General Computer Test - 154

 

1. The instructions that tell a computer how to carry out the processing tasks are referred to as computer .........

1) programs

2) processors

3) input devices

4) memory modules

5) None of these

Answers:1

2.An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is..........

1) CPU

2) Memory

3) Storage

4) File

5) None of these

Answers:2

3.To select or unselect one word to the right

1) CTRL + SHIFT

2) CTRL + SHIFT + UP Arrow

3) CTRL + SHIFT + Down Arrow

4) CTRL + SHIFT + Right Arrow

5) None of these

Answers:4

4.To maximize or restore a selected window

1) CTRL + F7

2) CTRL + F10

3) CTRL + F8

4) CTRL + F9

5) None of these

Answers:2

5.To Copy a picture of the selected window to the clipboard

1) ALT + TAB

2) Ctrl + TAB

3) ALT + Print Screen

4) Both (1) and (2)

5) None of these

Answers:3

6........... is the key to close a selected drop - down list; cancel a comm-and and close a dialog box.

1) TAB

2) SHIFT

3) ESC

4) F10

5) None of these

Answers:3

7.......... is the key we use to run the selected command.

1) SHIFT

2) TAB

3) ENTER

4) CTRL

5) None of these

Answers:3

8............. is the functional key to display save-as box.

1) F5

2) F6

3) F9

4) F12

5) None of these

Answers:4

9............. is the combination of keys to switch between the last four places that you have edited

1) ALT + CTRL + Z

2) ALT + CTRL + Y

3) ALT + TAB + Z

4) ALT + SHIFT + Z

5) None of these

Answers:1

10............. is the Keyboard shortcut key to insert auto sum

1) ALT

2) ALT=

3) ALT+

4) ALT–

5) ALT+CTRL

Answers:3

11.Data becomes ................ when it is presented in a format that people can understand and use

1) processed

2) graphs

3) information

4) presentation

5) None of these

Answers:4

12.The term ............. designates equipment that might be added to a computer system to enhance its functionality.

1) digital device

2) system add-on

3) disk pack

4) peripheral device

5) None of these

Answers:1

13.A ............ is a microprocessor - based computing device.

1) personal computer

2) mainframe

3) workstation

4) server

5) None of these

Answers:3

14.RAM can be thought of as the ......... for the computer's processor

1) factory

2) operating room

3) waiting room

4) planning room

5) None of these

Answers:4

15.Which of the following are the functions of a operating system

1) Allocates resources

2) Monitors Activities

3) Manages disks and files

4) All of the above

5) Only 1 and 2

Answers:1

16.To move a copy of file from one computer to another over a communication channel is called ?

1) File transfer

2) File encryption

3) File modification

4) File copying

5) None of these

Answers:2

17.The primary function of the ............ is to set up the hardware and load and start an operating system

1) System Programs

2) BIOS

3) CP

4) Memory

5) None of these

Answers:2

18.What kind of memory is both static and non - volatile ?

1) RAM

2) ROM

3) BIOS

4) CACHE

5) None of these

Answers:2

19........... is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide platform for running application software

1) Application software

2) System software

3) Software

4) Operating system

5) None of these

Answers:3

20.The ......... is the amount of data that a storage device can move from the storage medium to the

Computer per second

1) data migration rate

2) data digitizing rate

3) data transfer rate

4) data access rate

5) None of these

Answers:3

21.A device, which is not connected to CPU, is called as .......

1) land-line device

2) On-line device

3) Off-line device

4) Device

5) None of the above

Answers:2

22.What is the other name for programmed chip?

1) RAM

2) ROM

3) LSIC

4) PROM

5) None of these

Answers:3

23.On-line real time systems become popular in ........... generation

1) First Generation

2) Second Generation

3) Third Generation

4) Fourth Generation

5) None of these

Answers:2

24.You use a(n) ....., such as a keyboard or mouse, to input information

1) output device

2) input device

3) storage device

4) processing device

5) None of these

Answers:2

25............. is the ability of a device to "jump" directly to the requested data

1) Sequential access

2) Random access

3) Quick access

4) All of the above

5) None of these

Answers:1