Computer Knowledge

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE 1. The part of a computer that coordinates all its functions is called ________ a) ROM program b) System Board d) Control unit e) None c) Arithmetic Logic Unit 2. A computer cannot boot if it does not have the _____ a) Compiler b) Loader d) Assembler e) None c) Operating System 3. Any data or instructions entered into the memory of a computer are considered ____ a) Storage b) Output d) Information e) None of these c) Input 4. A right click on the desktop itself will? a) Open the display properties dialogue box b) Show a context - sensitive menu c) Open the control panel d) Minimize all open applications e) None of these 5. The process of starting or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the computer memory is called? a) Duping b) Booting d) CPS e) None of these c) Padding 6. ___ is known as unauthorized access into others system? a) Hacking b) Encryption d) Trafficking e) None of these c) Decryption 7. When creating a computer program, the ___ designs the structure of the program a) End User b) System Analyst d) All of the above e) None c) Programmer www.sakshieducation.com 8. Which commands divides the surface of the blank disk into sector and assign a unique address to each one? a) Ver b) Format c) Fat d) Chkdsk e) None of these 9. When you turn on the computer, the boot routine will perform this test: a) RAM test b) Disk drive test d) Power on self test e) None c) Memory test 10. Which of the following peripheral devices displays information to a user? a) Monitor b) Keyboard c) Secondary Storage Devices d) Secondary Storage Media e) None of these 11. Band width refers to: a) The cost of the cable required to implement a WAN b) The cost of the cable required to implement a LAN c) The amount of information a peer-to-peer network can store d) The amount of information a communication medium can transfer in a given amount of time e) None of these 12. If the computer keeps rebooting itself, it is likely that: a) It is effected with virus b) It does not have enough memory c) There is no printer d) There has been a sudden power rise e) It needs a CD-ROM 13. Devices that enter information and let you communicate with the computer are called: a) Software b) Output Devices d) Input Devices e) Input / Output Devices 14. An integrated circuit is ____ a) A complicated circuit b) An integrating device c) Hardware www.sakshieducation.com d) Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip e) None of the above 15. The computer connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) can a) Run Faster b) Go Online c) Share information and/or share peripheral equipment d) E - Mail e) None of these 16. Which device can not be shared in network? a) Floppy b) Key board c) Computer d) Printer e) Hard Disk 17. A printer is a type of device used for ____ a) Input b) Word Processing d) Output e) None of these c) Processing 18. The basic goal of computer process is to convert data into ____ a) Files b) Tables d) Graphs e) None of these c) Information 19. The name that user gives to a document is referred to as ____ a) Document Name b) File Name d) Document Identity e) None c) Name Given 20. The person who writes and tests computer program is called a ___ a) Programmer b) Computer Scientist d) Project Developer c) Software Engineer e) None 21. DNS is the abbreviation of: a) Domain Name Service b) Domain Name System d) Direct Network System e) None of these c) Direct Network Service 22. Which of the following is not true as regards primary storage? a) It is a part of the CPU b) It allows very fast access to data c) It is relatively more expensive www.sakshieducation.com 23. Which of the following is the most powerful type of computer? a) Super Micro b) Super Conductor d) Super Computer e) Mega Frame c) Micro Computer 24. Which of the following isn't a type of computer facility? a) Decentralized b) Centralized d) Distributed e) None c) Dedistributed 25. Computer network is a? a) A distributed data processing system b) Multiple computers are linked together for the purpose of data communication and resource sharing c) Both (A) & (B) are false d) Both (A) & (B) are true e) None of these 26. Which of the following will be used for checking spelling? a) Dictionary Disk b) Index Disk d) None of these e) All the above c) Directory Disk 27. Internet Banking is an example of? a) Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) b) EDP (Electronic Data Processing) c) EBCDIC e) None of these d) ASCII 28. Anonymous FTP is? a) Internet file transfer protocol b) Protocol that requires password c) Not access to the files d) None e) All of the above 29. Archive is a? a) Backup storage b) Forward operation c) Primary storage www.sakshieducation.com 30. CPU performs read/write operations at any point of time in? a) ROM b) PROM d) RAM e) None of these c) EPROM 31. BIOS is an abbreviation for? a) Binary Input/Binary Output b) Binary synchronous d) None of these c) Binary digit e) All the above 32. Most common channel used by networks today is? a) Internet b) Telephone lines d) Mail e) None of these c) Satellite 33. What is the product of data processing? a) Data b) Information c) Software d) A computer e) None of these 34. A source program is the program written in which language? a) English b) Symbolic c) High - level d) Machine e) None of these 35. To be information, data must be? a) factual b) relevant c) news d) All the above e) None of these 36. Thick - film ICs use ____ technique? a) Screen Printing b) Cathode Sputtering d) Hybrid e) None c) Monolithic 37. A collection of Eight bits is called? a) Byte b) Word c) Record d) File 38. What is a microprocessor? a) Same as a micro computer b) A small piece of equipment c) A small device that controls other equipment d) A way of doing something fast 39. The microelectronics is the technology of? e) None of these e) None of these www.sakshieducation.com 40. The processor of a computer system is called it's? a) Nerve centre b) Eye c) Brain d) Ear e) None of these 41. What are the two major types of computer chips? a) External memory b) Primary memory chip d) Both (B) and (C) e) None of these c) Microprocessor chip 42. Who built the first computer mouse? a) Doughlas Engelbart b) William English d) Robert Zawacki e) None c) Daniel Cougher 43. What is a Kimball tag? a) An address label b) A gift token d) An input medium e) None c) A security key 44. Dot - matrix is a type of? a) Tape b) Printer c) Disk d) Bus e) None of these 45. What are the concentric circles on floppy disks know as? a) Tracks b) Cylinders c) Sectors d) Segments e) None of these 46. What does the disk drive of a computers do? a) Rotate the disk b) Read the disk c) Load a program from the disk into the memory d) Both (B) and (C) e) None of these 47. A ___ is a computer connected to two networks? a) link b) server c) gateway d) bridge way e) None of these Answers 1) d; 2) c; 3) c; 4) a; 5) b; 6) a; 7) b; 8) b; 9) b; 10) a; 11) d; 12) a; 13) d; 14) d; 15) c; 16) b; 17) d; 18) c; 19) b; 20) a; 21) b; 22) e; 23) d; 24) c. 25) d; 26) a; 27) a; 28) a; 29) a; 30) c; 31) a; 32) b; 33) b; 34) c; 35) b; 36) a; 37) a; 38) c; 39) c; 40) c;