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A VDU is used as

  1. Input device only
  2. Output device only
  3. Both (A) & (B)
  4. Neither (A) nor (B)
  5. Voice data translation device only

Option B
How did the computer mouse get its name?

  1. It’s cable looks like a tail
  2. Because it squeaks when moved
  3. It has ears
  4. Teeth outside mouth
  5. None of these

Option A
________ is processed by the computer into information

  1. numbers
  2. processor
  3. input
  4. data

Option D
Which of the following is not a typed of error?

  1. Run time
  2. Real time
  3. Syntax
  4. Logical

Option B
The number of rows in a worksheet is _____

  1. 36500
  2. 65536
  3. 256
  4. 64356

Option B
What is the name for the process that is used to convert a series of instructions, or program, written in high-level language into instructions (or program) that can be run on a computer?

  1. Assembling
  2. Compiling
  3. Translating
  4. Uploading

Option B
________ is security against viruses. It monitors both incoming and outgoing traffic.

  1. Encryption
  2. Spanning
  3. Fire walls
  4. Worms

Option C
Which of the following groups consists of only output devices?

  1. Scanner, Printer, Monitor
  2. keyboard, Printer, Monitor
  3. mouse, Printer, Monitor
  4. plotter, Printer, Monitor

Option D
Which of the following is not a logic gate?

  1. AND
  2. OR
  3. NAT
  4. NOT

Option C
A MODEM is connected in between a telephone line and a ________

  1. Network
  2. Computer
  3. Communication adapter
  4. Serial port

Option B
ROM stands for ____.

  1. Read Only Memory
  2. Random Only Memory
  3. Random Open Memory
  4. Random Only Memory
  5. Read Only Memory

Option A
The ability to easily add additional users means that a network is

  1. Icon
  2. Hyperlink
  3. Menu
  4. Source derived

Option A
The first computers were programmed using

  1. Assembly language
  2. Machine language
  3. Spaghetti code
  4. Source code

Option B
Whenever we have to give space between the two words while typing on a PC, we have to press a key known as ________.

  1. Backspace
  2. Shift
  3. Control
  4. Escape
  5. Space Bar

Option E
ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does ASCII stand for?

  1. American Stable Code for International Interchange
  2. American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
  3. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
  4. American Standard Code for Interchange Information

Option C
The first Windows OS was launched in the year

  1. 1985
  2. 1980
  3. 1990
  4. 1988
  5. 1987

Option D
In a client server system, client computer is a kind of _______

  1. Main frame
  2. Mini computer
  3. Micro computer
  4. PDF

Option C
A received E-mail may be :

  1. Read
  2. Unread
  3. Stored
  4. All the above
  5. None of these

Option D
A ________ is approximately a million bytes

  1. Gigabyte
  2. Kilobyte
  3. Megabyte
  4. Terabyte

Option C
One advantage of dial-up Internet access is

  1. It utilizes broadband technology
  2. It utilizes existing telephone service
  3. It uses a router for security
  4. Modem speeds are very fast

Option B