PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

PREPARATORY SET-24

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

 

Question No : 1

In word processing, an efficient way to move the 3rd paragraph to place it after the 5th paragraph is_____.

(1) Copy and paste

(2) Copy and cut

(3) Cut and copy

(4) Cut and paste

(5) None of these

Question No : 2

The _____ enables your computer to connect to other computes.

(1) Video card

(2) Sound card

(3) Network interface card (NIC)

(4) Controller card

(5) None of these

Question No : 3

The highest data rate is provided by which of the following medium?

(1) Coaxial cable

(2) Optical fibre

(3) Microwave

(4) Telephone networks

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

The primary device that a computer uses to store information

(1) TV 

(2) Storehouse

(3) Desk

(4) Hard drive

(5) None of these   

Question No : 5

Use this when you want to make all letters capital without having to use the shift key for each character.

(1) Shifter

(2) Upper case

(3) Caps lock key

(4) Icon

(5) None of these   

Question No : 6

Storing same data in many places is called _____.

(1) Iteration    

(2) Concurrency

(3) Redundancy

(4) Enumeration

(5) None of these   

Question No : 7

The database administrator's function in an organization is_____.

(1) To be responsible for the more technical aspects of managing the information contained in organizational databases

(2) To be responsible for the executive level aspect of decisions regarding the information management

(3) To show the relationship among entity classes in a data warehouse

(4) To define which data mining tools must be used to extract data

(5) None of these   

Question No : 8

Which of the following keys is used to delete characters to the left of the cursor?

(1) Alt + Delete

(2) Shift

(3) Esc 

(4) Delete

(5) Backsapce

Question No : 9

A word processor would most likely be used to do which of the following?

(1) Keep an account of money spent   

(2) Maintain an inventory

(3) Type a biography

(4) Do a computer search in the India Centre

(5) None of these   

Question No : 10

A joystick is primarily used to/for_____.

(1) Control sound on the screen

(2) Computer gaming 

(3) Enter text

(4) Draw pictures

(5) Print text

Question No : 11

FAX stands for_____.

(1) Function Application Xerox

(2) Fast Access Xerox

(3) Function Application Extended

(4) Facsimile

(5) None of these   

Question No : 12

_____ are devices used to transmit data over telecommunications lines.

(1) Drives

(2) Drives bays

(3) Modems

(4) Platform

(5) None of these   

Question No : 13

The amount of memory (RAM or ROM) is measured in _____

(1) Bytes

(2) Bits

(3) Mega Bytes

(4) Mega Bits  

(5) Hertz

Question No : 14

A computer system that is old and perhaps not satisfactory is referred to as a(n)

(1) Ancient system

(2) Historical system

(3) Age old system

(4) Legacy system

(5) Legal System

Question No : 15

Which of the following is not anti-viruses software?

(1) NAV

(2) f-prot

(3) Oracle

(4) McAfee

(5) None of these