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951.

RAM can be treated as the____________for the computer’s processor?

A. factory
B. operating room
C. waiting room
D. planning room
Answer» D. planning room
952.

The primary function of the__________is to set up the hardware and load and start an operating system?

A. System Programs
B. BIOS
C. CP
D. Memory
Answer» C. CP
953.

A ____________is a microprocessor -based computing device?

A. personal computer
B. mainframe
C. workstation
D. server
Answer» B. mainframe
954.

_____________is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide platform for running application software?

A. Application software
B. System software
C. Software
D. Operating system
Answer» C. Software
955.

What kind of memory is both static and non -volatile?

A. RAM
B. ROM
C. BIOS
D. CACHE
Answer» C. BIOS
956.

A device, which is not connected to CPU, is called as___________?

A. land-line device
B. On-line device
C. Off-line device
D. Device
Answer» D. Device
957.

The______________is the amount of data that a storage device can move from the storage medium to the Computer per second?

A. data migration rate
B. data digitizing rate
C. data transfer rate
D. data access rate
Answer» D. data access rate
958.

____________Is the functional key to display save-as box?

A. F5
B. F6
C. F9
D. F12
Answer» E.
959.

Which of the following are input devices?

A. Keyboard
B. Mouse
C. Card reader
D. All of these
Answer» E.
960.

Who is the Current CEO of Microsoft?

A. Babbage
B. Bill Gates
C. Bill Clinton
D. Satya Nadella
Answer» E.
961.

Examples of output devices are?

A. Screen
B. Printer
C. Speaker
D. All of these
Answer» E.
962.

What is meant by a dedicated computer?

A. Which is used by one person only
B. Which is assigned one and only one task
C. Which uses one kind of software
D. Which is meant for application software
Answer» C. Which uses one kind of software
963.

____________translates and executes program at run time line by line?

A. Compiler
B. Interpreter
C. Linker
D. Loader
Answer» C. Linker
964.

Which of the following is also known as brain of computer?

A. Control unit
B. Central Processing unit
C. Arithmetic and language unit
D. Monitor
Answer» C. Arithmetic and language unit
965.

RAM stands for___________?

A. Random origin money
B. Random only memory
C. Read only memory
D. Random access memory
Answer» E.
966.

A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a/an___________?

A. Interpreter
B. CPU
C. Compiler
D. Simulator
Answer» B. CPU
967.

A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an

A. Interpreter
B. Simulator
C. Compiler
D. Commander
Answer» D. Commander
968.

In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed___________?

A. Parallel only
B. Sequentially only
C. Both sequentially and parallel
D. All of above
Answer» D. All of above
969.

Chief component of first generation computer was__________?

A. Transistors
B. Vacuum Tubes and Valves
C. Integrated Circuits
D. None of above
Answer» C. Integrated Circuits
970.

A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a________?

A. Computer
B. Microcomputer
C. Programmable
D. Sensor
Answer» E.
971.

Microprocessors as switching devices are for ___________generation computers?

A. First Generation
B. Second Generation
C. Third Generation
D. Fourth Generation
Answer» E.
972.

IBM 1401 is_________?

A. First Generation Computer
B. Second Generation Computer
C. Third Generation Computer
D. Fourth Generation Computer
Answer» C. Third Generation Computer
973.

Which of the following devices can be sued to directly image printed text?

A. OCR
B. OMR
C. MICR
D. All of above
Answer» B. OMR
974.

Second Generation computers were developed during___________?

A. 1949 to 1955
B. 1956 to 1965
C. 1965 to 1970
D. 1970 to 1990
Answer» C. 1965 to 1970
975.

In analogue computer_____________?

A. Input is first converted to digital form
B. Input is never converted to digital form
C. Output is displayed in digital form
D. All of above
Answer» C. Output is displayed in digital form
976.

The output quality of a printer is measured by____________?

A. Dot per inch
B. Dot per sq. inch
C. Dots printed per unit time
D. All of above
Answer» B. Dot per sq. inch
977.

Who designed the first electronics computer – ENIAC?

A. Van-Neumann
B. Joseph M. Jacquard
C. J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly
D. All of above
Answer» D. All of above
978.

ASCII stands for__________?

A. American Stable Code for International Interchange
B. American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
C. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
D. American Standard Code for Interchange Information
Answer» D. American Standard Code for Interchange Information
979.

MIS is designed to provide information needed for effective decision making by?

A. Consumers
B. Workers
C. Foremen
D. Managers
Answer» E.
980.

Which of the following is first generation of computer?

A. UNIVAC
B. IBM-1401
C. CDC-1604
D. ICL-2900
Answer» B. IBM-1401
981.

What is the capacity of a two sided DVD?

A. 8.8 GB
B. 9.2 GB
C. 10 GB
D. 9.4 GB
Answer» E.
982.

When you insert a comment in a document, the comment appears in a___________?

A. New window
B. Sidebar
C. sticky note icon bar
D. Balloon
Answer» E.
983.

Mac is a__________?

A. Utility Program
B. Multimedia Software
C. Operating system
D. Windows
Answer» D. Windows
984.

Ctrl, Shift and Alt are called_______keys.

A. Alphanumeric
B. Function
C. modifier
D. None of These
Answer» D. None of These
985.

______ is widely used for transmitting streaming videos data on the internet.

A. MP3
B. WMA
C. WAV
D. AVI
Answer» E.
986.

Computer spreadsheet cell that is highlighted with a heavy border is a _________ ?

A. Active cell
B. Cell containing a formula
C. Locked cell
D. Cell
Answer» B. Cell containing a formula
987.

What Power point feature will you use to apply motion effects to different objects of a slide ?

A. Slide Transtion
B. Slide Design
C. Animation Objects
D. Animation Scheme
Answer» E.
988.

In microsoft Window 7, __________ can give you information about weather?

A. File
B. Gadgets
C. Window explorer
D. Both A and B
Answer» C. Window explorer
989.

Macintosh, a personal computer was developed by________?

A. Microsoft
B. IBM
C. Apple
D. Dell
Answer» D. Dell
990.

A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into___________?

A. Sectors
B. Clustors
C. Vectors
D. None of these
Answer» B. Clustors