Computer Awareness CUET General Test MCQs

Question: Assembly language is
a) Machine language
b) High-level programming language
c) Low-level programming language
d) Language for assembling computers

Answer: c

Question: The copy command saves to
a) the desktop
b) the clipboard
c) microsoft word
d) paste

Answer: b

Question: Which of the following is not one of the syntax rules?
a) The order in which you list the function’s arguments
b) The precedence of the arguments
c) Whether or not the function has arguments
d) Properly spelling the function’s name

Answer: b

Question: Which contents are lost when the computer turns off?
a) Storage
b) Input
c) Output
d) Memory

Answer: d

Question: In which tool bar will you find Auto Sum short button?
a) Formatting Bar
b) Standard Bar
c) Clipboard Bar
d) Formula Bar

Answer: d

Question: On a CD-RW, you can
a) read and write information
b) only read information
c) only write information
d) read, write and rewrite information

Answer: d

Question: This is not a function category in Excel
a) Logical
b) Data Series
c) Financial
d) Text

Answer: b

Question: To be able to “boot”, the computer must have a(n)
a) Compiler
b) Loader
c) Operating System
d) Assembler

Answer: c

Question: In Excel, this is a prerecorded formula that provides a shortcut for complex calculations
a) Value
b) Data Series
c) Function
d) Field

Answer: c

Question: The speed at which the monitor accepts data is called
a) bandwidth
b) interlacing
c) response time
d) scanning

Answer: a

Question: Which of the following displays programs that are currently running? A single click on one of the program icons will bring the window up?
a) Menu bar
b) Task bar
c) Title bar
d) Status bar

Answer: d

Question: Which of the following is hardware and not software?
a) Excel
b) Printer driver
c) Operating System
d) CPU

Answer: d

Question: ……… is a process of summarising data from more than one source.
a) Data Validation
b) Data Consolidation
c) Data Form
d) Data Filter

Answer: b

Question: When we create a chart on a separate sheet in the same workbook, it is called a
a) View chart
b) View sheet
c) Embedded chart
d) Chart sheet

Answer: d

Question: The binary system is a number system to the base
a) 2
b) 4
c) 8
d) 10

Answer: a

Question: In order to tell Excel that we are entering a formula in cell we must begin the with an operator such as
a) $
b) @
c) =
d) #

Answer: c

Question: Using the chart wizard, we can quickly and easily turn our
a) data into charts and vice-versa
b) charts into charts
c) data into charts
d) charts into most advanced charts

Answer: c

Question: Which of the following is not an example of hardware?
a) Scanner
b) Printer
c) Monitor
d) Interpreter

Answer: d

Question: Excel can display upto ....... fields of a data form.
a) 16
b) 32
c) 64
d) 128

Answer: b

Question: Which menu option can be used to split windows into two?
a) Format > Windows
b) View > Windows > Split
c) Windows > Split
d) View > Split

Answer: c

Question: Which one is the example of spreadsheet package?
a) Visicalc
b) Unify
c) Ada
d) Snowball

Answer: b

Question: Which is the comparison operator?
a) =
b) /
c) *
d) None of these

Answer: d

Question: A numeric value can be treated as a label value if it proceeds with
a) apostrophe (’)
b) exclamation (!)
c) hash (#)
d) ampersand (&)

Answer: a

Question: From which tool bar we can change chart type?
a) Chart Tool Bar
b) Formatting Tool Bar
c) Formula Bar
d) Clipboard Bar

Answer: b

Question: Data can be arranged in a worksheet in an easy to understand manner using
a) auto formatting
b) applying styles
c) changing fonts
d) All of these

Answer: d

Question: Which sign is used to specify a cell range?
a) : (colon)
b) / (slash)
c) * (asterisk)
d) - (hyphen)

Answer: a

Question: In which table, we find the pivot table command?
a) Tools
b) Data
c) Insert
d) Window

Answer: b

Question: Legends are used in
a) Chart Wizard
b) Function Wizard
c) Auto Sum
d) Validation

Answer: c

Question: A folder
A. is an organizational tool used to store files
B. is synonymous with directory, but folder is the newer preferred term
C. contains data
a) Only A
b) Only B
c) Only C
d) A and C

Answer: d

Question: By which option, we can show and print the gridlines?
a) Page Setup
b) Format
c) Auto Format
d) Style

Answer: d

Question: The basic architecture of computer was developed by
a) John Von Neumann
b) Charles Babbage
c) Blaise Pascal
d) Garden Moore

Answer: a

Question: What does CPU stand for?
a) Central Processing Unit
b) Central Process Unit
c) Central Printing Unit
d) Central Peripheral Unit

Answer: a

Question: Ethernet, LAN, Token Ring and Token Bus are types of
a) WAN
b) communication channels
c) LAN
d) physical medium

Answer: b

Question: Which protocol provides e-mail facility among different hosts?
a) SMTP
b) FTP
c) TELNET
d) SNMP

Answer: a

Question: 192.9.200.153 is an
a) Ethernet Address
b) IP Address
c) Computer Address
d) Any of these

Answer: a

Question: Which menu keeps the Goal seek command?
a) Data
b) Tools
c) Insert
d) Format

Answer: b

Question: The storage that supplements the primary internal storage of a computer is known as
a) secondary storage
b) primary storage
c) back-end storage
d) background storage

Answer: c

Question: What are ‘Laptops’?
a) Computers used in clinical laboratories
b)A computer manufactured by Compaq
c) A computer having voice recognition system
d)Lightweight computers, small enough to fit in a small suitcase

Answer: d

Question: A browser is a
a) line that delineates the edge of a programme window
b)software programme especially designed for viewing web pages on the internet
c) tool for resizing the window
d)device used for modifying the window

Answer: b

Question: The part of a computer system containing the circuitry that does the adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing and comparing, called as
a) Arithmetic Logic Unit
b) Control
c) Memory
d) CPU

Answer: a