Computer Awareness MCQ's Practice Set - 10
1. A gateway is
1) A device e that enables users to send information
simultaneously over a network without slowing down transmission.
2) An electronic device that connects several computing
devices to a network
3) A point in one network
that is an entrance point to another network
2. A processor that collects the transmissions form several
communications media and sends them over a single line that operates at a
higher capacity it called _________
1) Multiplexor
2) Bridge
3) Hub
4) Router
3. Bandwidth refers to _________
1) The cost of the cable required to implement a WAN
2) The cost of the cable required to implement a LAN
3) The amount of information a peer to peer network can store
4) The amount of
information a communication medium can transfer in a given amount of time
4. Main memory works in conjunction with ________
1) Special functions cards
2) RAM
3) CPU
4) Intel
5. Device drivers are
1) Tiny power cords for external storage devices
2) Experts who know to maximize the performance of devices
3) Small, special
purpose program
4) The innermost part of the operating system
6. Which of the following places the common data elements in
order form smallest to largest?
1) Character, file record, field, database
2) Character. Record, field, database
3) Character , field,
record, file, database
4) Bit, byte, character, record, field, file, database
7. When you make graph and picture in document, then your
computer holds the data in ________
1) Restore file
2) Backup drive
3) Clipboard
4) Memory
8. How will works appear on the page? we call it as
1) Text formatting
2) Character formatting
3) Point size
4) Type face
9. Which key is used in combination with another key to
perform a special task?
1) Function
2) Control
3) Arrow
4) Space bar
10. The real business and competitive value of information
technology lies in
1) The software applications that are used by many companies
2) The capabilities of
the software and value of the information a business acquires and uses
3) The infrastructure of hardware, networks and other IT
facilities that are commonly used by many companies
4) The capabilities of the hardware and the speed a which it
processes information
11. In the binary language each letter of the alphabet each
number and each special character is made up of a unique combination of ________
1) Eight bytes
2) Eight kilobytes
3) Eight characters
4) Eight bits
12. The number of pixels displayed on a screen is known as the
screen _________
1) Resolution
2) Color depth
3) Refresh rate
4) Viewing size
13. Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are
examples of ________
1) Application software
2) System software
3) O/S software
4) Platform software
14. Which function calculates the largest value in a set of
numbers?
1) Average
2) Count
3) Minimum
4) Maximum
15. What are the effects of mixing RAM modules with different
speed ratings?
1) The system runs at the speed of the slowest RAM stick
2) The system runs normally
3) The system runs at the speed of the memory bus
4) The system may not
run, or it crashed periodically
16. The human-readable version of a program is called
_________
1) Source code
2) Program code
3) Human code
4) System code
17. A _______ computer (also referred to as a laptop) is a
small, light weight personal computer that incorporates the screen, the
keyboard, storage, and processing components into a single portable unit.
1) Notebook
2) Journal
3) Diary
4) Briefcase
18. What is the name of the protocol use d to eliminate loops?
1) Switching
2) ISL
3) Frame tagging
4) Spanning Tree
Protocol
19. A Complier ________
1) Translates machines language into high level language
2) Translates one statement at a time as the program executes
3) Translates two statements at a time as the program
executes
4) Produces object code
20. Digital photos and scanned images are typically stored as
______ graphics with extensions such as bomp, png, jpg, tif, or gif.
1) Vector
2) Bitmap
3) Either vector bitmap
4) Neither vector bitmap
21. What is the best way to have a data and the slide number
appear on every slide?
1) Choose Tools, Header and Footer, click Slide tab, select
the desired options, click Apply to All
2) Choose Insert,
Header and Footer, click Slide tab, select the desired options, click Apply to
All
3) Choose View, Header and Footer, click Slide tab, select
the desired options, click Apply to All
4) Choose File, Header and Footer, click Slide tab, select
the desired options, click Apply to All
22. System software is the set of programs that enables your
computers hardware devices and _______ software to work together.
