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1. HTML is an abbreviation of
(A) HiTech Meaningful Language
(B) HyperText Meaningful Language
(C) HiTech Markup Language
(D) HyperText Markup Language

2. _____ is a device from where the information is sent.

(A) Transmitter
(B) Spreadsheet
(C) Simulation
(D) Modulation

3. _____ is a mathematical model of a real system in the form of a computer

program.
(A) Transmitter
(B) Spreadsheet
(C) Simulation
(D) Modulation

4. LAN is an abbreviation of
(A) Large Access Network
(B) Local Access Network
(C) Large Area Network
(D) Local Area Network

5. Which from the following do not represent numbers with decimal places?
(A) integer
(B) float
(C) double
(D) long double
6. In peer-to-peer networking,
(A) there is only one server and many clients
(B) there is only one client and many servers
(C) every computer is capable of playing the role of server
(D) every computer is capable of playing the role of client, server or both at
the same time

7. URL is an abbreviation for

(A) Universal Resource Locator
(B) Uniform Resource Locator
(C) Universal Resource Location
(D) Uniform Resource Location

8. The network in which we connect each node to the network along a single
piece of network cable is called
(A) Bus Network Topology
(B) Star Network Topology
(C) Ring Network Topology
(D) None of these

9. The network in which we connect each network node to a central device (hub)
is called
(A) Bus Network Topology
(B) Star Network Topology
(C) Ring Network Topology
(D) None of these

10. FTP is an abbreviation for

(A) File Transfer Position
(B) File Transfer Protection
(C) File Transfer Protocol
(D) File Transfer Possibility

11. IDE is an abbreviation of

(A) Integrated Dual Environment
(B) Inter Development Environment
(C) Integrated Development Environment
(D) Inter Dual Environment

12. C++ is an object oriented language, and C, BASIC, and Pascal are _____
languages.
(A) procedural
(B) scripting
(C) general purpose
(D) web based
13. Which number system is used by computers?
(A) digital
(B) decimal
(C) analogue
(D) binary

14. A computer virus that replicates itself is called

(A) Bug
(B) Worm
(C) Bomb
(D) Hoax

15. The tool used to find a similar word in a document is called

(A) Finder
(B) Thesaurus
(C) Dictionary
(D) Find and Replace

16. Which of the following components of physical database design refer to the
correctness and consistency of data?
(A) Indexes
(B) Integrity constraints
(C) File organization
(D) Data Distribution strategy

17. conio.h stands for

(A) character input output
(B) console input output
(C) common input output
(D) complex input output

18. Duplication of data in multiple files is called

(A) Data Redundancy
(B) Data Dependence
(C) Data Inconsistency
(D) None Of These

19. A relation that contains minimal redundancy and allows easy use is called
(A) Clean
(B) Simple
(C) Complex
(D) Well-Structured

20. SQL stands for

(A) Structured Query Language
(B) Sequential Query Language
(C) Simple Query Language
(D) None Of These

21. Which register stores the result of ALU operations?

(A) Data Register
(B) Instruction Register
(C) Data Address Register
(D) Accumulator Register

22. A collection of rules for writing programs in a programming language is

known as
(A) Syntax
(B) Program logic
(C) Program Standards
(D) None Of These

23. Which one connects two similar network segments?

(A) Router
(B) Bridge
(C) Gateway
(D) Node

24. Which of the following device uses the parallel transmission?

(A) Mouse
(B) Keyboard
(C) Printer
(D) Light Pen

25. What is a diagrammatic way of representing the relationship between the

entities in a database?
(A) Flowchart
(B) ERD
(C) DFD
(D) Algorithm

26. Which transmission allows data to travel in both directions but only one
direction at a time?
(A) Simplex
(B) Full duplex
(C) Half duplex
(D) Reverse

27. Another name for free software is?

(A) Encrypted Software
(B) Copy Protected Software
(C) Shareware
(D) Public Domain Software

28. DPI stands for?

(A) Dot Per Inch
(B) Decimal Per Inch
(C) Digit Per Inch
(D) Data Per Inch

29. A small high speed memory inside CPU is

(A) RAM
(B) ROM
(C) Cache
(D) Register

30. ________ are used to evaluate compound conditions.

