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Practice the Computer Awareness MCQ Competitive Exam - Sample Test 6 quiz to improve your knowledge and exam readiness.

1. The _____ manual tells you how to use a software program.

2. Which of the following is NOT a type of broadband Internet connection?

3. Software; such as viruses; worms and Trojan horses; that has a malicious intent; is known as:

4. Making a field ______ me Ans: that it cannot be left blank.

5. ______ is the process of finding errors in software code.

6. ______ are viruses that are triggered by the passage of time or on a certain date.

7. Linux is a (n) ____________ operating system.

8. What is a backup?

9. Which of the following places the common data elements in order from smallest to largest

10. The internet is ......

11. ______ are lists of commands that appear on the screen.

12. Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning file names?

13. Verification of a login name and password is known as:

14. Which of the following would most likely NOT be a symptom of a virus?

15. If a word is typed that is not in Word’s dictionary; a ____________ wavy underline appears below the word

16. The ____________ button on the quick access Toolbar allows you to cancel your recent commands or actions.

17. In Excel; any set of characters containing a letter ; hyphen; or space is considered—

18. ____Software allows users to perform calculations on rows and columns of data.

19. A ____________represent approximately one billion memory locations.

20. ______cells involves creating a single cell by combining two or more selected cells.

21. The operating system is the most common type of ____________ software.

22. When you quickly press and release the left mouse button twice ; you are—

23. The horizontal and vertical lines on a worksheet are called—

24. To delete an incorrect character in a document; ____________ to erase to the right of the insertion point.

25. The operating system does all of the following EXCEPT:

26. During the boot process; the ____________ looks for the system files.

27. ____ are lists of commands that appear on the screen.

28. ____ is the ability of an operating system to control the activities of multiple programs at the same time.

29. The unique signal; generated by a device; that tells the operating system that it is in need of immediate attention is called an:

30. The operating system controls access to the processor by assigning a (n) ____________ to each task requiring the processor’s attention

31. The blocks of code; included in the operating system; that software applications interact with are known as:

32. MS-DOS is a ____________ operating system.

33. An interrupt handler is a (n):

34. A spooler is a (n):

35. Virtual memory is typically located:

36. The purpose of a swap (or page) file is to:

37. The definition of thrashing is:

38. All of the following are TRUE of Safe Mode EXCEPT:

39. The combination of the operating system and the processor is referred to as the computer’s:

40. The following message generally means:

41. Which of the following is the correct sequence of actions that takes place during the bootup process?

42. All of the following are steps involved in the boot process EXCEPT:

43. The ____________; stored on a ROM chip; is responsible for loading the operating system from its permanent location on the hard drive into RAM.

44. The basic input/output system (BIOS) is stored in:

45. Ensuring that the essential peripheral devices are attached and operational is the ____________ process.

46. The memory resident portion of the operating system is called the—

47. Which of the following does NOT occur during the power-on self-test (POST)?

48. All of the following are TRUE regarding virtual memory EXCEPT—

49. The operating system allows users to organize the computer’s contents in a hierarchical structure of directories that include all of the following EXCEPT: