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This section includes 232 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Fundamentals knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
_________________ are formed by heated elements being placed in contact with special heat sensitive paper forming darkened dots when the elements reach a critical temperature. |
| A. | Numerical |
| B. | Words |
| C. | Characters |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 2. |
_____________ was one of the most widely used systems software for IBM compatiblemicrocomputers. |
| A. | API |
| B. | OS |
| C. | MS DOS |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 3. |
A small set of high-speed registers placed inside a processor and used for storingtemporary data while processing. |
| A. | Internal Processor Memory |
| B. | Secondary Storage Memory |
| C. | Primary Storage Memory |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Secondary Storage Memory | |
| 4. |
____________________ is a presentation tool that helps create eye-catching andeffective presentations in a matter of minutes. |
| A. | Spreadsheet |
| B. | Word Processing |
| C. | Bits |
| D. | PowerPoint |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
________ is a function in router that allows dumping of invalid packet for a specificnetwork instead of forwarding. |
| A. | Forwarding |
| B. | Filtering |
| C. | Selecting |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Selecting | |
| 6. |
The ______________ devices can scan marks from a computer-readable paper. |
| A. | CRT |
| B. | OMR |
| C. | LCD |
| D. | All of the above’ |
| Answer» C. LCD | |
| 7. |
If there are 100 tracks on each disk surface, there are ________ cylinders in the diskpack. |
| A. | 99 |
| B. | 101 |
| C. | 100 |
| D. | 1000 |
| Answer» D. 1000 | |
| 8. |
Computers have an _______________ subsystem, |
| A. | Input |
| B. | Output |
| C. | Proper |
| D. | Both (A) and (B) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Joysticks typically have a button on __________that is used to select the option pointedby the cursor. |
| A. | Bottom |
| B. | Left |
| C. | Right |
| D. | Top |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
_________ is a unique number associated with each computer making it uniquelyidentifiable amongst all the computers connected to the Internet. |
| A. | IP address |
| B. | MAC address |
| C. | Inode |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. MAC address | |
| 11. |
Examples of popular Linux distributions are |
| A. | Red Hat |
| B. | Mandrake |
| C. | SCSE |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
The amount of data that can be stored or the number of bytes that can be stored per linerinch of tape is |
| A. | The data recording capacity |
| B. | The data recording storage |
| C. | The data recording density |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 13. |
Source data automation is the _________________ development for data inputtechnologies. |
| A. | Last |
| B. | Second |
| C. | Fifth |
| D. | Recent |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
These are the devices used for getting out information from the computer |
| A. | Input |
| B. | Keyboard |
| C. | Output |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 15. |
____________________ was the first high -level language developed by John Backus atIBM in 1956. |
| A. | FORTRAN |
| B. | COBOL |
| C. | BASIC |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. COBOL | |
| 16. |
The primary storage also temporarily stores any intermediate result generated by the___________. |
| A. | The CPU |
| B. | The motherboard |
| C. | The hard disk drive |
| D. | The ALU |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
For faster access of data from disk packs ______ are used. |
| A. | Disks |
| B. | Tapes |
| C. | Cartridge |
| D. | Cylinders |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
________________ is ideal for a task that needs a number of lists, tables, financialcalculations, analysis and graphs. |
| A. | PowerPoint |
| B. | Word |
| C. | VB |
| D. | Excel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
The ability of the computer to handle several application programs concurrently so thatthe idle time of the processor is reduced is called |
| A. | Multitasking |
| B. | Multiprogramming |
| C. | Batch processing |
| D. | Time sharing |
| Answer» B. Multiprogramming | |
| 20. |
Storage and retrieval of instructions and data in a computer system is the responsibility ofthe __________________. |
| A. | Memory |
| B. | Secondary Memory |
| C. | Primary Memory |
| D. | Both (B) and (C) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Early computers like ENIAC, EDVAC, and UNIVAC I all can be classified as_____________. |
| A. | Third Generation Computers |
| B. | Second Generation Computers |
| C. | First Generation Computers |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 22. |
________________ devices allow input into the computer system by pressing a set ofkeys mounted on a board, connected to the computer system |
| A. | Mouse |
| B. | Keyboard |
| C. | Pen |
| D. | Screen |
| Answer» C. Pen | |
| 23. |
_______ is a communication transfer mode in which data is transferred in both directionsto send and transfer the small amount of data. |
| A. | Interrupt mode |
| B. | Isochronous mode |
| C. | Control mode |
| D. | Interrupt mode |
| Answer» D. Interrupt mode | |
| 24. |
_________ is software to compress a file. |
| A. | WinZip |
| B. | Xine |
| C. | Miro 5 |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Xine | |
| 25. |
This kind of software is functional in the domain of management and finance |
| A. | Engineering Software |
| B. | Business Software |
