50 Computer Awareness MCQs - Quiz 12

 50 Computer Awareness MCQs - Quiz 12

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1) What is "Binary Electronic Sequence Calculator" (BESK), created in 1953?
A) Electronic computer
B) Analogous computer
C) Digital Computer
D) A Banker's Calculator
Answer: A) Electronic computer

2) In IT, associative memory is called as
A) Virtual memory
B) Cache memory
C) Content addressable memory
D) Main memory
Answer: B) Cache memory

3) The passenger reservation system of the Indian Railways is designed by
A) TCS
B) CRIS
C) Google
D) CMS
Answer: B) CRIS

4) What does TCP stand for with respect to computer networks?
A) Transmission Control Protocol
B) Transfer Call Plan
C) Transfer Control Process
D) Transmission Call Protocol
Answer: A) Transmission Control Protocol

5) What is a default file extension for all word documents?
A) TXT
B) WRD
C) FIL
D) DOC
Answer: D) DOC

6) In HTML, _____________ pair defines a cell and number of such pairs you use will define the number of cells your row is divided into.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Answer: C)

7) The main job of a CPU is to 
A) carry out program instructions
B) store data/ information for future use
C) Process data and information
D) both (a) and (c)
Answer: D) both (a) and (c)

8) Which of the following language is used to access data from a database?
A) ASP.Net
B) Java
C) SQL
D) C++
Answer: C) SQL

9) In MS-Excel, ________ are an excellent tool to present data in a worksheet in a visually appealing format which aids in analyzing and comparing data.
A) Charts
B) Mail merge
C) Outline
D) Tables
Answer: A) Charts

10) A paper printout of a document is known as
A) Hardcopy
B) Softcopy
C) Permanent output
D) All of the above
Answer: A) Hardcopy

11) ___________ is a form of computer data storage which stores frequently used program instructions to increase the general speed of a system.
A) Arithmetic Logic Unit
B) Integrated Circuit
C) Random Access Memory
D) Portable Document Format
Answer: C) Random Access Memory

12) In Microsoft Excel, down arrow key stroke leads to ____________ cell movement on spreadsheet.
A) One cell up
B) One cell down
C) One cell Left
D) One cell right
Answer: B) One cell down

13) How many KB is equal to 1 GB?
A) 1024
B) 256 x 1024
C) 1024 x 1024
D) 1024 x 1024 x 128
Answer: C) 1024 x 1024

14) What is the maximum number of characters when applying MsgBox and InputBox ?
15) The two kinds of Main Memory are
A) Random and sequential
B) ROM and RAM
C) Primary and secondary
D) All the above
Answer: B) ROM and RAM

16) Portrait and Landscape are
A) Page notations
B) Page orientations
C) Page layout
D) Page size
Answer: B) Page orientations

17) Which one of the following does not belong to the group?
A) Android
B) BADA
C) DOS
D) Symbian
Answer: C) DOS

18) Main storage is also called
A) Memory
B) Control unit
C) Accumulator
D) Register unit
Answer: A) Memory

19) In Microsoft Word, to alter the page set up, page set up is clicked under _____________.
A) Formatting tool bar
B) File menu
C) Standard tool bar
D) Menu bar
Answer: B) File menu

20) The Android operating system is the embedded version of ________.
A) Linux
B) macOS
C) UNIX
D) Windows
Answer: A) Linux

21) A(n) .......... is a small group of computers and peripherals linked together in a small geographic area. 
A) WAN
B) PAN
C) LAN
D) CAN
Answer: C) LAN

22) Can character data be stored in computer memory? 
A) Yes---a primitive data type is used to store characters
B) No---computer memory can only store patterns
C) Yes---characters are stored in special memory
D) No---computers can only store numbers
Answer: A) Yes---a primitive data type is used to store characters

23) With reference to computing, an 'Applet' is _____
A) A Java application
B) Computer Virus
C) A firewall
D) A cookie
Answer: A) A Java application

24) In Internet, what is the full form of TCP ?
A) Transfer Control Program
B) Transfer Control Protocol
C) Transmission Control Program
D) Transmission Control Protocol
Answer: D) Transmission Control Protocol

25) VoIP in computer science stands for?
A) Virtual over Identifier Protocol
B) Voice over Internet Protocol
C) Voice over Interface Protocol
D) Voice over Instruction Protocol
Answer: B) Voice over Internet Protocol

