Computer Awareness - 3

Questions and Answers

01. Which of the following is true about operating system?

1. It is an interface between user and computer
2. It manages all resources 
3. Both 1 and 2
4. All of the above 

02.  A set of instructions telling the computer what to do is called?

1. Mentor
2. Instructor
3. Compiler
4. Program

03.  BIOS is responsible for

1. Handling the particulars of   input/output operations
2. Output operations 
3. Input operations 
4. All of the above

04.  Cache memory is

1. Bigger and slower than main storage 
2. Smaller and faster than main storage
3. Smaller but slower the main memory 
4. None of the above 

05.  In MS-Excel, if you see a small red triangle in in the top right corner of a cell, it means there is something        attached to the cell. What is it?

1. A comment
2. An attachment 
3. An error 
4. All of the above

06.  What does the XP stand for in Windows XP?

1. Exponential 
2. Experience 
3. Exchange 
4. Enlarged

07.  Which one of the following languages is the system programming language derived from pascal and                intended for the defence application?

1. C-language 
2. C++ language
3. FORTRAN
4. Ada

08.  Which one of the following memories is not the primary memory of a computer?

1. ROM
2. RAM
3. EEPROM 
4. CD-ROM

09.  Which one of the following peripherals cannot serve as both input and output devices?
      (a) Tele-printer
      (b) Floppy disk drives
     (c) Scanner
     (d) Optical disk drives

10. Data stores in computers in which forms - Bits
11. The result of a formula in a cell is - displayed value
12. The ALU performs Logic operations
13. Word processing, spread sheet and photo editing are example of - Application software
14. A computer or Network is protected by - firewall
15. FTP stands for - File Transfer Protocol (Multiple computers connected by - HUB)
16. PACE is a super computer developed by - DRDO
17. Network interface card is used to connect computers to a nework
18. A word processor is used to - Creating documents
19. A program used to perform tasks on a computer is called - software
20. Slowest Internet connection service is - Dial-up Service

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