- Computer Awareness Bits -

1) The code for a Web page is written using Hypertext Markup language

2) The first computers were programmed using Machine language

3) A filename is a unique name that you give to a file of information

4) This can be another word for program software

5) Any data or instruction entered into the memory of a computer is considered as storage

6) Which part of the computer displays the work done monitor

7) A series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it is called a program

Hardware is the part of a computer that one can touch and feel .

9) The role of a computer sales representative generally is to determine a buyer’s needs and match it to the correct hardware and software.

10) Supercomputers refers to the fastest, biggest and most expensive computers

11) Executing is the process of carrying out commands

12) The rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data, and or information is a window

13) The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the internet is known as downloading

14) Disk drive is the part of the computer helps to store information

15) Arithmetic operations include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

16) A keyboard is the king of input device

17) An error is known as bug

18) A collection of related information sorted and dealt with as a unit is a file

19) Sending an e-mail is similar to writing a letter

20) IT stands for information technology

21) A menu contains commands that can be selected

22) Plotter, printer, monitor are the group consists of output devices

23) Edit menu is selected to cut, copy and paste

24) The most important or powerful computer in a typical network is network server

25) The primary purpose of software is to turn data into information

26) The ability to find an individual item in a file immediately direct access is used.

27) To make a notebook act as a desktop model, the notebook can be connected to a docking station which is connected to a monitor and other devices

28) You can use the tab key to move a cursor across the screen, indent a paragraph.

29) A collection of related files is called record.

30) Storage that retains its data after the power is turned off is referred to as non-volatile storage.

31) Internet is an example of connectivity.

32) Testing is the process of finding errors in software code.

33) A syntax contains specific rules and words that express the logical steps of an algorithm.

34) Changing an existing document is called the editing documentation

35) Virtual memory is memory on the hard disk that the CPU uses as an extended RAM.

36) Computers use the binary number system to store data and perform calculations.

37) The windows key will launch the start buttons.

38) To move to the beginning of a line of text, press the home key.

39) When sending an e-mail, the subject lines describe the contents of the message.

40) Tables, paragraphs and indexes work with when formatting text in word.

41) TB is the largest unit of storage.

42) The operating system tells the computer how to use its components.

43) When cutting and pasting, the item cut is temporarily stored in clipboard.

44) The blinking symbol on the computer screen is called the cursor.

45) Magnetic tape is not practical for applications where data must be quickly recalled because tape is a sequential because tape is a sequential access medium.

46) Rows and columns are used to organize data in a spread sheet.

47) When you are working on documentation on PC, the document temporarily stored in flash memory.

48) One megabyte equals approximately 1 million bytes.

49) Information travels between components on the motherboard through buses.

50) RAM refers to the memory in your computer.

51) Computer connected to a LAN can share information and or share peripheral equipment

52) Microsoft office is an application suite

53) Utilities can handle most system functions that aren’t handled directly by the operating system

54) If you receive an e-mail from someone you don’t know then you should delete it without opening it

55) A set of instructions telling the computer what to do is called program

56) LAN refers to a small single site network

57) A collection of programs that controls how your computer system runs and processes information is called operating system.

58) Device drivers are small, special-purpose programs

59) Transformation of input into output is performed by the CPU

60) Data going into the computer is called input.

61) Binary choice offer only two options

62) To indent the first paragraph of your report, you should use tab key

63) Fields are distinct item that don’t have much meaning to you in a given context

64) A website address is a unique name that identifies a specific web site on the web

65) Modem is an example of a telecommunications device

66) A set of computer programs used for a certain function such as word processing is the best definition of a software package

67) You can start Microsoft word by using start button

68) A blinking symbol on the screen that shows where the next character will appear is a cursor

69) Highlight and delete is used to remove a paragraph from a report you had written

70) Data and time are available on the desktop at taskbar

71) A directory within a directory is called sub directory

72) Testing is the process of finding errors in software code

73) In Excel, charts are created using chart wizard option

74) Microcomputer hardware consists of three basic categories of physical equipment system unit, input/output, memory

75) Windows is not a common feature of software applications

76) A tool bar contains buttons and menus that provide quick access to commonly used commands

77) For creating a document, you use new command at file menu

78) Input device is equipment used to capture information and commands

79) A programming language contains specific rules and words that express the logical steps of an algorithm

80) One advantage of dial-up internet access is it utilizes existing telephone security

81) Protecting data by copying it from the original source is backup

82) Network components are connected to the same cable in the star topology

83) Two or more computers connected to each other for sharing information form a network

84) A compute checks the database of user name and passwords for a match before granting access

85) Computers that are portable and convenient for users who travel are known as laptops

86) Spam is the term for unsolicited e-mail

87) Utility software type of program controls the various computer parts and allows the user to interact with the computer

88) Each cell in a Microsoft office excel document is referred to by its cell address, which is the cell’s row and column labels

89) Eight digit binary number is called a byte

90) Office LANs that are spread geographically apart on a large scale can be connected using a corporate WAN

91) Storage is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk

92) The code for a web page is written using Hyper Text Markup Language

93) Small application programs that run on a Web page and may ensure a form is completed properly or provide animation are known as flash

