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Important MCQs

1. Which of the following does not affect the resolution of a video display image?

(a) Bandwidth (b) Raster scan rage (c) Vertical and horizontal lines of resolution (d) Screen Size (e) None of these Ans : (a) 2. Latency time is

(a) Time to spin the needed data under head (b) Time to spin the needed data under track (c) Time to spin data under sector (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (a) 3. DPI stands for

(a) Desktop projection Ink (b) Dot per inch (c) Dot-matrix printer ink (d) Desktop pixel Inch (e) None of these Ans : (b) 4. Databases software may be divided into

(a) five distinct categories (b) four distinct categories (c) three distinct categories (d) two distinct categories (e) None of these Ans : (c)

5. File record length

(a) Should always be fixed (b) Should always be variable (c) Depends upon the size of file (d) Should be chosen to match the data characteristics.

(e) None of these Ans : (d) 6. .is the time required by a sector to reach below read/write heat

(a) Seek Time (b) Latency Time (c) Access Time (d) None (e) None of these Ans : (b) 7. .is a technique of improving the priority of process waiting in Queue for CPU allocation

(a) Starvation (b) Ageing (c) Revocation (d) Relocation (e) None of these Ans : (b) 8. A grammar for a programming language is a formal description of

(a) Syntax (b) Semantics (c) Structure (d) Code (e) None of these Ans : (c) 9. is a technique of temporarily removing inactive programs from the memory of computer system

(a) Swapping (b) Spooling

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(c) Semaphore (d) Scheduler (e) None of these Ans : (a) 10. The memory allocation scheme subject to external fragmentation is

(a) segmentation (b) swapping

(c) pure demand paging (d) multiple fixed contiguous partitions (e) None of these Ans : (a)

11. Virtual memory is

(a) simple to implement (b) used in all major commercial operating

systems

(c) less efficient in utilization of memory (d) useful when fast I/O devices are not

available

(e) None of these Ans : (b)

12. Before proceeding with its execution, each process must acquire all the resources it needs is called

(a) hold and wait (b) No pre-emption (c) circular wait (d) starvation (e) None of these Ans : (a)

13. The main reason to encrypt a file is to

(a) Reduce its size (b) Secure it for transmission

(c) Prepare it for backup (d) Include it in the start-up sequence (e) None of these Ans : (b)

14. LRU page replacement policy is

(a) Last Replaced Unit (b) Last Restored Unit (c) Least Recently Used (d) Least Required Unit (e) None of these Ans : (c)

15. Which of the following is not a fundamental process state

(a) ready (b) terminated (c) executing (d) blocked (e) None of these Ans : (d)

16. ODBC stands for

(a) Object Database Connectivity (b) Oral Database Connectivity (c) Oracle Database Connectivity (d) Open Database Connectivity (e) None of these

Ans : (d) 17. Which two files are used during operations of the DBMS

(a) Query languages and utilities (b) DML and query language (c) Data dictionary and transaction log (d) Data dictionary and query language

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(e) None of these Ans : (c) 18. A protocol is a set of rules governing a time sequence of events that must take place

(a) between peers (b) between an interface (c) between modems (d) across an interface (e) None of these Ans : (a) 19. In communication satellite, multiple repeaters are known as

(a) detector (b) modulator (c) stations (d) transponders (e) None of these Ans : (d) 20. Which of the following is required to communicate between two computers?

(a) communications software (b) protocol (c) communication hardware (d) all of above including access to transmission medium

(e) None of these Ans : (d) 21. Which of the following is an advantage to using fiber optics data transmission?

(a) resistance to data theft (b) fast data transmission rate (c) low noise level (d) All of these (e) None of these

Ans : (d)

22. Which of the following is not a transmission medium?

(a) telephone lines (b) coaxial cables (c) modem (d) microwave systems (e) None of these

Ans : (c) 23. A technique for direct search is

(a) Binary Search (b) Linear Search (c) Tree Search (d) Hashing (e) None of these Ans : (d) 24. Two main measures for the efficiency of an algorithm are

(a) Processor and memory (b) Complexity and capacity (c) Time and Space (d) Data and Space (e) None of these Ans : (c) 25. The space factor when determining the efficiency of algorithm is measured by

(a) Counting the maximum memory needed by the algorithm

(b) Counting the minimum memory needed by the algorithm

(c) Counting the average memory needed by the algorithm

(d) Counting the maximum disk space needed by the algorithm

(e) None of these Ans : (a)

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26. The memory address of the first element of an array is called

(a) floor address (b) foundation address (c) first address (d) base address (e) None of these Ans : (d) 27. The term push and pop is related to the

(a) array (b) lists (c) stacks (d) all of these (e) None of these Ans : (c) 28. What does Router do in a network?

(a) Forwards a packet to all outgoing links (b) Forwards a packet to the next free outgoing link

(c) Determines on which outing link a packet is to be forwarded

(d) Forwards a packet to all outgoing links except the original link

(e) None of these Ans : (c) 29. Repeater operates in which layer of the OSI model?

(a) Physical layer (b) Data link layer (c) Network layer (d) Transport layer (e) None of these Ans : (a) 30.GIF images can have only upto . colors

(a) 128 (b) 256 (c) 512 (d) 1024 (e) None of these Ans : (b) 31. is stored on a client and contains state information of the website visited

(a) Cookies (b) Servelet (c) History (d) Resident Page (e) None of these Ans : (a) 32...are small applications that are accessed on an internet server, transported over the internet, automatically installed and run as part of a web document.

(a) Applets (b) Java Bean (c) Sockets (d) Java Component (e) None of these Ans : (a) 33. Encryption is the conversion of data in some

intelligible format into an unintelligible format called.to prevent the data from being understood if read by an unauthorized party.

(a) Clear Text (b) Encrypted Text (c) Cipher Text (d) Coded Text (e) None of these Ans : (c) 34. The method for storing data temporarily such

that the input-output of the same job is overlapped with its own processing, is known as :

(a) Spooling (b) Contention (c) I/O wait (d) Buffering (e) None of these Ans : (d)

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35. Each cell in Microsoft Office Excel documents is referred to by its cell address, which is the..

(a) cells column label (b) cells column label and worksheet tab

name

(c) cells row and column labels (d) cells row label (e) None of these Ans : (c) 36. The lowest form of computer language is

called

(a) BASIC (b) FORTRAN (c) Machine Language (d) COBOL (e) None of these Ans : (c) 37. The portion of the application that you work

with in an application software package is the

(a) user interface (b) utility interface (c) processing interface (d) analytical interface (e) None of these Ans : (a) 38. Aprovides access to features of

the program.

(a) menu bar (b) browser (c) Office Assistant (d) feature presentation (e) None of these Ans : (a) 39. Menus are a part of the

(a) hardware (b) monitor (c) Status Bar (d) user interface (e) None of these Ans : (d) 40. Which of the following is the term for a

request for specific data contained in a database?

(a) question (b) query (c) inquiry (d) quiz (e) None of these Ans : (b) 41. Windows 7 is an example of a(n) (a) application software (b) browser (c) Operating system (d) shareware (e) None of these Ans : (c) 42. The most powerful type of computer.

(a) mainframe computers (b) microcomputers (c) minicomputers (d) supercomputers (e) None of these Ans : (d) 43.The system component that controls and manipulates data in order to produce information is called the

(a) keyboard (b) microprocessor (c) monitor (d) mouse (e) None of these Ans : (b)

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44. Which of the following is not an operating system for mobile phones?

(a) Android (b) Symbian (c) iOS (d) Bada (e) All of these are OS for mobile phones Ans : (e) 45. This type of file is created by word processors.

(a) worksheet (b) document (c) database (d) presentation (e) None of these Ans : (b) 46. Many experts are predicting that this revolution is expected to dramatically affect the way we communicate and use computer technology.

(a) graphics (b) input (c) memory (d) wireless (e) None of these Ans : (d) 47. The Internet was launched in 1969 when the United States funded a project that developed a national computer network called

(a) Web (b) ISP (c) CERN (d) ARPANET (e) None of these Ans : (d) 48. A(n)..program provides access to Web resources.

(a) Web (b) ISP (c) browser (d) URL (e) None of these Ans : (c)

49. Rules for exchanging data between computers are called

(a) programs (b) procedures (c) protocols (d) hyperlinks (e) None of these Ans : (c) 50. The last part of the domain name following the dot(.) is the top.domain (a) Level (b) link (c) locator (d) language (e) None of these Ans : (a) 51.Many individuals create their own personal sites called Web logs, or.

