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2100+ Important Computer MCQs For Competitive Exams part-1 Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Common Topics in Competitive and Entrance exams , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , Indian Administrative Service (IAS) .

301.

To see the document before the printout is taken, use……….

A. Insert Table
B. Paste
C. Format Painter
D. Cut
E. Print Preview
Answer» E. Print Preview
302.

The CPU of a computer?

A. understands only assembly language
B. understands machine language and high- level languages
C. understands only machine language
D. understands only high-level language
E. does not understand machine language
Answer» C. understands only machine language
303.

Which of the following is not a term related to the World Wide Web?

A. Hyperlink
B. Hypertext
C. Website
D. Homepage
E. Keyboard
Answer» E. Keyboard
304.

Which of the following is another name for pre-programmed formula in Excel?

A. Range
B. Graph
C. Function
D. Cell
E. None of these
Answer» C. Function
305.

ALU works on the instructions held in ………

A. Notebook
B. Registers
C. Notepad
D. Clipboard
E. I/O Devices
Answer» B. Registers
306.

………..is a computer software designated to help people involved in a common task to achieve goals.

A. Shareware
B. Software
C. Freeware
D. Collaborative Software
E. None of these
Answer» D. Collaborative Software
307.

…….is the process of getting access to the computer.

A. Switch on
B. Login
C. Logoff
D. Enter
E. None of these
Answer» B. Login
308.

A collection of programmes which determines and controls how your computer system works and process information is called

A. Interpreter
B. Computer
C. Office
D. Compiler
E. Operating system
Answer» C. Office
309.

The Title and Page number of a document can be displayed using which of the following options?

A. Insert table
B. Spelling and Grammar
C. Header and Footer
D. Thesaurus
E. File
Answer» C. Header and Footer
310.

Data redundancy can be eliminated by using:

A. Networking
B. DBMS
C. Operating System
D. Processing the data manually
E. None of these
Answer» A. Networking
311.

Which of the following uses computers and data communication to transmit data electronically between computers?

A. EDI
B. Physical Media
C. Printing a paper
D. DTE
E. None of these
Answer» A. EDI
312.

…………is a combination of text, audio, still images, animation, video.

A. Multiplexer
B. Multiplier
C. Multimedia
D. Multiuser
E. None of these
Answer» C. Multimedia
313.

MICR is exclusively used in :

A. Libraries
B. Super Markets
C. Stock markets
D. Banking Industry
E. None of these
Answer» D. Banking Industry
314.

In order to change page margins in a word document

A. Drag the scr ll box on the scroll bars.
B. Delete the margin boundaries on the ruler
C. Right Click on the ruler
D. Drag the margin boundaries on the ruler
E. None of these
Answer» D. Drag the margin boundaries on the ruler
315.

Pop-ups are a form of…..on the World Wide Web?

A. Instant Messaging
B. Search Engines
C. Browsers
D. Mark-up Languages
E. Online Advertising
Answer» E. Online Advertising
316.

Thesaurus option is available in ………menu.

A. Page layout
B. References
C. Review
D. View
E. Layout
Answer» C. Review
317.

Which of the following refers to the process of trading goods over the internet?

A. E-seva
B. E-trading
C. E-Finance
D. E-Sales
E. E-Commerce
Answer» E. E-Commerce
318.

Which of the following is not used to align text in a document?

A. Left
B. Right
C. Center
D. Diagonal
E. Justify
Answer» D. Diagonal
319.

Which of the following generation computers is referred to an expert system?

A. 2nd
B. 1st
C. 4th
D. 3rd
E. 5th
Answer» E. 5th
320.

………is a setoff instructions.

A. Hardware
B. Code
C. Language
D. Program
E. All of these
Answer» D. Program
321.

Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?

A. Laser Printer
B. Inkjet Printer
C. Daisywheel printer
D. Dot matrix printer
E. None of these
Answer» A. Laser Printer
322.

An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is

A. Magnetic tape
B. Voice response unit
C. Voice recognition unit
D. Voice band
E. None of these
Answer» C. Voice recognition unit
323.

VPN means

A. Vital Private Network
B. Virtual Private Network
C. Visual Projection Node
D. Very Private Network
E. None of these
Answer» B. Virtual Private Network
324.

The technique and process of searching, recovering, and interpreting information from large amounts of stored data is called

A. Browsing
B. Chatting
C. Retrieval
D. Desktop publishing
E. None of these
Answer» C. Retrieval
325.

………is the internal network of an organization?

