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COMPUTER HC DySO MOCK TEST 3 SOLUTIONS

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FREE MOCK TEST SERIES

COMPUTER

: TEST- 3 :
🔘 Computer Basic
:
🔘Computer Networks

🔘Computer Abbreviations

🔘MS Word, MS Excel,

MS Power Point
NOTE: These questions have been made
on the pretext of PYQs of SSC and High
Court DySO. You may find it little bit
tricky and difficult, but it will help you in
solving questions according to recent
changing trends of question paper.

EAGLE
ACADEMY Navigating success with EAGLE vision Any Query?
(b) Function, toggle

1. Memory which forgets (c) Delete, Insert


everything when you switch
off the power is known as: (d) Caps Lock, Num Lock

(a) Corrupted Answer: (a) Control, Alt

(b) Volatile Explanation: The Control and Alt keys


are commonly used in keyboard
(c) Non-Volatile shortcuts to execute commands
quickly.
(d) Non-Corrupted
4. The word processor in MS
(e) None
Office suite is:
Answer: (b) Volatile
(a) Microsoft Word
Explanation: Volatile memory loses its
(b) Microsoft Excel
data when power is turned off, making
it suitable for temporary storage (c) Microsoft PowerPoint
during active processes.
(d) None of these
2. The type of input includes:
Answer: (a) Microsoft Word
(a) Programme
Explanation: Microsoft Word is
(b) Data specifically designed for word
processing tasks within the MS Office
(c) Commands
suite.
(d) All of the above
5. In Microsoft PowerPoint
Answer: (d) All of the above you can tell when an object
is active because:
Explanation: Input can be any
information fed into a computer (a) The object is highlighted
system, including programs, data,
(b) Eight small sizing handles appear
commands, and user responses.
surrounding the text
3. The ___ key and the ___ key
(c) A box frame appears surrounding
can be used in combination
the text
with other keys to perform
shortcuts and special tasks. (d) All of the above

(a) Control, Alt Answer: (d) All of the above


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Explanation: An active object in Explanation: The address bar in web


PowerPoint displays various visual browsers allows users to enter URLs
indicators, including highlights and and navigate to different web pages.
sizing handles.
8. In Excel to select a column
6. This type of software the easiest method is to:
contains rows and columns:
(a) Double click any cell in the column
(a) Drawing
(b) Drag from the top cell in the
(b) Spreadsheet column to the last cell in the column

(c) Database (c) Click the column heading

(d) Word processing (d) Click the column label

Answer: (b) Spreadsheet Answer: (c) Click the column heading

Explanation: Spreadsheets are Explanation: Clicking on the column


specifically designed to organize data heading is a quick method to select an
in rows and columns for calculations entire column in Excel.
and analysis.
9. The ___ enables you to
7. The ___ allows you to simultaneously keep
choose where to go and is multiple web pages open in
located below the standard one browser window.
buttons toolbar.
(a) Tab bar
(a) System menu
(b) Pop-up helper
(b) Address bar
(c) Tab row
(c) Menu bar
(d) Address bar
(d) Task bar
Answer: (a) Tab bar
Answer: (b) Address bar
Explanation: The tab bar allows users
to open multiple tabs within a single

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browser window for easy navigation 12. The personal


between different web pages. computers are also referred
as:
10. Abacus was the first:
(a) Desk top micros
(a) Electronic computer
(b) Advanced computers
(b) Mechanical computer
(c) Palmtop computers
(c) Electronic calculator
(d) All of the above
(d) Mechanical calculator
Answer:(a ) Desk top micros
(e) Electronic chip
Explanation: Personal computers are
Answer: (d) Mechanical calculator
commonly referred to as desktop
Explanation: The abacus is recognized micros due to their form factor and
as one of the earliest forms of usage context.
mechanical calculators used for
13. OCR stands for:
arithmetic operations.
(a ) Optical Character Recognition
11. This power protection
device includes a battery (b ) Optical CPU Recognition
that provides a few minutes
(c ) Optimal Character Rendering
of power:
(d ) Other Character Restoration
(a) Surge suppressor
Answer: (a ) Optical Character
(b) Line conditioner
Recognition
(c) Generator
Explanation: OCR technology is used
(d) UPS to convert different types of documents
into editable and searchable data
Answer: (d) UPS
formats.
Explanation: A UPS, or
Uninterruptible Power Supply,
provides backup power through a
battery during outages.
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14. In Excel typical 16. The very first version of


worksheet has .... Number of Microsoft Office was
columns: released for:

(a ) 128 (a) Windows operating system

(b ) 256 (b) Apple Macintosh OS

(c ) 512 (c) Unix

(d ) 1024 (d) None of these

(e ) All of the above Answer: (b) Apple Macintosh OS

Answer: (b ) 256 Explanation: The first version of


Microsoft Office was initially released
Explanation: Excel worksheets
for Apple Macintosh in 1989.
typically have 256 columns available
for data entry and analysis. 17. A sequential electronic
circuit which can be placed
15. Traffic in a VPN is not:
in one out of two stable
(a ) Invisible from public networks states where each state may
be used to represent a
(b ) Logically separated from other binary digit is stated as:
traffic
(a) Integrated circuit
(c ) Accessible from unauthorized
public networks (b) Firmware

(d ) Restricted to a single protocol in (c) Flip-flop


IP Sec
(d) None of these
Answer: (a ) Invisible from public
Answer: (c) Flip-flop
networks
Explanation: A flip-flop is a basic
Explanation: Traffic in a VPN is
memory element in digital electronics
encrypted but can still be visible on
that can hold one bit of data.
public networks; it just cannot be
easily accessed without authorization

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18. In Excel, the default 20. The amount of data


header for a worksheet is: that a disk may contain is
known as the disk:
(a) Your name
(a) Volume
(b) The date and time
(b) Size
(c) None
(c) All of the above
(d) The sheet tab name
(d) Storage capacity
Answer: (c) None
Answer: (c) All of the above
Explanation: Excel does not set a
default header; users must manually Explanation: Volume, size, and storage
add headers if desired. capacity all refer to the data capacity of
a disk.
19. ...... Shows all the
websites and pages that are 21. Microsoft Office
visited over a period of time: Document Imaging is:

(a) Home page (a) An application that supports


editing scanned documents
(b) Toolbar
(b) A scanning and OCR application
(c) Task bar
(c) Diagram and flowcharting software
(d) History
(d) None of these
(e) Cookies
Answer: (b) A scanning and OCR
Answer: (d) History
application
Explanation: The history feature in
Explanation: This application
web browsers keeps a record of all
primarily focuses on scanning
visited websites.
documents and converting them into
editable formats using Optical
Character Recognition.

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22. A semiconductor or erased by normal computer


memory which allows the processes.
erasure of the information
24. If a new device is
stored in it so that new
attached to a computer, such
information can be stored in
as a printer or scanner, its
it is referred to as:
___ must be installed before
(a) EPROM the device can be used:

(b) ROM (a ) Buffer

(c) RAM (b ) Driver

(d) None of these (c ) Pager

Answer: (c) RAM (d ) Server

Explanation: RAM allows both reading (e ) None of these


and writing, meaning it can be erased
Answer: (b ) Driver
and rewritten.
Explanation: A driver is software that
23. Content that is
allows the operating system to
recorded at the time of
communicate with hardware devices.
manufacture and that
cannot be changed or erased 25. A ___ is a bi-stable
by the user is: electronic circuit that has
two stable states:
(a) Read-only
(a ) Multivibrator
(b) Memory-only
(b ) Flip-flop
(c) Run-only
(c ) Logic gates
(d) Write-only
(d ) Latch
Answer: (a) Read-only
Answer: (b ) Flip-flop
Explanation: Read-only memory
contains data that cannot be modified Explanation: A flip-flop can store one
bit of data and has two stable states,
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making it fundamental in digital Explanation: Software piracy involves


electronics. illegally copying software applications
without authorization.
26. In Excel, you can copy
cell formats from one cell to 28. In Microsoft
another by using the: PowerPoint, auto clipart is a
feature that:
(a ) Backspace key
(a ) Automatically places clipart in
(b ) Default font
your presentation
(c ) Format painter
(b ) Scans your presentation for
(d ) Formatting toolbar incorrect spelling in your words on
each slide
(e ) All of the above
(c ) Scans your presentation for
Answer: (c ) Format painter incorrect spelling in Word Art objects

Explanation: The Format Painter tool (d ) All of above


allows users to copy formatting from
one cell to another easily. Answer: (a ) Automatically places
clipart in your presentation
27. ___ is the act of
copying or downloading a Explanation: Auto clipart helps
program from a network enhance presentations by
and making multiple copies automatically suggesting relevant
of it: images.

