Computer Competition Exam Set 1

Set - 1

1. Which type of memory holds only the program and data that the CPU is presently processing?

(1) CMOS      (2) ROM       (3) RAM        (4) ASCII        (5) None of these

2. A button that makes character either upper or lower case and numbers to symbol.

(1) monitor (2) shift key (3) icon          (4) mouse     (5) None of these

3. Pick the odd one

(1) Mouse     (2) Scanner (3) Printer    (4) Keyboard           (5) None of these

4. Programs designed specifically to address general-purpose applications and special-purpose applications are called _____

(1) operating system         (2) system software

(3) application software   (4) management information system (5) None of these

5. A series of instruction that tells a computer what to do and how to do it called a _____

(1) program (2) command (3) user response (4) processor (5) None of these

6. The communications device that allow the computer to access a network is called a ____ card.

(1) modem   (2) video       (3) sound      (4) network             (5) None of these

7. A screen list of options in a program that tells you what is in that program ____

(1) screen     (2) icon          (3) menu       (4) backup    (5) None of these

8. ____ is a data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.

(1) A process (2) Storage (3) Software (4) information (5) None of these

9. A ____ contains buttons and menus that provide quick access to commonly used commands.

(1) menu bar (2) toolbar (3) wind (4) find (5) None of these

10. Letters, numbers and symbols found on a keyboards are _

(l) Icon           (2) Screen     (3) Keys         (4) Menu      (5) None of these

11. What menu is selected to print?

(1) File           (2) Tools        (3) Special    (4) Edit          (5) None of these

12. Programs or a set of electronic instructions that tell a computer what to do _

(1) Menu      (2) Monitor (3) Hardware (4) Software (5) None of these

13. A(n) ____ contains commands that can be selected.

(1) pointer    (2) menu      (3) icon          (4) button     (5) None of these

14. Microcomputer hardware consists of three basic categories of physical equipments _

(1) keyboards, monitor, hard drive                             

(2) system unit, input/output, memory

(3) system unit, input/output, secondary storage

(4) system unit, primary storage, secondary storage

(5) None of these

15. A piece of hardware that is used to enter information into the computer by using keys

(1) keyboard (2) monitor (3) hard disk (4) icon (5) None of these

16. Example of non-numeric data is _

(1) Employee address       (2) Examination score

(3) Bank balance                (4) All of these                     (5) None of these

17. Date and Time are available on the desktop at:

(1) Keyboard (2) Recycle Bin (3) My Computer (4) Task Bar (5) None of these

18. Periodically adding, changing and deleting file records is called file _

(1) updating (2) upgrading (3) restricting (4) renewing (5) None of these

19. Capital letters on a keyboard are referred to as _

(1) caps lock key (2) grownups (3) big guys (4) upper case letters (5) None of these

20. Devices that make up a computer system that you can see or touch ___

(l) menu (2) print (3) software (4) hardware (5) None of these

21. An output device that lets you see what the computer is doing ___

(1) a disk drive (2) monitor-screen (3) shift key (4) printer (5) None of these

22. Bit is short for _

(1) binary system (2) digital byte (3) binary digit (4) binary unit (5) None of these

23. A symbol on the screen that represents a disk, document or programs that you can select.

(l) keys (2) caps (3) icon (4) monitor (5) None of these

24. A ____ is an example of an input device.

(1) Keyboard (2) Monitor (3) Mouse (4) CPU (5) Both (1) & (3)

25. A computer cannot ‘boot’ if it does not have the ____

(1) Compiler (2) Loader (3) Operating System (4) Assembler (5) None of these

26. A command that takes what has been typed into the computer and can be seen on the screen and

sends it to the printer for output on paper _

(1) print (2) return (3) jump (4) attention (5) None of these

27. A CPU contains

(1) a card reader and a printing device           (2) an analytical engine and a control unit

(3) a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit (4) an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader

(5) None of these

28. Powerful key that lets you exit a program when pushed _

(1) arrow keys (2) space bar (3) escape key (4) return key (5) None of these

29. The ability of an OS to run more than one application at a time is called _

(1) multitasking                              (2) object-oriented programming

(3) multi-user computing             (4) time-sharing                                          (5) None of these

