COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR IBPS EXAMS

1.    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
     e) None of these

 2.    ______ is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do?
     a) Simulation Engine
     b) Nanotechnology
     c) Nanoscience
     d) Artificial Intelligence (AI)
     e) None of these

 3.    Which of the following is the correct order of the four major functions of a computer?
     a)    Input ® Output ® Process ® Storage
     b)    Process ® Output ® Input ® Storage
     c)    Process ® Storage ® Input ® Output
     d)    Input ® Process ® Output ® Storage
     e) None of these

 4.    A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is?
     a) Ohms   
 b) Ampere
     c) MIPS    
d) CFPS
     e) None of these

 5.    What is Backup?
     a) Accessing data on tape
     b)    Protecting data by copying it from original source to a different destination
     c) Migrating old data to new data
     d)    Adding more components to your network
     e) None of these

 6.    ______ are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly?    
     a) Mainframes
     b) Supercomputers
     c) Laptops    
d) Servers
     e) None of these

 7.    In Analog computer?
     a)    Input is first converted to digital form
     b)    Input is never converted to digital form
     c)    Output is displayed in digital form
     d)    Output is displayed in both form s
     e) None of these

 8.    In the latest generation compu-ters, the instructions are executed?
     a) Parallel only
     b) Sequential only
     c)    Both sequentially and parallelly
     d) Serial    
e) None of these

 9.    Human beings are referred to as Homo sapiens, which device is called Sillico sapiens?
     a) Robot    
 b) Hardware
     c) Monitor     
d) Computer
     e) None of these

 10.    Modern Computers are very reliable but they are not?
     a) Cheap     
b) Powerful
     c) Infallible     
d) Fast
     e) None of these

 11.    What is meant by a dedicated computer?
     a)    Which uses one kind of software
     b)    Which is assigned one and only one task
     c)    Which is used by one person only
     d)    Which is meant for application software
     e) None of these

 12.    The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists mainly of …… or …….. media with varying capacities?
     a) Optical or memory
     b) Magnetic or optical
     c) Memory or video
     d) Video or magnetic
     e) None of these

 13.    One Second is?
     a) 10 milliseconds
     b) 100 milliseconds
     c) 1000 milliseconds
     d) 10000 milliseconds
     e) None of these

 14.    Computer operators?
     a)    write computer code for specific problems
     b)    operate the device which input and output data from the computer
     c)    normally require a college degree in computer science
     d) all of the above
     e) None of these

 15.    The first electronic computer in the world was?
     a) RAM      
b) UNIVAC
     c) ENIAC      
d) All of above
     e) None of these

 16.    Which was the computer con-ceived by Charles Babbage?
     a) Analytical engine
     b) Arithmetic machine
     c) Digital machine
     d) All of above
     e) None of these

 17.    Offline device is?
     a)    A device which is not connected to CPU
     b)    A device which is connected to CPU
     c) An Input- output device
     d) Internal Hard disk
     e) None of these

 18.    Microprocessors can be used to make?
     a) Calculators
     b) Digital systems
     c) Computer
     d) All of the above
     e) None of these

 19.    Which American computer Company is called Big Blue?
     a) Microsoft     b) Compaq Corp
     c) IBM     
d) Intel
     e) None of these

 20.    Which of the following require large computer memory?
     a) Voice         
b) Graphics
     c) Imaging      
d) All of the above
     e) None of these

 21.    The primary goal of a compu-ter system is to turn data into?
     a) Memory     
b) Ideas
     c) Information     
d) Storage
     e) None of these

 22.    Who invented the micro-processor?
     a) Marcian Hoff
     b) Herman H Goldstein
     c) Joseph Jacquard
     d) Charles Babbage
     e) None of these

 23.    In which parameter, Digital computers are better than an Analog computer?
     a) Speed     
b) Accuracy
     c) Reliability    
d) Cost
     e) None of these
 24.    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is associated with which Gene-ration of Computer evolution?
     a) Third Generation
     b) Second Generation
     c) Fifth Generation
     d) Sixth Generation
     e) None of these

 25.    Which operation is NOT performed by Computer?
     a) Processing     
b) Saving
     c) Controlling    
     d) Understanding
     e) None of these

 26.    Fifth generation computer is also known as?
     a)    Knowledge information processing system
     b)    Very large scale integration (VLSI)
     c)    Both of above
     d)    Embedded system
     e)    None of these