(a ) Network piracy 29. The name of the


executable file for MS Word
(b ) Plagiarism is:

(c ) Software piracy (a ) MS Word

(d ) Site-license piracy (b ) MS Word.exe

Answer: (c ) Software piracy (c ) Win Word

(d ) Win Word.exe

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Answer: (b ) MS Word.exe Explanation: Boolean algebra focuses


on binary variables and logical
Explanation: The executable file for
operations, forming the basis for
Microsoft Word typically ends with
digital logic design.
.exe indicating it's an executable
program. 32. Track Ball and Light
pen are examples of:
30. Transformation of
input into output is (a ) Input devices
performed by?
(b ) Output Devices
(a ) Peripherals
(c ) Input/output
(b ) Memory
(d ) Name of Video game
(c ) Storage
(e ) None of these
(d ) The CPU
Answer: A) Input devices
Answer: (d ) The CPU
Explanation: Both Track Balls and
Explanation: The CPU processes input Light Pens are used to input data into
data and transforms it into output computers, making them input devices.
results through various operations.
33. Cache memory is:
31. An algebra that deals
A) Smaller and faster than main
with logical propositions
storage
which are either true or
false is referred to as: B) Bigger and slower than main
storage
(a ) Boolean algebra
C) Smaller but slower than main
(b ) Modern Algebra
memory
(c ) Abstract Algebra
D) Bigger and faster than main
(d ) None of these memory

(e ) All of the above E) All of the above

Answer: A) Boolean algebra


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Answer: A) Smaller and faster than D) Data control network


main storage
E) All of the above
Explanation: Cache memory is
Answer: C) Hierarchical network
designed to provide high-speed access
to frequently used data, thus being Explanation: In hierarchical networks,
smaller yet faster than main storage. processing tasks are managed
centrally, allowing for organized data
34. The first
flow across connected devices.
microprocessor was used in
which of the following? 36. People often call ___ as
the brain of computer
A) Computer
system.
B) Calculator
A) Control Unit
C) Telephones
B) Arithmetic Logic Unit
D) Printers
C) Central Processing Unit
E) None of these
D) Storage Unit
Answer: A) Computer
E) Store data
Explanation: The first microprocessor
Answer: C) Central Processing Unit
was primarily integrated into
computers, revolutionizing their design Explanation: The CPU executes
and functionality. instructions and processes data,
earning its title as "the brain" due to its
35. Distributed data
critical role in computing operations.
processing configuration
where all activities pass 37. RAM stands for?
through a centrally located
computer is called: A) Random Allowed Memory

A) Ring network B) Ready Access Memory

B) Spider network C) Random Access Memory

C) Hierarchical network D) Random Added Memory

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E) Random Ambiguity Memory D) Applications software

Answer: C) Random Access Memory E) None of these

Explanation: RAM allows for quick Answer: D) Applications software


read/write access to data, essential for
Explanation: Applications software
temporary storage during active tasks.
requires installation from external
38. What are the units used media onto hard drives for use on
to count the speed of a computers.
printer?
40. It is a visual aspect that
A) CPM indicates that a control is
ready to receive input from
B) DPI
you in Windows operating
C) PPM system:

D) BIT A) Control's Focus

E) None of these B) Dialog Boxes

Answer: C) PPM C) Command Buttons

Explanation: PPM stands for Pages Per D) Text Boxes


Minute, indicating how many pages a
E) All of the above
printer can produce within one minute.
Answer: A) Control's Focus
39. When installing ___,
the user must copy and Explanation: Control's focus visually
usually decompress indicates readiness for user
program files from a CD- interaction, enhancing usability in
ROM or other medium to Windows interfaces.
the hard disk.
41. Which of the following
A) Programming software statements is true?

B) System hardware A) Minicomputer works faster than


Microcomputer
C) Applications hardware

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− B) Microcomputer works faster than 43. Data that is copied


Minicomputer from an application is
stored in the:
− C) Speed of both computers is same
(a) Driver
− D) The speeds cannot be compared
with advanced computers (b) Clipboard

− E) None (c) Terminal

Answer: D) The speeds cannot be (d) Prompt


compared with advanced computers
Answer: (b) Clipboard
Explanation: Comparing speeds
Explanation: The clipboard
between different classes like
temporarily holds data that has been
microcomputers and minicomputers
copied or cut from applications until it
requires context; advanced computers
is pasted elsewhere.
typically outperform both.
44. A removable direct-
access storage medium
42. Bandwidth is: containing multiple
magnetic disks mounted
(a) The range of frequencies available
vertically on a single shaft is
for data transmission
referred to as:
(b) Data transmission rate
(a) Tape pack
(c) Alternate for rubber band
(b) Disk pack
(d) None is true
(c) Cylinder
Answer: (a) The range of frequencies
(d) None of these
available for data transmission
Answer: (b) Disk pack
Explanation: Bandwidth refers to the
maximum rate of data transfer across a Explanation: A disk pack consists of
network path, measured in frequency. several magnetic disks that allow for
direct access storage and retrieval.

