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This section includes 2412 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Fundamentals knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 2151. |
__________ is the measurement of things such as fingerprints and retinal scans used for security access. |
| A. | Biometrics |
| B. | Biomeasurement |
| C. | Computer security |
| D. | Smart weapon machinery |
| Answer» B. Biomeasurement | |
| 2152. |
Memory in which any location can be reached in a fixed and short amount of time after specifying its address is called - |
| A. | Sequential access memory |
| B. | Random access memory |
| C. | Secondary memory |
| D. | Mass storage |
| Answer» C. Secondary memory | |
| 2153. |
All of the following are steps involved in the boot process except- |
| A. | Load the operating system in to RAM. |
| B. | The power on self test. |
| C. | Activate the basic input/ output system (BIOS). |
| D. | Load application programs. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2154. |
Intel and AMD are leaders in- |
| A. | Processor |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | Mother board |
| D. | Hard Disk |
| Answer» B. RAM | |
| 2155. |
A program that performs a useful task while simultaneously allowing destructive acts is: |
| A. | Worm |
| B. | Trojan Horse |
| C. | Virus |
| D. | Macro Virus |
| Answer» C. Virus | |
| 2156. |
The common name for the crime of stealing passwords is: |
| A. | Spooling |
| B. | Identity theft |
| C. | Spoofing |
| D. | Hacking |
| Answer» D. Hacking | |
| 2157. |
What is the name of an application program that gathers user information and sends it to someone through the Internet? |
| A. | A virus |
| B. | Spybot |
| C. | Logic bomb |
| D. | Security patch |
| Answer» C. Logic bomb | |
| 2158. |
A disk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and cannot be changed or erased by user is - |
| A. | Read-only |
| B. | Memory-only |
| C. | Run-only |
| D. | Write-only |
| Answer» B. Memory-only | |
| 2159. |
The ______ cells involve creating a single cell by combining two or more selected cells. |
| A. | Formatting |
| B. | Merging |
| C. | Embedding |
| D. | Splitting |
| Answer» C. Embedding | |
| 2160. |
Gmail, a free web-based email service operated by which company - |
| A. | Apple |
| B. | |
| C. | Microsoft |
| D. | Yahoo |
| Answer» C. Microsoft | |
| 2161. |
Which of the following operating systems is produced by IBM? |
| A. | OS-2 |
| B. | Windows |
| C. | DOS |
| D. | UNIX |
| Answer» B. Windows | |
| 2162. |
CPU controls _________. |
| A. | All Input, Output and processing. |
| B. | Controls Memory |
| C. | Controlled by the input data |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Controls Memory | |
| 2163. |
A websites main page is called its- |
| A. | Home page |
| B. | Browser page |
| C. | Bookmark page |
| D. | Search page |
| Answer» B. Browser page | |
| 2164. |
Which of the followings is not a search engine? |
| A. | |
| B. | Yahoo |
| C. | Examveda |
| D. | Duck Duck Go |
| Answer» D. Duck Duck Go | |
| 2165. |
A URL is: |
| A. | A computer program |
| B. | A type of web server |
| C. | The address of a document or page on the world wide web |
| D. | An acronym for unlimited resources for learning |
| Answer» D. An acronym for unlimited resources for learning | |
| 2166. |
The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured is |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | ROM |
| C. | PROM |
| D. | EPROM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. PROM | |
| 2167. |
Arithmetic logic unitI.   perform arithmetic operationsII.  store dataIII. perform comparisonIV.  communicate with input devicesfrom above the correct one is# |
| A. | I only |
| B. | II only |
| C. | I and II only |
| D. | I and III only |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2168. |
Internet Explorer is a type of |
| A. | Operating System |
| B. | Browser |
| C. | IP address |
| D. | Compiler |
| Answer» C. IP address | |
| 2169. |
Virtual memory is- |
| A. | Related to virtual reality |
| B. | A form of ROM |
| C. | A form of RAM |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 2170. |
ROM tells the computer to- |
| A. | disconnect the computer |
| B. | start up the operating system |
| C. | connect to the hardware |
| D. | turn on |
| E. | pass on data to the RAM |
| Answer» C. connect to the hardware | |
| 2171. |
Which memory is non volatile and may be written only once? |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | EEPROM |
| C. | EPROM |
| D. | PROM |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2172. |
Operating System is the most common type of _________ software. |
| A. | Communication |
| B. | Application |
| C. | System |
| D. | Word Processing Software |
| Answer» D. Word Processing Software | |
| 2173. |
The term that we use to describe physical components of the system |
| A. | Hardware |
| B. | Inout |
| C. | Software |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Inout | |
| 2174. |
Dot-matrix, Deskjet, Inkjet and Laser are all types of which computer peripherals? |
