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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) .
| 1901. |
What kind of memory is both static and non-volatile? |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | ROM |
| C. | BIOS |
| D. | CACHE |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. ROM | |
| 1902. |
…………is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide platform for running application software |
| A. | Application software |
| B. | System software |
| C. | Software |
| D. | Operating system |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. System software | |
| 1903. |
The…………is the amount of data that a storage device can move from the storage medium to the Computer per second. |
| A. | data migration rate |
| B. | data digitizing rate |
| C. | data transfer rate |
| D. | data access rate |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. data transfer rate | |
| 1904. |
A device, which is not connected to CPU, is called as………. |
| A. | land-line device |
| B. | On-line device |
| C. | Off-line device |
| D. | Device |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Off-line device | |
| 1905. |
What is the other name for programmed chip? |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | ROM |
| C. | LSIC |
| D. | PROM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. ROM | |
| 1906. |
On-line real time systems become popular in………..generation |
| A. | First Generation |
| B. | Second Generation |
| C. | Third Generation |
| D. | Fourth Generation |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Third Generation | |
| 1907. |
………..is the ability of a device to “jump” directly to the requested data. |
| A. | Sequential access |
| B. | Random access |
| C. | Quick access |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Random access | |
| 1908. |
The task of performing operations like arithmetic and logical operations is called ………… |
| A. | Processing |
| B. | Storing |
| C. | Editing |
| D. | Sorting |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Processing | |
| 1909. |
The ALU and Control Unit jointly known as |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | ROM |
| C. | CPU |
| D. | PC |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. CPU | |
| 1910. |
RAM is an example of |
| A. | Secondary memory |
| B. | Primary memory |
| C. | Main memory |
| D. | Both (a) and (b) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Primary memory | |
| 1911. |
Magnetic disk is an example of |
| A. | Secondary memory |
| B. | Primary memory |
| C. | Main memory |
| D. | Both (a) and (b) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Secondary memory | |
| 1912. |
Which one of the following is NOT a computer language? |
| A. | MS-Excel |
| B. | BASIC |
| C. | COBOL |
| D. | C + + |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. MS-Excel | |
| 1913. |
Each memory cell has a unique number, assigned to it is called as the……….of the cell |
| A. | Address |
| B. | Register |
| C. | Number |
| D. | Path |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Address | |
| 1914. |
The server on the internet is also known as : |
| A. | Repeater |
| B. | Host |
| C. | Gateway |
| D. | AND Gate |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Host | |
| 1915. |
Website is a collection of : |
| A. | HTML documents |
| B. | Graphic files |
| C. | Audio and video files |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 1916. |
……….is a method in which multiple communication devices are connected to one another efficiently. |
| A. | Switching |
| B. | Redundancy |
| C. | Capacity |
| D. | Detecting |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Switching | |
| 1917. |
One computer that is not considered a portable computer is……….. |
| A. | Mini computer |
| B. | A Laptop |
| C. | Micro computer |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Mini computer | |
| 1918. |
The sharing of a medium and its path by 2 or more devices is called………. |
| A. | Modulation |
| B. | Encoding |
| C. | Line discipline |
| D. | Multiplexing |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Multiplexing | |
| 1919. |
Device drivers are : |
| A. | tine power cords for external storage devices |
| B. | experts who know to maximise the performance of device |
| C. | small, special purpose programs |
| D. | the innermost part of the operating system |
| E. | substitutes for operating systems |
| Answer» C. small, special purpose programs | |
| 1920. |
Array is…………. |
| A. | linear data structure |
| B. | non-linear data structure |
| C. | complex data structure |
| D. | simple data structure |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. complex data structure | |
| 1921. |
A stored link to a webpage, in order to have a quick and easy access to it later, is called : |
| A. | Bookmark |
| B. | WP-link |
| C. | Favourites |
| D. | Both (a) and (c) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Both (a) and (c) | |
| 1922. |
Which input device cannot be used to work in MS Office? |
| A. | Scanner |
| B. | Mouse |
| C. | Keyboard |
| D. | Joy stick |
| E. | Lightpen |
| Answer» D. Joy stick | |
| 1923. |
………….is an animated character that gives help in MS Office? |
| A. | Office worker |
| B. | Comic assistant |
| C. | Office assistant |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Office assistant | |
| 1924. |
RAM is also called as |
| A. | Read/Write Memory |
| B. | Long Memory |
| C. | Permanent Memory |
| D. | Primary Memory |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Read/Write Memory | |
| 1925. |
……….Store data or information temporarily and pass it on as directed by the control unit |
| A. | Address |
| B. | Register |
| C. | Number |
| D. | Memory |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Register | |
| 1926. |
Select the Odd one |
| A. | Operating System |
