MCQ for Informatics Practices

Fundamentals of Computer MCQ Questions for Computer Science

Question: Which of the following statements is true?

a) Minicomputer works faster than Microcomputer

b) Microcomputer works faster than Minicomputer

c) Speed of both computers is the same

d) The speeds of these computers cannot be compared with advanced

Answer: A

Question: A CPU contains:

a) A card reader and a printing device

b) An analytical engine and a control unit

c) A control unit and an arithmetic logic unit

d) An arithmetic logic unit and a card reader

Answer: C

Question: Which of the following protocol allow us to acess the data over world wide web?

a) DNS

b) SNMP

c) HTTP

d) FTP

Answer: C

Question: __________ is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.

a) Network

b) Peripheral

c) Expansion board

d) Digital device

Answer: A

Question: Coded entries used to gain access to a computer system are called:

a) Entry codes

b) Passwords

c) Security commands

d) Code words

Answer: B

Question: What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network?

a) Printers

b) Speakers

c) Floppy disk drives

d) Keyboards

Answer: A

Question: What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?

a) ROM information can be easily updated.

b) Data in ROM is non-volatile, it remains even without power.

c) ROM provides large amounts of inexpensive data storage.

d) ROM chips are easily swapped between different computer brands.

Answer: B

Question: Which device is required for the Internet connection?

a) Joystick

b) Modem

c) CD Drive

d) NIC Card

Answer: B

Question: Example of non-numeric data is:

a) Employee address

b) Examination score

c) Bank balance

d) All of these

Answer: A

Question: What is a light pen?

a) Mechanical input device

b) Optical input device

c) Electronic input device

d) Optical output device

Answer: B

Question: Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?

a) Printer

b) Keyboard

c) Mouse

d) Arithmetic & Logic unit

Answer: D

Question: UNIVAC stands for:

a) Universal Automatic Computer

b) Universal Array Computer

c) Unique Automatic Computer

d) Unvalued Automatic Computer

Answer: A

Question: Junk e-mail is also called:

a) Spam

b) Spoof

c) Sniffer script

d) Spool

Answer: A

Question: CD-ROM stands for:

a) Compactable Read Only Memory

b) Compact Data Read Only Memory

c) Compactable Disk Read Only Memory

d) Compact Disk Read Only Memory

Answer: A

Question: What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-server system?

a) Mainframe

b) Mini-computer

c) Microcomputer

d) PDA

Answer: C

Question: VGA stands for:

a) Video Graphics Array

b) Visual Graphics Array

c) Volatile Graphics Array

d) Video Graphics Adapter

Answer: A

Question: DMA stands for:

a) Distinct Memory Access

b) Direct Memory Access

c) Direct Module Access

d) Direct Memory Allocation

Answer: B

Question: MIS is designed to provide information needed for effective decision making by:

a) Consumers

b) Workers

c) Foremen

d) Managers

Answer: D

Question: IBM 1401 is a:

a) First Generation Computer

b) Second Generation Computer

c) Third Generation Computer

d) Fourth Generation Computer

Answer: B

Question: You organize files by storing them in:

a) Archives

b) Folders

c) Indexes

d) Lists

Answer: B

Question: MSI stands for:

a) Medium Scale Integrated Circuits

b) Medium System Integrated Circuits

c) Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit

d) Medium System Intelligent Circuit

Answer: A

Question: Who is the father of personal computer?

a) Edward Robert

b) Allen Turing

c) Charles Babbage

d) None of these

Answer: A

Question: The capacity of a 3.5 inch floppy disk is:

a) 1.40 MB

b) 1.44 GB

c) 1.40 GB

d) 1.44 MB

Answer: D

Question: __________ represents raw facts, whereas __________ is data made meaningful.

a) Information, reporting

b) Data, information

c) Information, bits

d) Records, bytes

Answer: B

Question: Who is the father of Computer?

