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SYLLABUS GUIDELINES
BasedonCBSE,ICSE&GCSESyllabus
&NCFguidelinesrevisedbyNCERT.
GenerationsofComputersHardware&SoftwareExploreKeyboard
Input&OutputDevicesDataStorageFamiliaritywithWindows
PaintBrush.
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Class3
Thefirstelectronicdigitalcomputercontained?
(a) Electronicvalves
(b) Vacumtubes
(c) Transistors
(d) Semiconductormemory
Q.4. Whoiscalledthegrandfatherofthecomputer?
(a) BlaisePascal
(b) CharlesBabbage
(c) JosephJacquard
(d) Dr.HermanHollerith
Q.5. ThefirstmechanicalcomputerdesignedbyCharlesBabbage
wascalled:
(a) Abacus
(b) Processor
(c) Calculator
(d) Analyticalengine
Q.6. Thefirstgenerationcomputersystemused:
(a) Vacuumtubes
(b) Transistors
(c) Registors
(d) Magneticcores
Q.7. Mostofthecomputersavailabletodayareknownas:
(a) 3rdgenerationcomputers
(b) 4thgenerationcomputers
(c) 5thgenerationcomputers
(d) 4th&5thgenerationcomputers
Q.8. Whoamongthefollowingisknownasthefatherofcomputer?
(a) CharlesBabbage
(b) JohnNapier
(c) BlaisePascal
(d) Noneoftheabove
Q.9. Acomputerprovides:
(a) Speed
(c) timeSaving
(b) Accuracy
(d) Alloftheabove
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Q.21. ______Introducedthefirstpersonalcomputer.
(a) IBM
(b) Intel
(c) Wipro
(d) Apple
Q.22. FourthGenerationcomputersweredevelopedfrom______
(a) 1955onwards
(b) 1964onwards
(c) 1945onwards
(d) 1975onwards
Q.23. FirstGenerationcomputerhave______
(a) Efficiency&speed
(b) BigMemory
(c) Artificialintelligence (d) Noneoftheabove
Q.24. Computergenerationhasbeendividedin
(a) 2Generation
(b) 4Generation
(c) 6Generation
(d) 5Generation
Q.25. Thesizeofacomputerinfirstgenerationwas______
(a) asizeofTV
(b) asizeofPen
(c) asizeofRoom
(d) asizeofBook
Q.26. Thespeedoffirstgenerationcomputerwas_________
(a) High
(b) Veryhigh
(c) Slow
(d) Veryslow
Q.27. In second generation computer ______ were used in the
placeofvacuumtubes.
(a) Chips
(b) Transistors
(c) Microprocessor
(d) Processor
Q.28. SecondGenerationcomputerwere______comparedtofirst
GenerationComputer.
(a) Fasterandbigger
(b) Slowerandbigger
(c) Fasterandsmaller
(d) Fasterandbigger
Q.29. ______wereusedinthirdgenerationofcomputers.
(a) Vacuumtube
(b) Transistors
(c) Integratedcircuits
(d) Chips
Q.30. Themostfamouscomputersofthethirdgenerationwere__
(a) Univac
(b) IBM360
(c) IBM370
(d) Both(b)&(c)
Q.31. CharlesBabbageconceivedthefirstcomputer.Itwasreferred
toasan
(a) PatternEngine
(b) AnalyticalEngine
(c) MathematicalEngine (d) EncodingEngine
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Q.32. ThefourbasiccomponentsfoundinCharlesBabbagesdesign
haseachofthefollowingexcept
(a) processing
(b) control
(c) input
(d) storage
Q.33. Whichofthefollowingwasconsideredbymanytobethefirst
electronicdigitalcomputer?
(a) Colossus
(b) UNIVACI
(c) ENIAC
(d) ABCComputer
Q.34. Whichofthefollowingisatruestatement?
(a) TransistorswereusedintheUNIVACI.
(b) TheUNIVACIwasaffordableinitsday
(c) Both(a)and(b)
(d) Noneoftheabovestatementsistrue
Q.35. Whichoneofthefollowingwouldnotbeconsideredaportable
computer?
(a) anotebookcomputer (b) adesktopcomputer
(c) alaptopcomputer
(d) noneofthese
Q.36. Whichofthefollowingmonitorshastheleastcolordepth?
