Computer Literacy and Internet Knowledge Test Name Email Computer Literacy and Internet Knowledge Test Measures basic computer literacy. Test Description The Computer Literacy and Internet Knowledge Test is an assessment of basic computer skills. It measures a person's proficiency with using Internet browsers and common desktop applications such as email, chat, and word processing programs. It is a 25-minute test consisting of 50 multiple choice questions. Since it is designed as a test of the kind of basic computer literacy that is required in many work environments. Score Reports Each individual is given a raw score and a proficiency score. The raw score indicates how many questions (out of 50) the individual answered correctly; there is no deduction for incorrect answers. The raw scores are further categorized into three possible proficiency rankings, as follows: 0-20: not proficient 21-40: proficient 41-50: highly proficient Validity Information The test measures basic computer literacy, and as such, has been shown to predict job readiness and in some cases overall job performance for a range of jobs for which basic computer skills are an essential job requirement. Test Questions Question: (1) What is the control unit’s function in the CPU of a computer? (A) To store program instructions (B) To perform logical operations. (C) To transfer data to primary storage. D) To decode program instructions. None Question: (2) Who is father of modern computers? (A) Ratther Ford (B) Gordon E. Moore (C) Charles Babbage (D) James Gosling None Question: (3) Period of 1st generation computer- (A) 1960-1970 (B) 1940-1956 (C) 1940-1958 (D) 1950-1962 None Question: (4) What is the extension of plain text file of computer? (A) .text (B) .txt (C) .tt (D) .tx None Question: (5) Information Communication Technology (ICT) involves primarily… (A) Enrichment of existing knowledge (B) Storage and communication of information (C) Installation of equipment’s (D) Use of technology for teaching None Question: (6) Text in a column is generally aligned …. (A) justified (B) right (C) center (D) left None Question: (7) Back up of the data files will help to prevent …. (A) loss of confidentiality (B) duplication of data (C) loss of data (D) virus infection None Question: (8) The background of any Word document …. (A) is always white color, (B) is the color you preset under the Option menu, (C) is always the same for the entire document, (D) can have any color you choose None Question: (9) GPS is a system that helps in locating positions with the help of… (A) microwaves (B) satellites (C) police intelligence (D) wireless communication None Question: (10) The … of software contains lists of commands and options. (A) Menu bar (B) Toolbar (C) Title bar (D) Formula bar None Question: (11) A … can make it easier to play games. (A) Mouse (B) Joystick (C) Keyboard (D) Pen None Question: (12) What is a virtual memory in computer? (A) A type of memory used in super computers (B) An extremely large secondary memory, (C) An illusion of extremely large main memory (D) An extremely large main memory None Question: (13) The fastest memory in a computer system is…. (A) ROM (B) RAM (C) Cache (D) Hard disk None Question: (14) Who has invented PHP? (A) Charles Babbage (B) IBM (C) Rasmus Lerdorf (D) Intel Corporation None Question: (15) The RAM memory is located in which section of a computer (A) expansion board (B) motherboard (C) storage device (D) output device None Question: (16) The binary language consists of … digit(s) (A) 8 (B) 2 (C) 1,000 (D) 1 None Question: (17) A _ is approximately one billion bytes (A) kilobyte (B) bit (C) gigabyte (D) megabyte None Question: (18) Which of the following doesn’t describe one or more characteristics of a computer? (A) external storage (B) stored program (C) Electronic (D) Internet connectivity None Question: (19) RAM can be called as the… of computer processor. (A) operating room (B) waiting room (C) planning room (D) none of these None Question: (20) Computers receive and send data into … format. (A) modulated (B) digital (C) analog (D) de-modulated None Question: (21) Which of the following is used for manufacturing chips? (A) bus (B) semiconductors (C) control unit (D) input device None Question: (22) A compact disc provides … type of data access (A) sequential (B) direct (C) both (A) and (B) (D) none of these None Question: (23) All of the following are examples of input devices except a …. (A) scanner, (B) mouse, (C) keyboard, (D) printer None Question: (24) A byte can hold one… of data. (A) bit (B) binary digit (C) character (D) kilobyte None Question: (25) A process known as … is used by large retailers to study trends. (A) data mining (B) data selection (C) POS (D) data conversion None Question: (26) Computers process data into information by working exclusively with …. (A) multimedia (B) words (C) characters (D) numbers None Question: (27) … is a type of processor architecture that utilize a small, highly optimized set of instructions. (A) CISC (B) RISC (C) VISC (D) LISC None Question: (28) ALU works on the instructions and data held in the …. (A) Notebook (B) Copy pad (C) Registers (D) I/O devices None Question: (29) VLSI technology used in which generation computer? (A) First (B) Second (C) Third (D) Fourth None Question: (30) One of the input devices in a computer is…. (A) OS (B) Pen drive (C) Printer (D) Keyboard None Question: (31) Third generation computer history comes under which year (A) 1970 above (B) 1964-1975 (C) 1990 above (D) 1950 above None Question: (32) Printers are measured in the…. (A) DPI (B) Scaling (C) Degrees (D) Inches None Question: (33) Which program can be harmful to computer operation? (A) FORTRAN (B) Virus (C) C-language (D) None of these None Question: (34) The … is the administrative section of the computer system. (A) input unit, (B) memory unit, (C) output unit, (D) central processing unit None Question: (35) Yahoo was developed by…. (A) Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson (B) Vint Cerf and Robert Kahn (C) Steve Case and Jeff Bezos (D) David Filo and Jerry Yang None Question: (36) ALU stands for…. (A) American Logic Unit (B) Alternate Local Unit (C) Alternating Logic Unit (D) Arithmetic Logic Unit None Question: (37) Date and Time are available on the desktop at …. (A) Keyboard (B) Recycle Bin (C) My Computer (D) Task bar None Question: (38) Printed information, called … , exists physically and is a more permanent form of output than that presented on a display device. (A) soft copy (B) carbon copy (C) hard copy (D) desk copy None Question: (39) What do you need to put your web pages on the www? (A) A connection to internet (B) A web browser (C) A web server (D) All of the above None Question: (40) Which is not an online Indian Matrimonial website (A) jeevansathi.com, (B) bharatmatrimony.com, (C) shaadi.com, (D) u.k.singlemuslim.com None Question: (41) The site that played a major role during the terrorist attack on Mumbai (26/11) in 2008 was…. (A) Orkut (B) Facebook (C) Amazon.com (D) Twitter None Question: (42) What is the permanent memory built into your computer called (A) RAM (B) ROM (C) CPU (D) CD-ROM None Question: (43) After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered…. (A) data (B) output (C) input (D) The process None Question: (44) A string of eight 0’s and 1’s is called a…. (A) megabyte (B) byte (C) kilobyte (D) gigabyte None Question: (45) Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer? (A) Gathering data (B) Processing data into information (C) Analyzing the data or information (D) Storing the data or information None Question: (46) The improvement of computer hardware theory is summarized by law…? (A) Moore’s first law (B) Grove’s law (C) Metcalf’s law (D) Bill’s law None Question: (47) Query language comes under…. (A) Third generation (B) Fourth generation (C) Fifth generation (D) None of these None Question: (48) Various applications and documents are represented on the Windows desktop by …. (A) symbols (B) labels (C) graphs, (D) icons None Question: (49) The scientist who developed the idea of the WWW is…. (A) James Gosling (B) Tim Berns Lee (C) Andrew Tannenbaum (D) Linus Torvalds None Question: (50) The Institution set up by the Government of India to provide computer- based information services to government departments is …. (A) C-DIT (B) CDAC (C) NIC (D) DOEACC None