(A) Arithmetic Operators
(B) Logical Operators
(C) Relational Operators
(D) Assignment Operators

31. MICR stands for?

(A) Magic In Character Redo
(B) Magnetic Ink Character Recorder
(C) Magnetic Ink Character Reader
(D) None Of These

32. __________ is used to control all the parts of a manufacturing process.

(A) ATM
(B) CAM
(C) CAD
(D) MICR

33. CPU consists of the following parts:

(A) Control unit and ALU
(B) CU and Main memory
(C) Main memory and ALU
(D) Operating system and Main memory

34. MHz stands for?

(A) Millihertz
(B) Microhertz
(C) Megahertz
(D) None Of These
35. DRAM stands for?
(A) Digital Random Access Memory
(B) Dynamic Random Access Memory
(C) Digital Read Access Memory
(D) Dynamic Read Access Memory

36. The dots that compose the image of a digital photograph are called
__________.
(A) Points
(B) Resolution Points
(C) Digital Points
(D) Pixels

37. A type of reader commonly used to read UPC code is __________.

(A) Bar-code reader
(B) Optical-mark reader
(C) Magnetic-ink reader
(D) Both A and C

38. Caps Lock is a:

(A) Window key
(B) Modifier key
(C) Toggle key
(D) Cursor control key

39. GPS stands for?

(A) Global Pointing System
(B) Global Positioning System
(C) Google Positioning System
(D) None Of These

40. Internet surfing is an example of:

(A) Half duplex
(B) Simplex
(C) Full duplex
(D) None Of These

41. Analog signal is measured in:

(A) Volt
(B) Hertz
(C) Digits
(D) WATTS

42. _________ uses liquid crystal between the glass plates.

(A) ELD
(B) LCD
(C) CRT
(D) None of These

43. Open System Interconnection(OSI) model consists of _________ layers.

(A) Eight
(B) Six
(C) Seven
(D) Five

44. Which of the following coding schemes uses 4-bit code?

(A) Unicode
(B) ASCII
(C) EBCDIC
(D) BCD

45. Which of the following communication medium requires “line-of-sight”?

(A) Microwave
(B) Fiber-Optic cable
(C) Twisted-Pair cable
(D) Coaxial cable

46. _________ is a collection of system programs that controls and co-ordinates

the overall operations of a computer system.
(A) System software
(B) Operating system
(C) Utility program
(D) Device driver

47. The translated program into machine code is called _________.

(A) Source program
(B) Object program
(C) System program
(D) None Of These

48. FormatC is an example of virus _________.

(A) Chernobal
(B) Logic Bomb
(C) Boot Sector
(D) Torjan Horse

49. What type of operating system MS-DOS is?

(A) Command Line Interface
(B) Graphical User Interface
(C) Multitasking
(D) Menu Driven Interface

50. Which of the following keyboard shortcuts is used to change the case?
(A) Ctrl+F3
(B) Alt+F3
(C) Shift+F3
(D) Ctrl+Shift+F3

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51. Which technology is used in compact disks?

(A) Mechanical
(B) Electrical
(C) Electro Magnetic
(D) Laser

52. Operating system, editors and debuggers come under?

(A) System software
(B) Application software
(C) Utilities
(D) None Of These

53. Which one is the Low-Level language?

(A) Visual Basics
(B) Java
(C) Assembly
(D) C++

54. A modulator is used to convert:

(A) Digital signals into analog signals
(B) Analog signals into digital signals
(C) Both A and B
(D) None Of These
55. Which one is a Dot Matrix printer?
(A) Laser Printer
(B) Inkjet Printer
(C) Impact Printer
(D) Drum Printer

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51. (D) Laser
52. (A) System software
53. (C) Assembly
54. (A) Digital signals into analog signals
55. (C) Impact Printer

