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This section includes 292 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Science Mcqs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
First page of Website is termed as- |
| A. | Homepage |
| B. | Index |
| C. | JAVA script |
| D. | Bookmark |
| Answer» B. Index | |
| 2. |
In which type of computer, data are represented as discrete signals. |
| A. | Analog computer |
| B. | Digital computer |
| C. | both |
| D. | Hybrid Computer |
| Answer» C. both | |
| 3. |
A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be- |
| A. | Distributed |
| B. | Free |
| C. | centralized |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
IBM 1401 is |
| A. | First Generation Computer |
| B. | Second Generation Computer |
| C. | Third Generation Computer |
| D. | Fourth Generation Computer |
| Answer» C. Third Generation Computer | |
| 5. |
What type of virus uses computer hosts to reproduce itself? |
| A. | Time bomb |
| B. | Worm |
| C. | Melissa virus |
| D. | Macro virus |
| Answer» C. Melissa virus | |
| 6. |
are set of rules and procedures to control the data transmission over the internet |
| A. | IP address |
| B. | Domains |
| C. | Protocol |
| D. | Gateway |
| Answer» D. Gateway | |
| 7. |
A DVD is an example of a (n)- |
| A. | hard disk |
| B. | optical disc |
| C. | output device |
| D. | solid-state storage device |
| Answer» C. output device | |
| 8. |
translates and executes program at run time line by line |
| A. | Compiler |
| B. | Interpreter |
| C. | Linker |
| D. | Loader |
| Answer» C. Linker | |
| 9. |
The Analytical Engine developed during First Generation of computers used ________as a memory unit |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | Floppies |
| C. | Cards |
| D. | Counter Wheels |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
COBOL is widely used in applications |
| A. | Commercial |
| B. | Scientific |
| C. | Space |
| D. | Mathematical |
| Answer» B. Scientific | |
| 11. |
Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under? |
| A. | System Software |
| B. | Application Software |
| C. | Utilities |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Application Software | |
| 12. |
Which of the following is a read only memory storage device? |
| A. | Floppy Disk |
| B. | CDROM |
| C. | Hard Disk |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Hard Disk | |
| 13. |
Who is known as the father of Computer Science? |
| A. | Charles Babbage |
| B. | Dr. Herman Hollerith |
| C. | Howard Aiken |
| D. | Blaise Pascal |
| Answer» B. Dr. Herman Hollerith | |
| 14. |
Which technology is used in Compact disks? |
| A. | Mechanical |
| B. | Electrical |
| C. | Electro Magnetic |
| D. | Laser |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Mostly which of the following device is used to carry user files? |
| A. | Floppy Disk |
| B. | Hard Disk |
| C. | RAM |
| D. | CDROM |
| Answer» B. Hard Disk | |
| 16. |
Which device is used to backup the data? |
| A. | Floppy Disk |
| B. | Tape |
| C. | Network Drive. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
In order to play and hear sound on a computer, one needs: |
| A. | a sound card and speakers |
| B. | a microphone |
| C. | all of them required |
| D. | none of them required |
| Answer» B. a microphone | |
| 18. |
Which of the following have the fastest access time? |
| A. | Semiconductor Memories |
| B. | Magnetic Disks |
| C. | Magnetic Tapes |
| D. | Compact Disks |
| Answer» B. Magnetic Disks | |
| 19. |
Which of the following are the cheapest memory devices in terms of Cost/Bit? |
| A. | Semiconductor memories |
| B. | Magnetic Disks |
| C. | Compact Disks |
| D. | Magnetic Tapes |
| Answer» D. Magnetic Tapes | |
| 20. |
Which of the following is a programming language? |
| A. | Lotus |
| B. | Pascal |
| C. | MS-Excel |
| D. | Netscape |
| Answer» C. MS-Excel | |
| 21. |
Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device? |
| A. | Bits |
| B. | Bytes |
| C. | Hertz |
| D. | Clock cycles |
| Answer» C. Hertz | |
| 22. |
What is a compiler? |
| A. | A compiler does a conversion line by line as the program is run |
| B. | A compiler converts the whole of a higher level program code into machine code in one step |
| C. | A compiler is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. A compiler is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution | |
| 23. |
Which one is the Low Level Language? |
| A. | Assembly |
| B. | Visual Basic |
| C. | Java |
| D. | C++ |
| Answer» B. Visual Basic | |
| 24. |
Which is a volatile memory? |
| A. | ROM |
| B. | BIOS |
| C. | PROM |
| D. | RAM |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
