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1. What is the output of below excel formula
=INT(-67.1)

(A). -67

(B). 67

(C). -68

(D). 68

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2. The Maximum file size in a word is.

(A). 16 MB

(B). 32 MB

(C). 125 KB

(D). 64 MB

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3. The limited Number of open windows in a MS-Word is.

(A). 10,000

(B). 5,000

(C). Unlimited

(D). Limited only by available memory

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4. The maximum Number of Column in a MS Word table is.

(A). 32767

(B). 63

(C). 50

(D). 65

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5. In which menu option "Header & Footer" is Available?

(A). Insert

(B). Edit

(C). View

(D). Format

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6. The shortcut of Copy Format in word is

(A). Ctrl + K

(B). Ctrl + Shift + F

(C). Ctrl + Shift + C

(D). No Shortcut available in word.

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7. To indent a Paragraph from left:

(a) Ctrl +L

(b) Ctrl + Shift + M

(d) Ctrl + Shift + L

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8. Which Shortcut key is used to Remove Paragraph formatting in MS Word is

(a) Ctrl + Q

(b) Ctrl + H

(d) Ctrl + P + R

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9. The default value of Tab Stop is

(a) 1 inch

(b) 0.5 inch

(d) 1.5 inch

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10. Which Shortcut key is used to run Auto Format in MS-Word.

(a) Alt + Ctrl + K

(b) Ctrl + K

(d) None of the above

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11. In which view, margins and page breaks are not visible?

(a) Print Layout

(b) Outline

(d) Normal

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12. In MS-Word Ctrl+K is used.

(a) To copy format

(b) To insert a Hyperlink

(d) To insert a bookmark

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13. Three most important formatting attributes are. MS-Word.

(a) Left, Right, Justify

(b) Bold, Italics, Underline

(d) Cut, Copy, Paste

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14. Which toolbar is always present when you open the MS-Word?

(a) Menu

(b) Formatting

(d) None of the above

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15. The maximum zooming percentage in a word document is.

(a) 400%

(b) 500%

(d) 550%

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16. The total No. of Rows in a Excel Sheet is.

(a) 32,767

(b) 65,757

(d) 65,465

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17. The Max. No of Sheets in a Excel Workbook is.

(a) 50

(b) 256

(d) 125

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18. What is number format if number is longer than width of cell?

(a) #############

(b) #Name

(d) None of the above

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19. To copy same data in a multiple cells.

(a) Select the cell and drag

(b) Select the cells > type the data > press Ctrl + Enter Key

(d) None of the above

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20. The minimum zooming percentage in a word document is.

(a) 15%

(b) 5%

(d) 1%

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21. We can insert a table in a Word document.

(a) With the insert button on the standard toolbar

(b) With the table and border toolbar

(d) None of the above

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22. To see the Print Preview in MS-Word we use.

(a) Ctrl + Alt + I

(b) Ctrl + F2

(d) Both A & B

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23. Which of the following combinations is used for "Change Case" ?

(a) Alt + F3

(b) Alt + C

(d) None of the above

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24. Mail Merge is?

(a) Creating the main document

(b) Creating the data source

(d) Both A & C

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25. What are Macros ?

(a) Series of commands run at a stroke of key

(b) To create hyperlink

(d) None of the above

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26. Macros are run by.

(a) using shortcut key assign to them

(b) by clicking on the icon in the toolbar

(d) All of the above

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27. To insert a bookmark in a document we use.

(a) Shift+F5

(b) Ctrl+Shift+F2

(d) Alt+F5

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28. To insert a new Work Sheet we use.

(a) Ctrl+F10

(b) Shift+Tab

(d) F12

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29. In Excel to repeat the last action we use.

(a) Ctrl + Z

(b) F4

(d) Shift + Spacebar

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30. To delete a entire Rows or Columns in excel.

(a) Select the Rows & Columns and press Ctrl+ (minus)

(b) Select the Rows & Columns and press Delete

(d) None of the above

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31. To Copy a Sheet in a Excel.

(a) Press Ctrl+C & Ctrl+V

(b) Hold down Ctrl Key while dragging the Sheet

(d) Can't Copy a sheet

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32. The Cell Height of Excel Sheet is.

(a) 25 pixels

(b) 20 pixels

(d) 17 pixels

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33. 33 The cell address of 28th Column and 15 Row is.

(a) AB15

(b) CC15

(d) O28

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34. To move one Cell up in Excel Sheet.

(a) Ctrl+UpArrow

(b) Shift+Enter

(d) Both B & C

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35. Which one is Valid to sum from cell A1 to A5?

(a) sum(A1,A5)

(b) =sum(A1,A5)

(d) Both B & C

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36. What is Formula Bar?

(a) Shows the actual contents of the cell

(b) Use to edit the data entered in the cell

(d) Both A & B

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37. What does the error "#Value" shows?

(a) Invalid Insertion

(b) Error caused by Incorrect Argument (s)

(d) Different meaning depending on circumstances

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38. What is the contents of the cell C2 if the formula "=$A$2" in B2 is copied to C2.

(a) $B$2

(b) $A$2

(d) None of Above

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39. What are the different types of Cell References?

(a) Absolute

(b) Relative

(d) All of the above

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40. To display the formula instead of value in a Cell, we use.

(a) Ctrl + E

(b) Ctrl + `

(d) Shift + Ctrl + F

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41. In excel, to create Header & Footer, which menu is used.

(a) View

(b) Insert

(d) format

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42. What is ADO?

(a) Add Data Object

(b) ActiveX Data Object

(d) Advanced Data Object

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43. What is meaning of "&" in Access ?

(a) It enforces all characters to be in lowercase.

(b) It is used to concatenate (join) two or more strings of text.

(d) It adds a blank space at the beginning of a text string.

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44. The Extension of Access project is.

(a) .mdb

(b) .apj

(d) .mdj

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45. We can create a table by using.

(a) Table Wizard

(b) Design view

(d) All of the above

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46. What are the different types of relationships in DBMS?

(a) One-to-many

(b) Many-to-many

(d) All of the above

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47. Before deleting a field that is related to a field in another table, you have to.

(a) delete the field from other table also

(b) end the relationship between the tables

(d) All of the above

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48. A database is a.

(a) collection of information related to a particular subject or purpose

(b) combination of rows and columns

(d) None of the above

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49. When you open a database _______ run automatically.

(a) Table

(b) Query

(d) Macro

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50. Queries are used to.

(a) view the data

(b) change the data

(d) All of the above

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51. What is an effective way to present your data.

(a) Table

(b) Report

(d) Database

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52. You can provide fill effects by using ________ option.

(a) Background

(b) Slide colour scheme

(d) Slide layout

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53. We can change the design template of a presentation by using.

(a) Apply Design Template option

(b) Background option

(d) Format

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54. The change will be reflected in all slides when we change.

(a) Master slide

(b) First slide

(d) None of the above

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55. In slide view slide appear as.

(a) Outline view

(b) Full screen view

(d) All of the above

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56. To apply Transition & Animation effects we use.

(a) Slide sorter toolbar

(b) Standard toolbar

(d) Drawing Toolbar

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57. Shortcut to deactivate the Pen tool in Power Point.

(a) Ctrl + S

(b) Ctrl + Shift + S

(d) Ctrl + P

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58. How do you convert your presentation in to compressed package ?

(a) By using goto property in Edit menu

(b) By using Pack & Go option

(d) By using export option

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59. Which wizards is used to create overhead transparencies ?

(a) Database wizards

(b) Genigraphic wizards

(d) None of the above

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60. Pivot Table allows the user to.

(a) Sort , Filter the data in their browser

(b) Pivot data in their browser

(d) None of the above

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61. In MS-Access Queries are implemented by using.

(a) Database language

(b) Structure Query language

(d) User defined language

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62. You cannot create a relationship using fields that are not of.

(a) the same name

(b) the same table

(d) the same database

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63. The fastest way to adjust the width of column is.

(a) to double click on the right side of the field name

(b) hold down the mouse button and drag

(d) None

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64. To sort a table on two or more fields instead of one.

(a) you have to create a report

(b) you have to indexed in design view

(d) It cannot possible

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65. Office binder makes it possible.

(a) to group all the drawing objects

(b) to group all presentations, workbooks & documents in one place

(d) to add document to your files

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66. ________ helps you to combine a series of actions to automate the work.

(a) MS-Excel

(b) Mail Merge

(d) MS-Word

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67. Which one is the existing layouts used for creating business and financial worksheets.

(a) Styles

(b) Templates

(d) Auto format

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68. Scenarios are used:

(a) for forecasting the outcome of a worksheet model or data

(b) for viewing the preview of the worksheet

(d) None of the Above

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69. Is it possible to insert a MS-Word table in the Current Presentation in MS-Powerpoint.

(a) Yes

(b) No

(d) None of the Above

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70. Ctrl+K is used to create Hyperlink in.

(a) In MS-Office

(b) In MS-Word only

(d) None of the above

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71. What are the basic types of Reports in Access ?

(a) Tabular and Single Column

(b) Mail- Merge and Mailing Label

(d) none of these

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72. What database objects do reports get the information to display.

(a) Queries

(b) Tables

(d) none of the above

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73. What sections make up a report ?

(a) Report header, page header, detail, page footer and Report footer

(b) Report header, group header, detail, group footer and Report footer

(d) none of the above

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74. What is the data type that you use when you want Access 97 to automatically update for you ?

(a) AutoNumber

(b) AutoUpdate

(d) none of the above

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75. How would you restrict data in a field to only dates ?

(a) default value

(b) format

(d) input mask

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76. What does the >= operator mean ?

(a) Greater than

(b) Greater than and equal to

(d) none of the above

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77. How do I get the total of all the values in a field (Quantity Sold, for example) ?

(a) Total(Quantity)

(b) Update(Quantity)

(d) none of the above

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78. How do you add the current date or page number to a form ?

(a) =Date() and =Page()

(b) =Date() and Page()

(d) none of the above

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79. Format("Uppercase""<") returns.

(a) UPPERCASE

(b) upperCase

(d) none of the above

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80. Right("Right or Left", 4) returns.

(a) Right

(b) Left

(d) None of the above

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81. Access provide a graphical tool known as ___________ for designing complex expressions for queries.

(a) Query Builder

(b) Form Builder

(d) Expression Builder

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82. __________ Query prompts the users for the criteria on which data will be retrieved.

(a) Select

(b) SQL

(d) Action

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83. _________ is used to display summarised values of both the rows and columns in the query.

(a) crosstab

(b) select

(d) Parameter

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84. To create a select query from the selected fields the following option is used.

(a) Design view

(b) Crosstab query Wizard

(d) Find Duplicates Query Wizard

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85. . To select all the fields in table ,which one of the following button is used.

(a) <<

(b) <

(d) >>

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86. The _______ operator connects the field names with their respective table names.

(a) .

(b) ..

(d) <-

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87. To delete all the fields from the query which one of the option is selected from Edit Menu.

(a) Delete

(b) Delete all

(d) Clear grid

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88. The selection criteria can be joined by using.

(a) Or operator

(b) And operator

(d) None of the above

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89. A Crosstab query requires at least ……….fields.

(a) 1

(b) 2

(d) 4

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90. In a Crosstab query ,you cannot set the ______ orders according to your requirements.

(a) Row

(b) Column

(d) None of the above

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91. The forms which is resembled as a datasheet is

(a) Columnar forms

(b) Tabular forms

(d) none of the above.

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92. Which one of the form is used to depict 1:M (one-tomany) Relationship

(a) Columnar forms

(b) Main/subforms

(d) none of the above

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93. The form which is resemble a manual data entry form.

(a) Main/subforms

(b) Tabular forms

(d) none of the above.

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94. Which one of the way is used to create a form

(a) AutoForm

(b) Form Wizard

(d) All the above

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95. The memo field allows upto _______ bytes of text for each field.

(a) 64,000

(b) 12,000

(d) 1,000

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96. To create a form which one of the follwing control object is not used

(a) Toggle buttons

(b) List Boxes

(d) Combo boxes

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97. _______controls are linked to a field in a table.

(a) Bound

(b) Unbound

(d) none of the above.

