
(a) Edit → Copy (b) Edit → Copy To Folder
(c) Edit → Folder To Copy (d) Edit → Copy Folder
29. How many pages in a clipbook ?
(a) 24 (b) 128 (c) 127 (d) 130

30. The clipbook gets items through the……………. .

(a) Applications (b) Clipboard (c) Documents (d) Files
[Link] many types of CD burners available ?
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
[Link] many types of blank CDs available ?
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
[Link]-RW burner is used to burn data to a ……………… .
(a) CD-R (b) CD-RW (c) CD-W,CD-R (d) CD-RW or CD-R
[Link] many ways to Rename the files or folders in Windows XP?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
[Link] of the following menu is used to rename the file or folder ?
(a) File (b) Edit (c) Tools (d) Format
[Link] key combination used not to send the deleted files or folders to the Recycle Bin is……….
(a) Alt + Delete (b) Shift + Delete (c) Ctrl + Delete (d) Alt + Tab
[Link] many kinds of shortcuts is Windows XP ?
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 2
[Link] of the following key is not used as a shortcuts in XP ?
(a) Esc, Enter (b) Esc, Spacebar
(c) Enter, Shift (d) Esc, Enter, Spacebar, Shift
[Link] wild card entries in a search dialog box is ………………. .
(a) *,> (b) ?,< (c) ?,* (d) <,*
[Link] wild card entry (*) in a search dialog box stands for ………….. .
(a)single letter (b) zero letters
(c) two letters (d) zero or more letters
[Link] Run command, the drive, folder names and file name are all separated by ……
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(a) / (b) ? (c) \ (d) *

[Link] Windows XP, the start menu appears as a panel containing …………. columns(s)?
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
[Link] status area means ……………….. .
(a) Document (b) Window (c) Desktop (d) System tray
[Link] key toggles the display of the start menu ?
(a) Winkey (b) Alt (c) Shift (d) Ctrl
[Link] key used to displays the desktop ………………. .
(a) Winkey + B (b) Winkey (c) Winkey + D (d) Alt + F4
[Link] key mores the focus to the notification area ?
(a) Winkey + N (b) Winkey + B (c) Winkey + A (d) Winkey + F1
[Link] key activate search companion ?
(a) Winkey + F (b) Winkey + S (c) Winkey + A (d) Winkey + F2
[Link] key used to starts a search for computer is ……………….. .
(a) Winkey + F (b) Winkey + Alt + F
(c) Winkey + A1 + F1 (d) Winkey + Ctrl + F
[Link] of the following key issues an undo minimize all command ?
(a) Winkey + M (b) Winkey + Shift + M
(c) Winkey + Ctrl + M (d) Window + Alt + M
[Link] stands for …………………. .
(a) Automated System Recovery (b) Auto System Reading
(c) Automatic System Reader (d) Automatic Solution Recovery
[Link] literal meaning of virus is ……………….. .
(a) Vital (b) Information (c) Resource files (d) Poison
[Link] virus program designed to damage ……………… .
(a) software and data (b) hardware or data
(c) data or programs (d) software, hardware and data
[Link] many basic flavours in computer virus ?
(a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) Many

[Link] of the following is a program to safeguard system from the virus ?

(a) Ultra virus (b) Antivirus (c) Trojan horses (d) Micaelangeto
[Link] key combinations used to select all the objects in the folder is ………………….
(a) Ctrl + Z (b) Ctrl + X (c) Ctrl + A (d) Ctrl + V
[Link] function key is used to rename the selected object ?
(a) F1 (b) F2 (c) F3 (d) F4
[Link] function key displays the find dialog box is ……………… .
(a) F3 (b) F2 (c) F4 (d) F5
[Link] function key refreshes the Explorer window ?
(a) F3 (b) Shift + F2 (c) F9 (d) F5
[Link] function key displays the context menu for the selected objects in XP is ……
(a) F10 (b) Shift + F10 (c) F9 (d) Shift + F9
LINUX
[Link] the correct answer :
[Link] of Helsinki students used a version of Unix called …………… .
(a) Windows 98 (b) Linux (c) Linus (d) Minix
[Link] which year Linux was introduced ?
(a) 1991 (b) 1990 (c) 1989 (d) 2000
[Link] First released version of Linux was …………………… .
(a) 0 (b) 0.1 (c) 0.11 (d) 1.01
[Link] stands for …………….. .
(a) Portable operating system Interface for comput Environments
(b) Portable Operating System Information for Comput Environments
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(c) Poratable Operating System Instruction for Comput Environments

(d) Portable Operating System Interface for Comput Environments
[Link] of the following is specially designed for Intel-based PCS ?
(a) Minix (b) Unix (c) Linux (d) Posix
[Link] many versions for each release Linux ?
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
[Link] 2-2-5 version is a …………. .
(a) beta version (b) trial version
(c) stable version (d) stable and beta version
[Link] command prompt will end the user current Linux session is ……………….
(a) exit or close (b) logout or exit
(c) close (d) exit or logout or close
[Link] command used to change the login password in Linux is ………….. .
(a) pwd (b) password (c) pword (d) passwd
[Link] login password should not be less than ………….. characters in length.
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 4
11.A file is a collection of …………… .
(a) folder (b) entity (c) records (d) programs
12.A record gives information about ………………… .
(a) folder (b) file (c) program (d) entity
[Link] home directory is written as ……………. .
(a) \home (b) \root (c) / root (d) / home
[Link] is noparent directory for the …………….. .
(a) user directory (b) home directory
(c) root directory (d) user and home directory
[Link] Linux, the file name can be upto …………….. charaters.
(a) 8 (b) 255 (c) 16 (d) 256

[Link] a file starts with a period is called a ……………… .

(a) root file (b) home file (c) dot file (d) period file
[Link] is primarily responsible for the smooth functioning of the system in Linux ?
(a) System Administrator (b) File owner
(c) Group owner (d) System Administrator or the Root user
[Link] Linux, System Administrator is also known as the …………….. .
(a) file owner or root user (b) root user or super user
(c) file owner of super user (d) group owner or super user
[Link] Linux, the prompt for the root user is ……………. .
(a) $ (b) @ (c) # (d) !
[Link] user who creates a file is said to be the …………………… .
(a) file owner (b) group owner (c) root user (d) super user
[Link] Linux, abbreviation for list is ……………… .
(a) li (b) It (c) Is (d) st
[Link] command stands with a(n) ……………… .
(a) number (b) period (c) alphabet (d) underscore
[Link] general format of command in Linux is …………………….. .
(a) command argument option (b) command option argument
(c) option command argument (d) argument option command
[Link] of the following sign distinguishes an option from command and argument ?
(a) +(plus) (b) -(minus) (c) / (slash) (d) + or –
[Link] many bins and personal directions in Linux ?
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
[Link] Linux, path names are of …………. types.
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) many
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[Link] of the following denote the path of parent directory ?

