Computer and IT Selected Questions and Answers Set 8

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Q.1:- The vast network of computer that connects millions of people all over the world is called …………. ?

  1. LAN
  2. Web
  3. Hypertext
  4. Internet
  5. None of these

Ans:- (d) Internet

Q.2:- A word on a web page which opens other document when clicks on it’s a …………………. ?

  1. Anchor
  2. Hyper link
  3. Reference
  4. URL
  5. None of these

Ans:- (b) Hyper link

Q.3:- IT stands for ?

  1. Information Technology
  2. Integrated Technology
  3. Intelligent Technology
  4. Interesting Technology
  5. None of these

Ans:- (a) Information Technology

Q.4:- To access a mainframe or supercomputer, users often use a ………….. ?

  1. Terminal
  2. Node
  3. Desktop
  4. Hand Held
  5. None of these

Ans:- (a) Terminal

Q.5:- Sending an e-mail is like a …………………… ?

  1. Creating an image of any event
  2. Telling a story
  3. Writing a letter
  4. Creating an image
  5. None of these

Ans:- (c) Writing a letter

Q.6:- Inventor of WWW is ………………… ?

  1. Bill Gates
  2. Lee N. Feyong
  3. Resscl
  4. Tim Berners Lee
  5. None of these

Ans:- (d) Tim Berners Lee

Q.7:- What is an e-mail ?

  1. An internet standard, which allow users to upload and download files
  2. An online area on which a user can converse in written form about any special subject
  3. Transmission of files and messages through computer network
  4. A real time typed conversation
  5. None of these

Ans:- (c) Transmission of files and messages through computer network

Q.8:- Junk e-mail is also called ?

  1. Spam
  2. Spoof
  3. Sniffer Script
  4. Spool
  5. None of these

Ans:- (a) Spam

Q.9:- Most website have a main page, the ………. Which acts as a doorway to the rest of the website pages.

  1. Search Engine
  2. Home Page
  3. Browser
  4. URL
  5. None of these

Ans:- (b) Home Page

Q.10:- Which of the following menu types is also called a drop down menu ?

  1. Fly-out
  2. Cascading
  3. Pop-up
  4. Pull-down
  5. None of these

Ans:- (d) Pull-down

Q.11:- To move down a page in a document ………….. ?

  1. Jump
  2. Fly
  3. Wriggle
  4. Scroll
  5. None of these
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Ans:- (d) Scroll

Q.12:- Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT are known as what ?

  1. Processors
  2. Domain names
  3. Modems
  4. Operating systems
  5. None of these

Ans:- (d) Operating systems

Q.13:- ………….. shows the files, folders, and drives on your computer, making it easy to navigate from one location to another within the file hierarchy ?

  1. Microsoft Internet Explorer
  2. Windows Explorer
  3. My Computer
  4. Folders Manager
  5. None of these

Ans:- (c) My Computer

Q.14:- What is Windows Explorer ?

  1. A drive
  2. APC
  3. A Web Browser
  4. A network
  5. A file manager

Ans:- (e) A file manager

Q.15:- To insert a copy of the clipboard contents, whatever was last cut or copied at the insertion point ………………. .

  1. Paste
  2. Stick in
  3. Fit in
  4. Push in
  5. None of these

Ans:- (a) Paste

Q.16:- A person  who used his or her expertise to gain access to other people’s computers to get information illegally or do damage is a ……………… ?

  1. Spammer
  2. Hacker
  3. Instant Messenger
  4. Programmer
  5. Analyst

Ans:- (b) Hacker

Q.17:- What is a modem connected to ?

  1. Processor
  2. Mother Board
  3. Printer
  4. Phone Line
  5. None of these

Ans:- (d) Phone Line

Q.18:- To reload a Web page, press the …………… button.

  1. Redo
  2. Reload
  3. Restore
  4. Ctrl
  5. Refresh

Ans:- (b) Reload

Q.19:- Which of the following is not true ?

  1. Chatting is like e-mail
  2. Chatting can only be done with a single person
  3. Chatting can involve multiple persons
  4. Chatting is an electronic dialogue
  5. None of these

Ans:- (b) Chatting can only be done with a single person

Q.20:- What is a file ?

  1. A file is a section of main storage used to store data.
  2. A file is a collection of information that has been given a name and is stored in secondary memory.
  3. A file is the part of a program that is used to describe what the program should do.
  4. Floppy disks can only store data, not programs.
  5. None of these
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Ans:- (b) A file is a collection of information that has been given a name and is stored in secondary memory.

Q.21:- At which button is Help Menu available ?

  1. End
  2. Start
  3. Turn off
  4. Restart
  5. None of these

Ans:- (b) Start

Q.22:- To shrink a window to an icon …………….. ?

  1. Open a group window
  2. Minimize a window
  3. Maximize a window
  4. Restore a window
  5. None of these

Ans:- (b) Minimize a window

Q.23:- MS-Word is an example of ?

  1. Operating system
  2. Application software
  3. Processing device
  4. Input device
  5. None of these

Ans:- (b) Application Software

Q.24:- Another word for software is ……………………… ?

  1. Input
  2. Output
  3. Program
  4. System
  5. None of these

Ans:- (c) Program

Q.25:- The program of preparing a floppy diskette for use is called …………………. .

  1. Aseembling
  2. Translating
  3. Parsing
  4. Formatting
  5. None of these

Ans:- (d) Formatting