(a) social networks (b) blogs (c) wikis (d) search engines (e) None of these Ans : (b) 52. Programs that automatically submit your search request to several search engines simultaneously are called

(a) metasearch engines (b) inclusive search engines (c) spiders (d) hits (e) None of these Ans : (a) 53. ..cash is the Internets equivalent to traditional cash.

(a) Universal (b) Web (c) Premium (d) Digital

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(e) None of these Ans : (d) 54. These programs allow parents as well as organizations to block out selected sites and set time limits on Internet access.

(a) plug-ins (b) filters (c) FTP (d) DSL (e) None of these Ans : (b) 55. This type of software works with end users, application software, and computer hardware to handle the majority of technical details. (a) application software (b) communications software (c) system software (d) Web software (e) None of these Ans : (c) 56. .are narrowly focused on specific disciplines and occupations.

(a) Basic applications (b) Business suites (c) Specialized applications (d) Utility programs (e) None of these Ans : (c) 57. The primary purpose of this type of software is to create text-based documents.

(a) spreadsheet (b) presentation (c) word processing (d) web development (e) None of these

Ans : (c) 58. Letters, memos, term papers, reports, and contracts are all examples of

(a) models (b) spreadsheets (c) documents (d) menus (e) None of these Ans : (c) 59. The acronym DBMS stands for what?

(a) double-blind management setup (b) document binder management system (c) data binding and marketing structure (d) database management system (e) None of these Ans : (d) 60. Database..are primarily used to enter new records and to make changes to existing records.

(a) reports (b) tables (c) forms (d) queries (e) None of these Ans : (c) 61. A file that includes predefined settings that

can be used to create many common types of presentations is called a

(a) pattern (b) model (c) template (d) blueprint (e) None of these Ans : (c) 62. A(n)....is a single program that provides

the functionality of a word processor, spreadsheet, database manager, and more.

(a) specialized application (b) integrated package (c) basic application

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(d) software suite (e) None of these Ans : (b) 63. A Computer that is on the Network is a

.

(a) Node (b) Terminal (c) Client (d) Online (e) None of these Ans : (a) 64. Network operating systems from Novell is

...

(a) NOS (b) UNIX (c) NetWare (d) Solaris

(e) None of these Ans : (c)

65. NIC Stands for

(a) Network Interface Card (b) Network Internal Card (c) Network Internet Client (d) Network Input Card (e) None of these Ans : (a) 66. Older network often use another type of cable, called..

(a) Twisted-pair cable (b) Unshielded twisted-pair cable (c) Coaxial cable (d) Optical Fiber (e) None of these Ans : (c) 67. Magnetic Media is an Example oflayer

(a) Physical Layer (b) Data Link Layer

(c) Network Layer (d) Application Layer (e) None of these Ans : (a) 68. This power protection device includes a battery that provides a few minutes of power.

(a) surge suppressor (b) line conditioner (c) generator (d) UPS (e) None of these Ans : (d) 69. Which layer defines the mechanical,

electrical, and timing interfaces to the network?

(a) Physical Layer (b) Data Link Layer (c) Network Layer (d) Application Layer (e) None of these Ans : (a) 70. SCSI port (pronounced skuzzy) stands for (a) System Computer Scanning Interface (b) Small Computer System Interface (c) Small Computer System Internet (d) System Computer, System Interfaced (e) None of these Ans : (b) 71. LPT stands for

(a) Laser Printer (b) Link Port (c) Line Printer (d) Line Port (e) None of these Ans : (c) 72. Spool stands for________

(a) Serial Printer Object Oriented Language

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(b) Simultaneous Peripheral Output On-Line (c) System Protocol Optimization Outliner (d) Single Program Operating System

Operation

(e) None of these Ans : (b) 73. Which of the following field is not a part of

Frame?

(a) kind (b) seq (c) header (d) info (e) None of these Ans : (c) 74. The technique of temporarily delaying

outgoing acknowledgments so that they can be hooked onto the next outgoing data frame is known as

(a) Correcting (b) Piggybacking (c) Sliding (d) None of these (e) None of these Ans : (b) 75. The data link layer is used for_____

(a) Providing a well-defined service interface to the network layer.

(b) Dealing with transmission errors (c) Regulating the flow of data so that slow

receivers are not swamped by fast senders

(d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (d) 76.What does SDLC mean in Networking protocol?

(a) Software Data Link Control (b) Synchronous Data Link Control (c) Software Development Life Cycle

(d) Synchronous Data Development Cycle (e) None of these Ans : (b) 77. ADCCP means

(a) Analog Data Code Check Procedure (b) Active Database Communication Control Program

(c) Application Data Cache Call Procedure (d) Advanced Data Communication Control Procedure

(e) None of these Ans : (d) 78. According to ISO, HDLC means

(a) High-Level Data Link Control (b) High-Level Data Language Control (c) Hardware Data Link Control (d) High Definition Link Control (e) None of these Ans : (a) 79. ..act as a central transmitter and receiver in wireless local area network

(a) Access Nodes (b) Access Points (c) Access Hubs (d) Access Switch (e) None of these Ans : (b) 80. IP address means

(a) Internet Protocol (b) Internal Power (c) Intranet Protocol (d) Internal Protocol (e) None of these Ans : (a)

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81. Which technology is used in a CDROM Drive?

(a) Mechanical (b) Electromechanical (c) Optical (d) Fiber Optical (e) None of these Ans : (c) 82. Which of the following device can store large amounts of data?

(a) Floppy Disk (b) Hard Disk (c) CDROM (d) Zip Disk (e) None of these Ans : (b) 83. Which of the following is handy to carry yet can store large amounts of data?

(a) Floppy Disk (b) Hard Disk (c) CDROM (d) Zip Disk (e) None of these Ans : (d) 84. Data (information) is stored in computers as? (a) Files (b) Directories (c) Floppies (d) Maer

(e) None of these Ans : (a)

85. IP Addresses has..bytes

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16 (e) None of these Ans : (b)

86. Which of the following statements is/are true?

(a) Cache Memories are bigger than RAM (b) Cache Memories are smaller than RAM (c) ROM are faster than RAM (d) Information in ROM can be written by users

(e) None of these Ans : (b) 87. A server that can perform to other task besides network services is called

(a) Uno server (b) Dedicated server (c) Committed server (d) Service server (e) None of these Ans : (b) 88. Name a network operating system that is specially designed to handle networking functions efficiently.

(a) Windows Server 2008 (b) Windows NT (c) NOS (d) UNIX (e) None of these Ans : (b) 89. MOS stands for?

(a) Metal Oxide Semiconductor (b) Most Often Store (c) Method Organised Stack (d) Microsoft Office Suite (e) None of these Ans : (a)

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90. Which of the following is not a logic gate?

(a) AND (b) NOR (c) NAND (d) NAT (e) None of these Ans : (d) 91. Which of the following RAM times have to be refreshed often in order to retain its contents?

(a) SIMM (b) DIMM (c) SDMM (d) Western Digital (e) None of these Ans : (b) 92. Which of the following companies is a leader in manufacture of Hard Disk Drives?

(a) Samsung (b) IBM (c) Fujitsu (d) Western Digital (e) None of these Ans : (d) 93. Usually, in MSDOS, the primary hard disk drives has the drive letter?

(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) None of these Ans : (c) 94. Which of the memories below is often used in a typical computer operation?

(a) RAM (b) ROM (c) FDD (d) HDD (e) None of these Ans : (a) 95. Which storage device is mounted on reels?

(a) Floppy Disk (b) Hard Disk (c) Magnetic Tapes (d) CDROM

(e) None of these Ans : (c) 96. MTBF means

(a) Mean Time Before Failure (b) Master Time Buffer Feature (c) Most Treated Buffer Time (d) Master Test Board Feature (e) None of these Ans : (a) 97. How many write cycles are allowed to a RAM?

(a) 1 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000 (e) None of these Ans : (a) 98. How many write cycles are allowed to a EEPROM?

(a) 1 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000 (e) None of these Ans : (d) 99. The Analytical Engine developed during First Generation of computers usedas a memory unit

(a) RAM (b) Floppies (c) Cards (d) Counter Wheels (e) None of these Ans : (d) 100. Ais anything that can cause harm.

(a) vulnerability (b) phish (c) threat (d) spoof (e) None of these Ans : (c)

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101.In the right setting a thief will steal your information by simply watching what you type.

