PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

PREPARATORY SET-48

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

 

Question No : 1

To make a note book act as a desktop model, the notebook can be connected to a ______ which is connected to a monitor and other devices.

(1) bay

(2) docking station

(3) port

(4) network

(5) None of these

Question No : 2

In a sequence of events that takes place in an instruction cycle, the first cycle is ___

(1) Fetch cycle

(2) Execute cycle

(3) Store cycle

(4) Decode cycle

(5) Code cycle

Question No : 3

________ is the process of finding errors in software code.

(1) Compiling

(2) Testing

(3) Running

(4) Debugging

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

Changing an existing document is called ______ the document.

(1) creating

(2) editing

(3) modifying

(4) adjusting

(5) None of these

Question No : 5

Virtual memory is

(1) memory on the hard disk that the CPU uses as an extended RAM

(2) in RAM

(3) only necessary if you do not have any RAM in your computer

(4) a back up device for floppy disks

(5) None of these

Question No : 6

Computers use the _____ number system to store data and perform calculations.

(1) decimal

(2) hexadecimal

(3) octal

(4) binary

(5) None of these

Question No : 7

The ______ key will launch the start buttons.

(1) esc

(2) shift

(3) windows

(4) shortcut

(5) None of these

Question No : 8

To move to  the beginning of a line of text, press the ________ key

(1) home

(2) a

(3) page up

(4) enter

(5) None of these

Question No : 9

Two basic types of graphics used in Word 2000 are_______

(1) AutoShapes and ClipArt

(2) Header and Footer

(3) Drawing Objects and Pictures

(4) Spelling and Grammar

(5) Word Count

Question No : 10

A _____ is a pre-designed document that already has coordinating fonts, a layout and a background.

(1) guide

(2) model

(3) ruler

(4) template

(5) None of these

Question No : 11

The _______ tells the computer how to use its components

(1) utility

(2) network

(3) operating system

(4) application program

(5) None of these

Question No : 12

______ is when the more power hungry components, such as the monitor and hard drive, are put in idle:

(1) Hibernation

(2) Power down

(3) standby mode

(4) The shutdown procedure

(5) None of these

Question No : 13

Which of the following is the largest unit of storage?

(1) GB

(2) KB

(3) MB

(4) TB

(5) None of these

Question No : 14

Hard disk drivers are considered _____ storage.

(1) Flash

(2) Nonvolatile

(3) Temporary

(4) Nonpermanent

(5) None of these

Question No : 15

The _____ key and the _____ key can be used in the combination with other keys to perform shortcuts and special tasks.

(1) Control, Alt

(2) Function, toggle

(3) Delete, insert

(4) Caps Lock, Num Lock

(5) None of these