Computer Sample Practice Test Paper

Computer Sample Practice Test Paper
MCQ Computer Objective Paper
1. The most frequently used instructions of a Computer program are likely to be fetched from
(a) The hard disk
(b) Cache memory
(c) RAM
(d) Registers
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (b)

2. Personal logs or journal entries posted on the we are known as
(a) Listservs
(b) Webcasts
(c) Blogs
(d) Subject directories
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (c)

3. It describe what is database fields
(a) Structures
(b) Field markers
(c) Field definition
(d) Field names
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (d)

4. Software, such as viruses, worms and Trojan
Horses, that has a malicious intent, is known as
(a) Spyware
(b) Adware
(c) Spam
(d) Malware
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (d)

5. Linux is which type of operating system?
(a) Open-source
(b) Microsoft
(c) Windows
(d) Mac
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (c)

6. Compiler is the
(a) Name given to the computer operator
(b) Part of the digital machine to store the- information
(c) Translator of source program to object
(d) Part of arithmetic logic unit
(e) Operator of Boolean Algebra
ANSWER: (c)


7. A goal of normalization is to
(a) Minimize the number of relationships
(b) Minimize the number of entities
(c) Minimize the number of tables
(d) Minimize the number of redundancy
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (d)

8. These are lists of commands that appear on the
Screen
(a) GUIS
(b) Icons
(c) Menus
(d) Windows
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (c)

9. Verification of a login name and password is
Known as
(a) Configuration
(b) Accessibility
(c) Authentication
(d) Logging in
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)


10. Which of the following is the smallest and fastest computer imitating brain working ?
(a) Supercomputer
(b) Quantum Computer
(c) Param-a0,000
(d) IBM chips
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (b)


11. Servers are those computers which provide
resources to other computers connected by
(a) Network
(b) Main frame
(c) Super computer
(d) Client
(e) None of these
ANSWER. (a)
12. The ........ key and the .......,. key can be used in combination with other keys to perform
shortcuts and special tasks.
(a) Control, Alt
(b) Function, Toggle
(c) Delete, Insert
(d) Caps Lock, Num Lock
(e) None of these
ANSWER. (a)

13. How many options does a binary choice offer ?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) It depends on the amount of memory in the
computer
(e) It depends on the speed of the computers
Processor
ANSWER. (c)

14. Data going into the computer is called
(a) Output
(b) Algorithm
(c) Input
(d) Calculations
(e) Flowchart
ANSWER. (d)


15. Transformation of input into output is performed by
( a) Peripherals
(b) Memory
(c) Storage
(d) The Input-output unit
(e) The CPU
ANSWER. (e)

16. A collection of programs that controls how your
computer system runs and processes information is called
(a) Operating system
(b) Computer
(c) Office
(d) Compiler
(e) Interpreter
ANSWER. (a)

17. A set of instructions telling the computer what
to do is called
(a) Mentor
(b) Instructor
(c) Compiler
(d) Program
(e) Debugger
ANSWER. (d)

18. Which of the following can handle most system
functions that aren’t handled directly by the
operating system ?
(a) Vertical-market applications
(b) Utilities
(c) Algorithms
(d) Integrated software
(e) Compilers
ANSWER. (b)

19. How many values can be represented by a single
byte ?
(a) d
(b) a6
(c) 6d
(d) be6
(e) eab
ANSWER. (d)

20. Device drivers are u
(a) Tiny power cords for external storage devices
(b) Experts who know how to maximize the performance of devices
(c) Small, special-purpose programs
(d) The innermost part of the operating system
(e) Substitutes for operating systems
ANSWER. (c)

21. Which of the following refers to a small, single-site network ?
(a) LAN
(b) DSL
(c) RAM
(d) USB
(e) CPU
ANSWER. (a)

22. If you receive an e-mail from someone you don’t
know, what should you do ?
(a) Forward it to the police immediately
(b) Delete it without opening it
(c) Open it and respond to them saying you don’t know them
(d) Reply and ask them for their personal information
(e) Reply and tell them you want to keep in touch with them
ANSWER. (b)
23. Computers- connected to a LAN (Local Area
Network) can
(a) Run faster
(b) Go on line
(c) Share information and/or share peripheral equipment
(d) E-mail
(e) None of the above
ANSWER. (c)

24. Information travels between components on the
motherboard through
(a)Flash memory
(b)CMOS
(c) Bays
(d) Buses
(e)Peripherals
ANSWER. (a)

25. Microsoft office is
(a) Share ware
(b) public-domain software
(c) open-source software
(d) A vertical-market application
(e) An application suite
ANSWER. (e)