 27.    The Computer that processes both analog and digital is called?
     a) Mainframe computer
     b) Digital computer
     c) Hybrid computer
     d) Analog Computer
     e) None of these

 28.    _______ is a form of permanent memory that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up and does not get erased when the power is turned off?
     a) CPU
     b) Network Interface Card (NIC)
     c) RAM    
d) ROM
     e) None of these

 29.    A _______, is an electronic device that processes data, converting it into information?
     a) Processor     
b) Computer
     c) Disk     
d) Stylus
     e) None of these

 30.    The _____ of a system includes the programs or instructions?
     a) Hardware    
 b) Memory
     c) Information     
d) Software
     e) None of these

 31.    Computers that are portable and convenient for users who travel are known as?
     a) Super computers
     b) Laptops   
 c) Mini computers
     d) Servers      
e) None of these

 32.    Analog computer works on the supply of?
     a) Continuous electrical pulses
     b)    Electrical pulses but not continuous
     c) Magnetic strength
     d) None of the above
     e) None of these

 33.    After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered?
     a) Data    
 b) Output
     c) Input    
d) Process
      e) None of these

 34.    _______ is any part of the computer that you can physically touch?
     a) Hardware     
     b) Operating system
     c) Software     
d) Memory
     e) None of these

 35.    The components that process data are located in the?
     a) Internal Memory
     b) Printer     
c) System Unit
     d) Monitor    
e) None of these

 36.    All of the following examples of input devices EXCEPT?
     a) Keyboard     
b) Mouse
     c) Scanner    
d) Printer
     e) None of these

 37.    What is the name of the logic circuit which can add two binary digits?
     a) Half adder    
b) Full adder
     c) Serial adder     
d) Parallel adder
     e) None of these

 38.    All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT?
     a) Hard disk drives
     b) Printers     
c) Flash drives
     d) CD drives     
e) None of these

 39.    The CPU and memory are located on the?
     a) Monitor
     b) Motherboard
     c) Storage board
     d) Keyboard
     e) None of these

 40.    Which of the following devices can be used to directly image printed text?
     a) OCR     
b) Smart Card
     c) MICR     
d) All of above
     e) None of these

 ANSWERS:

 1) c         2) d      3) d      4) c      5) b        6) b      7) b       8) c      9) d     10) c
 11) b    12) b    13) c    14) b    15) c      16) a    17) a    18) d    19) c    20) d
 21) c    22) a    23) b    24) c    25) d      26) a    27) c    28) d    29) b    30) d
 31) b    32) a    33) b    34) a    35) c      36) d    37) a    38) b    39) b    40) a

COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. A scanner converts the image that it sees into numeric digit before storing it in the computer. This conversion process is known as? 1. Modulation 
2. Digitization
3. Reverberation 
4. Contribution
5. Creation

2. __ recognition systems enables physically disable people to use computer? 
1. Scanner 
2. Ink jet printers
3. Speech recognition
4. Main frame comuter
5. None of these

3. Which among the following statements are true regarding the laser? 
1. The laser recreates the image on a negatively charged drum. Which will collect Ink that is positively charged to attract to the areas of the image.
2. A dot-matric printers creates, the characters it prints.
3. The capture image virtually & print
4. They determine the size of the objects 
5. All the above

4. The earliest calculating devices are ? 1. Calculators 
2. Super computers
3. Abacus 
4. Minicomputers
5. Micro Computers

5. ___can scan typed documents, pictures, graphics or even handwriting into a computer?  1. Launching Machine 
2. Modulating Machine
3. Optional Scanners 
4. Voice-recognition devices
5. None of these

6. Graphic display is made up of a series of dots called ____ whose pattern produces the images?1. Trick cels 
2. Lead cells
3. Pixel 
4. Inkers 
5. Lines

7. The components of cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Display are? 1. Electrongun 
2. Electron beam controlled by an electro magnetic field
3. A phosphor coated display screen
4. Only option 1 is correct 
5. All 1,2,3, are correct

8. CGA (Color Graphic Adapter), MDA (Monochrome Display Adapter), HGA (Herc-ules Graphic Adapter), EGA (Enhanced Graphic (Adapter) are examples of? 
1. CRT (Cathode Ray Tube)
2. Motor cycle 
3. Screens 
4. Drum printers 
5. All the above

