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Computer Aptitude - 13

Description: Computer Aptitude - 6
Number of Questions: 25
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The _____ manual tells you how to use a software program.

  1. documentation

  2. programming

  3. technical

  4. user

  5. none of these


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is not a type of broadband internet connection?

  1. Cable

  2. DSL

  3. Dial-up

  4. Satellite

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C

Personal logs or journal entries posted on the Web are known as

  1. listservs

  2. webcasts

  3. blogs

  4. subject directories

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Personal logs or journal entries posted on the Web are known as blogs. 

_________ is the process of finding errors in software code.

  1. Debugging

  2. Compiling

  3. Testing

  4. Running

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C

Malicious software (like trojan horses, viruses, worms) is known as

  1. spyware

  2. adware

  3. spam

  4. malware

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Option (4) is correct.

A/An _______ uses pictures (called icons) and menus displayed on the screen to send commands to the computer system.

  1. command - based user interface

  2. GUI

  3. system utility

  4. API

  5. none of these


Correct Option: B

Linux is a/an ____________ operating system.

  1. open-source

  2. Microsoft

  3. Windows

  4. Mac

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A

____________ are viruses that are triggered by the passage of time or on a certain date.

  1. Boot-sector viruses

  2. Macro viruses

  3. Time bombs

  4. Worms

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C

The internet is

  1. a large network of networks

  2. an internal communication system for a business

  3. a communication system for the Indian government

  4. All of these

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D

Verification of a login name and password is known as

  1. configuration

  2. accessibility

  3. authentication

  4. logging in

  5. none of these


Correct Option: C

_________ are lists of commands that appear on the screen.

  1. GUIs

  2. Icons

  3. Menus

  4. Windows

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C

What is the name of the series of laptop computers manufactured by IBM called?

  1. LapPad

  2. ThinkPad

  3. Aptiva

  4. Notepaq

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B

Nortel is a company manufacturing

  1. softwares

  2. processors

  3. cables

  4. network equiptment

  5. none of these


Correct Option: D

What is a backup?

  1. Restoring the information backup

  2. An exact copy of a system's information

  3. The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure

  4. All of these

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D

What is the name of the 64- bit microprocessor developed by AMD?

  1. Opteron

  2. ISC-9000

  3. iMac

  4. Athlon

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which computer periperal manufacturer quotes _ Empowering your PC?

  1. Canon

  2. Epson

  3. Mercury

  4. Samsung

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C

Who among the following is a personal computer manufacturer from Taiwan?

  1. Sony

  2. IBM

  3. Samsung

  4. Acer

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D

Which of the following statements is false concerning file names?

  1. Files may share the same name or the same extension but not both.

  2. Every file in the same folder must have a unique name.

  3. File extension is another name for file type.

  4. The file extension comes before the dot (.) followed by the file name.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D

SCSI is a term related with

  1. storage

  2. network data transfer

  3. keystroke rate

  4. picture resolution

  5. none of these


Correct Option: A

Which of the following organisations looks at standards for representation of data on the internet?

  1. ISOC

  2. W3C

  3. IEEE

  4. IETE

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B

What is the other name for a LAN Card?

  1. NIC

  2. Network connector

  3. MODEM

  4. Internet card

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which of the following would most likely not be a symptom of a virus?

  1. Existing program files and icons disappear.

  2. The CD-ROM stops functioning.

  3. The Web browser opens to an unusual home page.

  4. Odd messages or images are displayed on the screen.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B

Which company did SCO sue for using the code UNIX in its operating system?

  1. RedHat

  2. SuSE

  3. IBM

  4. Microsoft

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D

What is the unit used to count the speed of a printer?

  1. CPM

  2. DPI

  3. PPM

  4. BIT

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D

Which of the following places the common data elements in order, from smallest to largest?

  1. Character, file, record, field, database

  2. Character, record, field, database, file

  3. Character, field, record, file, database

  4. Bit, byte, character, record, field, file, database,

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
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