Computer Awareness Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) & Answers

(1) Which among the following organisation developed a SAGA-220 super computer in 2011?

[A] ISRO

[B] NASA

[C] C-DAC

[D] BARC

Answer: ISRO

(2) What is a network of geographically distant computers and terminals called?

[A] Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)

[B] Metropolitan area network (MAN)

[C] Wide area network (WAN)

[D] Local area network (LAN)

Answer: Wide area network (WAN)

(3) These are the specially designed computer chips reside inside other drives, such as your car or your electronic thermostat.

[A] Server

[B] Workstation computer

[C] Embedded computer

[D] Mainframe computer

Answer: Embedded computer

(4) What is a named area on a disk that is used to store related subfolders and files called?

[A] Desktop

[B] Folder

[C] Menu

[D] Safari

Answer: Folder

(5) Which of the following types of menu shows the further sub-choices?

[A] Reverse

[B] Template

[C] Scrolled

[D] Pull-down

Answer: Pull-down

(6) __________ are special effects used to define a way in which the sides appear during a slide show.

[A] Transitions

[B] Shift

[C] Esc

[D] Slide Master

Answer: Transitions

(7) In a Windows-based application, when you click the maximize button, it changes to the-

[A] Minimize button

[B] Close button

[C] Open button

[D] Restore Down button

Answer: Restore Down button

(8) __________ is also known as inkless printer?

[A] Thermal printer

[B] Inkjet printer

[C] OCR

[D] Dot Matrix printer

Answer: Thermal printer

(9) __________ is not the category of operating system’s task.

[A] Virus protection

[B] Processor management

[C] Memory management

[D] File management

Answer: Virus protectionVirus protection

(10) “GUI” stands for-

[A] Graphical Universal Interface

[B] Graphical User Interface

[C] Graphical Uninstall/install

[D] General Utility Interface

Answer: Graphical User Interface

(11) Which of the following software is/are allow users to perform calculation on rows and columns of data?

[A] Word processing

[B] Presentation graphics

[C] Electronic spreadsheet

[D] Database management system

Answer: Electronic spreadsheet

(12) Codes consisting of light and dark marks which may be optically read, is known as_______

[A] mnemonic

[B] bar code

[C] decoder

[D] All of these

Answer: bar code

(13) What type of technology allows you to use your finger, eye, or voice print to secure your information resources?

[A] Haptics

[B] Caves

[C] Biometrics

[D] RFID

Answer: Biometrics

(14) What is JDBC?

[A] Utility Software

[B] Application Software

[C] Programming Language

[D] Application Programming Interface (API)

Answer: Application Programming Interface (API)

(15) Which of the following is any malicious computer program which is used to hack into a computer by misleading users of its true intent?

[A] Worm

[B] Spyware

[C] Trojan horse

[D] Keylogger

Answer: Trojan horse

(16) In E-R diagram, relationship is represented by _________

[A] diamond shaped

[B] circular shaped

[C] ellipse shaped

[D] square shaped

Answer: Diamond shaped

(17) Palmtop computer is also known as _______

[A] Personal computer

[B] Notebook computer

[C] Tablet PC

[D] Handled computer

Answer: Handled computer

(18) Which among the following is an architecture followed by P2P?

[A] Client/ server

[B] Distributed

[C] Centralized

[D] 1- tier

Answer: Distributed

(19) Faster Supercomputer in the world as of June 2016

[A] Sunway Taihulight

[B] IBM HS20

[C] Cray xc40

[D] SAGA

Answer: Sunway Taihulight

(20) Weibo is a micro-blogging site popular in

[A] India

[B] USA

[C] South Korea

[D] China

Answer: China

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