9. _____ is determined by the number of pixels horizontally & vertically? 1. Reverberation 
2. Recognition
3. Reconciliation 
4. Resolution
5. Reflection

10. The major advantage of LCD (Liquid Crystal display) is?1. High energy consumption
2. Low energy consumption
3. No energy consumption 
4. Average energy consumption
5. None of these

11. _____ are most commonly used for large group presentations? 1. Projection Displays 
2. Hard disk
3. Floppy disk 
4. CPU 
5. All the above

12. The main memory also known as the primary memory is a part of the CPU & is combination of both?1. REN & RAMP 
2. RAM & ROM
3. Only RAM 4. Only ROM
5. Keyboard & Monitor

13. Which of the following statements are correct regarding RAM ? 1. It is volatile in nature & can read & write data
2. The information is lost as soon as the System is shut down unless saved
3. It is used to store programs & data during the computers operation
4. It is a permanent data 
5. Only 1,2,3 are correct

14. Which of the following statements are true regarding ROM? 1. It is read only memory 
2. It is non-volatile
3. It is used to store permanent programs 
4. It is main memory 
5. All the above

15. Access mode means?  1. How easily they are accessible
2. How easily they are deniable
3. How easily they are convertible
4. How easily they are defensible
5. None of these

16.Access time means?  1. The maximum time required to reach storage location
2. The average time required to reach a storage location & obtain its content
3. The time taken to destroy the elements
4. The average time required to delete the storage
5. None of these

17. Transfer rate can be defined as ? 1. The number of characters or words that a device can transfer per second
2. The number of characters or words that a device cannot transfer
3. The time taken to transfer an employ
4. Only 3 is correct 
5. All the above

18.Cache memory is a part of ?1. CPU 
2. Monitor 
3. Key board 
4. Mouse 
5. All the above

19.____ lies in the path between the processor & the main memory? 1. Cake memory 
2. Cache memory
3. Cane memory 
4. Cat memory
5. cathode memory

ANSWERS:
1. 2, 2. 3, 3. 1, 4. 3, 5. 3, 6. 3, 7. 5, 8. 1, 9. 4, 10. 2, 
11. 1, 12. 2, 13. 5, 14. 5, 15. 1,  16. 2, 17. 1, 18. 1, 19. 2

COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. A repository for data, usually covering some specific topic is called......
1) Data bank
2) Database
3) Data acquisition
4) Database system
5) Data Mart

2. A popular word processing program for microcomputers is........
1) BASEB
2) WORDSTAR
3) LOTUS
4) BASIC
5) FOX PRO

3. The first large commercial magnetic disk device was introduced in 1956 by....
1) IBM
2) Hewlett-Packard
3) Victor Poor
4) Digital Equipment Corporation
5) Honey-Well

4. The range of a char type is........
1) 0 to 65,536
2) 0 to 65,537
3) 0 to 65,636
4) 0 to 65,538
5) 0 to 128

5. The report card and merit list forms the....
1) Input data
2) Output data
3) Data processing
4) Central Processing
5) None

6. A common boundary between two systems is called.....
1) Surface
2) Intradiction
3) Interface
4) Interdiction
5) Port

7. Which of the following is directory controlled from a keyboard?
1) Punched paper tape
2) Card punch
3) Magnetic tape
4) Magnetic disk
5) Audio Tape

8. A device or peripheral equipment which is not in direct communication with CPU of a computer is known as.......
1) On line device
2) Off line device
3) Channel
4) Intelligent terminal
5) None

9. Pseudo instructions are .......
1) Introduction in any program that have no corresponding machine code instruction
2) Instructions that are partially executed
3) Instructions for caches
4) Assembler directives
5) None

10. The Hexa decimal number A 23 F is represented in binary by ?
1) 1010 0010 0011 1110
2) 1010 0010 0100 1111
3) 1010 0010 0011 1111
4) 1101 0010 0011 1111
5) None

11. UNI CODE is .......
1) 8 bit
2) 16 bit
3) 7 bit
4) 12 bit
5) 24 bit

12. Who is responsible for introducing the concept of stored program?
1) Blase Pascal
2) Herman Hollerth
3) Charles Babbage
4) John Von Neumann
5) Henry Ford