(a) + (b) - (c) . (d) ..
[Link] command will create a directory in Linux ?
(a) md (b) mkdir (c) mdir (d) cdmod
[Link] option used with ls to display hidden files /
(a) –l (b) –a (c) –f (d) –R
[Link] of the following command is used to clear the screen ?
(a) clear (b) cls (c) tputclear or clear (d) tputclear
[Link] echo –n, the option -n display the cursor in ………………. .
(a) same line (b) next line (c) previous line (d) end of the line
[Link] many types of files in Linux ?
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
[Link] of the following are the types of Linux files ?
(a) Ordinary files and special files
(b) Directory files and Special files
(c) Directory files and ordinary files
(d) Ordinary files, directory files and special files
[Link] of the following command is used to show the contents of the file page by page in Linux ?
(a) cat (b) man (c) pwd (d) echo
[Link] standard type of file in linux is…………… . .
(a) byte stream file (b) bit stream file
(c) kilobyte stream file (d) byte system file
[Link] considers the screen and the keyboard as ………………. .
(a) bytes (b) files (c) folders (d) bits
[Link] Input redirection operator is ……………….. .
(a) << (b) | (c) < (d) >
[Link] of the following operator appends (add) the contents of the file ?
(a) > (b) < (c) << (d) >>
[Link] standard input is connected to the ……………. .
(a) keyboard (b) printer (c) cd (d) floppy disk
[Link] command denotes the end-of-file character for Linux file ?
(a) Ctrl + F (b) Ctrl + D (c) Ctrl + E (d) Alt + D
[Link] of the following is a storage medium to store the data ?
(a) Command (b) Files (c) Folders (d) Operators
[Link] stand for …………. .
(a) line printer (b) line print (c) line print reader (d) low print
[Link] piping symbol is …………….. .
(a) | (b)! (c) > (d) –n
[Link] of the following command plays dual role ?
(a) n (b) -1 (c) 1 (d) –n
[Link] of the following command plays dual role ?
(a) cat (b) more (c) tee (d) sort
[Link] tee command will split the file into ……….. copies.
(a) three (b) four (c) two (d) three or four
[Link] add option in the cp command for getting a warning from the system before over writing is ……
(a) -r (b) -1 (c) –I (d) –n
[Link] of the following special characters Linux provides to have partial information about the
filenames ?
(a) *and? (b) ? and [ ] (c) ( ) (d) < >
[Link] key combinations used to erase the characters in a command line is …………….
(a) Ctrl + B (b) Ctrl + H
(c) Ctrl + H and Delete key (d) Delete key and Ctrl + U
[Link] of the key combinations used to deletes the entire line
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(a) Ctrl + U (b) Ctrl + H (c) Ctrl + F (d) Ctrl + B

[Link] enter more than one command in the same command line, the symbol used to separate them …
(a) (dot) (b) ..(double dot) (c) ;(semicolon) (d) ,(comma)
[Link] of the following is not a option of mv command ?
(a) –i (b) –v (c) –f (d) –s
[Link] option used with date on display time in the AM/PM notation is …………….. .
(a) %T (b) %t (c) %r (d) TR
[Link] option used with date to display as abbreviated month is …………… .
(a) % M (b) %m (c) % H (d) %h
[Link] many number of arguments used with mount command ?
(a) Three (b) Four (c) Two (d) Six
[Link] Command formats a floppy disk is ………….. .
(a) mount (b) umount (c) mkfs (d) format
[Link] of the following command used to position the cursor on a specified row and column?
(a) tput clear (b) tput cup (c) mount (d) cat-n
[Link] are mainly used for …………… .
(a) creating and deleting (b) deleting and editing
(c) creating and editing (d) creating, deleting and editing
[Link] of the following are standard editors ?
(a) MS-DOS (b) Notepad and Vi
(c) Ed and Vi (d) Notepad and Ed
[Link] Editors, which of the following key in the keyboard used to input ?
(a) Alphabetic character keys (b) Control keys
(c) Functional keys (d) Special keys
[Link] Editors, which of the following key in the keyboard used to edit commands ?
(a) Control keys (b) Functional keys
(c) Alphabetic character keys (d) control keys and functional keys
[Link] are the modes of Vi editor ?
(a) Linc-editing modes (b) Command mode and input mode
(c) Input modes (d) Output mode and Input mode
[Link] of the following action saves your file and exits Vi editor ?
(a) Shift + ZZ (b) Ctrl + ZZ (c) Alt + ZZ (d) Ctrl + Alt + Z
[Link] of the following is used to quit Vi editor ?
(a) ;w (b) :q (c) .q (d) :q
[Link] set the word wrap margin, the command to do so by …………… .
(a) :set (b) :set w = col (c) :set wm (d) :set wm = col
[Link] of the following key deletes a single character in the command mode ?
(a) a (b) j (c) x (d) k
[Link] of the following command to copy a line in Vi editor ?
(a) dd (b) yy (c) ndd (d) nyy
[Link] of the following is used to search the pattern, forward the text in Vi Editor ?
(a) / (b) \ (c) * (d) ?
[Link] of the following is used to search the pattern, backward in the text in Vi Editor
(a) / (b) ? (c) \ (d) * or ?
[Link] of the following is a text file that contains linux commands ?
(a) Shell script (b) Document script
(c) Text script (d) Shell document
[Link] default shell of the Linux system is ………….. .
(a) sh (b) login shell (c) BASH (d) Bourne
[Link] shell has the capabilities of the programming languages ?
(a) sh (b) linux shell (c) login shell (d) BASH
[Link] of the following command is used to execute shell script ?
(a) linux shell (b) login cell (c) sh (d) BASH
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[Link] variable created within a shell is called a ………………. .

