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Q. What was the name of the first stored program electronic computer which was built in 1949 at Cambridge University in England?
[A] UNIVAC
[B] EDVAC
[C] EDSAC
[D] MARK-1
[E] None of these
Q. Who designed the first general purpose electronic digital computer "ENIAC”?
[A] Van-Neumann
[B] J. Presper Ecket and John W Mauchly
[C] Joseph M Juoquard
[D] Charles Babbage
[E] None of these
Q. Which kind of devices allows the user to add components and capabilities to a computer system?
[A] Input device
[B] Output device
[C] System boards
[D] Expansion slots
[E] None of these
Q. Dot Matrix is a type of_____ ?
[A] Disk
[B] Tape
[C] Printer
[D] Scanner
[E] Keyboard
Q. A file containing relatively permanent data is_______?
[A] Transaction file
[B] Random file
[C] Sequential file
[D] Master file
[E] None of these
Q. A memory bus is mainly used for communication between_______?
[A] Processor and I/O devices
[B] I/O devices and memory
[C] I/O devices
[D] Processor and memory
[E] None of these
Q. Continuous line drawing are produced using______?
[A] Chain printers
[B] Thermal printer
[C] Daisy wheel printer
[D] Plotters
[E] None of these
Q. What is the name of the logic circuit which can add two binary digits?
[A] Buffer
[B] Register
[C] Half adder
[D] Full adder
[E] None of these
Q. Which of the following is used for serial access storage only?
[A] Magnetic disk
[B] Magnetic Tape
[C] RAM
[D] Core memory
[E] None of these
Q. Which is true for the digital computer?
[A] It is less accurate than the analog computer
[B] It is used primarily in scientific applications
[C] Both A and B
[D] It represents the decimal numbers through a string of binary digits
[E] None of these
Q. A hashing scheme is used with______
[A] partitioned file organization
[B] indexed sequential file organization
[C] sequential file organization
[D] direct file organization
[E] None of these
Q. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called?
[A] Classifying
[B] Summarizing
[C] Reproducing
[D] Sorting
[E] None of these
Q. In ENIAC, the meaning of I is_____
[A] Intermediate
[B] Internet
[C] International
[D] Integrator
[E] Internal
Q. The memory which is ultraviolet light erasable and electrically programmable is_______
[A] PROM
[B] ROM
[C] EPROM
[D] RAM
[E] None of these
Q. EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?
[A] 16
[B] 32
[C] 64
[D] 128
[E] 256
Q. In comparison with static RAM memory, the dynamic RAM memory has________
[A] lower bit density and lower power consumption
[B] lower bit density and higher power consumption
[C] higher bit density and lower power consumption
[D] higher bit density and higher power consumption
[E] None of these
Q. Programs designed to perform specific tasks is called known as
[A] System software
[B] Application software
[C] Utility software
[D] Operating system
[E] None of these
Q. What is meant by a dedicated computer?
[A] Which uses on kind of software
[B] Which is meant for application software only
[C] Which is used by one person only
[D] Which is assigned one and only one task
[E] None of these
Q. Binary numbers need more places for counting because_________
[A] They are always big numbers
[B] None of these
[C] Binary base is small
[D] 0's and 1's have to be properly placed
[E] 0's and 1's can be added in front of them
Q. Human beings are referred to as Homosapiens. Which device is called Silico sapiens?
[A] Monitor
[B] Robot
[C] Hardware
[D] Computer
[E] None of these
Q. A billionth of a second is defined as a_______?
[A] Picoseconds
[B] Microsecond
[C] Nanosecond
[D] Millisecond
[E] None of these
Q. Which of the following is not an extension of picture file?
[A] .jpeg
[B] .mdb
[C] .png
[D] .gif
[E] .bmp
Q. Find the odd one?
[A] Microwave
[B] Twisted pair cable
[C] Coaxial cable
[D] Fiber optics cable
[E] None of these
Q. Which of the following is an impact printer?
[A] Laser printer
[B] Inkjet printer
[C] Bubble jet printer
[D] Daisy wheel printer
[E] All of these
Q. Telnet is a_______
[A] Browser
[B] Gateway
[C] Protocol
[D] Search engine
[E] Social networking site
Q. The list of coded instructions is called
[A] Flow chart
[B] Algorithm
[C] Computer program
[D] Utility programs
[E] None of these
Q. Which output device is used for translating information from a computer into pictorial form on paper?
[A] Mouse
[B] Touch panel
[C] Plotter
[D] punch card
[E] None of these
Q. The 2's complement of a binary number is obtained by adding_____to its 1's complement.
[A] 0
[B] 1
[C] 2
[D] 4
[E] 8
Q. Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?
