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- 1.Computer uses the .......... number system to store data and perform calculations.
- A.
Binary
- B.
Octal
- C.
Decimal
- D.
Hexadecimal
- E.
None of these
- 2.A disk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is-
- A.
Memory-only
- B.
Write-only
- C.
Once-only
- D.
Run-only
- E.
Read-only
- 3.Which of the following can be used to select the entire document?
- A.
CTRL+A
- B.
ALT+F5
- C.
SHIFT +A
- D.
CTRL+K
- E.
CTRL+H
- 4........... are attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their identity.
- A.
Phishing
- B.
Computer viruses
- C.
Spyware scams
- D.
Viruses
- E.
None of the above
- 5.Part number, part description, and number of parts ordered are examples of-
- A.
Control
- B.
Output
- C.
Processing
- D.
Feedback
- E.
Input
- 6.A Web site's main page is called its-
- A.
Home Page
- B.
Browser Page
- C.
Search Page
- D.
Bookmark
- E.
None of these
- 7.The simultaneous processing of two or more programs by multiple processors is-
- A.
Multiprogramming
- B.
Multitasking
- C.
Time-sharing
- D.
Multiprocessing
- E.
None of these
- 8.Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readable are known as-
- A.
An ASCII code
- B.
A magnetic tape
- C.
An OCR scanner
- D.
A bar code
- E.
None of these
- 9.To instruct Word to fit the width of a column to the contents of a table automatically, click the ..... button and then point to AutoFit Contents.
- A.
Fit to Form
- B.
Format
- C.
Autosize
- D.
Contents
- E.
Auto Fit
- 10.Why is it unethical to share copyrighted files with your friends?
- A.
It is not unethical, because it is legal.
- B.
It is unethical because the files are being given for free.
- C.
Sharing copyrighted files without permission breaks copyright laws.
- D.
It is not unethical because the files are being given for free.
- E.
It is not unethical-anyone can access a computer
- 11.Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym-
- A.
CD
- B.
DVD
- C.
ROM
- D.
RW
- E.
ROS
- 12.The most common type of storage devices are-
- A.
Persistent
- B.
Optical
- C.
Magnetic
- D.
Flash
- E.
Steel
- 13.A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be-
- A.
Distributed
- B.
Free
- C.
Centralized
- D.
Open source
- E.
None of these
- 14.A person who used his or her expertise to gain access to other people's computers to get information illegally or do damage is a-
- A.
Hacker
- B.
Analyst
- C.
Instant messenger
- D.
Programmer
- E.
Spammer
- 15.To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is-
- A.
Dragging
- B.
Dropping
- C.
Right-clicking
- D.
Shift-clicking
- E.
None of these
- 16.To change selected text to all capital letters, click the change case button, then click-
- A.
UPPERCASE
- B.
UPPER ALL
- C.
CAPS LOCK
- D.
Lock Upper
- E.
Large Size
- 17.The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in Excel is called a-
- A.
Tab
- B.
Cell
- C.
Box
- D.
Range
- E.
None of these
- 18.You can keep your personal files / folders in-
- A.
My folder
- B.
My Documents
- C.
My Files
- D.
My Text
- E.
None of these
- 19.In Word you can force a page break-
- A.
By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing the F1 key
- B.
By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing Ctrl + Enter
- C.
By using the Insert/Section Break
- D.
By changing the font size of your document
- E.
None of these
- 20.A DVD is an example of a(n)-
- A.
Hard disk
- B.
Optical disc
- C.
Output device
- D.
Solid-state storage device
- E.
None of these
- 21.The default view in Excel is ......... view.
- A.
Work
- B.
Auto
- C.
Normal
- D.
Roman
- E.
None of these
- 22.The process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer is called-
- A.
Downloading
- B.
Uploading
- C.
FTP
- D.
JPEG
- E.
Downsizing
- 23........... is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.
- A.
Tracking
- B.
Formatting
- C.
Crashing
- D.
Allotting
- E.
None of these
- 24.Help Menu is available at which button?
- A.
End
- B.
Start
- C.
Turnoff
- D.
Restart
- E.
Reboot
- 25.The contents of .......... are lost when the computer turns off.
- A.
Storage
- B.
Input
- C.
Output
- D.
Memory
- E.