30. Which of the following statements best describes the batch method of input?

(1) Data is processed as soon as it is input

(2) Data is input at the time it is collected

(3) Data is collected in the form of source documents, placed into groups, and then input to the computer

(4) Source documents are not used

(5) None of these

31. The term used to define all input and output devices in a computer system is

(1) Monitor (2) Software (3) Shared resources (4) Hardware (5) None of these

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

(1) Entry codes                               (2) Passwords

(3) Security commands                (4) Codewords                    (5) None of these

33. The part of a computer that coordinates all its functions is called its

(1) ROM program                          (2) system board

(3) arithmetic logic unit                (4) control unit                   (5) None of these

34. ____ represents raw facts, whereas _____ is data made meaningful.

(1) Information, reporting          (2) Data, information

(3) Information, bits                      (4) Records, bytes              (5) None of these

35. What is the name of the process that is used to convert a series of instructions, a program, written in a high-level language into instructions (or a program) that can be run on a computer?

(1) Assembling (2) Compiling (3) Translating (4) Uploading (5) None of these

36. The benefits of using computers is that

(1) Computers are very fast and can store huge amounts of data

(2) Computers provide accurate output even when input is incorrect

(3) Computers are designed to be inflexible

(4) All of the above

(5) None of these

37. The function of CPU is

(1) to provide external storage of text

(2) to communicate with the operator

(3) to read, interpret and process the information and instruction

(4) to provide a hard copy

(5) None of these

38. What characteristic of read only memory (ROM) makes it useful ?

(1) ROM information can be easily updated

(2) Data in ROM is nonvolatile, that is, it remain there even without electrical power

(3) ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage

(4) ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers

(5) None of these

39. ____ is the process of carrying out commands.

(1) Fetching (2) Storing (3) Decoding (4) Executing (5) None of these

40. Which of the following peripheral devices displays information to a user?

(1) Monitor (2) Keyboard

(3) Secondary storage device (4) Secondary storage media (5) None of these

41. The ‘desktop’ of computer refers to _

(1) the visible screen (2) the area around the monitor

(3) the top of the mouse pad (4) the inside of a folder (5) None of these

42. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network?

(1) keyboards (2) speakers (3) floppy disk drives (4) printers (5) None of these

43. To ‘maximize’ a window means to _

(1) fill it to capacity (2) expand it to fit the desktop

(3) put only like files inside (4) drag it to the Recycle bin (5) None of these

44. The ‘home page’ of a web site is _

(1) the largest page (2) the last page (3) the first page

(4) the most colorful page (5) None of these

45. A personal computer is called

(1) MC (2) SC (3) YC (4) PC (5) None of these

46. To put information in a file on a magnetic disk, or in a computer’s memory, so it can be used later:

(1) store (2) ship (3) shift (4) center (5) None of these

47. Saving is the process of:

(1) copying a document from memory to a storage medium

(2) making changes to a document’s existing content

(3) changing the appearance or overall look, of a document

(4) developing a document by entering text using a keyboard

(5) None of these

48. Printed information called ____ exists physically and is a more permanent form of output than that

presented on display device.

(1) soft copy (2) carbon copy (3) hard copy (4) desk copy (5) None of these

49. To find a saved document in the computer’s memory and bring it up on the screen to view _

(1) reverse (2) rerun (3) retrieve (4) return (5) None of these

50. The internet is a system of _

(1) Software bundles                    (2) Web page

(3) Web site                                     (4) Interconnected Networks     (5) None of these

ANSWER

1. (3)              2. (2)              3. (3)              4. (3)              5. (1)              6. (4)              7. (3)

8. (4)              9. (2)              10. (3)           11. (1)           12. (4)           13. (3)           14. (2)

15. (1)           16. (5)           17. (4)           18. (2)           19. (4)           20. (4)           21. (2)

22. (3)           23. (3)           24. (5)           25. (3)           26. (1)           27. (3)           28. (3)

29. (1)           30. (2)           31. (4)           32. (2)           33. (4)           34. (2)           35. (2)

36. (1)           37. (3)           38. (2)           39. (4)           40. (1)           41. (1)           42. (4)          

43. (2)           44. (3)           45. (4)           46. (1)           47. (1)           48. (3)           49. (3)

50. (4)