CBSE Class 5 Computer Studies Fundamentals of Computer MCQs

Question. In the context of digital computer, which of the following pairs of digits is referred to as binary code ?
a) 3 and 4
b) 0 and 1
c) 2 and 3
d) 1 and 2

Answer : B

Question. In the context of computing, a byte is equal to _____ bits ?
a) 4
b) 16
c) 24
d) 8

Answer : D

Question. Trackball is which of the following devices ?
a) Input device
b) Touchpad
c) Output device
d) Barcode reader

Answer : A

Question. Third generation computers used: ?
a) vacuum tubes
b) integrated circuits
c) Transistors
d) VLSI technique

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following is NOT a portable device ?
a) iPods
b) Laptops
c) Desktop computers
d) Thumb drives

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is an input device that utilises a light-sensitive detector to select objects on a display screen ?
a) Light pen
b) Bar code reader
c) Optical mark recognition (OMR)
d) Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR)

Answer : A

Question. Who designed the first analog computer in India ?
a) Samarendra Kumar Mitra
b) Deb Kumar Bose
c) Subodh Chandra Das Gupta
d) Bimal Kumar Bhattacharyya

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following is a supercomputer developed by India ?
a) Param Yuva 2
b) Onshape
c) Venngage
d) Pixir

Answer : A

Question. In the context of digital computer, which of the following pairs of digits is referred to as binary code ?
a) 3 and 4
b) 0 and 1
c) 2 and 3
d) 1 and 2

Answer : B

Question. Linux is _____ ?
a) an interpreter
b) an operating system
c) an assembly language
d) a high level language

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following is a type of memory and is similar to RAM? It is used by computers to move data between the RAM and the CPU ?
a) Hypertext Link
b) ROM
c) Cache
d) I Beam

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is not a softcopy devices ?
a) Plotter
b) Projector
c) Monitor
d) Speaker

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following is used to receive and send computer files over telephone lines ?
a) Modem
b) MICR device
c) Floppy disk
d) Light pen

Answer : A

Question. _____ is a small, portable flash memory card that plugs into a computer’s USB port and functions as a portable hard drive ?
a) Flash drive
b) CD-RW
c) DVD-ROM
d) CD-ROM

Answer : A

Question. ___ is the central server in computer network which lets the concerned user utilise the storage capacity of the server ?
a) Application Server
b) File Server
c) Print Server
d) Web Server

Answer : B

Question. Which company manufactured the first microprocessor 4004 ?
a) ENOcean Private Company
b) NVIDIA Corporation
c) PLX Devices
d) INTEL Corporation

Answer : D

Question. A database used by Microsoft Windows for storing configuration information is known as: ?
a) Registry
b) Record
c) Cookie
d) Cache

Answer : A

Question. Which shortcut key is used for previewing the page before printing? ?
a) CTRL + F6
b) CTRL + F10
c) CTRL + F2
d) CTRL + F5

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is a very high-speed semiconductor memory which can speed up the CPU ?
a) Cache Memory
b) Main Memory
c) Secondary Memory
d) Primary Memory

Answer : A

Question. _____ was a web browser developed by the National Centre for Supercomputing Application (NCSA) ?
a) Opera
b) Mosaic
c) Navigator
d) Safari

Answer : B

Question. Which type of computers is used to control air traffic and radar of national defence ?
a) Personal computers
b) Analogue computers
c) Hybrid computers
d) Digital computers

Answer : C

Question. In the field of information and communication technology, what is the full form of FDD ?
a) Folder Disk Drive
b) Floppy Disk Drive
c) Folder Data Drive
d) Floppy Data Drive

Answer : B

Question. Who among the following invented the World Wide Web (www) in 1989 ?
a) Bill Gates
b) Steve Wozniak
c) Tim Berners-Lee
d) Charles Babbage

Answer : C

Question. In the context of memory size in computer data storage, one gigabyte is equal to how many megabytes ?
a) 32 MB
b) 1012 MB
c) 64 MB
d) 1024 MB

Answer : D

Question. Which technology do third generation computers use ?
a) Integrated circuits
b) Transistors
c) Microprocessors
d) Vacuum tubes

Answer : A

Question. In the context of computing, what is the full form of URL ?
a) Undistributed Resource Locator
b) Unified Resource Locator
c) Uniform Resource Locator
d) Uniform Region Locator