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98. Which one of the control is based on expression

(a) Bound

(b) Unbound

(d) none of the above

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99. Calculated controls are also known as

(a) Bound

(b) Unbound

(d) none of the above

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100. Reports are used for

(a) Presenting Information

(b) Grouping and sorting data

(d) All the above.

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101. Which one of the report display data vertically.

(a) Tabular

(b) Columnar

(d) All the above

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102. Auto report generates

(a) Tabular

(b) Columnar

(d) All the above.

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103. Which one is not used as a report element

(a) Report header

(b) detail

(d) Page footer

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104. Report footer is present

(a) at the end of the report

(b) at the bottom of each page

(d) none of the above.

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105. Access can incorporate graphs within a

(a) form

(b) report

(d) none of the above.

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106. The graphs can be created by using

(a) MS-Graph Application

(b) OLE Application

(d) none of the above.

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107. Maximum actions in a macro is

(a) 996

(b) 997

(d) 999

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108. Macros are used to perform tasks such as

(a) open multiple forms or reports

(b) move data between fields

(d) All the above

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109. Macro design window consist of

(a) action pane

(b) argument pane

(d) none of the above.

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110. Which pane is known as Argument pane

(a) bottom pane

(b) upper pane

(d) none of the above

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111. Which one of this macro changes the cursor to the windows busy pointer

(a) Beep

(b) Msgbox

(d) none of the above.

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112. Which one operator is used with Null operator

(a) in

(b) is

(d) none of the above

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113. The ouput of the 2*3^2-5

(a) 31

(b) 13

(d) None of the above

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114. Len("Hundred") returns

(a) 100

(b) 7

(d) None of the above

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115. sqr(625) will return

(a) 5

(b) 125

(d) None of the above

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116. Lcase("LowerCasE") will return

(a) LOWERCASE

(b) LowerCase

(d) lowerCase

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117. Val("Haunted Street 10") will return

(a) Haunted Street 10

(b) 10

(d) None of the above

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118. Format("0116195866","(@@@)@@@-@@@@")

(a) 0116195866

(b) (011)6195866

(d) (011)619-5866

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119. Now() returns

(a) current date

(b) current time

(d) none of the above

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120. format(#12/25/96#,"d-mmmm-yyyy") returns

(a) 25-dec-1996

(b) 25-december-1996

(d) none of the above.

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121. # wildcard represents

(a) A single character (A-Z, 0 to 9)

(b) Any number of characters (0 to n)

(d) none of the above.

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122. Which keystroke is used to replace existing value with default in MS Access

(a) ctrl+alt+space

(b) ctrl+enter

(d) ctrl+alt+del

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123. Which keystroke is used to insert line break in Text and memo fields

(a) ctrl+alt+space

(b) ctrl+enter

(d) ctrl+alt+del

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124. Which keystroke is used to replace with value of previous field.

(a) ctrl+enter

(b) shift+enter

(d) ctrl+'

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125. In match drop-down list which option is default

(a) Any part of field

(b) Whole field

(d) none of the above.

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126. To reduce the numeric field which property is required to be reduced

(a) field size

(b) Decimal places

(d) none of the above.

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127. Which one of the field can not be resized

(a) Text

(b) Numeric

(d) All of the Above

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128. Which one of the following field name is invalid

(a) ISBN No.

(b) [ISBN ] NO.

(d) Photo_graph

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129. Allow zero length property is valid only for following data type

(a) text

(b) Memo

(d) none of the above

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130. The input mask can contain up to _______ parts separated by semicolon

(a) 2

(b) 3

(d) 5

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131. The double field data type contains how many decimal places

(a) 7

(b) 15

(d) None of the above

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132. Which one user-defined format symbol is not used in text & memo data type

(a) @

(b) &

(d) !

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133. Short date format is represented as

(a) 4/6/97

(b) 4-june-97

(d) None of the above

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134. The Storage Size of Auto number data type is

(a) 8 byte

(b) 4 byte

(d) 4 bits

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135. To display data from another table which one of the following data type is used

(a) OLE object

(b) text

(d) none of the above.

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136. The storage size of OLE object is

(a) 8 byte

(b) 4 byte

(d) up to 1GB

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137. Max. No. of table & objects in a database is allowed by Access

(a) -32767

(b) 32767

(d) 255

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138. In Excel the intersection of a row and column is called

(a) square

(b) cubicle

(d) worksheet

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139. The total size of Excel worksheet is

(a) total of 156 columns and 8192 rows

(b) total of 256 columns and 65192 rows

(d) total of 256 columns and 65536 rows

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140. A worksheet can be opened by clicking on the

(a) Start button

(b) Open button

(d) None of these

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141. The combination of the column letter and row number for a cell in an Excel worksheet is called a

(a) cell cross

(b) cell identification number

(d) cell identity

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142. A collection of worksheets is called

(a) Excel Sheets

(b) Workbook

(d) None of these

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143. In order to tell Excel that you are entering a formula in a cell, you must begin the entry with an operator such as:

(a) =

(b) @

(d) $

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144. The TODAY() function enters the current:

(a) System time in a cell

(b) System date & time in a cell

(d) None of these

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145. One of the following statements about Excel ranges is incorrect:

(a) a range can be defined as a group of contiguous cells

(b) ranges can be very small or very large

(d) one important condition for a range is that it should have parallel facing sides

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146. References that change automatically when you copy them to a new cell are called

(a) absolute reference

(b) relative reference

(d) None of these

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147. When Excel copies a formula from one cell to another, it identifies the number it needs by

(a) position

(b) cell address

(d) None of these

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148. To change the cell reference C4:C9 to an absolute row and column reference, you would enter it as

(a) C4:C9

(b) C$4:C$9

(d) None of the above

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149. If you wish to copy the formatting used in one section in your worksheet to another

(a) You can use the "Format Painter" button

(b) You can use the "AutoFormat" button

(d) None of these

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150. Using Borders, you

(a) can add lines above, below or to either side of a cell

(b) can add a single line or multiple lines, along one side of a cell or around it

(d) none of these

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151. Selecting Landscape changes your page from

(a) a tall to a wide orientation

(b) a wide to a tall orientation

(d) a condensed font size to a normal one

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152. Using ChartWizard, you can quickly and easily turn your

(a) data into charts

(b) charts into data

(d) none of these

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153. Pie chart can be plotted on

(a) multiple data series

(b) only two data series

(d) none of the above

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154. Excel uses another name for database. It is called

(a) List

(b) Listing

(d) Sequencer

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155. Excel can display upto _______ fields of a data form

(a) 16

(b) 32

(d) 128

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156. The comparison operators to compute criteria's are

(a) =, <, <=, >, >=, <>

(b) =, <, <=, >, >=,

(d) =, <, >, >=, =

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157. A function in Excel,

(a) is a readymade formula

(b) is a shortcut formula

(d) all of the above

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158. In the function =ROUND(G5/30,0)

(a) ROUND is the function name

(b) the value to be rounded is G5/30

(d) all of the above

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159. A macro is made up of a series of instructions written in a language called

(a) Visual Basic

(b) Visual C

(d) PL/SQL

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160. Excel worksheet data can be shared with Word document by

(a) inserting an Excel file into Word

(b) Copy and Paste Excel worksheet into Word document

(d) All of the Above

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161. Macros are Automatically set to use

(a) Relative References

(b) Absolute References

(d) None of these

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162. You can convert existing Excel worksheet data and charts to an HTML document by using the

(a) Intranet Assistant Wizard

(b) Internet Assistant Wizard

(d) Linking Assistant Wizard

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163. An area of memory or disk that is assigned to store any e-mail messages sent by other users

(a) Post-box

(b) Office-box

(d) Mailbox

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164. The process a user goes through to begin a computer system

(a) Logout

(b) Login

(d) Logon

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165. To enlarge a window to its maximum size so that it fills the entire desktop

(a) maximise

(b) minimise

(d) fullsize

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166. A program made by Microsoft and included in Windows-98 that is used to Web Documents

(a) Microsoft Network

(b) Web enabler

(d) Windows Explorer

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167. An icon is

(a) is a small graphic image that represents an application, command or a tool

(b) is an action performed when an icon is clicked or double-clicked

(d) None of the above

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168. A connection from the current document to another document or to a document on the World Wide Web

(a) Hypertext link

(b) HTML

(d) Internet

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169. A group of letters, numbers, and symbols with a common typeface

(a) Folder

(b) Font

(d) File

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170. A Folder is

(a) an organizational tool used to store files

(b) synonymous with directory, but folder is the newer preferred term

(d) None of the above

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171. A Drop-Down List Box

(a) is a compact way to present a list of options in a dialog box

(b) displays a single selected icon, but clicking the button at the right end of the box, a list appears

(d) all of the above

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172. A letter, memo, proposal, or other file that is created using Microsoft Word is

(a) worksheet

(b) master

(d) slide

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173. The screen background and main area of Windows where you can open and manage files and programs is called as

(a) background

(b) desktop

(d) none of the above

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174. A setting or action predetermined by the program unless changed by the user is called as

(a) Setting

(b) Pre-determined Setting

(d) User-setting

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175. The meaning of Cut is

(a) to take a selection from the document and move it to the clipboard

(b) to cut a document into two equal parts

(d) only b and c above are correct

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176. A cursor is

(a) pressing and holding the main mouse button

(b) a symbol that designates the position on the screen where text or codes will be inserted or deleted

(d) a button in a dialog box

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177. A Command Button is

(a) one in a dialog box such as Open, Close, Exit, OK or Cancel that carries out a command

(b) small button with an X on it

(d) sort of on-screen from where you can Open and Manage files and Programs

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178. A Close Button

(a) implies for the small button with an X on it

(b) is located at the right end of the title bar of most Windows

(d) All of the above

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179. A Check Box

(a) is required to present options requiring individual on/off decisions in a dialog box

(b) appears as a small square ballot box beside an option description

(d) all of the above

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180. A button is

(a) a graphical representation of an option

(b) a command that activates the option

(d) all of the above

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181. A Browser is a

(a) a line that delineates the edge of a program window

(b) a Software program especially designed for viewing Web pages on the Internet

(d) none of the above

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182. A Bitmap is

(a) a graphic file format made up of small dots

(b) a specific kind of bitmap file with the .BMP extension

(d) all of the above

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183. The Term Active Window means

(a) the window that is currently open

(b) the active window is designated by a different color toolbar than other open windows

(d) none of the above

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184. An Application is

(a) Computer program designed to enable users to perform specific job functions

(b) Word Processing, Accounting, and Engineering programs are examples of Application programs

(d) none of the above

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185. Word offers certain ways by which you can move around in a document

(a) by scrolling

(b) by moving to a specific page

(d) none of the above

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186. Paragraph marks signify

(a) beginning of a paragraph

(b) saving has been done till the marked paragraph

(d) current cursor position in the paragraph

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187. The Save As dialog box can be used

(a) for saving the files for the first time

(b) to save file by some alternative name

(d) all of the above

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188. The steps involved to open the document are

(a) select the document you wish to open in the file pull-down menu

(b) click on the Open option in the Tools menu

(d) None of the above

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189. While typing a paragraph you will

(a) press Enter at the end of each line

(b) press Enter only at the end of a paragraph

(d) none of the above

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190. When Microsoft Word gets loaded, the Opening screen displays document named

(a) Document1

(b) Doc1

(d) all the above

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191. As you type in the text, some of the words may appear with a red wavy underline. It signifies

(a) Microsoft Word unable to recognize those spellings

(b) month spellings

(d) correct spelling

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192. Purpose of Arrange all option in Window menu is

(a) to align all the paragraph

(b) to align all the open documents on screen for easy accessibility

(d) None of the above

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193. New Window command from the Window menu will

(a) essentially open a window for creating a new document

(b) open a new document and close the earlier opened one

(d) none of the above

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194. On a split box

(a) the pointer changes to a double horizontal bar with up and down arrows

(b) the pointer changes to a double horizontal bar with left and right arrows

(d) none of the above

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195. When you split the window, one will have the title bar darker than the other ones. The one with the darker title bar is

(a) Window not in use

(b) Active Window

(d) None of the above

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196. The Magnifier button is available on the

(a) Print Preview toolbar

(b) Standard toolbar

(d) Drawing toolbar

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197. Soft page breaks

(a) are induced by the user

(b) are automatically induced by Word as page ends

(d) are used to indicate the end of paragraphs

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198. Selection of text can be of

