50 Computer Awareness Multiple-choice Questions - Quiz 13

50 Computer Awareness Multiple-choice Questions - Quiz 13

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1) CPU speed of a personal computer is
A) 1 MIPS
B) 100 KIPS
C) 32 KIPS
D) 32 MIPS
Answer: C) 32 KIPS

2) Which protocol does ping use?
A) ICMP
B) TCP
C) BootP
D) ARP
Answer: A) ICMP

3) The brain of any computer system is
A) CPU
B) Memory
C) Control
D) ALU
Answer: A) CPU

4) Google Docs is a type of cloud computing.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
Answer: A) TRUE

5) Which of the following statements is true with respect to
A) A programming language
B) ASCII chart is not for decimals
C) American security code for information interchange
D) A character encoding scheme
Answer: D) A character encoding scheme

6) __________ (HHDD) is a technology where the conventional disk drive is combined with non-volatile flash memory, of typically 128 MB or more to cache data during normal use.
A) Hyper Hard Disk Drive
B) Hybrid Hard Disk Drive
C) Hybrid Helium Disk Drive
D) Hyper Helium Disk Drive
Answer: B) Hybrid Hard Disk Drive

7) Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers?
A) Fourth generation
B) Third generation
C) Second generation
D) First generation
Answer: A) Fourth generation

8) A hard copy of a document is
A) stored in a pen drive
B) read in floppy disc
C) printed on printer
D) stored in hard disc
Answer: C) printed on printer

9) ____________ is also known as spreadsheet.
A) Cells
B) Notepad
C) MS - Office
D) Workbook
Answer: D) Workbook

10) What is the technology used in a compact disc?
A) Electrical
B) Laser
C) Electro magnetic
D) Aeronautical
Answer: B) Laser

11) Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for
A) Sequential access
B) Direct access
C) Both A & B
D) None of the above
Answer: C) Both A & B

12) What happens when you boot up a PC?
A) Portions of the operating system are copied from disk into memory
B) Portions of the operating system are copied from memory onto disk
C) Portions of the operating system are compiled
D) Portions of the operating system are emulated
Answer: A) Portions of the operating system are copied from disk into memory

13) The first computer was programmed using .......
A) Assembly language
B) Machine language
C) Spaghetti code
D) Source code
Answer: B) Machine language

14) Which of the following does computing in a personal computer?
A) CPU
B) Motherboard
C) RAM
D) BIOS
Answer: A) CPU

15) In Microsoft Word, there are basically two types of formatting - character formatting and _____________.
A) Paragraph formatting
B) Sentence formatting
C) Word formatting
D) Font formatting
Answer: A) Paragraph formatting

16) UNIVAC is
A) Universal Automatic Computer
B) Universal Array Computer
C) Unvalued Automatic Computer
D) Unique Automatic Computer
Answer: A) Universal Automatic Computer

17) Which of the following statement is true?
A) A Primary key is also a candidate key
B) Each relation has at least one foreign key
C) Foreign keys can't have null values
D) A Primary key is also an alternate key
Answer: A) A Primary key is also a candidate key

18) Which key is used for the last action?
A) Ctrl + D
B) Alt + Z
C) Ctrl + Z
D) Alt + D
Answer: C) Ctrl + Z

19) All of the logic and mathematical calculations done by the computer happen in/ on the ........
A) system board
B) central control unit
C) central processing unit
D) mother board
Answer: C) central processing unit

20) Which of the following is not an Output device?
A) Scanner
B) Moniter
C) Printer
D) Speakers
Answer: A) Scanner

21) The ___________ has emerged as a convenient means of global communication, information sharing and services.
A) e-books
B) Internet
C) Satellites
D) Public telephone booths
Answer: B) Internet

22) Which of the following operating systems is produced by IBM?
A) Windows
B) UNIX
C) OS-2
D) DOS
Answer: C) OS-2

23) A file with the ______ file extension is a Word Open XML Macro-Enabled Document file.
A) .docm
B) .docx
C) .org
D) .pdf
Answer: A) .docm  

24) Where are saved files stored in computer ?
A) Hard disk
B) Cache
C) RAM
D) Any of above
Answer: A) Hard disk

25) When you save to this, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off ____
A) RAM
B) Mother board
C) Secondary storage device
D) Primary storage device
Answer: C) Secondary storage device