(a) snagging (b) spying (c) social engineering (d) shoulder surfing (e) None of these Ans : (d) 102.A..is a small program embedded inside of a GIF image.

(a) web bug (b) cookie (c) spyware application (d) spam (e) None of these Ans : (a) 103.A hacker contacts you my phone or email and attempts to acquire your password

(a) spoofing (b) phishing (c) spamming (d) bugging (e) None of these Ans : (b) 104.A hacker that changes or forges information in an electronic resource, is engaging in

(a) denial of service (b) sniffing (c) terrorism (d) data diddling (e) None of these Ans : (d) 105.Hackers often gain entry to a network be pretending to be at a legitimate computer.

(a) Spoofing (b) forging (c) IP spoofing (d) ID theft (e) None of these Ans : (c)

106.The..of a threat measures its potential impact on a system.

(a) vulnerabilities (b) countermeasures (c) degree of harm (d) susceptibility (e) None of these Ans : (c) 107. The power level drops below 120V.

(a) brownout (b) spike (c) blackout (d) surge (e) None of these Ans : (b) 108.Which of the following is NOT a Microsoft Internet tool or technology?

(a) Dreamweaver (b) Silverlight (c) Internet Explorer (d) Expression Web (e) None of these Ans : (a) 109.A protocol used to control the secure sending

of data on the internet is :

(a) SMTP (b) HTTPS (c) TCP/IP (d) HTTP (e) None of these Ans : (b) 110.Programs from the same developer sold bundled together, that provide better integration and share common features, toolbars and menus are known as ..

(a) software suites (b) integrated software packages (c) software processing packages (d) personal information managers

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(e) None of these Ans : (a) 111. terminals (formerly known as cash registers) are often connected to complex inventory and sales computer systems.

(a) Data (b) Sales (c) Query (d) Point-of-Sale (POS) (e) None of these Ans : (a) 112.The OSI model is divided into processes called layers.

(a) five (b) six (c) seven (d) eight (e) None of these Ans : (c) 113...are specially designed computer chips reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat.

(a) Servers (b) Embedded computers

(c) Robotic computers (d) Mainframes (e) None of these Ans : (b) 114.In a ring topology, the computer in possession of thecan transmit data

(a) packet (b) data (c) access method (d) token (e) None of these Ans : (d) 115. Viruses are often transmitted by a floppy disk left in the floppy drive

(a) Trojan horse (b) Boot sector (c) Script (d) Logic bomb

(e) None of these Ans : (b) 116.A database management system (DBMS) is a..

(a) hardware system used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to a database

(b) hardware system used to create, maintain, and provide uncontrolled access to a database.

(c) software system used to create, maintain, and provide uncontrolled access to a database.

(d) software system used to create, maintain, and provide controlled access to a database.

(e) None of these Ans : (d) 117.A Proxy server is used for which of the following?

(a) To provide security against unauthorized users

(b) To process client requests for web pages (c) To process client requests for database access

(d) To provide TCP/IP (e) None of these Ans : (b) 118..are words that a programming language has set aside for its own use.

(a) Control words (b) Reserved words (c) Control structures (d) Reserved keys (e) None of these Ans : (b)

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119.What is the primary difference between a virus and a worm?

(a) A worm has the ability to self-propagate from an infected users computer to other computers

(b) A worm is usually written by a cracker : Script bunnies do not have the skills to develop worm program

(c) A virus is very harmful to the computers it infects; a worm is not a serious a problem

(d) Anti-virus software is effective in fighting viruses but not worms

(e) None of these Ans : (c) 120. ..describe what is database fields.

(a) Structures (b) Field markers (c) Field definition (d) Field names (e) None of these Ans : (d) 121. A goal of normalization is to.

(a) minimize the number of relationships (b) minimize the number of entities (c) minimize the number of tables (d) minimize the number of redundancy (e) None of these Ans : (d) 122.A(n).uses pictures (called icons) and menus displayed on the screen to send commands to the computer system.

(a) command-based user interface (b) GUI (c) system utility (d) API (e) None of these

Ans : (b) 123. Communication using a modulated carrier to apply a data signal to a transmission medium in analog form is

(a) Local area network (b) Modem (c) Base band networking (d) Broad band networking (e) None of these Ans : (d) 124. ITS stands for

(a) Intelligent Teaching Systems (b) International Tutoring Systems (c) Intelligent Tutoring Systems (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (c) 125.Any piece of equipment forming an interface to a data communication system is

(a) DTE (b) DTA (c) CSA (d) DCA (e) None of these Ans : (b) 126.In the language of the computer profession, one thousand position of main storage is represented with the letter

(a) K (b) L (c) M (d) C (e) None of these Ans : (a) 127.The control of the jobs running within a system is

(a) Job monitoring (b) Job stream

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(c) Job min (d) Job step (e) None of these Ans : (a) 128.The total number of messages handled by a computerized telephone system on a daily basis is an example of :

(a) Frequency (b) Updating (c) Volume (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (d) 129.A device mounted on a communication satellite which receives, amplifies and re- transmits signals from earth station is

(a) Track (b) Transponder (c) Transistor (d) Terminal (e) None of these Ans : (b) 130.What is the acronym for Single In-Line Memory Module?

(a) SIMM (b) SILMM (c) SM (d) SMM (e) None of these Ans : (a) 131.Which type of processing that produces output results immediately after input data are entered into a computer system

(a) Time-sharing (b) Interactive

(c) Batch Processing (d) Real-time processing (e) None of these Ans : (b)

132.A computer program that instructs other programs to perform a particular type of operation is

(a) System software (b) Application program (c) Compiler (d) Interpreter (e) None of these Ans : (a) 133. The______provides a path between the CPU and peripheral devices, which are connected via interface cards

(a) computer (b) expansion bus (c) memory (d) CPU (e) None of these Ans : (b) 134. Programs prepared by an outside supplier & provided to a user in a machine readable form is known as

(a) Utility program (b) Canned program

(c) Application program (d) Application software (e) None of these Ans : (b)

135. Pictures or drawings, typically displayed on a VDU to allow users to select program options is called

(a) HIPO charts (b) Icons (c) Graphics (d) Network (e) None of these Ans : (b) 136. The pieces of equipment which are attached to the CPU of a computer and which it can access are called

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(a) output devices (b) control units (c) hardware (d) disk drive (e) peripherals Ans : (e) 137.A factor which might cause an individual to consider using a computer in criminal activities is :

(a) The computers access to large sums of money

(b) The speed with which the crime can be accomplished

(c) EFTS (Electronic Funds Transfer System) (d) All the these (e) None of these Ans : (d) 138.The Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) specification

(a) is a notice, issued and verified by a certificate authority, that guarantees a user or Web site is legitimate

(b) provides private-key encryption of all data that passes between a client and a server

(c) allows users to choose an encryption scheme for the data that passes between a client and a server

(d) uses a public-key encryption to secure credit-card transaction systems

(e) None of these Ans : (d) 139. DOS floppy disk does not have________

(a) A Boot Record (b) A File Allocation Table (c) A Root Directory (d) Virtual Memory (e) BIOS

Ans : (e) 140.All the information collected during database development is stored in a_________

(a) repository (b) data warehouse (c) RAD (d) CASE (e) None of these Ans : (b) 141.Thecomponent is used by the data analyst to create the queries that access the database.

(a) data extraction (b) end-user query tool (c) end-user presentation tool (d) data store (e) None of these Ans : (b) 142. A polymorphic virus_______

(a) modifies its program code each time it attaches itself to another program or file

(b) is a malicious-logic program that copies itself repeatedly in memory or on a disk drive until no memory or disk space remains.

(c) a malicious-logic program that hides within or looks like a legitimate program

(d) infects a program file, but still reports the size and creation date of the original uninfected program

(e) None of these Ans : (a) 143.Microwave transmission is used in environments where installing physical transmission media is_________

(a) difficult or impossible and where line-of- sight transmission is unavailable

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(b) easy or promising and where line-of-sight transmission is unavailable

(c) difficult or impossible and where line-of- sight transmission is available

(d) easy or promising and where line-of-sight transmission is available

(e) None of these Ans : (d) 144.Which is NOT a good Web security strategy?

(a) Restrict access to the Web server; keep a minimum number of ports open

(b) Limit the users who can load software, edit or add files.

(c) Add demo programs, so users can test system without accessing production data.