13. CRAY-II is a ......
1) Mini Computer
2) Micro Computer
3) Super Computer
4) First Mainframe Computer
5) None

14. In computer terminology the term wetware stands for ......
1) Artificial Intelligence
2) Any Organic Intelligence
3) Speech Recognition
4) Molecular scale computer
5) None

15. Who is the creator of PASCAL language?
1) Dijkstra
2) Niklaus writh
3) D. Khuth
4) Aho
5) Dennis Ritichie

16. The Index consists of ......
1) a list of Keys
2) Pointers to the master list
3) both (1) and (2)
4) Pointers to the duplicate list
5) None

17. A compound key ......
1) is made up a several pieces of information
2) uniquely identifies an item in list
3) both (1) and (2)
4) is a duplicate key
5) None

18. Updating a database means ......
1) revising a file structure
2) recognizing the data base
3) modifying or adding records
4) Deleting records
5) None

19. The distinguishable parts of a record are called......
1) Data
2) Files
3) Information
4) Fields
5) All of the above

20. A front end processor used in.......
1) Multi programming
2) Virtual Storage
3) Time sharing
4) Multi processing
5) None

21. Turnaround time is defined as ......
1) Delay between job submission and job completion
2) Waiting time
3) Execution tine
4) Both (1) and (2)
5) None

22. In OSI network architecture, the routing is performed by ......
1) Network layer
2) Session layer
3) Physical Layer
4) Transport layer
5) Data link layer

23. The slowest transmission speeds are of......
1) Twisted pair wire
2) Coaxial wire
3) OFC
4) Microwave
5) None

24. Transmission of computerised data from one location to another is called ......
1) Data transfer
2) Data flow
3) Data communication
4) Data management
5) None

25. The first electronic computer in the world was ......
1) UNIVAC
2) EDVAC
3) ENIAC
4) ABACUS
5) None

26. Which was the computer conceived by Babbage?
1) Analytical engine
2) Arithmetic machine
3) Donald Knuth
4) Abacus
5) None

27. Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is located?
1) Memory address register
2) Memory data register
3) Instruction register
4) Program counter
5) Memory buffer register

28. The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of ......
1) Genetics
2) Control and communications
3) Molecular biology
4) Biochemistry
5) Light

29. The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured ......
1) ROM
2) RAM
3) PROM
4) EPROM
5) Cache

30. Which command brings you to the first slide in your presentation?
1) Next slide button
2) Page up
3) Ctrl + Home
4) Ctrl + End
5) Ctrl + Back space

31. Which of the following is secondary memory
device?
1) CPU
2) ALU
3) Mouse
4) Floppy disk
5) None of these

32. A character is represented in EBCDIC by.....
1) One bit
2) Four bits
3) Eight bits
4) sixteen bits
5) None of the above

33. Which is considered a direct entry input device?
1) Optical scanner
2) Mouse
3) Light pen
4) Digitizer
5) All of the above

34. Micro computer hardware consists of three basic categories of physical equipment.....
1) System unit, input / output secondary storage
2) Keyboard, monitor, hardware
3) System unit, input / output, memory
4) System unit, primary storage, secondary storage
5) DC, Floppy, pen drive

35. e-marketing is same as ........
1) Virtual marketing
2) Digital Marketing
3) Real time marketing
4) All of these
5) None of these

36. Grouping and processing all of these firm's transactions at one time is called.......
1) Batch processing
2) DBMS
3) Red time processing
4) On-line processing
5) Transaction processing

37. A file that includes pre-defined settings thatcan be used to create many common types of presentations is called a ......
1) Template
2) Pattern
3) Model
4) Blueprint
5) None of these

ANSWERS:
1-1, 2-2, 3-1, 4-1, 5-2, 6-3, 7-2, 8-2, 9-4, 10-3
11-2, 12-4, 13-3, 14-2, 15-2, 16-3, 17-3, 18-3, 19-3, 20-3
21-1, 22-1, 23-1, 24-3, 25-3, 26-1, 27-4, 28-2, 29-1, 30-3
31-4, 32-3, 33-5, 34-2, 35-2, 36-1, 37-1

COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. Assembly language is?
a) Machine Language
b) High-level programming language
c) A low-level programming language
d) Language for assembling computers
e) A Middle-level language

2. Which of the following is not one of the syntax rules?
a) The order in which you list the function's arguments
b) The precedence of the arguments
c) Whether or not the function has arguments
d) Properly spelling the function's name
e) None of these

