1001. In computer terminology a compiler means____________________?
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A. a program which translates source program into object program

B. a person who computes source programs

C. key punch operator

D. the same thing as a programmer

1002. Which of the following places the common data elements in order from smallest to largest ?
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A. Character, field, record, file, database

B. Bit, byte, character, record, field, file, database

C. Character, file, record, field, database

D. Character, record, field, file, database

1003. A __________________ is a TCP name for a transport service access point?
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A. port

B. node

C. none of these

D. pipe

1004. ___________ are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat ?
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A. Robotic computers

B. Servers

C. Embedded computers

D. Mainframes

1005. Which of the following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media ?
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A. CD-ROM is an inexpensive way to store large amount of data and information

B. All of these

C. CD-ROM disks retrieve data and information more quickly than magnetic disks do

D. CD-ROMs make less errors than magnetic media

1006. Which of the following is an application layer service ?
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A. All of these

B. Mail service

C. File transfer, access, and management

D. Network virtual terminal

1007. Transmission control protocol is__________________?
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A. uses a three way handshake to establish a connection

B. connection oriented protocol

C. all of these

D. recievs data from application as a single stream

1008. Typical acronym of reuseable optical storage will be ____________________?
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A. CD

B. DVD

C. CD-RW

D. RPM

1009. Bubble memory is a_____________________?
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A. Direct access device only

B. Combination of sequential and direct access devices

C. Sequential access device only

D. All of the above

1010. Which is the smallest of the following computers ?
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A. Desktop

B. Laptop

C. Workstation

D. Notebook
1011. To go to the beginning of a text line press__________________?
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A. Page up

B. Home

C. Enter

D. None of these

1012. Which among the following do/does not belong/belongs to the GSM family of wireless technologies ?
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A. EDGE

B. LTE

C. DSL

D. Both A and B
1013. Which type of memory holds only the program and data that the CPU is presently processing ?
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A. CMOS

B. RAM

C. ROM

D. ASCII

1014. What was the computer conceived by Babbage ?
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A. Donald Knuth

B. Arithmetic Machine

C. Analytical Engine

D. Games

1015. Communication channel is shared by all the machines on the network in_____________________?
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A. multicast network

B. unicast network

C. broadcast network

D. none of the mentioned

1016. Which of the following is an Output device ?
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A. Printer

B. Monitor

C. Mouse

D. Both A and B
1017. When you save a presentation, ____________________?
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A. two files are created; one for graphics and one for content

B. all slides in a presentation are saved in the same file

C. a file is created for each slide

D. a file is created for each animation or graphic

1018. How is it possible that both programs and data can be stored on the same floppy disk ?
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A. A floppy disk has two sides, one for data and one for programs

B. Programs and data are both software, and both can be stored on any memory device

C. A floppy disk has to be formatted for one or for the other

D. Floppy disks can only store data, not programs

1019. Which of the following protects the system from hackers ?
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A. Snort

B. Hub

C. Firewall

D. Scanner

1020. A ________________computer (also referred to as a laptop), is a small, lightweight personal computer that incorporates the screen, the keyboard, storage and processing components into a single por ?
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A. Journal

B. Notebook

C. Briefcase

D. Diary

1021. Which of the following is a storage devices that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information ?
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A. permanent disk

B. floppy diskette

C. hard disk

D. optical disk

1022. Which of these keys is NOT on the number keypad ?
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A. Enter

B. Ctrl

C. Del

D. Num lock

1023. Soft copy refers to ___________________ ?
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A. Digitizing

B. Music sounds

C. Screen output

D. Printed output

1024. The name Tim Cook is associated with__________________?
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A. Microsoft

B. Apple Inc

C. France as its Foreign Secretary

D. Google

1025. Which device is used asthe standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment ?
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A. Mouse

B. Keyboard

C. Joystick

D. Track ball

1026. Secondary storage ____________________?
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A. does not use magnetic media

