• The mouse ---- usually appears in the shape of an arrow.

  Ans :  Pointer

• GUI stands for

  Ans :  Read Only Memory

• Another name for the keyboard, mouse, monitor, and system unit is

  Ans :  Hardware

• I/O, in regard to a computer system, stands for .

  Ans :  Input/Output

• The first step when starting a word processing project is to text.

  Ans :  enter

•  Word processing, electronic spreadsheets, database managers, and graphics programs are all grouped under the title  

  Ans :  Application Software

• ______are private networks within an organization

  Ans :  Intranet

• ______ is the process of saving information to the secondary storage device

  Ans :  Writing

• is the process of determining that users are who they say they are.

  Ans :  Authentication

• Applets are the special programs written in ------- language.

  Ans :  Java

• The term “Program” is another name for which part of the information system?

  Ans :  Software

• A ---- is a pen like device commonly used with tablet PCs and PDAs.

  Ans :  Stylus

• Which of the following device is used to play fast computer games?

  Ans :  Joystick.

• Microprocessor has two basic components

  Ans :  File Compression

• ____ devices translate what people understand into a form that computers can process.

  Ans :  Input

• The smallest unit in a digital system is a

  Ans :  bit

• _______ are specialized programs that allow particular input or output devices to communicate with the rest of the computer system

  Ans :  Device Drivers

• Ensuring that users have permission to perform particular actions is known as .

  Ans :  authorization

• A(n) can be used to produce music.

  Ans :  synthesizer

• _____ programs that guard your computer system against viruses or other damaging programs

  Ans :  Antivirus

• ______ is the name of the process of converting from digital to analog

  Ans :  Modulation

• The multiuser operating system historically used by academic and government institutions is

  Ans :  UNIX

• Windows Vista is an example of

  Ans :  Operating System

• Which of the following key is known as a toggle key?

  Ans :  Num Lock

• e-mail includes all of the following basic elements EXCEPT

  Ans :  Footer

• When the operating system requests an application program to be executed, it is temporarily stored in

  Ans :  RAM or memory

• CD means

  Ans :  Compact Disk

• Following are the categories of bandwidth, EXCEPT

  Ans :  Lineband

• The font type that works for both the Macintosh and Windows platforms is called .

  Ans :  OpenType

• Directory Search is also known as

  Ans :  Index Search

• The next Windows operating system is called

  Ans :  Windows 8

• ____ are also known as Service Programs

  Ans :  Utilities

• Instant messaging allows you

  Ans :  Send e-mail messages

• A ------ is a concentric ring

  Ans :  Track

• Eight bits are called a(n) .

  Ans :   byte

• WYSIWYG stands for .

  Ans :  What You See Is What You Get

• SIMM stands for .

  Ans :   single in-line memory module

• Notebook system units are often called as ------

  Ans :  Laptop

• Computers can threaten our , our security, and perhaps our way of life.

  Ans :  privacy

• A user needs to create a(n) when he or she wants to multiply the cost of a book by the quantity desired.

  Ans :  formula

• The keyboard keys that have arrows on them are called.

  Ans :  Navigation keys.

• If a user wants to show a trend or relationship over time in a graphical way, he or she should create a(n)

  Ans :  line chart

• A DVD can hold up to of information.

  Ans :  17GB

• Which of these facilities is provided by an operating system ?

  Ans :  Use Interface

• Which of the following components is used to store data?

  Ans :  Memory.

• B2C, C2C and B2B are types of --------

  Ans :  E-commerce

• Many digital devices are connected together by .

  Ans :  networks

• The feature that automatically corrects the spelling mistake is called .

  Ans :  Autocorrect

• A(n) is a handheld device that can contain anything from a news story to the Bible.

  Ans :  ebook

• What is E-mail?

  Ans :  Electronic mailing