PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

PREPARATORY SET-20

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

 

Question No : 1

Formatting a disk results in all the data being _____.

(1) Saved to the disk  

(2) Copied from the disk

(3) Deleted from the disk

(4) Scanning the disk for viruses

(5) All of these

Question No : 2

The Williams tube is associated with which among the following?

(1) Display

(2) Memory

(3) Mouse

(4) Speaker

(5) Mother board

Question No : 3

Who among the following is accredited with development of the architecture of the modern computer?

(1) Sir Clive Sinclair    

(2) Bill Gates

(3) Charles Babbage

(4) John Von Neumann

(5) None of these   

Question No : 4

A packet of information that travels between a browser and the webserver is known as _____

(1) Cache

(2) Cookie

(3) Gopher

(4) Fax

(5) Bug

Question No : 5

A device for changing the connection on a connector to a different configuration is called _____

(1) Converter  

(2) Competent

(3) Attachment

(4) Adapter

(5) None of these   

Question No : 6

The main components of a computer communicate with each other through which among the following?

(1) Universal Port

(2) Private Bus

(3) System Bus

(4) Universal Bus

(5) Traffic Bus

Question No : 7

What is WINDOWS EXPLORER?

(1) A File Manager

(2) A Search Engine    

(3) A Browser

(4) A Video Player      

(5) An Audio Player

Question No : 8

Devices used to transmit data over telecommunications lines are called:

(1) Drivers

(2) Interface cards

(3) Modem

(4) Hubs

(5) Gateways

Question No : 9

Which among the following is the correct expanded form of WAP?

(1) Wide Area Procedure

(2) Wireless Application Protocol

(3) Wireless Access Protocol

(4) Web-based Application Protocol

(5) Wireless Adaptable Protocol

Question No : 10

Which of the following keys in a relational database is unique for each record?

(1) Primary Key

(2) Super Key

(3) Alternate Key

(4) Composite Key

(5) Candidate Key

Question No : 11

Which can be used for quick access to commonly used commands and tools in MS Word?

(1) Status bar  

(2) Menu bar   

(3) Tool bar

(4) Title bar

(5) None of these    

Question No : 12

What is ‘Cold Booting’?

(1) Restarting a computer because of errors in functioning

(2) Restarting of computer due to presence of virus

(3) Starting a computer in winter season

(4) Starting a computer when it is in ‘hibernation’ mode

(5) Starting a computer when it is switched off

Question No : 13

Workbook in Ms-Excel is a collection of _____

(1) Charts

(2) Cells

(3) Documents

(4) Worksheets 

(5) Presentations

Question No : 14

The device which is used with a computer to display or store data is called _____.

(1) Universal device   

(2) Retail device

(3) Read-Only device

(4) Write-Only device 

(5) Peripherals

Question No : 15

Which of the following is a special database that holds information about the computer’s user, installed programs and hardware devices?

(1) History

(2) Compiled help module

(3) Dynamic link library

(4) Initialization file    

(5) Windows Registry