(a) local variable (b) default variable
(c) profram variavble (d) shell variable
[Link] of the following is a valid shell variable ?
(a) ab& (b) a=b (c) a+b (d) a+b
[Link] of the following is most frequently used assignment operator ?
(a) = (b) * (c) + (d) :
[Link] of the following command waits for the user to enter a value for the variable ?
(a) Input (b) Accept (c) Read (d) Scan
[Link] linux, all variables are treated as a ………………. .
(a) character (b) strings (c) read (d) chmod
[Link] of the following is a multiplicative operator ?
(a) * (b) /* (c) *= (d) \*
C - LANGUAGE
I. Choose the correct answer :
[Link] flowchart and the pseudocode are…………………. .
(a) intermediate language (b) low-level language
(c) machine language (d) natural language
[Link] many fundamental control structures are there………………..
(a) Two (b) Four (c) Six (d) Three
[Link] the set of action again and again is called…………
(a) sequencing (b) iteration
(c) branching (d)branching and iteration
[Link] the user know the number of times the actions are performed is known as………
(a) true iteration (b) iteration
(c) indefinite iteration (d) definite iteration
[Link] which iteration only a condition is to be checked?
(a) indefinite iteration (b) Definite iteration
(c) True iteration (c) Definite or True iteration
[Link] many entry and exit point in fundamental control structures?
(a) Only one (b) One and two
(c) Two and three (d) Only one and four
[Link] one of the following represent the solution method?
(a) Flowchart (b) Pseudocode
(c) Pseudocode or walkthrough (d) flow charts
8. A method of checking the Way in Which a computer will work using pseudo code or flow
chart is called……………
(a) Algorithm (b) Walkthrough (c) Iteration (d) Sequencing
[Link] method give more importance to the procedures and not for the data?
(a) Top-down approach (b) Object oriented approach
(c) Walkthrough (d) Structured programming
[Link] method give importance to both procedure and data?
(a) Object-oriented approach (b) Top-down approach
(c) Structured programming (d) Solution method
[Link] developed C programming language?
(a) James Gosling (b) Blaise pascal
(c) Dennis Ritchie (d) Linus Tarvolds
[Link] one of the following is a source program text that the compiler does not break down in to
elements?
(a) Constant (b) Identifier (c) Token (d) Operator
[Link] the statement”N=N+1;, ;denotes………….
(a) constant (b) Variable (c) Identifier (d) Variable
[Link] one of the following is of numeric or non-numeric type?
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(a) Constant (b) Variable (c) Identifier (d) Keyboard

15.A non-numeric data can be called a………………
(a) immutable (b) literal (c) numeric data (d) integar data
16. How many numeric constants in C?
(a) Two (b) Four (c) Six (d) Three
[Link] integer constant is a base…………….
(a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 16
[Link] hexadecimal constant begins with.
(a) Ox or Ox (b) O or Ox (c) OX or o (d) Ox
[Link] one of the following is a octal constant?
(a) 074 (b) OX74 (c) 74 (d) 174
[Link] letter is used to represent the floating point constant in exponent from?
(a) F or f (b) E or e (c) E or F (d) e or f
21.A character is a………………..
(a) Letter (b) number or special symbol
(c) letter or special symbol (d) letter, number or special symbol
[Link] one of the following is a invalid character constant?
(a) ‘+’ (b) ‘\” (c) ‘” (d) ‘A’
23.A string constant enclosed within…………..
(a) single quotes(‘’) ( b) Double quotes (“ “)
[Link] default, the last character in a” string constant is ………….. .
(a) /0 (b) \\ (c) \0 (d) \1
[Link] physical length of the string “school” is ………….. .
(a) 5\ (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 7
[Link] are the name given to the …………. .
(a) variables (b) keywords (c) punctuation (d) constants
[Link] maximum length of the variable name. in C is ……….. .
(a) 256 (b) 255 (c) 32 (d) 16
[Link] one of the following is not a valid variable name ?
(a)a123 (b) x (c) x-value (d) for
[Link] one of the following cannot be used as identifiers?
(a) Numbers (b) characters (c) special symbol (d) keywords
[Link] one of the following is most commonly used terms in programming ?
(a) Identifiers (b) Variables (c) Data (d) constant
[Link] many fundamental data types in C ?
(a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) Many
[Link] many bytes of memory requires to store Integer value ?
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 8
33.A character requires …… to store it in a memory.
(a) 2 bytes (b) 1 byte (c) 0 byte (d) 4 bytes
[Link] one of the following is a derived data type in C ?
(a) int (b) char (c) unsigned (d) oat
[Link] variables of C classified. into …………… .
(a) ordinary variables and shell variables (b) pointer variables and ordinary variables
(c) Pointer variables and shell variables (d) shell and scrip variables
[Link] many operators are associated with pointers ?
(a) Two (b) Four (c) Eight (d) Six
[Link] symbol used to denote address of operator is ………… .
(a) * (b) ! (c) @ (d) &
[Link] symbol is used to denote indirection operator?
(a) ! (b) * (c) @ (d) $
[Link] operator is used to obtain the address of the variable ?
(a) & (b) @ (c) $ (d) #
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[Link] direction in which operations are carried out is called .

(a) hierarchy (b) operators (c) statements (d) associatively
[Link] many types of operators in C?
(a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) Many
[Link] operator have only one operand?
(a) Unary (b) Binary (c) Ternary (d) Unary and Binary
[Link] one of the following is an increment unary operator?
(a) + (b) ++ (c) & (d) –
[Link] one of the following operators return true, if both the operands evaluate to true
(a) && (b) | | (c) != (d) <=
[Link] most frequently used assignment operator is …………. .
(a) = (b) != (c) += (d) *=
[Link] the expression j = i < 0 ? i= i – I if i=5, what will be the value of j ?
(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 6
[Link] punctual. On symbol used to represent a comment in C is …………… .
(a) /**/ (b) !--and -- (c) */*/ (d) *//*
[Link] the statements in C end with ……………. .
(a) . (b) ; (c) : (d) { }
[Link] one of the following is defined as a set of Instructions?
(a) Statements (b) Variables (c) Program (d) Operators
50.C programs are made up of …………….. .
(a) Identifiers (b) Function c)Variables (d) Punctuation symbols
[Link] many types of statements in C program ?
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 4
52.# include <stdio.h> is called …………. .
(a) preprocessor statement (b) function header statement
(c) declaration statement (d) executable statement ?
[Link] the statement n = printf (“School”) where n is an integer, what is the value of n ?
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 4
[Link] x = 100, z = (x = x ++), then the value of z is …………. .
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 100 (d) 101
[Link] many types of character take by the control string of printf ( ) function ?
(a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) Many
[Link] one of the following formatting character is used to displays the value as an integer ?
(a) %d (b) %f (c) %i (d) %Id
[Link] y = 10.5, the output of printf (“%f’,y); is ……………… .
(a) 10.5 (b) 10.50 (c) 10.500000 (d) 10.500
[Link] of the following operator provide the address of the variable ?
(a) $ (b) # (c) & (d) @
[Link] function which calls another function, the other function is termed as……… .
(a) calling function (b) function prototype
(c) function model (d) called function
[Link] a function within ………….. .
(a) { } (b) [ ] (c) < > (d) ( )
61.A stack is a ………….. structure .
(a) LIFO (b) FIFO (c) SJF (d) FTP
[Link] stands for …………… .
(a) Local-In-Function-Out (b) Last-In-First-Out
(c) Last-In-Function-Out (d) Local-In-First-Out
[Link] of the following are the attributes of a variable ?
(a) Name and type (b) Name and value
(c) Value and type (d) Name, type and value
[Link] many types of storage classes provided by C?
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[Link] one of the following in not a storage class ?
(a) Auto (b) Static (c) Type (d) Extern
[Link] one of the following variable values are retained even after execution of the function?
(a) Auto variable (b) Static variable (c) Local Variable (d) Register variable
[Link] variables are accessed by the function in a file other than one in which they are declared is …
(a) static (b) auto (c) register (d) extern
[Link] one of the following statement controls conditional branching?
(a) for (b) auto (c) register (d) extern
[Link] one of the following call as a nested-if structure ?
(a) if (b) if-else (c) if-else-if (d) for
[Link] one of the following statement is the modular replacement of nested-if-else structure?
(a) switch-case (b) for (c) while (d) if-else
[Link] one of the following statement transfers the control out of the switch-case statement?
(a)switch (b) break (c) default (d) case
[Link] one of the following statement is executed if no case is equal to the value of switch?
(a) switch (b) default (c) break (d) case
[Link] many control statements in C ?
(a) Three (b) Two (c) Four (d) Six
[Link] one of the following is not a control statements ?
(a) for (b) while (c) do-while (d) Six
[Link] one of the following loop is a definite repetition loop ?
(a) while (b) do-while (c) while or do-while (d) for
[Link] one of the following loop the condition is checked at exit level ?
(a)for (b) while (c) do-while (d) for and while
[Link] number of elements of an array must be ………….. .
(a) < 0 (b) > 0 (c) < 1 (d) > 1
[Link] many types of arrays in C ?
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
[Link] arrays index starts from ………….. .
(a) 0 to n (b) 1 to n (c) 1 to n-1 (d) 0 to n-1
[Link] function used to find the length if the string is …………..
(a) string length ( ) (b) len ( ) (c) length ( ) (d)strlen ( )
[Link] multi-dimensional array the first dimension represents the numbers of ……….. .
(a) rows (b) columns (c) pointers (d) variables
[Link] many index variables (indicates) required for multi-dimensional array?
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) many
[Link] one of the following are derived data types in C language ?
(a) structures (b) int (c) float (d) double
[Link] one of the following are used to define records to be stored in files in C ?
(a) Arrays (b) programs (c) Structures (d) Folders
85.A record is a collection of ……………. .
(a) files (b) fields (c) folders (d) datas