| C. | Artificial Intelligence Software |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Artificial Intelligence Software | |
| 26. |
The socket that supplies the power from the computer system to the computer monitor |
| A. | Monitor Power Socket |
| B. | Main Power Socket |
| C. | PS/2 Mouse Port |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Main Power Socket | |
| 27. |
A ____________is the main control program for handling all other programs in acomputer. |
| A. | MS DOS |
| B. | API |
| C. | OS |
| D. | DDR4 |
| Answer» D. DDR4 | |
| 28. |
An example of ring topology is |
| A. | ARCnet |
| B. | 10Base-T |
| C. | 100Base-TX |
| D. | IBM token ring |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
The printing speed of page printer is very high and the output is __________ at a time. |
| A. | Three |
| B. | Multiple |
| C. | Ten |
| D. | A page |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Software that resides on a single computer and does not interact with any other softwareinstalled in a different computer. |
| A. | Stand- Alone Software |
| B. | Embedded Software |
| C. | Real- Time Software |
| D. | Network Software |
| Answer» B. Embedded Software | |
| 31. |
_______ refers to the mode in which memory location can be accessed in any order in thesame amount of time. |
| A. | Sequential access |
| B. | Direct access |
| C. | Random Access Memory (RAM) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 32. |
If a disk pack consists of 4 plates each having 2655 tracks having 125 sectors per track.Also, each sector can store 512 bytes, then, storage capacity is approximately. |
| A. | 1 MB |
| B. | 1GB |
| C. | 1 X 1010 bytes |
| D. | 10 GB |
| Answer» C. 1 X 1010 bytes | |
| 33. |
The page printers are _______________ speed non-impact printers. |
| A. | Slow |
| B. | High |
| C. | Medium |
| D. | Fixed |
| Answer» C. Medium | |
| 34. |
Inserting spurious data or information into an organization’s system to disrupt oroverload services is called |
| A. | Interruption |
| B. | Interception |
| C. | Modification |
| D. | Fabrication |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
The storage and rapid access to electronic medical records and its instant transmissionover the Internet in large amounts is called ____________________ |
| A. | Teleconsulting |
| B. | Accumulator (AC) |
| C. | Instruction Register (IR) |
| D. | Program Counter (PC) |
| Answer» B. Accumulator (AC) | |
| 36. |
The function of _______ is to get the computer software operating when the power isturned on. |
| A. | Bootstrap Loader |
| B. | Cache memory |
| C. | RAM |
| D. | ROM |
| Answer» B. Cache memory | |
| 37. |
MS-DOS is a ________ operating system offered by Microsoft. |
| A. | Single-user, single tasking |
| B. | Single user, multitasking |
| C. | Multiuser, multitasking |
| D. | Multiuser, single tasking |
| Answer» B. Single user, multitasking | |
| 38. |
__________ is a process of executing programs one after the other using a batch fileprogram. |
| A. | Multitasking |
| B. | Multiprogramming |
| C. | Time sharing |
| D. | Batch processing |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
_________ stores binary information in the form of electric charges that are applied tocapacitors inside the chip. |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | SRAM |
| C. | DRAM |
| D. | ROM |
| Answer» D. ROM | |
| 40. |
The _____________ processes the set of instructions along with any calculations andcomparisons to complete the task. |
| A. | Keyboard |
| B. | Motherboard |
| C. | CPU |
| D. | Either (A) or (C) |
| Answer» D. Either (A) or (C) | |
| 41. |
_____________ are used to transfer user data and instructions to the computer |
| A. | Output |
| B. | Processors |
| C. | Input |
| D. | Either (A) or (C) |
| Answer» D. Either (A) or (C) | |
| 42. |
In ___________stored information is erased by exposing the chip for a while toultraviolet light. |
| A. | EPROM |
| B. | ROM |
| C. | PROM |
| D. | UVEROM |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Web camera is used for video _____________. |
| A. | Conferencing |
| B. | Security |
| C. | Control Input Device |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
_________ is the lower part of TCP/IP whose function is to handle the address part ofeach packet to enable it to be delivered to the right destination. |
| A. | IP |
| B. | TCP |
| C. | FTP |
| D. | Telnet |
| Answer» B. TCP | |
| 45. |
The most familiar means of entering information into a computer is through a typewriterlike keyboard that allows a person to enter __________________ information directly. |
| A. | Alphabets |
| B. | Symbols |
| C. | Alphanumeric |
| D. | Numeric |
| Answer» D. Numeric | |
| 46. |
Computers have secondary storage devices known as___________ |
| A. | ALU |
| B. | Auxiliary storage |
| C. | CPU |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. CPU | |
| 47. |
Inter-track gaps are used to separate the adjacent tracks so that the interference ofmagnetic fields is ________. |
| A. | Minimized |
| B. | Maximized |
| C. | Expanded |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Maximized | |
| 48. |
These types of computers are primarily involved in data processing and problem solvingfor specific programs. |
| A. | Compact Computers |
| B. | Digital computers |
| C. | Hybrid Computers |
| D. | Analog Computers |
| Answer» C. Hybrid Computers | |
| 49. |
A ________ is typically a database containing information about domain names and theircorrespondence IP address. |
| A. | Telnet |
| B. | FTP |
| C. | TCP |
| D. | DNS |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Another popular _______________ arrangement, called Dvorak system, was designedfor easy learning and use. |
| A. | Key |
| B. | Line |
| C. | Group |
| D. | Numeric |
| Answer» B. Line | |