Fundamentals of Computers MCQ Questions with Answers

Question. This part of operating system manages the essential peripherals, such as the keyboard, screen , disk drives, and parallel and serial ports
(a) basic input/output system
(b) secondary input/output system
(c) peripheral input/output system
(d) marginal input/output system
(e) None of these

Answer. A

Question. In Nonvolatile memory device
(a) Data contained in them is not lost when the power turned off
(b) Data contained in them is lost when the power turned off.
(c) data contained in them is permanent and not be rewrite
(d) None of these
(e) All of the above

Answer. A

Question. are usually downloaded into the folder carrying Temporary Internet Files and are written into the computer by the websites you visit.
(a) Anonymous Files
(b) Cookies
(c) Banner Ads
(d) Images
(e) History

Answer. B

Question. Programs stored in ROM are called
(a) Hardware
(b) Firmware
(c) Software
(d) all of above
(e) None of these

Answer. B

Question. Microsoft Office is an office suite, for the
(a) Microsoft Windows operating systems
(b) Mac OS X operating systems
(c) Both A and B are true
(d) None is true
(e) All of the above

Answer. C

Question. Which language is most suited for commercial applications?
(a) Fortran
(b) Cobol
(c) Basic
(d) Prolog
(e) None of these

Answer. C

Question. Why are headers and footers used in document?
(a) To enhance the overall appearance of the document
(b) To mark the starting and ending of a page
(c) To make large document more readable
(d) To allow page headers and footers to appear on document when it is printed
(e) All of the above

Answer. D

Question. The method of file organization in which data records in a file are arranged in a specified order according to a key field is known as the
(a) Direct access method
(b) Queuing method
(c) Predetermined method
(d) Sequential access method
(e) None of these

Answer. D

Question. In Excel Status indicators are located on the
(a) Vertical scroll bar
(b) Horizontal scroll bar
(c) Formula bar
(d) Standard toolbar
(e) All of the above

Answer. C

Question. In Windows operating system it is the long horizontal bar at the bottom of a screen. Unlike the desktop, which can get obscured by the windows on top of it, it is visible almost all the time.
(a) Sidebar
(b) Icons
(c) Taskbar
(d) None of these
(e) All of the above

Answer. C

Question. Console is
(a) A device that enables human operators to communicate with the computer
(b) A device that enables human operators not to communicate with the computer
(c) Communication between computers
(d) None of these
(e) All of the above

Answer. A

Question. Format command is used to create.....
(a) Sector
(b) memory
(c) Tracks
(d) Tracks and sector
(e) None of these

Answer. D

Question. A popular presentation program for Windows and Mac in Microsoft Office is
(a) Microsoft Word
(b) Microsoft PowerPoint
(c) Microsoft Access
(d) None of these
(e) All of the above

Answer. B

Question. A program that translates mnemonic statements into executable instructions is referred as
(a) Software
(b) Assembler
(c) Translator
(d) None of these
(e) All of the above

Answer. B

Question. What is MP3?
(a) A mouse
(b) A printer
(c) A sound format
(d) A scanner
(e) None of these

Answer. C

Question. Diskette is a
(a) A low-cost, thin flexible magnetic disk storage device
(b) High volume storage device
(c) Primary storage device
(d) None of these
(e) All of the above

Answer. A

Question. The Internet allows you to
(a) send electronic mail
(b) view web pages
(c) connect to servers all around the world
(d) All of these
(e) None of these

Answer. D

Question. Mahesh and Pavan are employees of company X working in different countries, on the same project.Which of the following Computer technologies would be useful for them to have Review monthly meets?
(a) Video-display software
(b) Video digitizing
(c) Video Conferencing
(d) Video Scanning
(e) None of these

Answer. C

Question. The first graphical web browser are?
(a) Gopher
(b) WAIS
(c) CERN
(d) Mosaic
(e) None of these

Answer. D

Question. In a disk system time required for a read/ write head to move to the track where the record to be read or written is stored is
(a) Access time
(b) Random time
(c) Response time
(d) Seek time
(e) All of the above

Answer. D

Question. The most common input devices are the and the .
(a) microphone, printer
(b) scanner, monitor
(c) digital camera, speakers
(d) keyboard, mouse
(e) None of these

Answer. D

Question. In Excel intersection of a row and column is called:
(a) Cata
(b) A field.
(c) A cell
(d) An equation.
(e) All of the above

Answer. C

Question. These hacker breaks security for altruistic or at least non-malicious reasons.
(a) White hat
(b) Grey hat
(c) Blue hat
(d) None of these
(e) All of the above

Answer. A

Question. In windows XP, which shortcut is used you lock the computer?
(a) Ctrl + L
(b) Windows Key + k
(c) Ctrl + K
(d) Scroll Lock key
(e) Windows Key + L