[Link] one of the following is a collection of fields ?

(a) Files (b) Folders (c) Pointers (d) functions
[Link] is a heterogeneous collection of elements ?
(a) Arrays (b) Pointers (c) Structures (d) Struct tag

WEB DESIGNING
1. HTML Stands for …………………
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(a) Hyper Text Makeup language (b) hyper Text Markup language
(c) High Text Markup Language (d) Hyper Text memory text
2. Which of the following is network of network ?
(a) Networks (b) Files (c) WWW (d) Folders
3. The birth date of hyper text documents is ………………….
(a) June 12, 1989 (b) June 12,1991 (c) june 12,1990 (d) june 12,1992
4. Which of the following called as web page are files stored on computers ?
(a) Web Sites (b) Web Serners (c) Web Clients (d) Web Browser
5. Which of the following used by web clients to view the web pages?
(a) Web Clients (b) Web browser (c) Web Servers (d) Web Sites
6. Web pages are created by using ………………..
(a) HTML (b) HTTP (c) Web Clients (d) Web servers
7. Which of the following used by the internet to transfer hypertext documents ?
(a) HTML (b) Web Browser (c) Web Servers (d) HTTP
8. URL Stands for ……………
(a) Universal Resource Locator (b) Universal Reform Locator
(c) Uniform Resource Locator (d) Union Resource Locator
9. HTTP stands for ……………..
(a) Hypertext Transfer Protocol (b) Hyper Text Tramission Protocol
(c) Hyper Text Transfer Tramission Protocol (d) Hyper Text transfer Procedure
10. Which of the following standards are defined by WWW consortion ?
(a) HTTP and web pages (b) HTML and web
(c) HTML and HTTP (d) Webclients and webservers
[Link] Hypertext Markup language is composed of ……………. .
(a) HTTP (b) Tags (c) Instruction (d) Comments
[Link] of the following is used to create web pages ?
(a) HTML and HTTP (b) HTML and Notepad
(c) Notepad or Front page (d) HTML, Notepad or Front page
13.A web document starts and ends with …………… .
(a) <Head> … </Html> (b) <Body> … </Body>
(c) <Html>… </Html> (d) <Title> …</Title>
[Link] of the following is always used to enclosed HTML tags ?
(a) { } (b) < > (c) > (d) [ ]
[Link] HTML elements starts and ends with …………. .
(a) <Html> … </Html> (b) <Html> … </Html>
(c) <Head> … </Head> (d) <Html> … </Html>
[Link] many parts are there in a web document?
(a) Four (b) Three (c) Two (d) Six
[Link] comment can be included using …….. .
(a) < > (b) <! -- and -- > (c) <!—and --!> (d) <-- and -->
[Link] of the following tag is optional ?
(a) <HTML> (b) <Body> (c) <HEAD> (d) </HTML>
[Link] of the following tag is used to provide a name to a web document ?
(a) <Head> (b) <HTML> (c) <TITLE> (d) <Body>
[Link] of the following tag is not visible in the browser ?
(a) Head (b) Media (c) Title (d) Body
[Link] Which section meta tags are placed ?
(a) Title section (b) Head section
(c) Body section (d) Head or Body section
[Link] are the attributes are used with meta tag ?
(a) Name and centre (b) Content and http-equiv
(c) Name, content, http-equiv (d) Name and http-equiv
[Link] tag can be used for automatic reloading of pages at specific Intervals ?
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(a) <Head> (b) <HTML> (c) <Body> (d) <Meta>

