220+ General Informatics Solved MCQs

1.

Which of the following devices can be considered as input devices?

A. keyboard and mouse
B. scanner and printer
C. hard drive and speakers
D. microphone and cd-rom drive
Answer» A. keyboard and mouse
2.

Which of the following is not one of the four major functions of a computer?

A. output
B. storage
C. processing
D. calculation
Answer» B. storage
3.

Which of the following is not an output device?

A. printer
B. hard drive
C. monitor
D. speakers
Answer» B. hard drive
4.

The resolution of a monitor is governed by the

A. size of the screen
B. cost of the monitor
C. number of pixels on the screen
D. contrast of the pixels on the screen
Answer» C. number of pixels on the screen
5.

All of the following are important to consider when buying an LCD monitor EXCEPT

A. brightness
B. viewing angle
C. pixel swap rate
D. resolution
Answer» D. resolution
6.

Restarting the system after it has been completed powered off is called

A. a warm boot
B. a standby start
C. hibernation
D. a cold boot
Answer» D. a cold boot
7.

An Ethernet port is used for connecting your computer to

A. a network
B. a printer
C. a monitor
D. a digital camera
Answer» A. a network
8.

Which of the following devices is considered the brain of the computer?

A. read only memory
B. central processing unit
C. random access memory
D. motherboard
Answer» B. central processing unit
9.

Which of the following statements about the hard disks is TRUE?

A. hard disks are always installed inside the system unit of a computer
B. hard disks are considered volatile storage devices
C. with the rise of flash drives, hard disks are becoming legacy technology
D. hard disks are considered nonvolatile storage devices
Answer» D. hard disks are considered nonvolatile storage devices
10.

Which one of the following statements is not true about instant messaging?

A. it is a popular form of communication
B. you communicate in real time
C. only two people can im at the same time
D. like e-mail, im is not good for private conversations
Answer» C. only two people can im at the same time
11.

When shopping online which of the following does not indicate that you have a secure connection display?

A. a closed padlock icon in the status bar
B. the url begins with https
C. the word “secure” in the title bar
D. the verisign seal on the web page
Answer» C. the word “secure” in the title bar
12.

Pages on the web have spots youcan click called

A. hyperlinks
B. links
C. hot spots
D. all of the above
Answer» A. hyperlinks
13.

Links you can click on a web site include

A. highlighted text
B. highlighted graphics
C. buttons
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
14.

In addition to the web the internet also includes

A. e-mail
B. gopher and ftp
C. usenet and telnet
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
15.

To put a site on the web you need to work with

A. an access provider
B. a presence provider
C. the internet authority
D. a design company
Answer» B. a presence provider
16.

A browser

A. displays web documents
B. allows you to navigate
C. allows you to copy, print and transfer documents
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
17.

To locate information on the web you can

A. use a search engine
B. select sites from list
C. click any link to browse
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
18.

When you use a search engine, the term hit refers to

A. a popular site
B. any site that’s listed
C. any site that’s related to popular music
D. any site related to baseball
Answer» B. any site that’s listed
19.

Search engines search indexes of key terms that are often compiled by a software program called

A. an insect
B. a spider
C. a worm
D. none of the above
Answer» B. a spider
20.

The term bandwidth refers to

A. how much data can be sent through a connection
B. the amount of data in a multimedia file
C. how fast your computer is
D. none of the above
Answer» A. how much data can be sent through a connection
21.

Browsers are enhanced by installing

A. plug-ins
B. helper applications
C. a new version
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
22.

On the keyboard, the key you press to finalize a command or entry is

A. enter
B. control
C. escape
D. all of the above
Answer» A. enter
23.

When selecting a scanner, be sure to base your decision on

A. the number of bits assigned to each pixel
B. its optical resolution
C. whether it has optical character recognition software included
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
24.

