computer awareness mcq pdf

 computer awareness mcq pdf

1. When you save to this, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off________

(A) RAM
(B) Motherboard
(C) Secondary storage device
(D) Primary storage device
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

2. A central computer that holds collections of data and programs for many PCs, workstations, and other computers is a(n)_________

(A) supercomputer
(B) minicomputer
(C) laptop
(D) server
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

3. The_________folder retains copies of messages that you have started but are not yet ready to send.

(A) Drafts
(B) Outbox
(C) Address Book
(D) Sent Items
(E) Inbox
Ans : (B)

4. Grouping and processing all of a firm's transactions at one time is called_________

(A) a database management system
(B) batch processing
(C) a real-time system
(D) an on-line system
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

5. The___________enables you to simultaneously keep multiple Web pages open in one browser window.

(A) tab box
(B) pop-up helper
(C) tab row
(D) address bar
(E) Esc key
Ans : (C)

6. Which ports connect special types of music instruments to sound cards ?

(A) BUS
(B) CPU
(C) USB
(D) MIDI
(E) MINI
Ans : (C)

7. You can__________a search by providing more information the search engine can use to select a smaller, more useful set of results.

(A) refine
(B) expand
(C) load
(D) query
(E) slowdown
Ans : (A)

8. What is the permanent memory built into your computer called ?

(A) RAM
(B) Floppy
(C) CPU
(D) CO-ROM
(E) ROM
Ans : (E)

9. What displays the contents of the active cell in Excel ?

(A) Name box
(B) Row Headings
(C) Formula bar
(D) Task pane
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

10. The piece of hardware that converts your computer's digital signal to an analog signal that can travel over telephone lines is called a_______

(A) red wire
(B) blue cord
(C) tower
(D) modem
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

11. Video processors consist of________and________, which store and process images.

(A) CPU and VGA
(B) CPU and memory
(C) VGA and memory
(D) VGI and DVI
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

12. If you want to connect to your own computer through the Internet from another location, you can use_________

(A) e-mail
(B) FTP
(C) instant message
(D) Telnet
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

13. To reload a Web page, press the___________.button.

(A) Redo
(B) Reload
(C) Restore
(D) Ctrl
(E) Refresh
Ans : (E)

14. This first step in the transaction processing cycle captures business data through various modes such as optical scanning or at an electronic commerce website__________

(A) Document and report generation
(B) Database maintenance
(C) Transaction processing startup
(D) Data Entry
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

15. A(n)_____________is a special visual and audio effect applied in Power-point to text or content.

(A) animation
(B) flash
(C) wipe
(D) dissolve
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

16. When the pointer is positioned on a__________it is shaped like a hand.

(A) grammar error
(B) Formatting error
(C) Screen Tip
(D) Spelling error
(E) hyperlink
Ans : (E)

17. Personal computers can be connected together to form a__________

(A) server
(B) supercomputer
(C) network
(D) enterprise
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

18. A______________is the term used when a search engine returns a Web page that matches the search criteria.

(A) blog
(B) hit
(C) link
(D) view
(E) success
Ans : (E)

19. ___________are words that a programming language has set aside for its own use.

(A) Control words
(B) Control structures
(C) Reserved words
(D) Reserved keys
(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

20. Mobile Commerce is best described as___________

(A) The use of Kiosks in marketing
(B) Transporting products
(C) Buying and selling goods/services through wireless handheld devices
(D) Using notebook PC's in marketing
(E) None of the above
Ans : (C)

21. Which of, the following is a storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information__________

(A) floppy diskette
(B) hard disk
(C) permanent disk
(D) optical disk
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

22. The computer abbreviation KB usually means___________

(A) Key Block
(B) Kernel Boot
(C) Key Byte
(D) Kit Bit
(E) Kilo Byte
Ans : (E)

23. What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk called?

(A) Configuration
(B) Download
(C) Storage
(D) Upload
(E) Installation
Ans : (D)

24. In Excel____________allows users to bring together copies of work-books that other users have worked on independently.

(A) Copying
(B) Merging
(C) Pasting
(D) Compiling
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

 

25. Which of the following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media?

(A) CD-ROM is an inexpensive way to store large, amount of data and information
(B) CD-ROM disks retrieve data and information more quickly than magnetic disks do
(C) CD-ROMs make less errors than magnetic media
(D) An of the above
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)