Basic Computer By Vishal Jaiswal.docx
1.Which of the following is not input devices?
a. Camera
b. Scanner
c. Speaker
d. Plotter
2. Which type of memory is ROM?
a. Volatile
b. Non-Volatile
c. Temporary Memory
d. Virtual Memory
3. Which of the following does not support more than one program at a time?
a. DOS
b. Linux
c. Windows
d. UNIX
4. Which of the following is not an operating system?
a. DOS
b. Linux
c. Windows
d. Oracle
5. Computer is derived from the Latin word compute which means?
a. Summarization
b. Calculation
c. Derivation
d. Abbreviation
6. A paper printout of a document is called?
a. Softcopy Output
b. Hardcopy Output
c. Temperory output
d. windows print
7. Which one is not operating system?
a. P11
b. OS/2
c. Windows
d. Unix
8. Which of the following is not a multitasking operating system?
a. Windows
b. Linux
c. Win NT
d. DOS
9. You should choose Sleep option when
a. The computer is tired after working for the whole day
b. You are leaving for a very short time and want to resume you work shortly
c. When computer gets hanged frequently. Let it sleep for some time
d. You finish working and going to bed
10. When was the first electro mechanical computer developed?
a. 1880
b. 1990
c. 1994
d. None of the above
11. The category of software most appropriate for controlling the design and layout of complex document like newsletters and brochure is:
a. Word processing
b. Computer aided design
c. Web page authoring
d. Desktop publishing
12. Which one is not a system tool?
a. Backup
b. Disk defragment
c. Virus scanning
d. All of the above
13. The memory which allocates space for DOS and application is called
a. Expanded memory
b. Cache memory
c. Virtual memory
d. Conventional memory
14. The operating system creates … from the physical computer
a. Virtual space
b. Virtual computer
c. Virtual device
d. None
15. The operating system creates _____ from the physical computer
a. Virtual space
b. Virtual computers
c. Virtual device
d. None
16. Which menu bar selection would you access toopen file?
a. Option
b. Help
c. View
d. None of above
17. Which mode loads minimal set of drivers when starting Windows?
a. Safe Mode
b. Normal Mode
c. VGA Mode
d. Network Support Mode
18. Which of the following are loaded in safe mode?
a. Keyboard driver
b. Mouse driver
c. VGA drive
d. All of above
19. A …. Is a named location on a disk where files are stored
a. Folder
b. Pod
c. Version
d. None of the above
20. Which command is used to see the version of operating system?
a. Vol
b. Version
c. Ver
d. None of the above
21. Which type of command requires additional files to perform specific operations?
a. Internal commands
b. External commands
c. Valuable commands
d. Primary commands
22. Which of the following is system software?
a. Operating system
b. Compiler
c. Utilities
d. All of the above
23. A user-interface that is easy to use is considered to be
a. User-happy
b. User-simple
c. User-friendly
d. None of the above
24. A ….is a flash memory storage device that plugins into a USB port
a. USB snap drive
b. USB flash drive
c. USB memory maker drive
d. None of above
25. The ….is the drive containing the files to be copied
a. Source drive
b. Destination drive
c. USB drive
d. None of the above
26. The number of character contained in primary name (DOS)?
a. Up to 8 characters
b. 3 characters
c. Up to 10 characters
d. None of the above
27. Which one of the following is not a multitasking operating system?
a. DOS
b. Windows
c. Unix
d. Linux
28. The most recent version of MAC OS is based on the … operating system
a. Windows
b. Linux
c. Unix
d. CMOS
29. The … operating system was initially created in the early 1970s at AT and T’s Bell Labs
a. Linux
b. DOS
c. Unix
d. GNU
30. Which command is used to undelete a bunch of files with extension .doc that you have just deleted?
a. Undelete
b. Undelete/all
c. Undelete *.doc
d. All of above
31. Which command is used to display the contents of the text file of DOS?
a. Copy con
b. Copy
c. Type
d. Dir
32. In Windows, start button is used to
a. Run applications
b. Device setting
c. Turn off the system
d. All of above
33. Which of the following is an essential file of a MS-DOS boot disk?
a. COMMAND.COM
b. START.COM
c. TREE.COM
d. VER.COM
34. Which one is true for unconditional disk formatting?
a. Destroys every byte of data on a disk by overwriting it with with blank spaces
b. Do not check/scan surface after format
c. Transfer system files after format
d. All of above
35. Once text has been cut to the clipboard, you can …..that text into another document
a. Paste
b. Copy
c. Transfer
d. None of the above
36. What is the function of radio button?
a. To select multiple option
b. To select single option
c. To select all option
d. All of above
37. The Banker’s algorithm is used
a. to rectify deadlock
b. to detect deadlock
c. to prevent deadlock
d. to slove deadlock
38. The primary purpose of an operating system is:
a. To make the most efficient use of the computer hardware
b. To allow people to use the computer,
c. To keep systems programmers employed
d. To make computers easier to use
39. The primary purpose of an operating system is a …
a. To make the most efficient use of computer hardware
b. To allow people to use the computer
c. To keep system programmer employed
d. To make computer easier to use
40. You can use print manage window
a. To check status of files in the print queue
b. To cancel the print job
c. To interrupt printing
d. All of the above
41. Which of the following operating system reads and reacts in actual time?
a. Quick Response System
b. Real Time System
c. Time Sharing System
d. Batch Processing System
42. All of the following are TRUE regarding virtual memory EXCEPT
a. Any amount of RAM can be allocated to virtual memory
b. The setting for the amount of hard disk drive space to allocate virtual memory can be manually change
c. This temporary storage is called the swap file or page file
d. Virtual memory is the physical space o the hard drive
43. The essential difference between an operating system like Linux and one like Windows is that
a. Windows can run with an Intel processor, whereas Linux cannot
b. Linux is a proprietary whereas Windows is not
c. There are multiple versions of Linux, but only one version of Windows
d. Any programmer can modify Linux code which is not permitted with Windows
44. What is dispatch latency?
a. The time taken by the dispatcher to stop one process and start another
b. The time taken by the processor to write a file into disk
c. The whole time taken by all processor
d. None of Above
45. A page fault occurs when
a. the Deadlock happens
b. the Segmentation starts
c. the page is found in the memory
d. the page is not found in the memory
46. Whenever you move a directory from one location to another
a. All files inside the directory are moved
b. All the subdirectory inside that directory are moved
c. The directory is moved the source file is not moved
d. Both a and b
47. The Basic Input Output System (BIOS) resides in
a. RAM
b. ROM
c. The CPU
d. Memory Cache
48. Which of the following does not occur during the power-on-self-test (POST)?
a. The scandisk utility begins to run
b. The video card and video memory are tested
c. The BIOS identification process occurs
d. Memory chip are checked to ensure that they are working properly
49. The maximum size of a write file is limited to only
a. Name of the file
b. Extension of the file
c. The amount of memory in your computer
d. All of above
50. Which of the following is drop down list?
a. List
b. Combo box
c. Text area
d. None
51. Recently deleted files are stored in
a. Recycle bin
b. Desktop
c. Taskbar
d. My computer
52. Which components appear in the initial Windows start up display?
a. Dialog boxes
b. Start menu
c. Taskbar
d. All of above
53. A small part of taskbar that has icons of background running applications is
a. Start button
b. Quick launch
c. Task bar
d. System tray
54. An operating system version designed for use with a media center PC is Microsoft Windows XP
a. Home edition
b. Media center edition
c. Tablet PC edition
d. None of above
55. An operating system version designed for use with a tablet PC is Microsoft Windows XP
a. Home edition
b. Media center edition
c. Tablet PC edition
d. None of the above
56. The date and time displays on
a. Taskbar
b. Status bar
c. System tray
d. Launch pad
57. …. runs on a computer hardware and serves as a platform for other system to run on