None of these
- 26.When you enter text in a cell in Excel, it also appears in which of the following?
- A.
Status bar
- B.
Formula bar
- C.
Row heading
- D.
Name box
- E.
None of these
- 27.Which elements of a Word document can be displayed in colour?
- A.
Only graphics
- B.
Only text
- C.
Only the first word of each line
- D.
All elements, but only if you have a colour printer
- E.
All elements
- 28.A workbook is a collection of
- A.
Page Setup
- B.
Buttons
- C.
Diagrams
- D.
Charts
- E.
Worksheets
- 29.__ appear at the bottom of the Excel Window.
- A.
Sheet tabs
- B.
Name Box
- C.
Formula bar
- D.
Title bar
- E.
None of these
- 30.EPROM stands for
- A.
Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
- B.
Electronic Programmable Read-Only Memory
- C.
Enterprise Programmable Read-Only Memory
- D.
Extended Programmable Read-Only Memory
- E.
Electrical Programmable Read-Only Memory
- 31.The technology that stores only the essential instructions on a microprocessor chip and thus enhances its speed is referred to as
- A.
CISC
- B.
RISC
- C.
CD-ROM
- D.
Wi-Fi
- E.
MISC
- 32.Which is not a basic function of a computer?
- A.
Store data
- B.
Accept input
- C.
Process data
- D.
Copy text
- E.
Accept and process data
- 33.ASCII is a coding system that provides
- A.
256 different characters
- B.
512 different characters
- C.
1024 different characters
- D.
128 different characters
- E.
1000 different characters
- 34.Which part of the computer is directly invoked in executing the instructions of the computer program?
- A.
The scanner
- B.
The main storage
- C.
The secondary storage
- D.
The printer
- E.
The processor
- 35.In order to create column data in Word, you need to
- A.
Tab consecutively until your cursor reaches the desired place
- B.
Set tabs or use the Table menu
- C.
Use Excel
- D.
Press the space bar until your cursor reaches the desired place
- E.
None of these
- 36.Files are organised by storing them in
- A.
Tables
- B.
Databases
- C.
Folders
- D.
Graphs
- E.
Diagrams
- 37.When a computer is switched on, the booting process performs
- A.
Integrity Test
- B.
Power-On Self-Test
- C.
Correct Functioning Test
- D.
Reliability Test
- E.
Shut-down
- 38.In Word, the feature that automatically detects common errors is called
- A.
Autocorrect
- B.
Autograph
- C.
Spelling and Grammar
- D.
Go to
- E.
Thesaurus
- 39.A computer system that is old and perhaps not satisfactory is referred to as a (n)
- A.
Ancient system
- B.
Historical system
- C.
Age old system
- D.
Legacy system
- E.
Legal System
- 40.Which of the following is not a binary number?
- A.
001
- B.
101
- C.
202
- D.
110
- E.
011
- 41.Which of the following does not store data permanently?
- A.
ROM
- B.
RAM
- C.
Floppy Disk
- D.
Hard Disk
- E.
None of these
- 42.Which of the following is the smallest storage?
- A.
Megabyte
- B.
Gigabyte
- C.
Kilobyte
- D.
Terabyte
- E.
Nanobyte
- 43.Which menu enables the user to choose toolbars?
- A.
View
- B.
Format
- C.
Insert
- D.
Edit
- E.
Help
- 44.By viewing the properties of the local hard disk of a computer, the user can find out
- A.
The amount of space that has been used up and the remaining free space on the disk.
- B.
The name of the user viewing the properties of the disk.
- C.
Nothing useful to the user.
- D.
The number of programs available in the computer,
- E.
None of these
- 45.Pre-defined and built-in formulas in Excel are known as
- A.
Autosheets
- B.
Diagrams
- C.
Charts
- D.
Tables
- E.
Functions
- 46.Which of the following contains permanent data and gets updated during the processing of transactions?
- A.
Operating System File
- B.
Transaction file
- C.
Software File
- D.
Master file
- E.
Any File
- 47.The keyboard shortcut to centralise the selected text in Word is
- A.
Ctrl + Esc
- B.
Ctrl + C
- C.
Alt + C
- D.
There is no keyboard shortcut for this operation
- E.
Ctrl + E
- 48.Which of the following helps to protect floppy disks from data getting accidentally erased?