56. CRT stands for?

(A) Cathode Rays Tube
(B) Clarity Rays Tube
(C) Crystal Rays Tube
(D) None Of These

57. A computer program that translates one statement of program instructions at

a time into machine language is called
(A) CPU
(B) Interpreter
(C) Compiler
(D) Simulator

58. NTFS stands for?

(A) New Trend File Saving
(B) Network File Saving
(C) New Technology File System
(D) None Of These

59. In MS Windows key F1 is mostly used for

(A) Help
(B) Exit
(C) Save
(D) Refresh

60. 1 Gigabyte is equal to

(A) 1024 bits
(B) 1024 bytes
(C) 1024 kilobytes
(D) 1024 megabytes

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56. (A) Cathode Rays Tube
57. (B) Interpreter
58. (C) New Technology File System
59. (A) Help
60. (D) 1024 megabytes

61. The most widely used code for representing characters in computers is
(A) ASCII
(B) BCD
(C) EBCDIC
(D) None Of These

62. The type of reader commonly used to read bank cheques is

(A) OPtical-mark reader
(B) Magnetic-ink reader
(C) Bar-code reader
(D) None Of These

63. Which of the following devices stores instructions that help the computer
startup?
(A) Keyboard
(B) RAM
(C) ROM
(D) Hard disk

64. The computer can move data and instructions between storage and memory
as needed, in a process called
(A) Volatility
(B) Swapping
(C) Pipelining
(D) Exchanging

65. When you press a key, which device notifies the system software?
(A) Keyboard
(B) Keyboard Controller
(C) Keyboard Buffer
(D) Keyboard Handler

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61. (A) ASCII
62. (B) Magnetic-ink reader
63. (C) ROM
64. (B) Swapping
65. (B) Keyboard Controller

66. DOS was introduced by

(A) IBM
(B) Xerox
(C) Microsoft
(D) Bell labs

67. Which of the following operating system is based on open-source software?

(A) UNIX
(B) Windows 2000
(C) Windows NT
(D) Linux

68. The amount of time taken by a device to begin reading data is called
(A) Seek time
(B) Read time
(C) Access time
(D) Write time

69. The RAID technology that contributes to fault tolerance is called

(A) Disk mirroring
(B) Tolerant computing
(C) Data striping
(D) None Of These

70. MAN stands for?

(A) Metropolitan Arranged Network
(B) Marked Area Network
(C) Manufactured Arrangements of Networks
(D) Metropolitan Area Network

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66. (A) IBM
67. (D) Linux
68. (C) Access time
69. (A) Disk mirroring
70. (D) Metropolitan Area Network

71. The software used for workgroup computing is called

(A) Shareware
(B) Freeware
(C) Groupware
(D) Both A and B

72. Which of the following standards were developed without any formal
planning?
(A) De Facto
(B) De Jure
(C) ISO
(D) Both A and B

73. Which of the following is LAN protocol?

(A) Ethernet
(B) ARCnet
(C) Token Ring
(D) All

74. Which one is the Bottom-most layer of OSI model?

(A) Data link
(B) Physical
(C) Network
(D) Transport

75. Data is transmitted block-by-block in ___________ transmission.

(A) Digital
(B) Analog
(C) Synchronous
(D) Asynchronous

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71. (C) Groupware
72. (A) De Facto
73. (D) All
74. (B) Physical
75. (C) Synchronous

76. An important property of fiber optic is

(A) Refraction
(B) Reflection
(C) Interface
(D) None Of These

77. The process to convert analog signals into digital signals is called
(A) Modulation
(B) Demodulation
(C) Digitization
(D) Conversion

78. Which of the following memories can be re-written by using electrical

devices?
(A) PROM
(B) ROM
(C) EEPROM
(D) EPROM
79. ___________ virus is a polymorphic virus. Polymorphic means “changes
nature with passage of time”.
(A) Redlof
(B) Torjan Horse
(C) Chernobal
(D) Logic Bomb