3. The binary system is a number to the base?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 8
d) 10
e) 16

4. Which of the following is not an example of hardware?
a) Scanner
b) Printer
c) Monitor
d) Mouse
e) Interprete

5. Which content is lost when the computer turn off?
a) Storage
b) Input
c) Output
d) Memory
e) None of these

6. Which of the following is hardware and not software?
a) Excel
b) Printer driver
c) Operating system
d) Power point
e) CPU

7. On a CD-RW you can
a) Read and write information
b) Only read information
c) Only write information
d) Read, write and rewrite information
e) None of these

8. To be able to 'boot' the computer must have a(n)?
a) Compiler
b) Loader
c) Operating system
d) Assembler
e) Application Software

9. This is not a function category in Excel?
a) Logical
b) Data Series
c) Financial
d) Text
e) Date/ Time

10. In Excel, this is a pre-recorded formula that provide a shortcut for complex calculations?
a) Value
 b) Data series
c) Function
d) Field
e) Formula

11.The following computer's memory is characterised by low cost per bit stored?
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Hard Disk
d) All of these
e) Virtual Memory

12. What happens when we try to delete the files on the floppy?
a) The files get moved to the Recycle Bin
b) Files on a floppy cannot be deleted
c) The files get deleted and can be restored again from recycle bin
d) The files get deleted and cannot be restored again
e) The files get copied on the Hard disk

13. In word, replace option is available on?
a) File menu
b) View menu
c) Edit menu
d) Format menu
e) Window

14. In word, you can change Page Margins by?
a) Dragging the scroll box on the scroll bars
b) Deleting the margin boundaries on the rulers
c) Dragging the margin boundaries on the rulers
d) Clicking the right mouse button on the Ruler
e) Clicking the middle mouse button on the Ruler

15. What type of keys are 'ctrl and shift'?
a) Adjustment
b) Function
c) Modifier
d) Alphanumeric
e) Special

16. A word gets selected by clicking it to select a word, in Word?
a) Once
 b) Twice
c) Three times
d) Four times
e) Just left click

17. To reverse the effect of your last action in word?
a) Use the cut command
b) Use the Undo command
c) Press the delete key
d) Use the Redo command
e) Use Redo/Undo at a time

18. Your position in the text is shown by a?
a) Blinker
b) Cursor
c) Causer
d) Pointer
e) Blinker

19. The time for the actual data transfer after receiving the request for data from secondary storage is referred to as the disk's?
a) Transfer time
b) Movement-time
c) Access time
d) Data input time
e) Accept time

20. Which of the following categories would include a keyboard?
a) Printing device
b) Output device
c) Pointing device
d) Storage device
e) Input device

21. Using output devices one can?
a) Input data
b) Store data
c) Scan data
d) View or print data
e) Send-in

22. Why is the Caps Lock key referred to as toggle key?
a) Because its function goes back and forth every time it is pressed
b) Because it cannot be used for entering numbers
c) Because it cannot be used to delete
d) Because it cannot be used to insert
e) Because it cannot be used to view

23. Using print preview is useful when you want to?
a) Colour the document
b) Save the document
c) Delete the document
d) Copy the document
e) View how the document will appear when printed

24. Which of the following can input graphical images and pictures for a computer?
a) Plotter
b) Scanner
c) Mouse
d) Printer
e) Keyboard

25. When a chart is placed on this, it is much larger and there is no other data on it?
a) Chart sheet
b) Exclusive sheet
c) Primary sheet
d) Reference sheet
e) Secondary sheet

26. The process of trading goods over the internet is known as?
a) e-selling-n-buying
b) e-trading
c) e-finance
d) e-salesmanship
e) e-commerce

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

28. The main system board of a computer is called the?
a) Integrated circuit
b) Motherboard
c) Processor
d) Microchip
e) Daughterboard

29. Extension to motherboard is referred as?
a) Integrated circuit
b) ROM
c) Processor
d) Microchip
e) Daughterboard

30. If you change Windows 98 to Windows XP, you are actually performing ?
a) Upstart
b) Upgrade
c) Update
d) Patch
e) Upload

31. The operating system that is self-contained in a device and resident in the ROM is ?
a) Batch operating system
b) Real-time operating system
c) Embedded operating system
d) Multi operating
e) Imbedded operating oystem

32. To make a copy of the current document to disk?
a) Use the 'save' command
b) This cannot be done
c) Use the 'duplicate' command
d) Copy the document
e) Use the 'save as' command

33. ...... is the process of carrying out commands.
a) Fetching
b) Storing
c) Decoding
d) Executing
e) Inputting

34. In the formula, =B1/B2+B3, which of the following is the correct precedence?
a) Addition higher precedence than division
b) Equal precedence among the two operators; proceed right to left
c) Equal precedence among the two operators; proceed left to right
d) Division higher precedence than addition
e) Division high precedence than subtraction.

