Computer Competition Exam Set 3

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SET - 3

1. Which of the following is considered an input device ?
(1) Keyboard (2) Monitor (3) Floppy disk (4) Printer (5) CD

2. ____ are bundles of related software packages that are sold together.
(1) Personal productivity tools (2) Word and Power Point (3) Screen savers
(4) Excel and Word Perfect (5) Software suites

3. The _____ manual tells you how to use a software program.
(1) documentation (2) programming (3) technical (4) user (5) Dictionary

4.Microcomputer hardware consists of three basic categories of physical equipment _____
  1.  keyboard, monitor, hard drive
  2.  system unit, input/output, memory
  3.  system unit, input/output, secondary storage
  4.  system unit, primary storage, secondary storage

5. CD, Floppy, Pen Drive Processors contain a control unit and a(n) ____.
(1) adapter card (2) arithmetic logic unit (ALU) (3) expansion slot (4) port (5) CD drive

6.You may be required to insert the program disc into the drive while you use, or _____, the software.
(1) install (2) run (3) activate (4) register (5) buy

7. Which of the following is an example of connectivity ?
(1) CD (2) floppy disk (3) power cord (4) data (5) Internet

 8.How many bits are there in a byte ?
(1) 20 (2) 4 (3) 16 (4) 24 (5) 8

9. Which of the following is another name for a chip ?
(1) Silicon chip (2) Integrated circuit (3) Semi conductor (4) All of these (5) None of these

10. Decreasing the amount of space required to store data and programs is accomplished by
(1) pressing (2) disk caching (3) RAID (4) Crashing (5) file compression

11. Data on a floppy disk is recorded in rings called ___.
(1) sectors (2) ringers (3) roundels (4) tracks (5) segments

12. Documents on the Web are called  .
(1) Web pages (2) Websites (3) Web communities  (4) Web tags (5) Homepages

13.Which type of memory holds only the program and data mat the CPU is presently processing ?
(1) CMOS (2) ROM (3) RAM (4) ASCII (5) CD

14. The ____ in an information system must be reliable and capable of handling the expected workload.
(1) hardware (2) software (3) data input (4) people (5) Mobiles

15. Which of the following is part of the system unit ?
(1) Keyboard (2) Floppy disks (3) Monitor (4) Memory (5) CD

16. Specialized programs that allow particular input or output devices to communicate with the rest of the computer system are called ____.
(1) operating systems (2) utilities (3) device drivers (4) language translators (5) Connectors

17. The primary purpose of software is to turn data into what ?
(1) Websites (2) graphs (3) programs (4) objects (5) information

18. Storage that retains its data after the power is turned off is referred to as ____.
(1) volatile storage (2) sequential storage (3) direct storage (4) nonvolatile storage (5) Mobile storage

19. An essential ingredient for effective multimedia presentations incorporates user participation or_____.
(1) links (2) buttons (3) interactivity (4) integration (5) Speed

20. A device that copies or reproduces text and images is also called a(n) :
(1) optical scanner (2) bar code reader (3) character device (4) digital camera (5) Printer

 21. A CD-RW disk ____

  1. has a faster access than an internal disk
  2. can be erased and rewritten
  3. is a form of optical disk, so it can only be written once
  4. holds less data than a floppy disk
  5. is not easily available

22. Which of the following are secondary storage devices ?
(1) Optical disks (2) RAM (3) Microprocessor  (4) All of these (5) None of these

23. A Website containing stories and articles relating to current events, life, money, sports, and the weather is considered a(n) ____ Web site.
(1) business/marketing (2) portal (3) informational (4) news (5) retailing

24. You can have a live conversation with another connected user with ____.
(1) e-mail (2) instant messaging (3) e-commerce (4) distance learning (5) Word package

25. The rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data, and/or information is a.
(1) title bar (2) button (3) dialog box (4) window (5) interaction box

