Top 10,000+ Computer Knowledge/Awareness Quiz - 3
Question: 1
In a database, _____Â fields store numbers used to perform calculation.
(A) Alphanumeric
(B) Numeric
(C) Key
(D) Next
Ans: B
Numeric
Question: 2
The first computer architecture was introduced in
(A) 1968
(B) 1970
(C) 1971
(D) 1973
Ans: B
1970
Question: 3
A device used to bring data into a computer is called
(A) Input device
(B) Output device
(C) Control unit
(D) ALU
Ans: A
Input device
Question: 4
The CPU speed of a mini computer is approximately _____ kilo instructions per second (KIPS).
(A) 500
(B) 550
(C) 600
(D) 1250
Ans: A
500
Question: 5
A collection of wires that connects several devices is called
(A) Cables
(B) Bidirectional wires
(C) Bus
(D) Link
Ans: C
Bus
Question: 6
What is the software used to drive microprocessor-based systems?
(A) Firmware
(B) Assembly language
(C) Micro language
(D) Machine language
Ans: B
Assembly language
Question: 7
Thick, rigid metal platters that are capable of storing and retrieving information at a high rate of speed are known as
(A) Solid-State storage device
(B) Hard disk
(C) Optical disk
(D) Output device
Ans: B
Hard disk
Question: 8
The life span of a CD-ROM is
(A) Almost unlimited
(B) Approximately two years
(C) Approximately five years
(D) Approximately twenty-five years
Ans: C
Approximately five years
Question: 9
The signal which shows that a computer is waiting for a command from the user is
(A) Event
(B) Interrupt
(C) Prompt
(D) Time slice
Ans: B
Interrupt
Question: 10
What was the first network that planted the seeds of internet?
(A) APARANET
(B) ARPANET
(C) PARANET
(D) RAPANET
Ans: B
ARPANET
Question: 11
An Email account includes a storage area, often called a(n)
(A) IP address
(B) Attachment
(C) Mailbox
(D) Hyperlink
Ans: A
IP address
Question: 12
Telnet is a
(A) Remote Login
(B) Television Network
(C) Network of Telephones
(D) All of these
Ans: A
Remote Login
Question: 13
______ is the most general phase structured grammar.
(A) Context sensitive
(B) Context free
(C) Regular
(D) All of these
Ans: A
Context sensitive
Question: 14
A page break means
(A) Starting the next part of the document on a new page
(B) Breaking a page of the document into small sentences
(C) Breaking a page of the document into small
paragraphs
(D) Breaking a page of the document into smaller parts
Ans: A
Starting the next part of the document on a new page
Question: 15
To reverse the effect of your-last action in word
(A) Use the Rado command
(B) Press the delete key
(C) Use the Undo command
(D) Use the cut command
Ans: C
Use the Undo command
Question: 16
A key that will erase information from the computer’s memory and characters on the screen
(A) Trust key
(B) Dummy out
(C) Delete key
(D) Edit
Ans: C
Delete key
Question: 17
The person who writes and tests computer program is called a
(A) Project developer
(B) Software engineer
(C) Computer scientist
(D) Programmer
Ans: D
Programmer
Question: 18
The ____ enables your computer to connect to other computers.
(A) Network Interface Card (NIC)
(B) Controller card
(C) Sound card
(D) Video card
Ans: A
Network Interface Card (NIC)
Question: 19
In a relations database, tables are logically linked to each other by a
(A) Field size
(B) Field type
(C) Hyperlink
(D) Key
Ans; D
Key
Question: 20
____ are devices used to transmit data over telecommunications lines.
(A) Platform
(B) Modems
(C) Drive bays
(D) Drives
Ans: B
Modems
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