PSC Bulletin - Nov 1 2012 - Kerala Public Service Commission

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information Technology -6
1. An example of a telecommunication
device:
(a) Printer (b) Mouse
(c) Keyboard (d) Modem
2. A high level language developed for
business data processing
applications:
(a) COBOL (b) FORTRAN
(c) BASIC (d) PASCAL
3. Whenever we have to give space
between two words while typing on a
PC we have to press a key known as:
(a) Backspace (b) Shift
(c) Space bar (d) Control
4. Which one of the following has the
smallest storage capacity?
(a) Zip disk (b) Hard disk
(c) Floppy Disk (d) Data catridge
5. A _____ is a small hand held
computer that helps you to surf the
web and perform simple tasks:
(a) Mobile phone
(b) Desktop computer
(c) Mini computer
(d) Notebook computer
6. The options Minimise, Maximise
and Close are located in the ____
bar.
(a) Menu Bar (b) Title Bar
(c) Status Bar (d) Tool Bar
7. Incorrect information is generated by
_____ in the information system.
(a) Unreliable hardware
(b) Incorrect data
(c) Untested software
(d) Unskilled people
8. Which menu is selected to print a
document?
(a) File (b) Edit
(c) Tool (d) Format
9. Most application softwares today
come with an interface called a(n):
(a) Charecter user interface
(b) Graphical user interface
(c) Icon user interface
(d) Button user interface
10.In Excel, charts are created using ___.
(a) Bar Chart (b) Chart Wizard
(c) Pie Chart (d) None of these
11.To move the cursor at the end of the
document press:
(a) Ctrl+Esc (b) Ctrl+B
(c) Ctrl+Home (d) Ctrl+End
12.A website containing stories and
articles relating to current events,
life, sports, money and weather is
considered as a(n) _____ website.
(a) Business/marketing (b) Portal
(c) Informational (d) News
13.Which menu is selected for the
option Borders and Shading?
(a) View (b) Format
(c) File (d) Table
14.Which one of the following is a part
of system unit?
(a) Monitor (b) Floppy disc
(c) Key board (d) Memory
15.Which menu is used to insert a row
or column in Excel Work Sheet?
(a) Format (b) Edit
(c) Insert (d) Tools
16.You must instruct the ____ to start
the application software:
(a) Processor
(b) Operating system
(c) Memory (d) Utility Program
17.Tool bar option is available in ____
menu.
(a) View (b) Tools
(c) File (d) Edit
18.Storage that retains its data after the
power is turned off is referred to as:
(a) Mobile storage
(b) Direct storage
(c) Volatile storage
(d) Non-volatile storage
19.Which option in power point allows
you to carry slides from one
computer to another:
(a) Web & go (b) Save & go
(c) Save as (d) Pack & go
20.In Excel, data can be arranged in
ascending or descending order by:
(a) Sort option from tool menu
(b) Sort option from table menu
(c) Sort option from data menu( d )
None of these
21.Every component of your computer is:
(a) Input device or output device
(b)Software or CPU/RAM
(c) Hardware or software
(d) Application software or
system software
22.The diameter of the commonly used
floppy disc:
(a) 35mm (b) 75mm
(c) 70mm (d) 90mm
23.Oracle is an example of ____
application software.
(a) Word processing
(b) Database
(c) Project Management
(d) Presentation Graphics
24.How many types of cell references
are available in Excel?
(a) 8 (b) 6
(c) 4 (d) 3
25.You may be required to insert the
program disc into the drive while you
use , or _____ the software.
(a) install
(c) run
(b) activate
(d) register
Answers: 1 (d) 2(a) 3 (b) 4 (d)
5(d) 6(b) 7(b) 8(a) 9(b) 10(b) 11(d)
12(c) 13(b) 14(d) 15(c) 16(b) 17(a)
18(d) 19(d) 20(c) 21(c) 22(d) 23(c)
24(c) 25(a)
Information Technology -7
1. Professional designers can create
sophisticated documents that
contains text, graphics and many
colours, using _____ software.
(a) Illustration
(b) Image editing
(c) Computer aided design
(d) Power point
2. Which command helps to repeat the
last changes made in the document?
(a) Ctrl+D (b) Ctrl+H
(c) Ctrl+Z (d) Ctrl+Y
3. The rectangular area of the screen
that displays a program, data or
information is called:
(a) Window (b) Dialogue box
(c) Button (d) Drive
4. Which of the following is an
example of connectivity?
(a) Internet (b) Power cord
(c) Data (d) Floppy disc
5. Graphics is inserted in:
(a) Box (b) Page
(c) Frame (d) All of these
6. You can keep your personal files/
folders in:
(a) My Folder
(b) My Documents
(c) My Files
(d) My Text
7. Lap Top Computer was discovered
by:
(a) Sinclair (b) Schugart
(c) Charles Babbage (d)Blaise Pascal
8. The oldest devise for calculation:
(a) Calculator (b) Modem
(c) Mouse (d) Abacus
9. Decision tables link conditions and:
(a) Tables (b) Programs
(c) Actions (d) None of these
10.The programming language
FORTRAN is mainly used for:
(a) Data processing applications
(b) Scientific applications
(c) Real time applications
(d) None of these
11. Data in floppy disc is recorded in
rings called:
(a) Sectors (b) Rounds
(c) Tracks (d) Segments
12.Which part of the computer helps to
store information?
(a) Printer (b) Keyboard
(c) Monitor (d) Disk drive
13.With ____, the computer’s modem
uses a standard telephone line to
connect to the internet:
(a) Dial up access (b) Downloading
(c) Hacking (d) Uploading
14.A collection of related information
sorted and dealt with as a unit is:
(a) Floppy (b) File
(c) Data (d) Disk
15.An essential ingredient for effective
multimedia presentations incorporates
user participation or:
(a) Button (b) Speed
(c) Interactivity (d) Links
16.IT stands for:
(a) Information Technology
(b) Integrated Technology
(c) Intelligent Technology
(d) Interesting Technology
17.Video-conferencing requires a
microphone, speakers and a ____
attached to the computer.
(a) Mouse (b) Scanner
(c) Video camera (d) Keyboard
18.The maximum zoom percentage of
MS-Power Point:
(a) 400 (b) 300
(c) 200 (d) 100
19.The template function declaration
specifies:
(a) Template class (b) A generic class
(c) Exception (d) Identifier
20.A device that copies or reproduces
text and images is also called a(n):
(a) Optical scanner
(b) Bar code reader
(c) Digital camera (d) Monitor
21.Which one of the following is not a
valid data type in Excel?
(a) Number (b) Label
(c) Character (d) Date/Time
22.The valid minimum zoom size
available in MS Word
(a) 10% (b) 20%
(c) 50% (d) 100%
23.Which of the following is a
secondary storage device?
(a) Optical disks (b) Microprocessor
(c) Monitor (d) Scanner
24. Which of the following short cut
keys is used to check spelling?
(a) F5 (b) F6
(c) F7 (d) F8
25.Which of the following is another
name for chip?
(a) Semi conductor
(b) Power point
(c) Integrated circuit
(d) Vacuum tube
Answers: 1 (c) 2(d) 3 (a) 4 (a) 5(d)
6(b) 7(a) 8(d) 9(c) 10(b) 11(c)
12(d) 13(a) 14(b) 15(c) 16(a) 17(c)
18(a) 19(b) 20(a) 21(c) 22(a) 23(a)
24(c) 25(c)
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