Which one of the following would be considered as a way that a computer virus can enter a computer system?
A. Opening an application previously installed on the computer
B. Borrowed an illegal copy of software
C. Viewing a website without causing any additional transactions
D. Running antivirus programs
E. None of these
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Programs such as Mozilla Firefox that serve as navigable
windows into the Web are called ........
A. Hypertext
B. Network
C. Internet
D. Web Browsers
E. None of these
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What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?
A. Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers.
B. Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers.
C. Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently.
D. Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible.
E. None of these
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What is the function of Recycle Bin?
A. Store deleted file
B. Store temporary file
C. Store corrupted file
D. Store Document file
E. None of these
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Which is the latest version of MS Office?
A. Office 2024
B. Office 2020
C. Office 2016
D. Office 2019
E. None of these
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Which device can not be shared in network?
A. Projector
B. Keyboard
C. Scanner
D. Printer
E. None of these
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The bar code which is used on all types of items, is read by a scanning device directly into the computer. What is the name of this scanning device?
A. Laser scanner
B. Wand
C. OCR
D. MICR
E. None of these
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An essential difference between the operating system that runs a typical desktop computer and the operating system that runs a typical PDA is that .......
A. the desktop OS has a graphical user interface whereas the PDA OS does not.
B. the desktop OS can run several programs simultaneously whereas the PDA OS cannot.
C. the desktop OS manages hardware resources whereas the PDA OS does not.
D. the desktop computer has an OS whereas a PDA does not.
E. None of these
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A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is...
A. Process control
B. ALU
C. Register Unit
D. Process description
E. None of these
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A family of polynomial block codes designed to correct burst errors is known as
A. Bar Codes
B. Gray Codes
C. Fire Codes
D. Mnemonics Codes
E. None of these
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The MS-DOS operating system is a .....
A. graphical user interface, single-tasking operating system
B. graphical user interface, multi-tasking operating system
C. command-driven interface, single-tasking operating system
D. command-driven interface, multi-tasking operating system
E. None of these
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Which of the following was an early desktop operating system that included an integrated graphic user interface with point-and-click features?
A. MS-DOS
B. Mac OS
C. Unix
D. Gnome
E. None of these
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The most recent version of the Mac OS is based on the
......... operating system.
A. Windows
B. Linux
C. Unix
D. CMOS
E. None of these
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The ............ operating system was initially created in the early 1970s at AT & T Bell Labs.
A. Linux
B. DOS
C. Unix
D. GNU
E. None of these
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The essential difference between an operating system like Linux and one like Windows is that
A. Windows can run with an Intel processor, whereas Linux cannot.
B. Linux is proprietary, whereas Windows is not.
C. any programmer can modify Linux code, which is not permitted with Windows.
D. there are multiple versions of Linux, but only one version of Windows.
E. None of these
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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of open-source
operating systems over proprietary versions?
A. Free use and distribution
B. Availability of technical support
C. Availability of source code
D. Ability to modify code
E. None of these
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Use of icons and windows are characteristic of a .......... interface.
A. command-driven
B. windows-oriented
C. graphical-user
D. menu-driven
E. None of these
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The main purpose of the offline device is.......
A. To reduce the no.of operator errors in recording data
B. To save computer time
C. To save floor space in the computer center
D. All of the above
E. None of these
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The ability of an operating system to control the activities of multiple programs at the same time is called .........
A. multitasking
B. multi-processing
C. multi-operating
D. multi-paging
E. None of these
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A computer assisted method for the recording and analyzing of existing hypothetical systems is known as
A. Distributed processing
B. Data transmission
C. Data link
D. Data flow
E. None of these
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