CBSE Class 4 Computer Studies Computer Software MCQs

Question. Which of the following is true for the octal system ?
a) It needs less digits to represent a number than in the binary system.
b) It needs more digits to represent a number than in the binary system.
c) It needs the same number of digits to represent a number as in the binary system
d) It needs the same number of digits to represent a number as in the decimal system.

Answer : B

Question. What is Software ?
a) A type of computer code
b) A computer language
c) A set of instructions for your computer
d) A cover for the computer

Answer : C

Question. Professional designers can create sophisticated documents that contain text, graphics, and many colours, using __________ software ?
a) computer aided design (CAD)
b) illustration
c) image editing
d) desktop publishing (DTP)

Answer : A

Question. How many kilobytes make a megabyte ?
a) 128
b) 1024
c) 256
d) 512

Answer : B

Question. _____ is the process of carrying out commands ?
a) Fetching
b) Storing
c) Executing
d) Decoding

Answer : C

Question. Instructions that tell the computer what to do. Another name for software ?
a) programs
b) CPU
c) options
d) folder

Answer : A

Question. An operating system that can do multitasking means that ?
a) the operating system can divide up work between several CPUs.
b) multiple people can use the computer concurrently.
c) several programs can be operated concurrently.
d) All of these

Answer : C

Question. Vendor-created program modifications are called ?
a) patches
b) antiviruses
c) holes
d) fixes

Answer : A

Question. Information that comes from an external source and fed into computer software is called ?
a) Output
b) Input
c) Throughput
d) Reports

Answer : B

Question. The person who writes and tests computer programs is called a ?
a) programmer
b) computer scientist
c) software engineer
d) project developer

Answer : A

Question. The language used in a computer that is similar to the language of humans and is easy to understand is referred to as ?
a) Source Code
b) Machine Language
c) High Level Language
d) Object Code

Answer : C

Question. Software for organizing storage and retrieval of information is a(an) ?
a) operating system
b) database
c) database program
d) data warehouse

Answer : C

Question. Special effect used to introduce slides in a presentation are called __________ ?
a) Effects
b) Custom animation
c) Transition
d) Animation

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is NOT a famous operating system ?
a) Windows Vista
b) Mac OS X
c) Linux
d) Virtual Box

Answer : D

Question. The simultaneous processing of two or more programs by multiple processors is ?
a) multiprogramming
b) multitasking
c) time-sharing
d) multiprocessing

Answer : D

Question. _________ are bundles of related software packages that are sold together ?
a) Personal productivity tools
b) Word and PowerPoint
c) Screen savers
d) Software suites

Answer : D

Question. Linux is a type of ________ software ?
a) Shareware
b) Commercial
c) Proprietary
d) Open Source

Answer : D

Question. Only __________ program(s) become(s) active even though we can open many programs at a time ?
a) four
b) three
c) two
d) one

Answer : D

Question. The capability of the operating system to enable two or more than two programs to execute simultaneously in a single computer system by using a single processor is _________ ?
a) Multiprocessing
b) Multitasking
c) Multiprogramming
d) Multiexecution

Answer : B

Question. The secret code that restricts entry to some programs is ?
a) password
b) passport
c) entry-code
d) access-code

Answer : D

Question. In electronic device, operating under the control of information, that can accept data, process the data, produce output and store the results for future use _______ ?
a) Input
b) Computer
c) Software
d) Hardware

Answer : B

Question. A set of rules for telling the computer what operations to perform is called a __________ ?
a) procedural language
b) structures
c) natural language
d) programming language

Answer : D

Question. The translator program used in assembly language is called _________ ?
a) Compiler
b) Assembler
c) Intepreter
d) Translator

Answer : B

Question. Data representation is based on the ________ number system, which uses two numbers to represent all data ?
a) binary
b) biometric
c) bicentennial
d) byte

Answer : A

Question. Modern Computers represent characters and numbers internally using one of the following number systems __________ ?
a) Penta
b) Octal
c) Hexa
d) Binary

Answer : D

Question. What is the name for the process that is used to convert a series of instructions, or program, written in a high-level language into instructions (or a program) that can be run on a computer ?
a) Assembling
b) Compiling
c) Translating
d) Uploading

Answer : B

Question. The simultaneous execution of two or more instructions is called ?
a) sequential access
b) reduced instruction set computing
c) multiprocessing
d) disk mirroring

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is not a common feature of software applications ?
a) Menus
b) Windows
c) Help
d) Search

Answer : B

Question. The operating system determines the manner in which all of the following occur except ?
a) user creating of a document
b) user interaction with the processor
c) printer output
d) data displayed on the monitor

Answer : A

Question. Documents converted to __________ can be published to the Web ?
a) a doc file
b) http
c) machine language
d) HTML

Answer : D

Question. An error in a computer program is called ?
a) Crash
b) Power failure
c) Bug
d) Virus

Answer : C

Question. Computers process binary numbers, which are composed of __________ ?
a) 1s and 2s
b) 2s and 4s
c) 1s and 10s
d) 0s and 1s

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following is a programming language for creating special programs like applets ?
a) Java
b) cable
c) domain name
d) Net

Answer : A

Question. A __________ shares hardware, software, and data among authorized users ?
a) network
b) protocol
c) hyperlink
d) transmitter

Answer : A