B. consists of four main types of devices

C. does not require constant power

D. does not store information for lateral retrieval

1027. The _______________ takes on different shapes depending on the task you are performing?
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A. mouse pointer

B. ribbon

C. insertion point

D. active tab

1028. A piece of icon or image on a web page associated with another webpage is called_________________?
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A. url

B. plugin

C. hyperlink

D. none of the above

1029. Who is called the grand father of the computer ?
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A. Dr. Herman Hollerith

B. Blaise Pascal

C. Joseph Jacquard

D. Charles Babbage
1030. __________________ is a space behind satellite navigation system that provides location anywhere on earth where there is an unobstructed line of site for four or more of its satellites?
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A. WAN

B. GPS

C. NIC

D. LAN

1031. A acronym for the organisation that publishes programming language standard is________________?
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A. EBCDIC

B. BCD

C. ANSI

D. ASCn

1032. Which part of a computer helps to store information ?
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A. Keyboard

B. Monitor

C. Disk drive

D. Printer

1033. Who has been sworn-in as the new chief justice of Allahabad High Court ?
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A. Ajay Kumar Mittal

B. D.Y. Chandrachud

C. Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale

D. Jagadip Narayan Singh

1034. Specialised programs that assist users in locating information on the web are called_______________________?
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A. Search Engines

B. Information Engines

C. Data Engines

D. Information Locators

1035. Letters, numbers and symbols found on a keyboard are ________________________?
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A. Icon

B. Screen

C. Menu

D. Keys
1036. Which of the following is the expansion of EBCDIC ____________________?
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A. Extended binary coded decimal interchange code

B. Extended bit comparable to digital interface for computer

C. Extended binary coded decimal information code

D. Extended bootable computerised digital infrared calculator

1037. The most common method of entering text and numerical data into a computer system is through the use of a___________________?
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A. Printer

B. None of these

C. Scanner

D. Keyboard
1038. A _____________ is a device that forwards packets between networks by processing the routing information included in the packet?
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A. router

B. none of these

C. bridge

D. firewall

1039. A packet switching network that was sponsored by the Commission of the EEC and became operational in 1979 is___________________?
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A. Star network

B. Euronet

C. a single server

D. none of these

1040. In analog computer_______________________?
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A. Output is displayed in digital form

B. All of the above

C. Input is first converted to digital form

D. Input is never converted to digital form
1041. The ASCII encoding of binary data is called______________________?
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A. base 32 encoding

B. base 64 encoding

C. base 16 encoding

D. base 8 encoding

1042. During processing data, programs, and processed information are held temporality in ________________________?
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A. Secondary storage

B. ROM

C. CPU

D. RAM
1043. Which major development led to the production of microcomputers ?
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A. Integrated circuits

B. Logic gates

C. Magnetic disks

D. Floppy disks

1044. Which of the following could be digital input devices for computers ?
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A. Digital camcorder

B. All of the above

C. Microphone

D. Scanner

1045. Hard disks are formatted in the same manner as floppy disks. However, before a hard disk can be formatted, it must first be _____________________?
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A. deleted

B. partitioned

C. sectioned

D. inter-sectioned

1046. If you open a menu and then decide you dont want to select an option after all, click the menu title again or press the ________________ key to close the menu?
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A. F1

B. Shift

C. Esc

D. Tab

1047. Which of the following is not a type of network ?
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A. MAN

B. RAN

C. JAN

D. LAN

1048. The biggest memory size in the following is____________________?
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A. Gigabyte

B. Terabyte

C. Megabyte

D. Petabyte
1049. Which of the following would now be considered as a form of secondary storage ?
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A. Floppy Disk

B. Hard Disk

C. Flash Drive

D. RAM
1050. Use this when you want to make all letters capital without having to use the shift key for each character ___________________?
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A. Icon

B. Shifter

C. Upper case

D. Caps lock key