| A. | Printers |
| B. | Software |
| C. | Monitors |
| D. | Keyboards |
| Answer» B. Software | |
| 2175. |
Which one of the following is an example of Operating System? |
| A. | Microsoft Word |
| B. | Microsoft Excel |
| C. | Microsoft Access |
| D. | Microsoft Windows |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2176. |
The process of copying data from a memory location is called |
| A. | Writing |
| B. | Controlling |
| C. | Booting |
| D. | Reading |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2177. |
Which storage device cannot be erased? |
| A. | A floppy disk |
| B. | Magnetic tape storage |
| C. | A CD-ROM |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 2178. |
Which of the following has the most capacity? |
| A. | CD-R |
| B. | CD-RW |
| C. | DVD |
| D. | VCD |
| E. | Floppy Disk |
| Answer» D. VCD | |
| 2179. |
Which of the following is not a Search engine? |
| A. | |
| B. | Bing |
| C. | Yahoo |
| D. | Orkut |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2180. |
When was the first e-mail sent? |
| A. | 1963 |
| B. | 1969 |
| C. | 1971 |
| D. | 1974 |
| Answer» D. 1974 | |
| 2181. |
The computer code for interchange of information betweenterminals is |
| A. | BCDIC |
| B. | BCD |
| C. | ASCII |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 2182. |
One MB is equal to? |
| A. | 1024 Byte |
| B. | 1024 KB |
| C. | 1000 KB |
| D. | 1024 GB |
| Answer» C. 1000 KB | |
| 2183. |
In a client/server model, a client program _______. |
| A. | Asks for information |
| B. | Provides information and files |
| C. | Serves software files to other computers |
| D. | Distributes data files to other computers |
| Answer» B. Provides information and files | |
| 2184. |
A list of instructions used by a computer is called |
| A. | Text |
| B. | CPU |
| C. | Program |
| D. | Output |
| Answer» D. Output | |
| 2185. |
Which storage device has the largest capacity in MB's? |
| A. | A floppy disk |
| B. | A CD-ROM |
| C. | Magnetic tape storage |
| D. | Equal Capacity |
| Answer» C. Magnetic tape storage | |
| 2186. |
The term USER INTERFACE refers to- |
| A. | What the user sees on the screen and how they interact with it. |
| B. | How the operating system responds to user commands |
| C. | The means by which the user interacts with peripheral devices on the computer. |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. How the operating system responds to user commands | |
| 2187. |
What is the full form of e-mail? |
| A. | Electric mail |
| B. | Electromagnetic mail |
| C. | Electronic mail |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 2188. |
Super computers are mainly useful for |
| A. | Mathematical intensive scientific applications |
| B. | Data-retrieval operations |
| C. | Input-output intensive processing |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Data-retrieval operations | |
| 2189. |
Which network protocol is used to send Email? |
| A. | FTP |
| B. | SSH |
| C. | POP3 |
| D. | SMTP |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 2190. |
Which of the following is different from other |
| A. | Internet |
| B. | Windows |
| C. | Unix |
| D. | Linux |
| Answer» B. Windows | |
| 2191. |
A computer port is used to? |
| A. | Communicate with hard disks |
| B. | Donwload files |
| C. | Communicate with other computer peripherals |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 2192. |
______ is the high speed memory used in the computer. |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | Hard Disk |
| C. | Cache |
| D. | BIOS |
| Answer» D. BIOS | |
| 2193. |
Which of the following is true about primary storage? |
| A. | It is a part of the CPU |
| B. | It allows very fast access to data |
| C. | It is relatively more expensive |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2194. |
Magnetic tape is a? |
| A. | Random access medium |
| B. | A parallel access medium |
| C. | Universal Access medium |
| D. | Serial access medium |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2195. |
The term 'memory' applies to which one of the following: |
| A. | Logic |
| B. | Storage |
| C. | Input Device |
| D. | Output Device |
| Answer» C. Input Device | |
| 2196. |
Word BLOG is combination of two words- |
| A. | Web-log |
| B. | Wave-log |
| C. | Web-blog |
| D. | Wed-lock |
| Answer» B. Wave-log | |
| 2197. |
RAM chips |
| A. | allow the computer to store data electronically |
| B. | store data indefinitely unless you delete it |
| C. | are secondary memory |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. store data indefinitely unless you delete it | |
| 2198. |
Window's settings are recorded in |
| A. | WINDOWS.INI |
| B. | WIN.INI |
| C. | SYSTEM.INI |
| D. | GROUP.INI |
| Answer» C. SYSTEM.INI | |
| 2199. |
Integrated Circuits (IC) chips used in computers are made with |
| A. | Gold |
| B. | Silver |
| C. | Silicon |
| D. | Copper |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Copper | |
| 2200. |
The file extension of MS-Word document in Office 2007 is _______. |
| A. | .doc |
| B. | .docx |
| C. | |
| D. | .txt |
| E. | .xls |
| Answer» C. .pdf | |