Computer Knowledge Quiz for NIACL Assistant Mains 2017 – Set 5

1. Charts tips can

1) show the formatting of data label

2) show the name of a data series

3) show the value of data point

4) 2) and 3)

5) None of these

2. The name box

1) shows the location of the active cell

2) appears below the status bar

3) appears below the menu bar

4) All the above

5) None of these

3. SAN stands for

1) Single area network

2) South area network

3) Storage area network

4) Simple area network

5) None of these

4. To increase font size in MS PowerPoint which shortcut key
is used?

1) CTRL + Shift + <

2) CTRL + Shift + >

3) CTRL + I

4) CTRL + R

5) F7

5. You receive an e-mail message that informs you that a terrible
virus has been unleashed on the Internet and that you should warn all the
people in your Address Book. Which of the following have you most likely encountered?

1) A virus hoax

2) A filter

 3) spam

4) A virus

5) A worm

6. BIOS stands for

1) Basic Input Output Service

2) Basic Inner Outer Services

3) Better Input Output Services

4) Better Inner and Outer Services

5) None of these

7. A ________ computer (also referred to as a laptop) is a
small, lightweight personal computer that incorporates the screen, the
keyboard, storage, and processing components into a single portable unit.

1) notebook

2) journal

3) diary

4) briefcase

5) None of these

8. What is the name of the protocol used to eliminate loops?

1) Switching

 2) ISL

3) Frame Tagging

4) Spanning Tree

5) Scanning

9. Which layers of the OSI model are included in the lower
layers?

1) Application, Session, Presentation

2) Data Link, Physical, Transport, Network

3) Physical, Data Link, Network, Application

4) Session, Data Link, Physical

5) None of these

10. From smallest to largest, rank the following logical pieces
of the database : data block, tablespace, extent, segment.

1) tablespace, segment, extent, data block

2) data block, segment, extent, tablespace

3) segment, extent, data block, tablespace

4) data block, extent, segment, tablespace

5) None of these

11. Which of the following is not a type of error?

1) Logical error

2) Run time error

3) Syntax error

4) All the above

5) None of these

12. Which key is used to search any data in a computer?

1) F1

2) F2

3) F3

4) F4

5) F5

13. What is the full form of VLSI?

1) Very Large Scale Integration

2) Very Large Scale Intranet

3) Very Large Scale Internet

4) Very Large Scale Internetwork

5) None of these

14. Which of the following is the location to store a file
in a drive?

1) File Folder

2) Version

3) Pad

4) Folder

5) None of these

15. A dumb terminal has

1) processing ability

2) data storage space

3) extensive memory

4) a keyboard and a screen

5) an embedded microprocessor

16. Decryption and encryption of data are the responsibility
of ________ layer.

1) physical

2) network

3) session

4) presentation

5) transport

17. The amount of a cheque is recorded in magnetic ink, using
an

1) encoder

2) embosser

3) inscriber

4) imprinter

5) None of these

18. Punched cards use

1) Alphanumeric code

2) Hollerith code

3) EBCDIC code

4) BCD code

5) ASCII code

19. Offline device is ________.

1) a device which is not connected to a CPU.

2) a device which is connected to a CPU.

3) a direct access storage device.

4) an I/O device.

5) None of these

20. A Winchester disk is a

1) disk stack

2) removal disk

3) flexible disk

4) All the above

5) None of these

Answers:
1. 4
2. 1
3. 3
4. 2
5. 4
6. 1
7. 1
8. 4
9. 2
10. 4
11. 5
12. 3
13. 1
14. 4
15. 4; A dumb terminal in computing consists of a computer screen and a keyboard but practically has no processing ability.
16. 4
17. 1
18. 2
19. 1
20. 1