1) Management
2) Processing
3) Utility
4) Application
23. Select the odd one out
1) Interpreter
2) Operating system
3) Compiler
4) Assembler
24. Which one amongst them is not an inter network?
1) MAN
2) WAN
3) LAN
4) All are internet networks
25. A _______ is a design tool that graphically shows the
logic in a solution algorithm
1) Flowchart
2) Hierarchy chart
3) Structure Chart
4) Context Diagram
26. A multi – purpose window which opens nearly for everything
is
1) Main desktop
2) Explorer window
3) Browser window
4) Error window
27. The feature to customize your desktop to display
information that you can update from the internet is
1) Active desktop
2) Online desktop
3) E – mail
4) Resource Sharing
28. Computer “virus” is a
1) Hardware
2) Windows tool
3) Computer Program
4) Both (2) and (3)
29. What is “write”?
1) Text editor
2) Word processor
3) Line editor
4) All of the above
30. What is an operating system?
1) It is an interface between user and the computer
2) It manages all resources
3) It does all process management tasks
4) All of the above
31. Factor making windows popular is?
1) Multi tasking capacity
2) Desktop features
3) User friendly GUI
features
4) Being inexpensive
32. A series of specially designed documents, which are all
linked to be viewed on internet, is called:
1) World wide web
2) Web server
3) Search engine
4) Both 2 and 3
33. Minimize window, what it means?
1) Close the window
2) Make it an icon and
store on taskbar
3) Close window after saving its contents
4) Shut down the computer
34. Software design for a specific purpose is called as
1) Specific program
2) Application program
3) System program
4) Assembly program
35. A standard code used to exchange information among data
processing and communication systems, which is __________
1) ACM
2) ASCII
3) APL
4) ANSI
36. A unit for measuring data transmission speed is called as
1) Cache
2) Broad band channels
3) Byte
4) Baud
37. A storage device used to compensate for the differences in
rates of flow of data from one device to another is
1) Buffer
2) Channel
3) Call
4) Chip
38. A device that generates the periodic signals used to
control the timing of all CPU operation is
1) COM
2) Collate
3) Chip
4) Clock
39. A processing complex consisting of two or more
interconnected computer is
1) Computer network
2) Control program
3) Cybernetics
4) CAI
40. The comprehensive software system that builds, maintains
and provides access to a database
1) CPU
2) DASD
3) CAI
4) DBMS
41. The components that process data are located in the
1) Input devices
2) Output devices
3) System unit
4) Storage component
42. Processing involves ______
1) Input in data into a computer system
2) Transforming input
into output
3) Displaying output in a useful manner
4) Providing relevant answers
43. Programs form the same developer, sold bundled together,
that provide better integration and share common features, toolbars, and menus
are known as _________
1) Software suites
2) Integrated software
packages
3) Software processing packages
4) Personal information managers
44. A data warehouse is which of the following?
1) Can be updated by end users
2) Contains numerous naming conventions and formats
3) Organized around
important subject areas
4) Contains only current data
45. _______ Servers store and manage files for network users.
1) Authentication
2) Main
3) Web
4) File
46. The OSI model is divided into ________ processed called
layers.
1) Five
2) Six
3) Seven
4) Eight
47. System software is the set of programs that enable your
computer’s hardware devices and _____ software to work together.
1) Management
2) Processing
3) Utility
4) Application
48. ________ are specially designed computer chips that reside
inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat.
1) Notebook computers
2) Cellular telephones
3) Robotic computers
4) Mainframes
49. The following are all mobile computing devices, except
_________
1) Note book computers
2) Cellular telephones
3) Digital scanners
4) Personal digital assistants
50. This part of the O/S manages the essential peripherals,
such as the keyboard, screen, disk drives, and parallel land serial ports
_______
1) Basic input/output system
2) Secondary input/output system
3) Peripheral input/output
system
4) Marginal input/output system
