Computer Awareness Quiz for Upcoming Exams

1. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network?

• 1) Keyboards
• 2) Speakers
• 3) Floppy disk drives
• 4) Printers
• 5) None of these

2. Pick the odd man out.

• 1) Mouse
• 2) Scanner
• 3) Printer
• 4) Keyboard
• 5) None of these

3. Programs designed specifically to address general-purpose applications and special-purpose applications are called

• 1) operating system
• 2) system software
• 3) application software
• 4) management information systems
• 5) None of these

4. A series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it is called a

• 1) program
• 2) command
• 3) user response
• 4) processor
• 5) None of these

5. If a user needs information instantly available to the CPU, it should be stored

• 1) on a CD
• 2) in secondary storage
• 3) in CPU
• 4) in RAM
• 5) None of these

6. To which temporary area can you store text and other data, and later paste them to another location?

• 1) Clipboard
• 2) ROM
• 3) CD-ROM
• 4) Hard disk
• 5) None of these

7. The operating system called UNIX is typically used for

• 1) Desktop computers
• 2) Laptop computers
• 3) Super computers
• 4) Web servers
• 5) All of these

8. Press ________ to move the insertion point to the Address box or to highlight the URL in the Address box.

• 1) ALT + D
• 2) ALT + A
• 3) SHIFT + TAB
• 4) TAB + CTRL
• 5) CTRL + S

9. Computer systems comprises

• 1) hardware, programs, information, people and networks
• 2) hardware, software, procedures, networks, and people
• 3) hardware, programs, information, people and procedures
• 4) hardware, programs, processors, procedures, networks and people
• 5) hardware, programs, processors, procedures and people

10. A collection of unprocessed items is called

• 1) information
• 2) data
• 3) memory
• 4) reports
• 5) None of these

Answers-------

1. 4
2. 3
3. 3
4. 1
5. 2
6. 1
7. 5
8. 1
9. 2
10. 2