(d) Remove unnecessary compilers and interpreters

(e) None of these Ans : (d) 145. The word FTP stands for__________

(a) File Translate Protocol (b) File Transit Protocol (c) File Typing Protocol (d) File Transfer Protocol (e) None of these Ans : (a) 146. Thistier processes HTTP protocol, scripting tasks, performs calculations, and provides access to data.

(a) Client (b) Applications/Web server (c) Enterprise Server (d) DBA (e) None of these

Ans : (a) 147. RSA is__________

(a) Symmetric Cryptosystem (b) Asymmetric Cryptosystem (c) Block Cypher (d) Digital Signature (e) None of these Ans : (d) 148.A DVD-RAM is similar to a except it has storage capacities upto 5.2 GB.

(a) CD-R (b) floppy disk (c) CD-RW (d) hard disk (e) None of these Ans : (c) 149. How is power supplied to a low-power USB device?

(a) Through a power cable (b) From an external power supply (c) Directly from the computers power supply (d) Through the USB cable (e) None of these Ans : (d) 150.Thedata mining techniques derives rules from real-world case examples.

(a) Rule discover (b) Signal processing

(c) Neural nets (d) Case-based reasoning (e) None of these Ans : (c)

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151. Which of the following objects is passed to a JavaBean when one of its properties is set via a JSP action?

(a) Servlet Request (b) Http Servlet Request (c) Servlet Response (d) Http Servlet Response (e) None of these Ans : (c) 152.Graphical diagrams used to represent different multiple perspectives of a system include_________

(a) use-case, class, and state diagrams (b) state, interaction, derivative diagrams (c) interaction, relationship, and class diagrams

(d) deployment, relationship, and use-case diagrams

(e) None of these Ans : (a) 153. Database redesign is not terribly difficult if the_________

(a) database is structured (b) database is well-designed (c) database has no data (d) database is relatively small (e) database is relatively large Ans : (e) 154.Which of the following are normally used to initialize a computer systems hardware?

(a) Bootstrap memory (b) Volatile memory (c) External mass memory (d) Static memory

(e) Random access memory Ans : (e) 155. If you wanted to locate the hardware address of a local device, which protocol would you use?

(a) ARP (b) RARP (c) ICMP (d) PING (e) PONG Ans : (a) 156.What is Internet 2?

(a) A new type of cabling system for Wide Area Networks

(b) A second local area network that can connect with another online LAN to share access

(c) A new standard for Internet browsers (d) An association to develop advanced Internet technology

(e) None of these Ans : (d) 157.While searching a website, you have been unable to find information that was on the site several months ago. What might you do to attempt to locate that information?

(a) Visit Googles cached page to view the older copy.

(b) Forget about it, as there is no way to find this information

(c) Visit a partner site of the organization to see if it is there.

(d) Use the wayback machine. (e) None of these Ans : (c)

158.Which kind of lock includes a keypad that can be used to control access into areas?

(a) Cipher (b) Warded

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(c) Device (d) Tumbler (e) Typelock Ans : (d) 159.Which is not a factor when categorizing a computer?

(a) Speed of the output device (b) Amount of main memory the CPU can use (c) Cost of the system (d) Capacity of the hard disk (e) Where it was purchased Ans : (e) 160.Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory?

(a) nonvolatile (b) permanent (c) control unit (d) temporary (e) None of these Ans : (d) 161.Which of the following is not a factor affecting the processing capability or performance of a PC system?

(a) The clock speed of the microprocessor (b) The revolutions per minute of the printer disk

(c) The primary storage capacity of the processor

(d) The built-in instruction set available to the microprocessor

(e) None of these Ans : (b) 162. What is the standard code the computer industry created to represent characters?

(a) DASI (b) ASSH (c) ASCII (d) BASCII (e) EPROM

Ans : (c) 163.Primary storage is..as compared to secondary storage :

(a) Slow and inexpensive (b) Fast and inexpensive (c) Fast and expensive (d) Slow and expensive (e) None of these Ans : (c) 164. Offline device is :

(a) a device which is not connected to CPU (b) a device which is connected to CPU (c) a direct access storage device (d) an I/O device (e) None of these Ans : (a) 165.The most popular language used with microcomputers and time-shared mini computers, is an easy-to-use high level language :

(a) COBOL (b) ADA (c) PASCAL (d) BASIC (e) None of these Ans : (d) 166.Which of the following is a communication network that is devoted to carrying computer information :

(a) Data Point (b) Data Module (c) Data network (d) Data Pack (e) None of these Ans : (c) 167. A half byte is known as :

(a) Data (b) Bit

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(c) Half byte (d) Nibble (e) None of these Ans : (d) 168. With respect to a network interface card the term 10/100 refers to:

(a) protocol speed (b) a fiber speed (c) megabits per seconds (d) minimum and maximum server speed (e) None of these Ans : (c) 169.A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into :

(a) clusters (b) sectors (c) vectors (d) heads (e) None of these Ans : (b) 170.Which standard govern parallel communications?

(a) RS232 (b) RS-232a (c) CAT 5 (d) IEEE 1284 (e) None of these Ans : (d) 171.Which peripheral port provides the FASTEST throughput to laser printers?

(a) RS-232 (b) SCSI (c) Parallel (d) Serial (e) None of these Ans : (c) 172.Resistance is measured in?

(a) Volts (b) Amps (c) Watts (d) Ohms (e) None of these

Ans : (d) 173.In Inkjet technology the droplets of ink are deflected by?

(a) multi directional nozzles (b) electronically charged plates (c) high pressure plates (d) electro static absorbtion (e) None of these Ans : (a) 174.Which provides the fastest access to large video files?

(a) Optical drives (b) IDE hard drives (c) SCSI hard drives (d) EIDE hard drives (e) None of these Ans : (c) 175. Primary memory stores :

(a) Data alone (b) Programs alone (c) Results alone (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (d) 176. You just installed a new IDE hard drive, but your system BIOS will not recognize the new drive, what should you check first :

(a) cable sequence (b) jumpers on the hard drive (c) drivers that need to be loaded (d) hard drive manufacturer web site information

(e) None of these Ans : (b) 177.Whats the best way to protect your hard drive data?

(a) regular backups

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(b) periodically defrag it (c) run chkdsk at least once a week (d) run scandisk at least once a week (e) run a regular diagnostic Ans : (a) 178.Laser Jet printer speeds are measured in pages per minute (ppm) what do we use to measure dot-matrix printers?

(a) lines per inch (b) lines per sheet (c) characters per inch (d) characters per second (e) None of these Ans : (d) 179. A modem could be attached to which port?

(a) Parallel port (b) ASYNC port (c) Keyboard connector (d) Video port (e) None of these Ans : (a) 180.You get a CMOS checksum error during bootup. What is most likely the cause?

(a) power supply is bad (b) BIOS needs updating (c) CMOS battery is nearing end of life (d) hard drive types are incorrectly defined (e) None of these Ans : (c) 181.What are the four key functions of a computer system?

(a) input, processing, output, and storage (b) keyboard, display, memory, and disk drive

(c) word processing, spreadsheets, database, calculations

(d) bits, bytes, words, and OSI (e) None of these Ans : (a) 182. Parity is :

(a) a byte stored in the FAT to indicated remaining slots

(b) the optimal transmission speed of data over a CAT 5 cable

(c) an extra bit stored with data in RAM that is used to check for errors when the data is read back

(d) the optimal transmission speed of data over a CAT 5 cable

(e) None of these Ans : (c) 183. What is different between AT and ATX power supplies?

(a) They are identical except for their shape. (b) AT supplies use a single P1 power connector while ATX uses P8 and P9

(c) AT supplies use P8 and P9 power connectors while ATX uses a single P1 connector.

(d) AT power supplies run on 120V AC current while ATX uses 220V AC

(e) None of these Ans : (c) 184.What type of connector is used to plug a telephone line into a modem?

(a) COM1 (b) RJ-11 (c) RJ-45 (d) RJ-10 (e) None of these Ans : (b)

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185.Which of the following is NOT a type of computer hard drive?

(a) IDE (b) FDD (c) SCSI (d) EIDE (e) SATA Ans : (b) 186. What does FDISK do?

(a) performs low-level formatting of the hard drive

(b) fixes bad sectors on the hard drive (c) recovers lost clusters on the hard drive (d) creates partitions on the hard drive (e) None of these Ans : (d) 187.Which of the following is NOT a type of motherboard expansion slot?