(a) single word or a line

(b) a paragraph

(d) all of the above

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199. The Formatting Toolbar is applied

(a) to paragraph selection only

(b) to character selection only

(d) none of the above

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200. In order to change the font and its size, you will

(a) do it via Font C box and the Font size box available on the toolbar

(b) do it only via Font box

(d) none of the above

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201. If you click on the Undo button

(a) it will remove the view text and restore the original text back to your document

(b) it will include the new text and remove the original text in your document

(d) None of the above

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202. The contents of the Clipboard remain the same until

(a) you cut other text

(b) you copy other text

(d) all of the above

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203. Using Microsoft Word's Find and Replace feature you can

(a) replace both text and formatting

(b) replace text of a document only

(d) replace document's name with a new name

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204. In order to help us enter frequently used text in an efficient and accurate manner; Microsoft Word offers us two special features. They are;

(a) AutoText & AutoCorrect

(b) AutoType & AutoRight

(d) None of the above

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205. You will probably use Borders where

(a) you wish to add emphasis to particular paragraphs

(b) you wish to draw lines above and below or to left and right of paragraphs

(d) all of the above

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206. While using the Mail Merge Helper you click on the active window button. This selection creates

(a) a master document in the currently active document window

(b) opens a new document window

(d) none of the above

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207. A data source is made up of

(a) the text that changes with each version of a merged document

(b) the graphics that change with each version of a merged document

(d) none of the above

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208. To make a field name in a data source, one of the following is not permitted

(a) letters

(b) numbers

(d) spaces

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209. When you create a wizard

(a) there will be a series of questions that will be put to you by the wizard

(b) each question will offer you several choices as you create your document

(d) all of the above

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210. After you create a document, you may need to

(a) close it

(b) save it

(d) all of the above

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211. You can print a document

(a) from Print view

(b) from Page Layout view

(d) a, b and c

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212. To preserve any changes to the document currently displayed on your screen, you should

(a) close the application

(b) open a new document

(d) save the document frequently

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213. The horizontal ruler provides features you can use to

(a) record a macro

(b) browse a document looking for text, graphics, or tables

(d) none of the above

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214. Which of the following special characters can be used in a filename?

(a) the semicolon(;)

(b) the hyphen(-)

(d) the pipe symbol

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215. If you change a document and then try to close the Word application, the Word will

(a) ignore any changes to the document

(b) automatically save the changes without a message prompt

(d) close without saving any changes to the document

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216. Word inserts a formula as

(a) numbers

(b) a field code

(d) text

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217. To align numbers with the same number of decimal points in a table column

(a) set a decimal tab stop

(b) right align the numbers

(d) a and b

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218. Which of the following formatting options is not available on the Tables and Borders toolbar?

(a) border colour

(b) aligning text at the centre of a cell

(d) b and c

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219. In print preview you can

(a) format text

(b) print your document

(d) all of the above

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220. The Magnifier button

(a) allows you to zoom your document

(b) displays two pages side by side

(d) scrolls you to a new page

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221. The Select Object Browse button is located

(a) in the lower-left corner of the Word screen

(b) below the vertical scroll bar

(d) on the Formatting toolbar

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222. Gives a Web Server limited access to other programmes or data on the computer

(a) CGI - Common Gateway Interface

(b) PGI - Portable Graphics Interface

(d) None of the above

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223. The addressing protocol that enables computers hooked to the Internet to find each other

(a) Dial Name System

(b) Digital Name System

(d) Dynamic Name System

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224. To change the appearance of data using a logical formula to protect the data's integrity

(a) Decrypt

(b) Encrypt

(d) None of the three options

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225. The portion of the Internet that contains Gopher sites

(a) Gopher Home Page

(b) Gopher Linked Sites

(d) Gopher space

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226. When conducting an Internet search on the Web, each result of a particular search is called

(a) Click

(b) Progress

(d) Answer

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227. An organization or company that enables users access to the Internet

(a) ISP

(b) IRP

(d) None of the three options

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228. The first Web browser, written by Andreessen

(a) Internet Explorer

(b) Mosaic

(d) None of the three options

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229. The position of being disconnected from a network

(a) Inline

(b) Online

(d) Atline

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230. POP stands for

(a) Post Office Protocol

(b) Pre Office Protocol

(d) Part Office Protocol

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231. A listing of items in the order, they arrived

(a) Queue

(b) Sequence

(d) None of the three options

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232. The text that has formatting instructions is

(a) High Quality Text

(b) True Text

(d) Rich Text

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233. Any computer that delivers (serves) information and data

(a) Servant

(b) Server

(d) Slave

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234. SMTP stands for

(a) Sequenced Mail Transport Protocol

(b) Secure Mail Transport Protocol

(d) Sample Mail Transport Protocol

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235. Any mass-mailed material meant for self-promotion, advertisement, or pure silliness

(a) Mosaic

(b) Spam

(d) POP

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236. An HTML document, that can be browsed and edited

(a) Web Page

(b) Word Page

(d) Copy Page

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237. A folder containing unwanted message that can be emptied, when specified by the user

(a) Mail Box

(b) Out Box

(d) Trash Box

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238. Veronica stands for

(a) Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Network Index to Computerized Archives

(b) Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Netwide Index to Computerized Access

(d) Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Netwide Index to Common Archives

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239. A collection of Web documents, that usually consists of a home page and several related pages

(a) Internet

(b) Web Site

(d) None of the three options

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240. Reading a newsgroup without posting to it

(a) Lurking

(b) Linking

(d) Listing

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241. CC stands for

(a) Cover Copy

(b) Cafe Copy

(d) Carbon Copy

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242. A collection of information, that a Web site can leave on the computer for later access

(a) Nut

(b) Cookie

(d) Coffee

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243. Method by which single article could be posted to multiple newsgroups

(a) Serial-posting

(b) Parallel-posting

(d) Line-posting

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244. An arrangement to interconnect different ISPs

(a) Connecting

(b) Linking

(d) Peering

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245. Computers connected on the Internet are referred to as

(a) Host

(b) Server

(d) Connector

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246. E-Commerce stands for

(a) Electrical Commerce

(b) Engineering Commerce

(d) English Commerce

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247. B2C stands for

(a) Business to Company

(b) Business to Community

(d) Business to Consumer

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248. EDI stands for

(a) Electronic Data Interchange

(b) Extranet Data Interchange

(d) Easy Data Interchange

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249. Tool that sends a small piece of data to a different computer

(a) Router

(b) Web Page

(d) E-mail

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250. URL stands for

(a) Uniform Resource Locators

(b) Unidentified Resource Locators

(d) Usenet Resource Locators

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251. HTML stands for

(a) Hyper Terminal Markup Language

(b) Hyper Text Markup Language

(d) Hyper Text Marked Language

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252. CSS stands for

(a) Captured Style Sheets

(b) Cascading Style Sheets

(d) Captured Source Sheets

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253. Front Page is a product of

(a) Apple

(b) IBM

(d) Microsoft

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254. Pagemill is a product of

(a) Sun Microsystems

(b) Adobe

(d) Lotus

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255. Who introduced the frames to divide the browser window into sub-windows?

(a) Microsoft

(b) Sun Microsystems

(d) Mosaic

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256. MIME stands for

(a) Multipurpose Intranet Mail Extension

(b) Multipurpose Internal Mail Extension

(d) Multipurpose Inner Mail Extension

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257. FTP stands for

(a) File Transfer Protocol

(b) File Tag Protocol

(d) File Table Protocol

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258. Facility that allows a netizen to talk to a vast number of fellow netizens simultaneously

(a) Internet Ready Chat

(b) Internet Relay Chat

(d) Internet Round Chat

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259. Program that indicates information about last logged in, last accessed mail, etc.

(a) FTP Service

(b) Fill Service

(d) Finger Service

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260. Modem stands for

(a) Modulator Demodulator

(b) Modular Demodular

(d) None of the three options

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261. ISDN stands for

(a) Integrated Services Digital Network Connection

(b) Internet Services Digital Network Connection

(d) Interrupted Services Digital Network Connection

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262. Two types of modems are

(a) Intranet & Extranet Modem

(b) Internal and External Modem

(d) None of the three options

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263. Transmission Speed could be defined as

(a) The speed with which data is transmitted

(b) The speed with which a computer gets started

(d) The speed with which data is deleted

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264. Websites that contain links to many other websites depending on the type of information required

(a) Port

(b) Post

(d) None of the three options

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265. Two types of portals are

(a) Hortals & Vortals

(b) Mortals & Lortals

(d) None of the three options

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266. W3C stands for

(a) World Wide Web Commissions

(b) World Wide Web Call Centers

(d) World Wide Web Consortium

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267. W3C was created in

(a) 1991

(b) 1994

(d) 1992

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268. An ISO standard for designing a web page

(a) WWW

(b) SGML

(d) MTNL

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269. SGML stands for

(a) Secure Generalized Markup Language

(b) Simple Generalized Markup Language

(d) Standard Generalized Markup Language

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270. Bookmark is also called

(a) Latestlist

(b) Hotlist

(d) None of the three options

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271. Picture files are to be transmitted in the format

(a) GIF

(b) DOC

(d) AVI

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272. Online discussion with people all over the world on different topics

(a) Calling

(b) Writing

(d) Speaking

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273. The computer whose data/programs have to be accessed

(a) Computer

(b) Remote Computer

(d) Server

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274. A terminal emulation protocol that enables to log in remotely to other computers on the Internet, using a command line interface

(a) ARPAnet

(b) Ernet

(d) Telnet

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275. Connection between two devices

(a) Switch

(b) Port

(d) Bus

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276. For telnet default port no. is

(a) 24

(b) 21

(d) 23

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277. A graphics text or HTML file sent with an e-mail message

(a) Cc

(b) Attachment

(d) None of the three options

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278. A major network connection that carries the primary network traffic

(a) Backbone

(b) Brain

(d) Nerve

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279. The storage area on a computer that contains copies of original data, so that the computer doesn't have to go to a remote server to get information every time it is requested

(a) Compact Disk

(b) Floppy

(d) Hard Disk

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280. Data is made up of a series of 0s and 1s that are grouped in unique sequences

(a) Numeric Data

(b) French Data

(d) None of the three options

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281. Transferring a file from a host computer to your computer

(a) Downloading

(b) Saving

(d) None of the three options

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282. Consists of a user ID, followed by an @ sign and a domain name

(a) Postal Address

(b) E-Mail Address

(d) None of the three options

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283. Used to make Internet transactions secure from unauthorized access

(a) Single Sockers Layer

(b) Secure Sockers Layer

(d) Semi Sockers Layer

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284. Who observed, "future wars will start in the circuits of computers rather than in the minds of men"?

(a) Joseph Weizenbaum

(b) General Alexander Haig

(d) Duncan Camphell

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285. What hardware was used by first generation computers?

(a) Transistors

(b) ICs

(d) SSI

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286. What is the term which represents the use of links between information of all sorts whether text, graphics, video or audio-based?

(a) Hypertext

(b) Hypermedia

(d) WildCard

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287. Which of the following require large computer memory?

(a) Imaging

(b) Graphics

(d) All of the above

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288. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer systems is:

(a) EFTS

(b) MPG

(d) CPS

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289. The retrieval of information from the computer is defined as

(a) Collection of data

(b) Data retrieval operations

(d) Data output collection

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290. A collection of eight bits is called:

(a) byte

(b) word

(d) file

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291. Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?

(a) Keyboard

(b) Printer

(d) Arithmetic Logic Unit

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292. A CPU's processing power is measured in

(a) IPS

(b) CIPS

(d) nano-seconds

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293. Control unit is often called the _____ of a digital computer

(a) nerve centre

(b) master dispatcher

(d) all of the above

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294. The central processor of modern digital computer consists of

(a) control unit

(b) primary memory

(d) none

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295. Processors of all computers, whether micro, mini mainframe, must have

(a) primary storage

(b) ALU

(d) all of the above

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296. The first AT Systems have

(a) 12 bit ISA Bus

(b) 14 bit ISA Bus

(d) 18 bit ISA Bus

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297. A digital computer is based on the principle of

(a) measurement

(b) logic

(d) counting

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298. How many types of storage loops exist in magnetic bubble memory?

