Glossary — GK Questions with Answers

1. Pick the term for this: A circuit made by packing many electronic parts together on one silicon chip.
   1. Hardware
   2. Function Key
   3. Integrated Circuit (IC)
   4. Register
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   Answer: (C) Integrated Circuit (IC)

   Integrated Circuit (IC): A circuit made by packing many electronic parts together on one silicon chip.

2. Pick the term for this: The core of the CPU’s execution unit, doing basic arithmetic and logical calculations.
   1. DPI (Dots Per Inch)
   2. Keyboard
   3. Trackball
   4. ALU
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   Answer: (D) ALU

   ALU: The core of the CPU’s execution unit, doing basic arithmetic and logical calculations.

3. Pick the term for this: A socket on the motherboard into which a card adding extra features is fitted.
   1. Expansion Slot
   2. Monitor
   3. Joystick
   4. X-Y Plotter
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   Answer: (A) Expansion Slot

   Expansion Slot: A socket on the motherboard into which a card adding extra features is fitted.

4. Pick the term for this: A permanent (non-volatile) store that keeps data on magnetically coated platters.
   1. Bluetooth
   2. Hard Disk
   3. Function Key
   4. Scanner
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   Answer: (B) Hard Disk

   Hard Disk: A permanent (non-volatile) store that keeps data on magnetically coated platters.

5. Pick the term for this: The act of pressing one key on the keyboard.
   1. Pixel
   2. Router
   3. Key Stroke
   4. Trackball
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   Answer: (C) Key Stroke

   Key Stroke: The act of pressing one key on the keyboard.

6. Pick the term for this: A mechanical device that prints the computer’s output on paper.
   1. Bluetooth
   2. NIC
   3. Supercomputer
   4. Printer
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   Answer: (D) Printer

   Printer: A mechanical device that prints the computer’s output on paper.

7. Pick the term for this: Machine-readable information printed as lines on a surface.
   1. Bar Code
   2. Router
   3. Microcomputer
   4. Analog Computer
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   Answer: (A) Bar Code

   Bar Code: Machine-readable information printed as lines on a surface.

8. Pick the term for this: A box on a LAN to which many computers are plugged so they can exchange data.
   1. Integrated Circuit (IC)
   2. Hub
   3. Workstation
   4. Laptop
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   Answer: (B) Hub

   Hub: A box on a LAN to which many computers are plugged so they can exchange data.

9. Pick the term for this: The screen and keyboard through which a user talks to a computer.
   1. Hybrid Computer
   2. ALU
   3. Terminal
   4. Supercomputer
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   Answer: (C) Terminal

   Terminal: The screen and keyboard through which a user talks to a computer.

10. Pick the term for this: A middle-sized computer: stronger than a microcomputer yet weaker than a mainframe.
    1. Analog Computer
    2. CPU (Processor)
    3. Expansion Slot
    4. Minicomputer
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    Answer: (D) Minicomputer

    Minicomputer: A middle-sized computer: stronger than a microcomputer yet weaker than a mainframe.

11. Pick the term for this: A portable personal computer that fits in a briefcase; also called a laptop.
    1. Notebook
    2. Integrated Circuit (IC)
    3. Accumulator
    4. Hard Disk
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    Answer: (A) Notebook

    Notebook: A portable personal computer that fits in a briefcase; also called a laptop.

12. Pick the term for this: The fast, volatile memory, divided into the two parts RAM and ROM.
    1. Nibble
    2. Main Memory
    3. Static RAM (SRAM)
    4. Buffering
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    Answer: (B) Main Memory

    Main Memory: The fast, volatile memory, divided into the two parts RAM and ROM.

13. Pick the term for this: A volatile semiconductor store whose data the CPU reads directly, reaching any location at random.
    1. Direct Access
    2. Kilobyte (KB)
    3. RAM
    4. Non-Volatile Memory
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    Answer: (C) RAM

    RAM: A volatile semiconductor store whose data the CPU reads directly, reaching any location at random.

14. Pick the term for this: The RAM type that stores each bit in a separate capacitor.
    1. Archive
    2. Sector
    3. Gigabyte (GB)
    4. Dynamic RAM (DRAM)
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    Answer: (D) Dynamic RAM (DRAM)

    Dynamic RAM (DRAM): The RAM type that stores each bit in a separate capacitor.

15. Pick the term for this: Storage that holds large volumes of backup or data.
    1. Mass Storage
    2. Direct Access
    3. Kilobyte (KB)
    4. BCD
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    Answer: (A) Mass Storage

    Mass Storage: Storage that holds large volumes of backup or data.

