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    1.Which of these operating system is used in Apple iPhone 6?

    [A] Windows
    [B] Symbian
    [C] Android
    [D] iOS

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    Correct Answer: D [iOS]

     

    2.Which of these HTML editors was a part of MS Office 2003?

    [A] Dreamweaver
    [B] Microsoft FrontPage
    [C] Notepad++
    [D] SharePoint Designer

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    Correct Answer: B [Microsoft FrontPage]

     

    3.Which menu in MS Word contains the ‘Restrict Editing’ option?

    [A] View
    [B] Edit
    [C] Insert
    [D] Review

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    Correct Answer: D [Review]

     

    4.Which of the key combination is used to move to the bottom of the column in MS Excel?

    [A] Ctrl + D
    [B] Ctrl + U
    [C] Ctrl + Down Arrow
    [D] Ctrl + End

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    Correct Answer: C [Ctrl + Down Arrow]

     

    5.What is Iif function in MS Access?

    [A] Indexed If
    [B] Immediate If
    [C] Integer If
    [D] None of the above

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    Correct Answer: B [Immediate If]

     

    6.What is the size of currency datatype?

    [A] 2 bytes
    [B] 4 bytes
    [C] 6 bytes
    [D] 8 bytes

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    Correct Answer: D [8 bytes]

     

    7.What does BCC mean?

    [A] Blank carbon copy
    [B] Blind carbon copy
    [C] Blue carbon copy
    [D] Black carbon copy

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    Correct Answer: B [Blind carbon copy]

     

    8.When was the first SMS sent?

    [A] 1991
    [B] 1992
    [C] 1993
    [D] 1994

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    Correct Answer: B [1992]

     

    9.What is the attack called where the hackers look for insecure websites and plant a malicious script into the sourcecode?

    [A] Drive-by attack
    [B] IP Spoofing
    [C] Phishing
    [D] None of the above

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    Correct Answer: A [Drive-by attack]

     

    10.Which of these cards allows its holder to buy goods and services based on the holder’s promise to pay for these goods and services?

    [A] Bank Passbook
    [B] Debit cards
    [C] Credit cards
    [D] None of the above

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    Correct Answer: C [Credit cards]
    11.Modern computers follow a generalised set of instructions to perform any function. What are these instructions better known as?

    [A] Language
    [B] Instructions
    [C] Commands
    [D] Programs

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    Correct Answer: D [Programs]

     

    12.Which of the following are indisputable characteristics of a computer?

    [A] Speed
    [B] Accuracy
    [C] Versatility
    [D] All of the above

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    Correct Answer: D [All of the above]

     

    13.Which of the following is a single integrated circuit on which a CPUs are typically constructed?

    [A] Microprocessor
    [B] Memory
    [C] Motherboard
    [D] Hard Disk

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    Correct Answer: A [Microprocessor]

     

    14.Which of the following is / are operating systems?

    [A] Windows
    [B] UNIX
    [C] Linux
    [D] All of the above

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    Correct Answer: D [All of the above]

     

    15.Which of the following are characteristics of a gaming computer?

    [A] Powerful Video Card
    [B] Great Memory
    [C] Powerful Processor
    [D] All of the above

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    Correct Answer: D [All of the above]

     

    16.Which of the following are features of a subnotebook?

    [A] Small physical dimensions
    [B] Larger than hand-held computers
    [C] Run complete versions of desktop/laptop OS
    [D] All of the above

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    Correct Answer: D [All of the above]

     

    17.What is the use of the wheel located between the two standard buttons on a mouse ?

    [A] To click on web pages
    [B] To click and select items
    [C] To shutdown
    [D] To scroll

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    Correct Answer: D [To scroll]

     

    18.Which if the following is used to provide hardcopy ?

    [A] CRT
    [B] Computer Console
    [C] Printer
    [D] Card Reader

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    Correct Answer: C [Printer]

     

    19.Which of the following is the ability of a system to jump directly to the requested data?

    [A] Sequential Access
    [B] Random Access
    [C] Quick Access
    [D] All of the Above

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    Correct Answer: B [Random Access]

     

    20.Which of the following phenomena is used by the Blu Rays to store data?

    [A] Magnetic
    [B] Optical
    [C] Laser
    [D] All of the Above

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    Correct Answer: C [Laser]
    21.Which of the following is the another name for the error or bug in software or hardware?

    [A] Leech
    [B] Squid
    [C] Slug
    [D] Glitch

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    Correct Answer: D [Glitch]

     

    22.What is the full form of SDLC?

    [A] Software Developed Life Cycle
    [B] Software Development Life Cycle
    [C] Software Designing Life Cycle
    [D] Software Developed Live Circuit

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    Correct Answer: B [Software Development Life Cycle]

     

    23.Which of the following defines the term Modularization correctly?

    [A] It is a program where instructions are modules.
    [B] It is a technique where software is divided into modules.
    [C] A module is a separate software component.
    [D] Both b and c

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    Correct Answer: D [Both b and c]

     

    24.Which of the following correctly define the meaning of the word Kernel?

    [A] It is the set of primitive functions upon which the rest of operating system functions are built up.
    [B] It is considered as the shell of the operating system.
    [C] It is the software which monitors the operating system.
    [D] All of the Above

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    Correct Answer: A [It is the set of primitive functions upon which the rest of operating system functions are built up.]

     

    25.There is a technique which uses disk for reading and storing output files. What is the name given to such a technique?

