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EDUCATION JUNCTION
COMPUTER IMPORTANT MCQS FOR ENTRY TEST

Choose the correct answer and fill up the bubble sheet.

1. In this form of memory, instructions are stored at the time of manufacturing:
(a) RAM (b) Hard Disk
(c)F fixed dish (d) ROM

2. Registers are located inside:

(a)ROM (b) RAM
(c) CPU (d)all of the above

3. Data Processing is also called:

(a)Crunching (b) Computing
(c)informing (d) All of the above

4. All of these are Application Software except?

(a)MS Word (b) MS Excel
(c)MS PowerPoint (d) Windows

5. Ram stands for:

(a)Rechargeable access memory
(b)Random Access Memory
(c)Randomly Active Memory
(d)Rapid access memory

6. Which of the following is not a function of the CPU in the computer system?
(a)Thinking (b) Controlling
(c)Performing logical operation
(d) Performing arithmetic operation
7. The step that performs the actions given in the instruction is called:
(a)Fetch (b) Calculate
(c)Decode (d)execute

8. The storage capacity of the hard disk is:

(a)large than that of a floppy disk
(b)larger than that of a CD ROM
(c)larger than that of the main memory
(d)all of the above

9. MS Word and MS Excel are:

(a)operating systems
(b)application software
(c)high-level languages
(d)low-level language

10. Which of the following is an output device?

(a)scanner (b)mouse
(c)camera (d)flat panel display

11. which of the following, is not a storage device?

(a)hard disk (b)printer
(c)compact disk (d)ROM

12. Pointing devices include:

(a)mouse (b)trackball
(c)pointing stick (d)all of the above

13. An input device that has a ball on its bottom that is rolled on a flat surface is
called:
(a)trackball (b) mouse
(c) touchpad (d) digitizing/graphic tablet

14. An enhanced keyboard used with the computer system has:

(a)101 keys (b)102 keys
(c)110 keys (d)120 keys

15. This key on the keyboard is used to delete a character to the right of the
cursor:
(a)tab (b) OCR
(c)touch screen (d)light pen

16. Which of the following is not a pointing device?

 (a)pointing device (b)OCR
(c)touch screen (d)light pen

17. The method of reading characters written in magnetized ink is:

(a)bar code reader (b)MICR
(c)OMR (d)OCR

18. Mobile – SIM is an example of ______ card.

(a)smart (b) credit
(c)bank (d) debit

19. Video graphics card determines:

(a)the number of colors that can be displayed.
(b)the speed with which images appear
(c)display resolution
(d)all of the above

20. As compared to the CRT, the Flat-panel display:

(a)are much thinner (b)are lighter
(c)consume less power (d)all of the above

21. Which of the following is a non-impact printer?

(a)laser printer (b)ink-jet printer
(C)thermal printer (d)all of the above

22. The output of the printer is called:

(a)hard copy (b)graphics
(c)multimedia (d) none of these

23. Which of the following is the part of the analysis report?

(a)how the current system works
(b)the problem with the existing system
(c)requirements for the new system
(d)all of above

24. The unit that executes the program instructions is called:

(a)RAM (b)ROM
(c)control bus (d) central processing unit

25. The cursor on the screen can be moved by:

(a)laser printer (b)dot matrix printer
(c)digital camera (d) MICR
26. Which of the following printers gives the highest printing resolution?
(a)laser printer (b)dot matrix printer
(c)inkjet printer (d)thermal transfer printer

INFORMATION NETWORKS

Choose the correct answer.

[Link] of the following is the most common protocol used for email?
(a)FTP (b)POP
(c)SMTP (d)JPEG

[Link] communication medium is used to connect the networks and the

computer on the internet:
(a)telephone lines (b)fiber-optic cables
(c)satellites (d)all of the above

[Link] previous networks were replaced by the National Science Foundation’s

NSFNET in:
(a)1968 (b)1970
(c)1980 (d)1989

[Link] 1970s and 1980s, which of the following involved into sever5al
other networks dedicated mostly to military use?
(a)internet (b)DRPA
(c)NSFNET (d)ARPANET

[Link] process of transferring a file from a local computer to a remote

computer on a network is called:
(a)uploading (b)downloading
(c)FTP (d)browsing

[Link] Area networks do not use:

(a)twisted wire pairs (b)telephone lines
(c)coaxial cable (d)fiber-optic cable

[Link] stands for:

(a)limited access memory (b)local access memory
(c)large area network (d)light area network

[Link] device connects different types of networks to form an inter-network:

(a)gateway (b)bridge
 (c)router (d)none of the above

[Link] of the following is not a communication medium?

