2009 Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education Certification MS-CIT MS-CIT Sample Question Bank Set 1 University Question

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Course: Certification MSCIT University/board: Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education

1. A "computer competent" person must know how to upgrade and repair their computer 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 2. A computer monitor is a video display device 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 3. A computer network 1) describes the information channels within a system unit 2) is the term used to describe a communications system connecting two or more computers together 3) is the connection among computer users, often seen at conferences 4) describes the relationship between a data element and a database record 4. A computer network allows two or more computers to communicate 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 5. A computer network supports connectivity 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 6. A document file is one of the most common types of file 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 7. A keyboard is one of the common output devices 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 8. A monitor and printer are the most common input devices for personal computers 1) TRUE 2) FALSE

9. A mouse is one of the common input devices 1) TRUE

2) FALSE 10. A PDA is a small, portable computer 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 11. A storage device that consists of rigid metallic platters, that are used to store programs and very large data files 1) Floppy Disk 2) Hard Disk 3) Optical Disk 4) DVD 12. A typical word processor is an example of application software 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 13. A word processor is an example of a browser application 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 14. An example of data is 1) The average rainfall in Texas for 1995 2) The number of children born in Chicago in 1950 3) Mean of your credit card balances for the past three years 4) The percentage of brown-eyed people in your class 15. An operating system like Windows NT is an example of application software 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 16. Another name for software is 1) Procedures 2) Data 3) Programs 4) Information 17. Another name for the keyboard, mouse, monitor and system unit is 1) Firmware 2) Software 3) Hardware 4) Solidware

18. Application software is used to directly control computer hardware 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 19. Communication hardware allows two or more computers to share data 1) TRUE 2) FALSE

20. Computers are used in most areas of business today 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 21. Connectivity is a term used to describe communication among computers 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 22. Data is processed into information 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 23. Database, spreadsheet and document are the most common types of computer files 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 24. Device that translates data and programs that humans can understand into a form that the computer can process 1) Input Device 2) Output Device 3) Microprocessor 4) Hard Drive 25. Device that translates the processed information from the computer into a form that humans can understand 1) Input Device 2) Output Device 3) Microprocessor 4) Hard Drive 26. Device used to convert electronic signals from the computer into electronic signals that can travel over a telephone line 1) Translator 2) Modem 3) Converter 4) Memory 27. Devices that allow information to be sent from one computer to another are called 1) Input/Output Hardware 2) Advanced I/O Peripheral Firmware 3) Communications Hardware 4) Transference Comware 28. Floppy disks and hard disks are both examples of secondary storage 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 29. Floppy disks are secondary storage, hard disks are primary storage 1) TRUE 2) FALSE

30. Floppy disks, optical disks, DVDs and hard drives are all examples of 1) Removable Media 2) Primary Storage Or Memory 3) Secondary Storage 4) CPUs 31. Guidelines for using a computer or documentation for using a particular software package are called 1) Procedures 2) Software 3) Data 4) Personal Digital Assistance 32. In business, the most commonly used computer is a mainframe 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 33. In which areas of today's business world would you expect to find microcomputers? 1) In nearly all areas of business and all areas of life 2) Only in areas that require extensive mathematical processing 3) In areas that demand exact answers or word processing 4) In large corporations with big data processing budgets 34. Information and data are the same thing 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 35. Integrating video, voice, music and even graphics in a presentation is called 1) Combination Packages 2) Multimedia 3) Mega-Multi-Media 4) Simulcast 36. It is still rare to find computers in use in most small businesses 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 37. Many college students buy a mainframe computer to help them with their studies 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 38. Memory is an example of primary storage 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 39. Microcomputers are divided into two general categories 1) High Speed and Low 2) Speed Graphical and Nongraphical 3) Portable and Desktop 4) Math Based and Text Based

40. One major difference between primary and secondary storage is 1) Primary storage is temporary, secondary storage is permanent 2) Secondary storage is magnetic, primary storage is optical 3) Secondary storage is faster than primary storage 4) Primary storage is removable, secondary storage is built in 41. One of the most widely used browsers is 1) Microsoft Office 2) Microsoft's Internet Explorer 3) Windows Explorer 4) Navigation 42. Part of the input hardware for most of computers is a GUI 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 43. People who use computers to play games or solve business are called "end users" 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 44. Primary storage is permanent 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 45. Privacy and security are important issues for computer professionals 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 46. Procedures and software mean the same thing 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 47. Software is another name for programs 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 48. Software is another name for the facts and/or figures that are used as input to an information system 1) TRUE 2) FALSE 49. Software used to interact between user programs and the computer is called 1) Application software 2) System software 3) Operation software 4) Custom ma software 50. Supercomputers, the largest computers, are used for scientific research 1) TRUE

2) FALSE