Computer Science/IT MCQs
Topic Notes: Computer Science/IT
MCQs and preparation resources for competitive exams, covering important concepts, past papers, and detailed explanations.
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
6431
If you accidentally delete a folder, where should you look first to recover it?
Answer:
The Deleted Items folder
The Deleted Items folder is the first stop for any deleted item or folder. You can simply drag it back to its original location from there.
6432
A subfolder is a:
Answer:
Folder that is created inside another folder
You can create a hierarchy of folders to further organize your emails. For example, you could have a "Clients" folder with subfolders for each individual client.
6433
What does "AutoArchive" do?
Answer:
Periodically moves old items from your active folders to a separate Outlook Data File (.pst) to save space
AutoArchive is a background process that helps manage mailbox size by automatically moving older emails and appointments based on aging rules you can configure.
6434
To find all emails with attachments in your inbox, you can:
Answer:
Use the "Has Attachments" filter in the search tools
The search function in Outlook has built-in filters that make it easy to find specific types of messages, such as those that contain attachments.
6435
The "Preview" feature for attachments allows you to:
Answer:
See the first page of a document or an image directly within the Outlook Reading Pane without opening the application
For common file types like PDFs, Word documents, and images, Outlook can display a preview of the content, which is faster and safer than opening the file directly.
6436
What is a key difference between a folder and a category?
Answer:
An email can only be in one folder, but it can have multiple categories assigned to it
Folders are for physical storage location (an email lives in one place). Categories are like metadata tags; you can apply several to the same item to describe it in different ways (e.g., "Project X," "Urgent," "To Bill").
6437
A rule can be configured to run:
Answer:
Both on messages as they arrive and manually on messages already in a folder
You can set up rules for ongoing, automatic processing of new mail. You can also open the Rules manager and choose to "Run Rules Now" to apply your rules to an existing folder to organize it.
6438
You receive an email with a "WINMAIL.DAT" attachment. This is typically caused by:
Answer:
A formatting issue from a sender using a specific Microsoft Exchange format (RTF) that your email client cannot read
When an Outlook user sends a message using Rich Text Format (RTF), it may bundle formatting information into a `winmail.dat` file. If the recipient isn't using a compatible client, they will see this attachment instead of the intended formatting or attachments.
6439
The "Archive" button or feature in modern Outlook is designed to:
Answer:
Move the email to a separate "Archive" folder to clean up your inbox without deleting the message
Archiving is a one-click way to remove an email from the inbox once you've dealt with it. The message is still saved and searchable but no longer clutters your main view.
6440
Most email systems have a size limit for attachments. What is a typical limit?
Answer:
20-25 MB
While it varies by provider, a common attachment size limit is around 20 to 25 megabytes. Files larger than this may be rejected by the recipient's mail server.