COPA Trade Theory Semester 1 July 2017

PART-A (Theory) – MCQ with Answers

1. Which one is the oldest calculated device?
   a) Napier’s logs & bones
   b) The abacus
   c) Pascal’s adding machine
   d) Babbage’s analytical engine
   Answer: b) The abacus
2. 1 nano second = ______ seconds.
   a) 10^-3
   b) 10^-6
   c) 10^-9
   d) 10⁹
   Answer: c) 10^-9
3. Which one of the following is an output device?
   a) Keyboard
   b) Mouse
   c) Monitor
   d) Joystick
   Answer: c) Monitor
4. Which one is Auxiliary memory?
   a) Secondary storage
   b) Register
   c) Primary memory
   d) RAM
   Answer: a) Secondary storage
5. Which language program is most difficult to write?
   a) Assembly language
   b) Machine language
   c) High level language
   d) All are same
   Answer: b) Machine language
6. C language is a/an ______.
   a) Assembly language
   b) Machine language
   c) High level language
   d) None of these
   Answer: c) High level language
7. Which one is not an operating system?
   a) DOS
   b) Linux
   c) C language
   d) Windows
   Answer: c) C language
8. BIOS is stored in ______.
   a) RAM
   b) ROM
   c) Hard disk
   d) Pen drive
   Answer: b) ROM
9. Which one is not a secondary memory?
   a) RAM
   b) DVD
   c) Hard disk
   d) Pen drive
   Answer: a) RAM
10. Which memory speed is the fastest?
    a) RAM
    b) Cache memory
    c) Hard disk
    d) Pen drive
    Answer: b) Cache memory
11. What are the various types of Alignments of text possible in MS Word?
    a) Left
    b) Right
    c) Centre
    d) All of these
    Answer: d) All of these
12. How many primary keys are possible in a table?
    a) One
    b) Two
    c) Three
    d) Any number
    Answer: a) One
13. The use of Pivot table is/are ______.
    a) Filter
    b) Sort
    c) Group
    d) All of these
    Answer: d) All of these
14. Logical operators are ______.
    a) AND
    b) OR
    c) NOT
    d) ALL
    Answer: d) ALL
15. Which of the following is/are data type?
    a) Text
    b) Date/time
    c) Number
    d) All of these
    Answer: d) All of these
16. Clip Art delivers ______.
    a) Ready made shapes
    b) Ready made images
    c) Both (a) & (b)
    d) None of these
    Answer: c) Both (a) & (b)
17. MS Access is a ______ program.
    a) Database
    b) Game
    c) Presentation
    d) None of these
    Answer: a) Database
18. Sorting can be done in ______ order.
    a) Ascending
    b) Descending
    c) Both (a) & (b)
    d) None of these
    Answer: c) Both (a) & (b)
19. HTML stands for ______.
    a) Hypertext Markup Language
    b) Hypertext madeup Language
    c) Hypertext monitoring Language
    d) None of these
    Answer: a) Hypertext Markup Language
20. What are the various styles of font?
    a) Bold
    b) Italics
    c) Underline
    d) All of these
    Answer: d) All of these
21. ______ is the area that allows controlling access to data & database.
    a) Data Definition Language
    b) Data Manipulation Language
    c) Data Control Language
    d) Data Query Language
    Answer: c) Data Control Language
22. LAN means ______.
    a) Live area network
    b) Local area network
    c) Leave area network
    d) None of these
    Answer: b) Local area network
23. HTTP stands for ______.
    a) Hypertext Transfer Protocol
    b) Hightext Transfer Protocol
    c) Hypertext transfer Property
    d) Hypertext tethering protocol
    Answer: a) Hypertext Transfer Protocol
24. FTP is ______.
    a) Network
    b) Internet
    c) Device
    d) Protocol
    Answer: d) Protocol
25. In communication, Bandwidth is ______.
    a) Lowest frequency
    b) Highest frequency
    c) Medium frequency
    d) Difference between highest & lowest frequency
    Answer: d) Difference between highest & lowest frequency
26. Guided medium for data transfer is/are ______.
    a) Twisted pair cable
    b) Coaxial cable
    c) Fibre optical cable
    d) All of these
    Answer: d) All of these
27. Which layer is on the top in ISO/OSI model?
    a) Application layer
    b) Network layer
    c) Data link layer
    d) Session layer
    Answer: a) Application layer
28. The software used to access the internet is ______.
    a) WWW
    b) TCP/IP
    c) HTTP
    d) Browser
    Answer: d) Browser
29. Firewall is a ______.
    a) Computer peripheral
    b) Virus
    c) Computer software
    d) Antivirus
    Answer: c) Computer software
30. Which is a programming language?
    a) HTTP
    b) TCP
    c) HTML
    d) None of these
    Answer: c) HTML