(a) ISA (b) PCI (c) AGP (d) ATX (e) None of these Ans : (d) 188. Copying a process from memory to disk to allow space for other processes is called :

(a) Swapping (b) Deadlock (c) Demand Paging (d) Page Fault (e) None of these Ans : (a) 189.Which of the following memory unit that processor can access more rapidly :

(a) Main Memory (b) Virtual Memory

(c) Cache Memory (d) Read Only Memory (e) None of these

Ans : (c) 190.Which one of the following is not the function of Operating System?

(a) Resource Management (b) File Management (c) Networking (d) Processor Management (e) None of these Ans : (c) 191.What is the meaning of Hibernate in Windows XP/Windows7?

(a) Restart the Computer is safe mode (b) Restart the Computer in hibernate mode (c) Shutdown the Computer terminating all the running applications

(d) Shutdown the Computer without closing the running applications

(e) None of these Ans : (d) 192. Unix Operating System is an :

(a) Multi User Operating System (b) Time Sharing Operating System (c) Multi Tasking Operating System (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (d) 193.What should be the extension to execute files?

(a) EXE (b) BAT (c) COM (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (d)

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194.Which of the following memories need refresh?

(a) SRAM (b) DRAM (c) COM (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (b) 195. RJ45 UTP cable hasCable :

(a) 2 pair (b) 3 pair (c) 4 pair (d) 5 pair (e) None of these Ans : (c) 196. Basic is.language :

(a) a procedural (b) an object oriented (c) user friendly (d) both A and B (e) None of these Ans : (a)

197. The file system NTFS stands for :

(a) New Type File System (b) Never Terminated File System (c) New Technology File System (d) Non Terminated File System (e) None of these Ans : (c) 198.Which Operating System doesnt support networking between computers?

(a) Windows 3.1 (b) Windows 95 (c) Windows 2000 (d) Windows NT (e) Windows XP

Ans : (a) 199.In which type of the following OS, the response time is very crucial :

(a) Network Operating System (b) Real Time Operating System (c) Batch Operating System (d) Unix Operating System (e) None of these Ans : (b) 200.Which of the following languages is more suited to structured program?

(a) PL/1 (b) FORTRAN (c) BASIC (d) PASCAL (e) None of these Ans : (d) 201.A computer assisted method for the recording and analyzing of existing or hypothetical systems is

(a) Data transmission (b) Data flow (c) Data capture (d) Data Processing (e) None of these Ans : (b) 202.What difference does the 5th generation computer have from other generation computers?

(a) Technological advancement (b) Scientific code (c) Object Oriented Programming (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (a)

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203.Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence?

(a) FORTRAN (b) PROLOG (c) C (d) COBOL (e) None of these Ans : (b) 204.The tracks on a disk which can be accused without repositioning the R/W heads is

(a) Surface (b) Cylinder (c) Cluster (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (b) 205.Which part interprets program instructions and initiate control operations.

(a) Input (b) Storage Unit (c) Logic Unit (d) Control Unit (e) None of these Ans : (d) 206.The binary system uses powers of

(a) 2 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 16 (e) None of these Ans : (b) 207.A computer program that converts assembly language to machine language is

(a) Compiler (b) Interpreter (c) Assembler (d) Comparator (e) None of these Ans : (c) 208.The time required for the fetching and execution of one simple machine instruction is

(a) Delay Time (b) CPU cycle (c) Real Time (d) Seek time

(e) None of these Ans : (b) 209.The time for which a piece of equipment operates is called

(a) Seek time (b) Effective time (c) Access time (d) Real time (e) None of these Ans : (b) 210.Binary numbers need more places for counting because

(a) They are always big numbers (b) Any no. of 0s can be added in front of them

(c) Binary base is small (d) 0s and 1s have to be properly spaced apart

(e) None of these Ans : (c) 211. Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?

(a) Direct (b) Sequential (c) Random (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (b) 212.Any type of storage that is used for holding information between steps in its processing is

(a) CPU (b) Primary storage (c) Intermediate storage (d) Internal storage (e) None of these Ans : (c) 213.A name applied by Intel corp. to high speed MOS technology is called

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(a) HDLC (b) LAP (c) HMOS (d) SDLC (e) None of these Ans : (c) 214.A program component that allows structuring of a program in an unusual way is known as

(a) Correlation (b) Coroutine (c) Diagonalization (d) Quene (e) None of these Ans : (b) 215. The radian of a number system

(a) Is variable (b) Has nothing to do with digit position value (c) Equals the number of its distinct counting digits

(d) Is always an even number (e) None of these Ans : (c) 216.The section of the CPU that selects, interprets and sees to the execution of program instructions

(a) Memory (b) Register Unit (c) Control Unit (d) ALU (e) None of these Ans : (c) 217.Which type of system puts the user into direct conversation with the computer through a keyboard?

(a) Real time processing (b) Interactive computer (c) Batch Processing (d) Time Sharing (e) None of these

Ans : (b) 218.The term referring to evacuating the content of some part of the machine is known as

(a) Dump (b) Enhancement (c) Down (d) Compiler (e) None of these Ans : (a) 219.The process of communicating with a file from a terminal is

(a) Interactive (b) Interrogation (c) Heuristic (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (b) 220.A common boundary between two systems is called

(a) Interdiction (b) Interface (c) Surface (d) Median (e) None of these Ans : (b) 221.Which computer has been designed to be as compact as possible?

(a) Mini (b) Super computer (c) Micro computer (d) Mainframe (e) None of these Ans : (c) 222.A general purpose single-user micro- computer designed to be operated by one person at a time is (a) Special-purpose computer (b) KIPS (c) M (d) PC (e) None of these Ans : (d)

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223.Which device of computer operation dispenses with the use of the keyboard?

(a) Joystick (b) Light pen (c) Mouse (d) Touch (e) None of these Ans : (c) 224.A program that is employed in the development, repair or enhancement of other programs is known as

(a) System software (b) Software tool (c) Applications program (d) Utility program (e) None of these Ans : (b) 225. Which output device is used for translating information from a computer into pictorial form on paper.

(a) Mouse (b) Plotter (c) Touch Panel (d) Card punch (e) None of these Ans : (b) 226.The list of coded instruction is called

(a) Computer program (b) Algorithm (c) Flow chart (d) Utility programs (e) None of these Ans : (a) 227.An optical input device that interprets pencil marks on paper media is

(a) O.M.R (b) Punch card reader (c) Optical scanners (d) Magnetic tape

(e) None of these Ans : (a)

228.Data divisions the third division of a ______program.

(a) COBOL (b) BASIC (c) PASCAL (d) FORTH (e) None of these Ans : (a) 229.A program that converts computer data into some code system other than the normal one is known as

(a) Encoder (b) simulation (c) Emulator (d) Decoder (e) None of these Ans : (a) 230.A hybrid computer uses a.to convert digital signals from a computer into analog signals.

(a) Modulator (b) Demodulator (c) Modem (d) Decoder (e) None of these Ans : (c) 231. Any device that performs signal conversion is

(a) Modulator (b) Modem (c) Keyboard (d) Plotter (e) None of these Ans : (a) 232.A type of channel used to connect a central processor and peripherals which uses multiplying is known as

(a) Modem (b) Network (c) Multiplexer (d) All of these (e) None of these

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Ans : (c) 233.The complete picture of data stored in database is known as

(a) Record (b) Schema (c) System flowchart (d) DBMS (e) None of these Ans : (b) 234.A language which is close to that used within the computer is

(a) High-level language (b) Assembly language (c) Low-level language (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (c) 235.Which is a unit representing the no bits of discrete

(a) Baud (b) Byte (c) Bit (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (a) 236.The device that can both feed data into and accept data from a computer is

(a) ALU (b) CPU (c) Input-Output device (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (c) 237. A modern digital computer has

(a) Extremely high speed (b) Large memory (c) Almost unlimited array (d) All of these (e) None of these

Ans : (d) 238.Which of the following can store information in the form of microscopic pits on metal disks.

(a) Laser disks (b) Tape cassettes (c) RAM cartridge (d) Punched cards (e) None of these Ans : (a) 239.A storage system for small amounts of data is

(a) Magnetic card (b) Magnetic tape (c) Punched card (d) Optical mark reader (e) None of these Ans : (d) 240.Compilers and interpreters are themselves

(a) High-level language (b) Codes (c) Programs (d) Mnemonics (e) None of these Ans : (c) 241.A compiler means

(a) A person who compiles source programs (b) The same thing as a programmer (c) Keypunch operator (d) A program which translates source program into object program (e) None of these Ans : (d) 242.Compression of digital data for efficient storage is

(a) Buffer (b) CPU

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(c) Packing (d) Field (e) None of these Ans : (c) 243.Which programming language is based on Algol 60.