[Link] attribute is used to identify the URL and number of seconds in meta tab ?
(a) Name (b) Content (c) http-equiv (d) Seconds
[Link] of the following is used to separate the waiting time and the URL using content attribute of
meta tag?
(a) : (b) , (c) ; (d) !
[Link] of the following tags are used within heading section ?
(a) <Title> (b) <Meta> (c) <Style> (d) All of these
[Link] tag is used to change the default characteristics of a tag in the entire web document?
(a) <style> (b) <meta> (c) <Head> (d) <Title>
[Link] many segments a style tag has ?
(a) Three (b) Two (c) Four (d) Six
[Link] of the following are the segments of a style tag ?
(a) Name and content (b) Selectors and property
(c) Name and property (d) Property and content
[Link] of the following section of a web document can contain many HTML tags ?
(a) Head section (b) Title section (c) Style section (d) Body section
[Link] of the following enhancing the usage of tags ?
(a) Comments (b) Attributes (c) Functions (d) Options
[Link] of the following changes the background color to white?
(a) ##FF00ff (b) #FFFFFF (c) #000000 (d) #000FF
[Link] color range obtained by using …………. .
(a) White, black, grey (b) Red, green, black
(c) Red, white, black (d) Red, green, blue
[Link] hexadecimal number with the color black is ……… .
(a) #FF00FF (b) #FFFFFF (c) #000000 (d) #00FFFF
[Link] decimal, the color values range from …………. .
(a) 0 to 16 (b) 0 to 256 (c) 0 to 255 (d) 0 to 257
[Link] of the following tags are used to change the background color of the web page?
(a) Body tag and style tag (b) Style tag and Head tag
(c) Style tag and HTML tag (d) Body tag and HTML tag
[Link] commonly supported Images by browsers are …………. .
(a) .gif (b) ,jpg (c) .gif or ,jpg (d) .bmpor .gif
[Link] default text color is ……….. .
(a) red (b) white (c) blue (d) black
[Link] of the following heading tag have a very big font size?
(a) <hl> (b) <h2> (c) <h6> (d) <h3>
[Link] of the following heading tag have a very small font size ?
(a) <h2> (b) <h1> (c) <h6> (d) <h3>
[Link] attribute used to centre the heading in a web page is ………….. .
(a) centre (b) align (c) <hc> (d) heading centre
[Link] default, in the web page the paragraphs are aligned to the ………. .
(a) right (b) centre (c) left (d) top
[Link] attribute of the <p> tag to align the paragraph ?
(a) Style (b) Align (c) Right (d) Left
[Link] of the following tag is used to insert a line break ?
(a) <break> (b) <line break> (c) <br> (d) <brk>

[Link] of the following is not having a closing tag ?

(a) <p> (b) <Head> (c) <HTML> (d) <br>
[Link] default type of an HTML document is ………… .
(a) Arial (b) Time New Roman
(c) Ms scansherif (d) Arial black
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[Link] of the following tag is used to insert a graphics ?

(a) <Image> (b) <Img> (c) <Bgpicture> (d) <Picture>
[Link] default, the text messages used in <Img> tag are aligned at……… .
(a) bottom (b)centre (c) left (d) top
[Link] of following tag is used to create a hyper link to another document ?
(a) <img> (b) <link> (c) <a> (d) <anchor>
[Link] symbol stells the browser to look for the link within the same document ?
(a) @ (b) ! (c) # (d) $
[Link] audio file should be specified using the attribute ………. .
(a) src (b) href (c) src or href (d) loop
[Link] of the following audio format files accepted in HTML ?
(a) .mid or .au (b) .au or .war
(c) .war or .mid (d) .mid, .au and .war
[Link] value of the loop attribute directs the browser to play the sound indefinitely ?
(a) End (b) Infinite (c) Indefinite (d) Infinity
[Link] attribute used to play a movie in the browser using <IMG> tag is …….. .
(a) src (b) href (c) dynsrc (d) dynsrc or src
[Link] many kinds of lists in HTML ?
(a) Three (b) Two (c) Four (d) Six
[Link] unordered list starts with a list ……………..
(a) <ol>… </ol> (b) <ul> … </ul>
(c) <dl> … </dl> (d) <li> … </li>
57.A definition list starts with ……….. .
(a) <dl> (b) <dt> (c) <dd> (d) <ul>
[Link] of the following creates a list with bullets ?
(a) <dl> (b) <dd> (c) <ul> (d) <ol>
[Link] of the following is used to create a table on a web document ?
(a) <Tr> (b) <Table> (c) <Th> (d) <TD>
[Link] of the following tag is used to represent column heading ?
(a) <TH> (b) <Table> (c) <Tr> (d) <TD>
[Link] of the following tag is used to represent an entry in a table ?
(a) <TH> (b) <Tr> (c) <Tr> (d) <Table>
[Link] property of the table tag is used to create a border in the table ?
(a) br (b) bd (c) border (d) Tborder
[Link] of the following attribute indicates the numbers of columns to span in a row ?
(a) spanc (b) spancols (c) colspan (d) cols
[Link] attribute refers to the space between cells ?
(a) space (b) cellspacing (c) cell padding (d) spanspace
[Link] spaces between cells in a table should be in ………… .
(a) points (b) numbers (c) pixels (d) inches
[Link] of the following are used to receive information from the user?
(a) Forms (b) Frames (c) Tables (d) Menus
[Link] of the following is used to enter values into the form?
(a) Check boxes (b) Radio buttons
(c) Drop-down list (d) Text boxes
[Link] attribute will send the names and values of the form elements as packets ?
(a) Action (b) Post (c) Method (d) Get
[Link] stands for ………….. .
(a) Common Gateway Information (b) control Gateway Interface
(c) Common Gateway Interface (d) Control Gateway Information
[Link] of the following tag is used to create a form element ?
(a) <form> (b) <Input> (c) <Element> (d) <action>
[Link] attribute is used to name the input element in a form?
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(a) name (b) text (c) Password (d) file

[Link] are created using ……….. .
(a) <frames> (b) <set> (c) <frameset> (d) <rows>
73.A web page with frames should not have ………… .
(a) head section (b) body section (c) title section (d) meta section
[Link] of the following attribute makes the frame fixed ?
(a) frame (b) size (c) resize (d) no resize

IMPORTANCE OF 2 & 3 MARKS FOR STANDARD 11 COMPUTER SCIENCE

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS

1. What is a computer?
A computer is an electronic machine, capable of performing basic operation . A computer can
also be defined as an automatic electronic machine for performing calculations or controlling
operations that are expressible in numerical or logical terms.

2. What are peripheral devices?

The hardware attached to the computer are called peripheral devices. Peripheral devices include
all input, output and secondary storage devices.

3. Define data.
Data is a collection of facts which information may be derived. Data is defined as an un-
processed collection of raw facts in a manner suitable for communication, interpretation or
processing.
Hence data are i) stored facts ii) Inactive iii) Technology based iv) Gathered from various
sources.

4. Define information.
Information is a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
Hence information is i) Processed facts ii) Active iii) Business Based and iv) Transformed
from data.

5. What do you mean by an algorithm?

Algorithm is defined as a step-by-step procedure or formula for solving a problem. A set of
instructions or procedure for solving a problem

6. What is an operating system?

An operating system is an integrated set of specialized programs that is used to manage the
overall operations of a computer.
Ex: Windows, DOS etc.,

7. What is an analog computing system?

Analog computer is a computing device that works on continuous range of values. The anlog
computers give approximate results.
It generally deals with physical variables such as voltage, temperature, speed etc.

8. What is a compiler?
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The compiler software translate the source program (user written program ) into an object
program (binary form).

9. What is system software?

System software consists of general programs written for a computer. These programs provide
the environment to run the application software. System software comprises programs,
which interact with the hardware at a very basic level.

10. What is application software?

An application software consists of programs designed to solve a user problem. It is used to
accomplish specific tasks rather than just managing a computer system.

11. What is meant by database management system?

A database management system is a collection of programs that enable to store, modify and
extract information from a database.