(a) Hypertext
(b) Grayscale
(c) Flatscreen
(d) Monochrome
Q.37. Oneoftherecentadvancesintechnologyis:
(a) Computer
(b) Boat
(c) Bicycle
(d) Wheel
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1. (d)
9. (d)
17.(c)
25.(c)
33. (a)
2. (b)
10.(a)
18.(c)
26.(d)
34. (c)
3. (a)
11. (a)
19. (b)
27. (b)
35. (b)
4.
12.
20.
28.
36.
(b)
(b)
(a)
(c)
(d)
5. (d)
13. (b)
21. (a)
29. (c)
37. (a)
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6. (a)
14. (a)
22. (d)
30. (d)
7. (b)
15.(c)
23.(d)
31.(b)
8. (a)
16. (c)
24. (d)
32. (b)
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(a) TheapplicationthatisattheDOSprompt
(b) TheapplicationthatisattheOS/2prompt
(c) The application that is receiving the action of your
commands
(d) Theapplicationcurrentlyusingthemicroprocessor.
Q.11. Whatarescrollbars?
(a) Bars that appear in a windows when there is more
informationavailable
(b) Barsthatappearasinformationscrollsdownthescreen
(c) Barsthathaveascrolltypedesigninthem
(d) Alloftheabove
Q.12. Whathappenswhenyoumaximizeanapplication?
(a) Ittakesupthefullscreen
(b) Itshrinksdowntoanicon
(c) Itisrestoredtoitsformerpositionandsize
(d) Itrunsbetterthanever
Q.13. Whathappenswhenyouminimizeanapplication?
(a) Ittakesupthefullscreen
(b) Itshrinksdowntoanicon
(c) Itisrestoredtoitsformerpositionandsize
(d) Itrunsworsethanever
Q.14. Clickingonmousebuttononceiscalled?
(a) Singleclick
(b) DoubleClick
(c) Drag
(d) Drop
Q.15. ________displaysthenameofthewindowsthatisopenon
thescreen.
(a) Titlebar
(b) Menubar
(c) Scrollbar
(d) Taskbar
Q.16. ________islocatedatthebottomofthedesktopandcontains
thestartbuttononthelowerleftcorner.
(a) Titlebar
(b) Taskbar
(c) Menubar
(d) Statusbar
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Q.19. FullformofALUisasfollows:
(a) Arithmetic&LogicalUnit
(b) ArithmeticLogicalUnity
(c) AccessingLogicalUnit
(d) Noneoftheabove
Q.20. To find the details of disk(s), drives are available in your
computerpressmousebuttontwiceon_____________.
(a) Mycomputer
(b) Mydocuments
(c) Recyclebin
(d) Networkneighbourhood
Q.21. Computersarebeingusedin:
(a) RailwayReservation (b) MaintainingRecords
(c) PrintingDocuments (d) Alloftheabove
Q.22. Whichstatementisnotcorrect?
(a) Acomputerneverthinksonitsownlikeahumanbeing.
(b) Computerlacksimaginationandhumourascompared
tohuman.
(c) Acomputerisuselesswithoutinstructions
(d) Acomputercanteachushumanity.
Q.23. Computersareusedfor:
(a) Doingcalculations
(b) entertainment
(c) Printingdocuments (d) Alloftheabove
Q.24. Acommonreasonforchanginganinformationsystemis:
(a) Newtechnology
(b) Newrequirements
(c) Problemsintheexistingsystem
(d) Alloftheabove
Q.25. Computerarebeingusedin:
(a) DoingrepetitiveTasks (b) Maintainingrecords
(c) Printingdocuments (d) Alloftheabove
Q.26. Keyboard,MouseandMonitorisapartofcomputer.
(a) Hardware
(b) software
(c) Both(a)and(b)
(d) Cantbesaid
Q.17. Notepad,wordpadandPaintarelistedin__________
(a) Accessories
(b) Run
(c) Document
(d) Find
Q.27. Keyboardlookslikea______
(a) TV
(b) Carromboard
(c) Typewriter
(d) Desk
Q.18. Startingthecomputeriscalled:
(a) Switchingon
(b) Bootingup
(c) Diallingup
(d) Speedup
Q.28. Ahardwareofcomputercanbe_____
(a) seen
(b) touched
(c) both(a)&(b)
(d) noneofthese
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Q.29. Workingwithacomputer,werequires:
(a) Hardware
(b) Software
(c) Both(a)&(b)
(d) Noneofthese
Q.41. Acomputersflexibilityishiddeninits_______
(a) Hardware
(b) Software
(c) Input
(d) Information
Q.30. Acomputercanbeusedin______
(a) Hospital
(b) Airport
(c) RailwayStation
(d) AllPlaces
Q.42. Whichofthefollowingprovidesinstructionsfortransforming
inputdataintonecessaryoutput?
