Question No : 1

System software _______

(1) is a programming language

(2) is part of a productivity suite

(3) is an optional form of software

(4) helps the computer manage internal resources

(5) allows the user to diagnose and troubleshoot the device

Question No : 2

How can the user determine what programs are available on a computer?

(1) Checking the hard disk properties

(2) Viewing the installed programs during the booting process    

(3) Checking the operating systems for a list of installed programs

(4) Checking the existing files saved on the disk

(5) None of these

Question No : 3

Which of the following best explains e-governance?

(1) Improving the functioning of Government

(2) Teaching Government employees the basics of computing

(3) Delivery of public services through internet 

(4) Framing of cyber-laws of chatting on internet

(5) Convergence of e-mail and video conferencing

Question No : 4

In _______, each packet of a message follows the same path from sender to receiver.

(1) Circuit switching 

(2) The virtual approach to packet switching

(3) Message switching

(4) The datagram approach to packet switching

(5) None of these

Question No : 5

Device drivers are

(1) tiny power cords for external storage devices

(2) experts who know to maximize the performance of devices

(3) small, special-purpose programs

(4) the innermost part of the operating system

(5) substitutes for operating system

Question No : 6

If you receive an e-mail from someone you don’t know, what should you do?

(1) Forward it to the police immediately

(2) Delete it without opening it

(3) Open it and respond to them saying you don’t know them

(4) Reply and ask them for their personal information

(5) Reply and tell them you want to keep in touch with them

Question No : 7

Application software

(1) is used to control the operating system

(2) is designed to help programmers

(3) performs specific task for computer users

(4) is used for making design only

(5) All of the above

Question No : 8

BIOS stands for

(1) Basic Input Output Service

(2) Basic Inner Outer Services

(3) Better Input Output Services

(4) Better Inner and Outer Services

(5) Basic Input/Output system

Question No : 9

The best reason that a computer needs to have a hard disk is because

(1) it can then use the same programs as other computers

(2) it would not work without one 

(3) it can store information when it is switched off

(4) it can store information while it is working

(5) None of these

Question No : 10

In order to save a Word document as a web page you need to

(1) put the appropriate graphs and links on the document

(2) save the document in simple text format

(3) use your web browser as an editor and save as URL   

(4) save as HTML

(5) None of these

Question No : 11

Computer connected to a LAN(Local Area Network) can

(1) run faster

(2) go on line 

(3) share information and/or share peripheral equipment

(4) E-mail

(5) None of these

Question No : 12

Which of the following statements is true concerning?

(1) Virtual memory is the space on the hard drive where the operating system begins to store data when it becomes memory-bound

(2) Accessing data from RAM is a slower than accessing data from virtual memory.

(3) When it is using virtual memory, the operating system builds a file called the RAM file.

(4) If a computer is memory bound, adding more RAM will not solve the problem.

(5) None of these

Question No : 13

A proxy server is used for which of the following?

(1) To provide security against unauthorized users

(2) To process client requests for Web pages

(3) To process client requests for database access 

(4) To provide TCP/IP

(5) None of these

Question No : 14

A characteristic of a file server is which of the following?

(1) Manages file operations and is shared on a network

(2) Manages file operations and is limited to one PC

(3) Acts as a fat client and is shared on a network

(4) Acts as a fat client and is limited to one PC

(5) None of these

Question No : 15

What is an E-mail attachment?

(1) A receipt sent by the recipient

(2) A separate document from another program sent along with an E-mail message

(3) A malicious parasite that feeds off of your messages and destroys the contents

(4) A list of CC : or BCC; recipients

(5) None of these