a) Allen Turing

b) Charles Babbage

c) Simur Cray

d) Augusta Adaming

Answer: B

Question: EBCDIC stands for:

a) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

b) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code

c) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code

d) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code

Answer: A

Question: Which of the following is a storage device?

a) Tape

b) Hard Disk

c) Floppy Disk

d) All of the above

Answer: D

Question: ALU is:

a) Arithmetic Logic Unit

b) Array Logic Unit

c) Application Logic Unit

d) None of above

Answer: A

Question: CAD stands for:

a) Computer-aided design

b) Computer algorithm for design

c) Computer application in design

d) Computer analogue design

Answer: A

Question: A computer cannot 'boot' if it does not have the:

a) Compiler

b) Loader

c) Operating System

d) Assembler

Answer: C

Question: Which of the following is not anti-virus software?

a) NAV

b) F-Prot

c) Oracle

d) McAfee

Answer: C

Question: The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called:

a) Double-space

b) Line spacing

c) Single space

d) Vertical spacing

Answer: B

Question: WAN stands for:

a) Wap Area Network

b) Wide Area Network

c) Wide Array Net

d) Wireless Area Network

Answer: B

Question: Who is the father of Computer science?

a) Allen Turing

b) Charles Babbage

c) Simur Cray

d) Augusta Adaming

Answer: A

Question: What is an embedded system?

a) The program which arrives by being wrapped in a box

b) The program which is a permanent part of the computer

c) The computer which is a part of a bigger computer

d) The computer and software system that controls the machine

Answer: D

Question: The first computers were programmed using:

a) Assembly language

b) Machine language

c) Source code

d) Object code

Answer: B

Question: The first page of a Website is termed as:

a) Homepage

b) Index

c) JAVA script

d) Bookmark

Answer: A

Question: __________ is the appearance of typed characters.

a) Size

b) Format

c) Point

d) Colour

Answer: B

Question: When a file is saved for the first time:

a) A copy is automatically printed

b) It must be given a name to identify it

c) It does not need a name

d) It only needs a name if it is not going to be printed

Answer: B

Question: When did John Napier develop logarithm?

a) 1416

b) 1614

c) 1641

d) 1804

Answer: B

Question: A normal CD-ROM usually can store up to _________ data:

a) 680 KB

b) 680 Bytes

c) 680 MB

d) 680 GB

Answer: C

Question: Office LANs, which are scattered geographically on a large scale, can be connected by the use of:

a) CAN

b) LAN

c) DAN

d) WAN

Answer: D

Question: The term 'Computer' is derived from:

a) Latin

b) German

c) French

d) Arabic

Answer: A

Question: Which of the following controls the process of interaction between the user and the operating system?

a) User interface

b) Language translator

c) Platform

d) Screen saver

Answer: A

Question. A web page is located using a
a) Uniform Resource Locator
b) Universal Record Linking
c) Universal Record Locator
d) Uniformly Reachable Links
e) None of these

Answer : A 

Question. A search engine is a program to search
a) for information
b) web pages
c) web pages for Information using specified search terms
d) web pages for specified in-dex terms
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is a Web browser ?
a) Paint
b) Power Point
c) Word
d) Fire fox
e) All are Web browsers

Answer : D

Question. What is the most common way to get a virus in your computer's hard disk ?
a) By installing games from their CDROMS
b) By uploading pictures from mobile phones to the computer
c) By sending e-mails
d) By opening e-mails
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. By an intranet we mean
a) a network connecting al! computers of an organi-ation and using the internet protocol
b) a Wide Area Network connecting all branches of an organization
c) a corporate computer net work
d) a LAN of an organization
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. What is an E-mail attachment?
a) A separate document from another program sent along with an E-mail message
b) A receipt sent by the recipient
c) A malicious parasite that feeds off of your messages and destroys the contents
d) A list of CC: or BCC: recipients
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Sending an E-mail is similar to
a) drawing a picture
b) writing a letter
c) talking on the phone
d) sending a package
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. A commonly used graphic format for the web is
a) Imp
b) bmp
c) text
d) GIF
e) TIP