| B. | Interpreter |
| C. | Compiler |
| D. | Assembler |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Operating System | |
| 1927. |
A………..is an additional set of commands that the computer displays after you make a selection from the main menu. |
| A. | dialog box |
| B. | submenu |
| C. | menu selection |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. dialog box | |
| 1928. |
COBOL is an acronym for………… |
| A. | Common Business Oriented Language |
| B. | Computer Business Oriented Language |
| C. | Common Business Operated Language |
| D. | Common Business Organized Language |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Common Business Oriented Language | |
| 1929. |
All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT : |
| A. | hackers |
| B. | spam |
| C. | viruses |
| D. | identity theft |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. spam | |
| 1930. |
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 |
| Answer» C. analyzing the data or information | |
| 1931. |
All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT : |
| A. | hard disk drives |
| B. | printers |
| C. | floppy disk drives |
| D. | CD drives |
| E. | Pen drives |
| Answer» B. printers | |
| 1932. |
The CPU and memory are located on the : |
| A. | expansion board |
| B. | motherboard |
| C. | storage device |
| D. | output device |
| E. | display board |
| Answer» B. motherboard | |
| 1933. |
……….is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do. |
| A. | Nanoscience |
| B. | Nanotechnology |
| C. | Simulation |
| D. | Artificial intelligence (AI) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Artificial intelligence (AI) | |
| 1934. |
Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a : |
| A. | network |
| B. | mainframe |
| C. | supercomputer |
| D. | client |
| E. | internet |
| Answer» A. network | |
| 1935. |
When creating a computer program, the …………designs the structure of the program |
| A. | End user |
| B. | System Analyst |
| C. | Programmer |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. System Analyst | |
| 1936. |
A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/an |
| A. | interpreter |
| B. | simulator |
| C. | compiler |
| D. | commander |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. compiler | |
| 1937. |
Computers process data into information by working exclusively with : |
| A. | multimedia |
| B. | words |
| C. | characters |
| D. | numbers |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. numbers | |
| 1938. |
The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the : |
| A. | digital divide |
| B. | Internet divide |
| C. | Web divide |
| D. | broadband divide |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. digital divide | |
| 1939. |
The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal deleted computer is an example of a law enforcement specialty called : |
| A. | robotics |
| B. | simulation |
| C. | computer forensics |
| D. | animation |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. computer forensics | |
| 1940. |
Where does most data go first with in a computer memory hierarchy? |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | ROM |
| C. | BIOS |
| D. | CACHE |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. RAM | |
| 1941. |
Which command divides the surface of the blank disk into sectors and assign a unique address to each one |
| A. | Ver |
| B. | Format |
| C. | Fat |
| D. | Chkdsk |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Format | |
| 1942. |
If you need to duplicate the entire disk, which command will you use? |
| A. | Copy |
| B. | Diskcopy |
| C. | Chkdsk |
| D. | Format |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Diskcopy | |
| 1943. |
A………..sometimes called a boot sector virus, executes when a computer boots up because it resides in the boot sector of a floppy disk or the master boot record of a hard disk. |
| A. | system virus |
| B. | Trojan horse virus |
| C. | file virus |
| D. | macro virus |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 1944. |
A result of a computer virus can not lead to……… |
| A. | Disk Crash |
| B. | Mother Board Crash |
| C. | Corruption of program |
| D. | Deletion of files |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Mother Board Crash | |
| 1945. |
Every computer connected to an intranet or extranet must have a distinct……….. |
| A. | firewall |
| B. | proxy server |
| C. | IP address |
| D. | domain name |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. proxy server | |
| 1946. |
Programming language built into user programs such as Word and Excel are known as…………… |
| A. | 4GLs |
| B. | macro languages |
| C. | object-oriented languages |
| D. | visual programming languages |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. visual programming languages | |
| 1947. |
Firewalls are used to protect against ……….. |
| A. | Unauthorized Attacks |
| B. | Virus Attacks |
| C. | Data Driven Attacks |
| D. | Fire Attacks |
| E. | All of these |
| Answer» A. Unauthorized Attacks | |
| 1948. |
Which of the following extensions suggest that the file is a backup copy |
| A. | Bak |
| B. | Bas |
| C. | Com |
| D. | Txt |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Bak | |
| 1949. |
Computer programs are written in a high- level programming language; however, the human-readable version of a program is called………….. |
| A. | cache |
| B. | instruction set |
| C. | source code |
| D. | word size |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. source code | |
| 1950. |
The software tools that enable a user to interact with a computer for specific purposes are known as…………. |
| A. | Hardware |
| B. | Networked Software |
| C. | Shareware |
| D. | Applications |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Applications | |
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