[A] Direct
[B] Random
[C] Sequential
[D] All of these
Q. C-DAC stands Centre for Development of ______ Computing.
[A] Automated
[B] Advanced
[C] Aricent
[D] All
[E] Amdocs
Q. QAT stands for
[A] Quick automatic Turn
[B] Quick Access Turn
[C] Quick Automatic tool
[D] Quick Access toolbar
[E] Quick Automatic toolbar
Q. In DOS a file name contains maximum_______ characters.
[A] 8
[B] 10
[C] 16
[D] 32
[E] 64
Q. The gate which is used to reverse the output obtained is ______
[A] NAND
[B] NOR
[C] NOT
[D] XOR
[E] AND
Q. Which operator has the highest precedence?
[A] +
[B] !
[C] *
[D] .
[E] None of these
Q. Which following are the popular manufacturers of the motherboard?
[A] Intel
[B] Asus
[C] Gigabyte
[D] Biostar
[E] All of these
Q. A standardized language used for commercial applications?
[A] C
[B] C++
[C] Java
[D] COBOL
[E] FORTRAN
Q. Which of the following is not a basic data type in C language?
[A] void
[B] int
[C] char
[D] real
[E] float
Q. What are the entities whose values can be changed called?
[A] Variables
[B] Constants
[C] Tokens
[D] Modules
[E] Constraint
Q. Which of the following is not a valid representation in bits?
[A] 8 bits
[B] 24 bits
[C] 32 bits
[D] 64 bits
[E] All of these
Q. *@Ac# is a type of ________________ data.
[A] Numeric
[B] Symbolic
[C] Alphabetic
[D] Alphanumeric
[E] None of these
Q. Another name for base is __________?
[A] Root
[B] Entity
[C] Radix
[D] Median
[E] All of these
Q. 1024 TB equals to one _____?
[A] GB
[B] EB
[C] ZB
[D] PB
[E] KB
Q. RAID stands for ______ array of independent disks?
[A] Reusable
[B] Redundant
[C] Random
[D] Raster
[E] Recommend
Q. Which of the following is used in main memory?
[A] SRAM
[B] DRAM
[C] PRAM
[D] EPRAM
[E] DDR
Q. Which of the following are types of ROMs?
[A] SROM and DROM
[B] PROM and EROM
[C] PROM and EPROM
[D] Only one type there is no further classification
[E] None of these
Q. SVGA stands for
[A] Standard visual graphics array
[B] Super Visual Graphics Array
[C] Super Video Graphics Array
[D] Standard Video Graphics Array
[E] None of these
Q. In word document which line spacing is not valid?
[A] Single
[B] Double
[C] Triple
[D] Multiple
[E] All of these
Q. File extension for excel template file?
[A] .xlsx
[B] .xls
[C] .xltx
[D] .xlsm
[E] .xltm
Q. ______ is the process of converting meaningless message into its original form.
[A] Encryption
[B] Decryption
[C] Both A and B
[D] Symmetric
[E] None of these
Q. Demodulation is the process of
[A] converting digital signals to analog signals
[B] converting analog signals to digital signals
[C] combining many low-speed channels into one high speed channel
[D] dividing the high-speed signals into frequency bands
[E] None of these
Q. Which of the following layer protocols are responsible for user and the application Programme support such as passwords, resource sharing, file transfer and network management?
