Basic Computer MCQs-2

Basic Computer MCQs-2

1. When you save to this, 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)

2. A central computer that holds collections of data and programs for many PCs, workstations, and other computers is a (n) –

  • (A) Supercomputer
  • (B) Minicomputer
  • (C) Laptop
  • (D) Server
  • (E) None of these

Ans : (D)

3. The……….folder retains copies of messages that you have started but are not yet ready to send.

  • (A) Drafts
  • (B) Outbox
  • (C) Address Book
  • (D) Sent Items
  • (E) Inbox

Ans : (B)

4. Grouping and processing all of a firm's transactions at one time are called–

  • (A) A database management system
  • (B) Batch processing
  • (C) A real-time system
  • (D) An on-line system
  • (E) None of these

Ans : (B)

5. The……….enables you to simultaneously keep multiple Web pages open in one browser window.

  • (A) Tab box
  • (B) Pop-up helper
  • (C) Tab row
  • (D) Address bar
  • (E) Esc key

Ans : (C)

6. Which ports connect special types of music instruments to sound cards?

  • (A) BUS
  • (B) CPU
  • (C) USB
  • (D) MIDI
  • (E) MINI

Ans : (C)

7. You can……….a search by providing more information the search engine can use to select a smaller, more useful set of results.

  • (A) Refine
  • (B) Expand
  • (C) Load
  • (D) Query
  • (E) Slowdown

Ans : (A)

8. What is the permanent memory built into your computer called?

  • (A) RAM
  • (B) Floppy
  • (C) CPU
  • (D) CO-ROM
  • (E) ROM

Ans : (E)

9. What displays the contents of the active cell in Excel?

  • (A) Name box
  • (B) Row Headings
  • (C) Formula bar
  • (D) Task pane
  • (E) None of these

Ans : (A)

10. The piece of hardware that converts your computer's digital signal to an analog signal that can travel over telephone lines is called

  • (A) Red wire
  • (B) Blue cord
  • (C) Tower
  • (D) Modem
  • (E) None of these

Ans : (D)

11. Video processors consist of……….and………., which store and process images.

  • (A) CPU and VGA
  • (B) CPU and memory
  • (C) VGA and memory
  • (D) VGI and DVI
  • (E) None of these

Ans : (C)

12. If you want to connect to your own computer through the Internet from another location, you can use–

  • (A) E-mail
  • (B) FTP
  • (C) Instant message
  • (D) Telnet
  • (E) None of these

Ans : (D)

13. To reload a Web page, press the……….button.

  • (A) Redo
  • (B) Reload
  • (C) Restore
  • (D) Ctrl
  • (E) Refresh

Ans : (E)

14. This first step in the transaction processing cycle captures business data through various modes such as optical scanning or at an electronic commerce website–

  • (A) Document and report generation
  • (B) Database maintenance
  • (C) Transaction processing start-up
  • (D) Data Entry
  • (E) None of these

Ans : (D)

15. In Excel……….allows users to bring together copies of work-books that other users have worked on independently.

  • (A) Copying
  • (B) Merging
  • (C) Pasting
  • (D) Compiling
  • (E) None of these

Ans : (B)

16. Which of the following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media?

  • (A) CD-ROM is an inexpensive way to store large, amount of data and information
  • (B) CD-ROM disks retrieve data and information more quickly than magnetic disks do
  • (C) CD-ROMs make less error than magnetic media
  • (D) An of the above
  • (E) None of these

Ans : (D)

17. Personal computers can be connected together to form a–

  • (A) Server
  • (B) Supercomputer
  • (C) Network
  • (D) Enterprise
  • (E) None of these

Ans : (C)

18. A……….is the term used when a search engine returns a Web page that matches the search criteria.

  • (A) Blog
  • (B) Hit
  • (C) Link
  • (D) View
  • (E) Success

Ans : (E)

19. ……….are words that a programming language has set aside for its own use.

  • (A) Control words
  • (B) Control structures
  • (C) Reserved words
  • (D) Reserved keys
  • (E) None of these

Ans : (C)

20. Mobile Commerce is best described as–

  • (A) The use of Kiosks in marketing
  • (B) Transporting products
  • (C) Buying and selling goods/services through wireless handheld devices
  • (D) Using notebook PC's in marketing
  • (E) None of the above

Ans : (C)

21. Which of, the following is a storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information–

  • (A) Floppy diskette
  • (B) Hard disk
  • (C) Permanent disk
  • (D) Optical disk
  • (E) None of these

Ans : (B)

22. The computer abbreviation KB usually means–

  • (A) Key Block
  • (B) Kernel Boot
  • (C) Key Byte
  • (D) Kit Bit
  • (E) Kilo Byte

Ans : (E)

23. What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk called?

  • (A) Configuration
  • (B) Download
  • (C) Storage
  • (D) Upload
  • (E) Installation

Ans : (D)

24. When the pointer is positioned on a……….it is shaped like a hand.

  • (A) Grammar error
  • (B) Formatting error
  • (C) Screen Tip
  • (D) Spelling error
  • (E) Hyperlink

Ans : (E)

25. Which of the following can be used to select the entire document?

  • (A) CTRL+A
  • (B) ALT+F5
  • (C) SHIFT+A
  • (D) CTRL+K
  • (E) CTRL+H

Ans : (A)