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DPI stands for

  1. Desktop projection Ink
  2. Dot per inch
  3. Dot-matrix printer ink
  4. Desktop pixel Inch
  5. None of these

Option B
When the pointer is positioned on a ________ , it is shaped like a hand.

  1. Grammar error
  2. Formatting error
  3. Screen Tip
  4. Spelling error
  5. Hyperlink

Option E
Virtual memory is —

  1. Memory on the hard disk that the CPU uses as extended RAM
  2. In RAM
  3. Only necessary if you do not have any RAM in your computer
  4. A backup device for floppy disks

Option A
Modulation is the process of

  1. sending a file from one computer to another computer
  2. converting digital signals to analog signals
  3. converting analog signals to digital signals
  4. echoing every character that is received

Option B
The ______ tells the computer how to use its components.

  1. utility
  2. network
  3. operating system
  4. application program
  5. None of these

Option C
A normal compiler takes source code as input and produces this as output ________

  1. Assembly code
  2. Object code
  3. Machine code
  4. All of the these

Option C
Which of the following checks the syntactic error of a source program?

  1. Interpreter
  2. Complier
  3. 1 and 2
  4. Assembler

Option C
Which words in a WORD document can be displayed in colour?

  1. only the Lille
  2. all words, but a colour printer is essential
  3. all words
  4. only the header and footer
  5. None of these

Option C
BASIC stands for

  1. Base All Some Translation Code
  2. Business At Some Translation Code
  3. Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
  4. None of the above

Option C
The type of input includes

  1. Programme
  2. Data
  3. Commands
  4. User response
  5. All of the above

Option E
How many options does a binary choice offer?

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. It depends on the amount of memory in the computer
  5. None of the above

Option B
A dumb terminal has

  1. an embedded microprocessor
  2. extensive memory
  3. independent processing capability
  4. a keyboard and screen
  5. None of these

Option D
Basic building block for a digital circuit is

  1. Word
  2. Logic gate
  3. Processor
  4. BUS

Option D
What is another name for a shared network?

  1. WAP
  2. Switch
  3. Broadband router
  4. Hub
  5. None of these

Option D
Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as

  1. System software
  2. Application software
  3. Utility programs
  4. Operating system

Option B
Process of loading O/S in computer’s memory is called _________

  1. Installation
  2. Execution
  3. Booting
  4. All the above

Option C
Who among the following is known as the Father of Computer?

  1. Charles Babbage
  2. Tim Vince
  3. John Travolta
  4. Douglas Englebert
  5. None of the above

Option A
File ______ shrinks the size of a files so it requires less storage space.

  1. Scanning
  2. Synthesizing
  3. Defragmenting
  4. Compressing

Option D
Directory within a directory is called

  1. Mini Directory
  2. Junior Directory
  3. Part Directory
  4. Sub Directory

Option D
CAD software is most likely to be used by _________

  1. Web designers
  2. Engineers
  3. Project manager
  4. Magazine editors

Option B