Subject Science & Technology
226. A _____ is a pointing device.
(a) Monitor
(b) Mouse
(c) Keyboard
(d) CPU
(e) None of them
Ans. b
227. The smallest unit of information is -
(a) A byte
(b) A bit
(c) A nibble
(d) A block
(e) None of them
Ans. b
228. An electrical pathway within a computer is called -
(a) Buffer
(b) Bus
(c) Sector
(d) Track
(e) None of them
Ans. b
229. When you boot a computer you are
(a) Submitting a batch job
(b) Debugging a program
(c) Loading the operating system
(d) Kicking it in frustration
(e) None of them
Ans. c
230. 'JPG' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
(a) System file
(b) Animation/ movie file
(c) MS Encarta document
(d) Image file
(e) None of these
Ans. d
231. RAM stands for...
(a) Random Access Memory
(b) Really Annoying Machine
(c) Read A Manual
(d) Real Absolute Memory
(e) None of these
Ans. a
232. 'CD' computer abbreviation usually means-
(a) Command Description
(b) Compact Disc
(c) Change Data
(d) Copy Density
(e) None of theses
Ans. b
233. How many bits is a byte?
(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 16
(d) 32
(e) None of these
Ans. b
234. Another word for the CPU is -
(a) Execute
(b) Micro chip
(c) Microprocessor
(d) Decode
(e) None of these
Ans. c
235. INTI extension refers usually to what kind of file?
(a) Image file
(b) System file
(c) Hypertext related file
(d) Image Colour Matching Profile file
(e) None of these
Ans. b
236. Which one is a database software?
(a) MS WORD
(b) ORACLE
(c) MS Outlook
(d) Corel DRAW
(e) Ms Power Point
Ans. b
237. Which one is not a graphic-software?
(a) Harvard Graphics
(b) Page Maker
(c) Access
(d) Freelance Graphics
(e) Adobe Photoshop
Ans. c
238. In general, which letter is considered for Hard Disk rive?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these
Ans. d
239. Who designed the fist computing machine in the world?
(a) John Von Neumann
(b) Sir Isaac Newton
(c) Charles Babbage
(d) Bill Gates
Ans. c
240. The name of the strand of virus, known as “ swine flu” virus, that has been declared as a pandemic worldwide is:
(a) HIN2
(b) H2N2
(c) H2N2
(d) HINI
(e) None of these
Ans. d
241. Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
(a) Jupiter
(b) Mars
(c) Saturn
(d) Earth
Ans. a
242. What does HTML stand for?
(a) Hypo Thermal Mass Limiter
(b) Hyper Text Markup Language
(c) Hypo Thermal Motor Liquid
(d) Hyper Text Machine Linguistics
(e) High Tenure Mobile License
Ans. b
243. ‘To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction’ – this theory has been given by –
(a) Copernicus
(b) Newton
(c) Alexander
(d) Archimedes
(e) Thomas Hardy
Ans. b
244. Which file is run automatically if it is available?
(a) AUTOEXEC.COM
(b) DOSCONFIG.SYS
(c) SMARTDRVSYS
(d) CONFIG.SYS
(e) HIMEM.SYS
Ans. d
245. The acronym 'POST' refers to what?
(a) Power-On Self Test
(b) Power-On Start
(c) Preliminary Operating System Test
(d) Proprietary Operating System Test
(e) None of these
Ans. a
246. Your PC tells you that your 200 M hard drive is out of space. However, when you run DIR, the total size of your files add to less than 200 M. How do you account for this difference?
(a) Rounding
(b) Hidden files
(c) Math error
(d) Drive specifications are in hexadecimal, whereas the DIR command calculates in decimal
(e) None of these
Ans. b
247. What is the fastest method to create a bootable disk?
(a) Enter FORMAT A:/U/S with any disk in drive A:
(b) Enter SYS C:A: with a previously formatted disk in drive A:
(c) Disk copy another bootable disk
(d) Enter SYS A: with a previously formatted disk in drive A:
(e) None of these
Ans. d
248. In general, which letter is considered for Hard Disk Drive?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these
Ans. c
249. The command FORMAT A:/S will not :
(a) delete all existing data on the disk in drive A
(b) format the diskette in drive A
(c) make the diskette in drive A bootable
(d) store the existing data on the diskette in drive A before formatting
(e) None of the above
Ans. d
250. Which one is not a word processing software?
(a) MS Word
(b) WordPerfect
(c) MS Excel
(d) WordStar
(e) Latex
Ans. c