CPCT old Paper 19th November 2017 Shift-2
1) A Dumb Terminal generally has:
A) Keyboard and screen
B) Keyboard and hard disk
C) Processor and keyboard
D) Processor and hard disk
Ans:-A) Keyboard and screen
2) The device that can understand the difference between data & programs is:
A) Microprocessor
B) Input Device
C) Output Device
D) Memory
Ans:- Microprocessor
3)What is the smallest unit of computer information?
A) Byte
B) Bit
C) Pixel
D) Binary dot
Ans:- B) Bit
4) Which of the following is correct?
A) 1KB=1000 Bytes
B) 1KB= 1024 Bytes
C) 1 MB = 1000 Bytes
D) 1 MB = 1024 Bytes
Ans:- B) 1 KB= 1024 Bytes
5) What is the primary purpose of an operating system?
A) To make the most efficient use of the computer hardware.
B) To Allow people to use the computer
C) To keep system programmers employed.
D) To make computer easier to use
Ans:-A) To make the most efficient use of the computer hardware.
6) Which of the following devices is only used to play fast computer games?
A) Touch surface
B) Touch screen
C) Track ball
D) Joystick
Ans:- D) Joystick
7) Which feature allows the user to view information about his/her computer hardware?
A) CHKDSK
B) Start
C) All programs
D) Control Panel
Ans: D) Control Panel
8) In Computer terminology, what does ‘CAD’ stand for?
Ans:- Computer Aided Design
9) EPROM can be used for which of the following purposes?
A) Reconstructing the contents of ROM
B) Erasing the contents of ROM
C) Duplicating ROM
D) Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
Ans: D) Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
10) Which of the following devices has a limitation that is can only be read but cannot be erased or modified?
A) Tape drive
B) Hard Disk
C) Compact disk
D) Floppy disk
Ans:- C) Compact Disk
11) The memory which needs to refresh is:
A) ROM
B) SRAM
C) DRAM
D) PRAM
Ans: C) DRAM
12) Which of the following is a write-protected storage device?
A) Hard Disk
B) Floppy Disk
C) CD-ROM
D) RAM
Ans:- C) CD-ROM
13) Generally, Which software is used to keep record of data?
A) Database software
B) Word processing software
C) Operating system
D) Utility Software
Ans: A) database Software
14) What is the file extension for MS Access (2003 and earlier versions) files?
A) .dbs
B) .mbd
C) .mdb
D) .xls
Ans: C) .mdb
15) A CD-ROM drive uses which of the following techniques?
A) Magnetic Storage Technique
B) Optical Storage Technique
C) Solid State Storage Technique
D) Electronic Storage Technique
Ans:- B) Optical Storage Technique
16) What are minicomputers also known as?
A) Midrange computers
B) Personal Digital Assistants
C) Mainframe Computers
D) Laptop Computers
Ans:- A) Midrange Computers
17) On a hard disk, a ………….. runs through each track of a stack of platters.
A) Magnetic charge
B) Cylinder
C) Head
D) Sector
Ans:- B) Cylinder
18) Which data type would you use to create a new filed, of name, “Remark” and a field size 257, in MS Access?
A) Attachments
B) Text
C) Description
D) Memo
Ans:- D) Memo
19) What does MAN Stands For?
Ans:- Metropolitan Area Network
20) What does WAN Stan for:
Ans:- Wide Area Network
21) A password provides protection from:
A) Unauthorized entry to the system
B) Discrepancies in the software
C) Defeat in the hardware
D) Virus programs
Ans:- Unauthorized entry to the system
22) What does Ctrl+B key combination do?
Ans:- Makes the selected text bold.
23) A hardware or software designed to guard against unauthorized access to a computer network is known as a/an:
A) Hacker Proof Program
B) Firewall
C) Encryption safe Wall
D) Hacker Resistant Server
Ans:- B) Firewall
24) Printek India has five workstations and two printers. This is most likely a:
A) LAN
B) MAN
C) WAN
D) Company
Ans:- A) LAN
25) To make a notebook act as a desktop model, it can be connected to a ………….. Which is connected to a monitor and other devices.
