Test your computer knowledge

1. To change selected text to ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, click the change case button , and then click______
a. UPPERCASE
b .UPPER ALL
c. CAPS LOCK
d. Lock upper
e. Large size

2. A person who used his or expertise to gain access to other peoples computers to get information illegally or do damage is
a. Hacker
b. Analyst
c. Instant messenger
d. Programmer
e. Spammer

3. A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be__________
a. distributed
b. free
c. centralized
d. open source
e. None of these

4. Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym
a. CD
b. DVD
c. ROM
d. RW

5. The most common type of storage devices are___________
a. persistence
b. optical
c. magnetic
d. flash

6. Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer readable are known as _______
a. an ASCII Code
b. a magnetic type
c. an OCR scanner
d. a bar code
e. none of these

7. A website's main page is called it's__________
a. home page
b. browser page
c. search page
d. Index Page
e. none of these

8. Part number, part description ,and number of parts ordered are examples of_______
a. control
b. output
c. processing
d. feedback
e. output

9. To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is __________
a. dragging
b. dropping
c. right-clicking
d. shift-clicking
e. none of these

10. Computers used the__________ number systems to store data and perform calculations
a. binary
b. octal
c. decimal
d. hexadecimal
e. none of these

11.______ are attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying
their identity.
a. phishing trips
b. computer viruses
c. Spyware spams
d. viruses
e. phishing scams

12. Why is it unethical to share copyrighted files with your friends
a.it is not unethical, because it is legal
b. it is unethical because the files are being given for free
c. sharing copyrighted files without permission breaks copyrights laws.
d. it is not unethical because the files are being given for free
e. it is not unethical-anyone can access acomputer

13. Which of the following can be used to select entire document?
a. CTRL+A
b.ALT+F5
c. SHIFT+A
d. CTRL-K
e. CTRL+H

14. To instruct word to fit the width of a column to the contents of a table automatically, dick the_____ button and then option to auto fit
content
a. Fit to form
b. format
c. auto size
d. contents
e. auto fit

15. The simultaneous processing of 2 or more programs by processor is ___________
a. Multi programming
b. multi-tasking
c. time-sharing
d. multi-processing

16. A disk's content that recorded at his time of manufacture and that cannot be erased by the user is______
a. memory -only
b. write- only
c. once- only
d. run-only
e. read-only

17. What is the permanent memory built in to your computer called?
a. RAM
b. Floppy
c. CPU
d. CD-ROM
e. ROM

18. The default view in Excel is _____________ View.
a. Work
b. Auto
c. normal
d. Roman
e. none of these

19. What displays the contents of the active cell in Excel
a. Name box
b. Row heading
c. Formula Bar
d. Task panel

20. In word you can force a page break___________
a. by positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing the F1key
b. By positioning your cursor at the
appropriate place and pressing Ctrl+Enter
c. By using the insert/section break
d. by changing the font size of your
documents
e. None of these

21. Grouping and processing all of firm's transections at one time is called__________
a. A data base management system
b. Batch processing
c. A Real time system
d. An one line system
e. None of these

22. Help menu is available at which button?
a. end
b. start
c. turnoff
d. restart
e. reboot

23. You can keep your personal files/folder in_______
a. my folder
b. my documents
c. my files
d. my text
e. none of these

24. A central computer that holds collections of data and program for many PCs, Work station, and other computers is a(n)_____________
a. Super computer
b. mini computer
c. laptop
d. server
e. none of these

25. When you save to this, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off.
a. RAM
b. mother board
c. secondary storage device
d. primary storage device

26. The _____________ folder remains copies of messages that you have started but are not yet ready to send.
a. drafts
b. outbox
c. address book
d. sent items

27. You can _________________search by providing more information the search engine can use to select a smaller, more useful set of results
a. refine
b. expand
c. load
d. query

28. The content of_______________ are lost when computer turn off.
a. storage
b. input
c. output
d. memory
e. none of these

29. The _____________ enables you to
simultaneously keep multiple web pages open in one browser window.
a. tab bar
b. pop-up helper
c. tab row
d. address bar

30. a DVD is an example of a(n) __________
a. hard disk
b. optical disk
c. output device
d. Solid-state storage device

31. The basic unit of a work sheet into which you enter data in excel is called a ______________
a.Tab
b. cell
c. box
d. range

32. __________ is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors
a. tracking
b. formatting
c. crashing
d. allotting
e. none of these

33. Which ports connects special types of music instruments to sound cards?
a. BUS
b. CPU
c. USB
d. MIDI
e. MINI

34. The process of transferring files from a computer on the internet to your computer is called _____
a. Downloading
b. uploading
c. FTP
d. JPEG
e. downsizing

35. In Excel, allows users to bring together copies of workbooks those others users have worked on independently
a. Copying
b. merging
c. pasting
d. compiling
e. none of these

36. If you want to connect to your own computer through the internet from another location, you can use _________
a. e-mail
b. FTP
c. instant message
d. Telnet
e. None of these

37. To reload a web page, press the _______ button
a. redo
b. Refresh
c. restore
c. ctrl

38. Mobile commerce is best described as ______
a. the use of kioske in marketing
b. transporting products
c. buying and selling goods/services through wireless handled devices
d. using notebook PCs in marketing

39. video processor consist of ____________ and ______________ which store and process images
a. CPU and VGA
b. CPU and MEMORY
C. VGA and Memory
d.VGI and DVI

40.________________ are words that a programing language has set aside for its own use
a. control words
b. control structure
c. keywords
d. reserved keys
e.none of these

41. What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk is called?
a. Configuration
b. download
c. storage
d. upload
e. installation

42. This first step in the transaction processing cycle captures business data through various modes such as optical scanning or at an electronic commerce website _________
a. document and report generation
b. data base management
c. transaction processing start-up
d. data entry
e. none of these

43. When the pointer is positioned on a _________ , it is shaped like a hand
a. grammar error
b. formatting error
c. screen tip
d. hyperlink
e. spelling error

44. The computer abbreviation KB usually means ___________
a. key block
b. kernel boot
c. key byte
d. kit bit
e. kilo byte

45. Which of the following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media?
a. CD-ROM is an expensive way to store large amount of data and information
b.CD-ROM disks retrieve data and information more quickly than magnetic disk can do
c.CD-ROM make less errors than magnetic media
d. all of the above
e. None of these

46. A(n) ________________ is a special visual and audio effect applied in power point to text or content
a. animation
b. flash
c. wipe
d. dissolve
e. none of these

47. which of the following is storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information
a.Floppy diskette
b. hard disk
c. permanent disk
d. optical disk
e.none of these

48. The piece of hardware that converts your computer's digital signal to an analog signal that can travel over telephone lines is called a ____________
a. Translator
b. blue cord
c. Converter
d. Modem

49. personal computer can be connected together to from a _________
a. server
b. super computer
c. network
d. enterprise

50. A______________ is the term used when a search engine returns a web page that matches the search criteria.
a. blog
b. hit
c. link
d. view

Ans :
1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-d, 5-b, 6-b, 7-a, 8-b, 9-c, 10-a, 11-a, 12-c, 13-a, 14-b, 15-d, 16-e, 17-e, 18-c, 19-e, 20-b, 21-b, 22-b, 23-b, 24-d, 25-c, 26-a, 27-a, 28-d, 29-c, 30-b, 31-b, 32-b, 33-d, 34-a, 35-e, 36-d, 37-e, 38-c, 39-b, 40-c, 41-e, 42-c, 43-e, 44-e, 45-c, 46-a, 47-a, 48-d, 49-c, 50-e.