SSC GK Computer : Microsoft Windows

1. The information you put into the computer is called 

(a) facts

(b) data

(c) files

(d) directory

(e) None of these

2. The rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data and /or information is a

(a) title bar

(b) button

(c) dialog box

(d) window

(e) None of these

3. Help Menu is available at which button?

(a) End

(b) Start

(c) Turnoff

(d) Restart

(e) None of these

4. File extensions are used in order to———

(a) name the file

(b) ensure the filename is not lost

(c) identify the file

(d) identify the file type

(e) None of the above

5. Files deleted from the hard disk are sent to the– 

(a) recycle bin

(b) floppy disk

(c) clipboard

(d) motherboard

(e) None of these

6. The –– of software contains lists of commands and options. 

(a) menu bar

(b) tool bar

(c) title bar

(d) formula bar

(e) None of these

7. To make the number pad act as directional arrows, you press the –– key. 

(a) shift

(b) arrow lock

(c) num lock

(d) caps lock

(e) None of these

8. To change selected text to all capital letters, click the change case button, then click

(a) Uppercase

(b) Upper all

(c) Capslock

(d) Lock Upper

(e) Large Size

9. Help menu is available at which button?

(a) End

(b) Start

(c) Turnoff

(d) Restart

(e) Reboot

10. You can keep your personal files/folders in

(a) My folder

(b) My Documents

(c) My Files

(d) My Text

(e) None of these

11. When the pointer is positioned on a ____, it is shaped like a hand.

(a) Grammar error

(b) Formatting error

(c) Screen Tip

(d) Spelling error

(e) Hyperlink

12. To restart the computer the following combination of keys is used 

(a) Del + Ctrl

(b) Backspace + Ctrl

(c) Esc + Ctrl

(d) Insert + Esc

(e) Ctrl + Alt + Del

13. Which part of the computer helps to store information? 

(a) Monitor

(b) Keyboard

(c) Disk drive

(d) Printer

(e) Plotter

14. Which key is used to delete one character to the left of the current position of the cursor?

(a) Backspace

(b) Delete

(c) Insert

(d) Esc

(e) Ctrl

15. If you change Windows 98 to Windows XP, you are actually performing 

(a) upstart

(b) upgrade

(c) update

(d) patch

(e) None of these

16. When a chart is placed on this, it is much larger and there is no other data on it

(a) Chart sheet

(b) Exclusive sheet

(c) Primary sheet

(d) Reference sheet

(e) None of these

17. Which of the following is not true about computer files? 

(a) They are collections of data saved to a storage medium

(b) Every file has a filename

(c) A file extension is established by the user to indicate the file’s contain

(d) All files contain data

(e) None of these

18. A menu contains a list of 

(a) commands

(b) data

(c) objects

(d) reports

(e) None of these

19. File _________ shrinks the size of a file so it requires less storage space. 

(a) scanning

(b) synthesizing

(c) defragmenting

(d) compression

(e) None of these

20. In addition to the basic typing keys, desktop and notebook computer keyboards include a _________ keypad to efficiently move the screen-based insertion point. 

(a) editing

(b) number

(c) locked

(d) docked

(e) None of these

21. What is the name given to those applications that combine text, sound, graphics, motion video, and/ or animation ? 

(a) motionware

(b) anigraphics

(c) videoscapes

(d) multimedia

(e) maxomedia

22. Which of the following is the first step in sizing a window ? 

(a) Point to the title bar

(b) Pull down the View menu to display the toolbar

(c) Point lo any corner or border

(d) Pull down the View menu and change to large icons

(e) None of these

23. What is the significance of a faded (dimmed) command in a pull-down menu ?

(a) The command is not currently accessible

(b) A dialog box appears if the command is selected

(c) A Help window appears if the command is selected

(d) There are no equivalent keystrokes for the particular command

(e) None of these

24. The Search Companion can __________.

(a) Locate all files containing a specified phrase

(b) Restrict its search to a specified set of folders

(c) Locate all files containing a specified phrase and restrict its search to a specified set of folders

(d) Cannot locate all files containing a specified phrase or restrict its search to a specified set of folders

(e) None of these

25. Which file (s) can be executed without mentioning its extension name 

(a) .exe

(b) .bat

(c) .com

(d) .app

(e) All of these

26. About pasting from the clip board

(a) a part of the clip board contents can be pasted

(b) whole of the contents of clip board can be pasted

(c) sometimes (a) and sometimes (b)

(d) (a) and (b)

(e) None ol the above

27. To display the contents of a folder in Windows Explorer you should __________.

(a) click on it

(b) collapse it

(c) name it

(d) give a password

(e) rename it

28. Which of the following refers to the rectangular area for displaying information and running programs ? 

(a) Desktop

(b) Dialog box

(c) Menu

(d) Window

(e) Icon

29. __________ is a Window utility program that locates and eliminates unnecessary fragments and rearranges files and unused disk space to optimize operations. 

(a) Backup

(b) Disk Cleanup

(c) Disk Defragmenter

(d) Restore

(e) Disk Restorer

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