35. POST stands for?
a) Process On-self Test
b) Post On-self Test
c) Pre-boot On-self Test
d) Power On-self Test
e) Pre Output-self Test

ANSWERS:

1- c, 2- e, 3- a, 4- e, 5- d, 6- e, 7- d, 8- c, 9- a, 10- c
11- b, 12- d, 13- c, 14- d, 15- c, 16- b, 17- b, 18- b, 19- c, 20- e
21- d, 22- a, 23- e, 24- b, 25- d, 26- e, 27- b, 28- b, 29- e, 30- b
31- c, 32- e, 33- d, 34- d, 35- d

Computer Knowledge Practice Questions

1. Soft copy of a document has the characteristics that it can be:
1) touched
2) viewed only
3) touched and viewed
4) All of the above
5) None of the above

2. What is the meaning of 'justified text'?
1) the text headings are all in the same style
2) all four margins on the page are the same size
3) the text is the maximum size that will fit on a page
4) the text aligns with both the right and left margins
5) None of these

3. To identify the document, it is helpful to include the file name on each page as a
1) bibliography
2) header/ footer
3) find/ search
4) macro
5) None of these

4. Which of the following allows wireless mobile devices to access the Internet and its services such as the Web and e-mail etc?
1) TCP/IP
2) WAP
3) Ethernet
4) WiFi
5) None of these

5. A passive threat to computer security is
1) Malicious Intent
2) Espionage Agents
3) Accident Errors
4) Sabotage
5) None of these

6. The browser's ________ keeps a list of web pages you have visited during the current session.
1) history
2) cache
3) favorites
4) trail
5) None of these

7. Which application is not typically included in an MS Office suite?
1) word processor
2) spreadsheet
3) antivirus
4) database
5) None of these

8. Which device cannot be shared in network?
1) Floppy
2) Computer
3) Mouse
4) Printer
5) None of these

9. Bold, italics and underline are features used in many programs. To which of the following items can these features be applied?
1) files
2) pictures
3) text
4) windows
5) None of these

10. A communication processor that connects dissimilar networks by providing the translation from one set of protocol to another is
1) Bridge
2) Modem
3) Router
4) Gateway
5) None of these

11. What is the purpose of providing a Drafts folder in an email system?
1) to save unsent emails
2) to store spam emails
3) to save a copy of sent emails
4) to store deleted emails
5) None of these

12. Voice mail
1) is the exchange of text messages and computer files transmitted via a communications network such as a local area network or the Internet.
2) functions much like an answering machine, allowing callers to leave a voice message for the called party.
3) involves using video and computer technology to conduct a meeting between participants at geographically separate locations.
4) permits users to converse in real time with each other via the computer while connected to the Internet.
5) None of these

13. Which of the following identifies a specific web page and its computer on the Web?
1) Website
2) Website address
3) URL
4) Domain Name
5) None of these

14. A(n) __________ allows network users to share a single copy of software, which resides on the network server.
1) single-user license agreement
2) end-user license agreement
3) network site license
4) business software license
5) None of these

15. Which port doesn't exist in computer?
1) Computer port
2) USB port
3) Printer port
4) Parallel port
5) None of these

16. All of the following are basic principles of networks, except
1) each computer must have a network card
2) each computer must have software that supports the movement of information
3) there must be at least one connecting device
4) there must be communications media connecting the network hardware devices
5) None of these

17. Workgroup means
1) Individual computer
2) Individual user
3) Computers in network
4) All of the above
5) None of the above

18. The type of software that can store, update, manipulate, and retrieve data is called
1) database management
2) spreadsheet
3) desktop publishing
4) graphics
5) None of these

19. Which command allows you to reduce fragments of file and optimize the performance of disk?
1) Scandisk
2) Defrag
3) Chkdsk
4) Diskcomp
5) None of these

