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Computer Awareness - 8

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To erase the letters to the left of cursor, we use _____

a)

Backspace key

b)

Delete Key

c)

Enter Key

d)

Caps Lock

2.

What is the blinking bar called?

a)

Arrow

b)

Mouse

c)

Cursor

d)

letter

3.

Java language is the example of _________ languge

a)

First generation

b)

Second generation

c)

High level

4.

A/an __________ converts a high level language program into machine language,line by line.

a)

Assembler

b)

Compiler

c)

Interpreter

5.

Machine Language is a -------- language.

a)

4th Generation

b)

3rd Generation

c)

1st Generation

d)

2nd Generation

6.

CD-ROM DISC IS INCLUDED IN WHICH MEMORY CATEGORIE?

a)

SECONDARY MEMORY

b)

PRIMARY

c)

BOTH OF THEM

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

7.

WHO INVENTED THE FIRST DISK DRIVE FOR MICROCOMPUTERS THE ST506 WHICH STORED UP TO 5 MEGABYTES?

a)

INTEL CORPORATION

b)

PHILLIPS

c)

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY

d)

ALL OF THESE

8.

THE PROCESS OF STARTING OR RESTARTING A COMPUTER IS CALLED WHAT?

a)

TURN OF

b)

START UP

c)

BOOTING

d)

ALL OF THESE

9.

A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION IS ALSO CALLED _________.

a)

SLIDE SHOW

b)

SLIDE VIEW

c)

SLIDE PRESENTATION

d)

ALL OF THESE

10.

Identify the image shown above..

a)

Switch

b)

Network Cable

c)

Network Interface Card

d)

Hub

11.

Which pair below are most alike

a)

Router and Modem

b)

Switch & Modem

c)

Router and Hub

d)

Hub & Switch

12.

a type of computer network that connects a computer in a relatively small area like in an office building, school or home

a)

Local Area Network

b)

Wide Area Network

c)

Wireless Local Area Network

d)

Metropolitan Area Network

13.

What command to check internet connection with Command Prompt ?

a)

PING

b)

iperf

c)

redgedit

d)

telnet

14.
Disadvantages of networks ? 
a)
Share files 
b)
Viruses 
c)
Share Internet 
d)
Roaming 
15.

One byte is equivalent to ____________ .

a)

1 bit

b)

8 bits

c)

1,024 bits

d)

1,024 bytes

16.

Who is regarded as the first computer programmer.

a)

Lady Ada Lovelace

 

b)

None

c)

George Boole

d)

Charles Babbage

17.
What does a scanner do?
a)
It enters information into your computer
b)
It provides internet access
c)
It makes a copy of a sheet of paper on your screen
d)
It protects the internal components of your computer.
18.

Charles Babbage invented the first computer in the year...

a)

1922

b)

1943

c)

1822

d)

1943

19.

hard drive

a)

plays dvds

b)

storage for all software and files on the computer

c)

allows the computer to "think"

d)

cools the CPU

20.
The cell address in a formula is also called _______
a)
address
b)
Cell reference
c)
location
d)
all of the above
21.
Which of the following is computer hardware?
a)
monitor
b)
scanner
c)
keyboard
d)
all of them
22.
What number system do computers use?
a)
binary
b)
denary
c)
decimal
d)
ASCII
23.

Which generation of computers uses artificial intelligence ?

a)

fourth Generation computers

b)

First Generation computers

c)

Fifth Generation computers

d)

Third Generation computers

24.

Who invented the Tabulating machine?

a)

Dr. Herman Hollerith

b)

John Von Neumann

c)

Howard Aiken

25.

Field is otherwise called as ......... of the record

a)

data item

b)

data type

c)

value

d)

variable

26.

What does SQL stands for?

a)

Standard Query Language

b)

Structured Query Language

c)

Structured Query Link

d)

Standard Query Link

27.

What is a 'foreign key' in the context of relational databases? How is it different from a 'primary key'?

a)

A 'foreign key' is a key used to sort the records in a table

b)

A 'foreign key' is a key used to encrypt data in a table

c)

A 'foreign key' in the context of relational databases is a field that links to the primary key of another table. It is used to establish a relationship between two tables. A 'primary key' is a unique identifier for each record in a table, while a 'foreign key' references the primary key in another table.

d)

A 'foreign key' is a key used to access a table from a different database

28.

______________ is the most popular and powerful Relational Database Management System(RDBMS) that serves as an integral part of the MS Office Suite Application.

a)

MS Word

b)

MS Excel

c)

MS Access

d)

MS OneDrive

29.

DBMS means__________________________________ .

a)

DataBase Maintain System

b)

Data Bit Management System

c)

Database Management System

d)

DataBase Management Software

30.

Which of the following is an example of a DBMS

a)

SQL

b)

Microsoft Office

c)

PHP

d)

Oracle

31.