16. Pick the term for this: A spare copy of a file or data kept in case the original gets lost or spoilt.
    1. EBCDIC
    2. Backup
    3. Sector
    4. Gigabyte (GB)
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    Answer: (B) Backup

    Backup: A spare copy of a file or data kept in case the original gets lost or spoilt.

17. Pick the term for this: The gap between data being asked for and its delivery starting.
    1. Gigahertz (GHz)
    2. File
    3. Access Time
    4. Nibble
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    Answer: (C) Access Time

    Access Time: The gap between data being asked for and its delivery starting.

18. Pick the term for this: Storage that reads data in sequence, one after another (like tape).
    1. Kilobyte (KB)
    2. BCD
    3. FAT
    4. Sequential Access
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    Answer: (D) Sequential Access

    Sequential Access: Storage that reads data in sequence, one after another (like tape).

19. Pick the term for this: The most basic unit of information in computing and information theory.
    1. Bit
    2. Gigabyte (GB)
    3. EBCDIC
    4. DVD
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    Answer: (A) Bit

    Bit: The most basic unit of information in computing and information theory.

20. Pick the term for this: The commonly used unit for measuring storage, whatever data is held.
    1. Main Memory
    2. Byte
    3. Gigahertz (GHz)
    4. File
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    Answer: (B) Byte

    Byte: The commonly used unit for measuring storage, whatever data is held.

21. Pick the term for this: 1,048,576 bytes, usually rounded to a million bytes; also called a “meg”.
    1. FAT
    2. RAM
    3. Megabyte (MB)
    4. BCD
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    Answer: (C) Megabyte (MB)

    Megabyte (MB): 1,048,576 bytes, usually rounded to a million bytes; also called a “meg”.

22. Pick the term for this: About a trillion bytes; exactly 2⁴⁰ = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes.
    1. EBCDIC
    2. DVD
    3. Dynamic RAM (DRAM)
    4. Terabyte (TB)
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    Answer: (D) Terabyte (TB)

    Terabyte (TB): About a trillion bytes; exactly 2⁴⁰ = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes.

23. Pick the term for this: Data summarised for a set purpose — processed data.
    1. Information
    2. Database
    3. Field
    4. Validation
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    Answer: (A) Information

    Information: Data summarised for a set purpose — processed data.

24. Pick the term for this: The data that comes out of a computer device.
    1. Flowchart
    2. Output
    3. Entity
    4. Foreign Key
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    Answer: (B) Output

    Output: The data that comes out of a computer device.

25. Pick the term for this: A group of programs that lets you create, fetch, update and manage data in an orderly way.
    1. Validation
    2. Data
    3. DBMS
    4. Field
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    Answer: (C) DBMS

    DBMS: A group of programs that lets you create, fetch, update and manage data in an orderly way.

26. Pick the term for this: The traits that describe an entity.
    1. Foreign Key
    2. Flowchart
    3. Input
    4. Attribute
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    Answer: (D) Attribute

    Attribute: The traits that describe an entity.

27. Pick the term for this: The set of all information about one instance of an entity.
    1. Record
    2. Validation
    3. Data
    4. Database
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    Answer: (A) Record

    Record: The set of all information about one instance of an entity.

28. Pick the term for this: The key that uniquely identifies each row (tuple) of a table.
    1. Data Entry
    2. Primary Key
    3. Editing
    4. Data Processing
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    Answer: (B) Primary Key

    Primary Key: The key that uniquely identifies each row (tuple) of a table.

29. Pick the term for this: A question put to a database, asking for particular information.
    1. Input
    2. Entity
    3. Query
    4. Flowchart
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    Answer: (C) Query

    Query: A question put to a database, asking for particular information.

30. Pick the term for this: Garbage In Garbage Out: usually the fault lies in wrong input data, not in the machine.
    1. Data
    2. Database
    3. Field
    4. GIGO
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    Answer: (D) GIGO

    GIGO: Garbage In Garbage Out: usually the fault lies in wrong input data, not in the machine.

31. Pick the term for this: The class of software that applies the computer’s abilities directly to a task the user wants.
    1. Application Software
    2. Linux
    3. Execution Time
    4. Exe (.exe)
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    Answer: (A) Application Software

    Application Software: The class of software that applies the computer’s abilities directly to a task the user wants.

32. Pick the term for this: The bootstrapping process that starts the operating system when the computer is switched on.
    1. Low Level Language
    2. Booting
    3. Multitasking
    4. Instruction
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    Answer: (B) Booting

    Booting: The bootstrapping process that starts the operating system when the computer is switched on.

33. Pick the term for this: An operating system from AT&T, famed for letting a single server serve many users together.
    1. Exe (.exe)
    2. Assembler
    3. Unix
    4. Execution Time
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    Answer: (C) Unix

    Unix: An operating system from AT&T, famed for letting a single server serve many users together.