(a)VAST (b)fiber optic cable
(c)satellite (d)terminal

[Link] of the following is not a protocol?

(a)ethernet (b)token ring
(c)FDDI (d)none of the above

37.A token ring network:

(a)uses ring topology (b)uses token passes
(c)can operate at 4 Mbps using UTP cable (d)all of these

[Link] of the following is a basic network topology?

(a)star (b)bus
(c)ring (d)all of the above

[Link] protocol developed by IBM for its mainframe computers is named:

(a)de facto (b)SNA
(c)X.25 (d)de jure

[Link] of the following can be used to join similar types of networks?

(a)bridges and repeaters (b) bridges and routers
(c)repeaters and gateways (d) routers and gateways

41.A LAN can transmit:

(a)computer data (b)sounds
(c)pictures and videos (d)all of the above

[Link] US Department of Defense started the _______ in 1969.

(a)LAN (b)WAN
(c)DARPA (d)Internet

[Link] shielded twisted-pair cables a token ring network can operate up to a

speed of:
(a)4 Mbps (b)8 Mbps
(c)12 Mbps (d)16 Mbps

[Link]/IP waws developed for use in ARPANET in:

(a)1970 (b)1973
 (c)1983 (d)1993

[Link] (mobile) phones systems are often:

(a)LANs (b)MANs
(c)WANs (d)None of the above

[Link] computer network in which all computers are equal and no one
computer is in control is called:
(a)ANSI (b)IEEE
(c)ISO (d)all of the above

[Link] are __________ types of network topologies.

(a)2 (b)3
(c)4 (d)5

[Link] topologies in which all nodes are connected to a central wire are called:
(a)bus topology (b)ring topology
(c)star topology (d)mesh topology

[Link] LAN access method allows multiple devices to talk at once, and a
protocol determines which device receives priority.
(a)CSMA/CD (b)CSMA/CS
(c)CSMA/CR (d)none of the above

[Link] reference model has:

(a)1 layer (b)3 layers
(c)6 layers (d)7 layers

[Link] layer in the OSI model provides network services to user applications:
(a)physical (b) transport
(c)application (d)presentation

[Link] layer next to the application layer in the OSI model is:
(a)session layer (b)presentation layer
(c)transport layer (d)physical layer

[Link] of the following is not a function of the presentation layer in the OSI
model?
(a)manage coding scheme (b) check password
(c)provide services for the compression of data
(d)provide services for the encryption of data
[Link] layer in the OSI model that breaks large data received from the session
layer into packets to be sent to the destination computer is:
(a)physical (b)transport
(c)network (d)presentation

[Link] of the following layers of the OSI model routes data from sender to
receiver?
(a)transport layer (b)application layer
(c)physical layer (d)network layer

[Link] layer of the OSI model performs code conversation:

(a)data link (b)presentation
(c)network (d)physical

[Link] layer of the OSI model determines how two devices establish,
maintain, and manage a connection:
(a)presentation (b)data link
(c)network (d)session

[Link] layer of the OSI model provides network services to user

applications:
(a)presentation (b)data link
(c)application (d)physical

59. The device that converts the digital signal to a form that can pass through a
transmission medium is:
(a)encoder (b)decoder
(c)sender (d)receiver

60. The number of times a wave repeats itself during specific time intervals is:
(a)analog signal (b)frequency
(c)amplitude (d)encoder

61. Data can be in the form of:

(a)numbers (b)images
(c)character (d) all of the above

62. A combination of four binary digits is called:

(a)bit (b)nibble
(c)byte (d)none of the above
63. The coding scheme that represents up to 65,536 symbols is:
(a)BCD (b)EBCDIC
(c)Unicode (d)ASCII