[A] Layer 2 Protocol
[B] Layer 4 protocol
[C] Layer 5 Protocol
[D] Layer 6 protocol
[E] Layer 7 protocol
Q. Sending a file from your personal computer's primary memory or disk to another computer is called
[A] Downloading
[B] Uploading
[C] Hang on
[D] Logging
[E] Unloading
Q. Which of the following device is used to connect two systems, especially if the systems use different protocols?
[A] Repeater
[B] Hub
[C] Bridge
[D] Gateway
[E] None of these
Q. Internet-like networks within an enterprise?
[A] Extranet
[B] Intranets
[C] Inter organizational network
[D] Switching alternating
[E] None of these
Q. Which of the following types of channels moves data relatively slowly?
[A] Broadband channel
[B] Voiceband channel
[C] Wideband channel
[D] Narrowband channel
[E] None of these
Q. The slowest transmission speeds are those of
[A] Coaxial cable
[B] Fiber optic
[C] Twisted pair wire
[D] Microwaves
[E] None of these
Q. How many digits of the DNIC (Data Network Identification Code) identify the country?
[A] First three
[B] First four
[C] First two
[D] First five
[E] None of these
Q. In which type of computer data are represented as discrete signals. (Asked in NVS)
[A] Analog Computer
[B] Digital Computer
[C] Hybrid Computer
[D] Both A and B
[E] None of these
Q. To prevent the loss of data during power failures, use an _____?
[A] Encryption program
[B] Firewall
[C] UPS
[D] Surge protector
[E] CPU
Q. The scrambling of code is known as
[A] Firewall
[B] Password proofing
[C] Encryption
[D] Decryption
[E] None of these
Q. Which of the following contains permanent data and gets updated during the processing of transactions?
[A] Operating system file
[B] Transaction file
[C] Master file
[D] Software file
[E] None of these
Q. ______ is a cyber-attack intended to redirect a website’s traffic to another fake site.
[A] Virus
[B] Pharming
[C] Phishing
[D] Redirecting
[E] Malware
Q. ______is a sequence of responses to an initial message posting.
[A] Comment
[B] Thread
[C] List
[D] Post
[E] None of these
Q. The rules of a language are known as
[A] Structure
[B] Procedure
[C] Programming
[D] Flowchart
[E] Syntax
Q. RFID stands for ______ frequency Identification.
[A] Random
[B] Remote
[C] Radio
[D] Rapid
[E] Reverse
Q. A program design tool in which standard graphical symbols are used to represent the logical flow of data is called as a
[A] Algorithm
[B] Structured chart
[C] Flow chart
[D] Peseudocode
[E] None of these
Q. PDF stands for
[A] Portable document file
[B] Public document format
[C] Portable document format
[D] Public document file
[E] None of these
Q. Which of the following is used to connect two strings of text?
[A] =
[B] *
[C] $
[D] &
[E] ^
Q. Which of the following term refers to a set of values that Excel saves and can substitute automatically on your worksheet?
[A] Nested
[B] Range
[C] Scenario
[D] What if analysis
[E] None of these
Q. Which of the following keyboard shortcut is used to edit existing Excel data?
[A] F1
[B] F2
[C] F3
[D] F4
[E] F5
Q. Which of the following term describes explanatory text attached to a cell?
[A] Callout
[B] Comment
[C] Context
[D] Dialog
[E] None of these
Q. Which of the following is the maximum limit of the height of a row in an Excel Sheet?
[A] 209 points
[B] 309 points
[C] 409 points
[D] 509 points
[E] 609 points
Q. Which of the following is a client/server protocol that automatically provides an Internet Protocol (IP) host with its IP address?
[A] TFTP
[B] DHCP
[C] SIP
[D] SHTP
[E] HTTP
Q. ____is the number of times a signal in a communications channel changes state or varies.
[A] Baud rate
[B] Bit rate
[C] Net bit rate
[D] All of these
[E] None of these
Q. _____are used as the simplest form of error detecting code.
[A] Data bits
[B] Parity bits
[C] Network bits
[D] All of these
[E] None of these
Q. Which is an open-source server-side web application framework designed by Microsoft to produce dynamic web pages?
[A] HTML
[B] XML
[C] ASP
[D] JSP
[E] None of these
Q. SOAP stands for ______?
[A] Standard Object Access Protocol
[B] Super Object Access Protocol
[C] Simple Object Access Protocol
[D] Similar Object Access Protocol
[E] Stationary Object Access Protocol
Q. Which of the following is a small program embedded in a GIF Image?
[A] Spyware
[B] Spam
[C] Web bug
[D] Cookies
[E] None of these
Q. NTFS stands for_____?
[A] New Transmission file system
[B] Net Transmission file system
[C] New Technology file system
[D] Non-Technology file system
[E] None of these
Q. ______is the program which interprets commands given by the user?
[A] Shell
[B] Kernel
[C] Fork
[D] Both A and B
[E] None of these
Q. This is a situation in which two computer programs sharing the same resource are effectively preventing each other from accessing the resource is known as?
[A] Parsing
[B] Deadlock
[C] Running
[D] Parsing
[E] Swapping
Q. This is used to create a new process, which becomes the child process of the caller is known as______
[A] Signal handling
[B] System call
[C] Thread Cancellation
[D] Mutual exclusion
[E] None of these
Q. Which of the following is a register in a computer processor that contains the address of the instruction being executed at the current time?
[A] Dispatcher
[B] Scheduler
[C] Program Counter
[D] Device Driver
[E] Deadlock
Q. Which of the following is the central component of most computer operating systems.
[A] Deadlock
[B] Running
[C] Kernel
[D] Parsing
[E] Scheduling
Q. Which of the following is the module that gives control of the CPU to the process selected by the short-time scheduler?