What is the role of the scheduler in an operating system?

a)

Handling user input

b)

Managing I/O operations

c)

Allocating CPU time to processes

d)

Creating virtual machines

32.

Which scheduling algorithm ensures that each process gets an equal amount of CPU time?

a)

Round-Robin

b)

First-Come, First-Served (FCFS)

c)

Shortest Job Next (SJN)

d)

Priority-based

33.

What is the main advantage of using virtual memory in an operating system?

a)

Increased RAM capacity

b)

Faster access to secondary storage

c)

Better security for sensitive data

d)

The illusion of having more physical memory than actually available

34.

What is a deadlock in an operating system?

a)

A state where a process is waiting for a resource held by another process, creating a circular chain of dependencies.

b)

A state where a process has no work to do and waits indefinitely.

c)

A situation where multiple processes are competing for CPU time.

d)

A state where a process is executing in kernel mode.

35.
_____________is a type of system software allows that allow a user to perform  maintenance-type tasks
a)
Operating system
b)
System Software
c)
Application software
d)
Utility program
36.

iOS is a mobile Operating System created and developed by ______________ .

a)

Google

b)

IBM

c)

AT&T

d)

Apple

37.

_________ is an example for the single Task operating system.

a)

DOS

b)

Windows

c)

Linux

d)

Android

38.
What does SDLC stand for?
a)
Software Development Love Cycle
b)
Software Development Life Cycle
c)
Saturdays Do Live Cautiously
d)
System Dongle Life Cycle
39.
Which life cycle is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Waterfall
c)
Incremental
d)
V-shaped
40.
Which of these is the correct order of the SDLC?
a)
Specfication requirements, Design, Implementation, Testing, Evolution
b)
Feasibility, Design, Implementation, Testing, Evolution
c)
Creation, Testing, Evolution
d)
Specfication requirements, Design, Implementation, Evolution
41.
Which tool would you use if a programmer wanted to express algorithm visually?
a)
Flowchart
b)
Pseudocode
c)
Storyboard
d)
Graphical user interface
42.
Before a computer can understand a program it must be...
a)
Translated into its machine code.
b)
Translated into a high level language.
c)
Translated into a low level language.
d)
Converted into binary.
43.
Resolving errors in a program is known as...
a)
Debugging
b)
Refixing
c)
Error Checking
d)
Problem Solving
44.
Which register within the CPU contains the intermediate value of a calculation?
a)
Accumulator
b)
Instruction Register
c)
Program Counter
d)
ALU
45.
Which register within the CPU contains the command currently being executed? 
a)
Instruction Register
b)
Accumulator
c)
Program Counter
d)
ALU
46.
What is often used to represent binary machine code to make it easier for humans to understand?
a)
Hexadecimal
b)
Denary
c)
Octal
d)
Duodecimal
47.

In ____________ data structure, the data items are arranged in a linear sequence.

a)

linear

b)

non linear

c)

both a and b

d)

all of above

48.

Stack uses __________ data structure as the element that was inserted last is the first one to be taken out.

a)

LIPO

b)

FIFO

c)

LIFO

d)

FIPO

49.

_________ operation adds an element to the top of the stack.

a)

pop

b)

push

c)

peep

d)

all of the above

50.

A queue is a _________ data structure in which each element that was inserted first is the first one to be taken out.

a)

FITO

b)

FIFO

c)

FISO

d)

FIVO

51.

What is the maximum number of children that a node can have in a binary tree?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

4

d)

2

52.

A field or collection of fields in a record which identifies a record uniquely is called a ______________

a)

Primary Key

b)

Secondary Key

c)

None of the above

53.

Algorithm is a __________________ procedure.

a)

shortcut

b)

function

c)

reverse

d)

step by step

54.
Convert 128 to binary
a)
10000000
b)
01111110
c)
10000001
d)
11001100
55.

Convert the 8-bit binary number 1001 1011 to a 2-bit hexadecimal number.

a)

9B

b)

9C

c)

8F

d)

9D

56.

Total number of Characters on English keyboard that can be encoded by 7-bit ASCII code is _______

a)

128

b)

182

c)

256

d)

265

57.

When A and B represent the inputs of an Exclusive OR logic gate ,its output O will be

a)

O=AB’+A’B

b)

O=AB+A+B

c)

O=A+B+(AB)'

d)

None of these

58.

Who is the father of C language?

a)

Steve Jobs

b)

James Gosling

c)

Dennis Ritchie

d)

Rasmus Lerdorf

59.

All keywords in C are in ____________

a)

LowerCase letters

b)

UpperCase letters

c)

CamelCase letters

d)

None of the mentioned

60.

While working on Microsoft Word, which among the following is the command for “Undo”?

a)

Ctrl +A

b)

Ctrl +Z

c)

Ctrl +Y

d)

Ctrl +C