20. What type of telecommunications hardware allows you to access the web?
1) Browser
2) IRC
3) FTP protocol
4) Modem
5) None of these

ANSWERS:
1-2, 2-4, 3-2, 4-2, 5-1, 6-1, 7-3, 8-3, 9-3, 10-4
11-1, 12-2, 13-2, 14-3, 15-1, 16-4, 17-3, 18-1, 19-2, 20-4

COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1.    Which of the following component is required to process data into information and consists of integrated circuits.
     1) hard disk    
2) RAM
     3) CPU     
4) ROM
     5) none of these
 
 2.    Which of the following is a networking hardware?
     1) Bridge    
2) Router
     3) NIC    
4) Switch
     5) All the above
 
 3.    Two or more computers connected to each other for sharing information form a ____
     1) network    
2) router
     3) server   
4) tunnel    
5) pipeline
 
 4.    Computers that are portable and convenient for users who travel are known as ____
     1) super computers
     2) laptops    
3) mini computers
     4) file server    
5) none
 
 5.    What is the term for unsolicited e-mail?
     1) newsgroup    
2) usenet
     3) backbone    
4) spam
     5) none of these
 
 6.    Which of the following means that the data stored in the database should not be accessible to people who might misuse it?
     1) Data Independence
     2) Data Redundancy
     3) Data Maintainance
     4) Data Security
     5) None of these
 
 7.    The code for a web page is written using ____
     1) a 5th generation language
     2) Wip Zip    
3) perl
     4) HTML    
5)URL
 
 8.    The first computers were programmed using ____
     1) assembly language
     2) machine language
     3) source code
     4) object code    
5) none
 
 9.    When the pointer is positioned on a ____ it is shaped link a hand.
     1) grammar error    
2) hyperlink
     3) screen tip    
4) spelling error
     5) all
 
 10.    My SQL, MS Access are examples of:
     1)    Dataware Houses
     2)    File Management Systems
     3)    Database Management Systems
     4)    Multi Dimensional Database
     5)    None of these
 
 11.    Which of the following is the software application which enables the electronic handling of recruitment needs.
     1)    Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
     2)    Web Conference
     3)    Information System
     4)    Online Interview
     5)    None of these
 
 12.    Which of the following device operates at the physical layer ?
     1) bridge   
2) router    
3) repeater
     4) all of the above    
5) none
 
 13.    For separating channels in FDM, it is necessary to use
     1) time slots    
2) bandpass filters
     3) differentiation
     4) all of these     
5) none
 
 14.    Encryption and decryption are functions of
     1) transport layer 
2) session layer
     3) presentation layer
     4) all of these    
5) none
 
 15.    Which of the following types of table constraints will prevent the entry of duplicate rows?
     1) primary key    
2) unique
     3) null     
4) foreign key
     5) none of these
 
 16.    ____ is the process that transforms data such as voice, text, graphics, audio, and video into digital form.
     1) Wireless data transmission
     2) Digitization    
3) Convergence
     4) Analog transfer
     5) None of these
 
 17.    Which multiplexing technique transmits analog signals?
     1) FDM
     2) synchronous TDM
     3) asynchronous TDM
     4) 2 and 3    
5) none
 
 18.    ____ was a search engine system for the Gopher protocol
     1) gobbler     
2) archie
     3) mikky     
4) veronica
     5) none of these
 
 19.    array is ____
     1) linear data structure
     2) object     
3) class
     4) interface    
5) none of these
 
 20.    How many options does a binary choice offer?
     1) none    
2) one
     3) two    
4) four    
5) eight
 
 21.    Data going into the computer is called
     1) output     
2) algorithm
     3) input     
4) flowchart
     5) all of these
 
 22.    How many values can be represented by a single byte?
     1) 4    
2) 16  
3) 64  
4) 256    
5) 512
 
 23.    ____ is a technique that is used to send more than one call over a single line.
     1) Multiplexing
     2) Infrared transmission
     3) Streaming
     4) Digital transmission
     5) None of these
 
 24.    ____ is the method used in public switched telephone systems where there is a direct connection between communicating devices.
     1) Transaction acquisition
     2) Internet protocol
     3) Circuit switching
     4) Packet switching
     5) None of these
 
