Computer MCQ Quiz Hub

1. The term Computer is derived from--------
Latin
German
French
Arabic

2. Who is the inventor of ?Difference Engine??
Allen Turing
- Charles Babbage
Simur Cray
Augusta Adaming

3. Who is the father of Computer?
Allen Turing
Charles Babbage
Simur Cray
Augusta Adaming

4. Who is the father of Computer science?
Allen Turing
Charles Babbage
Simur Cray
Augusta Adaming

5. Who is the father of personal computer?
- Edward Robert
Allen Turing
c- Charles Babbage
None of these

6. A CPU contains
a card reader and a printing device
an analytical engine and a control unit
a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit
an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader

7. Which of the following controls the process of interaction between the user and the operating system
User interface
Language translator
Platform
Screen saver

8. The first computers were programmed using
assembly language
machine language
source code
object code

9. - ----------is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices
- network
peripheral
expansion board
digital device

10. Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called
Entry codes
Passwords
Security commands
Code words

11. Which of the following statements is true ?
Minicomputer works faster than Microcomputer
Microcomputer works faster than Minicomputer
- Speed of both the computers is the same
The speeds of both these computers cannot be compared with the speed of advanced

12. You organize files by storing them in
archives
folders
indexes
lists

13. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer Network?
Printers
Speakers
Floppy disk drives
Keyboards

14. Which device is required for the Internet connection?
Joystick
Modem
CD Drive
NIC Card

15. What is a light pen?
A Mechanical Input device
Optical input device
Electronic input device
Optical output device

16. UNIVAC is
Universal Automatic Computer
Universal Array Computer
Unique Automatic Computer
Unvalued Automatic Computer

17. CD-ROM stands for
Compactable Read Only Memory
Compact Data Read Only Memory
Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
Compact Disk Read Only Memory

18. ALU is
Arithmetic Logic Unit
Array Logic Unit
Application Logic Unit
- None of above

19. VGA is
Video Graphics Array
Visual Graphics Array
Volatile Graphics Array
Video Graphics Adapter

20. IBM 1401 is
First Generation Computer
Second Generation Computer
Third Generation Computer
Fourth Generation Computer

21. MSI stands for
Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
Medium System Integrated Circuits
Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
Medium System Intelligent Circuit

22. The capacity of 3-5 inch floppy disk is
1-40 MB
1-44 GB
1-40 GB
1-44 MB

23. WAN stands for
Wap Area Network
Wide Area Network
Wide Array Net
Wireless Area Network

24. MICR stands for
Magnetic Ink Character Reader
Magnetic Ink Code Reader
Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
None

25. EBCDIC stands for
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code

26. Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit
Printer
Key board
Mouse
Arithmetic & Logic unit

27. Arithmetic & Logic unit
Computer aided design
Computer algorithm for design
Computer application in design
Computer analogue design

28. Junk e-mail is also called
spam
spoof
sniffer script
spool

29. Hackers
all have the same motive
break into other peoples computers
may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage
are people who are allergic to computers

30. What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-server system?
Mainframe
Mini-computer
Microcomputer
PDA

31. A computer cannot boot if it does not have the
Compiler
Loader
Operating System
Assembler

32. The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called
double-space
line spacing
single space
vertical spacing

33. Example of non-numeric data is
Employee address
Examination score
Bank balance d
All of these

34. What is embedded system?
The programme which arrives by being wrapped in box-
The programme which is the permanent part of the computer
The computer which is the part of a big computer
The computer and software system that control the machine

35. First page of Website is termed as- a- b- c- JAVA d-
Homepage
Index
script
Bookmark

36. --------------------- Is the appearance of typed characters?
Size
Format
Point
Colour

37. When a file is saved for the first time
a copy is automatically printed
it must be given a name to identify it
it does not need a name
it only needs a name if it is not going to be printed

38. Office LANS which are scattered geographically on large scale can be connected by the use of corporate
CAN
LAN
DAN
WAN

39. Where are data and programme stored when the processor uses them?
Main memory
Secondary memory
Main memory
Programme memory

40. --------------- represents raw facts where-as----------------- is data made meaningful-
Information reporting
Data information
Information bits
Records bytes

41. What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?
ROM information can be easily updated-
Data in ROM is non-volatile that is it remains there even without electrical power-
ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage-
ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers-

42. What do you call the programs that are used to find out possible faults and their causes?
operating system extensions
cookies
diagnostic software
- boot diskettes

43. Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?
BASIC COBOL Fortran
Prolog
C C++
Assembly languages

44. Which of the following is not anti- viruses software?
NAV
F-Prot
Oracle
McAfee

45. What does DMA stand for?
A- Distinct Memory Access
Direct Memory Access
Direct Module Access
Direct Memory Allocation

46. Which of the following is a storage device?
Tape
Hard Disk
Floppy
All of the above

47. When did John Napier develop logarithm?
1416
1614
1641
1804

48. A normal CD- ROM usually can store up to _________ _data?
680 KB
680 Bytes
680 MB
680 GB

49. MIS is designed to provide information needed for effective decision making by?
Consumers
Workers
Foremen
Managers