Computer Awareness Questions
1. EPROM can be used for:
(a) erasing the contents of ROM
(b) reconstructing the contents of ROM
(c) erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
(d) duplicating the ROM
(e) None of the above
2. Macros stored in the global macro sheet can be used :
(a) in the current document only
(b) in any document
(c) can be used only with other macros of the global macro sheet
(d) not consistent behaviour
(e) None of the above
3. Types of cell references in MS Excel:
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 1
(e) 5
4. From the given options which one would be called as, ‘External Database’?
(a) Database created in MS EXCEL
(b) Database created in MS Word
(c) Database created using DBMS package
(d) All the above
(e) None of the above
5. __________ allows users to upload files to an online site so they can be
viewed and edited from another location.
(a) General purpose applications
(b) Microsoft Outlook
(c) Web-hosted technology
(d) Office Live
(e) None of the above
6. 4th Generation mobile technology provides enhanced capabilities allowing
the transfer of both __________ data, including, full-motion video, high speed
Internet access and video – conferencing.
(a) Video data and information
(b) Voice and non-voice
(c) Music and video
(d) video and audio
(e) None of the above
7. _______ is a form of Denial of Service (DoS) attack in which a hostile client
repeatedly sends SYN Packets to every port on the service using fake IP
addresses.
(a) Cybergaming crime
(b) Memory shaving
(c) Software piracy
(d) Syn flooding
(e) None of the above
8. Which Power Point view displays each slide of the presentation as a
thumbnail and is useful for re-arranging slides?
(a) Slide sorter
(b) Slide show
(c) Slide Master
(d) Slide Wizard
(e) Slide designer
9. _______ software creates a mirror image of the entire hard disk, including
the operating system, applications, files and data.
(a) Operating System
(b) Utility programs
(c) Backup software
(d) Driver imaging
(e) None of the above
10. A mistake in an algorithm that causes incorrect results is called a
_______.
(a) logical error
(b) syntax error
(c) procedural error
(d) compiler error
(e) machine error
11. A device for changing the connection on a connector to a different
configuration is called a ______.
(a) a converter
(b) a component
(c) an attachment
(d) an adapter
(e) a voltmeter
12. _______ is the list of print job waiting to be sent to a particular printer.
(a) Print list
(b) Print request
(c) Print queue
(d) Job queue
(e) Job list
13. MOS stands for :
(a) Method Organized Stack
(b) Most Often Store
(c) Metal Oxide Semi-conductor
(d) Memory On Store
(e) None of the above
14. The _______ tells the computer how to use its components.
(a) Utility
(b) Network
(c) Operating System
(d) Application Programmes
(e) None of these.
15. What makes Windows OS popular?
(a) Multitasking capacity
(b) Desktop features
(c) User friendly GUI features
(d) Being Inexpensive
(e) None of the above
16. Unit of speed used for super computer is:
(a) KFLOPS
(b) MELOPS
(c) Petaflops
(d) All the above
(e) None of the above
17. _________ is used for sharing financial information with each other and
industry analysts across all computer platforms and the internet.
(a) Extensible Markup Language (XML)
(b) Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)
(c) Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)
(d) Sales Force Automation software (SFA)
(e) None of the above
18. DTP packages cannot do ________
(a) Internet Connectivity
(b) Graphics/ Picture related utility
(c) Word Processing
(d) Provide print utility
(e) None of the above
19. A Directory within a directory is called a
(a) Mini Directory
(b) Sub Directory
(c) Part Directory
(d) Junior Directory
(e) None of the options
20. Information travels between components on the mother board through:
(a) Flash Memory
(b) Bays
(c) CMOS
(d) Buses
(e) Peripherals