Computer Knowledge Update 24/11/2015

Q.1. Computer networks _________.
a) Allow people to share hardware resources
b) Make it easier for people to share data
c) Support collaboration through tools, such as email and instant messaging
d) A group of two or more computing devices connected via a form of communications technology.
e) All of the above

Q.2. HTTP Stands for ______
a) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
b) Hyper Transfer Text Package
c) Hyper Transfer Text Protocol
d) Hyper Text Transfer Package
e) Hyper Test Transmit Package

Q.3. Which of the following is not an antivirus program?
a) AVG Antivirus
b) Elk Cloner
c) McAfee Virus Scan
d) Kaspersky Antivirus
e) ESET

Q.4. Which of the following device is a volatile storage?
a) RAM
b) Hard Disc
c) Magnetic Tape
d) Floppy Disc
e) ROM

Q.5. A set of parallel wires that carries digital signals among a computer’s components is called a(n):
a) Peripheral
b) Port
c) Bus
d) Medium
e) Hub

Q.6. Macros are_______.
a) Small programs created in MS-Word to automate repetitive tasks by using VBA
b) Small add-on programs that are installed afterwards if you need them
c) Programming language that you can use to customize MS-Word
d) Large tools in Word such as mail merge
e) None of these

Q.7. One limitation of antivirus programs is that they ______.
a) Sometimes start behaving like viruses.
b) are very expensive
c) harm the computer
d) can detect only those viruses for which they are programmed
e) Sometimes destroy important documents

Q.8. What do you mean by vertical separation between columns?
a) Orientation
b) Gutter
c) Margin
d) Index
e) Vertical

Q.9. Peripheral devices such as printers and plotters are considered to be____
a) hardware
b) software
c) data
d) information
e) both 1 and 2

Q.10. Firewall ________.
a) amplifies weak outgoing signals to stronger ones.
b) is the name of an open source browser
c) prevents intruders from accessing your system.
d) is the name of a computer virus.
e) Is the name of a networking topology

Answers:

Q.1. e) All of the above
Q.2. a) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
Q.3. b) Elk Cloner
Q.4. a) RAM
Q.5. c) Bus
Q.6. a) Small programs created in MS-Word to automate repetitive tasks by using VBA
Q.7. d) can detect only those viruses for which they are programmed
Q.8. c) Margin
Q.9. a) hardware
Q.10. c) prevents intruders from accessing your system

Computer Knowledge Update 17/11/2015

Q.1. Computer networks _________.
a) Allow people to share hardware resources
b) Make it easier for people to share data
c) Support collaboration through tools, such as email and instant messaging
d) A group of two or more computing devices connected via a form of communications technology.
e) All of the above

Q.2. What percentage of email messages is junk email (spam)?
a) Less than 10 percent
b) About 20 percent
c) About 30 percent
d) About 40 percent
e) More than 50 percent

Q.3. What is a service that connects two or more networks within a city called?
a) Connection area network (CAN)
b) Local area network (LAN)
c) Metropolitan area network (MAN)
d) Remote area network (RAN)
e) Wide area network (WAN)

Q.4. A modem ________.
a) Allows a computer to communicate with its peripherals, such as printers and scanners
b) Increases the speed with which a computer can communicate over a telephone line
c) Converts a digital signal into an analog signal and vice versa
d) Allows a Windows PC to run Macintosh applications
e) Performs the same functions as an Ethernet port, except faster

Q.5. What should people who use a public hot spot be aware of?
a) There is no such thing as free access to the Internet.
b) Wireless connections cannot be used to surf the Web.
c) A notebook computer must be plugged into a power source in order to connect to the network.
d) Exposure to radio waves is harmful to pregnant women.
e) Data transmitted over networks without WEP key encryption can be viewed by malicious eavesdroppers.

