Computer Knowledge Quiz





1. It contains data
descriptions and defines the name, data type, and length of each field in the

database:

(a) data dictionary
(b) data table
(c) data record
(d) data field
(e) None of these
2. Personal logs or
journal entries posted on the Web are known as :
(a) listserves
(b) Webcasts
(c) blogs
(d) subject directories
(e) None of these
3. It uses pictures
(called icons) and menus displayed on the screen to send commands to the
computer system
(a) command-based user interface
(b) GUI
(c) system utility
(d) API
(e) None of the above
4. Which of the
following is NOT a type of broadband Internet connection?
(a) cable
(b) DSL
(c) Dial-up
(d) Satellite
(e) None of these
5. Software such as
viruses, worms and Trojan-horses, that has a malicious intent, is known as
(a) spyware
(b) adware
(c) spam
(d) malware
(e) None of these
6. The first generation
of computers was based upon?
(a) Transistors
(b) ICs
(c) Valves
(d) Conductor
(e) None of these
7. In “MICR” “C”
stands for?
(a) Colour
(b) Code
(c) Character
(d) Coding
(e) None of these
8. __________ is a
set of keywords, symbols, and 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 assemble
(d) Syntax
(e) None of these
9. A hard copy of a
document is ______
(a) Printed on the printer
(b) Stored on a floppy
(c) Stored on a CD
(d) Stored in the hard disk
(e) None of these
10. Which of the following
groups consist of only input devices?
(a) Mouse, keyboard, monitor
(b) Mouse, keyboard, printer
(c) Mouse, keyboard, plotter
(d) Mouse, keyboard, scanner
(e) None of these
11. __________ is the
process of finding errors in software code.
(a) Compiling
(b) Testing
(c) Running
(d) Debugging
(e) None of these
12. The _________
tells the computer how to use its components
(a) Utility
(b) Network
(c) Operating system
(d) Application program
(e) None of these
13. A flaw in a
program that causes it to produce incorrect or inappropriate results is called
a
________.
(a) Bug
(b) Byte
(c) Attribute
(d) Unit problem
(e) None of these
14. The _________ of
software contains lists of commands and options
(a) Title bar
(b) Menu bar
(c) Formula bar
(d) Tool bar
(e) None of these

15. A (n) ________ is
a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing
information between computing devices
(a) Network
(b) Peripheral
(c) Expansion board
(d) Digital device
(e) None of these
16. Servers are
computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a _____
(a) Network
(b) Mainframe
(c) Supercomputer
(d) Client
(e) None of these
17. Each cell in a Microsoft
Office Excel document referred to by its cell address, which is the
_________.
(a) Cell’s column label
(b) Cell’s column label and worksheet tab name
(c) Cell’s row label
(d) Column labels
(e) None of these
18. How can the user
determine what programs are available on a computer?
(a) Checking the hard disk properties
(b) viewing the installed programs during the booting process
(c) checking the operating system for a list of installed
programs
(d) checking the existing files saved on the disk
(e) none of these
19. Which of the
following can handle most system functions that aren’t handled directly by the

operating system?
(a) Vertical market applications
(b) Utilities
(c) Algorithms
(d) Integrated software
(e) Compilers
20. When cutting and
pasting, the item cut is temporarily stored in
(a) ROM
(b) Hard drive
(c) Diskette
(d) Dashboard
(e) Clipboard

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