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Computer Awareness MCQs | Computer Multiple Choice Questions with Answers

(1) Name the software which creates a mirror image of the entire hard disk, including the operating system, applications, files, and data?
[A] Utility programs
[B] Operating system
[C] Backup software
[D] Driver imagining
Answer: Driver imagining
(2) Which among the following are the best tools for the fixing errors on disks?
[A] CHKDSK
[B] FIXDSK
[C] FDISK
[D] SCANDISK
Answer: SCANDISK

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(3) Which of the following is not a feature of first generation computers
[A] They used vacuum tubes or valves as main electronic component
[B] They consumed lots of electricity and produced excessive heat
[C] They used machine language and assembly language to program the machine
[D] All of the above
Answer: They used machine language and assembly language to program the machine
(4) What are you most likely to use when playing
[A] Touch screen a computer game
[B] Light pen
[C] Notepad
[D] Joystick
Answer: Joystick
(5) Which of the following is a pointing device?
[A] Hard disk
[B] CD-ROM drive
[C] Touch screen used for computer input
[D] RAM
Answer: Touch screen used for computer input.
(6) What would be the best way to move around a 3D environment?
[A] Use a tracker ball
[B] Use a keyboard
[C] Use a space mouse
[D] Use Joystick
Answer: Use a space mouse
(7) Where would you find a magnetic strip?
[A] Speakers
[B] Credit card
[C] Smart card
[D] All of the above
Answer: Credit card
(8) Factory production lines can be automated using...?
[A] Machine tools
[B] VDUs
[C] Plotters
[D] All of the above
Answer: VDUs
(9) An impact printer creates characters by using...?
[A] An inked ribbon and print head
[B] Electrically charged ink
[C] An ink pen
[D] All of the above
Answer: An inked ribbon and print head
(10) What would be the best way to move around a 3D environment?
[A] Electrostatic plotters
[B] None of these
[C] Thermal printers
[D] Robots
Answer: Robots
(11) What do you need for an ink jet printer?
[A] A drum
[B] A cartridge
[C] A ribbon
[D] All of the above
Answer: A cartridge
(12) Magnetic storage devices can represent binary 0 by the absence of...?
[A] A magnetic field
[B] Magnetic tape
[C] Static electricity
[D] All of the above
Answer: Magnetic tape
(13) Hard disks can have a storage capacity in the region of...?
[A] 1Gb
[B] 1.44Mb
[C] 720K
[D] All of the above
Answer: 1Gb
(14) Which storage device has the largest capacity in Mb's?
[A] A floppy disk
[B] A CD-ROM
[C] Magnetic tape storage
[D] All of the above
Answer: A CD-ROM
(15) What are responsible for storing permanent data and instructions?
[A] RAM chips
[B] DRAM chips
[C] ROM chips
[D] None of these
Answer: ROM chips
(16) How are data organised in a spreadsheet?
[A] Lines and spaces
[B] Layers and planes
[C] Height and width
[D] Rows and columns
Answer: Rows and columns
(17) Which of the following communication media is also called line of sight communication medium?
[A] Radio broadcast
[B] Satellite communication
[C] Bluetooth
[D] Infrared
Answer: Infrared
(18) This coding system is designed to support international languages like Chinese and Japanese.
[A] ASCII
[B] ANSI
[C] EBCDIC
[D] Unicode
Answer: Unicode
(19) Most personal computers uses a CISC architecture. Expand the term CISC.
[A] Common Instruction Set Computer
[B] Coded Instruction Set Computer
[C] Custom Instruction Set Computer
[D] Complex Instruction Set Computer
Answer: Complex Instruction Set Computer
(20) This is a type of video adapter that contains its own processor to boost performance levels and so they achieve better results than the general-purpose CPU used by the computer.
[A] Graphics enhancer
[B] Graphics equiliser
[C] Repeater
[D] Graphics accelerator
Answer: Graphics accelerator

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