Q.6. In Powerpoint, From where can we set the timing for each object?
a) slide show, custom transition
b) Slide show, Slide transition
c) slide show, custom animation
d) view, slide sorter
e)  None of these

Q.7. If you want to share a document with other people whose computers are connected to your LAN, you should upload the document to a ______.
a) File server
b) Client server
c) Print server
d) Document server
e) Upload server

Q.8. A step by step procedure used to solve a problem is called?
a) Operating system
b) Algorithm
c) Application Program
d) None of the above
e) Interpreter

Q.9. After choosing a predefined template, which option has to be chosen to change the background color?
a) Design Template
b) Color Scheme
c) Animation Scheme
d) Color Effects
e) None of these

Q.10. To insert new slide in the current Presentation, we can choose:
a) Ctrl+M
b) Ctrl+N
c) Ctrl+O
d) Ctrl+F
e) None of these

Answers:

Q.1. e) All of the above
Q.2. e) More than 50 percent
Q.3. c) Metropolitan area network (MAN)
Q.4. c) Converts a digital signal into an analog signal and vice versa
Q.5. e) Data transmitted over networks without WEP key encryption can be viewed by malicious eavesdroppers.
Q.6. a) slide show, custom transition
Q.7. a) File server
Q.8. b) Algorithm
Q.9. b) Color Scheme
Q.10. a) Ctrl+M

Computer Knowledge Update 10/11/2015

Q.1. Line spacing between paragraphs can be done by
a) Font dialog box
b) Style dialog box
c) Paragraph dialog box
d) Page layout
e) Review

Q.2. Search engines that search other search engines are called ________.
a) gigasearch engine
b) metasearch engine
c) megasearch engine
d) betasearch engine
e) supersearch engine

Q.3. Which symbol is used in Excel to denote exponential numbers? 
a) *
b) ^
c) &
d) $
e) None of these

Q.4. Which type of software is used for creating slide shows?
a) Utility software
b) Application software
c) Presentation software
d) Word processing software
e) Web designing software

Q.5. A result of a computer virus can NOT lead to ________.
a) Disk Crash
b) Mother Board Crash
c) Corruption of program
d) Deletion of files
e) None of these

Q.6. CBS stands for
(a) Core Banking solution  
(b) Centralised based system
(c) Computer based system  
(d) all of the above  
(e) none of the above

Q.7. A ____ allows you to write on screen with a digital pen and convert that writing into characters that the PC can process.
a) monitor RS
b) tablet PC
c) database manager
d) media center
e) None of these

Q.8. The capacity of your hard drive is measured in ________.
a) 52X
b) MHz
c) Mbps
d) Gigabytes
e) Megapixel

Q.9. Device that connect to the network without the use of cables is called———. 
a) Distributed
b) Wireless
c) Centralized
d) Open source
e) None of these

Q.10. When the margins on both sides are straight and equal, then there is ....... in document.
a) full justification
b) full alignment
c) left justification
d) right justification
e) None of these

Answers:

Q.1. c) Paragraph dialog box
Q.2. b) metasearch engine
Q.3. b) ^ 
Q.4. c) Presentation software
Q.5. b) Mother Board Crash 
Q.6. (a) Core Banking solution 
Q.7. b) tablet PC
Q.8. d) Gigabytes
Q.9. b) Wireless 
Q.10. a) full justification

Computer Knowledge Update 03/11/2015

Q.1. Which of the following is an absolute cell reference?

a) A1

b) $A$1

c) ! A!!

d) #a#1

e) #a1#

Q.2. A bookmark is an item or location in document that you identify a name for future reference. Which of the following task is accomplished by using bookmarks?

a) To mark the ending of a page of document

b) To quickly jump to a specific location in the document

c) To add hyperlinks in a web page

d) To add address in a web page

e) To mark the top of a page of document

Q.3. How many ways you can save a document?

a) 3

b) 4

c) 2

d) 1

e) 5

Q.4. Microsoft Office includes Excel, PowerPoint, and what other program?

a) Notepad

b) WordPad

c) Word

d) Pages

e) Paint

Q.5. The _____ of a system includes the programs or instructions.

a) Hardware

b) Icon

c) Information

d) Software

e) Peripheral 

Q.6. Which error detection method uses one's complement arithmetic?

a) Simply parity check 

b) Checksum 

c) Two-dimensional parity check  

d) CRC 

e) None of these 

Q.7. All of the following are included in removable media except ......

a) CD-ROMs

b) Diskette

c) DVDs

d) Hard Disk Drive

e) None

Q.8. The ......... primarily take(s) care of the behind-the series details and manage(s) the hardware.