26)  __________ networks are connected by telephones, underwater cables and satellites.
A) Typewriter
B) DVD
C) Computers
D) Washing Machine
Answer: C) Computers

27) Bill Gates co-founded 'Microsoft Corporation' in 1975 with?
A) Chris Hughes
B) Tim Berners-Lee
C) Steve Paul Jobs
D) Paul G. Allen
Answer: D) Paul G. Allen

28) USB is which type of storage device?
A) Tertiary
B) Secondary
C) Primary
D) Auxillary
Answer: B) Secondary

29) Type of a file in a computer can be identified by the ___.
A) Folder name
B) File size
C) File path
D) File extension
Answer: D) File extension

30) Which of the following is a server side scripting language?
A) HTML
B) DHTML
C) JavaScript
D) PHP
Answer: D) PHP

31) RAM stands for
A) Relative Atomic Memory
B) Random Altered Memory
C) Random Access Memory
D) Relative Altered memory
Answer: C) Random Access Memory

32) Which of the following is a secondary storage device?
A) ALU
B) Disc
C) Projector
D) All of the above
Answer: B) Disc

33) A modem ______
A) translates analog signals from a computer into digital signals that can travel along conventional telephone lines
B) translates digital signals from a computer into analog signals that can travel along conventional telephone lines
C) demodulates digital signals from a computer
D) modulates signals an analog telephone line
Answer: B) translates digital signals from a computer into analog signals that can travel along conventional telephone lines

34) A button that makes characters either upper or lower case and numbers to symbols___
A) Shift
B) Ctrl
C) Space bar
D) Back space
Answer: A) Shift

35) MS-Word is an example of _____
A) An operating system
B) A processing device
C) Application software
D) An input device
Answer: C) Application software

36) What symbol is used to enter number as text?
A) =
B) "
C) '
D) _
Answer: C) '

37) The physical components of a computer are referred to as
A) Processor
B) Software
C) Hardware
D) Input devices
Answer: C) Hardware

38) __________ (HHDD) is a technology where the conventional disk drive is combined with non-volatile flash memory, of typically 128 MB or more to cache data during normal use.
A) Hyper Hard Disk Drive
B) Hybrid Hard Disk Drive
C) Hybrid Helium Disk Drive
D) Hyper Helium Disk Drive
Answer: B) Hybrid Hard Disk Drive

39) A grammar for annotating a document in a way that is syntactically distinguishable from the text, such as HTML, is _____.
A) Command Language
B) Machine Language
C) Markup Language
D) Style Sheet Language
Answer: C) Markup Language

40) Why is secondary storage needed?
A) no need of power supply
B) large storage capacity
C) Both A & B
D) None of the above
Answer: C) Both A & B

41) In which generation of computer was the mechanical language for programming used?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
Answer: A) First

42) In the context of the Internet, what does IP stand for?
A) Internet Protocol
B) Intra Propaganda
C) Intra Protocol
D) Internet Proposal
Answer: A) Internet Protocol

43) Who designed the first electronic computer - ENIAC?
A) Joseph M Jacquard
B) Von Neuman
C) J presper Eckert and John W Mauchly
D) Both A and B
Answer: C) J presper Eckert and John W Mauchly

44) Which keyboard shortcut bolds selected text?
A) CTRL + I
B) SHIFT + CTRL + S
C) CTRL + B
D) CTRL + SHIFT + I
Answer: C) CTRL + B

45) F12 key is known as
A) Company Configuration
B) Accounting Features
C) Company Features
D) All of the above
Answer: A) Company Configuration

46) Two versions of the Internet Protocol (IP) are in use
A) IP Version 4 & IP Version 6
B) IP Version 2 & IP Version 3
C) IP Version 4 & IP Version 8
D) IP Version 2 & IP Version 4
Answer: A) IP Version 4 & IP Version 6

47) IP address stands for?

A) Information Protocol

B) Intelligence Protocol

C) Internet Protocol

D) None of the above

Answer:  C) Internet Protocol

48) Which Key Combination is used for pasting text in MS word?
A) Ctrl + V
B) Ctrl + Z
C) Alt + r
D) Alt+F4
Answer: A) Ctrl + V

49) The output quality of a printer is measured by
A) Dots per line
B) Dots printed per unit time
C) Dots per inch
D) All of the above
Answer: C) Dots per inch

50) An IP address is _____ bit number.
A) 8
B) 16
C) 32
D) 64
Answer: C) 32

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