(a) 8

(b) 4

(d) 2

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299. The linking of computers with a communication system is called

(a) networking

(b) pairing

(d) assembling

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300. Standardization means

(a) connecting two computer systems

(b) compatibility between different computer systems from different suppliers

(d) joining a computer user group

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301. Which memory is nonvolatile and may be written only once?

(a) RAM

(b) EP-ROM

(d) PROM

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302. For creating and editing legal documents, which application package would be most useful?

(a) Spreadsheet

(b) Word-processing

(d) Communication

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303. Word-processing is used for

(a) Presentation of data in graphical form

(b) What if analysis

(d) Creation, storage, editing etc. of text

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304. The analog computer deals directly with

(a) Number of codes

(b) Measured values of continuous physical magnitude

(d) Signals in discrete values from 0 to 9

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305. Transistor was invented in

(a) 1945

(b) 1946

(d) 1948

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306. An HTML document, that can be browsed and edited

(a) No. of chips

(b) No. of vacuum tube

(d) No. of transistor

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307. 1 KB is equals to the

(a) 1000 bits

(b) 100 bits

(d) 10 bits

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308. The first microprocessor was introduced in

(a) 1971

(b) 1972

(d) 1974

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309. In the past, microchip manufacturing has been a particular source of controversy between the U.S. companies and the Japanese companies who have been charged with dumping microchips in the U.S. What is meant by the word "dumping"?

(a) Selling cheaply

(b) Selling below cost

(d) Selling through agents

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310. The biggest manufacturer workstation is

(a) Sun Microsystems

(b) IBM

(d) HP

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311. It has been found that about 30 percent of the people feel 'computer anxious'. Out of these, about 3 to 5 percent suffer from serious computer phobia. What is the technical name for this feeling of fear?

(a) Compuphobia

(b) Technostress

(d) Dizziness

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312. Networking is a connection of two or more

(a) Computer systems

(b) Man

(d) Business

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313. Today motherboards typically use

(a) 70 pin modules

(b) 72 pin modules

(d) 76 pin modules

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314. Memory access in RICS architecture is limited to instructions

(a) CALL & RET

(b) PUSH & POP

(d) MOV & JMP

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315. What was the nickname of the computer used by the Americans in 1952 for their H-bomb project?

(a) ENIAC

(b) EDSAC

(d) UNIVAC

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316. A stack pointer is

(a) A 16 bit register in the microprocessor that indicates the beginning of the stack memory

(b) A register that decodes and executes 16-bit arithmetic expressions

(d) A register in which flag bits are stored

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317. If a computer is on but does not respond to a system reset, what is it said to be?

(a) Dead

(b) Off

(d) Insensitive

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318. Most of the inexpensive personal computers do not have any disk or diskette drive. What is the name of such computers?

(a) Home computers

(b) Diskless computers

(d) General-purpose computers

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319. The number of children in a family is a _____ quantity

(a) Analog

(b) Digital

(d) Hyperbolic

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320. Which of the following belongs to the first generation of computers?

(a) ENIAC

(b) UNIVAC

(d) IBM 1401

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321. Fifth generation computers are likely to exhibit

(a) Artificial intelligence

(b) Heuristic behaviour

(d) All of the above

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322. How many input lines are needed to construct a 1024-bit coincident core plane?

(a) 8

(b) 16

(d) 64

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323. In terms of processing power, there is a class of computers between mini computers and microcomputers known as

(a) Supercomputer

(b) Mainframe

(d) Workstation

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324. Though a computer can replace people in dull and routine tasks, yet it lacks

(a) Initiative

(b) Originality

(d) Accuracy

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325. The digital computer was developed primarily in

(a) USSR

(b) Japan

(d) UK

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326. In computer jargon, wetware means

(a) Human intelligence

(b) Any organic intelligence

(d) High intelligence

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327. Scientists at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland have devised a video camera-on-a-chip which consists of lenses smaller than a match-head on an 8 mm chip. Can you name the two scientists who have developed this chip?

(a) Peter Tal

(b) Peter Denyer

(d) Both (b) and (c)

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328. Which generation of computers is covered by the period 1964-77?

(a) First

(b) Second

(d) Fourth

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329. "The three most important inventions of this century are the nuclear bomb, the high-yield hybrid seed, and the computer". Can you name the person who made this statement?

(a) Harry F. Jordan

(b) Buckminster Fuller

(d) Jan Timmer

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330. In 1990, the US Department of Commerce permitted export of computers with a processing data rate (PDR) of 275 to India. Higher PDR rating means more powerful and versatile computing powers. Which PDR is called the China Green Line?

(a) 200

(b) 250

(d) 550

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331. Which of the following is not currently a topic in computer science?

(a) Speech recognition

(b) Artificial intelligence

(d) Multiprocessing

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332. A new technology which provides the ability to create an artificial world and have people interact with it is called

(a) Tele virtuality

(b) Virtual reality

(d) 3-D reality

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333. What is the name given to the molecular-scale computer?

(a) Supercomputer

(b) Nanocomputer

(d) Microcomputer

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334. Human beings are referred to as Homo sapiens. Which device is called Silico Sapiens?

(a) Monitor

(b) Hardware

(d) Computer

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335. No computer can do anything without a

(a) Program

(b) Memory

(d) Output device

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336. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?

(a) Leech

(b) Squid

(d) Glitch

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337. What is the name of the modern film in which a computer manages to capture and impregnate a human woman?

(a) The Day the Earth Stood Still

(b) Forbidden Planet

(d) The Invisible Boy

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338. If a computer had no decision-making function, what will it be reduced to?

(a) Electrical machine

(b) Adding machine

(d) Slide rule

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339. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?

(a) 1988

(b) 1989

(d) 1991

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340. The word 'computer' usually refers to the central processor units plus

(a) Keyboard

(b) External memory

(d) Peripheral devices

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341. Apple Computer Inc. was established in 1977 by a couple of young computer engineers with the idea of manufacturing low price computers for the use of small businesses. Why did they call their company Apple?

(a) Because their computer resembled an apple in shape

(b) Because the company was situated near an apple orchard

(d) Because the company was set up during apple season in America

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342. In computer technology, what is meant by the phrase "state-of-the-art"?

(a) Up-to-date

(b) Best

(d) All of the above

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343. A 'number crunching' computer is one that can handle

(a) Large spreadsheets

(b) Large alphanumeric data

(d) Only numbers

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344. The analog computer measures dimensions and its circuits use the differential and integral equations of continuous variables. The digital computer counts units and its circuits use

(a) Logic gates

(b) Discrete switches

(d) Bayes theorem

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345. A computer is a box full of electronic

(a) Chips

(b) Switching devices

(d) Components

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346. The pieces of equipment which are attached to the CPU of a computer and which it can access are called

(a) Output devices

(b) Control units

(d) ALU

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347. The physical equipment made of various metals, silicon, and plastic components that make up the parts of a computer is called

(a) Micro

(b) Peripheral

(d) Disk drive

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348. Who in 1988 announced the latest version of CD-ROM called CD-ROM XA (extended architecture) which provides a documented means of integrating digital audio with computer data on a CD-ROM disk?

(a) Sony

(b) Philips

(d) All of the above

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349. With the development of digital computers, there has been an increasing study of the relationship among computers, the human nervous system, and the human thinking process. The origin of this field of study is attributed to

(a) Norbert Wiener

(b) Marvin Minsky

(d) Arthur Clarke

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350. The attribution of human form or qualities to things such as machines or computers is called

(a) Cybernetics

(b) Cybernation

(d) Anthropomorphism

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351. When RET instruction at the end of a subroutine is executed

(a) The information where the stack is initialized is transferred to the stack pointer

(b) The memory address of the RET instruction is transferred to the program counter

(d) Two data bytes stored in the top two locations of the stack are transferred to the stack pointer

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352. A computer can only do what it is told to, but it does it at a very fast speed and with 100% accuracy. Can you guess the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of a modern digital computer?

(a) 100

(b) 0

(d) 150

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353. A NOR gate is ON only when all its inputs are

(a) ON

(b) Positive

(d) OFF

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354. Which of the following does not describe one or more characteristics of a computer?

(a) Electronics

(b) External storage

(d) Program modification at execution

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355. Computers are extremely fast and have fantastic memories. However, the only thing they can remember is

(a) Alphanumeric

(b) Series of 1s and 0s

(d) Logic theorems

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356. Preparing a magnetic disk for data storage is called

(a) Booting

(b) Formatting

(d) Commissioning

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357. How does a computer solve a problem?

(a) By human-like thinking

(b) By first understanding the problem

(d) By following the pre-written programs

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358. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?

(a) Disk unit

(b) Control unit

(d) Modem

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359. Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its port?

(a) Data

(b) Bytes

(d) Picture

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360. The data between the computer and peripherals always passes via an input/output

(a) Port

(b) A/D converter

(d) Buffer memory

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361. An error in computer data is called

(a) Chip

(b) Byte

(d) Bit

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362. Everything a computer does is controlled by its

(a) Random Access Memory

(b) Input devices

(d) External storage devices

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363. All modern computers operate on

(a) Diskettes

(b) Information

(d) Words

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364. How many full adders are needed to add two 4-bit numbers with a parallel adder?

(a) 8

(b) 4

(d) 16

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365. What is needed to assemble a logic network for adding three digits?

(a) Two half adders

(b) OR gate

(d) Both (a) and (b)

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366. When did IBM introduce the 80286-based PC/AT?

(a) 1983

(b) 1984

(d) 1987

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367. What is the number of binary digits which can be added by a full-adder?

(a) 2

(b) 3

(d) 8

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368. The first electronic general-purpose digital computer built by Mauchly and Eckert called ENIAC did not work on the stored program principle. How many numbers could it store in its internal memory?

(a) 100

(b) 20

(d) 1000

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369. Which of the following is not a basic configuration used in data communication network?

(a) Computer/peripheral-device configuration

(b) Computer-to-computer communication

(d) Communication through a data switch

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370. In data transmission, the bit coding scheme used to represent a byte is typically

(a) EBCDIC

(b) ASCII

(d) Hexadecimal

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371. Which of the following is true of parallel transmission?

(a) It involves the simultaneous transmission of eight bits

(b) The speed is quoted in bits per second

(d) Most microcomputers communicate with other computers in this mode

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372. Which of the following is not a device used in data communication?

(a) Modem

(b) Multiplexor

(d) All of the above are used in data communication

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373. Which of the following is not one of the major components of a decision-support system?

(a) Language system

(b) Knowledge system

(d) Problem-processing system

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374. A decision-support system is intended to reduce information to support which type of decisions?

(a) Well-structured

(b) Unstructured

(d) Routine

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375. The major function of the language system is

(a) To perform various processing tasks

(b) To provide artificial-intelligence capabilities to the DSS

(d) To enable the users to interact with the DSS

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376. Which of the following is not true of nonprocedural language?

(a) They can be English-like

(b) They can take user-friendly forms

(d) They allow the user to simply specify the characteristics of a problem and to leave the determination of the logical steps to the DSS

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377. A central purpose of most decision-support systems is

(a) To build a model of the decision-making problem

(b) To design a database management system

(d) To determine the key decisions in the problem area

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378. Which American computer company is called Big Blue?

(a) Microsoft Corp.

(b) Compaq Corp.

(d) Tandy Svenson

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379. Where does a computer add, compare, and shuffle its data?

(a) Memory chip

(b) CPU chip

(d) Hard disk

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380. When was the X Window System born?

(a) 1984

(b) 1986

(d) 1990

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381. What is the name of the logic circuit that can add two binary digits?

