Computer and IT Selected Questions and Answers For Competitive Exams Set 10

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Q.1:- What is an e-mail attachment ?

  1. A receipt sent by the recipient
  2. A separate document from another program sent along with an e-mail message
  3. A malicious parasite that feeds off of your messages and destroys the contents
  4. A list of CC or BCC recipients
  5. None of these

Ans:- (b) A separate document from another program sent along with an e-mail message

Q.2:- Output which is made up of pictures, sounds, and video is called ………. ?

  1. COM
  2. Hard Copy
  3. Graphics
  4. Multimedia
  5. None of these

Ans:- (d) Multimedia

Q.3:- The standard protocol of the Internet is …………… .

  1. TCP / IP
  2. Java
  3. HTML
  4. Flash
  5. None of these

Ans:- (a) TCP / IP

Q.4:- What are the four things needed to connect to the Internet ?

  1. Telephone line, Modem, Computer, and an ISP
  2. Modem, Computer, PDA, and ISP
  3. Telephone line, PDA, Modem, and Computer
  4. Computer, ISP, Modem, and Communication Software
  5. Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse and Modem

Ans:- (d) Computer, ISP, Modem, and Communication Software

Q.5:- Junk e-mail is also called …………. .

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

Ans:- (a) Spam

Q.6:- What is e-commerce ?

  1. Buying and selling international goods
  2. Buying and selling products and services over the internet
  3. Buying and selling products and services not found in stores
  4. Buying and selling products having to do with computer
  5. Buying and selling of electronic goods

Ans:- (b) Buying and selling products and services over the internet

Q.7:- A website address is a unique name that identifies a specific …………. On the Web.

  1. Web browser
  2. PDA
  3. Website
  4. Link
  5. None of these

Ans:- (c) Website

Q.8:- Data and Time are available on the desktop at …………… .

  1. Keyboard
  2. Recycle bin
  3. My computer
  4. Task bar
  5. None of these

Ans:- (d) Task bar

Q.9:- Easy to use …………… .

  1. User-friendly
  2. Select
  3. Helpful
  4. Ever-ready
  5. None of these
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Ans:- (a) User-friendly

Q.10:- Which is a graphical representation of an application ?

  1. Windows 95
  2. Windows Explorer
  3. Icon
  4. Taskbar
  5. None of these

Ans:- (c) Icon

Q.11:- Generally, you access the recycle bin through an icon located …………….. .

  1. On the desktop
  2. On the hard drive
  3. On the short cut menu
  4. In the properties dialog box
  5. None of these

Ans:- (a) On the desktop

Q.12:- “GUI” stands for ?

  1. Gnutella Universal Interface
  2. Graphical User Interface
  3. Graphic Uninstall / Install
  4. General Utility Interface
  5. None of these

Ans:- (b) Graphical User Interface

Q.13:- Each ……………… on a menu performs a specific action.

  1. Client
  2. Server
  3. Node
  4. Command
  5. None of these

Ans:- (d) Command

Q.14:- The copy command saves to …………….. .

  1. The desktop
  2. The clipboard
  3. Printer
  4. Microsoft Word
  5. Printer

Ans:- (b) The clipboard

Q.15:- A blinking indicator that shows you where your next action will happen …………….. .

  1. CPU
  2. Cursor
  3. Toolbar
  4. Boot
  5. None of these

Ans:- (b) Cursor

Q.16:- The portion that shows all the choices you can make while working in a window is called the ……….. .

  1. Options
  2. Table
  3. Menu Bar
  4. Item Bar
  5. None of these

Ans:- (c) Menu Bar

Q.17:- A place that a user can create to store files …………… .

  1. Cursor
  2. Text
  3. Folder
  4. Boot
  5. None of these

Ans:- (c) Folder

Q.18:- Information on a computer is stored as ………………….. .

  1. Analog Data
  2. Digital Data
  3. Modem Data
  4. Watts Data
  5. None of these

Ans:- (b) Digital Data

Q.19:- How many options does a binary choice offer ?

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. It depends on the amount of memory in the computer
  5. None of these

Ans:- (b) Two

Q.20:- Which of the following is the largest unit of storage ?

  1. GB
  2. KB
  3. MB
  4. TB
  5. None of these
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Ans:- (d) TB

Q.21:- One thousand bytes is a …………. .

  1. Kilobyte
  2. Megabyte
  3. Gigabyte
  4. Terabyte
  5. None of these

Ans:- (a) Kilobyte

Q.22:- A ……………….. is approximately one billion bytes.

  1. Kilobyte
  2. Bit
  3. Gigabyte
  4. Megabyte
  5. None of these

Ans:- (c) Gigabyte

Q.23:- The smallest unit of information a computer can understand and process is known as …………. .

  1. Digit
  2. Kilobyte
  3. Bit
  4. Byte
  5. None of these

Ans:- (c) Bit

Q.24:- In the binary language each letter of the alphabet, each number and each special character is made up of a unique combination of ……………. .

  1. Eight bytes
  2. Eight kilobytes
  3. Eight characters
  4. Eight bits
  5. None of these

Ans:- (d) Eight bits

Q.25:- Storage which stores or retains data after power off is called ?

  1. Volatile storage
  2. Non-volatile storage
  3. Sequential storage
  4. Direct storage
  5. None of these

Ans:- (b) Non-volatile storage