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Questions : PDA stands for

(a) Personal Data Authority

(b) Personal Digital Assistant

(c) Personal Development Agency

(d) Personal Data Array

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

A personal digital assistant (PDA), also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. PDAs are largely considered obsolete with the widespread adoption of smartphones. Nearly all current PDAs have the ability to connect to the Internet.

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Question : 1

Find the odd man out :

a) Mozilla

b) Internet Explorer

c) Netscape

d) Excel

Answer: (d)

Excel is different from the other three. Internet Explorer, Netscaps and Mozilla are navigation programmes. Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application.

Question : 2

Which of the following is not an operating system ?

a) Single user-Multitasking

b) Multi user-Single tasking

c) Single user- Single tasking

d) Multi user-Multitasking

Answer: (b)

A multi-user operating system allows multiple users to access a computer system at the same time.

Although frequently associated with multiprogramming, a multiuser operating system does, not imply multiprogramming or multitasking.

Question : 3

Which is not an extension of a picture file on a computer ?

a) .gif

b) .jpeg

c) .png

d) .mdb

Answer: (d)

The most common image file formats, the most important for cameras, printing, scanning, and internet use, are JPG, TIF, PNG, and GIF. In computing, .mdb file-extension is used in certain versions of Microsoft Access databases.

Question : 4

What is the commonly used unit for measuring the speed of data transmission ?

a) Bits per second

b) Mega Hertz

c) Characters per second

d) Nano seconds

Answer: (a)

the commonly used unit for measuring the speed of data transmission in bits per second abbreviated bps. The baud rate is actually the measure of transitions per second.

A 56 kbps modem actually only changes its output amplitude, phase, and frequency 1200 times a second, but uses amplitude and phase to encode multiple bits into a single state.

Question : 5

Majority of the errors blamed on computers are actually due to

a) defects in media

b) programming errors

c) hardware failure

d) data entry errors

Answer: (d)

A programming error is an error which results from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result. But, most of the errors are due to the person using it or giving wrong commands or data to the system. The next most common source is the poorly coded software.

Question : 6

The rate at which scanning is repeated in a CRT is called :

a) pitch

b) refresh rate

c) resolution

d) bandwidth

Answer: (b)

The rate at which scanning is repeated in a CRT is called refresh rate.

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