1. A self replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970s science fiction novel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider is__________?
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A. Lice

B. Worm

C. Bug

D. Vice

2. A set of rules for telling the computer what operations to perform is called a______________?
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A. programming language

B. procedural language

C. natural language

D. structures

3. WWW stands for___________?
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A. World Whole Web

B. World Wide Web

C. Wide World Web

D. Web World Wide

4. Which part of the computer is directly involved in executing the instructions of the computer program?
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A. The main storage

B. The processor

C. The secondary storage

D. The scanner

5. What is the name of an application program that gathers user information and sends it to someone through the Internet?
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A. A virus

B. Spybot

C. Security patch

D. Logic bomb

6. The first computers were programmed using___________?
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A. Object code

B. Assembly language

C. Machine language

D. Source code

7. What type of operating system MS-DOS is?
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A. Multitasking

B. Menu Driven Interface

C. Graphical User Interface

D. Command Line Interface
8. VGA is____________?
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A. Volatile Graphics Array

B. Video Graphics Array

C. Video Graphics Adapter

D. Visual Graphics Array

9. In world today, most of the computers are_____________?
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A. Hybrid

B. Analog

C. Digital

D. Complex

10. ____________is the measurement of things such as fingerprints and retinal scans used for security access?
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A. Smart weapon machinery

B. Computer security

C. Bio measurement

D. Biometrics
11. What feature adjusts the top and bottom margins so that the text is centered vertically on the printed page?
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A. Vertical justifying

B. Dual centering

C. Horizontal centering

D. Vertical adjusting

12. The______________is the amount of data that a storage device can move from the storage medium to the Computer per second?
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A. data access rate

B. data digitizing rate

C. data transfer rate

D. data migration rate

13. which statement describe Hackers?
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A. may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage

B. are people who are allergic to computers

C. all have the same motive

D. break into other peoples computers
14. The process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer is called_____________?
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A. uploading

B. FTP

C. Downloading

D. JPEG

15. Where does most data go first with in a computer memory hierarchy ?
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A. CACHE

B. BIOS

C. RAM

D. ROM

16. Select the Odd one from the following
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A. Assembler

B. Compiler

C. Operating system

D. Interpreter

17. Which one of the following is NOT a computer language?
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A. C++

B. MS-Excel

C. COBOL

D. BASIC

18. __________is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.
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A. Peripheral

B. Digital device

C. Expansion board

D. Network
19. _______________is the ability of a device to jump directly to the requested data?
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A. Random access

B. All of the above

C. Sequential access

D. Quick access

20. The scrambling of code is known as___________?
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A. Scrambling

B. Encryption

C. a firewall

D. Password proofing

21. Father of C programming language?
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A. Thomas Kurtz

B. Bill Gates

C. Prof John Keenly

D. Dennis Ritchie
22. Who designed the first electronics computer ENIAC?
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A. All of above

B. J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly

C. Joseph M. Jacquard

D. Van-Neumann

23. What is a light pen?
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A. Optical input device

B. Electronic input device

C. Optical output device

D. A Mechanical Input device

24. Which of these is a point and draw device?
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A. Scanner

B. Printer

C. Mouse

D. CD-ROM

25. Forms that are used to organize business data into rows and coloumns are called_____________?
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A. transaction sheets

B. registers

C. spread sheets

D. business forms

26. In 1999, the Melissa virus was a widely publicised:____________?
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A. Macro virus.

B. Trojan horse.

C. Time bomb.

D. E-mail virus.
27. Second Generation computers were developed during___________?
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A. 1949 to 1955

B. 1956 to 1965

C. 1970 to 1990

D. 1965 to 1970

28. What is meant by a dedicated computer?
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A. Which is meant for application software

B. Which uses one kind of software

C. Which is used by one person only

D. Which is assigned one and only one task
29. The instructions that tell a computer how to carry out the processing tasks are referred to as computer___________?
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A. programs

B. input devices

C. memory modules

D. processors

30. An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is___________?
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A. File

B. Storage

C. Memory

D. CPU

31. ___________ is the key to close a selected drop -down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box.
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A. ESC

B. SHIFT

C. F10

D. TAB

32. Which of the following does not store data permanently?
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A. Floppy Disk

B. ROM

C. Hard Disk

D. RAM
33. _______________are specific to users needs?
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A. Application software

B. Compilers

C. Assemblers

D. System software

34. _______________are system software to facilitate editing of text and data?
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A. MS publisher

B. PowerPoint

C. Editors

D. MS Word

35. Which device is required for the Internet connection?
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A. Joystick

B. NIC Card

C. Modem

D. CD Drive

36. A program that performs a useful task while simultaneously allowing destructive acts is a___________?
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A. Virus.

B. Macro virus

C. Trojan horse.

D. Worm.

37. _____________are set of rules and procedures to control the data transmission over the internet?
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A. Gateway

B. Domains

C. Protocol

D. IP address

38. Which of the following devices can be used to directly image printed text?
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A. MICR

B. All of above

C. OCR

D. OMR

39. __________represents raw facts, where-as__________is data made meaningful?
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A. Information, bits

B. Records, bytes

C. Data, information

D. Information, reporting

40. Cathode Ray Tube is a form of__________?
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A. Mother board

B. Keyboard

C. Monitor

D. Mouse

41. _____________are used to identify a user who returns to a Website?
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A. Scripts

B. Cookies

C. ASPs

D. Plug-ins

42. Which of the following is a storage device?
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A. Hard Disk

B. Floppy Disk

C. Tape

D. All of the above
43. Hardware or software designed to guard against unauthorized access to a computer network is known as a(n)___________?
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A. Encryption safe wall

B. Firewall

C. Hacker-resistant server

D. Hacker-proof program

44. MAN stands for_______________?
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A. Metropolitan Area Network

B. Maximum Area Network

C. Minimum Area Network

D. Main Area Network

45. RAM stands for___________?
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A. Random only memory

B. Random origin money

C. Read only memory

D. Random access memory
46. Malicious software is known as____________?
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A. Badware.

B. Maliciousware.

C. Malware.

D. Illegalware

47. ____________computer is small general purpose micro computer, but larger than portable computer?
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A. Hybrid

B. Laptop

C. Desktop

D. Digital

48. Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readable are known as__________?
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A. an OCR scanner

B. an ASCII code

C. a bar code

D. a magnetic tape

49. The software that is used to create text-based documents are referred to as_________________?
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A. DBMS

B. Word processors

C. Suites

D. Spreadsheets

50. BIOS stands for__________?
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A. all the above

B. Basic Input Output system

C. Basic Input Off system

D. Binary Input output system