(a) Files may share the same name or same extension but not both
(b) Every file in the same folder must have a unique name
(c) File extension is another name for file type
(d) The file extension comes before the dot (.) followed by the file name
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (d)
2. Which of the following would most likely NOT be a symptom of a virus ?
(a) Existing program files and icons disappear
(b) The CD-ROM stops functioning
(c) The Web browser opens to an unusual home page
(d) Odd messages or images are displayed on the screen
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (b)
3. Main memory is
(a) Random Access Memory
(b) Read only Memory
(c) Serial Access Memory
(d) Storage Memory
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (a)
4. A compact disc (CD) is a data storage of the type
(a) Magnetic
(b) Optical
(c) Electrical
(d) Electromechanical
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (a)
5. What are the two basic types of memory that your computer uses ?
(a) RAM
(b) RW/ RAM
(C) ROM
(d) ERAM
(e) POST
ANSWER: (a)
6. A computer with CPU speed around 100 million Instructions per second with the word length of
Around 64 bits is known as
(a) Super computer
(b) Mini computer
(c) Micro computer
(d) Macro computer
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (a)
7. To locate a data items for storage is
(a) Field
(b) Feed
(c) Database
(d) Fetch
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (d)
8. A type of line printer that uses embossed steel band to form the letters printed on the paper is
(a) Golf ball printer
(b) Dot-matrix printer
(c) Laser printer
(d) Band printer
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (d)
9. The chip, used in computers, is made of
(a) Chromium
(b) Iron oxide
(c) Silica
(d) Silicon
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (d)
10. The size of commonly used Floppy disk is
(a) 4.5"
(b) 3.5"
(c) 3.25"
(d) 5.5"
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (b)
11. Operating system of a computer
(a) Enables the programmer to draw a flow chart
(b) Links a program with subroutine with references
(c) Provides a layer, user friendly interface
(d) Hardware of computer
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)
12. Wild card operators specifies
(a) Can be used when writing into multiple files
(b) Allows several files to be read simultaneously
(c) Provide an easy way of groups of related files
(d) Are only used when printing the contents of a file
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)
13. Most Websites have a main page, the ...... which acts as a doorway to the rest of the Web side
pages.
(a) Search engine
(b) Home page
(C) Browser
(d) URL
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (b)
14. Which of the following is not true about Computer files?
(a) They are collections of data saved to a storage medium
(b) Every file has a file name
(c) A file extension is established by the user to indicate the file's contents
(d) Files usually contain data
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)
15. What type of computer could be found in a digital watch?
(a) Mainframe computer
(b) Super computer
(c) Embedded computer
(d) Note book computer
(e) Micro computer
ANSWER: (e)
16. This process is used by large retailers to study trends.
(a) Data mining
(b) Data selection
(C) POS
(d) Data conversion
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (a)
17. This system is a small, wireless handheld computer that scans an items tag and pulls up the
current price (and any special offers) as you shop.
(a) PSS
(b) POS
(C) Inventory
(d) Data mining
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (a)
18. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer ?
(a) Gathering data
(b) Processing data into information
(c) Analyzing the data or information
(d) Storing the data or information
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)
19. Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead
of manually. This technology is known as
(a) Robotics
(b) Computer forensics
(C) Simulation
(d) Forecasting
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (a)
20. It is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 Nano metres
(a) Nano science
(b) Microelectrodes
(C) Computer forensics
(d) Artificial intelligence
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (a)
