Explore topic-wise MCQs in General Knowledge.

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301.

Who is known as father of computer?

A. Charles Babbage
B. Tim Berners Lee
C. Douglas Carl Engelbart
D. Sabeer Bhatia
Answer» B. Tim Berners Lee
302.

Who is called as 'Father of Modern Computer'?

A. Alexander Fleming
B. Bill Gates
C. Micheal Faraday
D. Charles Babbage
Answer» E.
303.

Who is the father of email ?

A. Charles Babbage
B. Ray Tomlinson
C. Tim Berners Lee
D. Paul Buchheit
Answer» C. Tim Berners Lee
304.

Who invented the high level language C?

A. Dennis M. Ritchie
B. Donald Kunth
C. Niklaus Writh
D. Seymour Papert
Answer» B. Donald Kunth
305.

Who governs the INTERNET ?

A. ISOC
B. IETF
C. IAB
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
306.

Who invented JavaScript the programming language?

A. Brendan Eich
B. Willem Einthoven
C. George Eastman
D. Emil Erlenmeyer
Answer» B. Willem Einthoven
307.

Who Invented the computer mouse?

A. Gene Dolgoff
B. Brendan Eich
C. Douglas Engelbart
D. Federico Faggin
Answer» D. Federico Faggin
308.

Who created the first mechanical computer, which proved to be the prototype for future computers?

A. Archimedes
B. John Harrison
C. Cai Lun
D. Charles Babbage
Answer» E.
309.

Who are the primary users of SCM systems?

A. Accounting, finance, logistics, and production
B. Customers, resellers, partners, suppliers, and distributors
C. Sales, marketing, customer service
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Sales, marketing, customer service
310.

Which unit holds data temporarily?

A. Secondary storage unit
B. Output Unit
C. Primary Memory Unit
D. Input unit
Answer» D. Input unit
311.

Which type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special software called EMS ?

A. Expanded
B. Base
C. Conventional
D. None
Answer» B. Base
312.

Which type of memory holds only the program and data that the CPU is presently processing?

A. CMOS
B. ROM
C. RAM
D. ASCII
Answer» D. ASCII
313.

Which three parts of the computer receive input?_x005F_x000D_

A. MICR, Barcode readers, Touch-screens
B. Keyboard, ALU, Printers
C. Keyboard, Mouse, Printers
D. Printers, MICR, Touch-screens
Answer» B. Keyboard, ALU, Printers
314.

Which technology is used in compact disc or disks?

A. Laser
B. Mechanical
C. Electrical
D. Electro magnetic
Answer» B. Mechanical
315.

Which system is used by the Digital Computers to encode data and Programs?

A. Decimal
B. Binary
C. Hexa decimal
D. Octal
Answer» C. Hexa decimal
316.

Which statement about ultrabook computers is false?

A. Ultrabooks typically weigh less than 3 pounds
B. Ultrabooks have the fastest optical drives
C. Ultrabooks do not offer HDMI video output ports
D. Utrabooks are equipped with SSD drives for fast start-up
Answer» C. Ultrabooks do not offer HDMI video output ports
317.

Which programming language is developed by James A Gosling?

A. ASP.Net
B. Java
C. PHP
D. C#
Answer» C. PHP
318.

Which part of a computer performs calculations?

A. Control unit
B. Arithmetic and logical unit
C. Both A & B
D. Logic bus
Answer» C. Both A & B
319.

Which operation is not performed by computer?

A. Understanding
B. Controlling
C. Processing
D. Inputting
Answer» B. Controlling
320.

Which one of the following is a search engine?

A. Bing
B. Reddit
C. Pinterest
D. Twitter
Answer» B. Reddit
321.

Which one of the following does not belong to the group?_x005F_x000D_

A. Monitor
B. Keyboard
C. Webcam
D. Mouse
Answer» B. Keyboard
322.

Which one is anti-virus?

A. CodeRed
B. Melissa
C. CryptoLocker
D. Dr.Web
Answer» E.
323.

Which one among the following is a main system board of a computer?

A. CPU
B. Keyboard
C. Microchip
D. Motherboard
Answer» E.
324.

Which of these is not a web browser?

A. Chrome
B. Firefox
C. Safari
D. Linux
Answer» E.
325.

Which of these is not a means of personal communication on the internet  ?