(a) Full adder

(b) Half adder

(d) Flat register

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382. The control data register that holds the present microinstruction is sometimes called

(a) Instruction register

(b) Microinstruction register

(d) Pipeline register

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383. The subject of Cybernetics deals with the science of

(a) Genetics

(b) Control and communications

(d) Biochemistry

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384. Pipelining strategy is called implement

(a) Instruction execution

(b) Instruction pre-fetch

(d) Instruction manipulation

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385. Part of the computer where data and instructions are held is

(a) Register unit

(b) Accumulator

(d) CPU

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386. A microprocessor is ----- on a chip

(a) Computer

(b) CPU

(d) Control unit

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387. A device used to bring information into a computer is

(a) ALU

(b) Input device

(d) Output device

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388. The section of the CPU that selects, interprets, and sees to the execution of program instructions is

(a) Memory

(b) Register unit

(d) ALU

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389. A third and last component of the CPU is

(a) ALU

(b) Input device

(d) Register unit

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390. A stack is

(a) An 8-bit register in the microprocessor

(b) A 16-bit register in the microprocessor

(d) A 16-bit memory address stored in the program counter

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391. The radix of a number system

(a) is variable

(b) has nothing to do with digit position value

(d) is always an even number

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392. When a subroutine is called, the address of the instruction following the CALL instruction is stored in/on the

(a) stack pointer

(b) accumulator

(d) stack

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393. Computer memory

(a) performs all calculations

(b) receives input data

(d) is better than human memory

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394. Whenever the POP H instruction is executed,

(a) data bytes in the HL pair are stored on the stack

(b) two data bytes at the top of the stack are transferred to the HL register pair

(d) two data bytes from the HL register that were previously stored on the stack are transferred back to the HL register

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395. Pipeline processing uses the technique

(a) sharing the memory

(b) bit slicing

(d) parallel processing

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396. Control memory address register specifies the address of the

(a) instruction

(b) microinstruction

(d) memory address register

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397. Microinstructions are stored in

(a) computer memory

(b) primary storage

(d) control memory

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398. During execution, subroutine return address is stored in

(a) Control address register

(b) Subroutine address

(d) Memory location

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399. A control unit whose binary control variables are stored in memory is known as

(a) Hardwired control unit

(b) Microprogrammed control unit

(d) Hardware control unit

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400. A Microprogram written as a string of 0'S and 1'S is a

(a) Symbolic Microinstruction

(b) Binary Microinstruction

(d) Binary Microprogram

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401. A Microprogram sequencer performs the operation

(a) Read

(b) Write

(d) Read and execute

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402. A microprocessor consists of

(a) General purpose register

(b) Program counter

(d) All of the above

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403. The stack is a list of the type

(a) FIFO: First In, First Out

(b) LILO: Last In, Last Out

(d) None of the above

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404. The operation performed on a stack are

(a) IN & OUT

(b) CALL & RET

(d) PUSH & POP

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405. A stack-organized computer has

(a) Three-Address instruction

(b) Two-address instruction

(d) Zero-address instruction

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406. The effective address is the address of the operand in an instruction type

(a) immediate

(b) indirect

(d) computational

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407. Program counter of CPU stores the address of the instruction

(a) Currently executed

(b) to be executed next

(d) none of the above

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408. State bits of the CPU are stored in a flag

(a) Carry

(b) Sign

(d) all of the above

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409. Interrupts which are initiated by an instruction are

(a) internal

(b) external

(d) software

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410. A memory that is a part of a control unit is referred to as

(a) External memory

(b) Internal memory

(d) Control memory

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411. Who coordinates the sequencing of events within the central processor of a computer?

(a) logic unit

(b) Arithmetic unit

(d) control unit

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412. What is a Jacquard loom?

(a) A bird found in Bangalore

(b) A weaving machine which used punched cards

(d) A machine for writing match tables

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413. What is meant by computer literacy?

(a) Ability to write computer programs

(b) Knowing what a computer can and cannot do

(d) Ability to assemble computers

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414. Which of the following does not contain a microprocessor?

(a) Robot

(b) Microwave oven

(d) Ball pen

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415. One of the most impressive features of a modern digital computer is its speed. A fast computer is able to do more calculations in one minute than a person using a pencil and paper can do in

(a) 10 years

(b) 20 years

(d) 50 years

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416. Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a weaving machine?

(a) Pascal

(b) Hollerith

(d) Jacquard

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417. A computer has no more sense than a light

(a) bulb

(b) pen

(d) pad

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418. A computer enthusiast is

(a) user friendly

(b) hacker

(d) all of the above

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419. One computer that is not considered a portable computer is

(a) Minicomputer

(b) laptop computer

(d) all of the above

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420. The word size of a microprocessor refers to

(a) the amount of information that can be stored in a byte

(b) the amount of information that can be stored in a cycle

(d) the maximum length of an English word that can be input to a computer

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421. The radix of a number system

(a) is variable

(b) has nothing to do with digit position value

(d) is always an even number

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422. When a subroutine is called the address of the instruction following the CALL instruction is stored in/on the

(a) stack pointer

(b) accumulator

(d) stack

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423. Computer memory

(a) performs all calculations

(b) receives input data

(d) is better than human memory

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424. Whenever the POP H instruction is executed,

(a) data bytes in the HL pair are stored on the stack

(b) two data bytes at the top of the stack are transferred to the HL register pair

(d) two data bytes from the HL register that were previously stored on the stack are transferred back to the HL register

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425. Pipeline processing uses the technique

(a) sharing the memory

(b) bit slicing

(d) parallel processing

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426. Control memory address register specifies the address of the

(a) instruction

(b) microinstruction

(d) memory address register

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427. Micro instructions are stored in

(a) computer memory

(b) primary storage

(d) control memory

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428. During execution subroutine return address is stored in

(a) Control address register

(b) Subroutine address

(d) Memory location

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429. A control unit whose binary control variables are stored in memory is known as

(a) Hardwired control unit

(b) Microprogrammed control unit

(d) Hardware control unit

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430. A Microprogram written as a string of 0's and 1's is a

(a) Symbolic Microinstruction

(b) Binary Microinstruction

(d) Binary Microprogram

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431. A Microprogram sequencer performs the operation

(a) Read

(b) Write

(d) Read and execute

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432. A microprocessor consists of

(a) general purpose register

(b) program counter

(d) all of the above

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433. The stack is a list of the type

(a) FIFO: First In, First Out

(b) LILO: Last In, Last Out

(d) None of the above

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434. The operations performed on the stack are

(a) IN & OUT

(b) CALL & RET

(d) PUSH & POP

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435. A stack organized computer has

(a) Three-Address instruction

(b) Two-address instruction

(d) Zero address instruction

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436. Hardwired control unit is implemented by

(a) software routines

(b) logic circuits

(d) registers

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437. What is meant by a dedicated computer

(a) Which is used by one person only

(b) which is assigned one and only task

(d) which is meant for application software only

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438. Which of the following isn't a type of computer facility?

(a) decentralized

(b) centralised

(d) distributed

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439. The first mechanical computer designed by Babbage was called

(a) Analytical Engine

(b) Abacus

(d) Processor

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440. What of the following terms is related to a monitor?

(a) screen

(b) monochrome monitor

(d) video display

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441. Which kind of storage device can be carried around?

(a) hard disk

(b) system cabinet

(d) diskette

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442. Which of the following people probably has the least amount of technical knowledge?

(a) programmer

(b) user

(d) computer operator

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443. Which of the following devices allows the user to add components and capabilities to a computer system?

(a) storage devices

(b) keyboards

(d) expansion slots

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444. Which of the following terms applies to communication between separate computer systems?

(a) computer literacy

(b) power supply

(d) connectivity

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445. People typically interface with a computer-based system when:

(a) information must be output

(b) data must be input

(d) all of the above

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446. The following typically happens in the output phase of a computer-based information system

(a) Data is put into the computer for processing

(b) Information is produced in hardcopy and/or softcopy form

(d) The computer is turned off

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447. Which of the following best describes a computer-based information system?

(a) a system in which a computer is used to turn data into information

(b) inputting data

(d) performing complex mathematical calculations

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448. Which of the following is an example of processing activities?

(a) classifying

(b) summarizing

(d) all of the above

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449. Which of the following pieces of hardware is used the most in the input phase of a computer-based information system?

(a) printer

(b) diskette

(d) keyboard

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450. Which of the following is not a factor when categorizing a computer?

(a) amount of main memory the CPU can use

(b) capacity of the storage devices

(d) where it was purchased

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451. Which of the following might occur when an organization uses on-line processing?

(a) data is acted on immediately

(b) master files are updated immediately

(d) all related files are updated

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452. Software instructions intended to satisfy a user's specific processing needs are called ________

(a) system software

(b) a micro computer

(d) application software

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453. The principal advantage of the centralised approach to organizing a computer facility is:

(a) cost-effectiveness

(b) processing activities are easier to coordinate

(d) all of the above

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454. Which of the following isn't used in the storage phase of a computer based information system?

(a) magnetic

(b) keyboard

(d) hard disk

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455. The person contributing the idea of the stored program was

(a) Johan von Neumann

(b) Charles Babbage

(d) Thomas J Watson, Sr.

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456. Transistorized computer circuits were introduced in the

(a) first generation

(b) second generation

(d) fourth generation

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457. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was

(a) data general corporation

(b) Sperry UNIVAC

(d) IBM

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458. The "Father of Punched Card Processing" was

(a) J Prepper Eckert

(b) Charles Babbage

(d) Dr. Herman Hollerith

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459. The punched card used in IBM System/3 contains

(a) 80 column

(b) 90 column

(d) 126 column

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460. First integrated circuit chip was developed by

(a) C.V. Raman

(b) W.H. Britain

(d) Robert Noyc

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461. The main distinguishing features of fifth generation digital computers will be

(a) liberal use of microprocessors

(b) artificial intelligence

(d) versatility

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462. Mark the WRONG statement

(a) Digital computers work on sequential basis

(b) programs written in high-level languages are known as source programs

(d) a given compiler can be used with practically all modern computers

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463. Which of the following statements best describes the batch method of input?

(a) data is processed as soon as it is input

(b) data is input at the time it is collected

(d) source documents aren't used

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464. What is the name of the structured design technique that uses meetings to review programming logic?

(a) CODASYL

(b) Egoless programming

(d) Top-down approach

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465. Instructions for execution by a computer are given in language.

(a) symbolic

(b) BASIC

(d) compiler

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466. A program written in machine language is called Program

(a) assembler

(b) object

(d) machine

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467. A source program is the program written in …………….. Language

(a) English

(b) symbolic

(d) machine

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468. The use of a computer to get information from a data bank is called

(a) information withdrawal

(b) computer stimulation

(d) full-text searching

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469. A ADU is used as

(a) input device

(b) output device

(d) both a and b

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470. A computer program consists of

(a) a completed flowchart

(b) algorithms

(d) discrete logical steps

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471. Hexadecimal numbers are a mixture of

(a) binary and decimal numbers

(b) letters and decimal digits

(d) octal and decimal numbers

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472. Which of the following is a high-level language?

(a) Ada

(b) BASIC

(d) all of the above

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473. The language that doesn't require the user to learn a specific vocabulary or syntax is:

(a) RPG

(b) FORTRAN

(d) BASIC

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474. The input code of the compiler as well as assembler is called

(a) Object code

(b) machine code

(d) assembler code

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475. Which of the following is the most powerful type of computer

(a) super micro

(b) superconductor

(d) supercomputer

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476. In a compiler organization, what is the designation of a person who prepares data for computer input using either floppy disks or optical scanning sheets or video display terminals?

(a) Programmer

(b) Computer operator

(d) Data control clerk

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477. The counting board in which numbers are represented as beads strung on wires is commonly called abacus. By what name is it known in Japan

(a) Suanpan

(b) soroban

(d) Suharto

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478. What is the name of the program coding that is unnecessarily complex and difficult to follow?

(a) Pseudocode

(b) Spaghetti

(d) Object code

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479. Which of the following is not an advantage of stored programs?

(a) reliability

(b) reduction in operational costs

(d) the computers becoming general-purpose

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480. All of the following are examples of input devices except:

(a) COM (Computer Output Micro film)

(b) CRT (Cathode Ray Tube)

(d) voice-recognition devices

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481. Which of the following is not true of primary storage?

(a) It is a part of the CPU

(b) It allows very fast access to data

(d) All the above are true

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482. What is the control unit's function in the CPU?

(a) to decode program instructions

(b) to transfer data to primary storage

(d) to store program instructions

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483. The ascending order of a data hierarchy is:

(a) bit-byte-record-field-database

(b) byte-bit-field-record-file-database

(d) bit-byte-field-record-file-database

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484. Which of the following is not true of immediate processing?