A. Internet
B. Intranet
C. Extranet
D. Organet
E. None of these
Answer» B. Intranet
326.

In network terminology, MAN stands for

A. Multi-Area Network
B. Main Area Network
C. Multi Application Network
D. Metropolitan Area Network
E. None of these
Answer» D. Metropolitan Area Network
327.

A character that is raised and smaller above the baseline is known as

A. Outlined
B. Raised
C. Superscript
D. Subscript
E. None of these
Answer» C. Superscript
328.

Long text can be broken down into many lines within a cell. You can do this through

A. Wrap Text in Format > Cells
B. Justify in Edit > Cells
C. Text Wrapping in Format > Cells, Layout tab
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» C. Text Wrapping in Format > Cells, Layout tab
329.

By default there are……..worksheets in an Excel file

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. None of these
Answer» B. 3
330.

Total number of rows in Excel 756

A. 65536
B. 256
C. 1024
D. None of these
E. None of these
Answer» A. 65536
331.

Database management systems are intended to

A. Eliminate data redundancy
B. Manage file access
C. Maintain data integrity
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» D. All of these
332.

A top-to-bottom relationship among the items in a database is established by a

A. Hierarchical schema
B. Network schema
C. Relational schema
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» A. Hierarchical schema
333.

Which of the following is not a database object?

A. Tables
B. Queries
C. Relationships
D. Reports
E. None of these
Answer» C. Relationships
334.

What are the columns in a Microsoft access table called?

A. Rows
B. Records
C. Fields
D. Columns
E. None of these
Answer» C. Fields
335.

In……….there is no direct contact with the end users

A. B2B
B. B2C
C. C2C
D. All these
E. None of these
Answer» A. B2B
336.

The spacing between character pairs is called :

A. Kerning
B. x-height
C. intercap
D. serif
E. None of these
Answer» A. Kerning
337.

We cannot delete the……….icon but we can made it invisible.

A. Recycle
B. My Computer
C. Internet Explorer
D. My Network Place
E. None of these
Answer» A. Recycle
338.

In case of Bus/Tree topology signal balancing issue is overcome by

A. Modulation
B. Polling
C. Segmentation
D. Strong transmitter
E. None of these
Answer» C. Segmentation
339.

BCC in the internet refers to

A. Black carbon copy
B. Blind carbon copy
C. Blank carbon copy
D. Beautiful carbon copy
E. None of these
Answer» B. Blind carbon copy
340.

Education combined with entertainment is called…………

A. Simulation
B. CAI
C. Edutainment
D. Synchronization
E. None of these
Answer» C. Edutainment
341.

Which of the following transport layer protocols is used to support electronic mail?

A. SMTP
B. IP
C. TCP
D. UDP
E. None of these
Answer» C. TCP
342.

The process of converting analog signals into digital signals so they can be processed by a receiving computer is referred to as :

A. modulation
B. demodulation
C. synchronizing
D. digitizing
E. None of these
Answer» D. digitizing
343.

Which of the following is considered a broad band communication channel?

A. coaxial cable
B. fiber optics cable
C. microwave circuits
D. All of these
E. None of these
Answer» D. All of these
344.

In a synchronous modem, the digital-to- analog converter transmits signal to the

A. equalizer
B. modulator
C. demodulator
D. terminal
E. None of these
Answer» A. equalizer
345.

The loss in signal power as light travels down the fiber is called

A. attenuation
B. progragation
C. scattering
D. interruption
E. None of these
Answer» A. attenuation
346.

Number of bits per symbol used in Baudot code is

A. 7
B. 5
C. 8
D. 9
E. None of these
Answer» B. 5
347.

To get the ‘Symbol’ dialog box, click on the ………… menu and choose ‘Symbol’.

A. Insert
B. Format
C. Tools
D. Table
E. None of these
Answer» A. Insert
348.

What is the short cut key to open Font dialog box?

A. Ctrl + F
B. Alt + Ctrl + F
C. Ctrl + D
D. Ctrl + Shift + D
E. None of these
Answer» C. Ctrl + D
349.

Which of the following line spacing is invalid?

A. Single
B. Double
C. Triple
D. Multiple
E. None of these
Answer» C. Triple
350.

Which of the following option in File pull down menu is used to close a MS Word document?

A. Quit
B. Close
C. Exit
D. New
E. None of these
Answer» B. Close

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