GK Practice Test: Question Set - 01
1. 'OS' computer abbreviation usually means?
(A) Order of Significance
(B) Open Software
(C) Operating System
(D) Optical Sensor
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2. '.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
(A) Image file
(B) Animation/movie file
(C) Audio file
(D) MS Office document
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3. '.MPG' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
(A) Word Perfect Document file
(B) MS Office document
(C) Animation/movie file
(D) Image file
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4. What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?
(A) Report
(B) Field
(C) Record
(D) File
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Answer: Option B
5. Who developed Yahoo?
(A) Dennis Ritchie & Ken Thompson
(B) David Filo & Jerry Yang
(C) Vint Cerf & Robert Kahn
(D) Steve Case & Jeff Bezos
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6. 'DB' computer abbreviation usually means?
(A) Database
(B) Double Byte
(C) Data Block
(D) Driver Boot
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7. '.INI' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
(A) Image file
(B) System file
(C) Hypertext related file
(D) Image Color Matching Profile file
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8. The sampling rate, (how many samples per second are stored) for a CD is?
(A) 48.4 kHz
(B) 22,050 Hz
(C) 44.1 kHz
(D) 48 kHz
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9. What do we call a network whose elements may be separated by some distance? It usually involves two
or more small networks and dedicated high-speed telephone lines.
(A) URL (Universal Resource Locator)
(B) LAN (Local Area Network)
(C) WAN (Wide Area Network)
(D) World Wide Web
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10. Sometimes computers and cache registers in a foodmart are connected to a UPS system. What does
UPS mean?
(A) United Parcel Service
(B) Uniform Product Support
(C) Under Paneling Storage
(D) Uninterruptable Power Supply
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11. What is FMD?
(A) Fast-Ethernet Measuring Device
(B) Flashing Media Diode
(C) Fluorescent Multi-Layer Disc
(D) Flash Media Driver
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12. Which of these is a documented hoax virus?
(A) McDonalds screensaver
(B) [Link]
(C) Merry Xmas
(D) Adolph
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13. What does SSL stand for?
(A) Secure Socket Layer
(B) System Socket Layer
(C) Superuser System Login
(D) Secure System Login
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14. What is a URL?
(A) A computer software program
(B) A type of UFO
(C) The address of a document or "page" on the World Wide Web
(D) An acronym for Uniform Resources Learning
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15. The Central Processing Unit is an embedded chip that acts as the 'brains' of a computer. What Intel
chip was used in the Altair (the first real personal computer)?
(A) 6502
(B) 8080
(C) 6400
(D) 8286
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