12. Write a note on PDA.

Pen based computers use a pen like stylus and accepts handwritten input directly on a screen.
It is also called personal digital assistant.

NUMBER SYSTEM

1. What is a BIT and BYTE?

BIT stands for Binary digit. It can have only two possible values 0 and 1. A binary number
contains a sequence of 0’s and 1’s like 10111.
A collection of 8 bits became byte like 00110011 = 1 byte

2. Distinguish MSB and LSB.

The left most bit in the binary number is called most significant bit(MSB) and it has the largest
positional weight.
The right most bit in the binary number is called least significant bit(LSB) and it has the
smallest positional weight.

3. What is a minterm?
A minterm is a product term, which includes all possible variables either complemented or
uncomplemented.
Eg: xyz

4. What is a max term?

A maxterm is a sum term, which includes all possible variables either complemented or
uncomplemented.
Eg: x+y+z

5. What is a sum of product term? [SOP]

A sum of product expression is a type of Boolean expression where one or more product terms
are connected by OR operators.
Eg:- a + ab+abc

6. What is a product of sum term? [POS]

A product of sum expression is a type of Boolean expression where one or more product terms
are connected by AND operators.
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Eg:- (a+b) (a+b+c)

7. State the commutative law.

A mathematical operation is commutative if it can be applied to its operands in any order without
affecting the result.
Eg:- a+b=b+a
ab=ba

8. State the associative law.

A mathematical function is associative if its operands can be grouped in any order without
affecting the result. In other words, the order in which one does the OR operation does not
affect the result.
Eg:- (a+b)+c =a+(b+c) =(a+c)+b
Similarly the order in which one does the AND operation does not affect the result.
Eg:- (ab)c=a(bc)=(ac)b

COMPUTER ORGANIZATION

1. What are the functional units of a computer system?

a. Input b. output unit c. central processing unit and d. memory unit.
These units are interconnected by minute electrical wires to permit communication between
them.

2. What is a bus?
The pathway between any two components of the computer system which allows for the data
transfer between them is called a bus.

3. What are registers?

The temporary storage area inside the CPU from which the ALU takes data for operation is
called register.

4. What is a control unit?

The control unit directs and controls the activities of the computer system. It interprets the
instructions fetched from the main memory of the computer, sends the control signals to the
devices involved in the execution of the instructions.

5. What is the role of ALU?

The ALU is the computer calculator. It consists of circuits which perform arithmetic and logical
operation over data received from memory.

6. What is an input device?

An input device is used to feed data into a computer. It is also defined as a device that provides
communication between the user and the computer.
Eg:- Keyboard, Mouse

7. What is an output device?

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An output device is capable of presenting information from a computer. It serves as an

interface between the computer and the user.
Eg:- Monitor, Printer

8. Define memory read and memory write operations.

Operation on the memories are called reads and writes,
A read instruction transfer information from other devices to memory.
A write instruction transfer information from memory to other devices .
Both read and write is often called a RAM(random access memory)

9. What do you mean by memory access time and memory cycle time?
Memory access time, also known as response time or latency, refers to how quickly the memory
can respond to a read and write request.
Memory cycle time minimum period taken between two successive requests.

10. What is instruction decoder?

When program is executed, instruction flow from the main memory to the CPU through the bus.
The instructions are then decoded by a processing unit called the instruction decoder.

11. What is rotational latency?

The smallest unit that can be written to or read from the disk is a sector. Once a read or write
request has been received by the disk unit, there is delay involved until the required sector
reaches the read/write head. This is known as rotational latency.

12. Write the main functions of the CPU.

The CPU is the brain of the computer system. It performs arithmetic operation as well as control
the input, output and storage units.
 Co-ordinate all computer operations
 Performs arithmetic logical operation on data.

13. What is cache memory?

The memory closest to the processor is known as a cache. It is a high speed memory that is much
faster than the main memory.

WORKING PRINCIPLE OF DIGITAL LOGIC GATES

1. What is a logic gates?

A logic gate is an elementary building block of a digital circuit. It is a circuit with one output and
one or more inputs. At any given moment, logic gate takes one of the two binary conditions
low(0) or high(1) represented by different voltage levels.

2. What is a half adder?

The unit that adds two binary digits is called half adder. A half adder sums two binary digits to
give sum and carry.

3. What is a full adder?

The unit that adds three binary digits is called full adder. A full adder consists of three inputs and
two outputs.
Two of the inputs represent the two significant bits to be added and the third one represents the
carry from the previous significant position.

4. What is a combinational circuit?

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A combinational circuit is a logical circuit whose outputs are based on the inputs present at that
time.

5. What is a sequential circuit?

A sequential circuit is a logical circuit whose outputs are based on , not only the input present at
that time, but also on the previous state output.

OPERATING SYSTEM

1. List the goals of the operating system.

i) Executes user programs in a user friendly atmosphere
ii) Makes the computer system convenient to use
iii) Optimizes computer hardware

2. What is meant by data security?

Data security is a sort of protection which does not allow one user to write on the file / files of
the other user and thus spoiling the content of the owner of the file/ files. It is arrangement
that safeguards the loss of data.

3. What is meant by spooling?

Spooling is a way of dealing with dedicated I/O devices in the multi programming system
which allowed and still allows reading a set of jobs in disk system from the card reader.

4. What is DMA?
DMA stands for Direct Memory Access. It is a mechanism which allowed transferring of data
to and from memory without the intervention of the CPU

5. What is time sharing?

Time sharing is a concept wherein the CPU allocated a fixed time for each program. In the
next cycle, the program that had been considered earlier was taken once again. This process
continued until all the programs were executed.

6. What is meant by system call?

A set of extended instructions providing an interface between the operating system and the user
programs, is called a system call.

COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS

1. What are the reasons for networking?

1) Sharing of resources: Primary goal of a computer network is to share resources.
Example, several PC’s can be connected to a single line printer
2) Sharing information: Information on a single computer can be accessed by another computer
in the network.
3) Communication: When several PCs are connected to each other, messages can be send and
received.

2 .Mention a few areas, where computer networks are employed.

Electronic data exchange, tele- conferencing, cellular telephone, cable television network,
ATM, internet banking

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A system consisting of connected nodes made to share data, hardware and software is called a
computer network.

[Link] are the benefits of network?

a) Effective handling of personal communications\
b) Allowing several users to access simultaneously, important programs and data
c) making it easy for the user users to keep all critical data on shared storage devices and safeguard
the data
d) Allowing people to share costly equipments.

[Link] is the role of ICANN?

Internet Corporation for assigned names and numbers administer the domain name registration. It
helps to avoid a name which is already registered.

[Link] is TCP/IP?
TCP breaks up the data to be sent into little packets. That any data dent to the destination computer
reaches intact.
IP is a set of conventions used to pass packets from one host to another. It responsible for routing the
packets to a desired destination IP address.

