MCQ computer awareness

MCQ computer awareness
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE MCQ
Multiple Choice Question with answer - Computer awareness

1.It transforms one interface into another interface

(a) program

(b) software     

(c) data           

(d) None of these

Ans : b

2. It is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program

(a) operating environment         

(b) operating system

(c) system environment

(d) None of these

Ans : b

3. What is the name of the batch file that is automatically run when MS-DOS is booted?

(a) RUN.BAT 

(b) CONFIG.SYS      

(c) CONFIG.BAT      

(d) AUTORUN.BAT

Ans : d

4. Which of the following file names are invalid in MS-DOS

(a) MYFILE.DOS       

(b) CHECK$.(1)         

(c) VERIFIED.###      

(d) QWERTY.1?3

Ans : d

5. Each time you turn on your computer, it will check on the control file

(a) command.com, io.sys

(b) command.com, date.com, dir.com

(c) command.com, io.sys, msdos.sys

(d) chkdsk.exe

Ans : c

6. While using MSDOS, Which command will be used to display a file within the specified directory of pathname?

(a) Dir\pathname

(b) Dir\pathname/pathname

(c) Dir\ch

(d) Dir\pathname\filename

Ans : d

7.It is a collection of logically related information

(a) folder

(b) information 

(c) processing

(d) file

Ans : d

8.A byte represents a group of

(a) 10 bits

(b) 40 bits       

(c) 8 bits          

(d) 22 bits

Ans : c

9. It shares characteristics with both hardware and software

(a) operating system     

(b) software     

(c) data           

(d) None of these

Ans : a

10.Computer understands only one language and that is

(a) source language      

(b) machine language

(c) high level language  

(d) low level language

Ans : b

11. To preview a motion path effect in MS Power Point using the custom animation task pane, you should

(a) click the play button

(b) click the show effect button

(c) double click the motion path

(d) All of these

Ans : a

12.To select the current column in MS-Excel press

(a) Ctrl + Spacebar

 (b) Ctrl + B    

(c) Shift + Enter           

(d) Ctrl + Enter

Ans : a

13.C++ allows you to develop for windows and

(a) DOS

(b) Internet      

(c) Both a and b          

(d) None of these

Ans : c

14. To select one hyperlink after another during a slide presentation in MS Power Point, what do you press?

(a) Tab

(b) Ctrl + K

 (c) Ctrl + h

(d) All of these

Ans : a

15. It is used to take the output of one command as input of another command

(a) redirection

(b) pipe

(c) piping

(d) direction

Ans : b

16. All of the following are divisions of the COBOL program except

(a) input-output

(b) identification

(c) procedure  

(d) data

Ans : a

17. What is the term used in MS Power Point when you press and hold the left mouse key and more the mouse around the slide?

(a) Highlighting

(b) Dragging

(c) Selecting

(d) Moving

Ans : b

18. Which of the following is not characteristic of COBOL

(a) it is a very standardized language

(b) it is a very efficient in terms of coding and execution

(c) it has limited facilities for mathematical notation

(d) it is very readable language

Ans : b

19.Which of the following file organization is most efficient for a file with a high degree of file activity?

(a) Sequential

(b) SAM         

(c) VSAM

(d) B-Tree

Ans : a

20. How do you create speaker note pages in MS Power Point that show the slides, related notes and your company logo on each page?

(a) Edit the notes master and add your company logo

(b) Edit the slide master and insert your company logo and notes space

(c) Edit the handout master to include your company logo and one slide per page with additional note space

(d) All of the above

Ans : c

21. Which of the following tool enables you to add text to a slide without using the standard placeholders in MS Power Point?

(a) Text tool box          

(b) Line tool    

(c) Drawing tool          

(d) Auto shapes tool

Ans : a

22.All formula start with, which sign in MS-Excel?         .           -

(a) ÷

(b)—   

(c)@   

(d)=

Ans : d

23. While using MSDOS,Which command can be used to recreate the disk’s tracks and sectors?

(a) FDISK

(b) FORMAT

(c) CHKDSK 

(d) ATTRIB

Ans : b

24.Data representation in a computer uses the number system.

(a) Decimal

(b) Number     

(c) Binary        

(d) Integers

Ans : c

25.Machine language

(a) is the language is which programs were first written

(b) is the only language understood by the computer

(c) differs from one type of computer to another

(d) All of the above

Ans : d