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online cognitive test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Physical structure of computer is called

a)

Software

b)

Hardware

c)

Human ware

d)

Tupperware

2.

Data becomes ................ when it is presented in a format that people can understand and use.

a)

processed

b)

graphs

c)

information

d)

presentation

3.

In which type of computer, data are represented as discrete signals?

a)

Analog computer

b)

Digital computer

c)

Hybrid Computer

d)

None

4.

MICR stands for

a)

Magnetic Ink Character Reader

b)

Magnetic Ink Code Reader

c)

Magnetic Ink Cases Reader

d)

None

5.

The output quality of a printer is measured by

a)

Dot per inch

b)

Dot per square inch

c)

Dots printed per unit time

d)

All of above

6.

Trackball is a ...........

a)

input device

b)

output device

c)

programming language

d)

software

7.

.......... printer is a non-impact printer and is quite in working.

a)

Line

b)

Laser

c)

Daisy-wheel

d)

Dot matrix

8.

Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?

a)

Daughter board

b)

Motherboard

c)

Father board

d)

Breadboard

9.

A CPU contains

a)

a card reader and a printing device

b)

an analytical engine and a control unit

c)

a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit

d)

an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader

10.

…………….. are the four general operations that are performed in each machine cycle.

a)

fetch, execute, store and decode

b)

decode, execute, store and fetch

c)

decode, fetch, store and execute

d)

fetch, decode, execute and store

11.

What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?

a)

ROM information can be easily updated.

b)

Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power.

c)

ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage.

d)

ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers.

12.

ASCII stands for

a)

American Stable Code for International Interchange

b)

American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange

c)

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

d)

American Standard Code for Interchange Information

13.

Which of the following is also known as brain of computer?

a)

Control unit

b)

Central Processing unit

c)

Arithmetic and language unit

d)

Monitor

14.

RAM stands for

a)

Random origin money

b)

Random only memory

c)

Read only memory

d)

Random access memory

15.

1 Byte =?

a)

8 bits

b)

4 bits

c)

2 bits

d)

9 bits

16.

An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is..........

a)

CPU

b)

memory

c)

storage

d)

file

17.

RAM can be treated as the ......... for the computer's processor.

a)

processing room

b)

operating room

c)

waiting room

d)

planning room

18.

RAM is also called as

a)

Read / Write Memory

b)

Long Memory

c)

Permanent Memory

d)

Primary Memory

19.

Where does most data go first with in a computer memory hierarchy ?

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

BIOS

d)

CACHE

20.

ASCII is a coding system that provides

a)

256 different characters

b)

512 different characters

c)

1024 different characters

d)

128 different characters

21.

Which of the following is a storage device?

a)

Tape

b)

Hard Disk

c)

Compact Disc

d)

All of the above

22.

Which of the following is the largest storage?

a)

Megabyte

b)

Gigabyte

c)

Terabyte

d)

Kilobyte

23.

The computer abbreviation KB usually means

a)

Kilo bit

b)

Kernel Boot

c)

Kilo Byte

d)

Kit Bit

24.

What are the two main types of software?

a)

Word processing and Spreadsheet

b)

Application and system

c)

OCR and OMR

d)

Application and input

25.

The instructions that tell a computer how to carry out the processing tasks are referred to as computer.........

a)

programs

b)

processors

c)

input devices

d)

memory modules

26.

A computer cannot 'boot' if it does not have the

a)

Compiler

b)

Loader

c)

Operating System

d)

Assembler

27.

Which of the following controls the process of interaction between the user and the operating system?

a)

User interface

b)

Language translator

c)

Platform

d)

Screen saver

28.

All of the following are operating systems except

a)

Windows

b)

Unix

c)

Mac OS

d)

Google Chrome

29.

The Windows 7 uses a GUI, which stands for

a)

guided user interaction

b)

graphical user interface

c)

graphics utility interface

d)

graphical utility interaction

30.

………. software is copyrighted software that is distributed on the honor system; consumers should either pay for it or uninstall it after the trial period.

a)

Freeware

b)

Custom

c)

Shareware

d)

Retail

31.

CAD stands for

a)

Computer aided design

b)

Computer algorithm design

c)

Computer application design

d)

Computer analogue design

32.

Word processing software is a type of ________________ software.

a)

system

b)

utility

c)

application

d)

custom

33.

What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network?

a)

Printers

b)

Speakers

c)

Scanners

d)

Keyboards

34.

WAN stands for

a)

Wap Area Network

b)

Wide Area Network

c)

Wide Array Net

d)

Wireless Area Network

35.

........... are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a network.

a)

Servers

b)

Mainframes

c)

Supercomputers

d)

PCs

36.

The process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer is called

a)

downloading

b)

uploading

c)

FTP

d)

JPEG

37.

A modem is connected to

a)

a telephone line

b)

a keyboard

c)

a printer

d)

a monitor

38.

Which of the following is a network topology?

a)

LAN

b)

WAN

c)

MAN

d)

BUS

39.

LAN stands for...............

a)

Limited Area Network

b)

Logical Area Network

c)

Local Area Network

d)

Large Area Network

40.

.......... are set of rules and procedures to control the data transmission over the internet.

a)

IP address

b)

Domains

c)

Protocol

d)

Gateway