Answer : D

Question. Choose the web-browser among the following:
a) MSN messenger
b) Yahoo messenger
c) Rediffbal. net
d) None of these
e) Netscape Navigator

Answer : E

Question. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the internet, is called a(n)_
a) version
b) tutorial
c) patch
d) FAQ
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. What is the full form of CC in reference to Email..
a) Carbon copy
b) Carbon clue
c) Carbon cost
d) Cost Copy
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. A Web site address is a unique name that identifies a specific _ on the Web.
a) Web browser
b) PDA
c) Link
d) Web site
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. When the pointer is positioned on a ——, it is shaped like a hand.
a) hyperlink
b) grammar error
c) screen tip
d) spelling error
e) formatting error

Answer : A

Question. Internet is
a) a local computer network
b) a world wide network of computers
c) a world wide interconnected network of computers which use a common protocol to communicate with one another
d) an interconnected network of computers
e) None of these

Answer : C 

Question. Which of the following is an example of connectivity ?
a) floppy disk
b) Internet
c) power cord
d) data
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. The process of connecting to the Internet account is
a) SIGN IN
b) LOG OUT
c) LOG IN
d) SIGN OUT
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. When we run a program in HTML coding, _ is used as backend and __works as frontend.
a) Notepad - Msn-messenger
b) Notepad-1 nternet Ex-plorer
c) MS-word - Internet -Explorer
d) Both (a) and (b)
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following are all considered advantages of e-mail ?
a) Printable, global and expensive
b) Global, convenience and Microsoft owned
c) Convenience, speed of delivery, generality and reliability
d) Slow delivery, reliable, global and inexpensive
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. In a browser, the URL of the current page Displayed at?
a) Tool bar
b)Tittle bar
c) Address bar
d) Menu bar
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. What is an E-mail attachment?
a) A separate document from another program sent along with an E-mail message
b) A receipt sent by the recipient
c) A malicious parasite that feeds off of your messages and destroys the contents
d) A list of CC : or BCC : recipients
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. One advantage of dial-up Internet access is
a) it utilizes broadband technology
b) None of these
c) it uses a router for security
d) modem speeds are very fast
e) it utilizes existing telephone service

Answer : E

Question. A word in a web page that, when clicked, opens another document is called —
a) hyperlink
b) anchor
c) reference
d) URL
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. The code for a Web page is written using ——
a) a fifth generation language
b) Hypertext Markup Language
c) Win Zip
d) Perl
e) URL

Answer : B

Question. HTML uses
a) Fixed tags defined by the language
b) User defined tags
c) Tags only for linking
d) Pre-specified tags
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Small application programs that run on a Web page and may ensure a form is completed properly or provide animation are known as ——
a) spiders
b) flash
c) cookies
d) applets
e) sparks

Answer : B

Question. Internet requires
a) an international agreement to connect computers
b) a commonly agreed'set of rules to communicate between computers
c) a local area network
d) a World Wide Web
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. When sending an e-mail, the _ line describes the contents of the message.
a) to
b) None of these
c) contents
d) CC
e) subject

Answer : E

Question. What is the term for unsolicited e-mail ?
a) newsgroup
b) Usenet
c) backbone
d) spam
e) flaming

Answer : D

Question. Each computer connected to the internet must
a) be an IBM PC
b) be internet compatible
c) have a unique IP address
d) have a modem connection
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. XSL definition is used along with XML definition to specify
a) The data types of the contents of XML document
b) The links with other documents
c) The presentation of XML document
d) The juncture of XML document
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT:
a) hackers.
b) identity theft.
c) viruses.
d) spam.
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. If you receive an e-mail from someone you don't know,what should you do?
a) Delete it without opening it
b) Forward it to the police immediately
c) Open it and respond to them saying you don't know them
d) Reply and ask them for their personal information
e) Reply and tell them you want to keep in touch with them

Answer : A