64. Data communication requires a:

(a)sender (b)receiver
(c)medium (d)all of the above

65. The data transmission mode in which data flows in one direction only is:
(a)simplex (b)half-duplex
(c)full-duplex (d)None of the above

66. Coaxial cable can transfer data at a maximum rate of:

(a)70 Mbps (b)80 Mbps
(c)90 Mbps (d)100 Mbps

67. Twisted wire pair cables can transfer data to a maximum distance of:
(a)100 feet (b)100 meters
(c)100 km (d)100 miles

68. The cable that consists of tubes of glass through which data are transmitted as
pulses of light is:
(a)twisted pair (b)coaxial cable
(c)fiber optic (d)none of the above

69. A system in which data can be received and sent simultaneously is called:
(a)simplex (b)half-duplex
(c)full-duplex (d)multi-duplex

70. The unguided media carry signals in the form of:

(a)microwaves (b)electromagnetic waves
(c)infrared waves (d) all of the above

71. In data communication, the sender is also called:

(a)object (b)source
(c)sink (d)medium

72. Propagation of signals across a communication medium is known as:

(a)signaling (b)transmission
(c)broadcasting (d)dissemination

73. All of the following are true of the simplex mode except:
(a)a sender can only send signals
 (b)it is the most commonly used communication mode
(c)the receiver can only receive signals
(d)the flow of information is uni-direction

74. The exact format of the frame in case of synchronous transmission depends
on whether the transmission scheme is read more:
(a)digital (b)analog
(c)either character-oriented or bit-oriented (d)none of the above

75. A digital channel implies that the channel:

(a)is digitized (b) is carrying digital data
(c)is without carrier (d) none of these

76. the unguided media consists of:

(a)microwaves (b)fiber optics
(c)infrared waves (d) both a and c

77. A modem:
(a)converts analog signals into digital signals
(b)converts digital signals into analog signals
(c)connects a computer in a LAN
(d)both a and b above

78. The maximum data rate in a medium of 10 KHz and signal-to-noise ratio of
30dB is rough:
(a)10Kbps (b)30Kbps
(c)100Kbps (d)3Kbps

79. External modems:

(a)are expensive (b)have more operational features
(c)offer high transmission speed (d)all of the above

80. Which of the following mediums does not use a metallic conductor for
transmission?
(a)twisted pair (b)coaxial cable
(c)optical fiber (d)none of these

81. The maximum rate at which a modem can transmit data is around _____ bps.
(a)14,400 (b)46,000
(c)64,000 (d) one million

82. E-commerce involves:

(a)electronic funds transfer (b)orders management
 (c)online marketing (d)all of the above

83. Remak RX 32 three-axis servo robot fits machine up to:

(a)100 tons (b)200 tons
(c)300 tons (d)400 tons

84. Computer-Aided Manufacturing:

(a)brings quality improvements in manufacturing
(b)manufacturing is without human intervention
(c)changes in product design can be easily made
(d)all of the above

85. The reason(s) for using computers is/are that they:

(a)work much faster
(b)never get tired
(c)can do the jobs dangerous for human beings to do
(d)all of the above

86. In business, computers are used in:

(a)marketing (b)stock exchanges
(c)banks (d)all of the above

87. Which of the following is not involved in E-commerce?

(a)e-mail (b)video conferencing
(c)electronic banking (d)none of the above

88. MICR stands for:

(a)magic ink character reader
(b)magic ink character recorder
(c)magnetic ink character reader
(d)magnetic ink character recorder

89. _____ is used to store programs and data while these are being executed.
(a)ROM (b)RAM
(c)hard disk (d)CD

90. There are ________ main components of the CPU.

(a)4 (b)3
(c)2 (d)20 to 80

91. Which of the following is non-volatile?

(a)PROM (b)EPROM
(c)EEPROM (d)all of these
92. A collection of lines that connects several devices is called:
(a)bus (b)peripheral connection wires
(c)both a and b (d)internal wires