80. Which of the following protocols is used by World Wide Web(www)?

(A) TCP/IP
(B) Ethernet
(C) FTP
(D) HTTP

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76. (A) Refraction
77. (B) Demodulation
78. (C) EEPROM
79. (A) Redlof
80. (D) HTTP

81. A primary key that consists of more than one attribute is called a
(A) Foreign key
(B) Composite key
(C) Multivalued key
(D) Global key

82. An attribute in database is also known as

(A) Tuple
(B) Relation
(C) Row
(D) Field

83. C language was developed by

(A) Van Neumann
(B) Dennis Ritchie
(C) Charles Babbage
(D) John Backus

84. A space in computer’s memory set aside for some data that can be changed
is called
(A) Variable
(B) Constant
(C) Integer
(D) Floating Point
85. Which of the following components is used to convert first .c to first .exe?
(A) Compiler and header
(B) Header and linker
(C) Compiler and linker
(D) Compiler only

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81. (B) Composite key
82. (D) Field
83. (B) Dennis Ritchie
84. (A) Variable
85. (C) Compiler and linker

86. Which of the database objects allows to extract specific information from
tables?
(A) Queries
(B) Forms
(C) Reports
(D) Records

87. The instructions that are given to the compiler before the beginning of actual
program are:
(A) C statements
(B) Preprocessor directive
(C) Linking instructions
(D) C instructions

88. Which key combination is used to run C program:

(A) Alt+F9
(B) Ctrl+S
(C) Alt+F5
(D) Ctrl+F9

89. Different attributes in two different tables having same name are referred to
as
(A) Acronym
(B) Synonym
(C) Homonym
(D) Mutually exclusive

90. SQL is a/an

(A) Unstructured language
(B) Structured language
(C) Object oriented language
(D) Software
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86. (A) Queries
87. (B) Preprocessor directive
88. (D) Ctrl+F9
89. (C) Homonym
90. (B) Structured language

91. The loop which never ends is called:

(A) Infinite loop
(B) Running loop
(C) Continuous loop
(D) Nested loop

92. Another term for a conditional operator is:

(A) Binary
(B) Iteration
(C) Selective
(D) Ternary

93. The total number of keywords in C are:

(A) 60
(B) 42
(C) 32
(D) 50

94. What does CIM stand for?

(A) Computer Integrated Manufacturing
(B) Copy In Memory
(C) Computer International Management
(D) Computer Intel Marketing

95. Which register normally functions as a 16-bit counter that controls the
sequence in which the instructions are fetched from memory?
(A) PC
(B) IR
(C) DR
(D) DAR

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91. (A) Infinite loop
92. (D) Ternary
93. (C) 32
94. (A) Computer Integrated Manufacturing
95. (A) PC
96. Access time for most of memories is measured in:
(A) Microseconds
(B) Milliseconds
(C) Nanoseconds
(D) Megahertz

97. A database consists of various components called:

(A) Tools
(B) Properties
(C) Entities
(D) Objects

98. Which of the following terms is related to the features of cascading deletion?
(A) Data integrity
(B) Data redundancy
(C) Referential integrity
(D) Indexing

99. ATM stands for?

(A) Automatic Talking Machine
(B) Automatic Teller Machine
(C) Analog Teller Machine
(D) Automatic Ticketing Machine

100. Who is known as “Father of Computer Science”?

(A) Charles Babbage
(B) Howard Aiken
(C) Dr.Herman Hollerith
(D) Blaise Pascal

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96. (C) Nanoseconds
97. (D) Objects
98. (C) Referential integrity
99. (B) Automatic Teller Machine
100. (A) Charles Babbage

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101. One of the first recognized calculating device was?
(A) Abacus
(B) Analytical engine
(C) Difference engine
(D) None of these

102. Pentium II is a __________ generation computer.

(A) second
(B) third
(C) fourth
(D) fifth

103. The first computer that used vacuum tubes was?

(A) Mark I
(B) ENIAC
(C) EDVAC
(D) UNIVAC

104. Which of the following is not a pointing device?

(A) Mouse
(B) Joystick
(C) Trackball
(D) None of these

105. The number of read/write heads for a hard disk of four platters are
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 16

