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Free download in PDF Computer Awareness Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) & Answers. These multiple choice questions on Computer Science are very useful for NIELIT, BCA, B.Sc. MCA, M.Sc. B.Tech, M.Tech, BE, ME students an interview for various positions like Web Developer, System Analyst etc.
(1)
What should be used if a company wants to include its company name and logo at the bottom of every page of a brochure?
[A]
Header
[B]
Macro
[C]
Footer
[D]
Footnote
Answer: Footer
Sol. Headers and footers are pieces of text, or graphics, that appear at the top and bottom of a page. If a company wants to include its company name and logo at the bottom of every page of a brochure then it will use the Footer.
(2)
The ___________ records the name and exact location of every file on a disk
[A]
Partition master
[B]
File allocation table
[C]
Disk controller
[D]
Boot sector
Answer: File allocation table
Sol. A file allocation table (FAT) is a file system developed for hard drives. It is used by the operating system (OS) to manage files on hard drives and other computer systems.
(3)
NORTON‘ is a/an __________.
[A]
System Software
[B]
Anti-Virus Program
[C]
Network
[D]
Schema
Answer: Anti-Virus Program
Sol. NORTON is an antivirus.
(4)
At a time how many operating system can be at work on a computer?
[A]
Only one
[B]
Two
[C]
Three
[D]
Four
Answer: Only one
Sol. At a time only one OS can be at work in a computer.
(5)
Image can be sent over telephone lines by using-
[A]
Larger bandwidth
[B]
Fax
[C]
Scanner
[D]
Cable
Answer: Fax
Sol. FAX can be used to send images and text over telephone lines.
(6)
Changing desktop wallpaper is a simple task which can be accessed through ________ section of all control panel items.
[A]
Personalize
[B]
Image
[C]
Graphics
[D]
Windows
Answer: Personalize
Sol. Wallpapers can be changed by the personalise section of all control panel items.
(7)
Different icons of application software can be found in which bar in latest version of Microsoft Windows?
[A]
Start Menu
[B]
Browser
[C]
Status
[D]
Control Panel
Answer: Start Menu
Sol. Microsoft re-introduced Start Menu bar and you can access various application software like paint or Word.
(8)
In the relational model, a cardinality is termed as
[A]
Number of tuples
[B]
Number of attributes
[C]
Number of tables
[D]
Number of constraints
Answer: Number of tuples
Sol. In the relational model, cardinality is termed as Number of tuples.
(9)
Which of the following can be used to protect sensitive data from prying eyes
[A]
API
[B]
File format
[C]
File locks
[D]
File permissions
Answer: File permissions
Sol. File permissions can be used to selectively provide authorisation to viewer to view data, thus protecting data from prying eyes.
(10)
A _________ typically connects personal computers within a very limited geographical area, usually within a single building
[A]
LAN
[B]
FAN
[C]
TAN
[D]
WAN
Answer: LAN
Sol. A local-area network (LAN) is a computer network that spans a relatively small area. Most often, a LAN is confined to a single room, building or group of buildings
(11)
The __________ operation performs a set union of two ‘similarly structured’ tables
[A]
Union
[B]
Intercept
[C]
Product
[D]
Intersect
Answer: Union
Sol. Union operation performs a set union of two ‘similarly structured’ tables.
(12)
In relational database, a field is a
[A]
Label
[B]
Table of information
[C]
Group of related records
[D]
Category of information
Answer: Category of information
Sol. A field is category of information.
(13)
Which among the following term is used for: Unauthorized copying of software to be used for personal gain instead of personal backups
[A]
Program thievery
[B]
Data snatching
[C]
Software piracy
[D]
Program looting
(14)
In first generation of computers, they used which among the following?
[A]
Batch processing
[B]
Multithreading
[C]
Multiprogramming
[D]
Networking
(15)
A/(n) ___________ is an object embedded in a web page or email, which unobtrusively (usually invisibly) allows checking that a user has accessed the content
[A]
Email
[B]
Virus
[C]
Web beacon
[D]
Spam
(16)
Which of the following is not example of Utility Software?
[A]
Backup software
[B]
Antivirus software
[C]
Disk tools
[D]
Media Players
(17)
Example of I/O device is a ________
[A]
Touch Screen
[B]
RAM
[C]
Cache
[D]
VMware
(18)
Which of these is not a feature of Hierarchical model?
[A]
Organizes the data in tree-like structure
[B]
Parent node can have any number of child nodes
[C]
Root node does not have any parent
[D]
Child node can have any number of parent nodes
Answer: Child node can have any number of parent nodes
(19)
Palmtop computer is also known as _______.
[A]
Mainframe computer
[B]
Desktop computer
[C]
Super Computer
[D]
Handled computer
(20)
Which of the following option will not be helpful to instruct Word to stop bulleting paragraphs?
[A]
Press the enter key twice
[B]
Click the Undo button on the Standard toolbar
[C]
Press the backspace key to remove the bullet
[D]
Click the Bullets button on the Formatting toolbar
Answer: Click the Undo button on the Standard toolbar
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