Previous IT Questions

1. The primary job of the operating system of a computer is to- Manage resources.

2. Porteble program means- Independent of platform.

3. Which language is more suited to a structured program- PASCAL.

4. Bridge works in which layer of the OSI model- Datalink layer.

5. Mechanical devices in the computer are called- Hardware.

6. Storage device in the computer- DVD.

7. Largest unit of storage in computers- Tera byte.

8. Which software is more useful in preparing a report with statistical & accountin

analysis?- MS Excel.

9. IPV4 address is- 32 bit.

10. The last address of IP address represents- Broadcast address.

11. Css in an acronym for- Cascading System Style.

12. The machine readable form a program is called as- Object code.

13. The use of form in HTML is- to collect user input.

14. A computer port is used to- communicate with other computer perepherals.

15. SQL stands for- Structured Query Language.

16. CD stands for- Compact Disc.

17. The protocol is used for the Internet access- TCP/IP.

18. Color monitor consist of three colors- Red, Green, Blue.

19. When a disc is formated – everything will be lost.

20. Blutooth operations use- Radio Technology.

21. Difference between LAN & WAN- Distance covered.

22. Open source operating system- Redhat Linux.

23. Storage capacity of 500 GB- 500 * 2^30 bytes.

24. When a computer start then which component works first- Bios.

25. A CD- Rom drive is labeled with 52*. Here 52* is a measurement of- Revolution per

minute.

26. Maximum number of rows in an excel sheet- 65536.

27. McAfee is an- Utility Software.

28. A hard disk is divided into tracks which are sub divided into- sectors.

29. Commands is given to reboot the computer- Ctrl+Alt+Del.

30. MPEG extension refers to- Video file.

31. VOIP extension refers to- Voice Over Internet Protocol.

32. CTRL+C will result in- Saving the document.

33. BAK extension refers to- Backup file.

34. MPG extension refers to- Animation/ movie file.

35. INI extension usually refers to- System file.

36. Who developed Yahoo- David Filo & Jerry Yang.

37. DB refers to- Data Base.

38. OS refers to- Operating System.

39.Docsis refers to- Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification.

40. Which of the following are you probably using if you are viewing windows & Icons-

Graphical User Interface.

41. CTRL+ E will result in- Centre Alignment.

42. BMP & GIF refers to- Graphics file.

43. CD Rom is an- Optical Memory.

44. Terabyte consist of- 1024 Gigabyte.

45. Windows media player in an- application software.

46. RAM is located in- Motherboard.

47. Linux is a- Operating System.

48. The base of 16 number system is – Hexadecimal.

49. Icon is a- Pictorial representation of an operation.

50. Scanner used in banking industry- MICR.

51. Access time is- made up of data transfer time.

52. Laser printers are known as- page printers.

53. F7 refers to- spell checking.

54. The terms refers to the sharpness of image- resolution.

55. The computer which is called midrange computer- Mini computer.

56. If a computer on the network share resources for others to use, is called- Server.

57. CTRL+ end key- to move to the bottom of the document.

58. MICR stands for- Magnetic Inc Character Reader/ Recognition.

59. ASCII stands for- American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

60. One mega byte is equal to- 1024 kilo byte.

61. The output quality of a printer is measured by- Dot per inch.

62. JPG extension refers to- Image file.

63. Another word for the CPU- Microprocessor.

64. ORACLE is a- Database Software.

65. Secondary Storage devise- ROM.

66. VSAT stands for- Very Small Aperture Terminal.

67. Common keyboard arrangement is called- QWERTY.

68. Which types of interface allow connect, control musical instrumentto computer-

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface).

69. Every web page has a unique address called- Uniform Resource Locator.

70. LOTUS is an- Application pacage.

71. In data communication which device convertsdigital data to analog signal- Modem.

72. Which type of ROM is used in Pen Drive- EEP ROM.

73. IP is a- Layer 3 Protocol.

74. F1 stands for- Help.

75. Elaboration of VIRUS- Vital Information Resource Under Seize.

76. In a flowchart a diamond generally stands for- Decision.

77. EXE generally refers to- Executable file.

78. The type of internet connection might be caompared to a regelar telephone call in

terms of its duration-dial up.

79. SCSI stands for- Small Computer System Interface.

80. Which must do the return compressed files to their original state- Extract.

81. The function of Gateway is- to connect two disimilar networks.

82. The ASCII Code of A is- 65.

83. URL means- Uniform Resources Locator.

84. RAM is-Volatile.

85. OSI model has- 7 Layer.

86. A record is a- collection of bytes.

87. OMR means- Optical Mark Reader.

88. Firmwareis buit using- ROM.

89. Control unit- directs the movement of electrical signals.

90. Flash memory is- non volatile.

91. The most frequently used instructions are kept in the- Cache Memory.

92. PCMCIA representents a standard for- Notebook.

93. Which is essential component of a LAN- NIC.

94. In simplex transmission- data cotrovel is only one direction at all times.

95. Bandwith means- Bit per inch.

96. Blutooth is the popular name for the- Wireless networking standard.

97. CPU is combination of- Arithmatic logic & control unit.

98. MSI stands for- Medium Scale Integrated Circuits.

99. The name of the first Computer- ENIAC.

100. A computer connected with server is called- work station.

101. INTI extension refers to- System file.

102. 1 nibble is equal to- 4 bites.

