Computer Questions Set- 6

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1. Extension name of flash file is ___.
(1) .pdf
(2) .swf
(3) .pmd
(4) .prd
(5) None of these

2. Who invented world wide web?
(1) Mosaic corporation
(2) Opera corporation
(3) Tim berner lee
(4) Vint cert
(5) None of these


3. The small, touch-sensitive screen at the base of the keyboard on a laptop is known as the:
(1) stylus
(2) touchpad.
(3) game control
(4) trackball
(5) None of these


4. The two broad categories of software are:
(1) word processing and spreadsheet.
(2) transaction and application.
(3) Windows and Mac OS.
(4) system and application.
(5) None of these


5. Which shortcut key is used to spell check in MS word
(1) F1
(2) F2
(3) F7
(4) F9
(5) None of these


6. Software, such as Explorer and Firefox, are referred to as _____.
(1) Systems software
(2) Utility software
(3) Browsers
(4) Internet tools
(5) Frontend Tools


7. Which of the following is the communications protocol that sets the standard used by every computer that accesses Web – based information?
(1) XML
(2) DML
(3) HTTP
(4) HTML
(5) None of these


8. A concentric circle on a disk is called a________
(1) cylinder
(2) track
(3) head
(4) sector
(5) none of these


9.A sizeable geographical area with communication based on the telephone system is though as
(1) Wide area network
(2) Local area network
(3) Modulator-Demodulator
(4) All of the above
(5) None of the above


10.A Proxy server is used for which of the following?
(1) To provide security against unauthorized users
(2) To process client requests for web pages
(3) To process client requests for database access
(4) To provide TCP/IP
(5) None of these


11.To create a copy of files in the event of system failure, you create a __________.
(1) restore file
(2) backup
(3) firewall
(4) redundancy
(5) None of these


12.The fastest and quietest type of printer is a(n):
(1) dot-matrix printer
(2) inkjet printer.
(3) laser printer.
(4) plotter
(5) None of these.


13.The main difference between application and system software is that:
(1) Application software is composed of program instructions but system software is not.
(2) Application software is stored in memory whereas system software is only in the CPU.
(3) System software is unnecessary whereas application software must be present on the computer.
(4) System software manages hardware whereas application software performs user tasks. (5) None of these


14.A memory in which the information is stored last is on top & is retrieved first is known as
(1) PROM
(2) Buffer
(3) Stack
(4) RAM
(5) None of the above


15. Which of the following terms describe 1024 kilobytes?
(1) Kilobyte
(2) Megabyte
(3) Gigabyte
(4) Terabyte
(5) None of the above


16. To boot a computer means
(1). keep it working
(2). turn on the sounds
(3). add extra drives
(4). throw it out-it’s outdated
(5). turn it on


17. Temporary memory is called as
(1) PROM
(2) ROM
(3) DOS
(4) RAM
(5) CAD


18. Windows XP is an example of __________ component of an information system.
(1) People
(2) procedure
(3) data
(4) hardware
(5) software


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