93. The bus that transmits control signals like ACKS is:
(a)data bus (b)address bus
(c)control bus (d)none of these

94. A 64-line data bus can transfer _________ of data simultaneously.

(a)64 bits (b)64 bytes
(c)64 megabytes (d)64 kilobytes

95. EAX, EBX, ECX and EDX are _________.

(a)memory buffer registers (b) instruction registers
(c)general purpose registers (d) memory address registers

96. The register used for counting purposes is:

(a)AX (b)BX
(c)CX (d)DX

97. The ________ register holds the base location of all executable instructions in
the program.
(a)CS (b)DS
(c)ES (d)SS

98. The ______ registers contain the base location of the current program stack.
(a)CS (b)DS
(c)ES (d) SS

99. A program that takes as input a high-level language and executes instructions
one by one:
(a)interpreter (b)assembler
(c)compiler (d)both a and c

100. Which of the following is an example of a package software?

(a)Microsoft word (b)Microsoft excel
(c)Microsoft PowerPoint (d) all of these

101. CPU is an example of:

(a)software (b)hardware
(c)a program (d)an output unit
102. A computer bus is:
(a)a register (b)parallel metal lines
(c)ALU and CU (d) a computer clock

103. Data and programs that are not being executed by the computer are
stored in:
(a)cache memory (b)main memory
(c)hard disk (d)printer

104. MS-word and MS-Excel are:

(a)operating systems (b)application software
(c)high-level language (d) low-level language

105. Which of the following is the most serious problem?

(a)loss of hardware (b) loss of data
(c)loss of software (d)none of the above

106. A virus program is usually hidden in:

(a)the operating system (b)an application program
(c)the disk drive (d) any of the above

107. A removable media may be a:

(a)CD or DVD (b) flash memory
(c)floppy disk (d)any of the above

108. The virus attaches itself to file(s) which have the extension:
(a).exe (b).com
(c).dll (d)any of the above

109. Which of the following viruses deletes all Microsoft Office files and also
the partition information from the disk?
(a)Trojan horse (b)Chernobyl
(c)Logic bomb (d)Redlof

110. Which of the following is the name of an antivirus?

(a)Trojan horse (b) Dr. Solomon’s toolkit
(c)Logic Bomb (d)Redlof

111. The Matching and Privacy Protection Act was introduced in:
(a)1982 (b)1984
(c)1987 (d)1988

112. Making illegal copies of copyrighted software is called:

 (a)copyleft (b)theft
(c)piracy (d)either b or c

113. A software used for data compression is called:

(a)zip disk (b) Norton antivirus
(c)WinZip (d)Dr. Solomon toolkit

114. Accidental data loss may be prevented by using a (n):

(a)password (b)antiviruses
(c)UPS (d)all of the above

115. There can be a complete backup of data or a(n) ____ backup of data.
(a)full (b)increment
(c)first (d)last

116. A spare copy of data on a secondary storage is called:

(a)store (b) backup
(c)reference (d)none of the above

117. The software that is available free of cost is called:

(a)shareware (b) freeware
(c)firmware (d)copyright

118. This is not a computer virus:

(a)Norton (b)Chernobyl
(c)Redlof (d) all are computer virus

119. An operating system performs:

(a)file-system management (b)hard management
(c)user interface (d)all of the above

120. An operating system is a:

(a)system utility (b)application software
(c)system software (d)software package

121. Which of the following operating systems is a GUI operating system:

(a)windows (b)Linux
(c)Solaris (d)all of the above

122. This is a command-line operating system:

(a)windows (b)DOS
(c)Solaris (d)Linux
123. Which of the following is not a component of an application window?
(a)title bar menus (b)drop down
(c)desktop (d)scroll bars

124. CTRL + ALT + Del is :

(a)an invalid key combination (b)recognized by windows
(c)use to close the active window (d)both b and c

125. As compared to a command line operating system, a GUI operating

system is:
(a)more efficient (b)easier to use
(c)more reliable (d)all of the above

