Kerala PSC Computers Question and Answers - 1

Q.1. UNIVAC is

(1) Universal Automatic Computer
(2)Universal Array Computer
(3) Unique Automatic Computer
(4) Unvalued Automatic Computer
(5) None


Q.2. The basic operations performed by a computer are

(1) Arithmetic operation
(2) Logical operation
(3) Storage and relative
(4) All the above
(5) None


Q.3. The two major types of computer chips are

(1) External memory chip
(2) Primary memory chip
(3) Microprocessor chip
(4) Both 2 and 3
(5) None


Q.4. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers

(1) First Generation
(2) Second Generation
(3) Third Generation
(4) Fourth Generation
(5) None


Q.5. Recycle Bin enables you to restore a file which was deleted from:

(1) Drive B
(2) Drive C
(3) Drive K
(4) Drive L
(5) None of these



Q.6. ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does EBCDIC stand for?

(1) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
(2) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
(3) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
(4) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
(5) None


Q.7. The brain of any computer system is

(1) ALU
(2) Memory
(3) CPU
(4) Control unit
(5) None


Q.8. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on

(1) tracks per inch of surface
(2) bits per inch of tracks
(3) disk pack in disk surface
(4) All of above
(5) None


Q.9. The two kinds of main memory are:

(1) Primary and secondary
(2) Random and sequential
(3) ROM and RAM
(4) All of above
(5) None


Q.10. A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is
(1) Memory
(2) Buffer
(3) Accumulator
(4) Address
(5) None


Q.11. What happens when you boot up a PC?

(1) Portions of the operating system are copied from disk into memory
(2) Portions of the operating system are copied from memory onto disk
(3) Portions of the operating system are compiled
(4) Portions of the operating system are emulated
(5) None of these



Q.12. What is correcting errors in a program called ?

(1) Interpreting
(2) Translating
(3) Debugging
(4) Compiling
5) None of these


Q.13. What kind of scheme is the HTTP protocol?

(1) get/put
(2) store/forward
(3) queuing
(4) search/return
(5) request/response


Q.14. Different applications and docu¬ments of windows desktop are represented by

(1) Symbols
(2) Labels
(3) Graph
(4) Icon
(5) None of these


Q.15. What does ‘C’ represent in MICR?

(1) Code
(2) Column
(3) Computer
(4) Character
(5) None of these


Q.16. On which button does help menu exist?

(1) End
(2) Start
(3) Turn off
(4) Restart
(5) None of these


Q.17. By CD you can

(1) Read
(2) Write
(3) Read and Write
(4) Either Read or Write
(5) None of these


Q.18. The ability of an OS to run more than one application at a time is called

(1) multitasking
(2) object-oriented programming
(3) multi-user computing
(4) time-sharing
(5) None of these


Q.19. Which type of resource does have greater probability to become shared resource in a computer network?

(1) Printers
(2) Speakers
(3) Floppy Disc Drivers
(4) Keyboards
(5) None of these


Q.20. What do you use to create a chart?

(1) Pie Wizard
(2) Excel Wizard
(3) Data Wizard
(4) Chart Wizard
(5) None of these


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