Computer Fundamentals and IT Concepts
Comprehensive quiz covering computer hardware, software, networking, storage, memory, internet technologies, and application software fundamentals
Questions
A Compiler is ____
- A combination of computer hardware
- A program which translates from one high-level language to another
- A program which translates from one high-level to a machine level
- None of these
When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into the corresponding bits
- ANSI
- ASCII
- EBCDIC
- ISO
A Pixel is -
- A computer program that draws picture
- A picture stored in secondary memory
- The smallest resolvable part of a picture
- None of these
Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Joystick
- Track ball
Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?
- 2
- 10
- 16
- 32
Which of the following is not an output device?
- Scanner
- Printer
- Flat Screen
- Touch Screen
Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only information to it but cannot erase or modify it
- Floppy Disk
- Hard Disk
- Tape Drive
- CDROM
Which technology is used in Compact disks?
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Electro Magnetic
- Laser
Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
- Floppy Disk
- Hard Disk
- Compact Disk
- Magneto Optic Disk
Which of the following is the largest manufacturer of Hard Disk Drives?
- IBM
- Segate
- Microsoft
- 3M
The memory location address are limited to
- 00000 to 9ffff(16)
- 00001 to 9ffff(16)
- 00010 to 9ffff(16)
- 10000 to 9ffff(16)
The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as
- Hardware
- Software
- Firmware
- ROMware
Memory is made up of
- Set of wires
- Set of circuits
- Large number of cells
- All of these
Primary memory stores
- Data alone
- Programs alone
- Results alone
- All of these
EPROM can be used for
- Erasing the contents of ROM
- Reconstructing the contents of ROM
- Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
- Duplicating ROM
Which device can understand difference between data & programs?
- Input device
- Output device
- Memory
- Microprocessor
The contents of information are stored in
- Memory data register
- Memory address register
- Memory access register
- Memory arithmetic register
Memory unit is one part of
- Input device
- Control unit
- Output device
- Central Processing Unit
Algorithm and Flow chart help us to
- Know the memory capacity
- Identify the base of a number system
- Direct the output to a printer
- Specify the problem completely and clearly
Which of the following is not a valid size of a Floppy Disk?
- 8"
- 5 1/4"
- 3 1/2"
- 5 1/2"
The ____ shows all the websites and pages that you have visited over a period of time.
- status bar
- task bar
- history list
- tool bar
A proxy server is used for the which of the following?
- To provide security against unauthorized users
- To process client requests for web pages
- To process client requests for database access
- To provide TCP/IP
A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the internet, is called a (n)
- version
- Patch
- Tutorial
- FAQ
In the URL http://www.upscportal.com/, the portion labelled http is the
- host
- domain name
- protocol
- top-level domain
The ability to easily add additional users means that a network is
- Scalable
- dedicated
- Decentralized
- Secure
In a database, a field is a
- lable
- table of information
- group of related records
- category of information
The number of pixels displayed on a screen is known as the screen
- resolution
- colour depth
- refresh rate
- viewing size
Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are example of
- application software
- system software
- operating system software
- platform software
If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade, you would use a
- repeater
- router
- gateway
- switch
A ____ is approximately a million bytes.
- gigabyte
- kilobyte
- megabyte
- terabyte
The time it takes a device to locate data and instructions and make them available to CPU is known as
- clock speed
- a processing cycle
- CPU speed
- access time
controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which users are interact with the computer.
- The platform
- The operating system
- Application software
- The motherboard
_______ means that the data contained in a database is accurate and reliable.
- Data redundancy
- Data integrity
- Data reliability
- Data consistency
A(n) _____is a private corporate network, used exclusively by company employees.
- Internet
- local area network
- peer-to-peer
- intranet
A characteristic of a file server is which of the following?
- Manages file operations and is shared on a network
- Manages file operations and is limited to one PC
- Acts as fat client and is shared on a network
- Acts as fat client and is limited to one PC
If a word is typed that is not in Word s dictionary, a ____________ wavy underline appears below the word.
- red
- green
- blue
- black
The ____________ button on the quick access Toolbar allows you to cancel your recent commands or actions.
- Search
- Cut
- Document
- Undo
In Excel, any set of characters containing a letter, hyphen, or space is considered
- a formula
- text
- a name
- a title
____________Software allows users to perform calculations on rows and columns of data.
- Word processing
- Presentation graphics
- Database Management Systems
- Electronic Spreadsheet