Computer Multiple Choice Questions SET-20
Computer Multiple Choice Questions SET-20
Computer Multiple Choice Questions SET-20
Question 1
. Producing output involves:
(a) Communication with another computer.
(b) Accepting information from the outside world.
(c) Moving and storing information.
d) Communicating information to the outside world.
Question 2
Which of the following is NOT a computer programming language?
a) C++
(b) C
(c) Java
(d) COBOL
(e) Microsoft
Question 3
The quickest and easiest way in Word, to locate a particular word or phrase in a document is to use the ––––––– command.
(a) Find
(b) Replace
(c) Lookup
(d) Search
Question 4
What is the full form of USB as used in computer related activities ?
(a) Ultra Serial Block
(b) Universal Security Block
(c) United Service Block
(d) Universal Serial Bus
Question 5
. Most of the commonly used personal computers/laptops do not have a command key known as
(a) Shift
(b) Turnover
(c) Alter
(d) Delete
Question 6
. Which of the following is a Web browser ?
(a) Power Point
(b) Paint
(c) Fire fox
(d) Word
Question 7
. Whenever we have to give space between the two words while typing on a PC we have to press a key known as—
(a) Shift
(b) Back space
(c) Control
(d) Escape
(e) Space Bar
Question 8
Most of the commonly available personal computers/laptops have a keyboard popularly known as—
(a) QOLTY
(b) QWERTY
(c) ALTER
(d) UCLIF
Question 9
. A Program designed to destroy data on your computer which can travel to “infect” other computers is called a — COMPUTER 22 SET
(a) torpedo
(b) disease
(c) hurricane
(d) virus
Question 10
. Which of the following is NOT a hardware of a computer ?
(a) Key Board
(b) Monitor
(c) Windows
(d) Central Processing Unit
Question 11
To prepare a presentation/slide show which application is commonly used ?
(a) Powerpoint
(b) Photoshop
(c) Outlook Express
(d) Internet Explorer
Question 12
Text and graphics that have been cut or copied are stored in an area called the—
(a) Copyboard
(b) Pasteboard
(c) Clipboard
(d) Cuttingboard
Question 13
What kind of software would you most likely use to keep track of a billing account ?
(a) Electronic publishing
(b) Word processing
(c) Spreadsheet
(d) Web authoring
Question 14
The Internet allows you to —
(a) view Web pages
(b) send electronic mail
(c) connect to servers all around the world
(d) All of the above
Question 15
. Which is of the following is NOT a famous operating system ?
(a) Mac OS X
(b) Windows Vista
(c) Linux
(d) Sun OS
(e) Virtual Box
Question 16
. Editing a document consists of reading through the document you’ve created, then—
(a) Printing it
(b) Correcting your errors
(c) Saving it
(d) deleting it
Question 17
What are .bas, doc, and .htm examples of ?
(a) Extensions
(b) Databases
(c) Domains
(d) Protocols
Question 18
. What is the default file extension for all Word documents ?
(a) TXT
(b) WRD
(c) DOC
(d) FIL
Question 19
What is the most common way to get a virus in your computer’s hard disk ?
(a) By uploading pictures from mobile phones to the computer
(b) By installing games from their CDROMS
(c) By opening e-mails
(d) By sending e-mails
Question 20
. Junk e-mail is also called—
(a) spoof
(b) spam
(c) sniffer script
(d) spool
Question 21
A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be—
(a) wireless
(b) distributed
(c) centralized
(d) open source
Question 22
. E-commerce allows companies to—
(a) conduct business over the Internet
(b) issue important business reports
(c) support decision making processes
(d) keep track of paper-based transactions
Question 23
. Which of the following are all considered advantages of e-mail ?
(a) Printable, global and expensive
(b) Convenience, speed of delivery, generality and reliabiltity
(c) Global, convenience and Microsoft owned
(d) Slow delivery, reliable, global and inexpensive
Question 24
What is an E-mail attachment?
