Computer Awareness for Upcoming Exams Set 60

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1. What type of technology allows you to use your finger, eye, or voice print to secure your information resources?
   A) Haptics
   B) Caves
   C) Biometrics
   D) RFID
   E) All of the above
   
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    Option C
   Explanation:
   Biometrics is the measurement and statistical analysis of people’s physical and behavioral characteristics. The technology is mainly used for identification and access control, or for identifying individuals that are under surveillance.
2. Which of the following is the communication protocol that sets the standard used by every computer that accesses web based information?
   A) XML
   B) DML
   C) HTTP
   D) HTML
   E) None of these
   
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    Option C
   Explanation:
   The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems. HTTP is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web.
3. Which among the following options is the line that describes the contents of the message while sending an e-mail?
   A) subject
   B) BCC
   C) to
   D) cc
   E) None of these
   
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    Option A
   Explanation:
   Subject line in short describes content of an e-mail.
4. What is Disk operating system referred for?
   A) Memory management system
   B) Operating system which contains the disk-oriented commands and uses disk devices for permanent storage
   C) DOS
   D) Both B and C
   E) None of these
   
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    Option D                              
   Explanation: A disk operating system (abbreviated DOS) is a computer operating system that can use a disk storage device, such as a floppy disk, hard disk drive, or optical disc. A disk operating system must provide a file system for organizing, reading, and writing files on the storage disk.
5. SMTP, FTP and DNS are applications/protocols of the _____ layer.
   A) data link
   B) network
   C) transport
   D) application
   E) None of these
   
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    Option D
   Explanation:
   SMTP, FTP and DNS are protocols of the Application layer. SMTP-Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, DNS-Domain Name System, FTP-File Transfer Protocol.
6. A _____ is a property of the entire relation, rather than of the individual tuples in which each tuple is unique.
   A) row
   B) key
   C) attribute
   D) fields
   E) None of these
   
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    Option B
   Explanation:
   A key is a property of the entire relation, rather than of the individual tuples in which each tuple is unique.
7. Non-physical components of the computer are referred to as _______.
   A) CPU
   B) Software
   C) Hardware
   D) Program
   E) None of these
   
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    Option B
   Explanation:
   Software components are not physical or tangible components.
8. The default and maximum size of text filed in Access is ______.
   A) 266 characters & 6400 characters
   B) 288 characters & 6880 characters
   C) 299 characters & 6499 characters
   D) 50 and 255 characters
   E) None of these
   
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    Option D
   Explanation:
   The default and maximum size of text filed in Access is 50 and 255 characters.
9. The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the internet is known as _______.
   A) Browsing
   B) Download
   C) Upload
   D) None of these                                                                                                    
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    Option B
   Explanation:
   Downloading is the process of a computer receiving information from a server.
10. How many rows are there in latest version of MS Excel?
    A) 65536
    B) 16384
    C) 1048576
    D) 1050000
    E) 2001000
    
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     Option C
    Explanation:
    In latest version (2010) there are 1,048,576 rows by 16,384 columns.

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