cpct paper 12 August 2017 Shift 2

1)The mechanical, electrical and electronic parts of the computer system are called:
A)    Hardware
B)    Software
C)    Operating System
D)    Firmware
Ans: A) Hardware

2)The clock rate of a CPU, Which can perform 2500  clock cycles per second is:
A)    2.5 Hz
B)    2.5 KHz
C)    2.5 MHz
D)    2.5 GHz
Ans: 2.5KHz

3)DPI, a measurement of printer resolution, represents how many ink dots the printer can place in:
A)    One inch
B)    One centimeter
C)    One millimeter
D)    One cubic inch
Ans: A) One inch

4) The full-form of ADSL is:
Ans: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
The “insert” key is used to toggle between ………… and ………. Modes during data entry?
A)    Insert, Delete
B)    Insert, Overwrite
C)    Delete, Overwrite
D)    Delete, Cancel
Ans: B) Insert, Overwrite

5)Which of the following is the most common type of mouse click to perform an actions?
A)    Single click
B)    Double click
C)    Triple Click
D)    Left + Right Click
Ans: A) Single Click

6)The language which is converted into binary codes by assembler is called:
A)    Machine language
B)    Assembly language
C)    First-Generation language
D)    High-level language
Ans: B) Assembly Language

7)Which of the following category of software performs the tasks like resource management, process management and memory management?
A)    Application software
B)    System Software
C)    Utility Software
D)    Firmware
Ans: B) System Software

8)Which of the following is NOT an operating System?
A)    XENIX
B)    OS/2
C)    Opera
D)    Windows
Ans: C) Opera

9)Which of the following is a time-sharing operating system?
A)    Unix
B)    Windows 7
C)    Windows 8
D)    Windows 10
Ans: A) Unix

10)Which of the following statements about SSD is false?
A)    SSD stands for solid-state drive
B)    SSD is faster than HDD
C)    SSD is cheaper than HDD
D)    SSD has no moving part
Ans: C) SSD is cheaper than HDD

11) The sum of 768 Kilobytes and 1.5 Megabyte is:
A)    2 Megabytes
B)    2.25 Megabytes
C)    2.5 Megabytes
D)    2.75 Megabytes
Ans: B) 2.25 Megabytes

12) With respect to computer boot process, BIOS is an example of:
A)    Mini Operating system
B)    Micro operating system
C)    Firmware
D)    Trackware
Ans: C) Firmware

13) Which of the following is located in the windows Taskbar and contains miniature icons for easy access to system functions such as fax, printer, etc.?
A)    Recycle Bin
B)    System tray
C)    START button
D)    Windows button
Ans: B) system tray

14) Which of the following is not a valid windows shutdown option?
A)    Freeze
B)    Log-off
C)    Restart
D)    Sleep
Ans:  A) Freeze

15) Match the following
    Set-1                    Set-2
I)    BIOS        A) Close the current user session only
II)    Log-off        B) Mainly designed for laptops
III)    Hibernate        C) Firmware
Ans:  I-C, II-A, III-B

16) Which of the following windows advanced startup options starts windows in safe mode but includes the network drivers and services needed to access the Internet?
A)    Safe mode
B)    Safe mode with command prompt
C)    Debugging mode
D)    Safe mode with networking
Ans: D) Safe mode with networking

17) Windows 10 was released in:
A)    2010
B)    2014
C)    2015
D)    2016
Ans: C) 2015

18) A strong password should have:
A)    Only lower-case letters
B)    Only upper-case letters
C)    Both letters and digits but no special characters
D)    A good mix of letters, digits and special characters.
Ans: A good mix of letters, digits and special characters.

19) In asymmetric cryptography, private key is generally used to:
A)    Shorten the message
B)    Decrypt the message
C)    Hide (make invisible) the message
D)    Truncate the message
Ans: B) Decrypt the message