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Computer Awareness Questions Answers

Q1. C' in CPU denotes ?

a) Central
b) Common
c) Convenient
d) Computer
e) None of these

Q2. Which of the following uses a handheld operating system ?

a) supercomputer
b) personal computer
c) Laptop
d) PDA
e) None of these

Q3. To display the contents of a folder in Windows Explorer you should ______

a) click on it
b) collapse it
c) name it
d) give it a password
e) None of these

Q4. The CPU comprises of Control, Memory and _____ units

a) Microprocessor
b) Arithmetic/Logic
c) Output
d) ROM
e) None of these

Q5. _____ is the most important/powerful computer in a typical network

a) Desktop
b) Network client
c) Network server
d) Network station
e) None of these

Q6. A(n) ______ appearing on a web page opens another document when clicked

a) anchor
b) URL
c) hyperlink
d) reference
e) None of these

Q 7. Which of the following refers to the rectangular area for displaying information and running programs?

a) Desktop
b) Dialog box
c) Menu
d) Window
e) None of these

Q8. ________ is a windows utility program that locates and eliminates unncessary fragments and rearranges filed and unused disk space to optimize operations

a) Backup
b) Disk cleanup
c) Disk defragmenter
d) Restore
e) None of these

Q9. Which of the following refers to too much electricity and may cause a voltage surge?

a) Anomaly
b) Shock
c) Spike
d) Virus
e) None of these

Q10. The software that is used to create text-based documents are referred to as ______

a) DBMS
b) Suites
c) Spreadsheets
d) Word processors
e) None of these

Q11. _________ devices convert human understandable data and programs into a form that the computer can process.

a) Printing
b) Output
c) Solid state
d) Input
e) None of these

Q12. Allows users to upload files to an online site so they can be viewed and edited from another location

a) General purpose applications
b) Microsoft Outlook
c) Web-hosted technology
d) Office live
e) None of these

Q13. What feature adjusts the top and bottom margins so that the text is centered vertically on the printed page?

a) Vertical justifying
b) Vertical adjusting
c) Dual centering
d) Horizontal centering
e) None of these

Q14. Which of these is not a means of personal communication on the internet?

a) Chat
b) Instant messaging
c) Instanotes
d) Electronic mail
e) None of these

Q15. What is the overall term for creating editing, formatting, storing, retrieving and printing a text document?

a) Word processing
b) Spreadsheet design
c) Web design
d) Database management
e) None of these

Q16. Fourth generation mobile technology provides enhanced capabilities allowing the transfer of both _____ data, including full-motion video, high-speed internet access, and video conferencing.

a) video data and information
b) voice and non-voice
c) music and video
d) video and audio
e) None of these

Q17. _______ is a form of denial of service attack in which a hostile client repeatedly sends SYN packets to every port on the server using fake IP addresses.

a) Cybergaming crime
b) Memory shaving
c) Syn flooding
d) Software piracy
e) None of these

Q18. Which of these is a point and draw device?
a) Mouse
b) Scanner
c) Printer
d) CD-ROM
e) None of these

Q19. A set of rules for telling the computer what operations to perform is called a

a) procedural language
b) structures
c) natural language
d) programming language
e) None of these

Q20. A detailed written description of the programming cycle and the program, along with the test results and a printout of the program is called

a) documentation
b) output
c) reporting
d) spec sheets
e) None of these

Q21. Forms that are used to organize business data into rows and coloumns are called

a) transaction sheets
b) registers
c) business forms
d) spread sheets
e) None of these

Q22. In power point, the header and footre button can be found on the insert tab in what group?

a) Illustrations group
b) Object group
c) Text group
d) Tables group
e) None of these

Q23. A(n) ______ is a set of programs designed to manage the resources of a computer, including starting the computer, managing programs, managing memory and coordinating tasks between input and output devices.

a) application suite
b) compiler
c) input/output system
d) operating system
e) None of these

Q24. A typical slide in a slide presentation would not include

a) photo images charts, and graphs
b) graphs and clip art
c) clip art and audio clips
d) full motion video
e) None of these

Q25. The PC productivity tool that manipulates data organized in rows and coloumn is called a

a) spreadhsheet
b) word processing document
c) presentation mechanism
d) database record manager
e) None of these

Q26. In the absence of parentheses, the order of operation is

a) exponentiation, addition of subtraction, muliplication of division
b) addition or subtraction, multiplication or division, exponentiation
c) multiplication or division, exponenitation, addition or subtraction
d) exponentiation, multiplication or division, addition of subtraction
e) None of these

