Basic Computer Knowledge MCQs

Option A: radio waves

Option B: microwaves

Option C: infrared

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: Pictures

Option B: Text

Option C: Both picture and text

Option D: Neither picture nor text

Correct Answer: Both picture and text ✔

Option A: Dragging

Option B: Dropping

Option C: Right clicking

Option D: Shift clicking

Correct Answer: Right clicking ✔

Option A: special function cards

Option B: RAM

Option C: CPU

Option D: Intel

Correct Answer: CPU ✔

Option A: Contains only current data

Option B: Organised around important subject areas

Option C: Contains numerous naming conventions and formats

Option D: Can be updated by end users

Correct Answer: Organised around important subject areas ✔

Option A: system units

Option B: output devices

Option C: storage components

Option D: Input devices

Correct Answer: system units ✔

Option A: Gigabyte

Option B: Terabyte

Option C: Petabyte

Option D: Megabyte

Correct Answer: Petabyte ✔

Option A: Mbps

Option B: Gbps

Option C: Cps

Option D: Kbps

Correct Answer: Gbps ✔

Option A: motherboard

Option B: system unit

Option C: peripheral

Option D: input device

Correct Answer: system unit ✔

Option A: hard disk

Option B: optical disc

Option C: output device

Option D: solid state storage device

Correct Answer: optical disc ✔

Option A: Octal digits

Option B: Binary digits

Option C: Hexadecimal digits

Option D: Decimal digits

Correct Answer: Binary digits ✔

Option A: Tracking

Option B: Formatting

Option C: Crashing

Option D: Allotting

Correct Answer: Formatting ✔

Option A: Square

Option B: Rectangular

Option C: Round

Option D: Information

Correct Answer: Rectangular ✔

Option A: Performs the primary storage function

Option B: Is the only chip cound in most PC models

Option C: Performs the arithmatic-logic and control functions

Option D: Almost always operates on by-bits of data at a time

Correct Answer: Performs the arithmatic-logic and control functions ✔

Option A: vector

Option B: bitmap

Option C: either vector or bitmap

Option D: neither vector nor bitmap

Correct Answer: bitmap ✔

Option A: Mainframe computers

Option B: Supercomputers

Option C: Minicomputers

Option D: Microcomputers

Correct Answer: Mainframe computers ✔

Option A: Euronet

Option B: Star network

Option C: a single server

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: Euronet ✔

Option A: Input

Option B: Output

Option C: Throughout

Option D: Reports

Correct Answer: Input ✔

Option A: Icon

Option B: Screen

Option C: Keys

Option D: Menu

Correct Answer: Keys ✔

Option A: application to application communication

Option B: process to process communication

Option C: node to node communication

Option D: all of these

Correct Answer: process to process communication ✔

Option A: PDA

Option B: Link

Option C: Web site

Option D: Web browser

Correct Answer: Link ✔

Option A: system unit

Option B: storage component

Option C: input devices

Option D: output devices

Correct Answer: system unit ✔

Option A: Name button

Option B: Address button

Option C: Domain bar

Option D: Address bar

Correct Answer: Address button ✔

Option A: Taskbar

Option B: Menu bar

Option C: Standard toolbar

Option D: Title bar

Correct Answer: Title bar ✔

Option A: processing

Option B: organising

Option C: programming

Option D: storing

Correct Answer: processing ✔

Option A: lists

Option B: indexes

Option C: folders

Option D: archives

Correct Answer: folders ✔

Option A: input

Option B: output

Option C: data

Option D: circuitry

Correct Answer: input ✔

Option A: Broadband

Option B: Slow

Option C: Remote

Option D: Wireless

Correct Answer: Broadband ✔

Option A: cell address

Option B: cell coordinates

Option C: cell position

Option D: cell location

Correct Answer: cell address ✔

Option A: horizontally

Option B: from centre to the furthest comer

Option C: vertically

Option D: zig-zag

Correct Answer: horizontally ✔

Option A: computer forensics

Option B: forecasting

Option C: robotics

Option D: simulation

Correct Answer: robotics ✔

Option A: Write only, Read memory

Option B: Write once, Read memory

Option C: Write only , Replicate memory

Option D: Write once, Read many

Correct Answer: Write once, Read memory ✔

Option A: Block

Option B: Underlined

Option C: Select

Option D: Unblock

Correct Answer: Underlined ✔

Option A: multiple HTTP requests are sent on a single TCP connection without waiting for the corresponding responses

Option B: multiple HTTP requests can not be sent on a single TCP connection

Option C: multiple HTTP requests are sent in a queue on a single TCP connection

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: multiple HTTP requests are sent on a single TCP connection without waiting for the corresponding responses ✔

Option A: hyperlink

Option B: url

Option C: plugin

Option D: none of the above

Correct Answer: hyperlink ✔

Option A: Dean Cline

Option B: C.B. Rogers Jr.