[Link] URL.
Every web page has a unique address called the Uniform Resource Locator. The URL locate the
pages on the internet.

[Link] is meant by network topology?

The network topology is the structure or layout of the communication channels that connects the
various computers on the network. Each computer in the network is called a node.

[Link] is transmissions media?

Transmission media is the pathway for contacting each computer with other. Transmission media
include cables and wireless. Technologies that allows networked devices to connect each other. This
provides a message delivery path

[Link] is a protocol?
A protocol can be one rule or a set of rules and standards that allow different devices to hold
conversations.

[Link] is file archiving?

All organizations create duplicate copies of critical data and files in the storage device. This practice
is called file archiving or file backup.

[Link] is NIC?
NIC stands for network interface card. The device that coordinates the data transfer is called NIC.
It is fixed in the computer and communication channel is connected to it.
Example:- Arcnet, Token ring , Ethernet

13. What is meant by modulation and de modulation?

Modulation is the process of converting sound or data into a signal that can flow through the
telephone wire
Demodulation is the process of converting the signal that flows through the telephone wire into sound
or data
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[Link] is by surfing or browsing?

Looking for information on the internet is called surfing or browsing. To browse the internet, a
software called web browser is used.
Example:- Internet explorer, Netscape navigator

15What is meant by FTP?

File transfer protocol is used for the net user for transferring files around the world. The transfer
includes software, games, photos, maps music and such other relevant materials.

[Link] is telnet?
Telnet is a protocol that allows the user to connect to a remote computer. This features is used to
communicate a microcomputer with mainframe.

[Link] are search engine?

Search engine are tool that allow the user to find specific document through key words. Some of the
popular search engines are Yahoo, Google, Alta Vista, Hotbot

18. What is meant by intranet?

Many organizations have LAN that allows their computers to share files, data, printers and other
resources. Sometime these private network uses TCP/IP and other internet standard protocols and
hence they are called intranet.

19. What is extranet?

Intranet connecting selected customers, suppliers and offices in addition to the internal personal is
called extranet.

INTROCUTION TO WINDOWS XP

[Link] is windows XP?

Windows XP professional is a user friendly operating system designed for popular use. The most
important advantages of using windows is its GUI.

[Link] is desktop? What are the things you can see on the desktop?
In windows XP the basic, working platform is the desktop. It is also the opening screen of windows
XP.
My computer, My document, Internet explorer, Recycle Bin etc.,

[Link] is interface?
Interface is a connection between two entities. For example operating system serves as an interface
between the user and the computer.

[Link] is the clipboard?

Windows allows the user to transfer data between the different applications that are running
simultaneously. Windows uses a temporary storage location called the clipboard. The clip bopard to
store any kind of data like text , picture, numbers etc.,

[Link] are files and its types?

All information in windows is stored as a file. These files are broadly classified into two categories.

1) Application files 2) document files

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[Link] is WordPad? How do you start WordPad?

WordPad is a simple word processor that comes along with windows. A word processing is a
program that allows the user to type and store text.

Start->All programs->Accessories-> WordPad.

[Link] are application files?

Application files are files with which the user can do something. For example files that allow one to
draw and paint and play games.

[Link] are document files?

Document files are files that are created by the user using an application. One can start an application
by clicking on its icon on the desktop.

[Link] do you mean by word wrap?

As the user types in the text, the cursor moves. On reaching the end of a line. WordPad automatically
moves the cursor to the beginning of the next line. This feature is called Wordwrap.

[Link] between copying and moving data.

The difference between copying and moving data is that moving removes the data from the source
location and places them in the destination location. Copying leaves the source data untouched and
makes a new copy in the destination location.

11. Distinguish between insert mode and overwrite mode.

In insert mode, one can insert new text by simply typing it. In overwrite mode, the text the user has
entered will be overwritten on the existing text.

By pressing insert key from the keyboard can toggle between insert mode and type over mode.

[Link] the keys given below, write down the equivalent mouse actions.
5 click
+ Double click
/ Select the left mouse button
- Select the right mouse button
Insert Lock the selected button
Delete Release the selected button & * select both mouse button.

[Link] are the steps to be followed while logging off the computer?
a) All unsaved documents should be saved
b) The start button is clicked or Winkey is pressed or Ctrl+ Esc is pressed. Start menu is
then displayed.
c) Next the log off button is clicked or ( L or l key) is pressed. The log off window appears.

[Link] do you mean by customizing windows XP?

Customizing windows XP means the user can change the appearance of the desktop by changing the
background, adding icons, moving and resizing the taskbar and so on.

WINDOWS EXPLORER

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Windows explorer uses a special folder called the recycle bin to hold deleted files. Using the
recycle bin gives the user a chance to get back files that have been deleted by mistakes.

[Link] are files and folders?

All information on disks are stored as files. A collection of files is called a folder.

[Link] a note on file names.

Every file has a unique name that helps the user to identify it. A file name is made up of two
components such as 1) main component 2) Extension.
The first part of the file name is main component and second part of the file is the extension name.
The main component and extension can be separated by a dot.
Main component can have maximum of 255 characters and extension name maximum up to 4
characters.

[Link] is the use of RUN command?

The RUN command on the start menu offers an alternative method to start applications or open data
files.
The RUN command is most often used to install new software or games from CD .

[Link] is computer virus? Name the types of virus.

Computer virus is a mischievous program designed to damage the software, hardware and data.
Types of virus
File infectors- this virus spread among the executable files when runs the programs.
Boot sectors-virus replace the hard disk
Trojan horse – legitimate programs at first glance but when loaded proceed to viciously damage the
user’s data.

[Link] will you rename a file or folder?

(a) First the file or folder is clicked while in explorer bar, one can choose rename this folder from
file and folders tasks.
(b)To rename the file or folder, the file or folder right clicked. Then rename is selected from the
shortcut list.
© From the menu bar File-> rename is clicked the file is renamed.

LINUX
1. Who is super user?
System Administrator is known as the super user or root user.

2. How will you know the hidden file name?

The command (ls-a) brings details about the files in the current directory including the hiden
files. Thus we can know the hidden file name using (ls-a( command.

3. How will you create and remove the directory?

The directory can be created by using mkdir command.
Example:- [kumaran@localhost health] $mkdir insurance

Remove directory using rmdir command

Example:- [kumaran@localhost health] $rmdir insurance

4. What does cat command do?

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The cat command shows the content of the specified file normally on the screen. If the file is
lengthy, it will run so quickly, that in the end, only the last page will be seen.
Example:- $ cat file1

5. Distinguish between mv and cp commands.

Copying of files made possible by several commands, the user can di the same in a straight
forward manner by the command cp(copy)
Example:- $cp[option]<source file><destination file>

mv command is used to move a file or directory from location to another.

