Computer Knowledge (51-100)

51. Data items grouped together for storage purpose are called

· A. list

· B. title

· C. record

· D. string

52. A terabyte comprises

· A. 1024 gigabyte

· B. 1024 kilobyte

· C. 1024 megabyte

· D. 1024 byte

53. ISOC stands for

· A. Internal Social Communication

· B. Intranet Society

· C. Internet Society

· D. None of the above

54. The process of starting the computer and loading of operating system programs for

execution is known as

· A. searching

· B. loading

· C. booting

· D. initialization

55. Which of the following groups consist of only output devices?

· A. Mouse, Printer, Monitor

· B. Plotter, Printer, Monitor

· C. Scanner, Printer, Monitor

· D. Keyboard, Printer, Monitor

56. A keyboard is this kind of device

· A. input

· B. output

· C. word processing

· D. none of these

57. Which is the latest type of printer interface?

· A. DVI

· B. Parallel

· C. USB

· D. Serial

58. The various modem speed consist of

· A. 9600 bps, 14,400 bps

· B. 28,800 bps, 33,600 bps

· C. 56,000 bps

· D. all the above

59. Second generation computers started appearing in

· A. 1950

· B. 1955

· C. 1960

· D. 1970

60. Memory unit is one part of

· A. output device

· B. input device

· C. central processing unit

· D. control unit

61. Which of the following is the most powerful type of computer?

· A. megaframe

· B. super computer

· C. super conductor

· D. super micro

62. ----- is need to build dynamic web documents.

· A. CGI

· B. Java

· C. HTML

· D. All of the above

63. Web pages are written using

· A. URL

· B. HTML

· C. HTTP

· D. FTP

64. The parity bit is added for the purpose of

· A. coding

· B. error detection

· C. indexing

· D. controlling

65. Which of the following memories is an optical memory?

· A. Bubble Memories

· B. Floppy Disk

· C. CD–ROM

· D. Core Memories

66. The elements of graphical input devices are

· A. event

· B. action

· C. state

· D. all the above

67. A snapshot type recordset can contain fields from

· A. one table

· B. two tables

· C. one or more tables

· D. either one or two tables

68. A long double data occupies

· A. 8 bits

· B. 16 bits

· C. 32 bits

· D. 64 bits

69. What is the primary requisite of a good computer programmer?

· A. artistic mind

· B. mathematical mind

· C. scientific knowledge

· D. logical mind

70. Find the odd one out?

· A. keyboard

· B. touch screen

· C. mouse

· D. printer

71. Information can be stored or retrieved from memory location through its

· A. input

· B. value

· C. address

· D. variable declaration

72. India’s first super computer is

· A. Agni

· B. Trisul

· C. Flow solver

· D. Param

73. Java was originally invented by

· A. Oracle

· B. Sun

· C. Novell

· D. Microsoft

74. Pick the odd one out

· A. Windows

· B. Novell

· C. IBM

· D. Microsoft

75. FPI stands for

· A. Figure per inch

· B. Faults per inch

· C. Film per inch

· D. Frames per inch

76. Typewriter is an example of

· A. impact printer

· B. character printer

· C. both (a) and (b)

· D. none of these

77. The finished result of processing by a system is

A. input

· B. output

· C. processing

· D. all the above

78. CD–ROM is a kind of

· A. magnetic disk

· B. magneto–Optical disk

· C. optical disk

· D. none of these

79. The full form of TCP is

· A. Total control Protocol

· B. Transmission control protocol

· C. Totalling control program

· D. Transmission control program

80. Which of the following is the most appropriate unit for measuring the storage capacity

of a hard disk?

· A. bit

· B. byte

· C. mega byte

· D. tera byte

81. Find the odd man out

· A. Google

· B. Lycos

· C. altavista

· D. java

82. The first mechanical computer designed by Charles Babbage was called

· A. Calculator

· B. Abacus

· C. Processor

· D. Analytical Engine

83. C is

· A. A machine language

· B. A third generation high level language

· C. An assembly language

· D. All of the above

84. In a high resolution mode, the number of dots in a line is

· A. 320

· B. 520

· C. 640

· D. 840

85. The External commands normally come with the extension

· A. .COM

· B. EXE

· C. .BAT

· D. All the above

86. Which of the following might be used to convert high level language instructions into

machine language?

· A. An interpreter

· B. An operating environment

· C. System software

· D. Application software

87. A variable that holds the memory address of another object is called an

· A. pointer

· B. constant

· C. memory variable

· D. integer

88. Which gate is a single integrated circuit?

· A. CPU

· B. Mother Board

· C. Chip

· D. Gate

89. Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called

· A. entry codes

· B. codewords

· C. security commands

· D. passwords

90. The components of UNIX consists of

· A. Application software

· B. UNIX utilities

· C. Kernel

· D. All the above

91. A temporary storage area, attached to the CPU, for I/O operations is a

· A. buffer

· B. register

· C. core

· D. channel

92. Which of the following is NOT operating system?

· A. Unix

· B. Java

· C. Dos

· D. Window NT

93. The topology or types of networks are

· A. Ring topology

· B. Star topology

· C. Bus topology

· D. All the above

94. Which command can be used to copy the contents of the current database file to a

new file?

· A. COPY

· B. COPY FROM

· C. COPY TO

· D. None of the above

95. Which statement can be used to immediate exit from a loop construct?

· A. Quit

· B. Exit

· C. Stop

· D. Any of the above

96. Cassette tape is

· A. a primary storage medium

· B. volatile storage medium

· C. a secondary storage medium

· D. none of these

97. The following is not a input devices

· A. Voice recognition devices

· B. Printer

· C. Optical scanners

· D. Keyboard

98. A secondary storage device that uses a long plastic strip coated with a magnetic

material as a recording medium is

· A. hard disk

· B. magnetic tape

· C. compact disk

· D. none of these

99. FoxPro is generally used for

· A. scientific calculations

· B. engineering applications

· C. business applications

· D. all the above

100. A storage medium that retains its contents even in the absence of power is referred as

· A. volatile storage

· B. non volatile storage

· C. primary storage

· D. secondary storage