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Computer Awareness MCQs | Computer Multiple Choice Questions with Answers

(1) The term _______ designates equipment that might be added to a computer system to enhance its functionality.
[A] Digital device
[B] System add-on
[C] Disk pack
[D] Peripheral device
Answer: Peripheral device
(2) _______ is the act of copying or downloading a program from a network and making multiple copies of it.
[A] Network piracy
[B] Plagiarism
[C] Software piracy
[D] Site-license piracy
Answer: Software piracy
(3) ________ is when the more power-hungry components, such as the monitor and the hard drive, are put in idle.
[A] Hibernation
[B] Power down
[C] Standby mode
[D] The shutdown procedure
Answer: Standby mode
(4) A slide-title master pair is
[A] A slide master and title master for a specific design template
[B] A title area and text area of a specific slide
[C] A slide master and title master merged into single slide
[D] None of the above
Answer: A slide master and title master for a specific design template
(5) How to select one hyperlink after another during a slide presentation?
[A] Press Alt + shift
[B] Press ctrl + H
[C] Press Tab
[D] Press ctrl + K
Answer: Press Tab
(6) How can one create only horizontal page break?
[A] By first selecting a row below the row where you want the page break to occur
[B] By selecting a cell in column A
[C] By selecting a cell in row1
[D] Both 1 and 2
Answer: By first selecting a row below the row where you want the page break to occur
(7) Trigger in the context of animation is nothing but
[A] An item on the slide that performs an action when clicked
[B] The name of a motion path
[C] An action button that advances to the next slide
[D] None of the above
Answer: An item on the slide that performs an action when clicked
(8) Choose the correct answer for the statement “You can create hyperlinks from excel work book to”
[A] A web page on the internet
[B] A web page on company internet
[C] Other office 97 application documents
[D] All of the above
Answer: All of the above
(9) Which of the following is true?
[A] Plotters are not available for microcomputer systems
[B] Micro-computer are not programmed like conventional computers
[C] Mini-computers are task-oriented
[D] The contents of ROM are easily changed
Answer: Mini-computers are task-oriented
(10) Computers can be classified in which of the following hierarchical orders?
[A] PC, Large, Super Micro, Super Computer
[B] Super Micro, PC, Large, Super Computer
[C] PC, Super Micro, Large, Super Computer
[D] Large, Super Micro, Super Computer, PC
Answer: PC, Super Micro, Large, Super Computer
(11) Compiler is the-
[A] Name given to the computer operator
[B] Part of the digital machine to store the information
[C] Translator of source program to object program
[D] Part of arithmetic logic unit
Answer: Translator of source program to object program
(12) A type of line printer that uses an embossed steel band to form the letters printed on the paper is-
[A] Golf ball printer
[B] Dot-matrix printer
[C] Laser printer
[D] Band printer
Answer: Band printer
(13) The word bandwidth is also used to mean ____?
[A] Width of the data cable
[B] Amount of data transferred
[C] Number of the computers on a particular network
[D] Both 1 & 2
Answer: Amount of data transferred
(14) To avoid the wastage of memory, the instruction length should be
[A] Multiple of character size only
[B] Of word size only
[C] Of file size only
[D] Of word size which is multiple of character size
Answer: Of word size which is multiple of character size
(15) The function of Key F4 is
[A] Delete
[B] Repeat last function
[C] Refresh
[D] Copy
Answer: Repeat last function
(16) Magnetic tape is not practical for applications where data must be quickly recalled because tape is:
[A] A random-access medium
[B] A sequential –access medium
[C] A read –only medium
[D] An expensive storage medium
Answer: An expensive storage medium
(17) What is a ‘tuple’?
[A] Another name for a table in an RDBMS
[B] Another name for the key linking different tables in a database
[C] Initial seed value of field
[D] A row or record in a database table
Answer: A row or record in a database table
(18) A spooler is a(n):
[A] Location in memory that maintains the contents of a document until it prints out
[B] Print job
[C] Program that coordinates the print jobs that are waiting to print
[D] Message sent from the printer to the operating system when a print job is completed
Answer: Program that coordinates the print jobs that are waiting to print
(19) All of the following statements concerning files are true EXCEPT
[A] A file is a collection of related pieces of information stored together for easy reference
[B] Files can be generated from an application
[C] Files are stored in RAM
[D] Files should be organized in folders
Answer: Files are stored in RAM
(20) An operating system version designed for use with media Centre PC is Microsoft Windows XP ___.
[A] Home Edition
[B] Media Centre Edition
[C] Tablet PC Edition
[D] None of these
Answer: Media Centre Edition

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