Example $mv[option<source><destination>

6. What are the rules should follow when you change your password?
a) The password should not less than 6 characters in length
b) When changing a password, the new password should differ from the old
c) The password should be different from user login name
d) System Administrator can change the password of any user of the linux system.
PROBLEM SOLVING TECHNIQUES AND C PROGRAMMING

1. Give the different between the flow chart and pseudo code.
Flow chart is a pictorial representation of an algorithm, whereas pseudo code is in between
English and high level computer languages.

2. Give the properties of an algorithm.

a) There should be a finite number of steps
b) Each step is executable without any ambiguity
c) Each steps is executable within a finite amount of time, using a finite amount of memory
space
d) The entire program should be executed within amount of time.

3. What are tokens and its classification?

The basic types are collectively called as Tokens. A token is the smallest individual unit
in a program.
Tokens are classified as
i) Keywords ii) Identifiers iii) Constants iv) Operators v) Punctuators.

4. What are keywords? Give any example

Keywords have special meaning to the language compiler. These are reserved words
for special purpose. These words cannot be used as normal identifiers.
Eg. if, else, while, for, do etc.

5. What is Integer constant?

Integer constant must have at least one digit and must not contain any fractional part.
May be prefixed with + or – sign
A sequence of digits starting with 0 ( zero) is treated as Octal constant. Eg 0108 =8
A sequence of digits starting with 0x is treated as hexa decimal integer. Eg 0Xf16= 15.

6. What is String literal?

String literal is a sequence of characters surrounded by double quotes. String literals are
treated as array of characters. Each string literal is by default added with a
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special character‘\0’which marks the end of a string Eg:- “ testing”

7. What is conditional or ternary operator? Give example

A ternary operator (?:) is also called as conditional operator. The general syntax is E1?E2:E3;
Where E1,E2,E3 are operands. E1 should essentially be of scalar type , E2 and E3 are values
or statements.
Eg:- X=(a>b)?10:20;
The variable X will take the 10 when the condition is true, otherwise X will be assigned with
the 20.

8. What are impact of modifiers?

Unsigned modifies the range of the integer values as the sign bit is also used to store data.
Long increases the bytes for a particular data type thus increasing the range of values.

9. What is implicit conversion?

Implicit conversion refers to data type changes brought about in expression by the compiler.
Eg:- float f=7.6;
int x= f; The value stored in the variable x is 7, as float is converted to int. The complier does
this conversion automatically.

10. What is type cast? give example.

Type cast refers to the process of changing the data type of the value stored in a variable.
Eg:- x= 8% (int) 7.7 - the float constant 7.7 is converted to integer constant by type casting it.

11. Give the syntax for declaring the variable.

Data type identifier name ;

Eg: int a;
float f;

12. State the reason for declaring the variable initially.

Variable are allocated memory to store data. Compiler allocates memory, based on the data type
of the variable. Hence variables must be declared before they are used.

13. What are the rules for framing a variable?

a) A variable name can begin with alphabets or an underscore
b) Should be case sensitive
c) No special characters like($ ,^ &,etc)
d) Variable name should not be a keyword.

14. Write the frequently used escape sequence characters used in printf( )?
\a is escapes sequence character to represent bell sound.
\b is escapes sequence character to represent back space.
\n is escapes sequence character to represent new line/line feed
\t is escapes sequence character to represent horizontal tab.
\0 is escapes sequence character to represent null character.
\v is escapes sequence character to represent vertical tab.
15. Name the storage class in c.

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 Auto
 Static
 Extern
 Register

16. What is the use of continue statement?

Continue statement transfer the control to the beginning of the loop for the next iteration.
Skipping any code by the continue statement in the loop body.

17. What is the use of break statement?

Break statement would exit the current loop only.
Break statement accomplishes jump from the current loop.

18. Write the general syntax of function prototype.

Syntax:
Data type - function identifier (arguments);
Example:
void fun(char);
int max(int a, int b);

19. What are rules for actual parameters?

1. The actual parameters can be passed in the form of constants or variables or expressions to the
formal parameters which are of value type.
Example:-
add(5,10);
add(a1,a2) where a1 a2 are variables.
2. The actual parameters can be passed only as variables to the formal parameters of
reference type.
Example: add(a1,b1); where a1 and b1 are variables
20. Define an array.
An array is a collection of variables of the same data type that are referenced by a
common name. Example :-int a[4];

21. Explain the types of an array.

One dimensional array:- comprising of finite homogenous elements.
Multi dimensional array :- comprising of elements, each of which is itself a one –D array.

22. Write the syntax of single – D array.

Datatype space Array ;

[ size ]
identifier

int num[4];

23. What are loops? Name the types of loop.

Loops execute a set of instructions repeatedly for certain number of times. There are three
types of loops available in c

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While loop, do while loop and for loop.

24. What are actual and formal parameters?

Parameters associated with calling function is called actual parameter
Parameters associated with function header or function definition is called formal parameter.

25. Define structure.

Structures are derived data types in c language. They are constructed using variable of other
types. Structures are commonly used to define records to be stored in files.

INTRODUCTION TO WEB DESIGN

1. What are the different types of lists offered by html?

Unorder list <ul>…..</ul>
Order list <ol>…….</ol>
Definition list<dl>…..</dl>
2. What is the purpose of font tag?
The <font >tag can be used to render the text in specific font type, size and color. In most web
browser, the default font type for an HTML is Times New Roman.

3. Mention the 2 parts of web document. How do you identify them?

The 2 parts of the web document are 1) heading section 2) body section
The heading section is identified by a pair of head tags and the body section is identified by a pair
of body tags.

4. What is HTTP?
Hypertext transfer protocol is the communicating protocol used by the internet to transfer
hypertext documents

5. What are web pages?

Hypertext documents that are shared on the internet are called web pages. Web pages are files
stored on computers called web servers.

FIVE MARKS
1. Explain the generation of computer
2. Explain software and their categories.
3. Classification of computer based on configurations
4. Explain the fundamental logic gates with truth table
5. State and prove the DeMorgan’s law
6. Prove the distributed law
7. Simplify the expression
8. Explain types of memory
9. Working principle of CPU
10. Characteristics of impact and non-impact printers
11. Explain any 3 input devices
12. XOR gate
13. Half adder
14. Full adder
15. Types of network
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16. Types of network topology

17. File services
18. Types of transmission mode
19. Different view of files and folders
20. Different part of a window
21. Control panel. Explain any 5 icons on the control panel.
22. Switch case statement
23. While loop
24. Do while loop
25. For loop
26. Explain the elements of HTML.
27. Explain the order and unordered tag with example

R SURESH KUMAR MCA., BEd.,

SSVM MHSS, ALANGOMBU,
METTUPALAYAM, CBE-32
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