PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

PREPARATORY SET-59

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

 

Question No : 1

Computer ____ is whatever is typed, submitted or transmitted to a computer system.

(1) input

(2) output

(3) data

(4) circuitry

(5) None of these

Question No : 2

Unsolicited commercial email is commonly known as

(1) spam

(2) junk

(3) hoaxes

(4) hypertext

(5) None of these

Question No : 3

An e-mail address typically consists of a user ID followed by the ____ sign and the name of the e-mail server that manages the user’s electronic post office box.

(1) @

(2) #

(3) &

(4) ê

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

A personal computer is designed to meet the computing needs of a(n)

(1) individual

(2) department

(3) company

(4) city

(5) None of these

Question No : 5

Ctrl, shift and alt are called _____ keys.

(1) adjustment

(2) function

(3) modifier

(4) alphanumeric

(5) None of these

Question No : 6

In addition to the basic typing keys, desktop and notebook computer keyboards include a(n) _____ keypad to efficiently move the screen-based insertion point.

(1) editing

(2) number

(3) locked

(4) docked

(5) None of these

Question No : 7

The part of the CPU that accesses and decodes program instructions, and coordinated the flow of data among various system components is called

(1) ALU

(2) Control unit

(3) megahertz

(4) mother board

(5) None of these

Question No : 8

With the help of this feature Excel calculate dynamically the results of data:

(1) Go to

(2) Diagram

(3) Table

(4) Chart

(5) Formula and Function

Question No : 9

The term ___ refers to data storage systems that make it possible for computer or electronic device to store and retrieve data.

(1) retrieval technology

(2) storage technology

(3) input technology

(4) output technology

(5) None of these

Question No : 10

A computer system includes ____

(1) hardware

(2) software

(3) peripheral devices

(4) All of these

(5) None of these

Question No : 11

____ is the maximum amount of data that can be stored on a storage medium.

(1) Magnetic storage

(2) Optical storage

(3) Solid-state storage

(4) Storage capacity

(5) None of these

Question No : 12

The _____ is responsible for performing calculations and contains decision-making mechanisms.

(1) Central Processing Unit

(2) Arithmetic and Logic Unit

(3) Memory Unit

(4) Output Unit

(5) None of these

Question No : 13

A ___ is a large and expensive computer capable of simultaneously processing data for hundreds or thousands of users

(1) handheld computer

(2) mainframe computer

(3) tablet computer

(4) personal computer

(5) None of these

Question No : 14

_____ allows voice conversations to travel over the internet.

(1) Internet telephony

(2) Instant messaging

(3) E-mail

(4) E-commerce

(5) None of these

Question No : 15

You use a(n) ____ such as a key board or mouse, to input information.

(1) storage device

(2) processing device

(3) input device

(4) output device

(5) None of these