Computer Awareness Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) & Answers

Questions

1 Who programmed the first computer game 'Spacewar!' in 1962?

A Steave Russell

B Konard Zuse

C Alan Emtage

D Tim Berners-Lee

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Answer: Steave Russell

2 Who is known as the father of supercomputing?

A David J. Brown

B Gene Amdahl

C Adam Dunkels

D Seymour Cray

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Answer: Seymour Cray

3 When NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies) was established?

A 1988

B 1997

C 1993

D 1882

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Answer: 1988

4 Which one is the first high level programming language?

A COBOL

B FORTRAN

C C++

D All of these

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Answer: FORTRAN

5 Which one is the first word processor application?

A MS Word

B Apple i Work

C WordStar

D None of these

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Answer: WordStar

6 Which one is the current fastest Supercomputer in India?

A PARAM Padma

B SAGA-220

C PARAM YUVA II

D EKA

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Answer: PARAM YUVA II

7 Who developed Java Programming Language?

A James Gosling

B Douglas Engelbart

C Edmund M. Clarke

D James D. Foley

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Answer: James Gosling

8 Which one is volatile memory in a computer system?

A Hard Disk

B RAM

C ROM

D Optical Drive

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Answer: RAM

9 Which operating system is developed and used by Apple Inc?

A Windows

B Android

C iOS

D UNIX

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Answer: iOS

10 Computers process data into information by working exclusively with :

A multimedia

B words

C numbers

D characters

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Answer: numbers

11 The purpose of the primary key in a database is to :

A unlock the database

B provide a map of the data

C uniquely identify a record

D establish constraints on database operations

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Answer: uniquely identify a record

12 The most frequently used instructions of a computer program are likely to be fetched from:

A the hard disk

B cache memory

C RAM

D registers

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Answer: cache memory

13 Linux is a(n) ........ operating system

A open-source

B Microsoft

C Windows

D Mac

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Answer: open-source

14 The internet is ..........

A a large network of networkds

B an internal communication system for a business

C a communications system for the Indian government

D All of these

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Answer: a large network of networkds

15 Which of the following statements is FALSE concenring file names ?

A Files may share the same name or the same extension but not both

B Every file in the same foldr must have a unique, name

C File extension is another name for file type

D The file extension comes before the dot (.) followed by the file name

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Answer: The file extension comes before the dot (.) followed by the file name

16 Which of the following would most likely NOT be a symptom of a virus ?

A Existing program files and icons disappear

B The CD-ROM stops functioning

C THe Web browser opens to an unusual home page

D Odd messages or images are displayed on the screen

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Answer: The CD-ROM stops functioning

17 Memory unit is one part of

A Input device

B Control unit

C Output device

D Central Processing Unit

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Answer: Central Processing Unit

18 What is a back up ?

A Restoring the information backup

B An exact copy of a system's information

C The ability to get a system u and runnign in the event of a system crash or failure

D All of these

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Answer: All of these

19 “Ctrl + B” Shortcut use in computer for?

A selected text Border

B selected text to be Blow

C selected text to be Bold

D All of the above

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Answer: selected text to be Bold

20 To change selected text to all capital letters, click the change case button, then click

A Uppercase

B Upper all

C Capslock

D Lock Upper

View Answer

Answer: Uppercase

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