G.K Computer (Govt.Exam Preperation) MCQ's




Question 451 :
The portion of the CPU that coordinates the activities of all the other computer components is the

  1. motherboard
  2. coordination board
  3. control unit
  4. arithmetic and logical unit
  

Question 452 :
An example of a telecommunication device is a

  1. Keyboard
  2. mouse
  3. printer
  4. modem
  

Question 453 :
Connection to the Internet using a phone line and a modem is called ___________ connection.

  1. digital
  2. dial?up
  3. broadband
  4. dish
  

Question 454 :
________ may be included in other folder while making heirarchical structure folder.

  1. Minifolder
  2. Tiered folder
  3. Sub?folder
  4. Object
  

Question 455 :
What is the name of the process that is used to convert a series of instructions, or program, written in a highlevel language into instructions (or a program) that can be run on a computer?

  1. Assembling
  2. Compiling
  3. Translating
  4. Uploading
  

Question 456 :
By default, Excel positions text in a cell

  1. left?aligned
  2. right?aligned
  3. centered
  4. justified
  

Question 457 :
What menu is selected to cut, copy and paste?

  1. File
  2. Tools
  3. Special
  4. Edit
  

Question 458 :
Every computer connected to an intranet or extranet must have a distinct .......

  1. firewall
  2. proxy server
  3. IP address
  4. domain name
  

Question 459 :
Date and time are available on the desktop at

  1. Taskbar
  2. My Computer
  3. Recycle Bin
  4. Only 2) and 3)
  

Question 460 :
A character of information is represented by a(n)

  1. byte
  2. bit
  3. field
  4. attribute
  

Question 461 :
VDU stands for________

  1. Video Display Unit
  2. Visual Display Unit
  3. Video Divide Unit
  4. None of the Above
  

Question 462 :
Computers use the ________ number system to store data and perform calculations?

  1. decimal
  2. hexadecimal
  3. octal
  4. binary
  

Question 463 :
What do you press to enter the current date in a cell?

  1. Ctrl+? (semi colon)
  2. Ctrl+Shift+: (colon)
  3. Ctrl+F10
  4. Ctrl+F11
  

Question 464 :
The process of a computer of receiving information from a server on the Internet is called

  1. pulling
  2. pushing
  3. downloading
  4. transferring
  

Question 465 :
Connection or link to other documents or Web pages that contain related information is called

  1. dial?up
  2. electronic commerce
  3. hyperlink
  4. e?cash
  

Question 466 :
Which of the following is used as principal flight control in the cockpit of many air crafts?

  1. Graphic Tablet
  2. Joy Stick
  3. Bar Code reader
  4. Magnetic Stripe reader
  

Question 467 :
Computer ___________is whatever is typed, submitted or transmitted to a computer system.

  1. input
  2. output
  3. data
  4. circuitry
  

Question 468 :
____________ distributed as freeware, but it requires the user to view advertisements to use the software

  1. Adware
  2. Abandonware
  3. Donationware
  4. All of the above
  

Question 469 :
In second generation computers, speed was measured in

  1. nanoseconds
  2. milliseconds
  3. microseconds
  4. picoseconds
  

Question 470 :
Which of the following operating systems is not owned and licensed by a company?

  1. Unix
  2. Linux
  3. Windows 2000
  4. Mac
  

Question 471 :
DOS cannot retrieve any data from a disk if a computer virus corrupts the ________ of the computer.

  1. directory area
  2. data area
  3. BAT files
  4. file allocation table
  

Question 472 :
Search menu is available at which of the following buttons?

  1. End
  2. Start
  3. Turn off
  4. Restart
  

Question 473 :
Another word for the CPU is

  1. microprocessor
  2. execute
  3. microchip
  4. decoder
  

Question 474 :
Which of the following is NOT an example of hardware?

  1. Mouse
  2. Printer
  3. Monitor
  4. Excel
  

Question 475 :
Network components are connected to the same cable in the _____ topology.

  1. Star
  2. Ring
  3. Bus
  4. Mesh
  

Question 476 :
#ERROR!

  1. function
  2. formula
  3. cell address
  4. value
  

Question 477 :
The primary device that a computer uses to store information is _______

  1. Floppy Disk
  2. Monitor
  3. Hard Drive
  4. None of the Above
  

Question 478 :
What is the main difference between a mainframe and asuper computer ?

  1. Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers
  2. Super computers are much smaller than mainframecomputers
  3. Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs asfast as possible while mainframe uses its power to executeas many programs concurrently
  4. Supercomputers are focused to execute as manyprograms as possible while mainframe uses its power toexecute few programs as fast as possible
  

Question 479 :
Word processing, spreadsheet and photo?editing are examples of

  1. application software
  2. system software
  3. operating system software
  4. platform software
  

Question 480 :
GIGO stands for______

  1. Garbage In Garbage Out
  2. Gateway In Gateway Out
  3. Gopher In Gopher Out
  4. Geographic In Geographic Out