Computer Quiz – Set Twenty

COMPUTER QUIZ

1.The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in Excel is called a
(A) tab
(B) cell
(C) box
(D) range
(E) None of these

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Answer (B) cell

2.You can keep your personal files and folders in
(A) My folder
(B) My Documents
(C) My Files
(D) My Text
(E) None of these

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Answer (B) My Documents

3.In Word you can force a page break
(A) By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing the F1 key
(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 document
(E) None of these

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Answer (B) By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing Ctrl+Enter

4.A DVD is an example of an
(A) hard disk
(B) optical disc
(C) output device
(D) solid-state storage device
(E) None of these

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Answer (B) optical disc 

5.The default view in Excel is ________ view
(A) Work
(B) Auto
(C) Normal
(D) Roman
(E) None of these

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Answer (C) Normal

6.The process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer is called
(A) downloading
(B) uploading
(C) FTP
(D) JPEC
(E) downsizing

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Answer (A) downloading

7._____ is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.
(A) Tracking
(B) Formatting
(C) Crashing
(D) Allotting
(E) None of these

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Answer (B)Formatting

8.Help Menu is available at which button?
(A) End
(B) Start
(C) Turnoff
(D) Restart
(E) Reboot

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Answer (B) Start

9.The contents of……….are lost when the computer turns off.
(A) storage
(B) input
(C) output
(D) memory
(E) None of these

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Answer (D) memory

10.Which ports connect special types of music instruments to sound cards?
(A) BUS
(B) CPU
(C) USB
(D) MIDI
(E) MINI

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Answer (C) USB Explanation. MIDI ports are used to connect different types of musical instruments and equipment to sound cards to interface with computer programs or other sound generating devices. MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface and the standard port for over 20 years has been a 5pin DIN plug. More recently MIDI is being sent over USB connections.

11. What displays the contents of the active cell in Excel?
(A) Name box
(B) Row Headings
(C) Formula bar
(D) Task pane
(E) None of these

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Answer (C) Formula bar 

12.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
(E) success

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Answer (B) hit

13.ALU is called for _____ of a computer
(A) Heart
(B) Master dispatcher
(C) Primary memory
(D) All of the above
(E) None of these

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Answer (A) Heart

14.In computer terminology, information means
(A) Raw data
(B) Useful Data
(C) Alphanumeric data
(D) Program
(E) None of these

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Answer (B) Useful Data 

15.The commonly used UNIX commands like date, ls, cat etc. are stored in
(A) /dev directory
(B) /bin directory
(C) /tmp directory
(D) /unix directory
(E) None of these

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Answer (B) /bin directory