94) In a relational database, table is a data structure that organizes the information about a single topic into rows and columns

95) The first computers were programmed using assembly language

96) When the pointer is positioned on a hyperlink it is shaped like a hand

97) Booting process checks to ensure the components of the computer are operating and connected properly

98) Checking the existing files saved on the disk the user determine what programs are available on a computer

99) Special effect used to introduce slides in a presentation are called animation

100) Computers send and receive data in the form of digital signals

101) Most World Wide Web pages contain HTML commands in the language

102) Icons are graphical objects used to represent commonly used application

103) UNIX is not owned and licensed by a company

104) In any window, the maximize button, the minimize button and the close buttons appear on the title bar

105) Dial-up Service is the slowest internet connection service

106) Every component of your computer is either hardware or software

107) Checking that a pin code number is valid before it is entered into the system is an example of data validation

108) A compiler translates higher level programs into a machine language program, which is called object code

109) The ability to find an individual item in a file immediately direct access

110) Computers connected to a LAN can share information and/or share peripheral equipment

111) A CD-RW disk can be erased and rewritten

112) The two major categories of software include system and application

113) Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT are known as operating systems

114) Information on a computer is stored as analog data

115) A spread sheet that works like a calculator for keeping track of money and making budgets

116) To take information from one source and bring it to your computer is referred to as download

117) Each box in a spread sheet is called a cell

118) Network components are connected to the same cable in the bus topology

119) Two or more computers connected to each other for sharing information form a network

120) A computer checks the database of user names and passwords for a match before granting access.

121) Spam is the other name for unsolicited e-mail

122) Operating system controls the various computer parts and allows the user to interact with the computer

123) Each cell in a Microsoft Office Excel document is referred to by its cell address, which is the cell’s row and column labels

124) Download is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk

125) The code for a web page is written using Hypertext Markup Language

126) Small application programs that run on a web page and may ensure a form is completed properly or provide animation are known as Flash

127) A file is a unique name that you give to a file of information

128) For seeing the output, you use monitor

129) CDs are of round in shape

130) Control key is used in combination with another key to perform a specific task

131) Scanner will translate images of text, drawings and photos into digital form

132) CPU is the brain of the computer

133) Something which has easily understood instructions is said to be user friendly

134) Information on a computer is stored as digital data

135) For creating a document, you use new command at file menu

136) The programs and data kept in main memory while the processor is using them

137) Ctrl + A command is used to select the whole document

138) Sending an e-mail is same as writing a letter

139) A Website address is a unique name that identifies a specific website on the web

140) Answer sheets in bank PO’s/Clerk’s examinations are checked by using Optical Mark Reader

141) Electronic data exchange provides strategic and operational business opportunity

142) Digital signals used in ISDN have whole number values

143) Assembler is language translation software

144) Manual data can be put into computer by scanner

145) In a bank, after computerization cheques are taken care of by MICR

146) The banks use MICR device to minimize conversion process

147) Image can be sent over telephone lines by using scanner

148) Microchip elements are unique to a smart card

149) MS-DOS is a single user operating system

150) Basic can be used for scientific and commercial purpose

151) All computers can execute machine language programs

152) Programs stored in ROM can’t be erased

153) Ethernet is used for high speed telecommunications

154) IP address can change even if the domain name remains same

155) Each directory entry can be of 32 bytes

156) With the help of Control + Del a letter can be erased in a word

157) Disk can keep maximum data

158) FORTRAN is a scientific computer language

159) Computer language COBOL is useful for commercial work

160) COBOL is a high standard language like English

161) In computer the length of a word can be measured by byte

162) Byte is the unit of storage medium

163) ROM is not a computer language

164) Oracle is a database software

165) Sequential circuit is full aid

166) Processor is must for computer

167) ROM keeps permanent memory

168) Screen display is called by windows in lotus

169) Pascal is a computer language

170) Expanded form of IBM is International business machine

171) IC chips are made of silicon

172) India’s Silicon Valley situated at Bangalore

173) RAM and ROM are the storage devices of computer

174) DOS is to create relation between hardware and software

175) LOTUS 1-2-3 is software

176) Voice mail is a personal security code for GSM subscribers

177) Tables holds actual data in the database

178) Trojan is a virus

179) Static keys make WEB insecure

180) Video signal needs highest bandwidth

181) Connectivity means communication between systems

182) Controlling is not required for high level language programs before it is executed

183) 3 out of three rollers are responsible for the movement of cursor on screen

184) Hardware that adds two numbers is arithmetic logical unit

185) Data accuracy is not done by modem

186) LAN is used for networks setup within a building

187) A data communication system requires terminal device, communication channel, protocols

188) Most common channel used by networks today is satellite

189) Run Time is not a type of error

190) A five-digit card attribute used for postal ZIP codes it will be restored as a numeric data

191) Computer viruses can be attached to an executable program

192) MS-DOS was the first operating system

193) The smallest space where information on a hard disk is kept in a cluster

194) An information is processed data

195) Intelligence is not a characteristic of a computer

196) Private key is used to spend a digital signature

197) Negative numbers can be represented in binary

198) VDU is not an essential part of a computer

199) The printers are line printer, laser, dot matrix

200) Speed of clock of CPU is measured in megahertz