(a) Hardware
(b) Programs
(c) Software
(d) Both(b)and(c)
Q.31. Computerhelpsusfor_______
(a) Makingdecision
(b) Calculation
(c) Givingsuggestion
(d) noneofthese
Q.32. Computersareinscientificlaboratoriesfor:
(a) Forecastingweather (b) Depositcash
(c) Reservation
(d) ECG
Q.33. ______areusedtoprovideinformationaboutthearrivaland
departuretimeofaeroplanes.
(a) Calculator
(b) Computers
(c) Typewriter
(d) Radio
Q.34. Theinformationgiventoacomputeriscalled_____
(a) H/W
(b) Data
(c) File
(d) Keyboard
Q.35. Apartofcomputerusedtoinputiscalled______
(a) Inputdevice
(b) Outputdevice
(c) Website
(d) both(a)&(b)
Q.36. Thepartofcomputerthatwecanseeortouchiscalled?
(a) Hardware
(b) Program
(c) Software
(d) Noneofthese
Q.37. ______issoftwarethatisusedasadrawingtool.
(a) MSword
(b) Basic
(c) Windows
(d) PaintBrush
Q.43. Thephysicalpartsofacomputersystemarereferredtoas:
(a) features
(b) software
(c) programs
(d) hardware
Q.44. Ifacomputerisperformingarithmeticorlogicaloperations,
itis______
(a) receivinginformation (b) processinginformation
(c) storinginformation
(d) retrievinginformation
Q.45. Acomputeruserwhostealsinformationfromotherpeoples
computersforbadpurposesincalleda_______
(a) criminal
(b) technologist
(c) hacker
(d) programmer
Q.46. Asoftwarepackageobtainedwithoutlicenceissaidtobe
(a) pirated
(b) duplicated
(c) originalsoftware
(d) shared
Q.47. Asoftwarepackagewhichcanbecopiedwithoutpayingforit
iscalled______
(a) piratedsoftware
(b) shareware
(c) originalsoftware
(d) freeware
Q.48. Wecanimprovecomputersecuritybytheuseof______
(a) usernames
(b) passwords
(c) ICnumbers
(d) accountnumber
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Q.38. Acomputerweuseforpersonaluseiscalled?
(a) AC
(b) PC
(c) DC
(d) IC
Q.39. Weshouldcleanacomputerusing_____
(a) Hardbrush
(b) Soft&drycloth
(c) Dirtycloth
(d) Soapwater
Q.40. Speedofcomputerismeasuredin______
(a) seconds
(b) minutes
(c) Hours
(d) Megahertz
ANSWERS
1. (c)
9. (c)
17.(a)
25.(d)
33.(b)
41.(b)
2. (c)
10.(c)
18.(b)
26.(a)
34.(b)
42.(d)
3. (d)
11. (a)
19. (a)
27. (c)
35. (a)
43. (d)
4.
12.
20.
28.
36.
44.
(b)
(a)
(a)
(c)
(a)
(b)
5. (d)
13. (b)
21. (d)
29. (c)
37. (d)
45. (c)
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6. (a)
14. (a)
22. (d)
30. (d)
38. (b)
46. (a)
7. (c)
15.(a)
23.(d)
31.(b)
39.(b)
47.(a)
8. (d)
16. (b)
24. (d)
32. (a)
40. (d)
48. (b)
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(a) Capslockkey
(c) Deletekey
Q.1. Inamicrocomputerkeyboardifyoudiscoveramistakeafter
inputtingdatawiththeenterkey,whichkeywillhavetobe
pressedtoretypethedata?
(a) Controlkey
(b) Insertkey
(c) Backspacekey
(d) Tabkey
Q.2. Whatisthefunctionofthehomekeyinamicrocomputer
qwertykeyboard?