(a) A separate document from another program sent along with an E-mail message
(b) A receipt sent by the recipient
(c) A malicious parasite that feeds off of your messages and destroys the contents &
(d) A list of CC: or BCC: recipients
Question 25
. A –––––– is a unique name that you give to a file of information
a) folder
(b) device letter
(c) filename
d) filename extension
Question 26
. Codes consisting of bars or lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readable are known as—
(a) a magnetic tape
(b) an ASCII code
(c) an OCR scanner
(d) a bar code
Question 27
A –––––– is a unique name that you give to a file of information
(a) folder
(b) device letter
(c) filename
(d) filename extension
Question 28
Codes consisting of bars or lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readable are known as—
(a) a magnetic tape
(b) an ASCII code
(c) an OCR scanner
(d) a bar code
Question 29
The environment provided to ASP is based on—
(a) Network
(b) Client/server
(c) Centralized system
(d) Operator
Question 30
Which of the following in an objective of multiprogrammes operating system ?
(a) To minimize turnaround time
(b) To maximise CPU utilization
(c) To minimize response time
(d) Both (b) and (a
Question 31
. Which one is not needed by server programme from an operating system ?
(a) Task priority
(b) Task pre-emption
(c) Semaphores
(d) All of the above
Question 32
. Favourites are accessible from the ____ menu
(a) title
(b) start
(c) stop
(d) menu
Question 33
. For optical fibre used in point to point transmission, the repeater spacing is
(a) 2 – 10 km
(b) 10 – 100 km
(c) 1 – 10 km
(d) 100 – 1000 km
Question 34
. Which encoding type always has a non-zero average amplitude ?
(a) multi-polar
(b) unipolar
(c) bipolar
(d) All of the above
Question 35
Frame Relay technique uses
(a) connection oriented
(b) circuit switching
(c) message switching
(d) hybrid switching
Question 36
. Which of the following technique is used in high speed modem ?
(a) FDM
(b) PCM
(c) TDM
(d) QAM
Question 37
The UNIX, which command is used to display the message or value of any variable on the screen ?
(a) echo
(b) cat
(c) display
(d) char
Question 38
. HUB is
(a) central device
(b) layer 1 device
(c) dumb device
(d) All of the above
Question 39
Web site is a collection of—
(a) Graphic files
(b) HTML documents
(c) Audio and video files
(d) All of the above
Question 40
. For multiple branching in “C” we use ____ statement.
(a) Go to
(b) Switch
(c) Cout
d) Case
Question 41
The server on the internet is also known as—
(a) Host
(b) Repeater
(c) Gateway
(d) AND Gate
Question 42
IBM stands for
(a) Interconnected Business Machine
(b) International Business Machine
(c) Internal Business Machine
(d) Interacting Business Machine
Question 43
In a SONET system, ____ can remove signals from a path.
(a) a regenerator
(b) An STS multiplier
(c) an add/drop multipliers
(d) a repeater
Question 44
. Computations and logical operations are performed by the____.
(a) ALU
(b) RAM
(c) Register
(d) Control unit
Question 45
. Permanent instructions that the computer uses when it is turned on and that cannot be changed by other instructions are contained in ______
(a) RAM
(b) ROM
(c) ALU
(d) REM
Question 46
The ability of an OS to run more than one application at a time is called_____.
(a) object-oriented programming
(b) multitasking
(c) multi-user computing
(d) time sharing
Question 47
. A CPU contains_____.
(a) an analytical engine and a control unit
(b) a card reader and a printing device
(c) a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit
(d) an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader
Question 48
. The most widely used input device is the_____.
(a) keyboard
(b) mouse
(c) modem
(d) monitor
Question 49
The vast network of computers that connects millions of people all over the world is called____.
(a) Web
(b) LAN
(c) Hypertext
(d) Internet
Question 50
What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network?
(a) Speakers
(b) Printers
(c) Floppy disk drives
(d) Keyboards
There are 50 questions to complete.