34. Pick the term for this: An OS facility in which several functions of the same application run together.
    1. Instruction
    2. Low Level Language
    3. Interpreter
    4. Multithreading
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    Answer: (D) Multithreading

    Multithreading: An OS facility in which several functions of the same application run together.

35. Pick the term for this: A series of instructions written to carry out one specific job.
    1. Program
    2. Exe (.exe)
    3. Assembler
    4. Bug
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    Answer: (A) Program

    Program: A series of instructions written to carry out one specific job.

36. Pick the term for this: A directive to a program acting as an interpreter so that it performs a specific task.
    1. Upgrade
    2. Command
    3. Low Level Language
    4. Interpreter
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    Answer: (B) Command

    Command: A directive to a program acting as an interpreter so that it performs a specific task.

37. Pick the term for this: A vocabulary with grammar rules, used to tell a computer what to do.
    1. Bug
    2. LISP
    3. Programming Language
    4. Assembler
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    Answer: (C) Programming Language

    Programming Language: A vocabulary with grammar rules, used to tell a computer what to do.

38. Pick the term for this: A user-friendly, somewhat platform-independent language abstracted from low-level work like memory access.
    1. Interpreter
    2. Upgrade
    3. Freeware
    4. High-Level Language
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    Answer: (D) High-Level Language

    High-Level Language: A user-friendly, somewhat platform-independent language abstracted from low-level work like memory access.

39. Pick the term for this: A program that translates high-level language instructions into machine language.
    1. Compiler
    2. Bug
    3. LISP
    4. Software
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    Answer: (A) Compiler

    Compiler: A program that translates high-level language instructions into machine language.

40. Pick the term for this: The written form (printed or stored) of the instructions as the programmer wrote them.
    1. Kernel
    2. Source Code
    3. Upgrade
    4. Freeware
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    Answer: (B) Source Code

    Source Code: The written form (printed or stored) of the instructions as the programmer wrote them.

41. Pick the term for this: The careful, step-by-step hunt for faults in a program and their removal.
    1. Software
    2. Linux
    3. Debugging
    4. LISP
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    Answer: (C) Debugging

    Debugging: The careful, step-by-step hunt for faults in a program and their removal.

42. Pick the term for this: A thing that contains both data and the application that works on that data.
    1. Freeware
    2. Kernel
    3. Multitasking
    4. Object
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    Answer: (D) Object

    Object: A thing that contains both data and the application that works on that data.

43. Pick the term for this: A way of dealing with a computer by directly manipulating pictures and widgets, along with text.
    1. GUI
    2. Menu Bar
    3. Word Processor
    4. Log In
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    Answer: (A) GUI

    GUI: A way of dealing with a computer by directly manipulating pictures and widgets, along with text.

44. Pick the term for this: The window that currently has focus in the window manager.
    1. User
    2. Active Window
    3. Active Cell
    4. Cut
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    Answer: (B) Active Window

    Active Window: The window that currently has focus in the window manager.

45. Pick the term for this: The Windows part (from the Start menu) where basic system settings are viewed and changed.
    1. Log In
    2. Animation
    3. Control Panel
    4. Word Processor
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    Answer: (C) Control Panel

    Control Panel: The Windows part (from the Start menu) where basic system settings are viewed and changed.

46. Pick the term for this: Software that calculates numbers in a ledger-like format.
    1. Cut
    2. User
    3. GIF
    4. Spreadsheet
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    Answer: (D) Spreadsheet

    Spreadsheet: Software that calculates numbers in a ledger-like format.

47. Pick the term for this: Preparing books, leaflets and magazines at low cost using a PC, layout software and a printer.
    1. Desktop Publishing (DTP)
    2. Log In
    3. Animation
    4. Interface
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    Answer: (A) Desktop Publishing (DTP)

    Desktop Publishing (DTP): Preparing books, leaflets and magazines at low cost using a PC, layout software and a printer.

48. Pick the term for this: A crash in which the computer stops answering the keyboard or mouse.
    1. Window
    2. Hang
    3. User
    4. GIF
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    Answer: (B) Hang

    Hang: A crash in which the computer stops answering the keyboard or mouse.

49. Pick the term for this: The process of withdrawing from the system after the work is done.
    1. Interface
    2. Menu Bar
    3. Log Off
    4. Animation
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    Answer: (C) Log Off

    Log Off: The process of withdrawing from the system after the work is done.

50. Pick the term for this: The final person who makes use of what a computer system produces.
    1. GIF
    2. Window
    3. Active Cell
    4. End User
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    Answer: (D) End User

    End User: The final person who makes use of what a computer system produces.

