Chapter 7
Computer Fundamentals
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11 questions set from this chapter. Most repeated first.
- CMAT Set 04 · 1 mark
- CMAT Set 07 · 1 mark
- CMAT Set 09 · 1 mark
- 2074 · CMAT · 1 mark
Data that is copied from an application is stored in the
(a) Ram
(b) Prompt
(c) Clipboard
(d) CPU
Answer
(c) Clipboard
When you copy data in an application, it is temporarily stored in the clipboard, a special memory area managed by the operating system, so it can be pasted elsewhere.
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- 2020 · CMAT · 1 mark
OS' computer abbreviation usually means?
(a) Order of significance
(b) Open software
(c) Operating system
(d) Optical sensor
Answer
(c) Operating system
OS stands for Operating System — the system software that manages computer hardware and provides services for running application programs (e.g. Windows, Linux, macOS).
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- 2019 · CMAT · 1 mark
What is the full form of DTH?
(a) Double Transmission Hub
(b) Direct To Home
(c) Density Thin Heater
(d) Direct Teranu-Healing
Answer
(b) Direct To Home
DTH stands for Direct To Home — a satellite television service where the broadcast signal is received directly by the subscriber's dish antenna at home, without the need for a local cable operator.
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- 2074 · CMAT · 1 mark
A web site's main page is called
(a) Website page
(b) Home page
(c) Search page
(d) Browser page
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Answer
(b) Home page
The main or first page of a website, which opens by default when you visit the site's address, is called the home page.
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- 2074 · CMAT · 1 mark
Which among the following is the most common source of viruses to the hard disk of your computer?
(a) Incoming Email
(b) Outgoing Email
(c) CDROM
(d) Websites
Answer
(a) Incoming Email
Email attachments (and links) arriving in your inbox are the most common way viruses and other malware reach a computer's hard disk. Outgoing email cannot infect your own system, and while infected CDs and malicious websites are also sources, incoming email remains the most frequent route of infection.
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- 2016 · CMAT · 1 mark
What is the term to ask the computer to put information in order numerically or alphabetically?
(a) Crop
(b) Report
(c) Record
(d) Sort
Answer
(d) Sort
Sorting is the operation that arranges data in a specific order — either ascending/descending numerically or alphabetically.
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- 2016 · CMAT · 1 mark
Which of the following is not a part of the Internet?
(a) WWB
(b) Email
(c) CDROM
(d) HTTP
Answer
(c) CDROM
A CDROM is a physical storage medium (optical disc) used to store data offline — it has nothing to do with the Internet. The other options are all Internet-related: WWW (web) and HTTP are Internet services/protocols, and Email is an Internet communication service.
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- 2016 · CMAT · 1 mark
How many bits is a byte?
(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 16
(d) 32
Answer
(b) 8
A byte is a standard unit of digital information made up of 8 bits.
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- CMAT Set 05 · 1 mark
A website's main page is called
(a) Website page
(b) Home page
(c) Search page
(d) Browser page
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Answer
(b) Home page
The main or first page of a website that opens when you enter its address is called the home page. It acts as the entry point from which other pages are linked.
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- CMAT Set 02 · 1 mark
What does the abbreviation "http" stand for?
(a) Hypertext transfer protocol
(b) High task termination procedure
(c) Harvard tele text proof
(d) None of the above
Answer
(a) Hypertext transfer protocol
HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is the application-layer protocol used by web browsers and servers to exchange web pages and other resources over the internet.
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- CMAT Set 09 · 1 mark
Which one is the correct name of the first computing device?
(a) Dos
(b) Lotus
(c) Abacus
(d) None of the above
Answer
(c) Abacus
The abacus is regarded as the earliest known computing device, used for counting and basic arithmetic calculations long before modern computers.
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