Basic Computer Knowledge MCQs

Option A: Lower efficiency 

Option B: Machine  dependence

Option C: Machine  level  coding

Option D: None of  the above

Correct Answer: Lower efficiency  ✔

Option A: mouse

Option B: printer

Option C: keyboard

Option D: scanner

Correct Answer: printer ✔

Option A: EBCDIC

Option B: Binary numbering system

Option C: Unicode

Option D: ASCII

Correct Answer: ASCII ✔

Option A: ensure that the system processes data as it was designed to and that the results are reliable

Option B: protect data from accidental or intentional loss

Option C: inspect the system and check that it is built as per specifications

Option D: ensure privacy of data processed by it

Correct Answer: ensure that the system processes data as it was designed to and that the results are reliable ✔

Option A: A CD-RW can be written to, but a CD-ROM can only be read from.

Option B: They are the same — just two different terms used by different manufacturers.

Option C: A CD-ROM holds more information than a CD-RW.

Option D: A CD-ROM can be written to and a CD-RW cannot.

Correct Answer: A CD-RW can be written to, but a CD-ROM can only be read from. ✔

Option A: microchip

Option B: macrochip

Option C: macroprocessor

Option D: calculator

Correct Answer: microchip ✔

Option A: Monitor and Printer

Option B: Floppy disc nad CD

Option C: Keyboard and Mouse

Option D: Windows 2000 and Windows NT

Correct Answer: Monitor and Printer ✔

Option A: Input

Option B: Output

Option C: Software

Option D: Storage

Correct Answer: Output ✔

Option A: computer network

Option B: distributed system

Option C: both A and B

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: distributed system ✔

Option A: stream control transmission protocol

Option B: internet control message protocol

Option C: neighbor discovery protocol

Option D: dynamic host configuration protocol

Correct Answer: stream control transmission protocol ✔

Option A: Keyboard

Option B: Monitor

Option C: Hard disk

Option D: Icon

Correct Answer: Keyboard ✔

Option A: Control key

Option B: Space bar

Option C: Printer

Option D: Mouse

Correct Answer: Space bar ✔

Option A: internet architecture board

Option B: internet society

Option C: internet research task force

Option D: internet corporation for assigned names and numbers

Correct Answer: internet corporation for assigned names and numbers ✔

Option A: Latch

Option B: Accumulator

Option C: Buffer

Option D: Accumulator

Correct Answer: Latch ✔

Option A: Wand

Option B: Light pen

Option C: Mouse

Option D: Touch tablet

Correct Answer: Wand ✔

Option A: 1950

Option B: 1942

Option C: 1948

Option D: 1956

Correct Answer: 1950 ✔

Option A: Mouse

Option B: Icon

Option C: Keyboard

Option D: Hard disk

Correct Answer: Mouse ✔

Option A: Monitor

Option B: ALU

Option C: CD-ROM

Option D: RAM

Correct Answer: CD-ROM ✔

Option A: explode if exposed to high temperatures

Option B: lose its contents if currents it turned off

Option C: be used for data storage only

Option D: be used to both read and write data

Correct Answer: lose its contents if currents it turned off ✔

Option A: uniform resource identifier

Option B: unique resource locator

Option C: unique resource identifier

Option D: none of the above

Correct Answer: uniform resource identifier ✔

Option A: Cache memory

Option B: RAM memory

Option C: cache

Option D: hard disk

Correct Answer: hard disk ✔

Option A: Bus lines

Option B: Wire Lines

Option C: Logic Paths

Option D: Gate ways

Correct Answer: Bus lines ✔

Option A: WAN

Option B: NIC

Option C: GPS

Option D: LAN

Correct Answer: GPS ✔

Option A: CD ROM

Option B: Zip disk

Option C: Super disk

Option D: Hard disk

Correct Answer: Hard disk ✔

Option A: Input Output

Option B: World Viewer

Option C: Internet Browser

Option D: Computer Outlook

Correct Answer: Internet Browser ✔

Option A: TCP

Option B: ARP

Option C: CMP

Option D: Telnet

Correct Answer: CMP ✔

Option A: device

Option B: application

Option C: hardware

Option D: peripheral

Correct Answer: hardware ✔

Option A: software processing packages

Option B: integrated software packages

Option C: software suites

Option D: personal information managers

Correct Answer: integrated software packages ✔

Option A: Encryption

Option B: Sorting

Option C: Code Protection

Option D: Firewall

Correct Answer: Encryption ✔

Option A: Bandwidth

Option B: Broadband

Option C: Capacity

Option D: Bitrate

Correct Answer: Bandwidth ✔

Option A: Character, record, field, file, database

Option B: Character, field,record,file,database

Option C: Character,file,record,field,database

Option D: Database,file,record,field,character

Correct Answer: Character, field,record,file,database ✔

Option A: transferring

Option B: pulling

