Computer GK Objective Q&A

Computer GK


1. Which of the following groups consist of only input devices ?

(A)
Mouse, Keyboard, Moniter

(B)
Mouse, Keyboard, Printer

(C)
Mouse, Keyboard, Plotter

(D)
Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner

(E)
None of these

Answer: (D) Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner



2. A menu contains a list of

(A)
commands

(B)
data

(C)
objects

(D)
reports

(E)
None of these

Answer: (A) Commands



3. What is output ?

(A)
What the processor takes from the user

(B)
What the user gives to the processor

(C)
What the processor gets from the user

(D)
What the processor gives to the user

(E)
None of these

Answer: (D) What the processor gives to the user



4. An error is also known as

(A)
bug

(B)
debug

(C)
cursor

(D)
icon

(E)
None of these

Answer: (A) bug



5. Computer —————– is whatever is typed, submitted, or transmitted to a computer system

(A)
input

(B)
output

(C)
data

(D)
circuitry

(E)
None of these

Answer: (A) input



6. Which process checks to ensure the components of the computer are operating and connected properly ?

(A)
Booting

(B)
Processing

(C)
Saving

(D)
Editing

(E)
None of these

Answer: (A) Booting



7. Unsolicted commerical email is commonly known as

(A)
sapm

(B)
junk

(C)
hoaxes

(D)
hypertext

(E)
None of these

Answer: (A) sapm



8. —————- is processed by the computer into information

(A)
numbers

(B)
processor

(C)
input

(D)
data

(E)
None of these

Answer: (D) data



9. A web site address is a unique name that identifies a specific ————- on the web

(A)
web browser

(B)
web site

(C)
PDA

(D)
link

(E)
None of these

Answer: (B) web site



10. A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be

(A)
distributed

(B)
centralised

(C)
open source

(D)
wireless

(E)
None of these

Answer: (D) wireless



11. Editing document consists of reading through the documentyou’ve creaated, then

(A)
correcting your errors

(B)
printing it

(C)
saving it

(D)
deleting it

(E)
None of these

Answer: (A) correcting your errors



12. The Internet allows you to

(A)
send electronic mail

(B)
view web page

(C)
connect to servers all around the world

(D)
All of these

(E)
None of these

Answer: (D) All of these



13. Most mail programs automatically complete the following two parts in an e-mail

(A)
From : and Body :

(B)
From : and Date :

(C)
From : and To :

(D)
From : and Subject :

(E)
None of these

Answer: (B) From : and Date :



14. Where is the disk put in a computer ?

(A)
in the modem

(B)
in the hard drive

(C)
into the CPU

(D)
in the disk drive

(E)
None of these

Answer: (D) in the disk drive



15. The name a user assigns to a document is called a(n)

(A)
filename

(B)
program

(C)
record

(D)
data

(E)
None of these

Answer: (A) filename



16. An e-mail address typically consists of a User ID follwed by the ———— sign and the name of the e-mail server that manages the user’s electronic post office box

(A)
@

(B)
#

(C)
&

(D)
*

(E)
None of these

Answer: (A) @



17. A personal computer is designed to meet the computing needs of a(n)

(A)
individual

(B)
department

(C)
company

(D)
city

(E)
None of these

Answer: (A) individual



18. Cirl,shift and alt are called ——— keys

(A)
adjustment

(B)
function

(C)
modifier

(D)
alphanumeric

(E)
None of these

Answer: (B) function



19. File ——– shrinks the sice of a file so it requires less storage space

(A)
scanning

(B)
synthesizing

(C)
defragmenting

(D)
compression

(E)
None of these

Answer: (D) compression



20. In addition to the basic typing keys, desktop and notebook computer keyboards include a(n) ——– keypad to efficiently move the screen- based insertion point

(A)
editing

(B)
number

(C)
locked

(D)
docked

(E)
None of these

Answer: (B) number