(a) PILOT (b) SNOBOL (c) ADA (d) SIMULA (e) None of these Ans : (d) 244.A path by which communication is achieved between a central processor and other devices is called.

(a) Audit trail (b) Network (c) Bus (d) Channel (e) None of these Ans : (c) 245.A stand-alone system which produces one page of printed output at a time is

(a) Page printer (b) Line printer (c) Laser printer (d) Dot matrix printer (e) None of these Ans : (a) 246.A memory that does not change its contents without external causes is known as

(a) Dynamic memory (b) Static memory (c) RAM (d) EEPROM (e) None of these Ans : (b) 247.A memory that holds micro programs is

(a) Core memory (b) ROM (c) RAM (d) Control memory

(e) None of these Ans : (b) 248.Buffering is

(a) the process of temporarily storing the data to allow for small variation in device speeds

(b) a method to reduce cross talks (c) storage of data within transmitting medium until the receiver is ready to receive.

(d) a method to reduce routing overhead (e) None of these Ans : (a) 249. Memory allocation of variables declared in a program is

(a) allocated in RAM. (b) allocated in ROM (c) allocated on stack (d) assigned to registers (e) None of these Ans : (c) 250. A software that allows a personal computer to pretend as a computer terminal is

(a) terminal adapter (b) bulletin board (c) modem (d) terminal emulation (e) None of these Ans : (d) 251.What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?

(a) Report (b) Field (c) Record (d) File (e) None of these Ans : (b)

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252.Most modern TVs draw power even if turned off. The circuit the power is used in does what function?

(a) Sound (b) Remote control (c) Color balance (d) High voltage (e) None of these Ans : (b) 253. MPG extension refers usually to what kind of file?

(a) WordPerfect Document File (b) MS Office document (c) Animation/movie file (d) Image file (e) None of these Ans : (c) 254.The most common format for a home video recorder is VHS. VHS stands for.?

(a) Video Home System (b) Very high speed (c) Video horizontal standard (d) Voltage house standard (e) None of these Ans : (a) 255.What do we call a network whose elements may be separated by some distance? It usually involves two or more small networks and dedicated high-speed telephone lines.

(a) URL (Universal Resource Locator) (b) LAN (Local Area Network) (c) WAN (Wide Area Network) (d) World Wide Web (e) None of these Ans : (c) 256.If you want to secure a message, use a(n) :

(a) cryptology source (b) encryption key (c) encryption software package (d) cryptosystem (e) None of these Ans : (d) 257.Circuits that provide a communication path between two or more devices of a digital computer system is :

(a) Car (b) Bus (c) Track (d) Cable (e) None of these Ans : (b) 258.A coding structure in which characters are represented by means of series of parallel bars is :

(a) Bar code (b) Menu Bar (c) Numeric Bar (d) Bar Graph (e) None of these Ans : (a) 259.Which of the following best describes a computer-based information system?

(a) Data input for processing (b) Output in produced in the form of Hard copy

(c) Processing data (d) System where computer is used to turn data into information

(e) None of these Ans : (d) 260.Voice recognition is :

(a) Ability to input data directly into a computer system by speaking to it

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(b) Ability to output data directly from a computer system by speaking

(c) Processing of voice in computer system (d) Both (a) and (b) (e) None of these Ans : (a) 261.Which one of the following is the right shortcut for closing document in MS Office?

(a) Shift + W (b) Ctrl + W (c) Shift + Ctrl + W (d) Shift + Alt + W (e) None of these Ans : (b) 262.The cell reference for cell range of G2 to M12 is.

(a) G2.M12 (b) G2;M12 (c) G2:M12 (d) G2-M12 (e) None of these Ans : (c) 263.Which of the following is not an option of the spelling dialog box?

(a) Ignore (b) Ignore all (c) Edit (d) Change (e) None of these Ans : (c) 264.Which language is used to create macros in Excel?

(a) Visual Basic (b) C (c) Visual C + + (d) Java (e) None of these Ans : (a) 265.Which key do you press to check spelling?

(a) F3 (b) F5 (c) F7 (d) F9

(e) None of these Ans : (c) 266.What does COUNTA ( ) function do? (a) counts cells having alphabets (b) counts empty cells (c) counts cells having number (d) counts non-empty cells (e) None of these Ans : (d) 267.Which area in an Excel window allows entering values and formulas?

(a) Title Bar (b) Menu Bar (c) Formula Bar (d) Standard Tool Bar (e) None of these Ans : (c) 268.Which of the following helps to reduce spelling error in the document?

(a) Auto Format (b) Auto Correct (c) Smart Tags (d) Auto Text (e) None of these Ans : (b) 269.Which of the following enables you to paste data multiple times?

(a) window clipboard (b) office clipboard (c) Memory (d) Both (a) and (b) (e) None of these Ans : (b) 270.Which of the following enables you to paste data multiple times?

(a) windows clipboard (b) office clipboard

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(c) Memory (d) Both (a) and (b) (e) None of these Ans : (d) 271.Which of the following is valid IP address?

(a) 984.12.787.76 (b) 192.168.321.10 (c) 1.888.234.3456 (d) 192.168.56.115 (e) None of these Ans : (d) 272.What is FTP program used for?

(a) Transfer files to and from an Internet Server

(b) Designing a website (c) Connecting to the Internet (d) Sending mails in bulk (e) None of these Ans : (a) 273.Which of the following are commonly found on web pages?

(a) internet (b) hyperlinks (c) intranet (d) all of these (e) None of these Ans : (b) 274.The ability to combine name and addresses with a standard document is called.

(a) document formatting (b) database management (c) mail merge (d) form letters (e) None of these

Ans : (c) 275. What is the full form of TCP/IP?

(a) Transmission control protocol/internet protocol

(b) telephone call protocol/international protocol

(c) transport control protocol/internet protocol (d) Tele caller protocol institutional protocol (e) None of these Ans : (a) 276.HTML document start and end with which tag pairs?

(a)

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279.The Internet banking facility provide by banks is known as

(a) online banking (b) net banking (c) e-connect (d) epay (e) None of these Ans : (b) 280.The code for a web page is written using ..

(a) machine language (b) winzip (c) perl (d) HTML (e) None of these Ans : (d) 281.A collection of related fields in data organization is called

(a) group (b) file (c) information (d) register (e) None of these Ans : (d) 282.The worksheet contains..rows.

(a) 65536 (b) 256 (c) 536 (d) 400 (e) None of these Ans : (a) 283. A menu contains a list of :

(a) commands (b) data (c) objects (d) reports (e) None of these Ans : (a)

284. To create a formulae, you can use :

(a) values but not cell references (b) cell references but not values (c) values or cell references although not both at the same time

(d) value and cell references (e) None of these Ans : (d) 285.The cell labeled F5 refers to :

(a) row 5 column F (b) column 5 row F (c) function available in cells (d) function key F5 (e) None of these Ans : (a) 286.In a worksheet you can select

(a) rows (b) coloumns (c) entire worksheet (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (d) 287. ..view shows hot the contents on printed page will appear with margin, header and footer.

(a) draft (b) full screen reading (c) outline (d) page layout (e) None of these Ans : (d) 288.A commonly used graphic format for the web is :

(a) GIF (b) cmp (c) text (d) TIF

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(e) None of these Ans : (a) 289.Which of the following is a disadvantage of machine language?

(a) Machine Dependent (b) Slower Execution (c) Machine Independent (d) It requires Translation (e) None of these Ans : (a) 290.Android Operating System is an example of which kind of Source Model?

(a) Open Source (b) Vertical Market Software (c) Horizontal Market Software (d) Shareware (e) None of these Ans : (a) 291.Which of the following is true about Operating System?

(a) It is an interface between user and the computer.

(b) It manages all resources (c) It does all Memory management and Process management tasks

(d) All are true (e) None of these Ans : (d) 292.A software that is not protected by copyright or trademark is

(a) Vertical Market Software (b) Public Domain Software (c) Shareware Software

(d) Trialware (e) Adware Ans : (b) 293.Which of the following programming languages is associated with Artificial Intelligence?