- A.
Access notch
- B.
Write-protect notch
- C.
Entry notch
- D.
Input notch
- E.
None of these
- 49.A modem is connected to
- A.
A telephone line
- B.
A keyboard
- C.
A printer
- D.
A monitor
- E.
A scanner
- 50.Large transaction processing systems in automated organisations use
- A.
Online processing
- B.
Batch Processing
- C.
Once-a-day Processing
- D.
End-of-day processing
- E.
Once-a-week processing
- 51.The operation of combining two cells into a single cell in Excel is referred to as
- A.
Join cells
- B.
Merge cells
- C.
Merge table
- D.
Join table
- E.
None of these
- 52.Which of the following can be used to store a large number of files in a small amount of storage space?
- A.
File adjustment
- B.
File copying
- C.
File reading
- D.
File compatibility
- E.
File compression
- 53.In a computer, most processing takes place in
- A.
Memory
- B.
RAM
- C.
Motherboard
- D.
CUP
- E.
None of these
- 54.Data is organized in a worksheet as
- A.
Charts and diagrams
- B.
Rows and columns
- C.
Tables and boxes
- D.
Graphs
- E.
None of the above
- 55.Which of the following is an example of a binary number?
- A.
6AH1
- B.
100101
- C.
005
- D.
ABCD
- E.
23456
- 56.Spell Check will find errors in which of the following ?
- A.
Today is a rainy day
- B.
Today is a rainy a day
- C.
Is a rainy
- D.
Rainy today a day
- E.
None of the above
- 57.Which of the following is not a storage medium ?
- A.
Hard disk
- B.
Flash drive
- C.
DVD
- D.
CD
- E.
Keyboard
- 58.In Excel, when the contents and attributes of a cell or range of cells have to be erased using the menu, the user must
- A.
Select the Cells. choose Edit. and select Clear, then All
- B.
Select the Cells. and click Delete on the keyboard
- C.
Select the Cells. choose Tools. and select Clear. then Formats
- D.
Select the Cells. choose Tools. and select Formula Audit. then Delete
- E.
None of the above
- 59.The computer abbreviation KB usually means
- A.
Key Block
- B.
Kernel Boot
- C.
Kilo Byte
- D.
Kit Bit
- E.
None of these
- 60.If an Excel Worksheet is to be linked for use in a Powerpoint presentation, the following should be clicked
- A.
Edit, Paste Special
- B.
Edit, Paste
- C.
Edit, Copy
- D.
File, Copy
- E.
None of the above
- 61.RAM stands for
- A.
Random Access Memory
- B.
Ready Application Module
- C.
Read Access Memory
- D.
Remme Access Machine
- E.
None of the above
- 62.Which of the following is the hardware and not the software ?
- A.
Excel
- B.
Printer driver
- C.
Operating system
- D.
Power point
- E.
Control Unit
- 63.In Word, which menu would the user select to print a document?
- A.
Tools
- B.
File
- C.
View
- D.
Wind0Vob
- E.
None of these
- 64.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 filename
- C.
A file extension is established by the user to indicate the date it was created
- D.
Usually files contain data
- E.
None of the above
- 65.The common name for a modulator-demodulator is
- A.
Modem
- B.
Joiner
- C.
Networker
- D.
Connector
- E.
Demod
- 66.What do you see when you click the right mouse button?
- A.
The same effect as the left click
- B.
A special menu
- C.
No effect
- D.
A mouse cannot be right clicked
- E.
Computer goes to sleep mode
- 67.In order to choose the font for a sentence in a Word document,
- A.
Select Font in the Format menu
- B.
Select Font in the Edit menu
- C.
Select Font in the Tools menu
- D.
Select Font in the Insert menu
- E.
None of the above
- 68.The ALU performs .......... operations.
- A.
Logarithm-based
- B.
ASCII
- C.
Aigorithm-based
- D.
Arithmetic
- E.
None of the above
- 69.Excel is a program that is used to prepare a
- A.
Database
- B.
Text Document
- C.
Spreadsheet
- D.
Slide Presentation
- E.
None of the above
- 70........... consists of volatile chips that temporarily store data or instructions.
- A.
CPU
- B.
ROM
- C.
RMA
- D.
RAM
- E.
None of these
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