The most common computer pointing device is

A. your finger
B. a mouse
C. a trackball
D. none of the above
Answer» B. a mouse
25.

The overall design of a font is called its

A. type style
B. type face
C. type size
D. serif
Answer» A. type style
26.

The name of the first digital computer is

A. enicac
B. mark i
C. ibm 132
D. apple ii
Answer» A. enicac
27.

…………………designed Remington Rand became one of the first commercially available computers.

A. univac-i
B. enicac
C. mark i
D. none of the above
Answer» A. univac-i
28.

notebook and smaller computers usually use

A. liquid crystal displays
B. electroluminescent displays
C. field emission displays
D. all of the above
Answer» A. liquid crystal displays
29.

Second generation computers contained ………………in place of vacuum tubes.

A. transistors
B. liquid crystal displays
C. both a and b
D. neither a nor b
Answer» A. transistors
30.

………………….developed the integrated circuits

A. kim philby
B. jack philby
C. john neumann
D. thomas watson
Answer» B. jack philby
31.

Which of the following period is the first generation of computing?

A. 1945-55
B. 1956-63
C. 1964-1971
D. none of the above
Answer» A. 1945-55
32.

Which of the following is the first general purpose computer?

A. mark i
B. eniac
C. ibm123
D. apple ii
Answer» B. eniac
33.

Which of the following period is the second generation of computing?

A. 1945-55
B. 1956-63
C. 1964-1971
D. none of the above
Answer» B. 1956-63
34.

IBM’s System/360 is an example of ……………generation computer.

A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
Answer» C. third
35.

The first personal computer was introduced by

A. ibm
B. commodore
C. apple
D. none of the above
Answer» A. ibm
36.

Fifth generation computers are capable of ………………….

A. language translation
B. language processing
C. decision making
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
37.

Which of the following memory is the additional memory attached to a computer system?

A. primary memory
B. secondary memory
C. ram
D. rom
Answer» B. secondary memory
38.

------------ unit of CPU directs and co-ordinates all operations of a computer.

A. alu
B. ram
C. control unit
D. register
Answer» C. control unit
39.

Memory of a computer is generally expressed in terms of ‘K’, where ‘K’ stands for

A. 1042
B. 1024
C. 1204
D. none of these
Answer» B. 1024
40.

The first electronic computer was

A. mark i
B. univac
C. enicac
D. none of the above
Answer» A. mark i
41.

--------------cards are an integrated circuit that generates an audio signal and sends it to a computer’s speakers:

A. video card
B. sound cards
C. web cam
D. none of these
Answer» B. sound cards
42.

FORTRAN is a :

A. high level language
B. low level language
C. assembly language
D. none of these
Answer» A. high level language
43.

The base of operations for the brains of a computer is :

A. desktop
B. keyboard
C. motherboard
D. pda
Answer» C. motherboard
44.

One cannot write new data in this type of memory:

A. ram
B. rom
C. cpu
D. none of these
Answer» B. rom
45.

These are machines which are used in computers to communicate with other computing systems:

A. motherboard
B. modem
C. cd rom
D. graphic cards
Answer» B. modem
46.

The function of ALU is:

A. to do arithmetic operation
B. to control other parts of a computer
C. to do arithmetic and logic operations
D. to produce output
Answer» C. to do arithmetic and logic operations
47.

Mouse was invented by……………in 1963

A. douglas engelbart
B. jack philby
C. john neumann
D. thomas watson
Answer» A. douglas engelbart
48.

USB means………………….

A. universal serial bus
B. university sector bus
C. unique serial bus
D. none of these
Answer» A. universal serial bus
49.

LAN stands for…………………

A. local area network
B. loyal area network
C. large area network
D. none of these
Answer» A. local area network
50.

MAN stands for………………

A. metropolitan area network
B. man area network
C. manchester area network
D. none of these
Answer» A. metropolitan area network
51.

WAN stands for………………

A. wireless area network
B. wired area network
C. wide area network
D. none of these
Answer» C. wide area network
52.

PAN stands for………………

A. pan american network
B. personal area network
C. personal academic network
D. none of these
Answer» B. personal area network
53.

VPN stands for…………….

