SHREE SWAMINARAYAN GURUKUL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, VARNAMA, VADODARA

SA-1 (OCT) – 2024 - 2025

SUBJECT : COMPUTER
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STANDARD : 7 DATE: /11/2024
TIME: 2 HOURS TOTAL MARKS : 40
1. A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known as
a. Boot b. Bug c. Biff d. Strap
2. A self replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970s science
fiction novel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider is
a. Bug b. Vice c. Lice d. Worm
3. A state. is a bi-stable electronic circuit that has
a. Multivibrator b. Flip-flop c. Logic gates d. laten
4. Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail is known as
a. Spam b. Trash c. Calibri d. Courier
5. DOS stands for
a. Disk Operating System b. Disk operating session
c. Digital Operating System d. Digital Open system
6. Who is the chief of Microsoft
a. Babbage b. Bill Gates c. Bill Clinton d. none of these
7. Which of the following are input devices?
a. Keyboard b. Mouse c. Card reader d. Any of these
8. Examples of output devices are
a. Screen b. Printer c. Speaker d. All of these
9. Which of the following is also known as brain of computer
a. Control unit b. Central Processing unit
c. Arithmetic and language unit d. Monitor
10. IBM stands for
a. Internal Business Management b. International Business Management
c. International Business Machines d. Internal Business Machines
11. ............ translates and executes program at run time line by line
a. Compiler b. Interpreter c. Linker d. Loader
12. Computers process data into information by working exclusively with :
a. multimedia b. word c. numbers d. characters
13. The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those
without this access is known as the :
a. digital divide b. Internet divide c. Web divide d. E-illiteracy
14. Computers manipulate data in many ways, and this manipulation is called......
a. upgrading b. processing c. batching d. utilizing
15. The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal's computer is
an example of a law enforcement speciality called:
a. robotics b. simulation c. computer forensics d. animation
16. Where does most data go first with in a computer memory hierarchy ?
a. RAM b. ROM c. BIOS d. CACHE
17. The………….data mining technique derives rules from real-world case examples.
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 a. Rule discover b. Signal processing c. Neural nets d. Case-based reasoning 18.
…………….are used to identify a user who returns to a Website
a. Cookies b. Plug-ins c. Scripts d. ASPs
19. Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readable are
known as
a. an ASCII code b. a magnetic tape c. an OCR scanner d. a bar code
20. Why is it unethical to share copyrighted files with your friends?
a. It is not unethical, because it is legal.
b. It is unethical because the files are being given for free.
c. Sharing copyrighted files without permission breaks copyright laws.
d. It is not unethical because the files are being given for free.
21. Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym
a. CD b. DVD c. ROM d. RW
22. The most common type of storage devices are
a. Steel b. optical c. magnetic d. flash
23. A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be
a. Distributed b. free c. centralized d. none of these
24. A person who used his or her expertise to gain access to other people's computers to get
information illegally or do damage is a
a. Hacker b. spammer c. instant messenger d. programmer
25. Select the Odd one
a. Operating system b. Interpreter c. Compiler d. Assembler
26. A ............ is an additional set of commands that the computer displays after you make a
selection from the main menu
a. dialog box b. submenu c. menu selection d. All of the above
27. COBOL is an acronym for.............
a. Common Business Oriented Language b. Computer Business Oriented Language
c. Common Business Operated Language d. Common Business Organized Language
28. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT
a. hackers b. Spam c. Viruses d. identity theft
29. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a
computer?
a. gathering data b. processing data into information
c. analyzing the data or information d. storing the data or information
30. All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT :
a. hard disk drives b. printers c . floppy disk drives d. CD drives
31. The CPU and memory are located on the :
a. expansion board b. motherboard c. storage device d. output device
32. ............... is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of
intelligence that humans do
a. Nanoscience b. Nanotechnology c. Simulation d. Artificial intelligence (Al)
33. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a :
a. networked b. mainframe c. supercomputer d. client
34. When creating a computer program, the ......... designs the structure of the program
a. End user b. System Analyst c. Programmer d. All of the above

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35. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time
is called a/ an
a.Interpreter b. simulator c. characters d. compiler
36. On-line real time systems become popular in ........... generation
a. First Generation b. Second Generation c. Third Generation d. Fourth Generation
37. You use a(n) ....., such as a keyboard or mouse, to input information
a. output device b. input device c. storage device d. processing device
38. ............. is the ability of a device to "jump" directly to the requested data
a. Sequential access b. Random access c. Quick access d. All of the above
39. ............. provides process and memory management services that allow two or more
tasks, jobs, or programs to run simultaneously
a. Multitasking b. Multithreading c. Multiprocessing d. Multicomputing
40. The task of performing operations like arithmetic and logical operations is called......
a. Processing b. Storing c. Editing d. Sorting