1. Which of the following storage media provides sequential access only ?
(1) Floppy disk
(2) Magnetic disk
(3) Magnetic tape
(4) Optical disk
(5) None of these
Ans : (2)-Magnetic disk
2. Compilers and translators are one form of—
(1) ROM
(2) RAM
(3) Hard disk
(4) Software
(5) None of these
Ans : (4)-Software
3. Data representation is based on the………number system, which uses two numbers to represent all data.
(1) binary
(2) biometric
(3) bicentennial
(4) byte
(5) None of these
Ans : (1)- binary
4. The most common input devices include—
(1) Monitor and keyboard
(2) Monitor and mouse
(3) Mouse and keyboard
(4) Printer and mouse
(5) None of these
Ans : (3)- Mouse and keyboard
5. www means—
(1) world wide wonder
(2) world wide wizard
(3) world wide web
(4) wide world web
(5) None of these
Ans : (3)-world wide web
6. ………processing is used when a large mail-order company accumulates orders and processes them together in one large set.
(1) Batch
(2) Online
(3) Real-time
(4) Group
(5) None of these
Ans : (1)-Batch
7. What is the difference between a CDROM and a CD-RW ?
(1) They are the same—just two different terms used by different manufacturers
(2) A CD-ROM can be written to and a CDRW cannot
(3) A CD-RW can be written to, but a CDROM can only be read from
(4) A CD-ROM holds more information than a CD-RW
(5) None of these
Ans : (3)-A CD-RW can be written to, but a CDROM can only be read from
8. Holding the mouse button down while moving an object or text is known as—
(1) Moving
(2) Dragging
(3) Dropping
(4) Highlighting
(5) None of these
Ans : (2)-Dragging
9. A………is a collection of data that is stored electronically as a series of records in a table.
(1) spreadsheet
(2) presentation
(3) database
(4) web page
(5) None of these
Ans : (3)-database
10. The………primarily take(s) care of the behind-the-scenes details and manage(s) the hardware.
(1) operating system
(2) application software
(3) peripheral devices
(4) hard disk
(5) None of these
Ans : (1)-operating system