PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

PREPARATORY SET-80

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

 

Question No : 1

Which of the following is the fastest type of computer?

(1) Laptop

(2) Personal computer

(3) Notebook

(4) Workstation

(5) Supercomputer

Question No : 2

In a web site, the ‘home’ page refers to _____

(1) the best page

(2) the last page

(3) the first page

(4) the most recent page

(5) the oldest page

Question No : 3

To restart the computer the following combination of keys is used _____

(1) Del + Ctrl

(2) Backspace + Ctrl  

(3) Esc + Ctrl 

(4) Insert + Esc

(5) Ctrl + Alt + Del

Question No : 4

Which keys enable the input of numbers quickly?

(1) ctrl, shift and alt  

(2) function keys

(3) arrow keys

(4) the numeric keypad

(5) None of these

Question No : 5

Which of the following should be used to move a paragraph from one place to another in a Word document?

(1) Copy and Paste   

(2) Delete and Retype

(3) Cut and Paste

(4) Find the Replace  

(5) None of these

Question No : 6

The _____ is the box that houses the most important parts of a computer system

(1) software

(2) hardware

(3) input device

(4) system unit

(5) None of these

Question No : 7

The device containing a circuit breaker that is used to separate the hardware from the power source and protect from voltage spikes is called a _____

(1) voltage breaker

(2) surge protector

(3) surge breaker

(4) voltage protector 

(5) ALU

Question No : 8

Which menu should be selected to perform Cut and Paste in Word?

(1) Format Menu

(2) Tools Menu

(3) Edit Menu

(4) View Menu

(5) None of these

Question No : 9

An online backing storage system capable of storing larger quantities of data is _____

(1) CPU

(2) Secondary storage

(3) Memory

(4) Mass storage

(5) Temporary storage

Question No : 10

ROM stands for _____

(1) Read Only Memory

(2) Random Open Memory

(3) Read Open Memory

(4) Random Only Memory

(5) None of these

Question No : 11

Trackball is an example of a/an

(1) programming device

(2) pointing device

(3) output device

(4) software device

(5) printing device

Question No : 12

Which of the following operations is not performed by computer?

(1) Inputting

(2) Processing

(3) Controlling

(4) Outputting

(5) Understanding

Question No : 13

BIT stands for ______

(1) Built In Tasks

(2) Before Interpreting Task

(3) Binary Digit

(4) Before Instructed Task

(5) Before Initial Task

Question No : 14

The keys on the keyboard which may be programmed to do special tasks are referred to as

(1) function keys

(2) Shift and Alt keys

(3) arrow keys

(4) Page Up and Page Down keys

(5) None of these

Question No : 15

Excel is a _____

(1) word processing program

(2) spreadsheet program

(3) game

(4) database application

(5) presentation program