Computer Awareness

181. The term used to define all input and output device in a computer system is-

(1) Monitor
(2) Software
(3) Shared resources
(4) Hardware
(5) None of these

182. Coded entries which are used to gain access to computer systems are called-

(1) Entry codes
(2) Password
(3) security commands
(4) code words
(5) None of these

183. The part of a computer that co-ordinates all its functions is called is-

(1) ROM program
(2) system board
(3) arithmetic logic unit
(4) control unit
(5) None of these

184. _______ represents raw facts, whereas _____ is data made meaningful.

(1) Information, reporting
(2) Data, information
(3) Information, bits
(4) Record, bytes
(5) None of these

185. What is the name for the process that is used to convert a series of instructions, or program, written in a high-level language into instructions (or a program) that can be run on a computer?

(1) Assembling
(2) Compiling
(3) Translating
(4) Uploading
(5) None of these

186. The benefit of using computers is that-

(1) Computers are very fast and can store huge amounts of data
(2) Computers provide accurate output even when input is incorrect
(3) Computers are designed to be inflexible
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these

187. The function of CPU is —

(1) to provide external storage of text
(2) to communicate with the operator
(3) to read, interpret and process the information and instruction.
(4) to provide a hard copy
(5) None of these

188. What characteristic of read only memory (ROM) makes it useful?

(1) ROM information can be easily updated.
(2) Data in ROM is nonvolatile, that is it remains there even without electrical power.
(3) ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive date storage
(4) ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers.
(5) None of these

189. ____ is the process of carrying out commands.

(1) Fetching
(2) Storing
(3) Decoding
(4) Executing
(5) None of these

190. Which of the following peripheral device displays information to a user?

(1) Monitor
(2) Keyboard
(3) Secondary storage devices
(4) Secondary storage media
(5) None of these

191. The ‘‘desktop’’ of a computer refers to ___

(1) the visible screen
(2) the area around the monitor
(3) the top of the mouse pad
(4) the inside of a folder
(5) None of these

192. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network?

(1) keyboards
(2) speakers
(3) floppy disk drives
(4) printers
(5) None of these

193. To ‘‘maximize’’ a window means to-

(1) fill it to a capacity
(2) expand it to fit the desktop
(3) put only like files inside
(4) drag it to the Recycle Bin
(5) None of these

194. The ‘‘home page’’ of web site is-

(1) the largest page
(2) the last page
(3) the first page
(4) the most colourful page
(5) None of these

195. A personal computer is

(1) MC
(2) SC
(3) YC
(4) PC
(5) None of these

196. To put information in a file on a magnetic disk, or in a computer's memory, so it can be used later-

(1) store
(2) ship
(3) shift
(4) centre
(5) None of these

197. Saving is the process of ______

(1) copying a document from memory to a storage medium
(2) making changes to a document's existing content.
(3) changing the appearance, or overall look, of a document
(4) developing a document by entering text using a keyboard.
(5) None of these

198. Printed information, called ____ exists physically and is a more permanent form of output than that presented on a display device.

(1) soft copy
(2) carbon copy
(3) hard copy
(4) desk copy
(5) None of these

199. To find a saved document in the computer's memory and bring it up on the screen to view ____.

(1) reverse
(2) return
(3) retrieve
(4) review
(5) None of these

200. The Internet is a system of-

(1) Software bundles
(2) Web page
(3) Web site
(4) Interconnected Networks
(5) None of these