Computer Knowledge Quiz – March, 2015 – Set 1

1. A CD-ROM disk

(a) can be erased and rewritten
(b) has more storage capacity than a CD-R
(c) holds less data than a floppy disk
(d) can be written to only once
(e) None of these
2. What is the main folder on a storage device called?
(a) Platform
(b) Interface
(c) Root Directory
(d) Home
Page        
(e) None of these
3. An e-mail address typically consists of a user ID
followed by the ______ sign and the name of the e-mail server that manages the
user’s electronic post office box.
(a) @           
(b) #            
(c) &            
(d) H
(e) None of these
4. Software applies ______, also called algorithms, to
process data.
(a) arithmetic          
(b) procedures        
(c) objects
(d) rules     
(e) None of these
5. The patterns of printed lines on most of the products
are called
(a) prices   
(b) striping
(c) scanners
(d) OCR
(e) barcodes
6. Most mail programs automatically complete the
following two parts in an e-mail:
(a) From: and
Body:              
(b) From: and Date:
(c) From: and To:   
(d) From: and Subject:
(e) None of these


7. The ______ enables you to simultaneously keep multiple
Web pages open in one browser window.
(a) tab box
(b) pop-up helper
(c) tab row
(d) address bar
(e) Esc key
8. You can use the ______bar to type a URL and display a
Web page, or type a keyword to display a list
 of related Web pages.
(a) Menu   
(b) Title
(c) Search 
(d) Web
(e) Address
9. The process by which the structure of the database is
modified to eliminate hidden dependencies and
 repeating groups is
(a) enforcing data integrity
(b) enforcing referential integrity
(c) indexing
(d) normalisation
(e) None of these
10. Which of the following functions is not performed by
TCP?
(a) Flow control      
(b) Sequencing       
(c) Error checking
(d) Subnetting
(e) None of these
11. A ______ contains specific rules and words that
express the logical steps of an algorithm.
(a) programming language
(b) programming structure
(c)  syntax
(d) logic chart
(e) None of these
12. ______ is a set of keywords, symbols, and a system of
rules for constructing statements by which
 humans can communicate
the instructions to be executed by a computer.
(a) A computer program
(b) A programming language
(c)  An assembler
(d) Syntax
(e) None of these
13. 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
14. 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) Presentation generation
15. The part of the CPU that accesses and decodes program
instructions, and coordinates the flow of
 data JOBOng various
system components is the
(a) ALU       
(b) control unit
(c)  megahertz         
(d) motherboard
(e) None of these
16. Computer programs are written in a high-level
programming language; however, the human-readable version of a program is
called
(a) cache   
(b) instructions set
(c)  source code
(d) word size
(e) None of these
17. A(n) ______is a private corporate network used
exclusively by company employees.
(a) Internet              
(b) local area network
(c)  peer-to-peer    
(d) intranet
(e) None of these
18. A file server
(a) manages file operations and is shared on a network
(b) manages file operations and is limited to one PC
(c)  acts as a fat client and is shared on a network
(d) acts as a fat client and is limited to one PC
(e) None of these
19. It is better to copy a file from a floppy disk to a
hard disk, then open the copy on the hard disk
 because
(a) a floppy disk is easily moved from one computer to
another.
(b) you can store more on a hard disk.
(c)  the computer cannot open a file stored on a floppy
disk.
(d) reading a hard disk is much faster and safer.
(e) None of these
20. The best reason that a computer needs to have a hard
disk is
(a) that it can use the same program as other computers.
(b) that it would not work without one.
(c)  that it can store information when it is switched
off.
(d) that it can store information while it is working.
(e) None of these

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