(a) C (b) B (c) C++ (d) JAVA (e) PROLOG Ans : (e) 294.Expand RDBMS

(a) Relative Database Management System (b) Rational Database Minimize System (c) Relational Database Management System (d) Relational Database Maximize System (e) None of these Ans : (c) 295. ..is the storage area for e-mails.

(a) Folder (b) Mail box (c) Directory (d) Hard Disk (e) None of these Ans : (b) 296.Display bar that lists all the open folders and active application is

(a) Menubar (b) Toolbar (c) Task bar (d) Window list (e) None of these Ans : (d) 297.Which of the following is the keyboard short-cut for permanent deletion of a file/folder in windows?

(a) Del (b) Shift + Del (c) Ctrl + Del (d) Alt + Enter

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(e) None of these Ans : (b) 298.Which of the following operating systems does not exist?

(a) Windows 7 (b) Mac OS X (c) Windows CE (d) Windows 12 (e) Ubuntu Ans : (d) 299.To protect the computer from hacker intrusions, ..must be installed.

(a) Firewall (b) Mailer (c) Script (d) Yahoo Messenger (e) None of these Ans : (a) 300.Which of the following is known as non volatile memory?

(a) Hard Disk (b) Floppy Disk (c) CD-ROM (d) DVD-ROM (e) All of these Ans : (e) 301.To see the document before the printout is taken, use.

(a) Insert Table (b) Paste (c) Format Painter (d) Cut (e) Print Preview Ans : (e) 302.The CPU of a computer?

(a) understands only assembly language (b) understands machine language and high- level languages

(c) understands only machine language (d) understands only high-level language (e) does not understand machine language

Ans : (c) 303.Which of the following is not a term related to the World Wide Web?

(a) Hyperlink (b) Hypertext (c) Website (d) Homepage (e) Keyboard Ans : (e) 304.Which of the following is another name for pre-programmed formula in Excel?

(a) Range (b) Graph (c) Function (d) Cell (e) None of these Ans : (c) 305.ALU works on the instructions held in

(a) Notebook (b) Registers (c) Notepad (d) Clipboard (e) I/O Devices Ans : (b) 306. ..is a computer software designated to help people involved in a common task to achieve goals.

(a) Shareware (b) Software (c) Freeware (d) Collaborative Software (e) None of these Ans : (d) 307. .is the process of getting access to the computer.

(a) Switch on (b) Login (c) Logoff (d) Enter (e) None of these Ans : (b)

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308.A collection of programmes which determines and controls how your computer system works and process information is called

(a) Interpreter (b) Computer (c) Office (d) Compiler (e) Operating system Ans : (c) 309.The Title and Page number of a document can be displayed using which of the following options?

(a) Insert table (b) Spelling and Grammar (c) Header and Footer (d) Thesaurus (e) File Ans : (c) 310.Data redundancy can be eliminated by using:

(a) Networking (b) DBMS

(c) Operating System (d) Processing the data manually (e) None of these Ans : (a)

311.Which of the following uses computers and data communication to transmit data electronically between computers?

(a) EDI (b) Physical Media (c) Printing a paper (d) DTE (e) None of these Ans : (a) 312. is a combination of text, audio, still images, animation, video.

(a) Multiplexer (b) Multiplier

(c) Multimedia (d) Multiuser (e) None of these Ans : (c) 313. MICR is exclusively used in :

(a) Libraries (b) Super Markets (c) Stock markets (d) Banking Industry (e) None of these Ans : (d) 314.In order to change page margins in a word document

(a) Drag the scroll box on the scroll bars. (b) Delete the margin boundaries on the ruler (c) Right Click on the ruler (d) Drag the margin boundaries on the ruler (e) None of these Ans : (d) 315.Pop-ups are a form of..on the World Wide Web?

(a) Instant Messaging (b) Search Engines

(c) Browsers (d) Mark-up Languages (e) Online Advertising Ans : (e)

316.Thesaurus option is available in menu.

(a) Page layout (b) References (c) Review (d) View (e) Layout Ans : (c) 317.Which of the following refers to the process of trading goods over the internet?

(a) E-seva (b) E-trading

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(c) E-Finance (d) E-Sales (e) E-Commerce Ans : (e) 318.Which of the following is not used to align text in a document?

(a) Left (b) Right (c) Center (d) Diagonal (e) Justify Ans : (d) 319.Which of the following generation computers is referred to an expert system?

(a) 2nd (b) 1st (c) 4th (d) 3rd (e) 5th Ans : (e) 320. is a setoff instructions.

(a) Hardware (b) Code (c) Language (d) Program (e) All of these Ans : (d) 321.Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?

(a) Laser Printer (b) Inkjet Printer

(c) Daisywheel printer (d) Dot matrix printer (e) None of these Ans : (a)

322.An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is

(a) Magnetic tape (b) Voice response unit

(c) Voice recognition unit (d) Voice band (e) None of these Ans : (c) 323. VPN means

(a) Vital Private Network (b) Virtual Private Network (c) Visual Projection Node (d) Very Private Network (e) None of these Ans : (b) 324.The technique and process of searching, recovering, and interpreting information from large amounts of stored data is called

(a) Browsing (b) Chatting (c) Retrieval (d) Desktop publishing (e) None of these Ans : (c) 325.is the internal network of an organization?

(a) Internet (b) Intranet (c) Extranet (d) Organet (e) None of these Ans : (b) 326.In network terminology, MAN stands for

(a) Multi-Area Network (b) Main Area Network (c) Multi Application Network (d) Metropolitan Area Network (e) None of these Ans : (d) 327.A character that is raised and smaller above the baseline is known as

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(a) Outlined (b) Raised (c) Superscript (d) Subscript (e) None of these Ans : (c) 328. A.is a series of commands that is recorded so it can be played back, or executed, later

(a) Mail merge (b) Merge printing (c) Goal seek (d) Macro (e) None of these Ans : (d) 329.Long text can be broken down into many lines within a cell. You can do this through

(a) Wrap Text in Format > Cells (b) Justify in Edit > Cells (c) Text Wrapping in Format > Cells, Layout tab

(d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (c) 330.By default there are..worksheets in an Excel file

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 (e) None of these Ans : (b) 331.Total number of rows in Excel 756

(a) 65536 (b) 256 (c) 1024 (d) None of these (e) None of these Ans : (a) 332.Database management systems are intended to

(a) Eliminate data redundancy (b) Manage file access (c) Maintain data integrity (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (d) 333.A top-to-bottom relationship among the items in a database is established by a

(a) Hierarchical schema (b) Network schema (c) Relational schema (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (a) 334.Which of the following is not a database object? (a) Tables (b) Queries (c) Relationships (d) Reports (e) None of these Ans : (c) 335.What are the columns in a Microsoft access table called?

(a) Rows (b) Records (c) Fields (d) Columns (e) None of these Ans : (c) 336.In.there is no direct contact with the end users

(a) B2B (b) B2C (c) C2C (d) All these (e) None of these Ans : (a)

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337.The spacing between character pairs is called :

(a) Kerning (b) x-height (c) intercap (d) serif (e) None of these Ans : (a) 338.We cannot delete the.icon but we can made it invisible.

(a) Recycle (b) My Computer (c) Internet Explorer (d) My Network Place (e) None of these Ans : (a) 339.In case of Bus/Tree topology signal balancing issue is overcome by

(a) Modulation (b) Polling (c) Segmentation (d) Strong transmitter (e) None of these Ans : (c) 340.BCC in the internet refers to

(a) Black carbon copy (b) Blind carbon copy (c) Blank carbon copy (d) Beautiful carbon copy (e) None of these Ans : (b) 341.Education combined with entertainment is called

(a) Simulation (b) CAI (c) Edutainment (d) Synchronization (e) None of these Ans : (c) 342.Which of the following transport layer protocols is used to support electronic mail?

(a) SMTP (b) IP (c) TCP (d) UDP (e) None of these Ans : (c) 343.The process of converting analog signals into digital signals so they can be processed by a receiving computer is referred to as :

(a) modulation (b) demodulation (c) synchronizing (d) digitizing (e) None of these Ans : (d) 344.Which of the following is considered a broad band communication channel?

(a) coaxial cable (b) fiber optics cable (c) microwave circuits (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (d) 345.In a synchronous modem, the digital-to- analog converter transmits signal to the

(a) equalizer (b) modulator (c) demodulator (d) terminal (e) None of these Ans : (a) 346.The loss in signal power as light travels down the fiber is called

(a) attenuation (b) progragation (c) scattering (d) interruption (e) None of these Ans : (a) 347.Number of bits per symbol used in Baudot code is

(a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 8 (d) 9

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(e) None of these Ans : (b) 348.To get the Symbol dialog box, click on the menu and choose Symbol.

