TNPSC 2014: MADRAS HIGH COURT SERVICE, KNOWLEDGE IN ACCESS TO COMPUTERS (DIPLOMA STD)
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SI. No.: 30001397 C0/13
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2014
KNOWLEDGE IN ACCESS TO COMPUTER
Time Allowed: 1'h Hours] [Maximum Marks : 100
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1. The term GUI stands for
Graphical User Interface
(B) Graphical Utility Interface
(C) Graphical User Input
(D} Gep User Interface
2. 'Debug' is the term which denotes
(A) writing of instructions in developing a program
~ error correction process
(C) fault detection in devices
(D) status-check of devices
3. EBCDIC eight bit code defines----- symbols.
(A) 816 (B) 32
(C) 64 )1)'(256
4. Software installation files have which of the following extension?
(A) doc ~exe
(C) gif (D) jpg
5. Calculations and comparisons based on the instructions are done in - - - - - in a
computer.
(A) Main Memory
~,.. Arithmetic and Logic Unit
(C) Control Unit
(D) Auxiliary memory
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6. Th;Jype of mouse which uses reflected light to measure its movements is called
ftl Optical mouse (B) PS/2 mouse
(C) Mechanical mouse (D) Wheel mouse
7. The term SCSI stands for
(A) Small Computer Software Interface
(B) Small Computer Storage Interface
,;e5 Small Computer System Interface
(D) Small Computer Standard Interface
8. When the CPU begins execution of a new instruction, before the current instruction is
completed is called
(A) Threading ~Pipelining
(C) Cache (D) Multitasking
9. A CD-ROM drive reads data from a spinning disc by focusing a - - - - - - on the disc's
surface.
~Laser
(B) Read/Write head
(C) Magnetic field
(D) Track
10. Match the following :
(a) Start button 1. System tray
(b) Windows explorer 2. Desktop
(c) My computer 3. Start menu
(d) Volume control 4. Task bar
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 1 3
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(C)
4 3 2 1
1 3 2 4
(D) 4 3 1 2
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11. The_ term 'Operating System' means
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~f a set of programs which controls computer working
(B) the way a computer operator works
(C) conversion of high level languages into machine code
(D) the way a floppy disk drive operates
12. To copy a data from the clipboard into a document, ------option is used. '
(A) Copy option (B) Move option
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~ Paste option (D) Put option
13. Which is not a feature of windows explorer?
(A) shows files in a hierarchical structure
~/ drives and folders are viewed only in separate windows
(C) left side displays drives and folders
(D) right side displays the contents of a selected folder
14. Which is not a mouse operation?
(A) Click (B) Drag
(C) Drag and drop ~Drop
15. What is the area in the computer that is used to hold information that is being cut and
pasted?
(A) embedded (B) hold
,;er clipboard (D) link
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16. When you start typing in a new blank document in Word 2007, words default setup uses the
following font?
(A) 12 point Arial
/ 11 point Calibri
(C) 12 point Times New Roman
CD) 12 point Calibri
- 17. In a MS word table, to move from one cell to next cell, which of the following option is used?
(A) Press Shift+ Tab ~Press Tab
(C) Press Spacebar (D) Press Enter
18. ·Which of the following is not a paragraph formatting?
(A) Alignment (B) Line spacing
(C) Indentation ~old face
· 19. Which of the following is not available on the rnler of MS word screen?
(A) Tab Stop box (B) Left Indent
(C) Right Indent ~Centre Indent
20. What is the short cut key to open 'Font' dialog box in MS word 2007?
(A) Ctrl + F
(B) Alt + Ctrl + F
;e( Ctrl+D
(D) Ctrl + Shift+ D
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21. To move to the previous worksheet, press which of the following?
r(Al Alt + PgUp
Ctrl+PgUp
(B)
(D)
Ctrl + PgDn
Shift+ Tab
22. Mixed cell reference in Excel is denoted by the Address parts as
(A) $A$4 ~ $A4
-, (C) A4 (D) $A4$
23. Absolute cell reference in Excel is used to represent
(A) Relative cell address
~ Actual cell address
(C) Circular cell address
(D) Mixed cell address
24. Total number of characters that can display in (Excel 2007) cell is
~ 32000 (B) 1000
(C) 34000 (D) 10000
25. The number of rows in Excel 2007 version is
(A) 65,536 ~1,048,576
(C) 36,500 (D) 64,536
26. Which keyboard short cut opens the GOTO dialog box?
(A) Ctrl + B (B) Ctrl +Shift+ B
r F5 (D) F2
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27. Which of the following options in the print dialog box, would you select to print slides from
5 to 10 in a presentation?
(A) Custom show
(B) Allimation show
(C) Current slide
r Slides
28. A precise height and width for the table in Powerpoint presentation can be set by selecting
(A) Design tab
/
)B5 Layout tab
(C) Insert tab
(D) Hometab
29. When you fill one or more cells with a picture, each gets its own individual copy, if you apply
a - - - - - - i n Powerpoint presentation.
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//() Picture fill to a table
(B) Picture placed behind a transparent table
(C) 3D picture displays
(D) Picture shadow displays
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30. In which Powerpoint view you can reorganize the slides and change the overlook· of the
Presentation?
