Thursday, 4 October 2018

Daily Computer Quiz : 04/10/2018


Q1. Which key is used to delete one character at a time to the left?

a) DEL
b) CAPS LOCK
c) CTRL
d) SHIFT
e) BACK SPACE
Explanation: Back space key deletes the character at that position, and shifts back the text after that position by one position.



Q2. Generallly to copy data from remote server/device to a local computer/device is called __________.
a) Downloading
b) Uploading
c) E-mailing
d) Editing
e) Formatting
Explanation: Downloading is the transmission of a file from one system to another.



Q3. Which of the following is not a term pertaining to the Internet?
a) Hyperlink
b) Link
c) Browser
d) Search Engine
e) Mouse 
Explanation: Mouse is a computer peripheral input device.



Q4. What are programs such as Internet Explorer that serve as navigable windows into the Web called as?
a) Hypertext
b) Web browsers
c) Internet
d) Networks
e) Windows Navigator
Explanation: Web browser is a software application used to establish a connection with the server, locate, retrieve and display content from the World Wide Web, including Web pages, images, video and other files. Examples of web browser are Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox etc.



Q5. Which of the following number system has base-16?
a) Unary number system
b) Binary number system
c) Octal number system
d) Hexadecimal Number System
e) None of the above
Explanation: Hexadecimal number system has base 16, Octal- Base 8, Binary- Base 2 and Decimal- Base 10.



Q6. The Internet is a system of ______.
a) Bugs
b) Interconnected networks
c) System software
d) Operating systems
e) None of the above
Explanation: The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link billions of devices worldwide.



Q7. What is a handout master in PowerPoint?
a) An terminal to establish a connection
b) An animation tool for handy and swift actions
c) A convertor of .ppt file to .doc
d) Printout of slide representations from your presentation
e) A directory of images
Explanation: Handouts are documents you can print from within PowerPoint that include slide representations from your presentation -- you can opt to include as many as 9 slides on each handout page, and then the slides look more like thumbnails. 



Q8. What is the smallest addressable element in an all points addressable display device?
a) Pixel
b) Picture element
c) Pel
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Explanation: In digital imaging, a pixel, pel, dots or picture element is a physical point in a raster image or the smallest addressable element in an all points addressable display device; so it is the smallest controllable element of a picture represented on the screen.



Q9. A step by step procedure used to solve a problem is called a/an:
a) Operating system
b) None of the above
c) Application Program
d) Algorithm 
e) All of the above
Explanation: An algorithm is a self-contained step-by-step set of operations to be performed. Algorithms perform calculation, data processing, and/or automated reasoning tasks.



Q10. What is a bootstrap?
a) A memory device
b) A device to support the computer
c) An error correction technique
d) A small initialization program to start up a computer
d) None of the above
Explanation: A bootstrap is the process of starting up a computer. It also refers to the program that initializes the operating system (OS) during start-up.


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