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Computer Awareness MCQs | Computer Multiple Choice Questions with Answers

(1) Press the ___ button to have the window fill the entire screen
[A] Close
[B] Maximize
[C] Minimize
[D] All of the above
Answer: Maximize
(2) A packet switching network that was sponsored by the Commission of the EEC and became operational in 1979 is
[A] LAN
[B] Broadband network
[C] Star network
[D] Euronet
Answer: Euronet
(3) A Winchester disk is a
[A] Disk Stack
[B] Removable disk
[C] Flexible disk
[D] All of the above
Answer: Disk Stack
(4) Which of the following is not a factor affecting the processing capability or performance of a PC system?
[A] The clock sped of the microprocessor
[B] The revolutions per minute of the printer disk
[C] The primary storage capacity of the processor
[D] The built-in instruction set available to the microprocessor
Answer: The revolutions per minute of the printer disk
(5) Condensing output data to exhibit specific information is
[A] Calculating
[B] Recording
[C] Merging
[D] Summarising
Answer: Summarising
(6) Which of the following is used for manufacturing chips?
[A] Control bus
[B] Control unit
[C] Parity unit
[D] Semiconductor
Answer: Semiconductor
(7) The computer industry uses prefixes of Greek origin to measure large amounts of data. Which term describes 1024 bytes.
[A] Kilobyte
[B] Megabyte
[C] Gigabyte
[D] Terabyte
Answer: Kilobyte
(8) One nibble is equal to
[A] 4 bits
[B] 8 bits
[C] 6 bits
[D] 16 bits
Answer: 4 bits
(9) Which among the following is responsible for allocating IP addresses and managing the domain name system.?
[A] Domain name warehousing
[B] Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers
[C] Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
[D] None of these
Answer: Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers
(10) What is used in most programs that is a part of a program and guides the user through certain steps?
[A] Software
[B] Wizard
[C] Wiki
[D] None of these
Answer: Wizard
(11) A generic name for Intel processors released after the original 8086 processor is ______ ?
[A] Pentium
[B] X86
[C] Pentium 286
[D] None of these
Answer: X86
(12) Structured Query Language (SQL) is used in the following ?
[A] Create Databases
[B] Create & Modify Databases
[C] Create, Modify & Query Databases
[D] None of these
Answer: Create, Modify & Query Databases
(13) NetBIOS was introduced in 1983 by which company as an improvement to the standard BIOS used by Windows-based computers?
[A] Dell
[B] IBM
[C] Compaq
[D] None of these
Answer: IBM
(14) The performance of a hard drive or other storage device, meaning how long it takes to locate a file is called?
[A] Response time
[B] Access Time
[C] Quick time
[D] Processing time
Answer: Access Time
(15) Structured query language (SQL) is used in the following?
[A] Create database
[B] Create & Modify Databases
[C] Create, Modify & Query Databases
[D] Modify Database
Answer: Create, Modify & Query Databases
(16) First microprocessor was used in which of the following?
[A] Computer
[B] Calculator
[C] Telephones
[D] Printers
Answer: Calculator
(17) In computer file systems which among the following is top or first in hierarchy?
[A] Root directory
[B] Parent directory
[C] Home directory
[D] Working directory
Answer: Root directory
(18) To avoid the wastage of memory, the instruction length should be
[A] Multiple of character size only
[B] Of word size only
[C] Of file size only
[D] Of word size which is multiple of character size
Answer: Of word size which is multiple of character size
(19) The parity bit is added for the purpose of
[A] Coding
[B] Error detection
[C] Controlling
[D] Indexing
Answer: Error detection
(20) A DSLAM is a device used by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to route incoming DSL connections to the Internet. What is its correct full form?
[A] Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
[B] Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplier
[C] Digital Service Line Access Multiplexer
[D] Dual Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
Answer: Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer

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