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101. (A) Abacus
102. (C) fourth
103. (B) ENIAC
104. (B) Joystick
105. (C) 8

106. Which of the following is a 16-bit code?

(A) BCD
(B) Unicode
(C) ASCII
(D) EBCDIC
107. Boolean algebra is also known as?
(A) Logical algebra
(B) Code algebra
(C) Switching algebra
(D) Digital algebra

108. The command that is not present on edit menu?

(A) Font
(B) GoTo
(C) Find
(D) Ctrl+z

109. First generation language uses?

(A) Pseudo code
(B) Binary code
(C) Mnemonics code
(D) Decimal code

110. In which of the flowchart symbols, the statement “IS A > B” is placed?
(A) Connector
(B) Rectangular
(C) Parallelogram
(D) Diamond

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106. (B) Unicode
107. (C) Switching algebra
108. (A) Font
109. (B) Binary code
110. (D) Diamond

111. Name the error which you think to exist in the formula C=C*D/C.
(A) Logical
(B) Syntax
(C) Execution
(D) None of these

112. Which of the following statements transfers control unconditionally?

(A) GOTO
(B) FOR…NEXT
(C) IF THEN
(D) ON GOTO

113. The statement to reserve memory locations for an array M arranged in 12

columns and 20 rows may be ?
(A) DIM(12,20)
(B) DIMM(20,12)
(C) M(240)
(D) DIMM(12,20)

114. On execution of PRINT FIX(-6.83),the output will be ?

(A) 6
(B) 6.83
(C) –6
(D) –7

115. In BASIC LOG function refers to natural logarithm have Base ?

(A) 2
(B) 10
(C) 5
(D) e

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111. (D) None of these
112. (A) GOTO
113. (B) DIMM(20,12)
114. (C) –6
115. (D) e

116. An 8-bit address bus can address a memory of ?

(A) 1 Byte
(B) 8 Bytes
(C) 256 bits
(D) 256 Bytes

117. The number of colors a CGA monitor displays are ?

(A) 4
(B) 16
(C) 64
(D) 256

118. The radix of a computerized version of number (+0.66E–4) is ?

(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 2
(D) 8

119. The programs which are permanent and stored in ROM are known as ?
(A) Utility Programs
(B) Firmware
(C) System softwares
(D) None of these
120. UNIVAC stands for ?
(A) Universal Automatic Computer
(B) Universal Array Computer
(C) Unvalued Automatic Computer
(D) Unique Automatic Computer

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116. (D) 256 Bytes
117. (A) 4
118. (C) 2
119. (B) Firmware
120. (A) Universal Automatic Computer

121. File compression utilities can reduce the file size by ?

(A) 10%
(B) 60%
(C) 80%
(D) 100%

122. The “NT” in Windows NT stands for ?

(A) Not Tested
(B) Network Technology
(C) Network Terminal
(D) New Technology

123. In C language, .exe file is produced by ?

(A) Linker
(B) Loader
(C) Compiler
(D) Interpreter

124. Which of the followings is a valid statement for declaring a Variable In C ?

(A) int marks;
(B) int a,b,c;
(C) double salary;
(D) All of these

125. The number of Bytes used by char data type in C is?

(A) 2
(B) 1
(C) 3
(D) 4

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121. (C) 80%
122. (B) Network Technology
123. (A) Linker
124. (D) All of these
125. (B) 1

126. The format specifier %u is used for?

(A) integer
(B) unsigned short
(C) unsigned float
(D) unsigned long int

127. Which of the following objects are used to store data in MS Access?
(A) Reports
(B) Queries
(C) Forms
(D) Table

128. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?

(A) Binary
(B) Decimal
(C) Hexadecimal
(D) Octal

129. Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under?