103. LED stands for- Light Emitting Diode.

104. DOS is a-Disk Operating System.

105. BIOS is stored in a computer in its- ROM.

106. BIOS is a- Software/ firmware.

107. PDF stands for- Portable Document format.

108. Cookie is a- Internet Information file.

109. An electrical pathway within a computer is called- Bus.

110. To open a new window- Ctrl+N.

111. For launching slide Show- F5.

112. Which number is used to store data in computer- Binary.

113. Ctrl+C indicates- Copy.

114. Predecessor of modern internet- ARPANET.

115. Fastest data transmission media- Fiber optic cable.

116. Full form of RAID- Redundent Array of Independent Disks.

117. Which is most commonly used in HTTP methods- GET & POST.

118. Internet is an example of- Packet switched network.

119. Which memory application policy allocate the largest hole to the process- Worst fit.

120. Which disk format can access by MS Dos 6.0?- FAT.

121. Which memory needs refresh- DRAM.

122. The most commonly used encoding standard of unicode- UTF 8.

123. What is the full form of AT in the IBM PC AT- Advance Technology.

124. Inwhich mode windows starts with only the core drivers & services- Safe mode.

125. Physical connection between micprocessor memory & other parts is called- Address

bus.

126. Which language that computer can understand & execute- Machine language.

127. Chips are made up of millions of tiny parts known as- Transistors.

128. What is the unit of measurement for drive access time- miliseconds.

129. Which word in a web page when clicked, opens another document in the site-

Hyperlink.

130. Which key is to be pressed in a computer for moving to the begining of a text-

Home.

131. The local antenna for satellite connection is called- VSAT.

132. F12 indicates- Save as.

133. ISP stands for- Internet Service Provider.

134. What does a computer stands for storing programs & data for access by the user-

Hard Drive.

135. The term dot per inch refers to- Resolution.

136. Printer is an- offline device.

137. Computer terminals usualy have- keyboard only.

138. A unit of unicode comprise-16 bits.

139. Disk storage is a special type of- memory.

140. Small circuit board on which the main memory DRAM is physically pacaged is

called- DIMM.

141. A destination for data going outside the sytem is called- Sink.

142. The task of debug programm is to look into all programms to- locate & correct

errors.

143. What does the computer process into information- data.

144. Which is the most common type of storage device- Magnetic.

145. What is the name of the structure where dta move through a network- packets.

146. The place value in a string of decimal digites are expressed by- powers of 10.

147. The logic gate NOT has- one input & one output

148. LCD stands for- Liquid Crystal Display.

149. The topology connects all computers in a network by a single cable with a terminal

at each is called- ring.

150. PROM chips- Permanently stores information without programm.

151. The wheel of mouse can make it easier to do what ?- Scroll through documents.

152. Which of the following measures the speed of a dot matrix printer- CPS.

153. Floopy disk is a- storage device.

154. The hexadecimal number 9 is equal to- decimal 9.

155. A complete microcomputer system consits of- Microprocessor.

156. The computer stores its programm & data in its- Memory.

157. What kind of secondary storage is provided by magnetic disks- Slow speed high

capacity.

158. The brain of a computer within the CPU is- ALU.

159. Which menu includes the command find- Format.

160. Permanent memory of a computer- ROM.

161. CRT stands for- Cathod Ray Tube.

162. Magnetized bits on a disk surface are arranged along concentric rings known as-

Tracks.

163. 1 kilo byte is equal to-2^10 byte.

164. Encryption of data means- Data is encoded so it cannot be read without decoding

software.

165. When a computer first turened on or retarted, a special type of absolute loader is

executed, called- bootstrap loader.

166. Each IP packets contain- Source & destination address.

167. Whta does router do in a network- Determines on which outgoing link packet is to

be forwarded.

168. In a client/ server model, a client programm- asks for information.

169. Which is used to transfer file- FTP.

170. Which organization defines the web standards- World Wide Web consortium.

171. The computer that has no hard disk storage but sends input & receives output from

the server is known as- Thin client.

172. The main circuit board in a PC is called- Motherboard.

173. A network used for sharing data, software & hardware among the several users

owning microcomputers is called-SAN.

174. WWW stands for- World Wide Web.

175. If electrical power is disrupted, data & programms are lost in-RAM.

176. UNIX is an- Operating System.

177. WAN stands for- Wide Area Network.

178. Windows is an- Operating system.

179. MS Access is a- database software.

180. Generally D drive is considerd for- hard disk drive.

181. USB stands for- Universal Serial Bus.

182. The computer use use in operation what kind of mathemetics-Boolean.

183. GSM stands for- Global system for mobile.

184. The utility programm could improve the speed of disk- Defragmentation.

185. One milisecond is equal to- 1000th of a second.

186. Properly arranged data is called- Information.

187. A byte have- 8 bits.

188. The process of starting computer is- Boot.

189. EBCDIC stands for-Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code.

190. What is the brain of a computer- CPU.

191. What is the another name of Floppy Disk- Diskette.

192. Which American computer company is called big blue- IBM.

193. An integrated circuit is- Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip.

194. What is the most important advantage of an integrated circuit- Extremly high

reliability.

195. What are two main components of a CPU- Control unit & ALU.

196. Ctrl+I – Applies Italic.

197. The intersections of a row & colum is called- a cell.

198. Ctrl+B- Bold.

199. ATM stands for- Automated Teller machine.

200. RAM stands for- Random Access Memory.

201. Supercomputers are those which- can perform billions of calculations per second.

202. The decimal equivalent of (101.110)2 is- 5.75.