PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

PREPARATORY SET-57

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

 

Question No : 1

The sequence of events that occurs in the computer when it is interpreting and executing an Instruction is known as a(n)

(1) execution cycle

(2) instruction cycle

(3) working cycle

(4) machine cycle

(5) None of these

Question No : 2

Digital computers use a _______ system to encode date and programs.

(1) semiconductor

(2) decimal

(3) binary

(4) RAM

(5) None of these

Question No : 3

The blinking symbol which indicates the next character will appear at which place, is called

(1) Delete key

(1) Delete key

(3) Cursor

(4) Return key

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

A small figure which depicts some application on the screen is called

(1) Menu

(2) Photo

(3) Modem

(4) Icon

(5) None of these

Question No : 5

Periodically adding, changing and deleting file records is called file _______

(1) updating

(2) upgrading

(3) restructuring

(4) renewing

(5) None of these

Question No : 6

Where is the disk put to enable the computer to read it?

(1) Disk drive

(2) Memory

(3) CPU

(4) ALU

(5) None of these

Question No : 7

Which of the following is not an example of hardware?

(1) Mouse

(2) Printer

(3) Monitor

(4) EXCEL

(5) None of these

Question No : 8

Dot-matrix is a type of

(1) tape

(2) printer

(3) disk

(4) bus

(5) None of these

Question No : 9

Any data or instructions entered into the memory of a computer are considered ______

(1) storage

(2) output

(3) input

(4) information

(5) None of these

Question No : 10

A ______ is an electronic device that process data, converting into information

(1) processor

(2) computer

(3) menu

(4) icon

(5) None of these

Question No : 11

What is the full form of KB related to computer?

(1) Key Block

(2) Kernel Boot

(3) Kilo Byte

(4) Kit Bit

(5) None of these

Question No : 12

Hardware devices that are not part of the main computer system and are often added later to the system are _______

(1) clip art

(2) highlight

(3) execute

(4) peripherals

(5) None of these

Question No : 13

What is the shape of CDs?

(1) Quadrilateral

(2) Rectangular

(3) Circular

(4) Hexagonal

(5) None of these

Question No : 14

The name given to a document by user is called

(1) Filename

(2) Program

(3) Data

(4) Record

(5) None of these

Question No : 15

During processing data, programs and processed information are held temporarily in _____

(1) secondary storage

(2) ROM

(3) RAM

(4) CPU

(5) None of these