Option C: pushing

Option D: downloading

Correct Answer: downloading ✔

Option A: Spam

Option B: Surrogate

Option C: Use Net

Option D: Flaming

Correct Answer: Spam ✔

Option A: Basic Input/Output System

Option B: Bipolar Input/output System

Option C: Basic Input Office System

Option D: Basic Instruction Organised System

Correct Answer: Basic Input/Output System ✔

Option A: data displayed on the monitor

Option B: printer output

Option C: user interaction with the processor

Option D: user creating of a document

Correct Answer: user interaction with the processor ✔

Option A: Digital camcorder

Option B: Microphone

Option C: Scanner

Option D: All of these

Correct Answer: All of these ✔

Option A: Character formatting

Option B: Typeface

Option C: Text formatting

Option D: Point size

Correct Answer: Text formatting ✔

Option A: LCD TV

Option B: Plasma TV

Option C: LED backlit-LCD TV

Option D: Analogue TV

Correct Answer: LCD TV ✔

Option A: a network

Option B: hardware

Option C: an information system

Option D: communications technology

Correct Answer: an information system ✔

Option A: Page Margins

Option B: Portrait and Landscape

Option C: Header and Footer

Option D: Front and Footer

Correct Answer: Portrait and Landscape ✔

Option A: system software

Option B: BIOS software

Option C: software suites

Option D: sequential software

Correct Answer: system software ✔

Option A: 6.25 per cent

Option B: 6.25 per cent

Option C: 6.75 per cent

Option D: 7 per cent

Correct Answer: 6.25 per cent ✔

Option A: POS

Option B: data mining

Option C: data conversion

Option D: data selection

Correct Answer: data mining ✔

Option A: system software

Option B: platform software

Option C: application software

Option D: operating system software

Correct Answer: application software ✔

Option A: F D drive

Option B: CD drive

Option C: Zip drive

Option D: Pen drive

Correct Answer: CD drive ✔

Option A: dynamic

Option B: static

Option C: volatile

Option D: non-volatile

Correct Answer: volatile ✔

Option A: 1000 bytes

Option B: 1million bits

Option C: 1 million bytes

Option D: 10000 bits

Correct Answer: 1 million bytes ✔

Option A: File transfer protocol

Option B: File transfer practice

Option C: Form transfer protocol

Option D: File transit protocol

Correct Answer: File transfer protocol ✔

Option A: Restart

Option B: Initialize

Option C: Release

Option D: Rerun

Correct Answer: Initialize ✔

Option A: a program that can display a web page

Option B: a program used to view html documents

Option C: it enables user to access the resources of internet

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: Hardware Test Trial Protocol

Option B: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

Option C: Hyphenated Text Test Program

Option D: Hyphenated Tube Test Program

Correct Answer: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol ✔

Option A: E-mail

Option B: Internet

Option C: Data transmission

Option D: Distributed processing

Correct Answer: Data transmission ✔

Option A: ROM

Option B: RAM

Option C: EEPROM

Option D: CD-ROM

Correct Answer: ROM ✔

Option A: System analysis

Option B: DBMS

Option C: Database

Option D: DASD

Correct Answer: DBMS ✔

Option A: RAM

Option B: ROM

Option C: ERROM

Option D: EEPROM

Correct Answer: RAM ✔

Option A: RAM

Option B: mother board

Option C: secondary storage device

Option D: primary storage device

Correct Answer: secondary storage device ✔

Option A: Router

Option B: Server

Option C: Bridge

Option D: Backbone

Correct Answer: Router ✔

Option A: Paste

Option B: Open

Option C: Memory

Option D: Pocket

Correct Answer: Memory ✔

Option A: integrated circuit

Option B: mother board

Option C: processor

Option D: microchip

Correct Answer: mother board ✔

Option A: cannot be erased and rewritten

Option B: has more storage capacity than CD-R

Option C: holds less data than a floppy disk

Option D: can be written only once

Correct Answer: cannot be erased and rewritten ✔

Option A: Primary storage

Option B: Internal memory

Option C: Primary memory

Option D: All of these

Correct Answer: All of these ✔

Option A: Flash

Option B: Non-volatile

Option C: Temporary

Option D: Non-permanent

Correct Answer: Non-volatile ✔

Option A: Permanent, temporary

Option B: Temporary, permanent

Option C: Slow, fast

Option D: Fast, slow

Correct Answer: Temporary, permanent ✔

Option A: an electronic automated machine that can solve problems involving words and numbers

Option B: a more sophisticated and modified electronic pocket calculator

Option C: any machine that can perform mathematical operations

Option D: a machine that works on binary code

Correct Answer: an electronic automated machine that can solve problems involving words and numbers ✔