(A) System software
(B) Application software
(C) Utilities
(D) None of these

130. When did John Napier develop logarithm?

(A) 1416
(B) 1614
(C) 1641
(D) 1804

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126. (B) unsigned short
127. (C) Forms
128. (A) Binary
129. (A) System software
130. (B) 1614

131. Which of the following tools of MS Word is used to rotate the text?
(A) Word Art
(B) Auto Shape
(C) Text Boxes
(D) None of these
132. Which of the following features of the word processor allows to specify
margins of the documents?
(A) Marco
(B) Thesaurus
(C) Merge
(D) Layout

133. Which of the following devices can be used to directly image printed text ?
(A) OCR
(B) OMR
(C) MICR
(D) All of these

134. The popular series of personal computers was Apple series designed in
1976 using __________ microprocessor.
(A) 8-bit
(B) 16-bit
(C) 64-bit
(D) None of these

135. Who designed the first electronic computer-ENIAC?

(A) Van-Neumann
(B) Joseph M.Jacquard
(C) J.Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly
(D) All of these

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131. (A) Word Art
132. (D) Layout
133. (A) OCR
134. (A) 8-bit
135. (C) J.Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly

136. In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed ?

(A) Parallel
(B) Sequentially
(C) Both A and B
(D) Randomly

137. Web pages are linked together using ?

(A) HTTP
(B) Hyperlinks
(C) Interlinks
(D) None of these
138. A CPU with 32-bit Address Bus can address a memory of ?
(A) 4 KB
(B) 4 GB
(C) 8 KB
(D) 8 GB

139. In BASIC, LEFT(A$,n) is used to ?

(A) Leave n spaces before the strung A$
(B) Leave n spaces before every character of the strung A$
(C) Leave n left characters of the strung A$
(D) Select n characters of the strung A$

140. In BASIC, RETURN statement passes control back to ?

(A) GOSUB statement
(B) Next to GOSUB statement
(C) Beginning of the program
(D) The statement before GOSUB

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136. (C) Both A and B
137. (B) Hyperlinks
138. (B) 4 GB
139. (D) Select n characters of the strung A$
140. (B) Next to GOSUB statement

141. The number of elements assigned automatically to a two dimensional arrays

in BASIC are ?
(A) 10
(B) 100
(C) 110
(D) 121

142. Which of the following statements can be used for multiple branching ?
(A) GOTO
(B) IF THEN ELSE
(C) ON GOTO
(D) WHILE…WEND

143. Which of the following statements can be used for unlimited loopiing ?
(A) GOTO
(B) FOR…NEXT
(C) IF THEN
(D) ON GOTO

144. Which of the following command is used to exit from BASIC and to return to
DOS ?
(A) CLEAR
(B) KILL
(C) SYSTEM
(D) NEW

145. Number of Shutdown options on Windows 2000 professional are ?

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5

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141. (D) 121
142. (C) ON GOTO
143. (A) GOTO
144. (C) SYSTEM
145. (C) 4

146. The number of items present on control panel depends upon ?

(A) Items install during Setup
(B) Items contained on Windows CD
(C) Items required by your system
(D) Hardware Items attached with the system

147. The number of actions with two buttons mouse are ?

(A) 6
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 3

148. Which of the following is a DOS Internal Command ?

(A) DELTREE
(B) ERASE
(C) FORMAT
(D) None of these

149. Which of the following is not an executable command ?

(A) CLS
(B) REN
(C) REM
(D) COPY

150. An OR operation has 4 variables, the possible number of combinations in

it’s truth table are ?
(A) 64
(B) 16
(C) 34
(D) 32

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146. (A) Items install during Setup
147. (B) 5
148. (B) ERASE
149. (C) REM
150. (B) 16

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151. By default, word automatically saves your document after every ?

