Computer interview questions – page 113

A computer system used solely for manipulation of text is called

1. Dedicated computer system
2. Dedicated DBMS
3. Dedicated word processor
4. Dedicated data processor

The information you put into the computer is called

1. Directory
2. Data
3. Files
4. Facts

Which key is used to delete one character to the left of the current position of the cursor?

1. Esc
2. Delete
3. Insert
4. Backspace

The ___ settings are automatic and standard.

1. Peripheral
2. Default
3. User friendly
4. CPU

In an information system, alphanumeric data normally takes the form of

1. Human voice and other sounds
2. Graphic shapes and figures
3. Numbers and alphabetical characters
4. Sentences and paragraphs

Creating a ___ means making a duplicate copy of important files so that when a problem occurs, you can restore those files using the copy.

1. mirror
2. printout
3. backup
4. hotspot

You can keep your personal files/folders in

1. My Text
2. My Files
3. My Documents
4. My folder

The _____ icon represents an e-mail message that has not been read.

1. Highlighted envelope
2. Flashing letter
3. Red envelope
4. Closed envelope

Window is ____ and Windows 95, Windows 98 are _____

1. Graph User Interval, Expert Systems
2. Graphical User Interface, Executing systems
3. Graphical User Interface, Operating system
4. None of these

The hardware mechanism that enables a device to notify the CPU is called as

1. Spooling
2. Compile directory
3. System call
4. Error system

Anything written on the screen is called ____

1. Cursor
2. Boot
3. Text
4. Folder

Any letter, number, or symbol found on the keyboard that you can type into the computer.

1. Print
2. Type
3. Character
4. Output

All the computations are really performed by

1. Monitor
2. Hard disk
3. Keyboard
4. CPU

A symbol or question on the screen that prompts you to take action and tells the computer what to do next _____

1. Information seeker
2. Prompts and dialog box
3. Questionnaire
4. Scanner

A screen list of options in a program that tells you what is in that program _____

1. Backup
2. Menu
3. Icon
4. Screen

Microfilm reader is a

1. MICR device
2. OCR device
3. COM device
4. None of the above

____ displays all the information on the screen and all we have to do is to point and select using the mouse, with its GUI.

1. UNIX
2. DOS
3. Windows XP
4. Novel

Windows 3.1 used a window called ___ to launch applications.

1. Program Manager
2. Program officer
3. Program menu
4. Programs

MS DOS uses ___

1. Graphical User Interface
2. Command Line Interface
3. Graphical Line Interface
4. Command User Interface

The first version which become reasonably popular was ____

1. Windows 3.0
2. Windows 95
3. Windows 98
4. None

The mouse is an input device that we move on a flat surface called ___

1. Mouse desk
2. Mouse ball
3. Mouse pad
4. Mouse table

____ boxes display a list of choices along with scroll bars.

1. Radio
2. List
3. Text
4. Check

When we reach the end of a line , WordPad automatically moves the cursor to the beginning of the next line, this feature is called ____

1. Word pad
2. Word it
3. Word wrap
4. Word

Closing a window will remove it ___ from memory and screen.

1. Closure
2. Constant
3. Content
4. Context

When we start an application, it occupies a rectangular area called a ____

1. Taskbar
2. Screen
3. Desktop
4. Window

In a radio button a black ___ appears at the center of the circle to indicate a selected option.

1. Fill
2. Dot
3. Cross
4. Tick

____ for workgroups could be used on a LAN-based networking environment.

1. Windows 3.11
2. Windows 3.12
3. Windows 3.0
4. Windows 3.1

____ is an application which is used to draw and colour pictures.

1. Pain it
2. Paint
3. Color
4. Draw

_____  buttons are used to display multiple options.

1. Text
2. Radio
3. Command
4. Either (a) or (c)

____ Boxes will have a small black inverted triangle at one end.

1. Drop-down list
2. Text
3. Check
4. Radio