Answer : C

Question. In the field of computing, what does ENIAC stand for ?
a) Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
b) Electronic Numerical Integrated Advanced Computer
c) Electronic Numerals Integration and Computing
d) Electronic Numbers Integration and Computer

Answer : B

Question. Second Generation computers can be characterized largely by their use of : ?
a) Integrated Circuits
b) Vacuum Tubes
c) Microprocessors
d) Transistors

Answer : D

Question. AIX is the operating system of which company ?
a) Apple
b) Unisys
c) IBM
d) Microsoft

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is NOT one of the tools of Robotics Process ?
a) Blue Prism
b) Ui Path
c) Automation Anywhere
d) Power Center

Answer : D

Question. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/ an
a) Interpreter
b) simulator
c) characters
d) compiler

Answer : C

Question. A ............ is a microprocessor -based computing device.
a) personal computer
b) mainframe
c) workstation
d) server

Answer : A

Question. To move a copy of file from one computer to another over a communication channel is called?
a) File transfer
b) File encryption
c) File modification
d) File copying

Answer : A

Question. COBOL is an acronym for.............
a) Common Business Oriented Language
b) Computer Business Oriented Language
c) Common Business Operated Language
d) Common Business Organized Language

Answer : A

Question. The primary function of the ............ is to set up the hardware and load and start an operating system
a) System Programs
b) BIOS
c) CP
d) Memory

Answer : B

Question. What kind of memory is both static and non -volatile?
a) RAM
b) ROM
c) BIOS
d) CACHE

Answer : B

Question. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT
a) hackers
b) Spam
c) Viruses
d) identity theft

Answer : B

Question. .......... is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide platform for running application software
a) Application software
b) System software
c) Software
d) Operating system

Answer : B

Question. The ......... is the amount of data that a storage device can move from the storage medium to the Computer per second
a) data migration rate
b) data digitizing rate
c) data transfer rate
d) data access rate

Answer : C

Question. 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 : B

Question. ............. 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 : B

Question. ............ Store data or information temporarily and pass it on as directed by the control unit
a) Address
b) Register
c) Number
d) Memory

Answer : B

Question. ............. Is the functional key to display save-as box.
a) F5
b) F6
c) F9
d) F12

Answer : D

Question. RAM can be treated as the ......... for the computer's processor
a) factory
b) operating room
c) waiting room
d) planning room

Answer : C

Question. …………….are used to identify a user who returns to a Website
a) Cookies
b) Plug-ins
c) Scripts
d) ASPs

Answer : A

Question. 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 : D

Question. Data becomes ................ when it is presented in a format that people can understand and use
a) processed
b) graphs
c) information
d) presentation

Answer : C

Question. Magnetic disk is an example of
a) Secondary memory
b) Primary memory
c) Main memory
d) Both (a) and (b)

Answer : A

Question. Which one of the following is NOT a computer language
a) MS-Excel
b) BASIC
c) COBOL
d) C++

Answer : A

Question. RAM is also called as
a) Read / Write Memory
b) Long Memory
c) Permanent Memory
d) Primary Memory

Answer : A

Question. Computers process data into information by working exclusively with :
a) multimedia
b) word
c) numbers
d) characters

Answer : C

Question. Select the Odd one
a) Operating system
b) Interpreter
c) Compiler
d) Assembler

Answer : A

Question. A ............ is an additional set of commands that the computer displays after you make a selection from the main menu
a) dialog box
b) submenu
c) menu selection
d) All of the above

Answer : A

Question. What is the other name for programmed chip?
a) RAM
b) ROM
c) LSIC
d) PROM

Answer : C

Question. Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym
a) CD
b) DVD
c) ROM
d) RW

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer?
a) gathering data
b) processing data into information
c) analyzing the data or information
d) storing the data or information

Answer : C

Question. ............... is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do
a) Nanoscience
b) Nanotechnology
c) Simulation
d) Artificial intelligence (Al)

Answer : D

Question. You use a(n) ....., such as a keyboard or mouse, to input information
a) output device
b) input device
c) storage device
d) processing device

Answer : B

Question. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a :
a) networked
b) mainframe
c) supercomputer
d) client

Answer : B

Question. The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the :
a) digital divide
b) Internet divide
c) Web divide
d) E-illiteracy

Answer : A