 25.    A set of instructions telling the computer what to do is called
     1) mentor     
2) instructor
     3) compiler     
4) program
     5) debugger
 
 26.    computer connected to a LAN can
     1) run faster    
2) go on line
     3) share information
     4) E-mail    
5) none
 
 27.    Which of the following refers to the memory in your computer?
     1) RAM    
2) DSL    
3) USB
     4) LAN    
5) CPU
 
 28.    Information travels between components on the motherboard through
     1) flash memory
     2) CMOS    
3) bays
     4) buses    
5) peripherals
 
 29.    One megabyte equals approximately
     1) 1000 bytes    
2) 1000 bits
     3) 1 million bytes
     4) 1 million bits    
5) 2000 bytes
 
 30.    An expansion board that provides the electronic components to make a connection between a computer and a network is called a  ____.
     1) collective network
     2) logical address
     3) network interface card (NIC)
     4) wide area network
     5) None of these
 
 31.    How are data organized in a spreadsheet?
     1) lines and spaces
     2) layers and planes    
3) height
     4) columns and rows    
5) none
 
 32.    The blinking symbol on the computers screen is called the
     1) mouse    
2) logo    
3) hand
     4) palm    
5) cursor
 
 33.    When a particular object or an image is copied, in which of the following places it is stored?
     1) ROM 
2) hard drive 
3) diskette
     4) dash bord    
5) clipboard
 
 34.    A software that is not protected by copyright or trademark is?
     1) Vertical Market software
     2) Public domain software
     3) Shareware Software
     4) Trial ware     
5) Adware
 
 35.    MIME is an acronym for ____
     1)    Multiprogramming Internet Mail extension
     2)    Multicasting Internet Mail Extension
     3)    Multiple Internet Mail Extension
     4)    Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
     5)    None of these
 
 36.    Any crime that involves a Computer and a Network is called:
     1) Virus    
2) Malware
     3) Trojan Horse    
4) Cyber crime
     5) Identity Theft
 
 37.    A program embedded in a semiconductor chip during their manufacture is called
     1) humanware 
2) firmware
     3) liveware 
4) handware
     5) software
 
 38.    Which of the following is an Object Oriented Programming Language?
     1) C         
2) Java    
3) C++
     4) Both 2 and 3     
5) Both 1 and 2
 
 39.    The popular name for 'Infor-mation Super Highway' is:
     1) Intranet    
2) Extranet
     3) Virtual Private Network
     4) MAN     
5) Internet
 
 40.    Blu-Ray disk is an example of a(n) ____
     1) Hard disk    
2) Magnetic Disk
     3) Optical Disk
     4) Output Device
     5) None of these
 
 41.    A register that keeps track of the next instruction to be executed is called a(n):
     1) Data Register
     2) Instruction Register
     3) Action Register
     4) Program Counter
     5) None of these
 
 42.    ____ is the storage area for e-mails
     1) Folder    
2) Mail box
     3) Directory    
4) Hard Disk
     5) None of these
 
 43.    Which of the following best defines Embedded system?
     1)    A program that comes wrapped in a box
     2)    A program that is permanent part of a computer
     3)    A computer that is a part of a larger computer
     4)    A computer and software system that controls a machine
     5)    None of these
 
 44.    Thermal Printer is ____ kind of printer.
     1) Impact Printer
     2) Non impact printer
     3) Laser printer    
    4) Line printer
     5) None of these
 
 45.    Which of the following is not a web browser?
     1) Firefox     
2) IE
     3) Opera    
4) Skype
     5) Chrome
 
 46.    Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group.
     1) Puck     
2) Printer
     3) Plotter     
4) Television
     5) Projector
 
 
 Answers:
 1) 3; 2) 5; 3) 1; 4) 2; 5) 4; 6) 4; 7) 4; 8) 2; 9) 2: 10) 3; 
11) 1; 12) 3; 13) 2; 14) 3; 15) 1; 16) 2; 17) 1; 18) 4; 19) 1; 20) 3; 
21) 3; 22) 4; 23) 1; 24) 3; 25) 4; 26) 3; 27) 1; 28) 4; 29) 3; 30) 3; 
31) 4; 32) 5; 33) 5; 34) 2; 35) 4; 36) 4; 37) 2; 38) 4; 39) 5; 40) 3; 
41) 2; 42) 2; 43) 4; 44) 2; 45) 4; 46) 1