a) operating system

b) application software

c) peripheral devices

d) hard disk

e) None of these

Q.9. What is the default left margin in Word 2003 document?

a) 1" 

b) 25" 

c) 5" 

d) 2" 

e) None of these 

Q.10. An applet ________

a) is an interpreted program that runs on the client 

b) tracks the number of visitors to a Website 

c) is a compiled program that usually runs on the client 

d) collects data from visitors to a Website 

e) None of these

Answer:

Q.1. b) $A$1

Q.2. b) To quickly jump to a specific location in the document

Q.3. a) 3

Q.4. c) Word

Q.5. d) Software

Q.6. b) Checksum 

Q.7. d) Hard Disk Drive

Q.8. a) operating system

Q.9. a) 1" 

Q.10. c) is a compiled program that usually runs on the client 

Computer Knowledge Update 15/10/2015

Q.1. Device that connect to the network without the use of cables is called _______. 
a) Distributed
b) Wireless
c) Centralized
d) Open source
e) None of these

Q.2. Devices that let the computer communicate with you _____
a) Input
b) Output
c) Type
d) Print
e) Storage

Q.3. Which of the following is not an output device?
a) Bar code reader
b) Headphone
c) Monitor
d) Speaker
e) Headset

Q.4. The _____ of a system includes the programs or instructions.
a) Hardware
b) Icon
c) Information
d) Software
e) Peripheral

Q.5. A result of a computer virus can not lead to ___. 
a) Disk Crash
b) Mother Board Crash
c) Corruption of program
(d) Deletion of files
e) None of these

Q.6. Sometimes called a---------------virus, executes when a computer boots up because it resides in the boot sector of a floppy disk or the master boot record of a hard disk.
a) System virus
b) Trojan horse virus
c) File virus
d) Macro virus
e) Boot sector

Q.7. Which operation is not performed by computer?
a) Inputting
b) Processing
c) Controlling
d) Understanding
e) Thinking

Q.8. To save a document in different location use -
a) Save
b) Save as
c) Save as web page
d) Ctrl + s
e) 1, 2 and 4

Q.9. What happens when you press Ctrl + V key?
a) A capital V letter is typed into your document at the cursor point
b) The selected item is pasted from the clip board
c) The selected item is pasted to the clipboard
d) The selected drawing objects are distributed vertically on the page
e) None of these

Q.10. In a spreadsheet, a ....... is a number you will use in a calculation.
a) label
b) cell
c) field
d) value
e) None of these

Answer:

Q.1. b) Wireless 
Q.2. d) Print
Q.3. a) Bar code reader
Q.4. d) Software
Q.5. b) Mother Board Crash 
Q.6. e) Boot sector 
Q.7. e) Thinking
Q.8. b) Save as
Q.9. b) The selected item is pasted from the clip board
Q.10. d) value

Computer Knowledge Update 12/10/2015

Q.1. Which of the following is not a programming Language?
a) Machine language
b) Assembly language
c) High level language
d) Computer language
e) All

Q.2. ________is written to perform a specific task or process, such as accounting, payroll, mailing list, result preparation and so on.
a) Application software
b) System Software
c) Utilities
d) Machine Software
e) Client Software

Q.3. ______is a series of linked records in which each contains a pointer to its successor in the list.
a) List
b) Jumper
c) Stack
d) Heap
e) Array

Q.4.  ____________ is not a mode of personal communication on Internet. 
a)  Instant messaging
b) Chat
c) E-mail
d) Blog post
e) None of these

Q.5. You want the text to appear at a vertically centre position on a printed page. Which feature would adjust the top and bottom margins for this to happen?
a) Vertical justification
b) Vertical adjusting
c) Horizontal centering
d) Vertical centering
e) None of these

Q.6. What is the intersection of a column and a row on a worksheet called?
a) Column
b) Value
c) Address
d) Cell
e) Grid

Q.7. A person, place, thing or event of interest to the enterprise, and about which data may be recorded is known as ______.
a) Domain
b) Entity
c) Degree
d) Array
e) Tuple