Option C: John F. Akers

Option D: David Svenson

Correct Answer: B. C.B. Rogers Jr. ✔

Option A: millions of instructions per second

Option B: multiple instructions per second

Option C: megabytes of instructions per seconds

Option D: millions input processor set

Correct Answer: millions of instructions per second ✔

Option A: Magnetic storage

Option B: Optical storage

Option C: Solid-state storage

Option D: Storage capacity

Correct Answer: Storage capacity ✔

Option A: user datagram protocol

Option B: transmission control protocol

Option C: stream control transmission protocol

Option D: datagram congestion control protocol

Correct Answer: transmission control protocol ✔

Option A: Keyboard, monitor and hard drive

Option B: System unit, input / output and memory

Option C: System unit, input / output and secondary storage

Option D: System unit, primary storage and secondary storage

Correct Answer: System unit, input / output and secondary storage ✔

Option A: Scanner, Printer and Monitor

Option B: Keyboard, Printer and Monitor

Option C: Mouse, Printer and Monitor

Option D: Plotter, Printer and Monitor

Correct Answer: Plotter, Printer and Monitor ✔

Option A: Mouse

Option B: Joystick

Option C: Keyboard

Option D: Pen

Correct Answer: Joystick ✔

Option A: bridge

Option B: firewall

Option C: router

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: router ✔

Option A: Home

Option B: Page up

Option C: Enter

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Home ✔

Option A: Mouse, Keyboard and Monitor

Option B: Mouse, Keyboard and Printer

Option C: Mouse, Keyboard and Plotter

Option D: Mouse, Keyboard and Scanner

Correct Answer: Mouse, Keyboard and Scanner ✔

Option A: Drag mouse while holding button down

Option B: Click mouse once

Option C: Roll mouse around

Option D: Roll and then click mouse

Correct Answer: Drag mouse while holding button down ✔

Option A: protocol architecture

Option B: protocol stack

Option C: protocol suit

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: protocol stack ✔

Option A: analog modulation

Option B: digital modulation

Option C: multiplexing

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: multiplexing ✔

Option A: digital modulation

Option B: amplitude modulation

Option C: frequency modulation

Option D: phase modulation

Correct Answer: digital modulation ✔

Option A: TCP

Option B: UDP

Option C: Both A and B

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: Both A and B ✔

Option A: An ASCII code

Option B: A magnetic tape

Option C: An OCR scanner

Option D: A bar code

Correct Answer: A bar code ✔

Option A: Caps lock

Option B: Tab

Option C: Enter

Option D: Esc

Correct Answer: Enter ✔

Option A: Arrow key

Option B: Space bar

Option C: Escape key

Option D: Return key

Correct Answer: Escape key ✔

Option A: media gateway protocol

Option B: dynamic host configuration protocol

Option C: resource reservation protocol

Option D: session initiation protocol

Correct Answer: resource reservation protocol ✔

Option A: Input

Option B: Output

Option C: Type

Option D: Print

Correct Answer: Input ✔

Option A: digital

Option B: analog

Option C: classic

Option D: film

Correct Answer: digital ✔

Option A: William Oughtred

Option B: Gottfried Leibnitz

Option C: Blaise Pascal

Option D: Charles Babbage

Correct Answer: Blaise Pascal ✔

Option A: IBM 801

Option B: IBM 7070

Option C: IBM 7090

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: IBM 7090 ✔

Option A: Application package

Option B: Operating system

Option C: System software

Option D: Utility programs

Correct Answer: Application package ✔

Option A: Cell

Option B: Key

Option C: Menu

Option D: Field

Correct Answer: Cell ✔

Option A: COBOL

Option B: C

Option C: BASIC

Option D: SNOBOL

Correct Answer: C ✔

Option A: Store

Option B: Ship

Option C: Shift

Option D: Centre

Correct Answer: Store ✔

Option A: Disk

Option B: Tape

Option C: CD-ROM

Option D: DVD-ROM

Correct Answer: Tape ✔

Option A: ROM only

Option B: RAM only

Option C: Both ROM and RAM

Option D: Memory module

Correct Answer: Both ROM and RAM ✔

Option A: Marcian E Hoff

Option B: Herman H Goldstein

Option C: Joseph Jacquard

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: Marcian E Hoff ✔

Option A: is same every time whenever it displays

Option B: generates on demand by a program or a request from browser

Option C: both A and B

Option D: none of the above

Correct Answer: generates on demand by a program or a request from browser ✔

Option A: ROM information can be easily updated

Option B: Data in ROM is non volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrial power