27. To find the Paste Special option, you use the clipboard group on the _______ tab of power point

a) Design
b) Slide show
c) Page layout
d) Home
e) None of these

Q28. A(n) _____ program is one that is ready to run and does not need to be altered in any way.

a) Interpreter
b) High level
c) Compiler
d) Executable
e) None of these

Q29. Usually downloaded into folders that hold temporary internet files, _____ are written to your computer's hard disk by some of the websites you visit.

a) anonymous files
b) behaviour files
c) banner ads
d) cookies
e) None of these

Q30. What is the easiest way to change the phrase, revenues, profits, gross margin, to read revenues, profits, and gross margin?

a) Use the insert mode, position the cursor before the g in the gross, then type the word and followed by a space
b) Use the insert mode, position the cursor after the g in gross, then type the word and followed by a space
c) Use the overtype mode, position the cursor before the g in gross, then type the word and followed by a space
d) None of these

Q31. A program either talk or music, that is made available in digital format for automatic download over the internet is called a

a) Wiki
b) Broadcast
c) Vodcast
d) Blog
e) None of these

Q32. Which power point view displays each slide of the presentation as a thumbnail and is useful for rearranging slides?

a) Slide sorter
b) Slide show
c) Slide master
d) Notes page
e) None of these

Q33. Different components on the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by se ts of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?

a) Conductors
b) Buses
c) Connectors
d) Consecutives
e) None of these

Q34. What is the name given to those applications that combine text, sound, graphics, motion video, and/or animation?

a) Motionware
b) Anigraphics
c) Videoscapes
d) Multimedia
e) None of these

Q35. A USB communication device that supports data encryption for secure wireless communication for notebook users is called a

a) USB wireless network adapter
b) wireless switch
c) wireless hub
d) router
e) None of these

Q36. A(n) ____ language reflects the way people think mathematically.

a) cross-platform programming
b) 3GL business programming
c) event driven programming
d) functional
e) None of these

Q37. When entering text within a document, the Enter key is normally pressed at the end of every

a) Line
b) Sentence
c) Paragraph
d) Word
e) None of these

Q38. When a real time telephone call between people is made over the Internet using computers, it is called

a) a chat session
b) an e-mail
c) an instant message
d) internet telephony
e) None of these

Q39. Which of the following is the first step in sizing a window?

a) Point to the title bar
b) Pull down the view menu to display the toolbar
c) Point to any corner or border
d) Pull down the view menu and change to large icons
e) None of these

Q40. Which of the following software could assist someone who cannot use their hands for computer input?

a) Video conferencing
b) Speech recognition
c) Audio digitizer
d) Synthesizer
e) None of these

Q41. ______ a document means the file is transferred from another computer to your computer

a) Uploading
b) Really Simple Syndication
c) Accessing
d) Downloading
e) None of these

Q42. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU?

a) Mass memory
b) Internal memory
c) Non-volatile memory
d) PROM
e) None of these

Q43. Computers that control processes accept data in a continuous

a) data traffic pattern
b) data highway
c) infinite loop
d) feedback loop
e) None of these

Q44. What refers to a set of characters of a particular design?

a) Keyface
b) Formation
c) Calligraph
d) Stencil
e) None of these

Q45. ______ is used by public and private enterprises to publish and share financial information with each other and industry analysis across all computer platforms and the Internet.

a) Extensible Markup Language
b) Extensible Business Reporting Language
c) Enterprise Application Integration
d) Sales Force Automation Software
e) None of these

Q46. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?

a) ALU
b) Control unit
c) Disk unit
d) Modem
e) None of these

Q47. The method of Internet access that requires a phone line, but offers faster access speeds than dial- up is the _____ connection.

a) cable access
b) satellite access
c) fiber-optic service
d) modem
e) None of these

Q48. ____ software creates a mirror image of the entire hard disk, including the operating system, applications, files and data.

a) Operating system
b) Backup software
c) Utility programs
d) Driver imaging
e) None of these

Q49. What is a URL?

a) A computer software program
b) A type of programming object
c) The address of a document or page on the World Wide Web
d) An acronym for Unlimited resources for Learning
e) None of these

Q50. What is the significance of a faded (dimmed) command in a pull-down menu?

a) The command is not currently accessible
b) A dialog box appears if the command is selected
c) A help window appears if the command is selected
d) There are no equivalent keystrokes for the particular command
e) None of these