(a) Insert (b) Format (c) Tools (d) Table (e) None of these Ans : (a) 349.What is the short cut key to open Font dialog box?

(a) Ctrl + F (b) Alt + Ctrl + F (c) Ctrl + D (d) Ctrl + Shift + D (e) None of these Ans : (c) 350.Which of the following line spacing is invalid?

(a) Single (b) Double (c) Triple (d) Multiple (e) None of these Ans : (c) 351.Which of the following option in File pull down menu is used to close a MS Word document?

(a) Quit (b) Close (c) Exit (d) New (e) None of these Ans : (b) 352.CLASS is the acronym for

(a) Computer, Language and School Studies (b) Computer, Literacy and Studies in Schools (c) Computer, Language and Secondary Schools

(d) Computer, Learning and School Studies

(e) None of these Ans : (b) 353.SITE stands for

(a) Satellite Instructional Technology and Engineering

(b) State Institute of Teacher Education (c) Satellite Instructional Television

Experiment

(d) State Institute of Technology and Engineering

(e) None of these Ans : (c) 354.Cloud computing means

(a) Computing using the satellite (b) Computing using cloud chamber

technology

(c) Computing which results in errors (d) Shifting computing power from offline

PCs and Laptops onto the Web

(e) None of these Ans : (d) 355.The C language is

(a) Context free language (b) Context sensitive language (c) Regular language (d) Assembly language (e) None of these Ans : (a) 356.What is the size of the Unicode character in

Windows Operating System?

(a) 8-bits (b) 16-bits (c) 32-bits (d) 64-bits (e) None of these Ans : (c)

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357. Data Encryption Techniques are particularly used for_________

(a) protecting data in Data Communication System.

(b) reduce Storage Space Requirement (c) enhances Data Integrity. (d) decreases Data Integrity (e) None of these Ans : (a) 358. ________is an umbrella activity that is

applied throughout the software engineering process.

(a) Debugging (b) Testing (c) Designing

(d) Software Quality Assurance (e) None of these Ans : (d)

359.Use of icons and windows are characteristic of a________interface

(a) command-driven (b) windows-oriented (c) graphical-user (d) menu-driven (e) None of these Ans : (c) 360.The essential difference between an operating system like Linux and one like Windows is that

(a) Windows can run with an Intel processor, whereas Linux cannot

(b) Linux is proprietary, whereas Windows is not

(c) Any programmer can modify Linux code, which is not permitted with Windows

(d) there are multiple versions of Linux, but only one version of Windows

(e) None of these Ans : (c) 361.The category of operating system that you most likely have running on your PDA computer is a ..operating system

(a) real-time (b) single-user, single-task (c) single-user, multi-task (d) multi-user, multi-task (e) None of these Ans : (b) 362.The barcode which is used on all types of items, is ready by a scanning device directly into the computer. What is the name of this scanning device?

(a) Laser Scanner (b) Wand (c) OCR (d) MICR (e) None of these Ans : (a) 363.Which of the following is not a method to preserve the security and integrity of information?

(a) Antivirus software (b) Firewall (c) Phishing (d) Disk Encryption (e) Backup Ans : (c) 364.In computer science, by information we mean

(a) Any output coming out from computer (b) Processed data put in an intelligent form (c) A report printed by the computer (d) Plural of data

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(e) None of these Ans : (b) 365.Which of the following features distinguishes a database file from a mere collection of data

(a) Database enables data to be organized for effective use much faster

(b) It organizes data in rows and columns (c) It gives reference name to each file created (d) It provides search facility (e) None of these Ans : (a) 366.Who coordinates the sequencing of events within the central processor of a computer?

(a) Logic unit (b) Arithmetic unit (c) Register (d) Control Unit (e) None of these Ans : (d) 367.The microprocessor of a computer cannot operate on any information if that information is not in its

(a) secondary storage (b) main storage (c) ALU (d) Logic unit (e) None of these Ans : (b) 368.Where have the program and data to be located before the ALU and control unit of a computer can operate on it?

(a) Internal memory (b) Secondary memory (c) Microprocessor (d) Magnetic tapes (e) None of these Ans : (a) 369.The only things moving around inside a computer are

(a) Is and Os (b) electrons

(c) bytes (d) proton (e) None of these Ans : (b) 370.The data between the computer and peripherals always passes via in input/output

(a) port (b) A/D converter (c) D/A converter (d) buffer memory (e) None of these Ans : (a) 371.Preparing a magnetic disk for data storage is called

(a) booting (b) formatting (c) debugging (d) commissioning (e) None of these Ans : (b) 372.How many full adders are needed to add two 4-bit numbers with a parallel adder?

(a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 16 (e) None of these Ans : (b) 373.If you see a diskette with a piece of foil covering its notch, it is said to be

(a) write-protected (b) copy-protected (c) write-enabled (d) foil-covered (e) None of these Ans : (a) 374.What is the name of the screen symbol that shows the placement of the next character?

(a) Mouse (b) Cursor (c) Track ball (d) Graphic tablet (e) None of these Ans : (b)

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375.Point out the odd item amongst the following

(a) computer mouse (b) touchpad (c) light pen (d) printer (e) None of these Ans : (d) 376.The very small and cheap computer built into many home devices is called computer.

(a) Main frame (b) Mini (c) Micro (d) Super (e) None of these Ans : (c) 377.In comparison to the internal (main) memory, tape or disk memory is

(a) slower and more expensive (b) slower and less expensive (c) faster and more expensive (d) faster and less expensive (e) None of these Ans : (b) 378.What is the main advantage of magnetic core memory over semiconductor RAM memory?

(a) More compact and smaller (b) More economical (c) A bit does not have to write after reading (d) Non-volatile (e) None of these Ans : (d) 379.Which of the following memories contains a thin film of magnetic material sandwitched between two permanent bias magnets?

(a) ROM (b) Magnetic disk (c) Core memory (d) Bubble memory (e) None of these Ans : (c) 380.The minimum time delay required between the initiation of two successive memory operations is known as

(a) memory cycle time (b) memory access time (c) transmission time (d) waiting time (e) None of these Ans : (a) 381.When the time to establish link is large and the size of data is small, the preferred mode of data transfer is

(a) circuit switching (b) packet switching (c) time division multiplexing (d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (b) 382.In circuit switching

(a) data is stored at intermediate nodes (b) transmission path is set before data transfer (c) dedicated communication link is not required

(d) All of these (e) None of these Ans : (b) 383.A device used in some magnetic tape data entry system is

(a) key-to-disk station (b) light pen

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(c) touch Panel (d) card punch (e) None of these Ans : (a) 384.Which of the following PC user must have a special hardware device that is to linkup with a bulletin board system?

(a) ALU (b) Control Unit (c) Modem (d) Light Pen (e) None of these Ans : (c) 385.A single primary storage location in the processor unit

(a) can hold several different data items at the same time

(b) can hold data items but not program instructions

(c) is identified by a built-in and unique number called an address

(d) is identified by a number that varies with the contents in the location.

(e) None of these Ans : (c) 386.A large computer designed to handle complex scientific calculations

(a) may use only a firmed word-length storage approach

(b) will likely require a character addressable storage unit

(c) must use fixed length words of four character each

(d) will not use numbered address locations (e) None of these Ans : (a) 387.Methods used to organize and physically store disk data are cylinder and

(a) sector (b) surface (c) track (d) hib (e) None of these Ans : (a) 388.Magnetic storage chips have no moving parts, and they provide nonvolatile direct- access storage of data.

(a) Tape (b) Disk (c) Ink character (d) Bus (e) None of these Ans : (a) 389.A class of random access memory that requires periodic servicing in order for, the contents to remain valid is

(a) Static RAM (b) Dynamic RAM (c) PROM (d) EPROM (e) None of these Ans : (b) 390.A sequence of microinstruction is

(a) machine code (b) microcode (c) mnemonics (d) gray code (e) None of these Ans : (b) 391.A specific part of an arithmetic and logic unit that is used to perform the operation of multiplication is

(a) multiplier (b) multiplener (c) multivibrator (d) quantization (e) None of these Ans : (a) 392.Which of the following belongs to the first generation of computer?

(a) HNIAC (b) IBM 1401 (c) IBM 8090 (d) UNI VAC

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