Computer Awareness for Upcoming Exams Set 111

1. _____ is the phonebook of the Internet?
   A) DSL
   B) IP Address
   C) DNS
   D) MAC
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Domain Name System

   
   
2. Which among the following key combination can be used to search in Windows Explorer?
   A) Ctrl+F
   B) Ctrl+S
   C) Ctrl+G
   D) Alt+S
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   

   
   
3. _______ is a technique used by CPUs to increase the memory bandwidth available for an application?
   A) DIMM
   B) SIMM
   C) Memory interleaving
   D) Optimum interleaving
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   

   
   
4. Which keys will take you at the beginning or the end of a long document?
   A) Ctrl + PageUp and Ctrl + PageDown
   B) Ctrl + Home and Ctrl + End
   C) Shift + Home and Shift + End
   D) Alt+Home and Alt+End
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   

   
   
5. In a DBMS, data is arranged in rows and columns. This arrangement is known as?
   A) Tuple
   B) Attribute
   C) Relation
   D) Degree
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   

   
   
6. Which of the following items is not used in Local Area Network (LAN) system?
   A) Computer
   B) Modem
   C) Printer
   D) Data Cable
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: A modem is used to convert the signals and is connected to lines which is not required to be done in LAN.

   
   
7. A computer’s hard disk is _______?
   A) Computer hardware
   B) Computer software
   C) Operating system
   D) An arithmetic and logical unit
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   

   
   
8. Which of the following is not a protocol for e-mail?
   A) POP
   B) IMAP
   C) SMTP
   D) ICMP
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) is a supporting protocol in the Internet protocol suite.

   
   
9. Which technology is used to convert XML into HTML?
   A) XSL
   B) XHTML
   C) CSS
   D) HTTP
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   

   
   
10. In computer, distributed processing involves ____?
    A) Solving computer component problems from a different computer
    B) Solving computing problems by breaking them into smaller parts that are separately processed by different computers
    C) Allowing users to share files on a network
    D) Allowing users to access network resources away from the office
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    Explanation: Distributed processing is a phrase used to refer to a variety of computer systems that use more than one computer (or processor) to run an application. This includes parallel processing in which a single computer uses more than one CPU to execute programs.