(a) It is often used in real-time applications

(b) It can occur with either sequential or direct-access files

(d) Transactions are processed shortly after a real-world event occurs

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485. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) The smart approach to using computers is to write programs

(b) Knowledge of the system development life-cycle is not important to operators who use computers without programming

(d) Personal computers have been an important contributing factor in the movement toward using computers without programming

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486. _______ is the product of data processing

(a) data

(b) information

(d) a computer

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487. The most common input device used today is the

(a) motherboard

(b) central processing unit

(d) system unit

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488. What is the name of the programming technique which emphasizes breaking large and complex tasks into successively smaller sections?

(a) Scrambling

(b) Structured programming

(d) Sub-programming

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489. The "slow sequential output by speech or manual actions" is a characteristic of man for the task

(a) Method of information input

(b) Method of information output

(d) Method of editing information

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490. The individual who catalogues storage media is the:

(a) Data clerk

(b) Control clerk

(d) All of the above

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491. The data processing job expected to further decrease in the 1990s is that of

(a) Keypuncher

(b) Data entry clerk

(d) Programmer

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492. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) Analyst usually work alone and sometimes as part of a team

(b) Most systems projects are completed in 6 to 12 weeks

(d) Analyst evaluate data flow through an organization

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493. The computer device primarily used to provide hardcopy is the

(a) CRT

(b) Line printer

(d) Card reader

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494. The term interchangeable with control clerk is:

(a) Data clerk

(b) Data control clerk

(d) Data entry clerk

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495. In computer terminology, information means

(a) Raw data

(b) Data in more useful or intelligible form

(d) Program

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496. Data processing is

(a) The same thing as data collection

(b) Similar to computer programming

(d) Akin to data coding

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497. Which one of the following can read data and convert them to a form that a computer can use?

(a) Logic

(b) Storage

(d) Input device

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498. _________ is a technique in which man and machine are blended into a problem-solving team, intimately coupling the best characteristics of each.

(a) CAM

(b) CAD

(d) DVST

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499. The characteristic(s) of man for the task "method of logic and reasoning" is (are)

(a) Intuitive by experience

(b) Imagination

(d) All of the above

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500. Which of the following terms could be used to describe the concurrent processing of computer programs, via CRTs, on one computer system?

(a) Time-sharing

(b) Online processing

(d) All the above processing

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501. The characteristic(s) of computer for the task "method of information input" is(are)

(a) Large amount of input at one time by sight or hearing

(b) Sequential stylised input

(d) All of the above

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502. The daily processing of corrections to customer accounts best exemplifies the processing mode of

(a) Batch processing

(b) Real-time processing

(d) Offline processing

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503. Which of the following characteristic(s) affect the design of a CAD system?

(a) The method of constructing the design

(b) The storing and communication of design information

(d) All of the above

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504. The _______ is usually used for straightforward computing processes involving no interaction between the user and the machine.

(a) Remote terminal Processing

(b) Intelligent Terminal Processing

(d) Online processing

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505. The ______ is normally used for running programs which require and produce only small amounts of data, but which need to interact with the user.

(a) Remote terminal processing

(b) Intelligent Terminal processing

(d) Online processing

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506. The _______ is normally used where a high degree of interaction is necessary.

(a) Batch mode processing

(b) Remote terminal processing

(d) Online processing

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507. The command used to change the justification and/or rotate the text of an associated dimension is

(a) DTEXT

(b) DIMTEDIT

(d) DIMROTATE

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508. The text justification option that prompts the user for two endpoints and the text height so the text is adjusted between the two points at the specified height is

(a) Fit

(b) Centered

(d) Right justified

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509. The option of the DTEXT command used for determining a specific text alignment mode is

(a) Starting point

(b) Align

(d) Locate

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510. From the following list, the most efficient command used to edit text by performing a spell check is

(a) SPELL

(b) CHANGE

(d) CHECK

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511. The Draw command that prompts the user for "First corners:" and "Other corner:" is

(a) PLINE

(b) ZOOM-Window

(d) STRETCH-Crossing

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512. Who launched IBM's first PC in 1981?

(a) Bill Gates

(b) Steve Jobs

(d) Mark Zuckerberg

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513. The CPU (central processing unit) consists of

(a) Input, output, and processing

(b) Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage

(d) Input, processing, and storage

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514. The characteristic(s) of computer for the task "level of intelligence" is (are)

(a) Little learning capability but reliable level of intelligence

(b) Learns rapidly but sequential

(d) All of the above

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515. Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiply, divide and find square roots?

(a) Napier

(b) Babbage

(d) Leibnitz

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516. What is the name of the earliest calculating machine which was based on concepts found in modern computers but was unfortunately never built?

(a) Babbage's Difference Engine

(b) Pascal's Adder

(d) Differential Analyser

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517. Who is called the "grandfather" of the computer?

(a) Herman Hollerith

(b) Blaise Pascal

(d) Joseph Jacquard

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518. In 1830, Charles Babbage designed a machine called the Analytical Engine which he showed at the Paris Exhibition. In which year was it exhibited?

(a) 1835

(b) 1860

(d) 1870

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519. Data System management has long-term viability as a separate business function because

(a) It requires much technical knowledge

(b) It requires large investments

(d) An integrated database accessible to all requires independent management

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520. To be information, data must be

(a) Factual

(b) Relevant

(d) All of the above

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521. A teleprocessing system may be

(a) Computer system

(b) Data communication system

(d) All of the above

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522. Data management systems may be implemented as

(a) System software

(b) Application software

(d) All of the above

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523. A data system for calculating measures used in statistical inference is an example of a

(a) Teleprocessing system

(b) Data management system

(d) All of the above

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524. Strategic planning is

(a) Planning operations

(b) Supervising

(d) All of the above

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525. The unit of hardware an operator uses to monitor computer processing is the

(a) Card reader

(b) CPU

(d) Console

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526. For the purposes of defining data needs, responsibility area is

(a) Marketing

(b) Administration

(d) All of the above

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527. Most computers understand programs written in

(a) Natural English language

(b) BASIC

(d) Specific programming language

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528. Computing systems can be effective in generating strategic information because

(a) The future can be predicted from the pattern of the past

(b) They require managers to clarify their thinking about their plans and future possibilities

(d) All of the above

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529. Electronics images of people speaking that are used in computer security operations are referred to as

(a) Voiceprints

(b) Passwords images

(d) Electronic prints

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530. The repeated access of a particular flight number from an airline reservation system is an example of

(a) Frequency

(b) Repetitive processing

(d) Volume

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531. A factor which would strongly influence a business person to adopt a computer is its

(a) Accuracy

(b) Reliability

(d) All of the above

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532. The total number of messages handled by a computerized telephone system on a daily basis is an example of

(a) Frequency

(b) Updating

(d) All of the above

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533. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) The installation of a computer is favorably received by all employees

(b) Some form of training is necessary for employees who will work with computers

(d) A businessperson is only interested in the computer's accuracy

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534. The average cost of computerized theft is estimated at

(a) $20,000

(b) $100,000

(d) $1,000,000

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535. The status of all data handled by a DP center is determined by a

(a) Data number

(b) Control number

(d) Item number

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536. The individual within the operations group who ordinarily uses a variety of keyboard devices is the

(a) Data clerk

(b) Keypunch operator

(d) Computer operator

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537. An example of providing supervisory information by the use of a computing system is

(a) Use of computer to prepare customer invoices

(b) Use of computer to plan shapes to be cut from a sheet of steel

(d) All of the above

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538. First generation computer systems used

(a) Transistors

(b) Vacuum tubes

(d) Silicon chips

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539. Which of the following affects processing power?

(a) Data bus capacity

(b) Addressing scheme

(d) All of the above

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540. Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM) of a digital computer (Mark the wrong statement)

(a) Is permanent

(b) Contains program instructions

(d) Is volatile

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541. Which of the following is a secondary memory device?

(a) Disk

(b) Central processing unit

(d) Arithmetic Logic Unit

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542. Following is a way to access secondary memory

(a) Random access memory

(b) Action method

(d) Density method

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543. The two kinds of main memory are

(a) Primary and secondary

(b) Random and sequential

(d) Central and peripheral

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544. A hard copy would be prepared on a

(a) Typewriter terminal

(b) Line printer

(d) All of the above

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545. A dot matrix printer

(a) Is an input device

(b) Is an output device

(d) Has a speed of 500 cps

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546. Most of the errors blamed on computers are actually due to

(a) Programming errors

(b) Hardware fatigue

(d) Data entry errors

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547. The NOT symbol at the output of an OR gate converts it into a/an _____ gate

(a) AND

(b) NAND

(d) NOR

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548. Computer memory consists of ____ microchips

(a) RAM

(b) ROM

(d) All of the above

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549. Backing storage is so named because it

(a) Lags behind the main memory

(b) Is slow

(d) Is always kept at the back of the CPU

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550. An advantage of overlapped processing activities is

(a) More effective use of the CPU

(b) Increased processing activities for the entire system

(d) All the above

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551. A computer-controlled device for training exercise that duplicates the work environment is a

(a) Simulator

(b) Duplicator

(d) COM device

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552. The comparison of data inside the arithmetic logic unit is referred to as a

(a) Question

(b) Data operation

(d) Logical operation

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553. A characteristic of the ASCII code is

(a) Its limitation to a maximum of 96 character configurations

(b) Its use of the zone code 1010, 1011, and 1100

(d) All of the above

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554. Which of the following allows users to specify what the computer is supposed to do rather than how the computer is supposed to do it?

(a) Nonprocedural language

(b) FORTRAN

(d) COBOL

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555. Which of the following hardware components is the most volatile?

(a) ROM

(b) RAM

(d) EPROM

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556. Which of the following is used for manufacturing chips?

(a) Control bus

(b) Control unit

(d) Semiconductors

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557. Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU?

(a) Control unit and registers

(b) Registers and main memory

(d) ALU and bus

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558. Which of the following holds data and processing instructions temporarily until the CPU needs it?

(a) ROM

(b) Control unit

(d) Coprocessor chips

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559. Which of the following is true?

(a) Fields are composed of bytes

(b) Files are composed of records

(d) All of the above

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560. List of detailed instructions that directs a computer is called which one of the following?

(a) Logic

(b) Storage

(d) Input device

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561. A typical modern computer uses

(a) Magnetic cores for secondary storage

(b) LSI chips (Large Scale Integration)

(d) More than 10,000 vacuum tubes

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562. Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU) are called the ______ of a computer.

(a) Heart

(b) Master dispatcher

(d) All of the above

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563. The basic components of a modern digital computer are

(a) Central processor

(b) Input device

(d) All of the above

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564. The languages in which computer programs are usually written differ from the language that the computer directly 'obeys' or 'understands'. Who performs the translation?

(a) The card reader

(b) The programmer

(d) A special hardware translator

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565. A visual display unit or terminal (which is right?)

(a) Is, by definition, a dumb terminal

(b) Can possess either graphic or alphanumeric capabilities, but not both

(d) Is the most popular input device used today in direct-access processing

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566. What is the most significant difference between a simple desk calculator and computer? Choose from the following:

(a) The computer is an electronic machine while the desk calculator may or may not be electronic

(b) The computer is useful in business applications while the desk calculator is not

(d) The computer is controlled by a program stored in its memory while the calculator requires step-by-step manual control

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567. An integrated circuit (IC) is

(a) Complicated circuit

(b) An integrating device

(d) Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip

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568. A computer programmer

(a) Does all the thinking for a computer

(b) Can enter input data quickly

(d) Can draw only flowchart

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569. As compared to the secondary memory, the primary memory of a computer is

(a) Large

(b) Cheap

(d) Slow

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570. Which of the following is the most characteristic of ROM?

(a) It is measured in megabytes

(b) It is volatile

(d) Instructions are stored there permanently

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571. The term "memory" applies to which one of the following?

(a) Logic

(b) Storage

(d) Input device

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572. Which one of the following can produce the final product of machine processing in a form usable by humans?

(a) Logic

(b) Storage

(d) Output device

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573. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU?

(a) Mass memory

(b) Internal Memory

(d) Non-volatile memory

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574. The binary system uses powers of ____ for positional values.

