cpct paper 29 Jan 2017_Shift 1

1) The “Stored program concept” was introduced by……………
A)    Bill Gates
B)    John Von Neumann
C)    Alan Turing
D)    Donald Knuth
Ans:- B) John Von Neumann

2) Total number of unique codes that can be generated using 8 bits is ……………..
A)    127
B)    128
C)    255
D)    256
Ans:- D) 256

3) Which of the following is a non-volatile and random access memory?
A)    Static RAM
B)    Dynamic RAM
C)    Magnetic Tape
D)    Hard Disk
Ans:- D) Hard Disk

4) Identify the fastest memory from the following options.
A)    Static RAM
B)    Dynamic RAM
C)    ROM
D)    Hard Disk
Ans:- A) Static RAM

5) Which of the following Input/Output devices converts sound into electrical energy?
A)    Speaker
B)    Microphone
C)    Scanner
D)    OCR
Ans:- B) Microphone

6) With respect to input /output devices, MICR stands for:
Ans:- Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

7) Considering the size of each addressable block of a memory as 1 byte, minimum number of bits required to address 16 MB memory is:
a)    8
b)    16
c)    24
d)    32
Ans:- C) 24

8) Which of the following categories of computer language uses abbreviated English words (also known as mnemonics) for programming?
A)    Machine Language
B)    High-Level language
C)    Visual language
D)    Assembly language
Ans:- D) Assembly Language

9) Open Office is an example of Open-Source:
A)    System Software
B)     Application Software
C)    Utility Software
D)    Firmware
Ans:- B) Application Software

10) Which of the following is NOT a valid operation for application windows?
A)    Maximize
B)    Resize
C)    Restore
D)    Coloring
Ans:- D) Coloring

11) With respect to windows operating system, OLE Stand for:
Ans:- Object Linking and Embedding

12) The Display resolution of a computer monitor is usually represented as:
A)    Height X Width
B)    Width X Height
C)    Left diagonal X Right diagonal
D)    Right diagonal X Left diagonal
Ans: B) Width X Height

13) Which of the following programs is executed to launch windows command processor?
A)    Cmd.exe
B)    MSConfig.exe
C)    Registry.exe
D)    Commands.exe
Ans:- A) Cmd.exe

14) Which of the following shortcut keys opens Shut Down Windows dialog when it is pressed from Desktop?
A)    Ctrl+F4
B)    Alt+F4
C)    Alt+Ctrl+F4
D)    Ctrl+Shift+F4
Ans:- B) Alt+F4

15) Which of the following is NOT an antivirus software?
A)    Quick Heal
B)    Avira
C)    7-Zip
D)    AVG
Ans:- C) 7-Zip

16) The computer beeps at start-up with no screen display, is generally caused by:
A)    A Virus
B)    A Worm
C)    A Trojan Horse
D)    A Hardware Problem
Ans:- D) A Hardware Problem

17) Which of the following shut-down options closes the open files and application programs?
A)    Log off
B)    Lock
C)    Sleep
D)    Switch user
Ans: A) Log off

18) Which of the following provides a standard foundation for installing and uninstalling software on Windows PCs?
A)    Disk Cleaner
B)    Windows Installer
C)    Windows Defender
D)    Microsoft Security Essentials
Ans:- B) Windows Installer

19) With respect to time Zone setting in Windows, the full-form of UTC is:
Ans: Coordinated Universal Time Or Universal Time Coordinated

20) Which of the following is not a valid Windows directory listing (View) option?
A)    Details
B)    List
C)    Tiles
D)    Cluster
Ans: D) Cluster

21) The small pictures on the desktop that acts as shortcuts to various programs are called:
A)    Bitmaps
B)    Icons
C)    Menu Items
D)    Tools
Ans: B) Icons

22) The default extension of the files created through Windows Notepad tool is:
A)    .pdf
B)    .doc
C)    .txt
D)    .odt
Ans: C) .txt

23) ……………… shows all the drives on your computer and provides access to all the system files and folders.
A)    Downloads
B)    My Documents
C)    My Computer
D)    Desktop
Ans:- C) My Computer