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This section includes 192 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Who designed the first electronics computer – ENIAC? |
| A. | van-neumann |
| B. | joseph m. jacquard |
| C. | j. presper eckert and john w mauchly |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» D. all of above | |
| 52. |
Which of the following is also known as brain of computer |
| A. | control unit |
| B. | central processing unit |
| C. | arithmetic and language unit |
| D. | monitor |
| Answer» C. arithmetic and language unit | |
| 53. |
Which of the following are the functions of a operating system |
| A. | allocates resources |
| B. | monitors activities |
| C. | manages disks and files |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
When creating a computer program, the ......... designs the structure of the program |
| A. | end user |
| B. | system analyst |
| C. | programmer |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. programmer | |
| 55. |
Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called |
| A. | entry codes |
| B. | passwords |
| C. | security commands |
| D. | code words |
| Answer» C. security commands | |
| 56. |
Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of acomputer? |
| A. | gathering data |
| B. | processing data into information |
| C. | analyzing the data or information |
| D. | storing the data or information |
| Answer» D. storing the data or information | |
| 57. |
In analogue computer |
| A. | input is first converted to digital form |
| B. | input is never converted to digital form |
| C. | output is displayed in digital form |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» C. output is displayed in digital form | |
| 58. |
All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT : |
| A. | hard disk drives |
| B. | printers |
| C. | floppy disk drives |
| D. | cd drives |
| Answer» C. floppy disk drives | |
| 59. |
Which of the following is a type of network |
| A. | ring |
| B. | bus |
| C. | star |
| D. | pan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
A state. is a bi-stable electronic circuit that has |
| A. | multivibrator |
| B. | flip-flop |
| C. | logic gates |
| D. | laten |
| Answer» C. logic gates | |
| 61. |
. Which of the following is not a storage medium? |
| A. | hard disk |
| B. | flash drive |
| C. | dvd |
| D. | scanner |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
............. Is the functional key to display save-as box. |
| A. | f5 |
| B. | f6 |
| C. | f9 |
| D. | f12 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine languageis called a/an |
| A. | interpreter |
| B. | cpu |
| C. | compiler |
| D. | simulator |
| Answer» B. cpu | |
| 64. |
........... is the key to close a selected drop -down list; cancel a command and close adialog box. |
| A. | tab |
| B. | shift |
| C. | esc |
| D. | f10 |
| Answer» D. f10 | |
| 65. |
------ is the measurement of things such as fingerprints and retinal scans used forsecurity access. |
| A. | biometrics |
| B. | bio measurement |
| C. | computer security |
| D. | smart weapon machinery |
| Answer» B. bio measurement | |
| 66. |
The term ............. designates equipment that might be added to a computer system toenhance its functionality. |
| A. | digital device |
| B. | system add-on |
| C. | disk pack |
| D. | peripheral device |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known as |
| A. | boot |
| B. | bug |
| C. | biff |
| D. | strap |
| Answer» C. biff | |
| 68. |
Touch Screen is............ |
| A. | input device |
| B. | output device |
| C. | both a & b above |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 69. |
What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computerNetwork? |
| A. | printers |
| B. | speakers |
| C. | floppy disk drives |
| D. | keyboards |
| Answer» B. speakers | |
| 70. |
Computers manipulate data in many ways, and this manipulation is called...... |
| A. | upgrading |
| B. | processing |
| C. | batching |
| D. | utilizing |
| Answer» C. batching | |
| 71. |
A device, which is not connected to CPU, is called as ....... |
| A. | land-line device |
| B. | on-line device |
| C. | off-line device |
| D. | device |
| Answer» D. device | |
| 72. |
.............printer is the cheapest in terms of price and operating cost |
| A. | inkjet |
| B. | laser |
| C. | thermal |
| D. | dot matrix |
| Answer» E. | |
| 73. |
The task of performing operations like arithmetic and logical operations is called...... |
| A. | processing |
| B. | storing |
| C. | editing |
| D. | sorting |
| Answer» B. storing | |
| 74. |
............. provides process and memory management services that allow two or moretasks, jobs, or programs to run simultaneously |
| A. | multitasking |
| B. | multithreading |
| C. | multiprocessing |
| D. | multicomputing |
| Answer» B. multithreading | |
| 75. |
Examples of output devices are |