(a) 2

(b) 10

(d) 16

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575. The essential features of a number system are

(a) Radix

(b) Set of distinct digits

(d) Both a & b

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576. The term used to define all input and output devices in a computer system is ____

(a) Monitor

(b) Software

(d) Hardware

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577. The function of CPU is __________

(a) To provide external storage of text

(b) To communicate with the operator

(d) To provide a hard copy

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578. Which of the following is not connected with backing or back-up storage?

(a) Diskette

(b) Hard disk

(d) Cassette

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579. A hybrid computer

(a) Resembles analog computer

(b) Resembles digital computer

(d) None

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580. Main memory contains

(a) Data

(b) Instructions

(d) Neither

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581. In a computer, RAM is used as a short memory because it

(a) Is volatile

(b) Has small capacity

(d) Is programmable

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582. In computer terminology a compiler means

(a) A person who computes source programs

(b) The same thing as a programmer

(d) A program which translates source program into object program

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583. A modern fast mainframe digital computer can perform up to ____ operations per second.

(a) 1000 (1K)

(b) 100,000

(d) 1,000,000,000 (1G)

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584. A term used interchangeably with diskette is

(a) Disk cartridge

(b) Disk pack

(d) Packette disk

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585. A characteristic normally associated with a large-scale computer system is

(a) Real-time processing

(b) A complex array of I/O devices

(d) All the above

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586. A software package generally used within a distributed word processing system is:

(a) ATMS

(b) DWPS

(d) DBMS

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587. An advantage of a distributed word processing network is:

(a) Increased number of reports handled

(b) Less delay in interoffice communications

(d) All of the above

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588. ROM is composed of:

(a) Magnetic cores

(b) Microprocessors

(d) Floppy disks

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589. Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory?

(a) Nonvolatile

(b) Permanent

(d) Temporary

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590. The BCD code for the character W is composed of:

(a) A, 4, and 1 bits

(b) A, 4, and 2 bits

(d) A and 6 bits

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591. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for:

(a) Doing quick mathematical calculations

(b) Input, storage, manipulation, and outputting of data

(d) Performing repetitive tasks accurately

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592. The operation of a digital computer is based on _____ principle.

(a) Counting

(b) Measuring

(d) Logical

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593. The proper definition of a modern digital computer is:

(a) An electronic automated machine that can solve problems involving words and numbers

(b) A more sophisticated and modified electronic pocket calculator

(d) A machine that works on binary code

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594. A modern digital computer has:

(a) Extremely high speed

(b) Large memory

(d) All of the above

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595. The EBCDIC code for the character X with odd parity is:

(a) 0 1110 0110

(b) 1 1110 0111

(d) 0 1110 0117

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596. Mark the WRONG Statement - A digital computer scores over an analog computer in terms of:

(a) Speed

(b) Accuracy

(d) Memory

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597. A peripheral device used in a word processing system is:

(a) Floppy disk

(b) Magnetic card reader

(d) All of the above

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598. The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was:

(a) ENIAC

(b) Mark-I

(d) UNIVAC-I

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599. In reference to a computer, an assembler is a:

(a) Program

(b) Person who assembles the parts

(d) Language

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600. What is the name of the language which consists of strings of 1s and 0s and is the only one which the computer can understand directly?

(a) Assembly language

(b) Machine language

(d) 4GL

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601. The only language which is machine specific and which a computer understands directly is called:

(a) Assembly language

(b) Higher-level language

(d) Machine language

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602. Compilers and interpreters are themselves:

(a) High-level languages

(b) Programs

(d) Mnemonics

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603. What is the name of the output from either a compiler or an assembler?

(a) Source code

(b) Object code

(d) Operand

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604. Whereas a higher-level language could remain the same from one computer to another, each computer requires its own:

(a) Monitor

(b) Compiler

(d) Keyboard

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605. A characteristic of card system is:

(a) Slowness in processing data

(b) Using cards as records of transactions

(d) All of the above

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606. Advances in computer hardware and software are generally classified into generations. We are currently in which generation?

(a) Second

(b) Third

(d) Fifth

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607. The field name assigned to card fields should:

(a) Indicate the type of data items the field will contain

(b) Have the same number of characters as the length of the field

(d) All of the above

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608. Which of the following was (were) not used in first-generation computers?

(a) Vacuum tubes

(b) Cards

(d) Punched paper tape

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609. Which of the following was not associated with second-generation computers?

(a) High-level procedural language

(b) Operating system

(d) All of the above were associated with second-generation computers

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610. The card type that requires you to return a portion of it with payment is the:

(a) Dual card

(b) Document card

(d) Either b or c

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611. A five-digit card field used for postal ZIP codes is defined as:

(a) An alphabetic field

(b) A numeric field

(d) A letter field

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612. The gang punching of cards is performed on the:

(a) Collator

(b) Reproducer

(d) Keypunch

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613. What is the name of the computer programming language which is widely used in computer science and engineering as well as business?

(a) PASCAL

(b) LISP

(d) BASIC

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614. Which of the following fields in a student file can be used as a primary key?

(a) Class

(b) Social security number

(d) Major

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615. The very small and cheap computer built into many home devices is called ____ computer:

(a) Mainframe

(b) Mini

(d) Analog

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616. The advantages of magnetic tape include all of the following except:

(a) Low cost

(b) Direct-access storage medium

(d) Highly reliable

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617. Currently the most popular form of secondary storage is:

(a) Magnetic tape

(b) Semiconductor

(d) Disk

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618. Which of the following is an example of nonvolatile memory?

(a) RAM

(b) ROM

(d) VLSI

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619. __________ can be programmed one time by either the manufacturer or the computer user. Once programmed, it cannot be modified:

(a) RAM

(b) ROM

(d) EPROM

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620. The CPU can perform read or write operations at any point in time:

(a) ROM

(b) PROM

(d) All of the above

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621. The parity bit is added for ________ purposes:

(a) coding indexing

(b) error-detection

(d) updating

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622. Compared with secondary storage, primary storage is:

(a) slow and inexpensive

(b) fast and inexpensive

(d) slow and expensive

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623. Which file organization is allowed by a direct-access storage device?

(a) direct only

(b) sequential and direct only

(d) sequential, indexed, and direct

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624. Which of the following is used to check for errors in RAM chips?

(a) ROM chip

(b) microprocessor chip

(d) EPROM chip

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625. Which of the following are used to quickly accept, store, and transfer data and instructions that are being used immediately by the CPU?

(a) Microprocessors

(b) Registers

(d) data buses

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626. Why is the width of a data bus so important to the processing speed of a computer?

(a) The narrower it is, the greater the computer's processing speed

(b) The wider it is, the more data that can fit into main memory

(d) The wider it is, the slower the computer's processing speed

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627. Which of the following is not true of a magnetic disk?

(a) Users can easily update records by writing over the old data

(b) It provides only sequential access to stored data

(d) It does not provide an automatic audit trail

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628. The first mechanical computer designed by Charles Babbage was called:

(a) Analytical Engine

(b) Abacus

(d) Processor

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629. The modern abacus, which uses small beads strung on counting frames, is still being used in some oriental countries like China and Japan. How would you classify this calculator?

(a) Analog

(b) Hybrid

(d) electrical

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630. Which of the following is true of digital computers?

(a) It represents decimal numbers through a string of binary digits

(b) It is used primarily in scientific applications

(d) All of the above

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631. Which of the following is not true of primary storage?

(a) It represents the decimal numbers through a string of binary digits

(b) It stores operating-system programs

(d) It stores the bulk of data used by a computer application

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632. The technique of placing software or programs in a ROM semiconductor chip is called:

(a) PROM

(b) EPROM

(d) Microprocessor

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633. IBM 7000 digital computer:

(a) Belongs to second generation

(b) Uses VLSI

(d) Has modular construction

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634. Which of the following is not a relational database?

(a) dBASE IV

(b) 4th Dimension

(d) Reflex

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635. Periodically adding, changing and deleting file records is called file:

(a) Updating

(b) Upgrading

(d) History file

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636. A large computer information system maintains many different computer files, which amongst them is called a perpetual file?

(a) Specialized file

(b) Log file

(d) History file

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637. Which of the following is the free form database for IBM and compatible personal computers?

(a) Memory Mate

(b) Q&A

(d) Double Helix

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638. Which language has recently become the de facto standard for interfacing application programs with relational database systems?

(a) Oracle

(b) SQL

(d) 4GL

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639. Embedded pointers provide:

(a) A secondary access path

(b) A physical record key

(d) All of the above

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640. What is the name given to the database management system which is able to handle full text data, image data, audio, and video?

(a) Fullmedia

(b) Graphics media

(d) Hypertext

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641. Large collections of files are called:

(a) Fields

(b) Records

(d) Sectors

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642. Choose the RDBMS which supports full-fledged client-server application development:

(a) dBASE IV

(b) Oracle 7.1

(d) Ingres

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643. Which of the following is not true of the traditional approach to information processing?

(a) There is common sharing of data among the various applications

(b) It is file-oriented

(d) It is inflexible

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644. The database environment has all of the following components except:

(a) Users

(b) Separate files

(d) Database administrator

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645. Which of the following is true of the data-manipulation language (DML)?

(a) It refers to data using physical addresses

(b) It cannot interface with high-level programming languages

(d) None of the above

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646. What is the language used by most of the DBMSs for helping their users to access data?

(a) High-level language

(b) SQL

(d) 4GL

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647. An owner-member set in the CODASYL specification may have:

(a) Only one owner but many owner occurrences

(b) Only one member but many member occurrences

(d) Any of the above

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648. Updating a database means:

(a) Revising the file structure

(b) Reorganizing the database

(d) All of the above

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649. A schema describes:

(a) Data elements

(b) Records and files

(d) All of the above

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650. In the DBMS approach, application programs perform the:

(a) Storage function

(b) Processing functions

(d) All of the above

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651. A number of related records that are treated as a unit is called:

(a) File

(b) Field

(d) Batch

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652. The key to a cost-effective data input operation is:

(a) OCR equipment

(b) Validity checks

(d) Employee motivation

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653. There are certain packages that allow people to define data items, place these items in particular records, combine the records into designated files and then manipulate and retrieve the stored data. What are they called?

(a) Data storage system

(b) Database management system (DBMS)

(d) Data communication package

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654. The database management system might consist of application programs and software packages called:

(a) FORTRAN

(b) AUTOFLOW

(d) TOTAL

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655. The function of a database is:

(a) To check all input data

(b) To check all spelling

(d) To output data

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656. The logical data structure with a one-to-many relationship is a:

(a) Network

(b) Tree

(d) Relational

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657. The language used by application programs to request data from the DBMS is referred to as the:

(a) DML

(b) DDL

(d) Any of the above

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658. Related fields in a database are grouped to form:

(a) Data file

(b) Data record

(d) Bank

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659. Which of the following is not a logical database structure?

(a) Tree

(b) Relational

(d) Chain

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660. Data security threats include:

(a) Hardware failure

(b) Privacy invasion

(d) All of the above

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661. Data encryption techniques are particularly useful for:

(a) Reducing storage space requirements

(b) Improving data integrity

(d) All of the above

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662. A set of programs that handle a firm's database responsibilities is called a:

(a) Database Management System (DBMS)

(b) Database Processing System (DBPS)

(d) All of the above

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663. The language used in application programs to request data from the DBMS is referred to as the:

(a) DML

(b) DDL

(d) Any of the above

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664. The files stored on a secondary storage device are composed of a hierarchy of data. What does a record in a file contain?

(a) Bits

(b) Characters

(d) Schema

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665. When using a database management system, the first thing that you must do is to:

(a) Create a database file

(b) Activate file editor

(d) Keep a floppy disk in readiness

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666. The distinguishable parts of a record are called:

(a) Files

(b) Data

(d) Formats

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667. A computer file contains several records. What does each record contain?

(a) Bytes

(b) Words

(d) Programs

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668. What name is given to the collection of facts, items of information, or data which are related in some way?

(a) Database

(b) Directory information

(d) Information provider

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669. A computer file can be best described as:

(a) A single data item

(b) A general collection of data items

(d) A random collection of data items

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670. The highest level in the hierarchy of data organization is called:

(a) Data bank

(b) Database

(d) Data record

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671. Which of the following is a type of DBMS software?