Option C: ROM provides very large amounts or inexpensive data storage

Option D: ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers

Correct Answer: Data in ROM is non volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrial power ✔

Option A: Floppy disk

Option B: CD-ROM

Option C: Hard disk

Option D: ED-ROM

Correct Answer: CD-ROM ✔

Option A: RAM

Option B: Mother board

Option C: Secondary storgae device

Option D: Primary storgae device

Correct Answer: Secondary storgae device ✔

Option A: Printer

Option B: Display

Option C: Scanner

Option D: Software

Correct Answer: Display ✔

Option A: Multiplener

Option B: Multiplier

Option C: Quantization

Option D: Multivibrator

Correct Answer: Multiplier ✔

Option A: Video text

Option B: Tele-text

Option C: Network

Option D: Telematique

Correct Answer: Video text ✔

Option A: Graphic Unit Interface

Option B: Graphical User Interface

Option C: Graphical User Interact

Option D: Graphics Used Interface

Correct Answer: Graphical User Interface ✔

Option A: volatile, temporary

Option B: non volatile, permanent

Option C: non volatile, temporary

Option D: volatile, permanent

Correct Answer: volatile, temporary ✔

Option A: read

Option B: write

Option C: read and write

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: read ✔

Option A: Input

Option B: Scanning

Option C: Software

Option D: Output

Correct Answer: Output ✔

Option A: Much costlier than a single transistor

Option B: A complicated circuit

Option C: An integrating device

Option D: Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip

Correct Answer: Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip ✔

Option A: Data transmission

Option B: Database

Option C: Relocation

Option D: Data collection

Correct Answer: Relocation ✔

Option A: delete text

Option B: move the cursor in the text that has already been entered

Option C: save the document

Option D: move the cursor while deleting text

Correct Answer: move the cursor in the text that has already been entered ✔

Option A: Bandwidth

Option B: Bug

Option C: Bus

Option D: Bits

Correct Answer: Bandwidth ✔

Option A: ROM chips

Option B: RAM chips

Option C: PROM chips

Option D: Micro processor

Correct Answer: Micro processor ✔

Option A: Were the first to use integrated circuitry

Option B: Used transistors insted of vaccum tubes

Option C: Were the first to use built-in error detecting devices

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: Were the first to use integrated circuitry ✔

Option A: a device which is connected to CPU

Option B: a device which is not connected to CPU

Option C: a direct access storage device

Option D: an I/O device

Correct Answer: a device which is not connected to CPU ✔

Option A: 4

Option B: 5

Option C: 7

Option D: 9

Correct Answer: 7 ✔

Option A: 255 characters

Option B: 127 characters

Option C: 63 characters

Option D: 31 characters

Correct Answer: 255 characters ✔

Option A: Input

Option B: Output

Option C: Type

Option D: Print

Correct Answer: Input ✔

Option A: Packet

Option B: Message

Option C: Segment

Option D: Frame

Correct Answer: Message ✔

Option A: Soft copy

Option B: Carbon copy

Option C: Hard copy

Option D: Desk copy

Correct Answer: Hard copy ✔

Option A: Esc

Option B: Return / Enter

Option C: Delete

Option D: Home

Correct Answer: Return / Enter ✔

Option A: Backspace

Option B: Shift

Option C: Escape

Option D: Space Bar

Correct Answer: Space Bar ✔

Option A: all UDP packets are treated independently by transport layer

Option B: it sends data as a stream of related packets

Option C: both A and B

Option D: none of these

Correct Answer: all UDP packets are treated independently by transport layer ✔

Option A: coaxial cable

Option B: twisted pair cable

Option C: optical fiber

Option D: electrical cable

Correct Answer: optical fiber ✔

Option A: data link layer

Option B: network layer

Option C: trasnport layer

Option D: application layer

Correct Answer: data link layer ✔

Option A: mini computer

Option B: super computer

Option C: micro computer

Option D: both A and B

Correct Answer: super computer ✔

Option A: C-DAC

Option B: IIT Kanpur

Option C: BARC

Option D: IIT Delhi

Correct Answer: C-DAC ✔

Option A: any data processing that occurs from new data input into the computer

Option B: data or information that has been entered into the computer

Option C: the transmission of data that has been input into the computer

Option D: both B and C

Correct Answer: both B and C ✔

Option A: Microphone and Printer

Option B: Scanner and Monitor

Option C: Digital camera and Speaker

Option D: Keyboard and Mouse

Correct Answer: Keyboard and Mouse ✔

Option A: Personal computer

Option B: Super computer

Option C: Laptop

Option D: Note book

Correct Answer: Super computer ✔

Option A: carry out program instructions

Option B: store data / information for future use

Option C: process data and information

Option D: both (A) and (B)

Correct Answer: both (A) and (B) ✔