Basic Computer MCQs-3
1. ……makes it possible for shoppers to make purchases using their computers.
- (A) E-world
- (B) E-commerce
- (C) E-spend
- (D) E-business
- (E) None of these
Ans: (D)
2. Programs such as Internet Explorer that serve as navigable windows into the Web are called—
- (A) Hypertext
- (B) Networks
- (C) Internet
- (D) Web browsers
- (E) None of these
Ans : (D)
3. An e-mail address typically consists of a user ID followed by the ……… sign and the name of the e-mail server that manages the user’s electronic post office box.
- (A) @
- (B) #
- (C) &
- (D) *
- (E) None of these
Ans: (A)
4. Software applies……, also called algorithms, to process data.
- (A) Arithmetic
- (B) Procedures
- (C) Objects
- (D) Rules
- (E) None of these
Ans: (A)
5. A file extension is separated from the main file name with a (n) ……, but no spaces.
- (A) Question mark
- (B) Exclamation mark
- (C) Underscore
- (D) Period
- (E) None of these
Ans : (E)
6. An ad hoc query is a______________
- (A) Pre-planned question
- (B) Pre-scheduled question
- (C) Spur-of-the-moment question
- (D) Question that will not return any results
- (E) None of these
Ans : (B)
7. A Web ……… consists of one or more Web pages located on a Web server.
- (A) Hub
- (B) Site
- (C) Story
- (D) Template
- (E) None of these
Ans : (B)
8. A computer ……… is a set of program instructions that can attach itself to a file, reproduce it-self, and spread to other files.
- (A) Worm
- (B) Virus
- (C) Trojan horse
- (D) Phishing scam
- (E) None of these
Ans: (B)
9. The desktop contains small graphics called—
- (A) Windows
- (B) Logos
- (C) Icons
- (D) Pictures
- (E) None of these
Ans : (C)
10. C, BASIC, COBOL, and Java are examples of ……… languages.
- (A) Low-level
- (B) Computer
- (C) System Programming
- (D) High-level
- (E) None of these
Ans: (D)
11. A (n)………camera is a peripheral device used to capture still images in a digital format that can be easily transferred into a computer and manipulated using graphics software.
- (A) Digital
- (B) Analogue
- (C) Classic
- (D) Film
- (E) None of these
Ans: (A)
12. The term ……… designates equipment that might be added to a computer system to enhance its functionality.
- (A) Digital device
- (B) System add-on
- (C) Disk pack
- (D) Peripheral device
- (E) None of these
Ans : (D)
13. Networks are monitored by security personnel and supervised by ………who set(s) up accounts and passwords for authorized network users.
- (A) IT managers
- (B) The government
- (C) Network administrators
- (D) Password administrators
- (E) None of these
Ans: (C)
14. A………typically connects personal computers within a very limited geographical area, usually within a single building.
- (A) LAN
- (B) BAN
- (C) TAN
- (D) NAN
- (E) None of these
Ans: (A)
15. Computers manipulate data in many ways, and this manipulation is called—
- (A) Utilizing
- (B) Batching
- (C) Upgrading
- (D) Processing
- (E) None of these
Ans : (D)
16. The human-readable version of a program is called—
- (A) Source code
- (B) Program code
- (C) Human code
- (D) System code
- (E) None of these
Ans : (D)
17. A ……… computer (also referred to as a laptop), is a small, lightweight personal computer that incorporates the screen, the keyboard, storage, and processing components into a single portable unit.
- (A) Notebook
- (B) Journal
- (C) Diary
- (D) Briefcase
- (E) None of these
Ans: (A)
18. ……… is the result produced by a computer?
- (A) Data
- (B) Memory
- (C) Output
- (D) Input
- (E) None of these
Ans: (C)
19. A telephone number, a birth date, and a customer name are all examples of—
- (A) A record
- (B) Data
- (C) A file
- (D) A database
- (E) None of these
Ans : (D)
20. A ……… is a device that not only provides surge protection, but also furnishes your computer with battery backup power during a power outage.
- (A) surge strip
- (B) USB
- (C) UPS
- (D) battery strip
- (E) None of these
Ans : (C)
21. When you save to ………, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off.
- (A) RAM
- (B) Motherboard
- (C) Secondary storage device
- (D) Primary storage device
- (E) None of these
Ans: (C)
22. The motherboard is the_____________
- (A) Circuit board that houses peripheral devices
- (B) Same as the CPU chip
- (C) The first chip that is accessed when the computer is turned on
- (D) Circuit board that contains a CPU and other chips
- (E) None of these
Ans : (D)
23. A computer-intensive problem runs on a—
- (A) Server
- (B) Main frame
- (C) Supercomputer
- (D) Super PC
- (E) None of these
Ans: (C)
24. A (n)……converts and executes one statement at a time.
- (A) Compiler
- (B) Interpreter
- (C) Converter
- (D) Instructions
- (E) None of these
Ans: (B)
25. Application software is designed to accomplish—
- (A) Real-world tasks
- (B) Computer-centric tasks
- (C) Gaming tasks
- (D) Operating system tasks
- (E) None of these
Ans : (D)