Answer. E

Question. In Batch processing
(a) Several computer programs runs one after another without human interaction to run each program individually.
(b) Several computer programs runs one after another with human interaction to run each program individually
(c) Selected computer programs runs one after another with human interaction to run each program individually
(d) None is true
(e) All of the above

Answer. A

Question. A process of collecting, organizing, storing and otherwise maintaining a complete historical record of programs and other documents used or prepared during the different phases of the system is called
(a) Documentation
(b) Document reader
(c) Data process
(d) None of these
(e) All of the above

Answer. A

Question. is the example of magnetic disk.
(a) Hard-disk
(b) DVD
(c) RAM
(d) Pen drive
(e) None of these

Answer. A

Question. MS-DOS is usually supplied on a
(a) hard disk
(b) cartridge tape
(c) CD ROM
(d) floppy disk or diskettes
(e) None of these

Answer. D

Question. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
(a) Producing result
(b) Comparing numbers
(c) Controlling flow of information
(d) Performing mathematical operations
(e) Controlling flow of data

Answer. B

Question.. One or more identifying lines printed at the bottom of a page are referred as
(a) Header
(b) Footer
(c) Index
(d) None of these
(e) All of the above

Answer. B

Question. Audio response is
(a) output medium
(b) produces verbal responses from the computer system
(c) Both A & B true
(d) None is true
(e) All of the above

Answer. C

Question. In Microsoft Word shortcut DELETE is for
(a) Undo something
(b) Delete something
(c) Paste something
(d) None of these
(e) All of the above

Answer. B

Question. In Excel which of the following is not a way to complete a cell entry?
(a) Pressing enter
(b) Pressing any arrow key on the keyboard
(c) Clicking the Enter button on the Formula bar
(d) Pressing spacebar
(e) All of the above

Answer. D

Question. In Microsoft PowerPoint you can show the shortcut menu during the slide show by
(a) Clicking the shortcut button on the formatting toolbar
(b) Right clicking the current slide
(c) Clicking an icon on the current slide
(d) (B) and (A)
(e) All of the above

Answer. B

Question. In Windows operating system shortcut CTRL while dragging an item
(a) Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
(b) Copy the selected item
(c) Rename the selected item
(d) Create a shortcut to the selected item
(e) All of the above

Answer. B

Question. A unit of a computer system that interprets instructions and executes them is known as
(a) Processor
(b) Storage
(c) Peripherals
(d) None of these
(e) All of the above

Answer. A

Question. Which of the following is the standard interactive and programming language for getting information from a database?
(a) DCOM
(b) Java
(c) SQL
(d) Cova
(e) Mercury

Answer. C

Question. In MICR, C stands for
(a) Code
(b) Colour
(c) Computer
(d) Character
(e) Country

Answer. D

Question. In Excel constant is another name for this type of data
(a) number
(b) equation
(c) formula
(d) description
(e) All of the above

Answer. A

Question. Buffer is device/ storage area
(a) Where data are temporarily stored
(b) Where data is permanently stored
(c) Where data error occurs
(d) None of these
(e) All of the above

Answer. A

Question. Data communications involving telegraph lines uses
(a) simplex lines
(b) wideband channels
(c) narrowband channels
(d) dialed service
(e) All of the above

Answer. C

Question. A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be
(a) distributed
(b) centralized
(c) open source
(d) wireless
(e) None of these

Answer. D

Question. Which of the following controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer?
(a) O/S
(b) Motherboard
(c) Platform
(d) I/O gateway
(e) None of these

Answer. A

Question. COBOL is widely used in applications.
(a) Commercial
(b) Scientific
(c) Space
(d) Mathematical
(e) None of these

Answer. A

Question. The Internet began with the development of
(a) USENET
(b) ARPANET
(c) Ethernet
(d) Intranet
(e) None of these

Answer. B

Question. Which of the following device is used only in LAN (Local Area Network)?
(a) Gateway
(b) Modem
(c) NIC
(d) Router
(e) None of these

Answer. C

Question. What are you most likely to use when playing
(a) Touch screen a computer game?
(b) Light pen
(c) notepad
(d) Joystick
(e) None of these

Answer. D

Question. A competitor to the dominant Lotus 1-2-3 is
(a) Microsoft Excel
(b) Microsoft Word
(c) Microsoft PowerPoint
(d) None of these
(e) All of the above

Answer. A

Question. Which of the following best describes a computer- based information system?
(a) system where computer is used to turn data into information
(b) inputting data
(c) processing data
(d) data is put into the computer for processing
(e) All of the above

Answer. A

Question. It contains data descriptions and defines the name, data type, and length of each field in the database
(a) data dictionary
(b) data table
(c) data record
(d) data field
(e) None of these

Answer. A