McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) .
Chapters
| 1. |
The computer system is a dumb and a useless machine if it is not capable of communicating with the________________. |
| A. | Outside World |
| B. | Inside World |
| C. | Specific Locations |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Outside World | |
| 2. |
It is very important for a computer system to have the ability to communicate with the outside world, _________________. |
| A. | Receive Data |
| B. | Send Data |
| C. | Information |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 3. |
Programs and data must be entered into the computer memory for _____________. |
| A. | Processing |
| B. | Results |
| C. | Calculations |
| D. | Feedback |
| Answer» A. Processing | |
| 4. |
The I/O devices that provide a means of communication between the computer and the outside world are known as________________. |
| A. | Printers |
| B. | Peripheral Devices |
| C. | Coaxial Cables |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Peripheral Devices | |
| 5. |
_____________ are used to transfer user data and instructions to the computer |
| A. | Output |
| B. | Processors |
| C. | Input |
| D. | Either (A) or (C) |
| Answer» C. Input | |
| 6. |
________________ devices allow input into the computer system by pressing a set of keys mounted on a board, connected to the computer system |
| A. | Mouse |
| B. | Keyboard |
| C. | Pen |
| D. | Screen |
| Answer» B. Keyboard | |
| 7. |
Keyboard devices are typically classified as _________________ keyboards and specialpurpose keyboards. |
| A. | Secondary |
| B. | Primary |
| C. | User-Defined |
| D. | General-Purpose |
| Answer» D. General-Purpose | |
| 8. |
The most familiar means of entering information into a computer is through a typewriterlike keyboard that allows a person to enter __________________ information directly. |
| A. | Alphabets |
| B. | Symbols |
| C. | Alphanumeric |
| D. | Numeric |
| Answer» C. Alphanumeric | |
| 9. |
The most popular keyboard used today is the ______ key with a traditional QWERTY layout. |
| A. | 101 |
| B. | 102 |
| C. | 103 |
| D. | 104 |
| Answer» A. 101 | |
| 10. |
Another popular _______________ arrangement, called Dvorak system, was designed for easy learning and use. |
| A. | Key |
| B. | Line |
| C. | Group |
| D. | Numeric |
| Answer» A. Key | |
| 11. |
The _____________ pen is a small input device used to select and display objects on a screen. |
| A. | Ink |
| B. | Magnetic |
| C. | Light |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Light | |
| 12. |
The joystick is a ____________ stick that moves the graphic cursor in the direction the stick is moved. |
| A. | Parallel |
| B. | Horizontal |
| C. | Straight |
| D. | Vertical |
| Answer» D. Vertical | |
| 13. |
___________________ consists of a spherical ball, which moves within a socket and has a stick mounted on it. |
| A. | Joystick |
| B. | Trackball |
| C. | Web Camera |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» A. Joystick | |
| 14. |
The user moves the ball with the help of the stick that can be moved _________________________, to move and position the cursor in the desired location. |
| A. | Left |
| B. | Right |
| C. | Forward or Backward |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 15. |
Joysticks typically have a button on __________that is used to select the option pointed by the cursor. |
| A. | Bottom |
| B. | Left |
| C. | Right |
| D. | Top |
| Answer» D. Top | |
| 16. |
The ____________ is a pointing device that is much like an inverted mouse. |
| A. | Joystick |
| B. | Trackball |
| C. | USB |
| D. | Scanning Device |
| Answer» B. Trackball | |
| 17. |
A web camera is a video capturing device attached to the computer system, mostly using a _________________. |
| A. | Socket |
| B. | USB Port |
| C. | Cable |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. USB Port | |
| 18. |
Web camera is used for video _____________. |
| A. | Conferencing |
| B. | Security |
| C. | Control Input Device |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 19. |
Scanning devices are input devices used for direct data entry from the source document into the ______________________ . |
| A. | Keyboard |
| B. | Screen |
| C. | Computer System |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Computer System | |
| 20. |