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45. In Excel, to select a 47. In Excel, to copy cell


column, the easiest method contents using drag and
is to: drop, press the:

(a) Double click any cell in the column (a) End key

(b) Drag from the top cell in the (b) Shift key
column to the last cell in the column
(c) Esc key
(c) Click the column heading
(d) None of above
(d) Click the column label
Answer: (b) Shift key
Answer: (c) Click the column heading
Explanation: Holding down the Shift
Explanation: Clicking on the column key while dragging allows you to copy
header quickly selects the entire cell contents instead of moving them.
column in Excel.
48. ...... is a device or
46. In Excel, when creating software in a computer that
a vertical page break: determines the next
network point to which a
(a) The active cell must be A1
packet is forwarded towards
(b) The active cell can be anywhere in its destination:
the worksheet
(a ) Switch
(c) The active cell must be in row 1
(b ) Network
(d) The active cell must be in column A
(c ) Bridge
Answer: (b) The active cell can be
(d ) Router
anywhere in the worksheet
(e ) None of these
Explanation: You can create a vertical
page break from any active cell location Answer: (d ) Router
within the worksheet.
Explanation: A router directs data
packets between networks,
determining their next destination.

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49. In Windows operating 51. When was the first


system, the ___ is the main Windows operating system
screen area that one sees launched?
after turning on a computer
(a ) 1984
and logging on to Windows:
(b ) 1985
(a ) Desktop
(c ) 1988
(b ) Icons
(d ) 1989
(c ) Taskbar
(e ) 1990
(d ) None of these
Answer: (b ) 1985
Answer: (a ) Desktop
Explanation: Microsoft Windows was
Explanation: The desktop serves as the
first released in November 1985 as a
primary interface for users after
graphical operating system shell for
logging into Windows.
MS-DOS.
50. What input device can
52. The background of any
be used for marking a
Word document:
multiple-choice test?
(a ) is always white colour
(a ) Optical mark reader
(b ) is the colour you present under the
(b ) Bar code reader
Options menu
(c ) Mouse
(c ) is always the same for the entire
(d ) All of the above document

Answer: (a ) Optical mark reader (d ) can have any colour you choose

Explanation: An optical mark reader Answer: (d ) can have any colour you
specifically detects marks made on choose
paper, such as those on answer sheets.
Explanation: Users can customize
document backgrounds with various

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colors or images as per their known for its computer hardware and
preference. software solutions.

53. Text Editor that is part 55. The file format used for
of Windows operating data compression and
system: archiving is:

(a ) Wordpad –(a ).EXE

(b ) Notepad –(b ).INI

(c ) Adobe Photoshop –(c ).COM

(d ) Jasc Paint Shop –(d ).ZIP

Answer: (b ) Notepad –(e ).WIN

Explanation: Notepad is a basic text Answer: D) .ZIP


editor included with Windows, while
Explanation: The .ZIP file format
WordPad offers more formatting
compresses files and folders to reduce
options.
their size for storage or transmission.
54. IBM stands for:
56. A program which helps
(a ) Internal Business Management to create written documents
and lets you go back and
(b ) International Business
make corrections as
Management
necessary is called a:
–(C ) International Business Machines
–(a ). Home row keys
–(d ) Internal Business Machines
–(b ). Tool bar
–(e ) None of these
–(c ). Spreadsheet
Answer: C) International Business
–(d ). Word processor
Machines
–(e ). All of these
Explanation: IBM is an acronym for
International Business Machines, Answer: D) Word processor

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Explanation: A word processor allows Explanation: A robot is specifically


users to create, edit, and format text designed to automate tasks typically
documents efficiently. performed by humans, often in a
repetitive manner.
57. What is output?
59. In Windows operating
–(a ). What the processor takes from
system, the shortcut key
the user
Windows Logo + E is used
–(b ). What the user gives to the for:
processor
(a) Restore the minimized windows
–(c ). What the processor gets from the
(b) Open My Computer
user
(c) Search for a file or a folder
–(d ). What the processor gives to the
user (d) Search for computers

Answer: D) What the processor gives to (e) All of the above


the user
Answer: (b) Open My Computer
Explanation: Output refers to any
Explanation: The Windows Logo + E
information produced by a computer
shortcut opens File Explorer, which
after processing input data.
allows access to "My Computer" or
58. An automatic machine "This PC" for file management
that is made to perform purposes
routine human tasks is:
60. SMPS stands for:
(a) Computer
(a) Switched mode power supply
(b) Robot
(b) Start mode power supply
(c) Tanker
(c) Store mode power supply
(d) None of these
(d) Single mode power supply
(e) All of the above
Answer: (a) Switched mode power
Answer: (b) Robot supply

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Explanation: SMPS refers to "Switched


Mode Power Supply," which is an
electronic power supply that uses a
switching regulator to efficiently
convert electrical power. It is
commonly used in computers and
other electronic devices to manage
voltage levels effectively while
minimizing energy loss.

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