INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1

1. The social network system founded by Mark Zuckerberg:
(a) Orkut
(b) Netlog
(c) Twitter
(d) Facebook

(d) Facebook

2. Where was India’s first computer installed? 
(a) IIT, Delhi
(b) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
(c) Indian Iron and Steel Company, Burnpur
(d) Indian Statistica! Institute, Calcutta

(d) Indian Statistica! Institute, Calcutta

3. Which of the following refers to a small, single-site network?
(a) LAN
(b) DSL
(c) RAM
(d) USB

(a) LAN

4. The default font available in MS WORD is:
(a) Arial
(b) Verdana
(c) Courier new
(d) Times New Roman

(d) Times New Roman

5. How are data organized in a spreadsheet?
(a) Lines and spaces
(b) Layers and planes
(c) Height and width
(d) Rows and columns

(d) Rows and columns

6. Which is not the basic function of a computer?
(a) Copy text
(b) accept input
(c) Process data
(d) Store data

(a) Copy text

7. Which of the following groups consists of only input devices?
(a) Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor
(b) Mouse, Keyboard, Printer
(c) Mouse, Keyboard, Plotter
(d) Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner

(d) Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner

8. The blinking symbol on the computer screen is called;
(a) Mouse
(b) Logo
(C) Hand
(d) Cursor

(d) Cursor

9. Which process checks to ensure the components of the computer are operating and connected properly?
(a) Booting
(b) Processing
 (c) Saving
(d) Editing

(a) Booting

10. A set of instructions telling the computer what to do is called:
(a) instructor
(b) Mentor
(c) Program
(d) Compiler

(c) Program

11. A device that connects to a network without the use of cable is said to be:
(a) Distributed
(b) Centralised
(c) Open source
(d) Wireless

(d) Wireless

12. Peripheral devices such as printers and monitors are considered to be:
(a) Hardware
(b) Software
(c) Data
(d) information

(a) Hardware

13. An error is known as:
 (a) Bug
(b) Debug
(c) Cursor
(d) icon

(a) Bug

14. Data going into the computer is called:
(a) Output
(b) Algorithm
(c) input
(d) Calculations

(c) input

15. The main system board of a computer is called:
(a) Integrated circuit
(b) Motherboard
(C) Processor
(d) Microchip

(b) Motherboard

16. Antivirus software is an example of _______ 
(a) Business software
(b) An operating system 
 (c) A security utility
(d) An office suite

(c) A security utility

17. Computers connected to a LAN:
(a) run faster
(b) go online
(c) share information and/or share peripheral equipment
(d) e-mail

(c) share information and/or share peripheral equipment

18. A _______ shares hardware, software and data among authorised users:
(a) Protocol
(b) Transmitter
(c) Hyperlink

(d) Network

(d) Network 

19. The ________is the box that houses the most important parts of a computer system?
(a) Software
(b) Hardware
(c) Input device
(d) System unit

(d) System unit

20. A website address is a unique name that identifies a specific _______ on the web
(a) Web browser
(b) Website
(c) PDA
(d) Link

(b) Website

21. A collection of programs that controls how your computer system runs and processes information is called:
(a) Compiler
(b) Interpreter 
 (c) Office
(d) Operating system

(d) Operating system

22._______ is processed by the computer into information:
(a) numbers
(b) processor 
 (c) input
(d) data

(d) data

23. A ‘Menu’ contains a list of:
(a) commands
(b) data
(c) objects
(d) reports

(a) commands

24. Most websites have the main page, the _______, which acts as a doorway to the rest of the website pages; 
(a) Search engine
(b) Homepage
(c) Browser
(d) URL

(b) Homepage

25. Unsolicited commercial email is commonly known as:
(a) Spam
(b) Junk 
 (c) Hoaxes
(d) Hypertext

(a) Spam