1. The combination of the operating system and the processor is referred to as the computer’s :
(1) CPU
(2) Platform
(3) BIOS
(4) CMOS
(5) None of these
2. The function of Key F4 is
(1) Delete
(2) Repeat last function
(3) Refresh
(4) Copy
(5) None of these
3. Magnetic tape is not practical for applications where data must be quickly recalled because tape is:
(1) A random-access medium
(2) A sequential –access medium
(3) A read –only medium
(4) Fragile and easily damaged
(5) An expensive storage medium
4. The ______ allows you to choose where to go and is located below the standards buttons toolbar.
(1) system menu
(2) Address bar
(3) Menu bar
(4) Task bar
(5) None of these
5. In windows XP, which shortcut is used you lock the computer?
(1) Ctrl + L
(2) Windows Key + k
(3) Ctrl + K
(4) Scroll Lock key
(5) Windows Key + L
6. A dot-matrix printer
(1) is an input-output device
(2) is an output device only
(3) is an input device only
(4) both 2 and 3
(5) None of these
7. A characteristic of card system is:
(1) slowness in processing data
(2) using cards as records of transactions
(3) needing a larger data staff
(4) all of these
(5) None of these
8. What is a ‘tuple’?
(1) another name for a table in an RDBMS.
(2) Another name for the key linking different tables in a database.
(3) Initial seed value of field.
(4) A row or record in a database table.
(5) An attribute attached to a record.
9. _______ is the ability of an operating system to control the activities of multiple programs at the same time.
(1) Multitasking
(2) Streamlining
(3) Multiuser
(4) Simulation
(5) None of these
10. A spooler is a(n):
(1) location in memory that maintains the contents of a document until it prints out
(2) Print job
(3) Program that coordinates the print jobs that are waiting to print
(4) Message sent from the printer to the operating system when a print job is completed
(5) None of these
Answer:-
1. 2
2. 2
3. 5
4. 2
5. 5
6. 2
7. 4
8. 4
9. 1
10. 3