(a) Database manipulation language

(b) Query language

(d) All of the above

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672. Data encryption techniques are particularly useful for:

(a) Reducing storage space requirements

(b) Improving data integrity

(d) All of the above

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673. The database administrator is, in effect, the coordinator between the ________ and the _______:

(a) DBMS; Database

(b) Application program; Database

(d) Application programs; Users

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674. Which of the following is true of a network structure?

(a) It is a physical representation of the data

(b) It allows a many-to-many relationship

(d) It will be the dominant database of the future

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675. Which of the following hardware components is the most important to the operation of a database management system?

(a) High-resolution video display

(b) Printer

(d) Plotter

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676. With respect to data input, the most accurate description of batch control is:

(a) Dividing documents to be entered into batches

(b) Controlling the input of each input clerk

(d) None of the above

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677. A record in third normal form is better than a record in first normal form from a relational mathematics viewpoint. (ǐरलेशनल गͨणत के Ǻिçटकोण से, तीसरे सामाÛय Ǿप मɅ एक ǐरकॉड पहले सामा [ Ûय Ǿप के ǐरकॉड से [ बेहतर है।)

(a) True

(b) False

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678. One data dictionary software package is called:

(a) DB/DC dictionary

(b) TOTAL

(d) Any of the above

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679. Batch processing is appropriate if:

(a) A large computer system is available

(b) Only a small computer system is available

(d) None of the above

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680. The relational model uses some unfamiliar terminology. A tuple is equivalent to a:

(a) Record

(b) Field

(d) Database

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681. Data items grouped together for storage purposes are called a:

(a) Record

(b) Title

(d) String

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682. The database administration function includes:

(a) Application programming

(b) Computer operations management

(d) All of the above

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683. Which of the following fields in a student file can be used as a primary key?

(a) Class

(b) Social Security Number

(d) Major

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684. Which of the following is not true of the traditional approach to information processing?

(a) There is common sharing of data among the various applications

(b) It is file-oriented

(d) It is inflexible

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685. The relational database environment has all of the following components except:

(a) Users

(b) Separate files

(d) Query language

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686. The way a particular application views the data from the database that the application uses is a:

(a) Module

(b) Relational mode

(d) Subschema

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687. Which of the following is not a logical database structure?

(a) Tree

(b) Relational

(d) Chain

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688. The logical data structure with a one-to-many relationship is a:

(a) Network

(b) Tree

(d) Relational

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689. The database administrator is, in effect, the coordinator between the ……and the…….:

(a) DBMS; Database

(b) Application program; Database

(d) Application programs; Users

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690. Which of the following is not an advantage of the database approach?

(a) Elimination of the data redundancy

(b) Ability to associate related data

(d) All of the above

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691. Which of the following hardware components is the most important to the operation of a database management system?

(a) High-resolution video display

(b) Printer

(d) Mouse

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692. A data dictionary doesn't provide information about

(a) Where data is located

(b) The size of the disk storage device

(d) How the data is used

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693. Which of the following is true of the data manipulation language (DML)?

(a) It refers to data using physical addresses

(b) It cannot interface with high-level programming languages

(d) None of the above

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694. Database management systems are intended to

(a) Eliminate data redundancy

(b) Establish relationships among records in different files

(d) All of the above

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695. Which of the following contains a complete record of all activity that affected the contents of a database during a certain period of time?

(a) Report writer

(b) Query language

(d) Transaction log

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696. Which two files are used during the operation of the RDBMS?

(a) Query language and utilities

(b) Data manipulation language and query language

(d) Data dictionary and query language

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697. Generalized database management systems do not retrieve data to meet routine requests

(a) True

(b) False

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698. One approach to standardizing storing of data

(a) MIS

(b) Structured programming

(d) None of the above

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699. Which of the following is a database administrator's function?

(a) Database design

(b) Backing up the database

(d) All of the above

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700. Which of the following is a component of DBMS software?

(a) Database manipulation language

(b) Query language

(d) All of the above

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701. Data item characteristics that are important in data management include:

(a) Punctuation

(b) Language

(d) Width

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702. Which of the following is not the responsibility of the utilities component of DBMS software?

(a) Creating the physical and logical designs

(b) Removing flagged records for deletion

(d) Monitoring performance

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703. Which of the following is not characteristic of a relational database model?

(a) Tables

(b) Tree-like structure

(d) Records

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704. Which of the following is a problem of file management system?

(a) Difficult to update

(b) Lack of data independence

(d) All of the above

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705. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?

(a) Light pen

(b) Mouse

(d) Terminal

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706. A hard copy would be prepared on a:

(a) Line printer

(b) Dot matrix printer

(d) All of the above

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707. Which of the following input/output devices is not associated with personal computers?

(a) Mice

(b) Color monitors

(d) Dot-matrix printers

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708. A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have ___________ of RAM:

(a) 4K

(b) 16K

(d) 256K

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709. The word length of a computer is measured in:

(a) Bytes

(b) Millimeters

(d) Bits

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710. Multi-user systems provide cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several:

(a) Personal computers

(b) Workstations

(d) Mainframes

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711. What are the three decision-making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?

(a) Greater than

(b) Less than

(d) All of the above

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712. What part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?

(a) Disk unit

(b) Control unit

(d) Modem

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713. Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?

(a) Data

(b) Bytes

(d) Pictures

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714. What is the size of the diskettes used by IBM's newer PS/2 personal computers?

(a) 5.5"

(b) 8"

(d) 2.5"

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715. The computer memory holds data and:

(a) Bytes

(b) Program

(d) Bits

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716. In computer technology, what is meant by the phrase "state-of-the-art"?

(a) Up-to-date

(b) Best

(d) All of the above

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717. The checking operation performed on input data is called the:

(a) Validation of data

(b) Verification of data

(d) Control of data

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718. The most expensive component in a computer system is its:

(a) Hardware

(b) Peripherals

(d) None of the above

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719. In digital data transmission:

(a) Baud rate is equal to bit rate

(b) Baud rate is always smaller than the bit rate

(d) None of the above

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720. Information retrieval is fastest from:

(a) Floppy disk

(b) Magnetic tape

(d) All of the above

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721. The process of entering data into a storage location:

(a) Adds to the contents of the location

(b) Causes variation in its address number

(d) Is destructive of previous contents

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722. A magnetic tape volume that is used on a data processing operation without any change:

(a) Magnetic disk

(b) Punched paper tape

(d) Card reader

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723. Allocator and manager of memory in an operating system is:

(a) Keyboard

(b) Key punch

(d) Kludge

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724. Super-computers:

(a) Are found at thousands of sites around the world

(b) Can now fit on a single silicon chip

(d) Are not fast enough for some applications

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725. A data item which is not broken down into smaller units is:

(a) Data element

(b) Elementary data item

(d) Database management

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726. Which of the following is a particular form of magnetic tape cartridge?

(a) Card punch

(b) Optical mark reader

(d) Punched paper tape

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727. A hardware used for virtual memory allocation is:

(a) CPU

(b) Base-bound register

(d) Register unit

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728. Most computers understand programs written in:

(a) Natural English language

(b) BASIC

(d) Specific programming language

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729. A way of checking the data have been moved or stored correctly is:

(a) Password

(b) Prestel

(d) Modem

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730. The floppy disk or diskette was first developed in early:

(a) 1970

(b) 1965

(d) 1976

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731. A sequence of one or more characters is:

(a) Group

(b) String

(d) Field

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732. One megabyte is:

(a) 1048576 bytes

(b) 211000 bytes

(d) 81100 bytes

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733. A secondary storage device with immediate access to any part of the stored data is:

(a) Direct access device

(b) Printer

(d) Punched card

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734. A computer in which data is represented by a continuously variable physical quantity is:

(a) Digital computer

(b) Analog computer

(d) Machine-in-built computer

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735. A digital device that processes data is known as:

(a) Data processor

(b) Data entry

(d) Database

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736. Which of the following can be used to control the movement of a cursor on a video screen?

(a) Mouse

(b) OCR

(d) Joystick

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737. In a digital computer, all the expressions are coded into:

(a) Octal digits

(b) Binary digits

(d) Decimal digits

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738. The track capacity of a single density floppy disk drive is:

(a) 360 bytes

(b) 1105 bytes

(d) 180 bytes

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739. The display size of the typical visual display screen is:

(a) 80 columns wide by 24

(b) 40 columns wide by 20

(d) 60 columns wide by 30

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740. The number system with base 2 having two distinct levels is known as:

(a) Decimal

(b) Binary

(d) Hexadecimal

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741. Any storage device added to a computer beyond the immediately usable main storage is known as:

(a) Floppy disk

(b) Hard disk

(d) Punched card

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742. A computer peripheral that prints one line of output at a time is known as:

(a) Dot matrix printer

(b) Daisy wheel printer

(d) Serial printer

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743. Which type of computers are known as Z1, Z2?

(a) Personal

(b) Electrical

(d) Mechanical

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744. An operating system intended for use in a microprocessor-based system that supports a single user is:

(a) PC-DOS

(b) MS-DOS

(d) CP/M

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745. The report card and merit list forms the:

(a) Output data

(b) Data processing

(d) Input data

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746. Which is an input device?

(a) Tape puncher

(b) Teleprocessing terminal

(d) Optical printer

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747. Programmed instructions to the computer are known as:

(a) Data

(b) Code

(d) Database

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748. Which printer uses a combination of laser-beam and electro-photographic techniques?

(a) Laser printers

(b) Dot-matrix

(d) Daisy wheel

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749. Which of the following is a displayed listing of program options that users can select?

(a) Menu

(b) Block

(d) File

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750. What is the acronym for Single In-Line Memory Module?

(a) SIMM

(b) SILMM

(d) SMM

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751. Which type of memory is for information that DOES CHANGE on your computer?

(a) RAM

(b) ROM

(d) RW/RAM

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752. A data structure consisting of several fields, some or all of which are instances of the same data structure, is called:

(a) Field

(b) Bead

(d) Data collection

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753. During the data gathering phase of the system analysis step:

(a) Program flowcharts are often prepared

(b) The system design specifications are outlined

(d) A standards manual is of little use

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754. Most computers have secondary storage devices that are connected to the processor and are thus able to accept data directly from and return data directly to the processor:

(a) Special

(b) Online

(d) Multi

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755. Which of the following is a term meaning that if a particular program is given bad data for input, it will produce bad results for output?

(a) FIFO: First In, First Out

(b) LOGO

(d) GIGO: Garbage In, Garbage Out

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756. A device that uses magnetic tape cartridges to read or record information at 340,000 alphanumeric characters per second is:

(a) Magnetic tape

(b) Hypertape drive

(d) Magnetic disk

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757. The special characters Word inserts into your document are called:

(a) Removable characters

(b) Nonprinting characters

(d) Hidden characters

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758. The selection bar is:

(a) Below the title bar

(b) To the far left of your document

(d) None of the above

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759. You can add a date to a document by:

(a) Inserting a text date

(b) Inserting a date field that will update automatically

(d) All of the above

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760. You can delete text by:

(a) Selecting the text and pressing the CTRL key

(b) Selecting the text and pressing the DELETE key

(d) None of the above

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761. The insert mode means:

(a) You can highlight text

(b) You can type over existing text

(d) Selecting a vertical block of text

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762. You can display the next page in print preview by:

(a) Clicking the page forward button

(b) Clicking the previous page button

(d) Clicking the next page button

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763. Documents can be printed to:

(a) A CD

(b) A file on the disk

(d) B and C

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764. You can print:

(a) Specified page of the document

(b) Selected text in the document

(d) A and B

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765. The default paper size and orientation is:

(a) A4

(b) 9.5" x 12" Portrait

(d) 8.5" x 12" Landscape

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766. You can print a document:

(a) From page layout view

(b) From normal view

(d) All of the above

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767. The magnifier button:

(a) Allows you to zoom your document

(b) Displays two pages side by side

(d) None of the above

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768. In print preview, you can:

(a) Format text

(b) Print your document

(d) All of the above

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769. Which of the following formatting options is not available on the Tables and Borders toolbar?

(a) Border color

(b) Aligning text at the center of a cell

(d) All of the above

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770. To align numbers with the same number of decimal points in the table column:

(a) Set a decimal tab stop

(b) Right-align the numbers

(d) A and B

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