(A) 5 minutes
(B) 10 minutes
(C) 15 minutes
(D) 20 minutes

152. Pressing Ctrl+Shift+A causes ?

(A) To select whole document
(B) To highlight the selected text
(C) To capitalize the selected text
(D) Office assistant to appear

153. Pressing Ctrl+Shift+D causes ?

(A) To delete the selected text
(B) To underline selected text
(C) To double underline the selected text
(D) None of these

154. The number of colours a VGA monnitor displays are ?

(A) 16
(B) 256
(C) 64
(D) 4
155. The device driver is an example of ?
(A) System software
(B) Application software
(C) Freeware
(D) Shareware

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151. (B) 10 minutes
152. (C) To capitalize the selected text
153. (C) To double underline the selected text
154. (B) 256
155. (A) System software

156. A standard keyboard used in personal computer has ?

(A) 80 keys
(B) 84 keys
(C) 101 keys
(D) 102 keys

157. Which of the following layers of OSI model is responsible for breaking data
into segments ?
(A) Presentation
(B) Transport
(C) Datalink
(D) Session

158. The Media Access Control sub layer resides in which layer ?
(A) Datalink
(B) Physical
(C) Network
(D) Transport

159. Which of the following coding schemes uses 4-bit code ?

(A) Unicode
(B) ASCII
(C) EBCDIC
(D) BCD

160. Satellite transmission stations that can both send and receive messages are
known as ?
(A) Transreceivers
(B) Receivers
(C) Earth Stations
(D) Transmitters
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156. (C) 101 keys
157. (B) Transport
158. (A) Datalink
159. (D) BCD
160. (C) Earth Stations

161. Which of the following tools of MS Word is used to rotate the text?
(A) Word Art
(B) Auto Shape
(C) Text Boxes
(D) None of these

162. Which of the following features of the word processor allows to specify
margins of the documents?
(A) Marco
(B) Thesaurus
(C) Merge
(D) Layout

163. Which of the following devices can be used to directly image printed text ?
(A) OCR
(B) OMR
(C) MICR
(D) All of these

164. The popular series of personal computers was Apple series designed in
1976 using __________ microprocessor.
(A) 8-bit
(B) 16-bit
(C) 64-bit
(D) None of these

165. Who designed the first electronic computer-ENIAC?

(A) Van-Neumann
(B) Joseph M.Jacquard
(C) J.Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly
(D) All of these

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161. (A) Word Art
162. (D) Layout
163. (A) OCR
164. (A) 8-bit
165. (C) J.Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly
166. In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed ?
(A) Parallel
(B) Sequentially
(C) Both A and B
(D) Randomly

167. Web pages are linked together using ?

(A) HTTP
(B) Hyberlinks
(C) Interlinks
(D) None of these

168. A CPU with 32-bit Address Bus can address a memory of ?

(A) 4 KB
(B) 4 GB
(C) 8 KB
(D) 8 GB

169. In BASIC, LEFT(A$,n) is used to ?

(A) Leave n spaces before the strung A$
(B) Leave n spaces before every character of the strung A$
(C) Leave n left characters of the strung A$
(D) Select n characters of the strung A$

170. In BASIC, RETURN statement passes control back to ?

(A) GOSUB statement
(B) Next to GOSUB statement
(C) Beginning of the program
(D) The statement before GOSUB

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166. (C) Both A and B
167. (B) Hyberlinks
168. (B) 4 GB
169. (D) Select n characters of the strung A$
170. (B) Next to GOSUB statement

171. The number of elements assigned automatically to a two dimensional arrays

in BASIC are ?
(A) 10
(B) 100
(C) 110
(D) 121

172. Which of the following statements can be used for multiple branching ?
(A) GOTO
(B) IF THEN ELSE
(C) ON GOTO
(D) WHILE…WEND

173. Which of the following statements can be used for unlimited looping ?
(A) GOTO
(B) FOR…NEXT
(C) IF THEN
(D) ON GOTO

174. Which of the following command is used to exit from BASIC and to return to
DOS ?
(A) CLEAR
(B) KILL
(C) SYSTEM
(D) NEW

175. Number of Shutdown options on Windows 2000 professional are ?

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5

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171. (D) 121
172. (C) ON GOTO
173. (A) GOTO
174. (C) SYSTEM
175. (C) 4