a. Operating system
b. Application system
c. System software
d. All of above
58. Which runs on computer hardware and serve as platform for other software to run on?
a. Operating System
b. Application Software
c. System Software
d. All
59. … is the program run on a computer when the computer boots up
a. System software
b. Operating system
c. System operations
d. None
60. Which is the first program run on a computer when the computer boots up?
a. System software
b. Operating system
c. System operations
d. None
61. The ….contains commands associated with the My Computer window
a. Standard menu
b. Start menu
c. System menu
d. None of the above
62. …. is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program
a. Operating environment
b. Operating system
c. System environment
d. None of these
63. Which is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program
a. Operating environment
b. Operating system
c. System environment
d. None
65. The operating system is the most common type of …. Software
a. Communication
b. Application
c. System
d. Word processing software
66. Which of the following is/are external commands?
a. Edit
b. Label
c. Sys
d. All of above
67. Which one is the largest space?
A) kilobyte
B) petabyte
C) terrabyte
D) gigabyte
68. The brain of any computer system is
A) Control Unit
B) Arithmetic Logic Unit
C) Central Processing Unit
D) Storage Unit
69. Analog computer works on the supply of
A) Continuous electrical pulses
B) Electrical pulses but not continuous
C) Magnetic strength
D) None of the above
70. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
A) Leech
B) Squid
C) Slug
D) Glitch
71. The advantage of COM are its __ and __
A) Compact size; speed readability
B) Compact size, speed
C) Readability; speed
D) Low cost; readability
72. The BIOS is the abbreviation of ________.
A) Basic Input Output System
B) Best Input Output System
C) Basic Input Output Symbol
D) Base Input Output System
73. Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?
A) Laser printer
B) Inkjet printer
C) Daisywheel printer
D) Dot matrix printer
74. Which of the following is an operating system?
A) Windows 10
B) XTS-400
C) DR-DOS 7.02
D) All the above
75. Most of the first generation computers were
A) Special purpose computers
B) General purpose computers
C) Both of above
D) None of above
76. Floppy disks typically in diameter
A) 3
B) 5.25
C) 8
D) All of above
77. On a PC, how much memory is available to application software?
A) 1024 KB
B) 760 KB
C) 640 KB
D) 560 KB
78. In a computer _____ is capable to store single binary bit.
A) Capacitor
B) Flip flop
C) Register
D) Inductor
79. What does DMA stand for?
A) Distinct Memory Access
B) Direct Memory Access
C) Direct Module Access
D) Direct Memory Allocation
80. Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under?
A) System Software
B) Application Software
C) Utilities
D) None of the above
81. What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator attention?
A) Pixel
B) Reverse video
C) Touch screen
D) Cursor
82. Which is the largest computer?
A) Mainframe Computer
B) Mini Computers
C) Micro Computers
D) Super Computers
83. Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?
A) Bits
B) Bytes
C) Hertz
D) Clock cycles
84. The personal computer industry was started by
A) IBM
B) Apple
C) Compaq
D) HCL
85. The central processing unit (CPU) consists of
A) Input, output and processing
B) Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage
C) Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage
D) Control unit, processing, and primary storage
86. The earliest calculating devices are
A) Abacus
B) Clock
C) Difference Engine
D) None of these
87. Which unit converts computer data into human readable form?
A) Input unit
B) Output unit
C) ALU
D) Control Unit
88. The full form of ALU is
A) Arithmetic Logic Unit
B) Array Logic Unit
C) Application Logic Unit
D) None of above
89. What produces useful information out of data?
A) Computer
B) Processing
C) Programming
D) none of above
90. The translator program used in assembly language is called
A) Compiler
B) Interpreter
C) Assembler
D) Translator
91. EEPROM stands for
A) Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
B) Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
C) Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
D) None of the above
92. which of the following is problem oriented language?
A) High level language
B) Machine language
C) Assembly language
D) Low level language
93. Web cam is an
A) input unit device
B) output unit device
C) processing device
D) Input and Output device
93. Bit stands for
A) Binary digits
B) bit of system
C) a part of byte
D) All of above
94. Access time is
A) seek time + latency time
B) seek time
C) seek time ? latency time
D) latency time
95. Which device can understand difference between data & programs?
A) Input device
B) Output device
C) Memory
D) Microprocessor
96. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?
A) Floppy Disk
B) CD-ROM
C) Hard Disk
D) None of these
97. Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as
A) system software
B) application software
C) utility programs
D) operating system
98. Computer operators
A) writes computer programs for specific problems
B) operate the device which input and output data from the computer
C) normally require a college degree in computer science
D) all of the above
99. Which of the following require large computers memory?
A) Imaging
B) Graphics
C) Voice
D) All of Above
100. In process state when already a program is being processed in running state then it being transfer to?
A) Waiting state
B) Blocked state
C) Both (A) & (B)
D) All the above
