Q1.Which of the following is a collection of programs that controls how your computer system runs and processes information?
(a) operating system
(b) computer
(c) office
(d) compiler
(e) interpreter
S1.Ans.(a)
Sol. An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs.
Q2.Which of the following command is required to restart the computer?
(a) Ctrl+Alt+Del
(b) Ctrl+Alt+tab
(c) Ctrl+Alt+Shift
(d) Ctrl+Shift+Del
(e) None of these
S2.Ans.(a)
Q3.Which of the following are two basic types of record access methods?
(a) Sequential and Random
(b) Sequential And Indexed
(c) Direct and Immediate
(d) On-line and Real time
(e) None of these
S3.Ans.(a)
Sol. The terms random access and sequential access are often used to describe data files. A random-access data file enables you to read or write information anywhere in the file. In a sequential-access file, you can only read and write information sequentially, starting from the beginning of the file.
Q4.What is a named area on a disk that is used to store related subfolders and files called?
(a) desktop
(b) folder
(c) menu
(d) Safari
(e) explorer
S4.Ans.(b)
Sol. A folder is a virtual location where programs, files, and other folders can be located.
Q5.If you want to insert a chart to your slide then go to __________.
(a) Insert – Chart
(b) Home – Chart
(c) Format – Chart
(d) Table – Chart
(e) None of these
S5.Ans.(a)
Sol. Insert – chart used to insert a chart to a slide.
Q6. In a spreadsheet, a __________ is a number you will use in a calculation.
(a) label
(b) cell
(c) field
(d) value
(e) None of these
S6.Ans. (d)
Sol. In a spreadsheet, a value is a number you will use in a calculation
Q7.A ___________ search engine is a search tool that uses another search engine’s data to produce their own results from the Internet.
(a) Meta
(b) Individual
(c) Directory
(d) Subject directory
(e) None of these
S7.Ans. (a)
Sol. A metasearch engine (or aggregator) is a search tool that uses another search engine’s data to produce their own results from the Internet. Metasearch engines take input from a user and simultaneously send out queries to third party search engines for results.
Q8.The __________ operation performs a set union of two ‘similarly structured’ tables.
(a) Union
(b) Join
(c) Product
(d) Intersect
(e) None of these
S8.Ans. (a)
Sol. Union operation performs a set union of two ‘similarly structured’ tables.
Q9.What converts high-level languages into machine language?
(a) Compiler
(b) Assembler
(c) Operating System
(d) CPU
(e) Browser
S9.Ans.(a)
Sol. A compiler is used to translate a program written in a high-level language to a machine language by compiling the entire program in one go.
Q10.The __________ menu contains the options to add symbols in a Word document.
(a) Home
(b) Insert
(c) Review
(d) Mailing
(e) View
S10.Ans.(b)
Sol. The Insert menu is MS Word contains the Symbol option that allows you to insert symbols in the document.
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