(a) Tocapitalizeletters (b) Torepositionthecursor
(c) Tointerruptexecutions (d) Tocanceltheentry
Q.3. Thereisonlyonekeyinthekeyboardofacomputerwhichis
withoutanymakingandisalsothewidestkeyofthekeyboard.
Whatisthenameofthiskey?
(a) Shiftkey
(b) Enterkey
(c) Backspacekey
(d) Spacebar
Q.4. _______isusedtowritecapitalletters.
(a) Tabkey
(b) Capslockkey
(c) Spacebar
(d) Pageupkey
Q.5. Youcanputblankspacewith_________
(a) Shiftkey
(b) Enterkey
(c) Spacebar
(d) Capslock
Q.6. WhichkeyisusedtostartNewLineinwindowsenvironment?
(a) Enterkey
(b) Spacebar
(c) Fullstop
(d) Backspace
Q.7. Whatisthissymbol#called?
(a) Hash
(b) Ampersand
(c) Caret
(d) Dollar
Q.8. Whicharethealphabetkeys?
(a) a,b,c,d
(b) 0,1,2,3,4
(c) F1,F2,F3,F4
(d) , - , ,
Q.9. Toswitchoffthecomputeryouaretofirstclick_______.
(a) ShutDown
(b) Display
(c) Startbutton
(d) MyComputer
Q.10. HowmanyfunctionkeysareinastandardKeyboard?
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 18
(d) 11
Q.11. Whichkeyisusedtoputaspacebetweenletters,numbers
andwords?
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(b) Spacebar
(d) Shiftkey
Q.12. ________isusedtoerasethelettertotherightofthecursor.
(a) Deletekey
(b) Backspacekey
(c) Enterkey
(d) Spacebar
Q.13. Whichofthefollowingisatogglekey?
(a) Capslockkey
(b) Shiftkey
(c) Esckey
(d) Ctrlkey
Q.14. Whichstatementiscorrect?
(a) Capskeyisusedtochangethecase(upperorlower)of
text
(b) Shiftkeyalwaysworkswithsomeotherkey
(c) Normallytherearetwoshiftkeysinthekeyboard
(d) Allofthese
Q.15. Whichkeyismostcommonlyusedtoexecutethecommands?
(a) Spacebar
(b) Enterkey
(c) Shiftkey
(d) Tabkey
Q.16. Namethekey,whichdeletesacharacterforwardtothecursor
position.
(a) Deletekey
(b) BackSpacekey
(c) Tabkey
(d) Spacebar
Q.17. Whichkeyisusedtoleavethespaceinbetweentext?
(a) Spacebar
(b) Enterkey
(c) Shiftkey
(d) Controlkey
Q.18. Namethelongestkeyonthekeyboard?
(a) Tabkey
(b) Shiftkey
(c) Enterkey
(d) Spacebar
Q.19. Whatisthissymbolpiscalled?
(a) Pie
(b) Slash
(c) Hash
(d) Ampersand
Q.20. ______symbolinnotcontainedinstandardkeyboard.
(a) @
(b) &
(c) |
(d)
Q.21. The number key are arranged above the alphabet keys &
alsoonthe_____.
(a) abovethefunctionkey
(b) Leftsideofthekeyboard
(c) Rightsideofthekeyboard
(d) belowthespacebarkey
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Q.22. _____isusedtomovearoundonthescreen.
(a) Directionkeys
(b) Spacebarkey
(c) Numberkeys
(d) Punctuationkey
Q.23. Toentertheuppersymbolofakey,wehold_______while
pressingthesymbolkey.
(a) Tabkey
(b) Capslockkey
(c) Shiftkey
(d) Spacebarkey
Q.24. Ifcapslockison,allletterthatyouenterwillappearin_____
(a) Smallonthescreen (b) Capitalonthescreen
(c) Specificsymbol
(d) Binarycode
Q.25. FunctionkeyslabelledF1,F2,F3etc.at______
(a) Belowofthekeyboard
(b) Topofthekeyboard
(c) Leftsideofthekeyboard
(d) Rightsideofthekeyboard
Q.26. Thepowerfulkeythatletsyouexitaprogram:
(a) Shiftkey
(b) Endkey
(c) Homekey
(d) Escapekey
Q.27. Thenumerickeyboardcanonlybeusedafterpressing:
(a) Numberlockkey
(b) Ctrlkey
(c) Altkey
(d) Scrolllockkey
Q.28. Theblinkingverticalkeylineonmonitoriscalled?
