

MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 186 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
51. |
Sometimes computers and cache registers in a foodmart are connected to a UPS system. What does UPS mean? |
A. | United Parcel Service |
B. | Uniform Product Support |
C. | Under Paneling Storage |
D. | Uninterruptable Power Supply |
Answer» E. | |
52. |
Which is NOT an acceptable method of distributing small power outlets throughout an open plan office area? |
A. | Power Poles |
B. | Power Skirting |
C. | Flush Floor Ducting |
D. | Extension Cords |
Answer» E. | |
53. |
Who co-created the UNIX operating system in 1969 with Dennis Ritchie? |
A. | Bjarne Stroustrup |
B. | Steve Wozniak |
C. | Ken Thompson |
D. | Niklaus Wirth |
Answer» D. Niklaus Wirth | |
54. |
The input used by an antenna or cable to a TV set uses frequencies called...? |
A. | IF |
B. | RF |
C. | AF |
D. | SAP |
Answer» C. AF | |
55. |
Who co-founded Hotmail in 1996 and then sold the company to Microsoft? |
A. | Shawn Fanning |
B. | Ada Byron Lovelace |
C. | Sabeer Bhatia |
D. | Ray Tomlinson |
Answer» D. Ray Tomlinson | |
56. |
'.TMP' extension refers usually to what kind of file? |
A. | Compressed Archive file |
B. | Image file |
C. | Temporary file |
D. | Audio file |
Answer» D. Audio file | |
57. |
In the UK, what type of installation requires a fireman's switch? |
A. | Neon Lighting |
B. | High Pressure Sodium Lighting |
C. | Water Features |
D. | Hotel Rooms |
Answer» B. High Pressure Sodium Lighting | |
58. |
Who built the world's first binary digit computer: Z1...? |
A. | Konrad Zuse |
B. | Ken Thompson |
C. | Alan Turing |
D. | George Boole |
Answer» B. Ken Thompson | |
59. |
The electromagnetic coils on the neck of the picture tube or tubes which pull the electron beam from side to side and up and down are called a...? |
A. | Transformer |
B. | Yoke |
C. | Capacitor |
D. | Diode |
Answer» C. Capacitor | |
60. |
Larger buildings may be supplied with a medium voltage electricity supply, and will required a substation or mini-sub. What is the main item of equipment contained in these? |
A. | Transformer |
B. | Transponder |
C. | Transducer |
D. | Converter |
Answer» B. Transponder | |
61. |
What was the active medium used in the first working laser ever constructed? |
A. | A diamond block |
B. | Helium-neon gas |
C. | A ruby rod |
D. | Carbon dioxide gas |
Answer» D. Carbon dioxide gas | |
62. |
What does EPROM stand for? |
A. | Electric Programmable Read Only Memory |
B. | Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
C. | Evaluable Philotic Random Optic Memory |
D. | Every Person Requires One Mind |
Answer» C. Evaluable Philotic Random Optic Memory | |
63. |
'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ? |
A. | Order of Significance |
B. | Open Software |
C. | Operating System |
D. | Optical Sensor |
Answer» D. Optical Sensor | |
64. |
In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur? |
A. | 1850s |
B. | 1860s |
C. | 1870s |
D. | 1900s |
Answer» E. | |
65. |
'.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file? |
A. | Image file |
B. | Animation/movie file |
C. | Audio file |
D. | MS Office document |
Answer» C. Audio file | |
66. |
In which decade was the telegraph invented? |
A. | 1810s |
B. | 1840s |
C. | 1870s |
D. | 1890s |
Answer» C. 1870s | |
67. |
Another word for the CPU is... |
A. | Execute |
B. | Microprocessor |
C. | Micro chip |
D. | Decode |
Answer» C. Micro chip | |
68. |
What would you use for immediate, real-time communication with a friend? |
A. | Instant Messenging |
B. | |
C. | Usenet |
D. | A mailing list |
Answer» B. E-Mail | |
69. |
When discussing technology, a hot spot is... |
A. | A small overheated area on a CPU |
B. | A place served by public wireless access |
C. | Jargon for an X-rated Web site |
D. | A faulty area in the programming code |
Answer» C. Jargon for an X-rated Web site | |
70. |
What kind of data can you send by e-mail? |
A. | Audio |
B. | Pictures |
C. | Video |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
71. |
How many terminals does a BJT have? |
A. | 1 |
B. | 5 |
C. | 4 |
D. | 3 |
Answer» E. | |
72. |
Which of the following is not a programming language? |
A. | Basic |
B. | Java |
C. | Turing |
D. | C# |
Answer» D. C# | |
73. |
Which of the following is not a method of accessing the web? |
A. | ISDN |
B. | Modem |
C. | CPU |
D. | DSL |
Answer» D. DSL | |
74. |
The "home page" of a web site is... |
A. | The largest page |
B. | The last page |
C. | The first page |
D. | The most colorful page |
Answer» D. The most colorful page | |
75. |
How can you catch a computer virus? |
A. | Sending e-mail messages |
B. | Using a laptop during the winter |