A. Instant messaging
B. Chat
C. Electronic mail
D. Instanotes
Answer» E.
326.

Which of these is not a database management system (DBMS)?

A. Sybase
B. SAP HANA
C. MySQL
D. Cosmos
Answer» E.
327.

Which of the given below is not a hardware?

A. Assembler
B. Monitor
C. Printer
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Monitor
328.

Which of the following was the first super computer developed in 1976?_x005F_x000D_

A. Acom Atom
B. Cray-1
C. PCW
D. PET
Answer» C. PCW
329.

Which of the following virus overtake computer system, when it boots and destroy information  ?

A. System infectors
B. Trojan
C. Stealth virus
D. Boot infectors
Answer» D. Boot infectors
330.

Which of the following stores data permanently in a computer?

A. ALU
B. Cache Memory
C. RAM
D. ROM
Answer» E.
331.

Which of the following software applications would be the most appropriate for performing numerical and statistical calculations?

A. Database
B. Document Processor
C. Graphic Package
D. Spread Sheet
Answer» E.
332.

Which of the following requires one byte of storage?

A. Character
B. Sentence
C. Page
D. Paragraph
Answer» B. Sentence
333.

Which of the following refers to the number of pixels per inch, printed on a page?

A. Print Margin
B. Resolution
C. Filter
D. Colour mode
Answer» C. Filter
334.

Which of the following menu types is also called a drop down menu?

A. fly-out
B. cascading
C. pop-up
D. pull-down
Answer» E.
335.

Which of the following refers to the fastest, biggest, and most expansive computer?

A. Personal computer
B. Super computer
C. Laptop
D. None of these
Answer» C. Laptop
336.

Which of the following memory is volatile?

A. RAM
B. Floppy disc
C. ROM
D. Magnetic tape
Answer» B. Floppy disc
337.

Which of the following is used to protect objects in computer system, in the absence of more complete protection schemes?

A. digital certificate
B. digital signature
C. passwords
D. tokens
Answer» D. tokens
338.

Which of the following memories needs refresh ?

A. DRAM
B. ROM
C. SRAM
D. All of the above
Answer» B. ROM
339.

Which of the following language is used to access data from a database?

A. ASP.Net
B. Java
C. SQL
D. C++
Answer» D. C++
340.

Which of the following is the storage area within the computer itself which holds data only temporarily as the computer process instructions?

A. the hard disk
B. main memory
C. the control unit
D. read-only memory
Answer» C. the control unit
341.

Which of the following is the operation executed on data stored in registers?

A. Bit-operation
B. Macro-operation
C. Micro-operation
D. Byte-operation
Answer» D. Byte-operation
342.

Which of the following is the largest unit of information?

A. 1 TB
B. 1 GB
C. 1 MB
D. 1 KB
Answer» B. 1 GB
343.

Which of the following is the lightest computer?

A. Desktop
B. Tablet
C. Laptop
D. Ultrabook
Answer» C. Laptop
344.

Which of the following is system software?

A. MS Paint
B. MS Excel
C. MS Word
D. MS Windows
Answer» E.
345.

Which of the following is not true about tape storage?

A. A benefit of tape is that it allows for nonsequential access.
B. A benefit of tape is that it allows for sequential access.
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above
Answer» B. A benefit of tape is that it allows for sequential access.
346.

Which of the following is not purely output device?

A. Printer
B. Speaker
C. Plotter
D. Screen
Answer» E.
347.

Which of the following is not true about remote desktop?

A. Windows firewall can block Remote Desktop connections
B. you can start the remote desktop client using the mstsc command
C. by default all users can access Remote Desktop
D. the client can be running any version of Windows 7
Answer» D. the client can be running any version of Windows 7
348.

Which of the following is not an operating system

A. Android
B. Vista
C. iOS
D. Opera
Answer» E.
349.

Which of the following is not among the three different forms of 'if' statement?

A. if...
B. if...else
C. if...and
D. if...else if...else
Answer» D. if...else if...else
350.

Which of the following is not an example of a Word Processor?

A. IBM Lotus Symphony
B. Microsoft Word
C. Google Docs
D. Microsoft Excel
Answer» E.