(A) Slide show view (B) Outline view
~ Slide sorter view (D) Normal view
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31. In datasheet view each record consists of
(A) 24 Rows
,,)B{, One Row
(C) Depends upon display size
(D) No limitation
32. Count function in SQL returns number of
(A) columns
(B) groups
)Cl rows
(D) distinct values
33. The maximum length of Text field is
(A) 216 ,JBJ~55
(C) 1024 (0) Unlimited
34. The command to remove rows from table 'Customer' is
(A) REMOVE FROM Customer ..... .
(B) -DROP FROM Customer ..... .
~ DELETE FROM Customer ..... .
(D) _ UPDATE FROM Customer ..... .
35. - Reports cannot be generated by using
(A) Table (B) Query
(C) Wizard ;m"' Media
o e cona
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36. Two or more local area networks connected together to form
(A). LAN ~WAN
(C) MAN (DJ CAN
37. A - - - - - simultaneously look up sites that match your keywords, phase or questions
(A) Web Analyser
~ Web based search engine
(C) Web page
(D) Web server
38. Web pages contains
(A) Only multimedia objects
(B) Only text
(C) Only navigational tools
~ Multimedia objects, text, navigational tools ·
39. Modem is ilsed as a
_.)A} Modulator I demodulator
(B) Network interface card
(C) Model I demodal
(D) Modifyer
40. Every web page has a unique address called
(A) PIN address
/
.)Bl Uniform resource locator
(C) Hyperlink
(D) Map
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41. How is the Type A USB connector look like?
(A) Small and rectangular
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(B) Small and square
(C) D shaped
(D) Small and circular
42. Mention the slot in which NIC is fixed?
)Ki' PCI slot (B) IDE slot
(C) Memory slot (D) AGP slot
43. SPAM defines
(A) Useful messages
(B) Slammer worms
(C) Trojan horse
JD)/ Junk emails
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44. How many bits the serial port can send at a time?
/J:A} 1 (B) 8
(C) 16 (D) 32
45. What type of connector is used in coaxial cable?
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(A) R..Jll _,JB) BNC
(C) PS/2 (D) DIN
46. In general, MODEM is connected to the
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(A) Parallel port _,,JB} Serial port
CC) PS/2 (D) DIN type port
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47. Which of the following printers are you sure will not use if your objective is to print on multi
carbon forms?
r(A) Dairy-wheel
Laser
(B)
(D)
Dot matrix
Thimble
48. CCD stands for
(A) Closed Circuit Device
(B) Component Charging Device
,-re! Charge Coupled Device
(D) Closed Coupled Device
49. Scanners that can scan both slides or negatives
.}d()' Slide scanners
(B) Hand held scanner
(C) Flat bed scanner
(D) Sheet fed scanner
50. Scaling t;he image means
(A) Printing the image
_)B) Stretching or shrinking the image
(C) Rotating the image
(D) Flipping the image
51. 6 inches x - - - - - pixels per inch = 1200 pixels.
(A) 12 (B) 20
.,AC5 200 (D) 100
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52. Which computer has been designed to be as compact as possible?
(A) Mini Computer
/ Micro Computer
(C) Super Computer·
(D) Main Frame Computer
53. Base 10 is another name for the
(A) Binary Coded Decimal number system
,JB1' Decimal number system .
(C) Octal number system
(D) Hexadecimal number system
54. A "32 bit computer" refers to a CPU with
(A) 32-bit RAM storage ~ 32-bit registers
(C) 32-bit ROM storage (D) 32-bit CD storage
55. Which of the following converts an entire program into machine language?
(A) Interpreter (B) Simulator
_;e(' Compiler (D) Commander
56. FORTRAN is a
~ High level language
(B) Middle level language
(C) Machine language
(D) Assembly language
57. Which of the following is system software?
(A) Microsoft word
(B) Adobe Photoshop
fo WindowsXP
(D) Microsoft Powerpoint
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58. Magnetic Disk tracks are divided into smaller parts called as
(A) Clusters ~Sectors
(C) Bytes (DJ Slices
59. Which special key on the keyboard has a picture of the Windows Logo on it?
/ StartKey
(B) Num Lock Key
(C) Escape Key
(D) Caps Lock Key
60. Which of the following represents the largest amount of data in computers?
(A) Kilo Bytes
j${ Tera Bytes
(C) Giga Bytes
(D) Mega Bytes·
61. The co=on keyboard arrangement is called the ------layout.
/> QWERTY (BJ QEWTYR
(C) QYWERT (DJ QWERYT
62. In Plasma Display, the gas is electrified by a grid of
(A) Neutrons
/Electrodes
(C) Electrons
(DJ Protons
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63. In Radio Buttons, maximum number of buttons selected is
~l
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) As many as required
64. The portion that shows all the choices, while working in a window is called
(A) options ~menu bar
(C) table (D) item bar
65. Design of characters is known as
(A) typeface
(B) character design
/
~ font
(D) string
66. Match the types of Operating System :
(a) MS-DOS 1. Multi User Operating System
(b) WINDOWSXP 2. Network Operating System
(c) LINUX 3. Single User Multitask Operating System
(d) WINDOWS-NT 4. Single User Single task Operating System
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 2 4
~3 4 1 2
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 4 3 2 1
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67. All the time a comput.er is switched on, its operating syst.em software has to stay in
(A) Compact disk
(B) Disk drive
Floppy disk
Primary memory
68. In word 2007, the maximum number of columns in a table is
(B) 62 .