Option A: displaying output in a useful manner

Option B: inputting data into a computer system

Option C: providing relevant answers

Option D: transforming input into output

Correct Answer: transforming input into output ✔

Option A: unique reference label

Option B: uniform reference label

Option C: unique resource locator

Option D: uniform resource locator

Correct Answer: uniform resource locator ✔

Option A: floppy disk

Option B: USB thum drive

Option C: zip drive

Option D: hard disk drive

Correct Answer: floppy disk ✔

Option A: binary word

Option B: parity bit

Option C: binary codes

Option D: character codes

Correct Answer: binary codes ✔

Option A: Floppy disk

Option B: Hard drive

Option C: Monitor

Option D: Portable

Correct Answer: Floppy disk ✔

Option A: representational

Option B: binary

Option C: processing

Option D: kilobyte

Correct Answer: binary ✔

Option A: Sequential file

Option B: Indexed file

Option C: Random file

Option D: Serial file

Correct Answer: Indexed file ✔

Option A: Input text and numbers and send commands to the computer

Option B: To create new keys to use with your computer

Option C: To open the computer up

Option D: To create pictures and images and send them to your computer

Correct Answer: Input text and numbers and send commands to the computer ✔

Option A: Computer literacy

Option B: Power supply

Option C: Applications software

Option D: Connectivity

Correct Answer: Connectivity ✔

Option A: EROM

Option B: ROM

Option C: RAM

Option D: PROM

Correct Answer: ROM ✔

Option A: Transistor

Option B: IC

Option C: Magnetic Core

Option D: Vaccum Tubes

Correct Answer: Vaccum Tubes ✔

Option A: TV

Option B: Storehouse

Option C: Desk

Option D: Hard drive

Correct Answer: Hard drive ✔

Option A: 256

Option B: 512

Option C: 128

Option D: 64

Correct Answer: 128 ✔

Option A: move a cursor across the screen

Option B: indent a paragraph

Option C: move the cursor down the screen

Option D: both A and B

Correct Answer: both A and B ✔

Option A: Digital camcorder

Option B: Microphone

Option C: Scanner

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above ✔

Option A: Computer

Option B: Art

Option C: Music

Option D: Game

Correct Answer: Computer ✔

Option A: Memory only

Option B: Write only

Option C: Read only

Option D: Run only

Correct Answer: Read only ✔

Option A: Nibble

Option B: Half byte

Option C: Bit

Option D: Data

Correct Answer: Nibble ✔

Option A: simple mail transfer protocol

Option B: post office protocol

Option C: internet mail access protocol

Option D: hypertext transfer protocol

Correct Answer: simple mail transfer protocol ✔

Option A: Displaying images

Option B: Sending messages

Option C: Storing messages

Option D: Handling sound and music

Correct Answer: Handling sound and music ✔

Option A: PSU = Power supply unit

Option B: USP = Universal surge protector

Option C: UPPS = Universal power protection and supply

Option D: UPS = Uninterruptible power supply

Correct Answer: UPS = Uninterruptible power supply ✔

Option A: input automation

Option B: item data automation

Option C: scanning automation

Option D: source data automation

Correct Answer: source data automation ✔

Option A: DNS updater

Option B: DNS resolver

Option C: DNS handler

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: DNS resolver ✔

Option A: Video monitor

Option B: Printer

Option C: Keyboard

Option D: Mouse

Correct Answer: Video monitor ✔

Option A: Bug

Option B: Chip

Option C: Bit

Option D: Byte

Correct Answer: Bug ✔

Option A: indicator

Option B: marker

Option C: meter

Option D: pointer

Correct Answer: pointer ✔

Option A: Peer to peer

Option B: Client-server

Option C: HTTP

Option D: Both A and B

Correct Answer: Both A and B ✔

Option A: random error

Option B: burst error

Option C: inverted error

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: burst error ✔

Option A: IBM

Option B: Motorola

Option C: AMD

Option D: Intel

Correct Answer: Intel ✔

Option A: EPROM

Option B: RAM

Option C: ROM

Option D: PROM

Correct Answer: ROM ✔

Option A: Compiler

Option B: Decompiler

Option C: Interpreter

Option D: Assembler

Correct Answer: Decompiler ✔

Option A: Click

Option B: Double-click

Option C: Drag and drop

Option D: Point

Correct Answer: Drag and drop ✔

Option A: Keyboard

Option B: Scanner

Option C: Printer

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Keyboard ✔

Option A: directly

Option B: by contacting remote DNS server

Option C: it is not possible

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: by contacting remote DNS server ✔

Option A: retrieval technology

Option B: input technology

Option C: output technology

Option D: storage technology

Correct Answer: storage technology ✔

Option A: Character, file, record, field, database

Option B: Bit, byte, character, record, field, file, database

Option C: Character, field, record, file, database

Option D: Character, record, field, file, database

Correct Answer: Character, file, record, field, database ✔