A. virtual private network
B. very private network
C. voice passing network
D. none ofthese
Answer» A. virtual private network
54.

GB stands for ………………….

A. gigabyte
B. giant byte
C. global bus
D. none of these
Answer» A. gigabyte
55.

PDA stands for ………………..

A. personal digital assistant
B. personal dairy assistant
C. private digital assistant
D. none of these
Answer» A. personal digital assistant
56.

………………….. is the primary large printed circuit board within a personal computer.

A. motherboard
B. main memory
C. magnetic disk
D. none of these
Answer» A. motherboard
57.

CRT means ……………………..

A. cathode ray tube
B. central ray tube
C. cathode ray tray
D. none of these
Answer» A. cathode ray tube
58.

Magnetic disks are also known as………………….

A. hard disk
B. soft disk
C. compact disk
D. none of these
Answer» A. hard disk
59.

Which of the following documents handling system is not used for storage of documents

A. cd-rom
B. microfiche
C. microfilm
D. none of these
Answer» A. cd-rom
60.

Which of the following are input devices?

A. keyboard
B. mouse
C. card reader
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
61.

Examples of output devices are

A. screen
B. printer
C. speaker
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
62.

VDU is also called

A. screen
B. monitor
C. both 1 & 2
D. printer
Answer» B. monitor
63.

Any two computers connected through a telephone line should be connected with a………….on both sides.

A. printer
B. scanner
C. hard disk
D. modem
Answer» D. modem
64.

Which of the following is not a transmission medium

A. twisted pair cable
B. coaxial cable
C. modem
D. satellite system
Answer» C. modem
65.

A server in LAN is a

A. nic
B. work station with huge secondary storage
C. device offering service to user
D. none of these
Answer» C. device offering service to user
66.

Which of the following items is not used in Local Area Networks?

A. modem
B. printer
C. computer
D. cable
Answer» B. printer
67.

Different computers are connected to LAN by a cable and

A. special wires
B. telephone lines
C. modem
D. interface card
Answer» D. interface card
68.

What is the name of the network technology in which there are bidirectional links between each possible node?

A. star
B. ring
C. mesh
D. tree
Answer» A. star
69.

The most flexible network topology is

A. ring
B. star
C. bus
D. none of these
Answer» C. bus
70.

Which of the following topologies is highly reliable?

A. ring
B. star
C. fully connected mesh
D. none of these
Answer» C. fully connected mesh
71.

Data communication cable laying is not required when using

A. optical fibre
B. coaxial fibre
C. microwave transmission
D. none of these
Answer» A. optical fibre
72.

Which data communication method is used for sending data in both direction at the same time?

A. half duplex
B. full duplex
C. super duplex
D. simplex
Answer» B. full duplex
73.

Which of the following is suitable for networking within a building?

A. wan
B. lan
C. man
D. van
Answer» B. lan
74.

Which of the following is suitable for networking in two adjacent buildings?

A. wan
B. lan
C. man
D. van
Answer» B. lan
75.

Ethernet networks transmit data in small units. These units are called………

A. baud
B. frames
C. data bundles
D. none of these
Answer» B. frames
76.

Baud rate means

A. the rate at which data is transferred
B. the rate at which data is processed
C. the rate at which data is received from the modern
D. none of these.
Answer» A. the rate at which data is transferred
77.

Baud rate is measured in

A. bits per second
B. bytes per second
C. megabytes per second
D. none of these
Answer» A. bits per second
78.

Data can be transmitted in the form of……..

A. serial data transmission
B. parallel data transmission
C. both of these
D. none of these
Answer» C. both of these
79.

Our public telephone network is also known as…………

A. public switched telephone network
B. private switched telephone network
C. value added network
D. none of these
Answer» A. public switched telephone network
80.

Which of the following is most popular web browser

A. netscape navigator
B. novell netware
C. windows nt
D. internet explorer
Answer» D. internet explorer
81.

Which must be a valid name of a website?

