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This section includes 62 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Common Topics in Competitive and Entrance exams knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Hardware devices that are not part of the main computer system and are often added later to the system are called |
| A. | clip art |
| B. | highlight |
| C. | execute |
| D. | peripherals |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 52. |
________ controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which we can interact with the computer. |
| A. | The platform |
| B. | The operating system |
| C. | Application software |
| D. | The motherboard |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Application software | |
| 53. |
________ is a type of computer crime in which knowledgeable thieves remove some of the computer s RAM chips but leave enough to start the computer. |
| A. | Memory shaving |
| B. | Software piracy |
| C. | Syn flooding |
| D. | Cybergaming crime |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Software piracy | |
| 54. |
What type of program controls the various computer parts and allows the user to interact with the computer? |
| A. | Utility software |
| B. | Operating system |
| C. | Word processing software |
| D. | Database program |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Word processing software | |
| 55. |
A computer user obsessed with gaining entry into highly secured computer system is called a(n) |
| A. | Hacker |
| B. | Attacker |
| C. | Normal user |
| D. | Cracker |
| E. | Programmer |
| Answer» E. Programmer | |
| 56. |
________ can be programmed one time by either the manufacturer or the computer user: once programmed, it cannot be modified. |
| A. | ROM |
| B. | PROM |
| C. | EPROM |
| D. | EEPROM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. EPROM | |
| 57. |
In web searching a symbol or keyword that instructs the search software to make sure that any retrieved records contain a certain word, is called |
| A. | Data operator |
| B. | Increment operator |
| C. | Decrement operator |
| D. | Inclusion operator |
| E. | Search operator |
| Answer» E. Search operator | |
| 58. |
Which type of software manages the computer s processes, functioning as an interface, connecting user, the application software and the hardware ? |
| A. | System software |
| B. | Utility program |
| C. | Translator program |
| D. | Operating system |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 59. |
System software is the set of programs that enables your computer s hardware devices and ________ software to work together. |
| A. | Management |
| B. | Processing |
| C. | Utility |
| D. | Application |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 60. |
System software is the set of programs that enables your computer s hardware devices and ________ software to work together. |
| A. | management |
| B. | processing |
| C. | utility |
| D. | application |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 61. |
The time it takes a device to locate data and instructions and make them available to the CPU is known as |
| A. | clock speed |
| B. | a processing cycle |
| C. | CPU speed |
| D. | access time |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 62. |
A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master is called a |
| A. | cluster |
| B. | track |
| C. | cylinder |
| D. | All the above |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. track | |