126. The maximum number of primary partitions that can be created on a

disk:
(a)two (b)three
(c)four (d)none of the above

127. The shortcut menu is also called;

(a)instant menu (b) drop-down menu
(c)pop-up menu (d)scroll menu

128. Windows 2000 is a _______ operating system:

(a)multitasking (b)multiprocessing
(c)multi-user (d)all of the above

129. Windows operating system allows file names up to:

(a)55 character (b)255 character
(c)256 character (d)260 character

130. The keyboard shortcut to display the smart menu is :

(a)CTRL + TAB (b)CTRL + INSERT
(C)CTRL + ESC (d)CTRL + DELETE

131. The topmost bar of the word application window is called:

(a)top bar (b)word bar
(c)title bar (d)toolbar

132. Word saves files with this file extension:

(a).txt (b).wp
(c).doc (d).bak

133. The command to close a current Word document is:

 (a)CTRL + F4 (b)ALT + F4
(c)CTRL + F12 (d)ALT + F12

134. To repeat an operation in a Word document, press:

(a)CTRL +R (b)CTRL + X
(c)CTRL + Y (d)CTRL + O

135. You can double-space text be press:

(a)CTRL +S (b)SHIFT + S
(c)CTRL + 2 (d)CTRL + 1

136. The tool used to find a similar or alternative word in a document is

called:
(a)spell check (b)dictionary
(c)thesaurus (d)autocorrect

137. The keyboard shortcut used to undo the last action is:
(a)CTRL + V (b)CTRL + Z
(c)CTRL + Y (d)CTRL + X

138. The change case command is found in the:

(a)edit menu (b)format menu
(c)file menu (d)insert menu

139. The direction in which the document is printed on paper is called:

(a)page alignment (b)page print view
(c)page orientation (d)header and footer

140. Which of the following data models is more flexible?

(a)network data model (b)hierarchical data model
(c)relation data model (d)object data model

141. Which of the following types of files requires the largest processing
time?
(a)sequential file (b)random file
(c)indexed sequential file (d)direct access file

142. Which of the following may be a temporary file?

(a)master file (b)transaction file
(c)backup file (d)none of these

143. SQL is a (n):

(a)unstructured language (b)structured language
 (c)object-oriented language (d)software

144. The database is a collection of:

(a)data (b)information
(c)files (d)all of these

145. Information is stored with:

(a)maximum repetitions (b)minimum repetitions
(c)repetitions (d)none of these

146. Retrieval of information with databases is:

(a)slow (b)normal
(c)faster (d)both a &b

147. DBMS is better than:

(a)usual filing system (b)ordinary filing system
(c)manual filing system (d)automatically filing system

148. With database data can be checked for:

(a)different conditions (b)fixed condition
(c)some conditions (d)special conditions

149. In database data is:

(a)persistent (b)random
(c)redundant (d)precise

150. Which of the following is correct for data in a database system?

(a)inconsistent (b)redundant
(c)integrated (d)normal

151. The data item is a:

(a)files (b)small unit
(c)information (d)record

152. Insert command is used to insert:

(a)a new table (b)a new record
(c)a view (d)dependencies

153. Create command is used to create a:

(a)table (b)view
(c)report (d)query

154. The foreign key is found in:

 (a)parent table (b)dependent table
(c)pivot table (d)index table

155. A table must have:

(a)primary key (b)secondary key
(c)composite key (d)sort key

156. How many components are present in the database?

(a)two (b)three
(c)four (d)five

157. DBA is a:
(a)programmer (b)database user
(c)database manager (d)client

158. IDE is a(n):

(a)hardware (b)interface
(c)software (d)administrator

159. Which of the following is a database object?

(a)file (b)record
(c)table (d)information

160. DBA defines:

(a)errors (b)security
(c)information (d)objects

161. An example of a database IDE is:

(a)visual basic (b)MS Access
(c)MS Front page (d)MS Word

162. Database systems can be divided into __________ broad categories.

(a)5 (b)4
(c)7 (d)3

163. A relation corresponds to the concept of a :

(a)table (b)data structure
(c)procedure (d)view

164. In the first normal form:

(a)tables are break down (b)tables are re-joined
(c)tables are marked (d)none of the above
165. In 3NF, which form of dependency is removed?
(a)functional (b)non-functional
(c)associative (d)transitive

