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1. All of the following statements concerning windows are true EXCEPT—
windows are an example of a command-driven environment.
windows can be resized and repositioned on the desktop
more than one window can be open at a time
toolbars and scrollbars are features of windows

2. All of the following statements concerning files are true EXCEPT—
A file is a collection of related pieces of information stored together for easy reference.
Files can be generated from an application
Files are stored in RAM
Files should be organized in folders

3. Using Windows Explorer; a plus (+) sign in front of a folder indicates—
an open folder
the folder contains subfolders
a text file
a graphics file

4. In Windows XP; if you want to see the file size and modified dates of all files in a folder; the best viewing option is the __________ view.
List
Thumbnails
Details
Icon

5. The term ‘Computer’ is derived from........
Latin
German
French
Arabic

6. Who is the inventor of “Difference Engine”?
Allen Turing
Charles Babbage
Simur Cray
Augusta Adaming

7. Who is the father of Computer?
Allen Turing
Charles Babbage
Simur Cray
Augusta Adaming

8. Who is the father of Computer science?
Allen Turing
Charles Babbage
Simur Cray
Augusta Adaming

9. Who is the father of personal computer?
Edward Robert
Allen Turing
Charles Babbage
None of these

10. A CPU contains
a card reader and a printing device
an analytical engine and a control unit
a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit
an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader

11. Which of the following controls the process of interaction between the user and the operating system?
User interface
Language translator
Platform
Screen saver

12. The first computers were programmed using
assembly language
machine language
source code
Platform

13. is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices
network
peripheral
expansion board
digital device

14. Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called
Entry codes
Passwords
Security commands
Code words

15. Which of the following statements is true?
Minicomputer works faster than Microcomputer
Microcomputer works faster than Minicomputer
Speed of both the computers is the same
The speeds of both these computers cannot be compared with the speed of advanced

16. You organize files by storing them in
archives
folders
indexes
lists

17. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer Network?
Printers
Speakers
Floppy disk drives
Keyboards

18. Which device is required for the Internet connection?
Joystick
Modem
CD Drive
NIC Card

19. What is a light pen?
A Mechanical Input device
Optical input device
Electronic input device
Optical output device

20. UNIVAC is
Universal Automatic Computer
Universal Array Computer
Unique Automatic Computer
Unvalued Automatic Computer

21. CD-ROM stands for
Compactable Read Only Memory
Compact Data Read Only Memory
Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
Compact Disk Read Only Memory

22. ALU is
Arithmetic Logic Unit
Array Logic Unit
Application Logic Unit
None of above

23. VGA is
Video Graphics Array
Visual Graphics Array
Volatile Graphics Array
Video Graphics Adapter

24. IBM 1401 is
First Generation Computer
Second Generation Computer
Third Generation Computer
Fourth Generation Computer

25. MSI stands for
Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
Medium System Integrated Circuits
Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
Medium System Intelligent Circuit

26. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is
1.40 MB
1.44 GB
1.40 GB
1.44 MB

27. WAN stands for
Wap Area Network
Wide Area Network
Wide Array Net
Wireless Area Network

28. MICR stands for
Magnetic Ink Character Reader
Magnetic Ink Code Reader
Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
None

29. EBCDIC stands for
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code

30. Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?
Printer
Key board
Mouse
Arithmetic & Logic unit

31. CAD stands for
Computer aided design
Computer algorithm for design
Computer application in design
Computer analogue design

32. Junk e-mail is also called
spam
spoof
sniffer script
spool

33. Hackers
all have the same motive
break into other people's computers
may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage
are people who are allergic to computers

34. What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-server system?
Mainframe
Mini-computer
Microcomputer
PDA

35. A computer cannot 'boot' if it does not have the
Compiler
Loader
Operating System
Assembler

36. The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called
double-space
line spacing
single space
vertical spacing

37. Example of non-numeric data is
Employee address
Examination score
Bank balance
All of these

38. What is embedded system?
The programme which arrives by being wrapped in box.
The programme which is the permanent part of the computer
The computer which is the part of a big computer
. The computer and software system that control the machine

39. First page of Website is termed as
Homepage
Index
JAVA script
Bookmark

40. Is the appearance of typed characters?
Size
Format
Point
Colour

41. When a file is saved for the first time
a copy is automatically printed
it must be given a name to identify it
it does not need a name
it only needs a name if it is not going to be printed

42. Office LANS; which are scattered geographically on large scale; can be connected by the use of corporate
CAN
LAN
DAN
WAN

43. Where are data and programme stored when the processor uses them?
Main memory
Secondary memory
Disk memory
Programme memory

44. represents raw facts; where-as is data made meaningful
Information; reporting
Data; information
Information; bits
Records; bytes

45. What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?
ROM information can be easily updated
Data in ROM is non-volatile; that is; it remains there even without electrical power
ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage
ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers

46. What do you call the programs that are used to find out possible faults and their causes?
operating system extensions
cookies
diagnostic software
boot diskettes

47. Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?
BASIC; COBOL; Fortran
Prolog
C; C++
Assembly languages

48. Which of the following is not anti- viruses’ software?
NAV
F-Prot
Oracle
McAfee

49. What does DMA stand for?
Distinct Memory Access
Direct Memory Access
Direct Module Access
Direct Memory Allocation