1. To indent the first paragraph of your report, you should use this key ........
1) space bar 2) return key 3) tab key 4) shift key 5) None of these
2. ........ is the process of finding errors in software code.
1) Debugging 2) Compiling 3) Interpreting 4) Testing 5) None of these
3. In Excel, Chart are created using which option?
1) Chart Wizard 2) Pivot Table 3) Pie Chart 4) Bar Chart 5) None of these
4. For creating a document, we use ........ command at File Menu.
1) Open 2) Close 3) New 4) Save 5) None of the above
5. WWW stands for........
1) Word Work Web 2) Wide Work Web 3) Wide Web Work
4) World Wide Web 5) None of the above
6. A device that provides emergency power to your computer, conditions the voltage, and protects against powers surges is called a........
1) PSU = Power Supply Unit
2) USP = Universal Surge Protector
3) UPPS = Universal Power Protection and Supply
4) UPS = Uninterruptible Power Supply
5) None of the above
7. A Website address is a unique name that identifies a specific ........ on the Web.
1) Web browser 2) PDA 3) Website 4) Link 5) None of these
8. Which is the slowest internet connection service?
1) Digital Subscriber Line 2) T1 3) Cable modem
4) Leased Line 5) Dial-up Service
9. A compiler translates higher level programs into a machine language program, which is called ........
1) source code 2) object code 3) compiled code 4) beta code 5) None of these
10. The box that contains the central electronic components of the computer is the ........
1) motherboard 2) system unit 3) peripheral 4) input device 5) None of the above
11. What menu is selected to cut, copy, and paste?
1) File 2) Edit 3) Tools 4) Table 5) None of the above
12. A program that converts a high level language source file into a machine-language file is called a...
1) translator 2) assembler 3) compiler 4) linker 5) None of the above
13. The ........ indicates how much data a particular storage medium can hold.
1) access 2) capacity 3) memory 4) storage 5) None of the above
14. A(n) ............. is created by an application.
1) executable file 2) software program
3) document 4) operating system 5) None of the above
15. Which of the following is not a common feature of software applications?
1) Menus 2) Windows 3) Help 4) Search 5) None of these
16. An example of a telecommunications device is a........
1) keyboard 2) mouse 3) printer 4) modem 5) None of these
17. Which is the best definition of a software package?
1) An add-on for your computer such as additional memory
2) A set of computer programs used for a certain function such as word processing
3) A protection you can buy for a computer
4) The box, manual and license agreement that accompany commercial software
5) None of these
18. In any window, the maximize button, the minimize button and the close buttons appear on........
1) The title bar 2) Menu bar 3) Status bar 4) Ruler bar 5) Tool bar
19. A ........ contains buttons and menus that provide quick access to commonly used commands.
1) Tool bar 2) menu bar 3) window 4) find 5) None of these
20. A computer works on a ........
1) binary 2) octal 3) decimal 4) hexadecimal 5) None of the above
21. Every component of your computer is either ........
1) software of CPU / RAM
2) hardware or software
3) application software or system software
4) input devices or output devices
5) None of these
22. Checking that a pincode number is valid before it is entered into the system in an example of........
1) error correction 2) backup and recovery
3) data preparation 4) data validation 5) None of these
23. Which is a graphical representation of an application?
1) Windows 95 2) Windows Explorer 3) Icon 4) Taskbar 5) None
24. A collection of programs that controls how your computer system runs and processes information is called........
1) Operating system 2) Computer
3) Office 4) Compiler 5) Interpreter
25. Which of the following refers to a small, single-site network?
1) LAN 2) DSL 3) RAM 4) USB 5) CPU
26. Which of the following can handle most system functions that aren't handled directly by the operating system?
1) Vertical-market applications 2) Utilities
3) Algorithms 4) Integrated software 5) Compilers
27. Several computers linked to a server to share programs and storage space........
1) Network 2) grouping 3) Library 4) Integrated system 5) None of the above
28. Soft copy refers to........
1) Printed output 2) Music sounds 3) Screen output
4) Digitizing 5) None of the above
29. The name of the location of a particular piece of data is its ........
1) address 2) memory name 3) storage site 4) data location 5) None of the above
30. When you cut or copy information it gets place in the ........
1) Clipart 2) Clipboard 3) Internet 4) Motherboard 5) None of the above
31. Provides the means to move the pointer on the screen and give information to the computer by clicking its buttons........
1) scanner 2) mouse 3) keyboard 4) program 5) None of the above
32. Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT are known as........
1) processors 2) domain names 3) modems
4) operating system 5) None of these
33. Information on a computer is stored as ........
1) analog data 2) digital data 3) modem data 4) watts data 5) None of these
34. How are data organized in a spreadsheet?
1) Lines and spaces 2) Layers and planes 3) Height and width
4) Rows and columns 5) None of these
35. A device that is connected to the motherboard is........
1) called an external device
2) called an adjunct device
3) called a peripheral device
4) must connect using ribbon cable
5) None of the above
36. Special effect used to introduce slides in a presentation are called
1) Effect 2) Custom animation 3) Transition
4) Animation 5) Preset animation
37. Meaningful file name helps in easy file........
1) Storing 2) Accessing 3) Identification 4) Printing 5) None of the above
38. A set of instructions telling the computer what to do is called ........
1) Mentor 2) Instructor 3) Compiler 4) Program 5) Debugger
39. If you receive an e-mail from someone you don't know, what should you do?
1) Forward it to the police immediately
2) Delete it without opening it
3) Open it and respond to them saying you don't know them
4) Reply and ask them for their personal information
5) Reply and tell them you want to keep in touch with them
40. LAN stands for........
1) Local Access Network 2) Local Area Network
3) Logical Access Network 4) Logical Area Network 5) None
41. Documentation of computer programs is important so that ........
1) users can learn how to use the program
2) other programmers can know how to maintain the program
3) the programmer can see why the code is written that way while hunting for sources of error
4) All of the above 5) None
42. Two different files can have the same name if ........
1) they are in different folders
2) they are on different drives
3) never
4) the names are capitalized differently
5) 1 and 2
43. Computers connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) can ........
1) run faster 2) go online
3) share information and / or share peripheral equipment
4) E-mail 5) None of these
44. A CD-RW disk ........
1) has a faster access than an internal disk
2) is a form of optical disk, so it can only be written once
3) holds less data than a floppy disk
4) can be erased and rewritten
5) None of these
45. Secondary storage ........
1) does not require constant power
2) does not use magnetic media
3) consists of four main types of devices
4) does not store information for later retrieval
5) None of the above
46. The first computers were programmed using ........
1) assembly language
2) machine language
3) spaghetti code
4) source code
5) None of the above
ANSWERS: 1-3; 2-4; 3-1; 4-3; 5-4; 6-4; 7-3; 8-5; 9-2; 10-1; 11-2; 12-3; 13-2; 14-1; 15-2; 16-4; 17-2; 18-1; 19-1; 20-1; 21-2; 22-4; 23-3; 24-2; 25-1; 26-1; 27-1; 28-3; 29-1; 30-2; 31-2; 32-4; 33-2; 34-4; 35-4; 36-3; 37-2; 38-2; 39-2; 40-2; 41-4; 42-5; 43-3; 44-4; 45-5; 46-2.