[A] Interrupt
[B] Running
[C] Schedular
[D] Kernal
[E] Dispatcher
Q. Which is a set of all processes that are waiting to be scheduled on a core?
[A] Job queue
[B] Execution queue
[C] Process queue
[D] Ready queue
[E] None of these
Q. Which of the following is the smallest and fastest computer imitating brain working?
[A] PDA
[B] Mainframe computer
[C] Super computer
[D] Quantum computer
[E] None of these
Q. Which of the following is fourth generation computer?
[A] INTEL 4004
[B] IBM 360
[C] IBM 1401
[D] Both IBM 360 and IBM 1401
[E] None of these
Q. "Stored Program” concept was developed by
[A] Charles Bebbage
[B] Maurice Wilkes
[C] M.H.A. Newman
[D] Von Neumann
[E] Vint Cerf
Q. Faulty inputs lead to faulty results. It is known as
[A] Reliability
[B] Versatility
[C] GIGO
[D] Diligence
[E] None of these
Q. A 4-digit BCD number can be represented with the help of
[A] 8 bits
[B] 10 bits
[C] 12 bits
[D] 16 bits
[E] 32 bits
Q. What is a MAC?
[A] A Computer made by Apple
[B] Memory Address Corruption
[C] Mediocre Apple Computer
[D] Media Access Control
[E] Memory Access Control
Q. Which of the following word processors came first?
[A] WordPerfect
[B] MS word
[C] WordStar
[D] Lotus notes
[E] None of these
Q. What is NAT?
[A] Newly Added Technology
[B] Novell Address Transfer
[C] Network Administration Tool
[D] Network Address Technology
[E] Network Address Translation
Q. What is a spider?
[A] A computer virus
[B] A hacker who breaks into computer systems
[C] An application for viewing Web sites
[D] A program that catalogs Web sites
[E] None of these
Q. ARPANET the precursor to the Internet was developed by____?
[A] NATO
[B] Microsoft
[C] Department of defence
[D] UART
[E] FAA
Q. What is GPU?
[A] Grouped Processing Unit
[B] Graphical Performance Utility
[C] Graphical Portable Unit
[D] Graphics Processing Unit
[E] Graphics Program Unit
Q. Which of the following operating systems is produced by IBM?
[A] OS-2
[B] Windows
[C] DOS
[D] Unix
[E] All of these
Q. Which company created the most used networking software in the 1980's
[A] Microsoft
[B] Novell
[C] IBM
[D] Sun
[E] Apple
Q. Find out the odd one?
[A] Solaris
[B] Linux
[C] Ubuntu
[D] Lynx
[E] Windows 7
Q. In MS excel which function does not count blank cell?
[A] Count
[B] Counta
[C] Sum
[D] Countif
[E] None of these
Q. Find the odd one?
[A] Baidu
[B] Ask
[C] Zoho
[D] Duckduckgo
[E] Bing
Q. 1GB equals to approximately _____KB?
[A] 10000
[B] 100000
[C] 1000000
[D] 10000000
[E] 100000000
Q. B7:B9 indicates_______?
[A] Cells B7 and cell B9 only
[B] Cell B8 only
[C] Cells B7 through B9
[D] Cell B9 only
[E] None of these
Q. What is the shortcut to hide entire Columns?
[A] Ctrl + 0
[B] Ctrl + 1
[C] Ctrl + 5
[D] Ctrl + 9
[E] Ctrl + C
Q. What is the shortcut to hide entire row?
[A] Ctrl + 1
[B] Ctrl + 0
[C] Ctrl + 5
[D] Ctrl + 9
[E] Ctrl + R
Q. What is the keyboard shortcut for creating a chart from the selected cell range?
[A] F8
[B] F9
[C] F10
[D] F11
[E] F12
Q. What is the shortcut key to insert a new comment in a excel cell?
[A] Alt + F2
[B] Ctrl + F2
[C] Shift + F2
[D] Alt + Ctrl + F2
[E] None of these
Q. Find out the odd one: -
[A] Safari
[B] MS Edge
[C] Bing
[D] Opera
[E] Chrome
Q. Shortcut key to insert the new worksheet in current workbook excel?
[A] Alt + F11
[B] Shift + F11
[C] Ctrl + F11
[D] F11
[E] None of these
Q. Which item appears dimly behind the main body text (MS word)
[A] Background
[B] Watermark
[C] Backcolor
[D] Watercolor
[E] None of these
Q. To change line height to 1.5 we use shortcut key: - (MS WORD)
[A] Ctrl + 1
[B] Ctrl + 2
[C] Ctrl + 3
[D] Ctrl + 4
[E] Ctrl + 5
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