With the help of the _______________ you can capture your images and documents and convert it into digital formats for easy storage |
| A. | Scanner |
| B. | Web Camera |
| C. | Camera Phone |
| D. | Videography |
| Answer» A. Scanner | |
| 21. |
There are two types of scanners_______________ . |
| A. | Contact |
| B. | Laser |
| C. | Digital |
| D. | Both (A) and (B) |
| Answer» D. Both (A) and (B) | |
| 22. |
_______________ contact scanners make contact as they are brushed over the printed matter to be read. |
| A. | Laser |
| B. | Digital |
| C. | Hand-held |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Hand-held | |
| 23. |
_____________ scanners are more versatile and can read data passed near the scanning. |
| A. | Laser-based |
| B. | Hand-held |
| C. | Contact |
| D. | Either (A) or (B) |
| Answer» A. Laser-based | |
| 24. |
Source data automation is the _________________ development for data input technologies. |
| A. | Last |
| B. | Second |
| C. | Fifth |
| D. | Recent |
| Answer» D. Recent | |
| 25. |
The ______________ devices can scan marks from a computer-readable paper. |
| A. | CRT |
| B. | OMR |
| C. | LCD |
| D. | All of the above’ |
| Answer» B. OMR | |
| 26. |
A___________ film transistor is comprised of a semiconductor layer. |
| A. | Thin |
| B. | Broad |
| C. | Long |
| D. | Straight |
| Answer» A. Thin | |
| 27. |
The role of semiconductor layer is to add polysilicon layer whose electron mobility is_____________times higher than that of an amorphous silicon layer. |
| A. | One-Third |
| B. | 100 |
| C. | 110 |
| D. | One-Fourth |
| Answer» B. 100 | |
| 28. |
_________________ are based on the use of a series of nozzles for propelling droplets of printing ink directly on almost any size of paper. |
| A. | Dot-matrix |
| B. | Laser Printers |
| C. | All-in-One Printers |
| D. | Inkjet Printers |
| Answer» D. Inkjet Printers | |
| 29. |
Daisy-wheel printer comes in the category of output device and quite similar to ______________ . |
| A. | Keyboards |
| B. | Typewriters |
| C. | Lasers |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Typewriters | |
| 30. |
Another type of impact printer somewhat similar to the daisy-wheel is the _________ printer. |
| A. | Line |
| B. | Dot-matrix |
| C. | Inkjet |
| D. | Either (A) or (B) |
| Answer» A. Line | |
| 31. |
The page printers are _______________ speed non-impact printers. |
| A. | Slow |
| B. | High |
| C. | Medium |
| D. | Fixed |
| Answer» B. High | |
| 32. |
The printing speed of page printer is very high and the output is __________ at a time. |
| A. | Three |
| B. | Multiple |
| C. | Ten |
| D. | A page |
| Answer» D. A page | |
| 33. |
_________________ are formed by heated elements being placed in contact with special heat sensitive paper forming darkened dots when the elements reach a critical temperature. |
| A. | Numerical |
| B. | Words |
| C. | Characters |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Characters | |
| 34. |
___________________ printers are the oldest print technologies still in active production. |
| A. | Impact |
| B. | Ink |
| C. | Laser |
| D. | Dot-matrix |
| Answer» A. Impact | |
| 35. |
These are the devices used for getting out information from the computer |
| A. | Input |
| B. | Keyboard |
| C. | Output |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Output | |
| 36. |
An __________ printer would be non-impact as they work through spraying ink or toner and fusing it to the paper. |
| A. | Inkjet |
| B. | Wax |
| C. | Laser or LED |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 37. |
The term __________________ is important primarily in that it distinguishes quiet printers from noisy and impact types of printers. |
| A. | Impact |
| B. | Non Impact |
| C. | Force |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Non Impact | |
| 38. |
Computers have an _______________ subsystem, |
| A. | Input |
| B. | Output |
| C. | Proper |
| D. | Both (A) and (B) |
| Answer» D. Both (A) and (B) | |
| 39. |
The CRT monitor creates a picture out of many rows or lines of tiny__________ dots. |
| A. | Black |
| B. | White |
| C. | Plain |
| D. | Colored |
| Answer» D. Colored | |
| 40. |
In plasma type of displays_____________ gas is used. |
| A. | Ionized |
| B. | Oxygen |
| C. | Carbon dioxide |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» A. Ionized | |
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