Explore topic-wise MCQs in Information Technology Engineering (IT).

This section includes 434 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Information Technology Engineering (IT) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

101.

Magnetic tape which is of short length and is stacked onto surface of document is called

A. inked stripe
B. coded stripe
C. magnetic stripe
D. tagged stripe
Answer» D. tagged stripe
102.

'visual record cards' are classic example of

A. magnetic stripe
B. tagged stripe
C. inked stripe
D. coded stripe
Answer» B. tagged stripe
103.

The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document is

A. Formatting
B. Writing
C. Editing
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Writing
104.

Which of the following if not OS ?

A. Android
B. MAC
C. Samsung
D. LINUX
Answer» D. LINUX
105.

Large transaction processing systems in automated organisations use

A. Online processing
B. Batch Processing
C. Once-a-day Processing
D. End-of-day processing
Answer» C. Once-a-day Processing
106.

Why is it unethical to share copyrighted files with your friends?

A. It is not unethical, because it is legal.
B. It is unethical because the files are being given for free.
C. Sharing copyrighted files without permission breaks copyright laws
D. It is not unethical because the files are being given for free.
Answer» D. It is not unethical because the files are being given for free.
107.

Bluetooth technology allows:

A. Landline phone to mobile phone communication
B. Wireless communication between equipment
C. Signal transmission on mobile phones only
D. Satellite television communication
Answer» C. Signal transmission on mobile phones only
108.

Zero wastage of storage space when declaring variable length is it's

A. advantage
B. disadvantage
C. item
D. previous records
Answer» B. disadvantage
109.

The …………. protects your system from hackers.

A. restore
B. backup
C. anti-virus
D. firewall
Answer» E.
110.

The………….data mining technique derives rules from real-world case examples.

A. Rule discover
B. Signal processing
C. Neural nets
D. Case-based reasoning
Answer» D. Case-based reasoning
111.

Person who operates and controls hardware components in a computer room is called

A. data operator
B. computer operator
C. processing operator
D. trail operator
Answer» C. processing operator
112.

Items in key field of record is classified as

A. duplicate
B. key
C. copied column
D. copied row
Answer» C. copied column
113.

Attending of breakdown and carrying out preventive maintenance are considered as duties of

A. control staff
B. engineer
C. librarian staff
D. updater
Answer» C. librarian staff
114.

Which is not a basic function of a computer?

A. Store data
B. Accept input
C. Process data
D. Copy text
Answer» E.
115.

What is the first layer of mobile computing architecture called?

A. Both a and b
B. Application tier
C. User Interface
D. Presentation tier
Answer» B. Application tier
116.

Checking of data which is copied from one medium to another is called

A. personification
B. verification
C. program corrections
D. validation
Answer» C. program corrections
117.

Which one of the following is not an Internet Service Provider (ISP) ?

A. MTNL
B. BSNL
C. ERNET India
D. Infotech India Ltd.
Answer» E.
118.

A modem is connected to

A. a telephone line
B. a keyboard
C. a printer
D. a monitor
Answer» B. a keyboard
119.

Communications bandwidth that has the highest capacity and is used by microwave, cable and fibre optic lines is known as ………….

A. hyper-link
B. broadband
C. bus width
D. carrier wave
Answer» C. bus width
120.

Which of the following is not a phase  of e payment system?

A. Payment selection and processing
B. Polling
C. Registration
D. Invoicing
Answer» C. Registration
121.

Method in which payments are based on every working hour is classified as

A. salary
B. hourly based rate
C. bank payments
D. master payments
Answer» C. bank payments
122.

Which of the following professions has not been affected by personal computers?

A. Clerical and law
B. Accounting
C. Medical
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
123.

Cars, washing machines and cameras are controlled by

A. microprocessors
B. humans
C. robots
D. satellites
Answer» B. humans
124.

Which of the following are the sub protocols of e cash system?

A. Withdrawal
B. Deposit
C. Payment
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
125.

—— 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
126.

While starting Window XP/7 extra booting options can be shown by pressing

A. F12
B. F8
C. F1
D. F9
Answer» C. F1
127.

Smallest piece of data that could be deal separately is classified as

A. file record
B. item
C. data column
D. bug
Answer» C. data column
128.

Which features are essential for the successful development of electronic commerce?

A. Directness
B. Interoperatability
C. Flexibility
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
129.

Transmission and read errors are classified as

A. software errors
B. hardware errors
C. timed errors
D. continued errors
Answer» C. timed errors
130.

__________is not a category of EPS.

A. E banking
B. Retailing payments
C. Cash on delivery
D. Direct payments
Answer» D. Direct payments
131.

In ________ mode, the communication channel is used in both directions at the same time?

A. Full-duplex
B. Half-duplex
C. Simplex
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Half-duplex
132.

…………. provides process and memory management services that allow two or more tasks, jobs, or programs to run simultaneously.

A. Multitasking
B. Multithreading
C. Multiprocessing
D. Multicomputing
Answer» B. Multithreading
133.

Today's computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changes in 1924. Whatwas that name?

A. Tabulator Machine Co.
B. International Computer Ltd.
C. Computer Tabulating Recording Co.
D. The Tabulator Ltd.
Answer» B. International Computer Ltd.
134.

Area reserved for recording one type of data is classified as

A. field
B. file
C. rows
D. column
Answer» B. file
135.

Stock files that are placed in warehouse as a record are considered as

A. master files
B. transaction file
C. storage file
D. sequence punch file
Answer» B. transaction file
136.

The most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuationcharacters used in electronic data processing system is called

A. BCD
B. ASCII
C. EBCDIC
D. All of the above
Answer» C. EBCDIC
137.

The idea of MFC document architecture was created by

A. IBM
B. Xerox
C. Microsoft
D. Oracle
Answer» C. Microsoft
138.

A collection of 8 bits is called

A. Byte
B. Tera Byte
C. Word
D. Record
Answer» B. Tera Byte
139.

In which mode Windows starts with only the core drivers & services?

A. Quick Mode
B. Normal Mode
C. Repair Mode
D. Safe Mode
Answer» E.
140.

Bit added to bit string to adjust its parity is classified as

A. binary bits
B. even parity
C. zero parity
D. parity bit
Answer» E.
141.

The octal number system consists of the following symbols:

A. 0 – 7
B. 0 – 9
C. 0 – 9, A – F
D. None of the above
Answer» B. 0 – 9
142.

Organized collection of records is considered as

A. record
B. file
C. rows
D. column
Answer» C. rows
143.

In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components aremounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?

A. Grandmother board
B. Motherboard
C. Breadboard
D. Daughter board
Answer» C. Breadboard
144.

If number of 1's in any bit string are even, then bit string parity is called

A. odd parity
B. even parity
C. zero parity
D. double parity
Answer» C. zero parity
145.

Which supercomputer is developed by the Indian Scientists ?

A. Sequoia
B. Param
C. Mira
D. Jaguar
Answer» C. Mira
146.

Process of converting data into a form that can be easily understand by people

A. translating
B. data organization
C. encoding
D. decoding
Answer» E.
147.

Total sum of worked recorded by adding group of records is classified as

A. hash total
B. slash total
C. control total
D. grand total
Answer» D. grand total
148.

In computers, Switching ON of computer, putting IO devices into peripherals and running particular programs are duties of

A. processing operator
B. trail operators
C. data operator
D. computer operator
Answer» E.
149.

Which of the following is not Computer Hardware?

A. Mouse
B. Monitor
C. Antivirus
D. Printer
Answer» D. Printer
150.

Form of energy which is used by information technology is

A. electric
B. electromagnetic
C. Both a and b
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these