Q.8. Click ........ check box of transition in a slide group of an animation tab if you want to move a slide automatically after stipulated time.
a) Transition timer
b) Automatically after
c) Transition after
d) Automatic timer
e) None of these

Q.9. A ........... is a professionally designed 'empty' document that can be adapted to the user's needs.
a) file
b) guide
c) template
d) user guide file
e) None

Q.10. CBS stands for
a) Core Banking solution
b) Centralised based system
c) Computer based system
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

Answer:

Q.1. d) Computer language
Q.2. a) Application software
Q.3. a) List
Q.4. d) Blog post
Q.5. d) Vertical centering
Q.6. d) Cell
Q.7. b) Entity
Q.8. b) Automatically after
Q.9. c) template
Q.10. a) Core Banking solution

Computer Knowledge Update 08/10/2015

Q.1. The ____ allows you to choose where to go and is located below the Standards Buttons toolbar.
a) System menu
b) Address bar
c) Menu bar
d) Tool Bar
e) Status bar

Q.2. A graphical user interface displays ____.
a) graphics
b) text
c) CPU
d) both a) and b)
e) System Software

Q.3. 111000 compliment form is . 
a) 000111
b) 0000
c) 001111
d) 11111
e) None of these

Q.4. Example of connectivity is_______ 
a) Internet
b) Floppy disk
c) Powercord
d) Data
e) None of these

Q.5. Junk e-mail is also called_____. 
a) Spam
b) Spoof
c) Sniffer script
d) Spool
e) None of these

Q.6. Malicious software is known as _____.
a) bad ware
b) malware
c) malicious ware
d) illegal ware
e) Virus

Q.7. A ____ is a named location on a disk where files are stored.
a) folder
b) pod
c) version
d) System
e) All of the above

Q.8. Software programs that close potential security breaches in an operating system are known as:
a) security breach fixes.
b) refresh patches.
c) security repairs.
d) security patches
e) None of these

Q.9. The ____ is the drive containing the files to be copied.
a) Source drive
b) Destination drive
c) USB drive
d) Object drive
e) All of the above

Q.10. The ____ displays the name of every computer user on the computer.
a) Wish list screen
b) Command screen
c) Welcome screen
d) Desktop Screen
e) All of the above

Answers:

Q.1. c) Menu bar
Q.2. d) both a) and b)
Q.3. a) 000111 
Q.4. a) Internet 
Q.5. a) Spam 
Q.6. b) malware
Q.7. a) folder
Q.8. d) security patches
Q.9. a) Source drive
Q.10. c) Welcome screen

Computer Knowledge Quiz 1

1. What is a device that reads and/or writes data to a disk called?
(1) Disk Tray
(2) Disk Drive
(3) Disk Chassis
(4) Disk Image
(5) Disk Mirroring

2. Which social media service is designed exclusively for sharing photos?
(1) Twitter
(2) LinkedIn
(3) Facebook
(4) Instagram
(5) Picture Manager

3. Phishing and pharming are used for what purpose?
(1) Web development
(2) Software programming
(3) Cybercrime
(4) Recycling
(5) Develop new software

4. Which of the following file formats is lossless?
(1) JPEG
(2) PNG
(3) MPEG
(4) WMV
(5) MP3

5. What social media service popularized the verbs "friending" and "unfriending?"
(1) Twitter
(2) Facebook
(3) LinkedIn
(4) MySpace
(5) Both2 and 4

6. What does an RGB value represent?
(1) Volume
(2) Resolution
(3) Color
(4) File size
(5) Text Font

7. What is the default folder used to store incoming email messages called?
(1) Mailbox
(2) Tempbox
(3) Inbox
(4) Mybox
(5) Drafts

8. Which Wi­Fi standard maxed out at 11 Mbps?
(1) 802.11a
(2) 802.11b
(3) 802.11g
(4) 802.11n
(5) 802.22a

9. What does a keylogger log?
(1) Failed authentication attempts
(2) System logins
(3) Keystrokes
(4) Crashes
(5) Hit

10. What happens when a program crashes?
(1) It deletes saved work
(2) It installs viruses on your computer
(3) It uninstalls itself
(4) It unexpectedly quits
(5) All of above


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