| A. | screen |
| B. | printer |
| C. | speaker |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 76. |
The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called |
| A. | double-space |
| B. | line spacing |
| C. | single space |
| D. | vertical spacing |
| Answer» C. single space | |
| 77. |
. Help Menu is available at which button? |
| A. | end |
| B. | start |
| C. | turnoff |
| D. | restart |
| Answer» C. turnoff | |
| 78. |
A ............ is a microprocessor -based computing device. |
| A. | personal computer |
| B. | mainframe |
| C. | workstation |
| D. | server |
| Answer» B. mainframe | |
| 79. |
A computer cannot 'boot' if it does not have the |
| A. | compiler |
| B. | loader |
| C. | operating system |
| D. | assembler |
| Answer» D. assembler | |
| 80. |
Which of the following contains permanent data and gets updated during theprocessing of transactions? |
| A. | operating system file |
| B. | transaction file |
| C. | software file |
| D. | master file |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readable areknown as- |
| A. | an ascii code |
| B. | a magnetic tape |
| C. | an ocr scanner |
| D. | a bar code |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
Switching device of fifth generation computer is-------- |
| A. | vacuum tubes |
| B. | transistors |
| C. | ic |
| D. | vlsi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 83. |
COBOL is widely used in application s |
| A. | commercial |
| B. | scientific |
| C. | space |
| D. | mathematical |
| Answer» B. scientific | |
| 84. |
........... computer are of large size |
| A. | micro |
| B. | mainframe |
| C. | super |
| D. | mini |
| Answer» C. super | |
| 85. |
............. is the ability of a device to "jump" directly to the requested data |
| A. | sequential access |
| B. | random access |
| C. | quick access |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. quick access | |
| 86. |
An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is.......... |
| A. | cpu |
| B. | memory |
| C. | storage |
| D. | file |
| Answer» C. storage | |
| 87. |
Cathode Ray Tube is a form of....... |
| A. | keyboard |
| B. | mouse |
| C. | monitor |
| D. | mother board |
| Answer» D. mother board | |
| 88. |
What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requiresoperator attention? |
| A. | pixel |
| B. | reverse video |
| C. | touch screen |
| D. | cursor |
| Answer» C. touch screen | |
| 89. |
What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-server system? |
| A. | mainframe |
| B. | mini-computer |
| C. | microcomputer |
| D. | pda |
| Answer» D. pda | |
| 90. |
VDU is also called |
| A. | screen |
| B. | monitor |
| C. | both 1 & 2 |
| D. | printer |
| Answer» D. printer | |
| 91. |
Which of the following controls the process of interaction between the user and the operatingsystem? |
| A. | user interface |
| B. | language translator |
| C. | platform |
| D. | screen saver |
| Answer» B. language translator | |
| 92. |
A self replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970s science fictionnovel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider is |
| A. | bug |
| B. | vice |
| C. | lice |
| D. | worm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 93. |
ASCII is a coding system that provides |
| A. | 256 different characters |
| B. | 512 different characters |
| C. | 1024 different characters |
| D. | 128 different characters |
| Answer» D. 128 different characters | |
| 94. |
The ......... is the amount of data that a storage device can move from the storagemedium to the Computer per second |
| A. | data migration rate |
| B. | data digitizing rate |
| C. | data transfer rate |
| D. | data access rate |
| Answer» D. data access rate | |
| 95. |
....are specific to users’ needs |
| A. | system software |
| B. | application software |
| C. | assemblers |
| D. | compilers |
| Answer» C. assemblers | |
| 96. |
Collecting personal information and effectively posing as another individual is knownas the crime of: |
| A. | spooling. |
| B. | identity theft. |
| C. | spoofing. |
| D. | hacking. |
| Answer» C. spoofing. | |
| 97. |
VOIP stands for.......... |
| A. | voice over ip |
| B. | video over ip |
| C. | viruses over ip |
| D. | virtual over ip |
| Answer» B. video over ip | |
| 98. |
............ Store data or information temporarily and pass it on as directed by the controlunit |
| A. | address |
| B. | register |
| C. | number |
| D. | memory |
| Answer» C. number | |
| 99. |
............... is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type ofintelligence that humans do |
| A. | nanoscience |
| B. | nanotechnology |
| C. | simulation |
| D. | artificial intelligence (al) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 100. |
............ translates and executes program at run time line by line |
| A. | compiler |
| B. | interpreter |
| C. | linker |
| D. | loader |
| Answer» C. linker | |