51. Pick the term for this: Software that blends text and pictures with audio, video and animation.
    1. Multimedia
    2. Interface
    3. Menu Bar
    4. Word Processor
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    Answer: (A) Multimedia

    Multimedia: Software that blends text and pictures with audio, video and animation.

52. Pick the term for this: A commonly used lossy compression method for digital photography.
    1. Cut
    2. JPEG
    3. Window
    4. Active Cell
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    Answer: (B) JPEG

    JPEG: A commonly used lossy compression method for digital photography.

53. Pick the term for this: A point where a network branch ends or where two or more branches meet.
    1. FTP
    2. Internet
    3. Node
    4. Server
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    Answer: (C) Node

    Node: A point where a network branch ends or where two or more branches meet.

54. Pick the term for this: The structure of a network — its physical wiring scheme and the logical relations among devices.
    1. Communication Protocol
    2. POP
    3. Home Page
    4. Topology
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    Answer: (D) Topology

    Topology: The structure of a network — its physical wiring scheme and the logical relations among devices.

55. Pick the term for this: A set of rules defining exactly how information is exchanged between two systems over the Internet.
    1. Protocol
    2. POP
    3. Home Page
    4. Chatting
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    Answer: (A) Protocol

    Protocol: A set of rules defining exactly how information is exchanged between two systems over the Internet.

56. Pick the term for this: The key protocol that carries hypertext files over the World Wide Web.
    1. E-Commerce
    2. HTTP
    3. Internet
    4. Search Engine
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    Answer: (B) HTTP

    HTTP: The key protocol that carries hypertext files over the World Wide Web.

57. Pick the term for this: The specific Internet address of a resource such as a person or an organisation.
    1. Chatting
    2. Internet Surfing
    3. URL
    4. Home Page
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    Answer: (C) URL

    URL: The specific Internet address of a resource such as a person or an organisation.

58. Pick the term for this: The web of Internet servers holding hypertext-linked files; Tim Berners-Lee developed it in 1989.
    1. Search Engine
    2. E-Commerce
    3. Dial-up Line
    4. World Wide Web
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    Answer: (D) World Wide Web

    World Wide Web: The web of Internet servers holding hypertext-linked files; Tim Berners-Lee developed it in 1989.

59. Pick the term for this: A picture or word on a web page that takes you to some other page when clicked.
    1. Hyperlink
    2. Chatting
    3. Internet Surfing
    4. Workgroup
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    Answer: (A) Hyperlink

    Hyperlink: A picture or word on a web page that takes you to some other page when clicked.

60. Pick the term for this: An Internet bot that systematically browses the web, usually for web indexing; also called a web spider.
    1. Download · Upload
    2. Crawler
    3. E-Commerce
    4. Dial-up Line
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    Answer: (B) Crawler

    Crawler: An Internet bot that systematically browses the web, usually for web indexing; also called a web spider.

61. Pick the term for this: A program for live, real-time conversation between people over the Internet.
    1. Workgroup
    2. LAN
    3. Instant Messaging (IM)
    4. Internet Surfing
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    Answer: (C) Instant Messaging (IM)

    Instant Messaging (IM): A program for live, real-time conversation between people over the Internet.

62. Pick the term for this: A technology that lets the intranet users of one organisation reach parts of another’s intranet for business or joint projects.
    1. Dial-up Line
    2. Download · Upload
    3. Link
    4. Extranet
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    Answer: (D) Extranet

    Extranet: A technology that lets the intranet users of one organisation reach parts of another’s intranet for business or joint projects.

63. Pick the term for this: A self-copying program similar to a virus.
    1. Computer Worm
    2. Antivirus
    3. Virus
    4. Spam
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    Answer: (A) Computer Worm

    Computer Worm: A self-copying program similar to a virus.

64. Pick the term for this: Unwanted messages mass-mailed over the Internet for advertising, phishing, spreading malware and the like.
    1. Firewall
    2. Spam
    3. Cryptography
    4. Malware
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    Answer: (B) Spam

    Spam: Unwanted messages mass-mailed over the Internet for advertising, phishing, spreading malware and the like.

65. Pick the term for this: A guard made of hardware and software that keeps unauthorised people away from sensitive areas of a program, database or network.
    1. Antivirus
    2. Encryption
    3. Firewall
    4. Virus
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    Answer: (C) Firewall

    Firewall: A guard made of hardware and software that keeps unauthorised people away from sensitive areas of a program, database or network.

66. Pick the term for this: Encoding messages or information so hackers cannot read it but authorised users can.
    1. Malware
    2. Cryptography
    3. Computer Worm
    4. Encryption
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    Answer: (D) Encryption

    Encryption: Encoding messages or information so hackers cannot read it but authorised users can.

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