A) Bay
B) Docking station
C) Port
D) Network
Ans: B) Docking station
A) Keyboard and screen
B) Keyboard and hard disk
C) Processor and keyboard
D) Processor and hard disk
Ans:-A) Keyboard and screen
2) The device that can understand the difference between data & programs is:
A) Microprocessor
B) Input Device
C) Output Device
D) Memory
Ans:- Microprocessor
3)What is the smallest unit of computer information?
A) Byte
B) Bit
C) Pixel
D) Binary dot
Ans:- B) Bit
4) Which of the following is correct?
A) 1KB=1000 Bytes
B) 1KB= 1024 Bytes
C) 1 MB = 1000 Bytes
D) 1 MB = 1024 Bytes
Ans:- B) 1 KB= 1024 Bytes
5) What is the primary purpose of an operating system?
A) To make the most efficient use of the computer hardware.
B) To Allow people to use the computer
C) To keep system programmers employed.
D) To make computer easier to use
Ans:-A) To make the most efficient use of the computer hardware.
6) Which of the following devices is only used to play fast computer games?
A) Touch surface
B) Touch screen
C) Track ball
D) Joystick
Ans:- D) Joystick
7) Which feature allows the user to view information about his/her computer hardware?
A) CHKDSK
B) Start
C) All programs
D) Control Panel
Ans: D) Control Panel
8) In Computer terminology, what does ‘CAD’ stand for?
Ans:- Computer Aided Design
9) EPROM can be used for which of the following purposes?
A) Reconstructing the contents of ROM
B) Erasing the contents of ROM
C) Duplicating ROM
D) Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
Ans: D) Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
10) Which of the following devices has a limitation that is can only be read but cannot be erased or modified?
A) Tape drive
B) Hard Disk
C) Compact disk
D) Floppy disk
Ans:- C) Compact Disk
11) The memory which needs to refresh is:
A) ROM
B) SRAM
C) DRAM
D) PRAM
Ans: C) DRAM
12) Which of the following is a write-protected storage device?
A) Hard Disk
B) Floppy Disk
C) CD-ROM
D) RAM
Ans:- C) CD-ROM
13) Generally, Which software is used to keep record of data?
A) Database software
B) Word processing software
C) Operating system
D) Utility Software
Ans: A) database Software
14) What is the file extension for MS Access (2003 and earlier versions) files?
A) .dbs
B) .mbd
C) .mdb
D) .xls
Ans: C) .mdb
15) A CD-ROM drive uses which of the following techniques?
A) Magnetic Storage Technique
B) Optical Storage Technique
C) Solid State Storage Technique
D) Electronic Storage Technique
Ans:- B) Optical Storage Technique
16) What are minicomputers also known as?
A) Midrange computers
B) Personal Digital Assistants
C) Mainframe Computers
D) Laptop Computers
Ans:- A) Midrange Computers
17) On a hard disk, a ………….. runs through each track of a stack of platters.
A) Magnetic charge
B) Cylinder
C) Head
D) Sector
Ans:- B) Cylinder
18) Which data type would you use to create a new filed, of name, “Remark” and a field size 257, in MS Access?
A) Attachments
B) Text
C) Description
D) Memo
Ans:- D) Memo
19) What does MAN Stands For?
Ans:- Metropolitan Area Network
20) What does WAN Stan for:
Ans:- Wide Area Network
21) A password provides protection from:
A) Unauthorized entry to the system
B) Discrepancies in the software
C) Defeat in the hardware
D) Virus programs
Ans:- Unauthorized entry to the system
22) What does Ctrl+B key combination do?
Ans:- Makes the selected text bold.
23) A hardware or software designed to guard against unauthorized access to a computer network is known as a/an:
A) Hacker Proof Program
B) Firewall
C) Encryption safe Wall
D) Hacker Resistant Server
Ans:- B) Firewall
24) Printek India has five workstations and two printers. This is most likely a:
A) LAN
B) MAN
C) WAN
D) Company
Ans:- A) LAN
25) To make a notebook act as a desktop model, it can be connected to a ………….. Which is connected to a monitor and other devices.
A) Bay
B) Docking station
C) Port
D) Network
Ans: B) Docking station
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