A. web.india.com
B. www.roseypublications.com
C. rosey@yahoo.co.in
D. none of these
Answer» B. www.roseypublications.com
82.

Which of the following is a valid name of an e-mail address?

A. web.india.com
B. www.roseypublications.com
C. rosey@yahoo.co.in
D. none of these
Answer» C. rosey@yahoo.co.in
83.

The two broad categories of software are

A. word processing and spreadsheets
B. windows and mac os
C. transaction and application
D. system and application
Answer» D. system and application
84.

Word processing, spreadsheet and photo-editing are examples of:

A. application software
B. system software
C. operating system software
D. platform software
Answer» A. application software
85.

……………….is a set of computer programs used on a computer to help perform tasks.

A. a processor
B. memory
C. software
D. a command
Answer» C. software
86.

Linux is a ……………………. Operating system

A. open-source
B. windows
C. microsoft
D. mac
Answer» A. open-source
87.

A ……………………………uses pictures(icons) and menus displayed on the screen to send commands to the computer system.

A. command-based user interface
B. gui
C. system utility
D. none of these
Answer» B. gui
88.

Which of the following statements is wrong

A. windows xp is an operating system
B. linux is owned and sold by microsoft
C. photoshop is graphical design tool by adobe
D. linux is a free and open source software
Answer» B. linux is owned and sold by microsoft
89.

Which of the following is true?

A. mp3 files contain audio data
B. mp3 files are the only recognized format for digital audio
C. windows media player is able to organize large collections of audio files.
D. only a and c are true.
Answer» D. only a and c are true.
90.

Which one of the following statements is NOT true about instant messaging?

A. it is a popular form of communication
B. you communicate in real time
C. only two people can mi at the same time
D. like e-mail im is not good for private conversations
Answer» C. only two people can mi at the same time
91.

When shopping online, which of the following does NOT indicate that you have a secure connection displays?

A. a closed padlock icon in the status bar.
B. the url begins with https.
C. the word ‘’secure’’ in the title bar.
D. the verisign seal on the web page.
Answer» C. the word ‘’secure’’ in the title bar.
92.

With a podcast , you can

A. subscribe to video and audio content.
B. have the most recent content ‘’delivered’’ automatically.
C. play the video andaudio content on an mp3 player.
D. all of the above.
Answer» D. all of the above.
93.

An online journal or chronological posting of thoughts and opinion is a[n]

A. podcast.
B. wiki
C. blog
D. im chat
Answer» C. blog
94.

When searching the internet which of the following is true?

A. it doesn’t matter which search engine you use; they all provide the same results
B. a subject directory is best to use when you can provide keywords
C. boolean operators and advanced search pages will help you to narrow your results
D. search engines are best to use when you need to narrow the search by specific topics
Answer» C. boolean operators and advanced search pages will help you to narrow your results
95.

In a web address http://www.irs.gov, the .gov would be considered the

A. url
B. top-level domain
C. protocol
D. web address
Answer» B. top-level domain
96.

Which of the following provides the fastest broadband internet connection by transmitting data at the speed of light

A. cable
B. dsl
C. fiber optics
D. satellite
Answer» C. fiber optics
97.

The primary disadvantage to DSL internet access is the quality and effectiveness of service

A. are affected by the number of users on the same dsl line at any time
B. depend on your proximity to a phone company central office
C. can be affected by adverse weather conditions
D. depend on the internet service provider you select
Answer» B. depend on your proximity to a phone company central office
98.

A kilobyte stores how many numbers of bytes?

A. 1000
B. 1024
C. 1048
D. 100
Answer» B. 1024
99.

What is a Podcast?

A. is a clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the internet
B. is an instant messaging tool
C. is a free popular email service
D. is a web-conferencing tool
Answer» A. is a clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the internet
100.

Which of the following is not a use of computers in the legal environment?

A. creating animations that simulate the crime for use in the courtroom
B. tracking criminal behavior patterns
C. predicting criminal behavior patterns
D. conducting interviews with suspects
Answer» D. conducting interviews with suspects
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