(a) Cursor
(b) Pen
(c) Line
(d) Pointer
Q.29. 1,2,3,4arecalled?
(a) NumberKeys
(c) FunctionKeys
(b) LetterKeys
(d) Symbolkeys
Q.30. Thereare_______numerickeysontheKeyboard.
(a) 10
(b) 9
(c) 11
(d) 8
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ANSWERS
1. (c)
9. (c)
17.(a)
25.(b)
2. (b)
10.(b)
18.(d)
26.(d)
3. (d)
11. (b)
19. (a)
27. (a)
4.
12.
20.
28.
(b)
(a)
(d)
(a)
5. (c)
13. (b)
21. (c)
29. (b)
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Whichfigurefitsintothespacebest?
TotalMarks: 25
SECTION-A
GENERALIQ.
1. Puppiesweresleepingunderablanket.Poonamcounted28
legs.Whatshouldshedotofindouthowmanypuppiesare
undertheblanket.
(a) Subtract4from28 (b) Multiply28by4
(c) Divide28by4
(d) Noneofthese
2. Nikhilsetup4rowsofballs
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) Noneofthese
Row1
Row2
Row3
Row4
Geetawantstosetup7rowsofballs.Howmanytotalballs
shewillneedtosetup7rowsofballs.
(a) 10
(b)28
(c) 50
(d)Noneofthese
3. Ihavemorethan3vertices,andIhavefewerthan6sides.
WhichshapeamI.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)Noneofthese
4.
Theshapegivenabovewillhavehowmanyedges?
(a) 7 (b)8
(c) 9
(d) 12
SECTION-B
COMPUTERS
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10. WhatisthefullformofCD?
(a) CompactDisk
(b) CircularDisk
(c) ClosedDisk
(d) CorrectDisk
12. Whichofthefollowingstatementisincorrect?
(a) Computerscanstoredata.
(b) Computerscannotdocalculations.
(c) Computercanbeusedtodesignagreetingcard.
(d) Computerisamachine.
Shift
Ctrl
as
(a)CursorKeys
(c)Specialkeys
Alt
Delete
areknown
(b)Alphabetkeys
(d)Functionkeys
14. Whichofthefollowingiconshelpsyoutominimize
(decrease)thewindow?
(c)
18. WhenPratyushfirstinsertedthe
graphicofthecartoonitwastoo
large. He wants to reduce its
size.Whicharrowispointingto C
the handle with which he can
reducethelengthandbreadthin
equalproportion.
(a) ArrowA
(b) ArrowC
(c) ArrowB
(d) ArrowD.
(a)
(b)
(b)
(c)
(d) Noneofthese.
15. Ctrl+Ncommandinapaintwindowisto
(a) Startanewdrawing (b) Saveadrawing
(c) Eraseadrawing
(d) Openadrawing.
16. Tocancelacommandwhichofthefollowingkeycan
beused?
Enter
(a)
Esc
(b)
Backspace
(d)
Shift
(d)
A
19. Whichofthefollowingkeydoesthesamefunction
asrightclickofmousedoes?
(c)
(c)
(b)
(a)
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SECTION-C
INTERACTIVESECTION
11. InMicrosoftExcelwhatnameisgiventothespacewhere
arowandacolumnmeetinaspreadsheet?
(a) Cell
(b) Block
(c) Row
(d) Column.
13.
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(d)
Esc
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20. HowmanyfoldersarethereinsidetheHomework
folder?
(a) 7
(b) 5
(c) 8
(d) 6
23. Howmany.docfilesareseeninthewindow?
(a) 5
(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) Noneofthese.
21. STORIESisanMSWorddocument.Statementis
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Cantsay
(d) Noneofthese
24. Whichfileisselected?
(a) Computer4
(b) InternetBasics
(c) WindowsExplorer (d) Noneofthese.
22. WhatisBinthegivenfigure?
A
B
(a)
(b)
C
D
NapierBone
(c)
AnalyticalEngine
(d)
Abacus
Pascaline
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ANSWERS
1.
9.
17.
25.
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