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Computer Awareness MCQs | Computer Multiple Choice Questions with Answers

(1) What is backup?
[A] Adding more components to your network
[B] Protecting data by copying it from the original source to a different destination
[C] Filtering old data from the new data
[D] Accessing data on tape
Answer: Protecting data by copying it from the original source to a different destination
(2) Changing an existing document is called _____ the document.
[A] Creating
[B] Editing
[C] Modifying
[D] Adjusting
Answer: Editing
(3) Computer uses the_________number system to store data and perform calculations.
[A] Binary
[B] octal
[C] Decimal
[D] Hexadecimal
Answer: Binary
(4) A Web ________ consists of one or more Web pages located on a Web server.
[A] hub
[B] site
[C] story
[D] template
Answer: site
(5) What type of software creates a smaller file that is faster to transfer over the Internet?
[A] MPEG
[B] Unzipped
[C] Fragmentation
[D] Compression
Answer: Compression
(6) The type of printer that prints by selectively unchanging static electricity from spots on a metal drum is a(n)?
[A] Plotter
[B] Dot-matrix printer
[C] Ink-jet printer
[D] Laser printer
Answer: Laser printer
(7) "High Resolution" computer monitors will have_____.
[A] High dpi
[B] Low dpi
[C] 256 colors
[D] Resolution is not measured in dpi
Answer: High dpi
(8) What type of software must to be used to translate scanned text into a format that can be manipulated?
[A] OCR
[B] CRT
[C] RGB
[D] MIDI
Answer: OCR
(9) What does the XP stand for in Windows XP?
[A] Exponential
[B] Experience
[C] Expertise
[D] Exchange
Answer: Experience
(10) What is a serial port that adds a direct connection to a network?
[A] FireWire
[B] NIC
[C] USB
[D] Internal modem
Answer: NIC
(11) Linux is a_____.
[A] Utility program for peer-to-peer file sharing
[B] Real-time operating system
[C] Network operating system
[D] PDA platform
Answer: Real-time operating system
(12) ___________ is an event-driven programming language developed in the early 1990.
[A] C
[B] VB
[C] C++
[D] Pascal
Answer: VB
(13) The_________ runs the front-end applications software in a network.
[A] Client
[B] Database
[C] Server
[D] CPU
Answer: Client
(14) Which of the following extends data across networks rather than store it in one central site?
[A] PIM
[B] File manager
[C] Distributed database
[D] Data mining program
Answer: Distributed database
(15) What is RISC?
[A] Storage Device
[B] Computer Network
[C] Microprocessor
[D] Operating System
Answer: Microprocessor
(16) NORTON is an ____?
[A] Software
[B] Anti-Virus Program
[C] Network
[D] Program
Answer: Anti-Virus Program
(17) Which among the following is a Scientific Computer Language?
[A] BASIC
[B] COBOL
[C] FORTRAN
[D] PASCAL
Answer: FORTRAN
(18) IC Chip is made of -----?
[A] Silicon
[B] Nickel
[C] Iron
[D] Copper
Answer: Silicon
(19) WORM stands for?
[A] Write Once Read Many - Memory
[B] Wanted Once Read Memory
[C] Wanted Original Read Memory
[D] Write Original Read Memory
Answer: Write Once Read Many - Memory
(20) At which place is India‘s Silicon Valley situated?
[A] Bangalore
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Chennai
[D] Kolkata
Answer: Bangalore

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