SET 2
1. Buffer is device/storage area–
1. Where data are temporarily stored
2. Where data is permanently stored
3. Where data error occurs
4. All of the above 5. None of these
2. A network geometric arrangement in which a single connecting line is shared by a number of nodes is called–
1. Car Topology
2. Bus Topology
3. Truck Topology
4. All of the above
5. None of these
3. An error in a computer program is referred as–
1. Bug
2. Bit
3. Virus
4. All of the above
5. None of these
4. Circuits that provide a communication path between two or more devices of a digital computer system is–
1. Car
2. Bus
3. Truck
4. All of the above
5. None of these
5. A fixed number of adjacent bits that represent a particular character or symbol are referred as–
1. Byte
2. Octal
3. Bubble
4. All of the above
5. None of these
6. Cache memory is a–
1. Small buffer storage
2. Permanent storage
3. Main memory
4. All of the above
5. None of these
7. The total number of digits (symbols) available to represent numbers in a positional number system is referred as–
1. Number system
2. Base
3. Power
4. All of the above
5. None of these
8. Cache memory is–
1. Smaller and faster than main storage
2. Bigger and slower than main storage
3. Smaller but slower than main memory
4. Bigger and faster than main memory
5. None of these
9. Cache memory–
1. Is a Static RAM
2. Increases the speed of processing by making current programs and data available to the CPU at a rapid rate
3. Both 1. and 2. are true .
4. Both 1. and 2. are false
5. None of these
10. Following is false for BASIC–
1. Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
2. High-level interactive programming language
3. Works in time sharing environment
4. Low level object oriented language
5. None of these
11. A unit for measuring data transmission speed that describes the capacity of a carrier is referred as–
1. Baud
2. Bit
3. Bond
4. All of the above
5. Batch
12. A process of trying out a new product by independent users before it is finally manufactured/developed–
1. Alpha test
2. Beta Test
3. Gamma test
4. All of the above
5. None of these
13. A selection, choice, or condition involving two possibilities is referred as–
1. Unary
2. Binary
3. Octal
4. All of the above
5. None of these
14. Base band System is–
1. A networking system
2. Where the channel support a single digital signal
3. Both 1. and 2. are true
4. All of the above
5. None is true
15. One of the early coding systems, based on the idea of converting each digit of a decimal number into its binary equivalent rather than converting the entire decimal value into a pure binary form is–
1. ASCII code
2. BCD
3. ASCII-8
4. All of the above
5. None of these
16. In Batch processing–
1. Several computer programs runs one after another without human interaction to run each program individually
2. Several computer programs runs one after another with human interaction to run each program individually
3. Selected computer programs runs one after another with human interaction to run each program individually
4. All of the above
5. None is true
17. BISYNC is–
1. Binary synchronous
2. A process of transmitting data
3. A half-duplex, character oriented, synchronous data communication transmission method
4. All of the above
5. None of these
18. A device that is used to transmit data from one location to another is referred as–
1. Storage
2. Memory
3. Carrier
4. All of the above
5. None of these
19. Programs developed by an outside supplier and provided to the user in a machine readable form is known as–
1. Canned programs
2. Beta program
3. Alpha program
4. All of the above
5. None of these
20. A binary numbers are represented by–
1. Digits 0 and 1
2. Digits 0, 1, ..., 8
3. Digits AB, C,...
4. All of the above
5. None of these
21. BIOS is responsible for
1. Handling the particulars of input/output operations
2. Output operations
3. Input operations
4. All of the above
5. None of these
22. BIOS is an abbreviation for–
1. Binary Input/Binary Output
2. Binary synchronous
3. Binary digit
4. All of the above
5. None of these
23. BISYNC is an abbreviation for–
1. Binary Input/Binary Output
2. Binary synchronous
3. Binary digit
4. All of the above
5. None of these
24. The overall design, construction, organiz-ation and interconnecting of the various components of a computer system is referred as–
1. Computer Architecture
2. Computer Flowchart
3. Computer Algorithm
4. All of the above
5. None of these
25. A number system with a base of two is referred as–
1. Unary number system
2. Binary number system
3. Octal number system
4. All of the above
5. None of these
Answers:
1. (1) 2. (2) 3. (1) 4. (2) 5. (1) 6. (1) 7. (2) 8. (1) 9. (3) 10. (4) 11. (1) 12. (2) 13. (2) 14. (3) 15. (2) 16. (1) 17. (4) 18. (3) 19. (1) 20. (1) 21. (1) 22. (1) 23. (1) 24. (1) 25. (2)