176. The number of items present on control panel depends upon ?

(A) Items install during Setup
(B) Items contained on Windows CD
(C) Items required by your system
(D) Hardware Items attached with the system

177. The number of actions with two buttons mouse are ?

(A) 6
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 3

178. Which of the following is a DOS Internal Command ?

(A) DELTREE
(B) ERASE
(C) FORMAT
(D) None of these

179. Which of the following is not an executable command ?

(A) CLS
(B) REN
(C) REM
(D) COPY

180. An OR operation has 4 variables, the possible number of combinations in

it’s truth table are ?
(A) 64
(B) 16
(C) 34
(D) 32

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176. (A) Items install during Setup
177. (B) 5
178. (B) ERASE
179. (C) REM
180. (B) 16

181. According to Absorption Law A+(A.B) is equal to ?

(A) 1+B
(B) AB
(C) A+1
(D) A

182. The number of tracks in one cylinder of hard dick with two platters is ?
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 16
(D) 32

183. A translator is a ?
(A) System Software
(B) Low-Level language
(C) Translating machine
(D) Application Software

184. CRAY-1, CRAY-2, and CYBER 205 are the examples of ?

(A) Mainframes
(B) Supercomputers
(C) Microcomputers
(D) Minicomputers
185. IBM PC, AT&T, PS/2 and Apple Macintosh are the examples of ?
(A) Supercomputers
(B) Minicomputers
(C) Microcomputers
(D) Mainframes

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181. (D) A
182. (A) 4
183. (A) System Software
184. (B) Supercomputers
185. (C) Microcomputers

186. In 1786, J.H. Muller proposed a calculating machine called a ?

(A) Analytical Engine
(B) Difference Engine
(C) Electronic Engine
(D) None of these

187. Which of the followings is called the first generation computer ?

(A) ENIAC
(B) ABACUS
(C) UNIVAC-1
(D) EDVAC

188. Which of the following software products is the most appropriate for
developing web pages ?
(A) Adobe Page Maker
(B) Arcsoft
(C) Corel Draw
(D) Dreamweaver

189. Which of the following codes used in present day computing was developed
by IBM corporation ?
(A) ASCII
(B) Hollerith code
(C) Baudot code
(D) EBCDIC code

190. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from ?

(A) Primary Memory
(B) Control Section
(C) External Memory
(D) Cache Memory
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186. (B) Difference Engine
187. (C) UNIVAC-1
188. (D) Dreamweaver
189. (D) EBCDIC code
190. (B) Control Section

191. In Microsoft Windows key F1 is mostly used for ?

(A) Help
(B) Exit
(C) Save
(D) Refresh

192. The operating system may perform __________ operation to manage the
memory while running a large program.
(A) Sorting
(B) Scheduling
(C) Paging
(D) None of these

193. Octal 6 is equal to __________ decimal.

(A) 14
(B) 16
(C) 15
(D) 13

194. In decimal system the base is ?

(A) 1
(B) 0
(C) 2
(D) 10

195. Which logic gate is similar to the function of two series switches ?
(A) NOR
(B) OR
(C) AND
(D) NAND

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191. (A) Help
192. (C) Paging
193. (A) 14
194. (D) 10
195. (B) OR
196. Remote computing service involves the use of time sharing and ?
(A) Multiprocessing
(B) Interactive processing
(C) Batch processing
(D) Real-time processing

197. A combination of 16-bits is called ?

(A) Word
(B) Nibble
(C) Memory Block
(D) Byte

198. In OSI network model, the dialogue control and token managenment are the
responsibility of ?
(A) Datalink layer
(B) Session layer
(C) Transport layer
(D) None of these

199. In OSI network model, the routing is performed by ?

(A) Network layer
(B) Datalink layer
(C) Transport layer
(D) Session layer

200. The Transmission signal coding method of TI carrier is called ?

(A) Binary
(B) NRZ
(C) Bipolar
(D) Manchestar

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196. (C) Batch processing
197. (A) Word
198. (B) Session layer
199. (A) Network layer
200. (C) Bipolar

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