26. Video conferencing requires a microphone, speakers, and a ____ attached to your computer.
(1) mouse (2) keyboard (3) video camera  (4) scanner (5) mobile phone

27. The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the Internet is known as ___.
(1) acquisition (2) pulling (3) transferring (4) pushing (5) downloading

28. Any hardware component that allows you to enter data or instructions into a computer is called a(n)____.
(1) printer (2) storage device (3) output device  (4) system unit (5) input device

29. With _____ , the computer’s modem uses a standard telephone line to connect to the Internet.
(1) DSL (2) dial-up access (3) ISDN (4) cable television (5) satellite

30. You must instruct the _____ to start the application software.
(1) utility program(2) memory (3) operating system (4) processor (5) user

31. Incorrect information is generated by ____ in the information system.
(1) unreliable hardware (2) incorrect data (3) untested software
(4) unskilled people (5) inconvenient timing of work

32. A portable, personal computer small enough to fit on your lap is called a ____.
(1) notebook computer (2) handheld computer (3) mainframe computer
(4) desktop computer (5) supercomputer

33. The new _____ processor integrates the functions of a processor, memory and video card on a single chip.
(1) microprocessor (2) power processor (3) system on a chip
(4) multimedia processor (5) chip-processor

34. A collection of computers and devices connected together via communications devices and transmission media is called a ____.
(1) workgroup (2) server (3) mainframe (4) network (5) computer lab

35. ___ services are available free at portals on the Web.
(1) E-mail (2) FTP (3) Video conferencing (4) Telephone  (5) All of these

36. Professional designers can create sophisticated documents that contain text, graphics, and many colors using _____software.
(1) computer-aided design (CAD) (2) illustration (3) image-editing
(4) desktop publishing (DTP) (5) PowerPoint

37. Oracle is an example of ____ application software.
(1) database (2) word processing (3) project management (4) presentation graphics (5) desktop

38. A key that will erase information from the computer’s memory and characters on the screen ___
(1) edit (2) delete key (3) dummy out (4) trust key (5) esc key

39. A disk’s content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is ____
(1) memory only (2) write only (3) readonly (4) run only (5) non changeable

40. Arithmetic operations ___

  1. involve matching one data item to another to determine if the first item is greater than, equal to, or less than the other item.
  2. sort data items according to standard, predefined criteria in ascending order or descending order
  3. use conditions with operators such as AND, OR, and NOT
  4. include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
  5. None of these

41. Restarting a computer which is already running is referred to as ____
(1) booting (2) starting (3) rebooting (4) second-starting (5) None of these

42. Terminal is ____

  1. a device to give power supply to the computer
  2. point at which data enters or leaves the computer
  3. the last instruction in a program
  4. any input/output device
  5. None of these

43. ____ Is ifae process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.
(I) Tracking (2) Formatting (3) Crashing (4) Allotting (5) Dicing

44. Computers mat are portable and convenient for users who travel are known as ___
(1) supercomputers (2) laptops (3) minicomputers (4) file servers (5) None of these

 45. A computer’s type, processor, and operating system define its ____
(1) brand (2) size (3) platform (4) speed (5) format

46. A series of statements explaining how the data is to be processed is called ____
(1) Instruction (2) compiler (3) program (4) interpreter (5) None of these

47. ____ provides process and memory management services that allow two or more tasks, jobs, or programs to run simultaneously.
(1) Multitasking (2) Multithreading (3) Multiprocessing (4) Multicomputing (5) None of these

48. Which of the following is not true?

  1. Chatting is like e-mail
  2. Chatting can only be done with a single person
  3. Chatting can involve multiple persons
  4. Chatting is an electronic dialogue
  5. None of these

49. To make the numeric pad act as directional arrows, you press the ____ key.
(1) numlock (2) caps lock (3) arrow lock (4) shift (5) None of these

50. The computer abbreviation KB usually means ____
(1) Key Block (2) Kernel Boot (3) Kilo Byte (4) Kit Bit (5) None of these




ANSWER

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