PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

PREPARATORY SET-42

Direction (Qs.1-15): Study the following questions carefully and choose your answer from the given five options.

 

Question No : 1

The most powerful type of computer is ______

(1) mainframe computers

(2) microcomputers

(3) synocomputers

(4) minicomputers

(5) supercomputers

Question No : 2

The internet allows you to _____

(1) send electronic mail

(2) connect to servers all around the world

(3) view Web pages

(4) All the above

(5) None of these

Question No : 3

To see the document before the printout is taken, use ___

(1) Insert Table

(2) Paste

(3) Format Painter

(4) Cut

(5) Print Preview

Question No : 4

All the following terms are associated with spreadsheet software except _____

(1) worksheet

(2) cell

(3) formula

(4) virus detection

(5) None of these

Question No : 5

Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a _____

(1) network

(2) mainframe

(3) supercomputer

(4) client

(5) None of these

Question No : 6

The connection of networks that can be joined together is called _____

(1) virtual private network

(2) internet

(3) intranet

(4) extranet

(5) None of these

Question No : 7

A _____ is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.

(1) network

(2) peripheral

(3) expansion board

(4) digital device

(5) None of these

Question No : 8

What is the name of the logic circuit which can add two binary digits?

(1) Parallel adder

(2) Serial adder

(3) Half adder

(4) Full adder

(5) None of these

Question No : 9

The background of any Word document

(1) is always of white colour

(2) is the present under the option menu

(3) is always the same for the entire document

(4) can have any colour you choose

(5) None of these

Question No : 10

Secondary storage ________

(1) does not require constant power

(2) dose not use magnetic media

(3) consists of four main types of devices

(4) does not store information for later retrieval

(5) None of the above

Question No : 11

Editing a document consists of reading through the document you’ve created, then

(1) correcting your errors

(2) printing it

(3) saving it

(4) deleting it

(5) None of these

Question No : 12

Which of the following controls the manner of interaction between the user and the operating system?

(1) User interface

(2) Language translator

(3) Platform

(4) Screen saver

(5) None of these

Question No : 13

The piece of hardware that converts your computer’s digital signal to an analog signal that can travel over telephone lines is called a

(1) red wire

(2) blue cord

(3) tower 

(4) modem

(5) None of these

Question No : 14

_____ is the part of the computer that does the arithmetical calculations.

(1) Memory

(2) OS

(3) CPU

(4) ALU

(5) None of these

Question No : 15

File extensions are used in order to

(1) name the file

(2) identify the file type

(3) identify the file

(4) ensure the filename is not lost

(5) None of these