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Computer Awareness MCQs | Computer Multiple Choice Questions with Answers

(1) What are programs such as Internet Explorer that serve as navigable windows into the Web called as?
[A] Hypertext
[B] Web browsers
[C] Internet
[D] Networks
Answer: Web browsers
(2) Which of the following statement is related to plotter?
[A] It is an input device to produce good quality graphics
[B] It is an output device to produce drawings and graphics
[C] It is a fast output device using camera lenses
[D] All of the above
Answer: It is an output device to produce drawings and graphics
(3) Which of the following is the coding of data so that is can’t be easily understood if intercepted?
[A] Barcode
[B] Decoder
[C] Encryption
[D] Mnemonics
Answer: Encryption
(4) Which of the following is a network in which computers are located physically close together, often in the same building?
[A] LAN
[B] PAN
[C] MAN
[D] WAN
Answer: LAN
(5) Which is NOT a function of a microprocessor?
[A] Keeps the system unit cool
[B] Controls the rest of the computer's components
[C] Processes data
[D] None of the above
Answer: Keeps the system unit cool
(6) A global network made up of thousands of privately owned computers and networks is called the:
[A] World Wide Web
[B] Internet
[C] Specialized search engine
[D] Internet21
Answer: Internet
(7) Vacuum tubes were used in which generation of computers?
[A] First Generation
[B] Second Generation
[C] Third Generation
[D] Fourth Generation
Answer: First Generation
(8) Who developed the first general purpose computer?
[A] Charles Babbage
[B] J.Presper Eckert
[C] John Mauchly
[D] Both (b) and (c)
Answer: Both (b) and (c)
(9) To select a column the easiest method is to?
[A] drag from the top cell in the column to the last cell in the column
[B] double click any cell in the column
[C] click the row heading
[D] click the column heading
Answer: click the column heading
(10) Which among the following is not legitimate type of computer virus?
[A] Macro Virus
[B] File infector Virus
[C] Resident Virus
[D] Boot Virus
Answer: Boot Virus
(11) What is Windows 10?
[A] Processing system
[B] Microsoft Office suite
[C] Graphics System
[D] Operating System
Answer: Operating System
(12) Which of the following displays the contents of the active cell?
[A] Active cell
[B] Formula bar
[C] Menu bar
[D] Name box
Answer: Formula bar
(13) What type of program lets you produce professional-looking documents containing both text and graphics?
[A] A page composer
[B] A thesaurus
[C] A speller checker
[D] A desktop publisher
Answer: A desktop publisher
(14) What is the device called that converts your computer's digital signal to an analog signal that can travel over telephone lines?
[A] Red wire
[B] Blue cord
[C] Tower
[D] Modem
Answer: Modem
(15) In CSMA/CD, the computer sends a fixed unit of data called a(n)_______
[A] Node
[B] Packet
[C] Override
[D] Token
Answer: Packet
(16) Similar to a hub in an Ethernet network, a ____________ helps relay data between wireless network nodes.
[A] Wireless port
[B] Wireless access point
[C] wireless adapter
[D] wireless transceiver
Answer: Wireless access point
(17) A program that converts high level language to machine Language is _______?
[A] Linker
[B] Assembler
[C] Compiler
[D] All of the above
Answer: Compiler
(18) What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk called?
[A] configuration
[B] download
[C] storage
[D] Installation
Answer: Installation
(19) When you quickly press and release the left mouse button twice, you are?
[A] primary-clicking
[B] pointing
[C] double-clicking
[D] secondary-clicking
Answer: double-clicking
(20) Which of the following option is most suitable: Most devices use ______________, which are assigned by the network when they connect.
[A] Dynamic IP addresses
[B] Virtual IP addresses
[C] HTTP
[D] POP3
Answer: Dynamic IP addresses

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