TEST - V : COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

161. An assembler is used to translate a program written in (1) a low level language (2) machine language (3) a high level language (4) assembly language (5) None of these 162. The operating system controls access to the processor by assigning a(n) to each task requiring the processors attention. (1) CPU (2) slice of time (3) stack (4) event (5) None of these 163. Which of the following is the correct sequence of actions that takes place during the boot-up process? (1) Load operating system - Activate BIOS-Perform POST-Check configuration settings (2) Activate BIOS-Perform POST-Load operating system-Check configuration settings (3) Perform POST - Load operating system - Activate BIOS - Check configuration settings (4) Activate BIOS - Check configuration settings - Perform POST -Load operating system (5) None of these 164. Using Windows Explorer, a plus (+) sign in front of a folder indicates : (1) an open folder (2) the folder contains subfolders (3) a text file (4) a graphics file (5) None of these 165. Which of the following position is not available for fonts on MS Word? (1) Normal (2) Raised (3) Lowered (4) Centered (5) All are available 166. Buy Now Pay Later is commonly used for : (1) Debit Cards (2) Vault Cards (3) Credit Cards (4) E-purse (5) None of these 167. The different styles of lettering in a word processing program (1) font (2) calligraphy (3) writing (4) manuscript (5) None of these 168. To move down a page in a document (1) jump (2) fly (3) wriggle (4) scroll (5) None of these 169. Compilers can identify: (1) syntax errors (2) semantic errors (3) logical errors (4) mathematical errors (5) None of these 170. Which was the first Scientific Computer Programming Language? (1) COBOL (2) LISP (3) ADA (4) FORTRAN (5) JAVA 171. A hard copy of a document is (1) stored in the hard disk (2) stored on a floppy (3) stored on a CD (4) printed on the paper (5) None of these 172. Flow control in TCP/IP is handled using: (1) Urgent pointer (2) Checksum (3) Acknowledgement number (4) Variable-size sliding window (5) None of these 173. This component is required to process data into information and consists of integrated circuits . (1) Hard disk (2) RAM (3) CPU (4) ROM (5) None of these 174. From which menu you can insert Header and Footer? (1) Insert Menu (2) View Menu (3) Format menu (4) Tools Menu (5) Edit Menu 175. Moves the cursor one space to the right to puts spaces in between words (1) control key (2) space bar (3) printer (4) mouse (5) None of these 17

176. Shimmer, Sparkle text, Blinking Background etc. are known as : (1) font styles (2) font effects (3) word art (4) text effects (5) None of these 177. The horizontal and vertical lines on a worksheet are called : (1) cells (2) sheets (3) block lines (4) gridlines (5) None of these 178. The basic input/output system (BIOS) is stored in: (1) RAM (2) ROM (3) the CPU (4) the hard drive (5) None of these 179. Which of the following features usually applies to data in a data warehouse? (1) Data are often deleted (2) Most applications consists of transactions (3) Data are rarely deleted (4) Relatively few records are processed by applications (5) None of these 180. What type of program controls the various computer parts and allows the user interact with the computer ? (1) Utility software (2) Operating system (3) Word processing software (4) Database program (5) None of these 181. Which of the following is an example of connectivity? (1) data (2) hard disk (3) Internet (4) power cord (5) None of these 182. The command used to remove text or graphics from a document. The information is then stored on a clipboard so you can paste it. (1) chop (2) cut (3) clip (4) cart away (5) None of these 183. People, procedures, software, hardware, and data are the five parts of a(n) : (1) competency system (2) computer system (3) information system (4) software system (5) None of these 184. The feature of Word that automatically adjusts the amount of space between certain combination of characters so that an entire word looks more evenly spaced. What is that feature called? (1) Spacing (2) Scaling (3) Kerning (4) Positioning (5) None of these 185. Which of the following statement is wrong? (1) Windows XP is an operating system (2) Linux is owned and sold by Microsoft (3) Photoshop is a graphical design tool by Adobe (4) Linux is free and open source software (5) None of the above 186. A phenomenon in virtual memory schemes in which the processor spends most of the time swapping pages rather than executing instructions is : (1) loading (2) swapping (3) thrashing (4) aging (5) digging 187. Give the name of the Linear list in which elements can be added at ends but not in the middle: (1) Array (2) Queue (3) Tree (4) Circular Queue (5) None of these 188. Flip-flop is the basic structure of the device: (1) Hard disk (2) Memory (3) Cells (4) Speakers (5) None of these 189. What is a specialized software program that allows input and output devices to communicate with the rest of the computer system? (1) Utility driver (2) Utility program (3) Data compression utility (4) Device driver (5) None of these

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190. When assigning a shortcut key to a symbol, you should always try to select a key or key combination that is: (1) unassigned (2) Located on the ten-key pad section of your keyboard. (3) Assigned to another task. (4) From the same font family as the symbol. (5) None of these 191. Which American Computer Company is called big blue? (1) Microsoft (2) Compaq Corp (3) IBM (4) Tandy Sevenson (5) Hewlett Packard 192. A dumb terminal has : (1) An embedded microprocessor (2) Extensive memory (3) Independent processing (4) A keyboard and screen (5) None of these 193. Which of the following is a software selection criteria? (1) Appropriateness (2) Efficiency (3) Compatibility (4) All of the above (5) None of these 194. Which of the following memories needs refresh? (1) SRAM (2) DRAM (3) ROM (4) All of above (5) None of these 195. is paperless document transfer between companies. (1) EFT (2) EDI (3) ETS (4) RTGS (5) None of these 196. The switching devices used in First Generation computers were: (1) Transistors (2) SSI chips (3) VLSI chips (4) Vacuum Tubes (5) None of these 197. The Virtual Memory is located logically : (1) in the CPU (2) in main memory (3) in between CPU and primary memory (4) in the Hard disk (5) None of these 198. A software used to convert source program instructions to object instruction is known as : (1) Compiler (2) Assembler (3) Interpreter (4) Language processor (5) None of these 199. The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of : (1) Genetics (2) Control and communications (3) Molecular biology (4) Biochemistry (5) None of these 200. WAIS stands for : (1) Wide Area Intellectual Service (2) Web Access Information system (3) World wide Application of Intelligent System (4) Wide Area Information Service (5) None of these

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