C. | Opening e-mail attachments |
D. | Shopping online |
Answer» D. Shopping online | |
76. |
Google (www.google.com) is a... |
A. | Search Engine |
B. | Number in Math |
C. | Directory of images |
D. | Chat service on the web |
Answer» B. Number in Math | |
77. |
Which is not an internet protocol? |
A. | HTTP |
B. | FTP |
C. | STP |
D. | IP |
Answer» D. IP | |
78. |
What is a BJT? |
A. | Bit Junction Transfer |
B. | Bi-polar Junction Transistor |
C. | Bell Jar Transformer |
D. | Back Junction Transformer |
Answer» C. Bell Jar Transformer | |
79. |
In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated? |
A. | 1950s |
B. | 1960s |
C. | 1970s |
D. | 1980s |
Answer» B. 1960s | |
80. |
A DV camcorder is... |
A. | Capable of creating video in HDTV |
B. | Used to create digital video |
C. | Limited to the Direct Video format |
D. | A Denon Video brand product |
Answer» C. Limited to the Direct Video format | |
81. |
What are the 2 terminals of a diode called? |
A. | Pentode and Triode |
B. | Gate and Drain |
C. | Drain and Source |
D. | Anode and Cathode |
Answer» E. | |
82. |
A coating of dust on a computer's main circuit boards has this probable consequence |
A. | Overheating |
B. | Short circuits |
C. | Slower hard disk |
D. | None |
Answer» B. Short circuits | |
83. |
What Designates where the next action occurs? |
A. | Decode |
B. | Highlight |
C. | Select |
D. | Mother board |
Answer» D. Mother board | |
84. |
Which was an early mainframe computer? |
A. | ENIAC |
B. | UNIC |
C. | BRAINIA |
D. | FUNTRIA |
Answer» B. UNIC | |
85. |
Experts say the healthiest way to view a computer monitor is by... |
A. | Placing it 18 to 30 inches away from your eyes |
B. | Viewing from a darkened room |
C. | Adjusting the screen for maximum contrast |
D. | Using special glasses that filter out UV rays |
Answer» B. Viewing from a darkened room | |
86. |
Name the terminals of a BJT. |
A. | Drain, Gate, Source |
B. | Positive, Negative, Neutral |
C. | Anode, Cathode, Triode |
D. | Emitter, Base, Collector |
Answer» E. | |
87. |
In which decade was the transistor invented? |
A. | 1940s |
B. | 1950s |
C. | 1960s |
D. | 1980s |
Answer» B. 1950s | |
88. |
A JPG is... |
A. | A Jumper Programmed Graphic |
B. | A format for an image file |
C. | A type of hard disk |
D. | A unit of measure for memory |
Answer» C. A type of hard disk | |
89. |
A dual-layer DVD is valued because it: |
A. | Can hold more data |
B. | Contains a backup of the data stored |
C. | Uses a second layer to offer a speed increase |
D. | Creates alternative sound tracks |
Answer» B. Contains a backup of the data stored | |
90. |
To select text by shading as you drag the mouse arrow over the text is known as... |
A. | Clip art |
B. | To highlight |
C. | To fetch |
D. | To decode |
Answer» C. To fetch | |
91. |
What do you call a computer on a network that requests files from another computer? |
A. | A client |
B. | A host |
C. | A router |
D. | A web server |
Answer» B. A host | |
92. |
Another word for 'Graphics for a word processor'? |
A. | Peripheral |
B. | Clip art |
C. | Highlight |
D. | Execute |
Answer» C. Highlight | |
93. |
Modem stands for... |
A. | Modulator Demodulater |
B. | Monetary Devaluation Exchange Mechanism |
C. | Memory Demagnetization |
D. | Monetary Demarkation |
Answer» B. Monetary Devaluation Exchange Mechanism | |
94. |
Which device can be used to store charge? |
A. | Transistor |
B. | Diode |
C. | Capacitor |
D. | Resistor |
Answer» D. Resistor | |
95. |
What is the difference between the Internet and an intranet? |
A. | One is public, the other is private |
B. | One is safer than the other |
C. | One can be monitored, the other can't |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. One is safer than the other | |
96. |
In a Digital circuit, what is 1 'AND' 1? |
A. | 0 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 2 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» C. 2 | |
97. |
Your computer has gradually slowed down. What's the most likely cause? |
A. | Overheating |
B. | Your processor chip is just getting old |
C. | Adware/spyware is infecting your PC |
D. | You dropped a sandwich in your computer |
Answer» D. You dropped a sandwich in your computer | |
98. |
The "desktop" of a computer refers to: |
A. | The visible screen |
B. | The area around the monitor |
C. | The top of the mouse pad |
D. | The inside of a folder |
Answer» B. The area around the monitor | |
99. |
Which of these is a search engine? |
A. | FTP |
B. | |
C. | Archie |
D. | ARPANET |
Answer» C. Archie | |
100. |
The letters, "DOS" stand for... |
A. | Data Out System |
B. | Disk Out System |
C. | Disk Operating System |
D. | Data Operating System |
Answer» D. Data Operating System | |