Computer Awareness

1. Which of the following allows the user to access e-mail from

anywhere?
Ans: Webmail Interface.

2. A mistake in an algorithm that causes incorrect results is

called
Ans: Logical error.

3. Facsimile Transmission Machine is popularly known as

Ans: Fax Machne.

4. Universal Product Code(UPC) is a

Ans: Barcode System.

5. A(n)...............program is one that is ready to run and

does not need to be altered in any way.
Ans: Executable.

6. Java is an example of......

Ans: High level language.

7. The method of internet access that requires a phone line, but

offers faster access speeds than is dial-up is.
Ans: Digital Subscriber Line Connection.

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8. URL(Uniform Resource Locator):

Ans: It is the address of a document or pageon the world wide web.

9. What is known as front page of any websites.

Ans: Home page

10. who are the founder of Google ?

Ans: Larry Page & Sergey Brin.

11. A computer program is-

Ans: A set of instruction that enable the computer to perform a
task.

12. What is the technique that is used to send more than one call
over a single line.
Ans: Multiplexing.

13. Which of the following cannot be a part of an e-mail address ?

a. Period(. Dot)
b. Underscore (_)
c. At sign (@)
d. Space
Ans: d
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14. A firewall is.........

Ans: It may software program or hardware.

15. Memory can be erased using Ultra Violet Rays ?

Ans: EPROM

16. An input device which is used with interactive graphics to locate a

place on the screen?
Ans: Mouse

17. Retrieval of information from a computer is called ?

Ans: output

18. GUI is the acronym for:

Ans: Graphical User Interface.

19. Internal memory in a Central Processing Unit comprises of....

Ans: A set of registers.

20. The term is associated with the computers processing speed ?

Ans: MIPS (Millions of Instructions per second)

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21. The smallest storage unit in a computer is....

Ans: bit

22. Which function calculates the average of a given set of numbers in

excel?
Ans: Avg.

23. Diskette is also known as ?

Ans: Floppy.

24. Excel is collection of..........

Ans. Worksheets.
25. Names of web browsers.....
Google chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Internet Explorer
Netscape Navigator
Safari
Opera

26. Track ball and Light pen are example of...

Ans: Input devices.

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27. Which of the following features make UNIX operating system popular ?
a. Multitasking
b. Multiuser
c. Reliable
d. all

Ans: d

28. Arithmetic logical unit (ALU) is a part of CPU.

29. A computer connected to a local area network can :

Ans: share information and share peripherals equipment.

30. Timing and Control unit is a part of Processor.

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