    [A] DMA
    [B] Buffering
    [C] Spooling
    [D] All of the Above

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    Correct Answer: C [Spooling]

     

    26.What is the full form of PIM?

    [A] Personal Information Manager
    [B] Personal Insensitive Marketing
    [C] Public Illegal Software Managing
    [D] Personal Information Module

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    Correct Answer: A [Personal Information Manager]

     

    27.Which of the following is a personal information management software suite described by its developers as a “Note-to-Self organize”?

    [A] Excel
    [B] Mac
    [C] Chandler
    [D] GNU

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    Correct Answer: C [Chandler]

     

    28.What is a Headless Software?

    [A] It is a software used without license.
    [B] It is an open source software.
    [C] It is a software working on a device without GUI.
    [D] Both b and c

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    Correct Answer: C [It is a software working on a device without GUI.]

     

    29.What is full form of PEGI?

    [A] Pan-English Game Information
    [B] Pan-European Game Information
    [C] Pan-English Ground InfoTech
    [D] None of the Above

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    Correct Answer: B [Pan-European Game Information]

     

    30.There is a situation in which resources are held by two or more connections that are each needed by the other connections. What is the name given to such a situation?

    [A] Deadlock
    [B] Debugging
    [C] Instance
    [D] Remote Procedure Call

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    Correct Answer: A [Deadlock]
    31.Which of these devices are used to send the data to a particular destination?

    [A] Repeater
    [B] Switch
    [C] Modem
    [D] None of the above

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    Correct Answer: B [Switch]

     

    32.What is the name given to the companies providing internet services?

    [A] ISP
    [B] NSP
    [C] NETCOM
    [D] FTP

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    Correct Answer: A [ISP]

     

    33.Which of these protocols is used by TFTP for data transport?

    [A] TCP
    [B] UDP
    [C] Both a and b
    [D] None

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    Correct Answer: B [UDP]

     

    34.Which was the final version of Internet Explorer before it got discontinued?

    [A] 9
    [B] 10
    [C] 11
    [D] 12

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    Correct Answer: C [11]

     

    35.Which of these was the first browser to have a graphical user interface?

    [A] Internet Explorer
    [B] Erwise
    [C] Mosaic
    [D] Safari

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    Correct Answer: B [Erwise]

     

    36.Which of these is a social media networking website?

    [A] Reditt
    [B] Whatsapp
    [C] Qzone
    [D] All of the above

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    Correct Answer: D [All of the above]

     

    37.What is Push to talk feature?

    [A] allows the user to record the conversation
    [B] allows the user to be heard only while the talk button is held
    [C] allows call conferencing
    [D] None of the above

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    Correct Answer: B [allows the user to be heard only while the talk button is held]

     

    38.Which web browser comes pre-installed with MS Windows 10?

    [A] Edge
    [B] Chrome
    [C] Safari
    [D] Firefox

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    Correct Answer: A [Edge]

     

    39.What do we call the pictogram that represents a specific program on desktop?

    [A] Folder
    [B] Icon
    [C] Menu
    [D] Software

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    Correct Answer: B [Icon]

     

    40.Which of these is a word processor included in MS Office?

    [A] MS Word
    [B] MS Powerpoint
    [C] MS Excel
    [D] MS Paint

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    Correct Answer: A [MS Word]
    41.Which of the following languages are directly executable by a computer’s CPU?

    [A] Machine Language
    [B] High Language
    [C] Assembly Language
    [D] Second generation Language

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    Correct Answer: A [Machine Language ]

     

    42.The word bandwidth is also used to mean ________?

    [A] width of the data cable
    [B] amount of data transferred
    [C] number of the computers on a particular network
    [D] none of the above

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    Correct Answer: B [amount of data transferred ]

     

    43.For which of the following, the term Knowledge Based Information processing System is being used in recent times?

    [A] Fourth Generation Computers
    [B] Fifth Generation Computers
    [C] Sixth Generation Computers
    [D] Supercomputers

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    Correct Answer: B [Fifth Generation Computers ]

     

    44.One kilobyte has _____?

    [A] 1000 bytes
    [B] 128 bytes
    [C] 1024 bytes
    [D] 1036 bytes

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    Correct Answer: C [1024 bytes]

     

    45.What was UNIVAC?

    [A] A computer
    [B] A Super computer
    [C] A software Programme
    [D] A Computer Manufacturer

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    Correct Answer: A [A computer]

     

    46.Which among the following is NOT a web browser?

    [A] SpaceTime
    [B] NeoPlanet
    [C] Sputnik
    [D] MeeGo

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    Correct Answer: D [MeeGo]

     

    47.“Macintosh” an Operating System is a product of ?

    [A] Microsoft
    [B] Apple
    [C] Intel
    [D] Google

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    Correct Answer: B [Apple]

     

    48.Modern computers follow a generalised set of instructions to perform any function. What are these instructions better known as?

    [A] Language
    [B] Instructions
    [C] Commands
    [D] Programs

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    Correct Answer: D [Programs]

     

    49.Which part of the computer carries out the arithmetic and logical operations?

    [A] Control Unit
    [B] Processing Element
    [C] BIOS
    [D] Mother Board

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    Correct Answer: B [Processing Element]

     

    50.Which of the following is seen as the earliest mechanical analog computer?

    [A] Tally Stick
    [B] Antikythera mechanism
    [C] Planisphere
    [D] Astrolabe

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    Correct Answer: B [Antikythera mechanism]

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