26) Which one is considered as India's first supercomputer?
A) Aditya
B) Vikram-100
C) Param 8000
D) Shastra T
Answer: C) Param 8000

27) In Microsoft Excel, the ______() function is used to count the number of cells within a range that meet the given criteria.
A) COUNTIF
B) COUNT
C) SUMCOUNT
D) COUNTSUM
Answer: A) COUNTIF

28) In the field of information and communication technology, what is the full form of FDD ?
A) Folder Disk Drive
B) Floppy Disk Drive
C) Folder Data Drive
D) Floppy Data Drive
Answer: B) Floppy Disk Drive

29) ___________ allows searching for information and computing derived information.
A) Data definition language
B) Data manipulation language
C) Query language
D) OQL
Answer: C) Query language

30) The tag line "Do no Evil" is owned by
A) Yahoo
B) Bing
C) Google
D) Start page
Answer: C) Google

31) Enumerators are stored by the compiler in
A) integer
B) string
C) float
D) any of above
Answer: A) integer

32) Merge cells option can be applied from?
A) Format Cells dialog box Alignment Tab
B) Formatting toolbar
C) Both of above
D) None of above
Answer: A) Format Cells dialog box Alignment Tab

33) Which language is used to create macros in excel?
A) C++
B) Visual C+
C) JAVA Script
D) Visual Basic
Answer: D) Visual Basic

34) _________ is a process of searching bugs in software
A) Compiling
B) Testing
C) Runnung
D) Debugging
Answer: D) Debugging

35) In Microsoft Word, under character formatting ___________ is used to apply colors to the characters.
A) Font style
B) Font color
C) Effects
D) Size
Answer: B) Font color

36) In IT, the method for updating the main memory as soon as a word is removed from the cache is called
A) Write-through
B) Write-back
C) Protected-write
D) Cache-write
Answer: B) Write-back

37) The designers of the Internet Protocol defined an IP address as a ____­bit number.
A) 8
B) 16
C) 32
D) 64
Answer: C) 32

38) Which of the following is a lever that can be moved in several directions to control the movement of an image on a computer monitor or similar display screen?
A) MIDI Devices
B) Optical Mark Reader
C) Visual Display Unit
D) Joystick
Answer: D) Joystick

39) In HTML, ______________ pair defines a row of the table.
A)
B)  
C)
D)
Answer: B)  

40) A word processor would most likely be used to do
A) type a biography
B) maintain an inventory
C) a word processor would most likely be used to do
D) do a computer search in media center
Answer: A) type a biography

41) Programs stored in ROM are called
A) Hardware
B) Firmware
C) Freeware
D) Software
Answer: B) Firmware

42) The ..... key and the ..... key can be used in combination with other keys to perform shortcuts and special tasks
A) Control, Alt
B) Function, Toggle
C) Caps lock,Num lock
D) None of these
Answer: A) Control, Alt

43) Raymond Samuel Tomilson is famous for developing which of the following?
A) E­-Mail
B) SMS
C) Facebook
D) Orkut
Answer: A) E­-Mail

44) Which motherboard form factor uses one 20 pin connector?
A) Baby AT
B) AT
C) ATX
D) All the above
Answer: C) ATX

45) The 'IC' chip, used in computers, is made of
A) Iron Oxide
B) Silicon
C) Chomium
D) Silica
Answer: B) Silicon

46) Which IRQ does the system timer commonly use?
A) IRQ 1
B) IRQ 0
C) IRQ 3
D) IRQ 4
Answer: B) IRQ 0

47) Which of the following is an input device used to enter motion data into computers or other electronic devices?
A) Plotter
B) Trackball
C) Monitor
D) Joystick
Answer: B) Trackball

48) Processor's speed of a computer is measured in
A) Hertz
B) Baud
C) MIPS
D) BPS
Answer: A) Hertz

49) Who invented the high level language C?
A) Dennis M. Ritchie
B) Donald Kunth
C) Niklaus Writh
D) Seymour Papert
Answer: A) Dennis M. Ritchie

50) Who designed the first analog computer in India?
A) Samarendra Kumar Mitra
B) Bimal Kumar Bhattacharyya
C) Deb Kumar Bose
D) Subodh Chandra Das Gupta
Answer: A) Samarendra Kumar Mitra

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