The digital signals can be represented by |
| A. | Binary Codes |
| B. | 0 and 1 |
| C. | High and Low |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Which program can be used for email? |
| A. | Internet Explorer |
| B. | Outlook Express |
| C. | NetMeeting |
| D. | FrontPage |
| Answer» C. NetMeeting | |
| 27. |
Modulator-demodulator is a device that converts: |
| A. | Digital signal into analog signal |
| B. | Analog signal into digital signal |
| C. | Both A and B |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 28. |
______________is used for scanning the pictures and putting them in digitized form in the computer. |
| A. | CD-ROM |
| B. | Plotter |
| C. | Bar-coder |
| D. | Scanner |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Animator, 3D Studio, Corel Draw and Flash are___________ |
| A. | Word processors |
| B. | Spreadsheet packages |
| C. | Multimedia S/W |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 30. |
Who built the first Mechanical Calculator |
| A. | Joseph Marie Jacquard |
| B. | John Mauchly |
| C. | Blaise Pascal |
| D. | Howard Aiken |
| Answer» D. Howard Aiken | |
| 31. |
The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as |
| A. | Hardware |
| B. | Software |
| C. | Firmware |
| D. | ROM ware |
| Answer» D. ROM ware | |
| 32. |
The earliest calculating devices are |
| A. | Abacus |
| B. | Clock |
| C. | Difference Engine |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Clock | |
| 33. |
Memory unit is one part of |
| A. | Input device |
| B. | Control unit |
| C. | Output device |
| D. | Central Processing Unit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Cursor is a |
| A. | Pixel |
| B. | Thin blinking line |
| C. | Pointing device |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Pointing device | |
| 35. |
Punched cards were first introduced by |
| A. | Powers |
| B. | Pascal |
| C. | Jacquard |
| D. | Herman Hollerith |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Word length of a Personal Computer is |
| A. | 4 bits |
| B. | 8 bits |
| C. | 16 bits |
| D. | 64 bits |
| Answer» C. 16 bits | |
| 37. |
ATM stands for? |
| A. | Automatic Talking Machine |
| B. | Automatic Teller Machine |
| C. | Analog Teller Machine |
| D. | Automatic Ticketing Machine |
| Answer» D. Automatic Ticketing Machine | |
| 38. |
A normal CD-ROM usually can store up to __________data? |
| A. | 680 KB |
| B. | 680 Bytes |
| C. | 680 MB |
| D. | 680 GB |
| Answer» D. 680 GB | |
| 39. |
The Second Generation Computer was based on_____________ |
| A. | Vacuum Tube |
| B. | Silicon Chips |
| C. | Transistor |
| D. | Bio Chips |
| Answer» D. Bio Chips | |
| 40. |
The Third Generation Computer was made with______________. |
| A. | Vacuum Tube |
| B. | Discrete Components |
| C. | IC |
| D. | Bio Chips |
| Answer» D. Bio Chips | |
| 41. |
He BIOS is the abbreviation of ___________. |
| A. | Basic Input Output System |
| B. | Best Input Output System |
| C. | Basic Input Output Symbol |
| D. | Base Input Output System Answer |
| Answer» B. Best Input Output System | |
| 42. |
What do you call a single point on a computer screen |
| A. | Cell |
| B. | Element |
| C. | Pixel |
| D. | Bit |
| Answer» D. Bit | |
| 43. |
When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into the corresponding bits? |
| A. | ANSI |
| B. | ASCII |
| C. | EBCDIC |
| D. | ISO |
| Answer» B. ASCII | |
| 44. |
A Pixel is ……… |
| A. | A computer program that draws picture |
| B. | A picture stored in secondary memory |
| C. | The smallest resolvable part of a picture |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 45. |
Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment? |
| A. | Keyboard |
| B. | Mouse |
| C. | Joystick |
| D. | Track ball |
| Answer» C. Joystick | |
| 46. |
Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer? |
| A. | Binary |
| B. | Decimal |
| C. | Hexadecimal |
| D. | Octal |
| Answer» B. Decimal | |
| 47. |
Which of the following is not an output device? |
| A. | Scanner |
| B. | Printer |
| C. | Flat Screen |
| D. | Touch Screen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only store information to it but cannot erase or modify it? |
| A. | Floppy Disk |
| B. | Hard Disk |
| C. | Tape Drive |
| D. | CDROM |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data? |
| A. | Floppy Disk |
| B. | Hard Disk |
| C. | Compact Disk |
| D. | Magneto Optic Disk |
| Answer» C. Compact Disk | |
| 50. |
How was the generation of computer classified? . |
| A. | by the device used in memory & processor |
| B. | by the speed of computer |
| C. | by the model of the computer |
| D. | by the accuracy of computer |
| Answer» B. by the speed of computer | |