PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

PREPARATORY SET-55

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

 

Question No : 1

The ALU performs ________ operations.

(1) arithmetic

(2) ASCII 

(3) algorithm-based

(4) logarithm-based

(5) None of these

Question No : 2

A(n) ______ is software that helps a computer control itself to operate efficiently and keep track of data.

(1) application system

(2) hardware system

(3) software system

(4) operating system

(5) None of these

Question No : 3

Computers manipulate data in many ways, and this manipulation is called ______

(1) upgrading

(2) processing

(3) batching

(4) utilising

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

In order to make the text align with both the left and right margins, use the _____ alignment.

(1) right

(2) justify

(3) both sides

(4) balanced

(5) None of these

Question No : 5

Which of the following is also an active cell in MS-Excel?

(1) current cell

(2) formulae

(3) rang

(4) cell address

(5) None of these

Question No : 6

The taskbar is located ________

(1) on the Quick Launch toolbar

(2) at the bottom of the screen

(3) one the Start menu

(4) at the top of the screen

(5) None of these

Question No : 7

Another word for software is

(1) input

(2) output

(3) program

(4) system

(5) None of these

Question No : 8

Generally, you access the Recycle Bin through an icon located __________

(1) on the desktop

(2) in the Properties dialog box

(3) on the hard drive

(4) on the shortcut menu

(5) None of these

Question No : 9

Where is data saved permanently?

(1) Memory

(2) Storage

(3) CPU

(4) Printer

(5) None of these

Question No : 10

What is the name for the process that is used to convert a series of instructions, or program, written in a high-level language into instructions (or a program) that can be run on a computer?

(1) Assembling

(2) Compiling

(3) Translating

(4) Uploading

(5) None of these

Question No : 11

Which of the following is the communication protocol that sets the standard used by every computer that accesses Web-based information?

(1) XML

(2) DML

(3) HTTP

(4) HTML

(5) None of these

Question No : 12

Which of the following converts all the statements in a program in a single batch and the resulting collection of instructions is placed in a new file?

(1) compiler

(2) interpreter

(3) converter

(4) instruction

(5) None of these

Question No : 13

A program that generally has more user-friendly interface than a DBMS is called a ________

(1) front end

(2) repository

(3) back end

(4) form

(5) None of these

Question No : 14

When you install a new program on your computer, it is typically added to the _____ menu

(1) all Programs

(2) select Programs

(3) start Programs

(4) desktop Programs

(5) None of these

Question No : 15

Which of the following contains information about a single “entity” in the database – like a person, place, event, or thing?

(1) query

(2) form

(3) record

(4) table

(5) None of these