166. A database consists of various components called the:

(a)tool (b)properties
©entities (d)object

167. Which of the following objects of the database is used to retrieve data
from the database?
(a)report (b)form
(c)table (d)query

168. The output of query is in the form of:

(a)table (b)form
(c)report (d)query

169. Microsoft Access saves the database with the extension:

(a).mdb (b).msdb
(c).madb (d)none of these

170. A record is a complete set of_______ field.

(a)distinct (b)related
(c)designed (d)all of these

171. Access IDE is a (an):

(a)program (b)interface
(c)database files (d)database problems

172. To move between files use the button:

(a)tab (b)Esc
(c)Ctrl (d)Alt

173. To enter the current time, which of the following keys is used?
(a)Ctrl +: (b)Ctrl+:
(c)Ctrl+p (d)Ctrl+w

174. Forms are designed for:

(a)input data (b)manipulate data
(c)accepting change (d)all of these

175. A form that contains the subform is called:

(a)form (b)main form
 (c)report (d)none of these

176. How many are basic layouts _____ of forms in Microsoft Access?
(a)2 (b)3
(c)4 (d)5

177. ______ can be previewed on the screen before printing.

(a)report (b)form
(c)subform (d)table

178. How many are the layouts of the report?

(a)2 (b)3
(c)4 (d)5

179. C is a:
(a)high-level language (b)low-level language
(c)assembly language (d)machine language

180. Turbo C++ can compile:

(a)C++ programs only (b)C and C++ programs
(c)Turbo C programs only (d)turbo C++ programs only

181. Debug is the process of:

(a)creating bugs in the program (b)identifying and removing errors
(c)identifying errors (d)removing errors

182. Preprocessor directives are commands for:

(a)microprocessor (b)language processor
(c)C processor (d)loader

183. Which of the following languages requires no translator to execute the

program?
(a)C (b) C++
(c)machine language (d)assembly language

184. .exe file is produced by the:

(a)linker (b)loader
(c)compiler (d)interpreter

185. Which of the following keys is used to save a file?

(a)F2 (b)F3
(c)F5 (d)F9
186. Void occupies how many bytes in memory?
(a)zero (b)one
(c)two (d)four

187. C language has been developed by:

(a)Ken Thompson (b)Dennis Ritchie
(c)Peter Norton (d)Martin Richards

188. C language came into existence in the year:

(a)1971 (b)1975
(c)1972 (d)1983

189. A character variable can at a time store:

(a)1 character (b)4 characters
(c)8 characters (d)256 characters

190. The maximum value that an integer constant can have is:
(a)6 characters (b) 8 characters
(c)10 characters (d)20 characters

191. Variables are created in:

(a)RAM (b)ROM
(c)Hard Disk (d)Cache

192. Which of the following is a valid character constant?

(a)a (b)”b”
(c)’6’ (d)=

193. Which of the following data type offers the highest precision?
(a)float (b)long int
(c)long double (d)unsigned long int

194. The symbol ‘=’ represents:

(a)comparison operator (b)Assignment operator
(c)Equal-to operator (d)none of the above

195. Which of the following operators has the lowest precedence?

(a)! (b)+
(c)= (d)==

196. The logical not operator, denoted by !, is a :

(a)ternary operator (b)uniary operator
(c)binary operator (d)bitwise operator
197. a +=b is equivalent to:
(a)b +=a (b)a =+b
(c)a = a+b (d)b = b+a

198. The function getche() is define in:

(a)stdio.h (b)string. h
(c)math. h (d)conio.h

199. The escape sequence for backslash is:

(a)\ (b)\b
(c)\\ (d)\t

200. The format ‘c’ is print the corresponding argument as:

(a)a real number (b)a string
(c)a decimal integer (d)a character

201. %10.5d, where 15 is a:

(a)integer (b)precision
(c)field where (d)format symbol

202. The function that is used to read only one string at a time is called:
(a)scanf() (b)puts()
(c)gets() (d)getchar()

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