(D) 64
69. To split a table horizontally in MS word, press
(A) Ent.er key
~ Ctr! + Shift +Ent.er keys
(C) Ctr! + Ent.er keys
(D) Shift+ Ent.er keys
70. Current page and section number are displayed in the
(A) Ruler
(B) Title bar
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/
)Cl Status bar
(D) Notification area
71. To go to the beginning of the word document, press
/> Ctr! + Home (B) Ctr!+ End
(C) Ctr! +Up arrow (D) Ctr!+ Down arrow
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72. What is the default left margin in Word 2007?
yfl" (B) 1.25"
(C) 1.5" (D) 2"
73. When typing an equation into a cell the first thing that must be entered is
(A) The first cell referenced
(B) Parenthesis
(C) Quotation marks
/,
/(IJ) An equal sign
74. The feature that inserts a series of values automatically is called as
./(A) Auto fill handler (B) Auto correct
(C) Auto format (D) Color code
75. What is used to save a particular arrangement of display and print settings in Excel?
(A) Filter
{HJ Custom view
(C) Wild card
(D) Print area
76. What is the default print area of a worksheet in Excel?
(A) Visible part of the worksheet
(B) Selected cells
~ Entire worksheet
(D) Cells Al: Z 26
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77. The sort ascending button, the one with A on Top and Z on the bottom does technically
(A) Sorting from Z to Zero
(B) Sorting from Z to A
,¢' Sorting from Zero to Z
(D) Sorting from A to z
78. What are the symbols used to identify items in a list of Powerpoint Presentation?
(A) Icons (B) Markers
(C) Graphics />Bullets
79. What are the objects in Powerpoint Presentation?
(A) things (B) value
/ individual elements (D) string
80. How to add the text to a slide without using the standard placeholders?
(A) Using Drawing tool
(B) Using Autoshapes tool
(C) Using line tool
~ Using text box tool
81. What is the filename extension for the slide in PPT presentation?
(A) .sldm (B) .ppsx
~ .sldx (D) .pptx
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82. How will you resize the overall table in Powerpoint file?
CA) Click table menu, select column width
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!B) Position the mouse pointer to the selection handles ~ drag to resize the table
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CC) Draging the table marker
CD) Drag the table vertical gridlines between the columns of the table
83. What is the use of enabling the frame slides checkbox in print dialog box?
/ Draws a black border around each slide image
CB) Prints in black background
{C) Inserts co=ent feature
CD) Enlarges the slide to maximum size
84. Navigation pane containing the names of all access database objects is available at
CA) Top of the screen
CB) Right side of the screen
CC) Bottom of the screen
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Left side of the screen -
85. Access is a database system.
CA) Hierarchical CB) Helical
f l Relational CD) Rational
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86. Query that can modify the existing record values
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(A) Select (B) Delete
Update (D) Append
87. Tab order in Access form is used for setting
(A) the column width or column location
(B) the size of the table to fill and view data
(C) the column order in the table
? the order in which fill out fields when enter data
88. DCL (Data Control Language) provides commands to perform the following in a Database
(A) Changing the structure of table
(B) Selecting data from table
(C) Updating or inserting data
~ Authorizing access and other.control over database
89. CAN is a type of Network used
(A) in enterprises ~ in universities
(C) in business (D) in airlines
90. Received messages are stored in ------folder of email.
(A) sent items (B) trash
(D) contacts
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91. An e-mail address is - - - - - that enables someone to send and receive e-mail
messages
(A) a keyword (B) a phrase
)G{ an unique identifier (D) a web page
92. LAN stands for
,
,
.)K> Local Area Network
(B) Large Area Network
CC) Low Area Network
(D) Least Area Network
93. A modem's transmission speed is measured in
(A) Bytes per second
,,)BJ/ Bits per second
(C) Bits per storage
(D) Baudrate per second
94. Which device is connected to 9 pin serial port?
,..,xAl Mouse (B) Printer
CC) Hard disk (D) Flash drive
95. Which device is connected in LPT port?
(A) Mouse (B) Keyboard
~Printer (D) Speak.er
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96. Which virus can infect File Allocation table?
(Al Program virus
(B) Macro virus
,
)Cl Boot virus
(D) Polymorphic virus
97. How many USB devices can be connected with the support ofUSB Hub?
(A) 256 (B) 48
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(Cl 2 (D) 16
98. Biometric devices are used for
):1((. Verifying identities
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(B) Printing purpose
(C) Displaying purpose
(D) Measuring purpose
99. In scanner, each dot may be .encoded as .
_y:( lbit (B) 2 bits
(C) 4 bits (D) 8 bits
100. A bar code scanner emits
(A) sound ~light
(C) commands (D) text
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