Computer Awareness MCQs | Computer Multiple Choice Questions with Answers

(1) The ______________ folder retains copies of messages that you have started but are not yet ready to send.
[A] Drafts
[B] Outbox
[C] Address Book
[D] Sent Items
Answer: Drafts
(2) Which of the following refers to the forging of the return address on an e-mail so that the e-mail message appears to come from someone other than the actual sender?
[A] Spoofing
[B] Redacting
[C] Spamming
[D] Pharming
Answer: Spoofing
(3) Which of the following refers to blacking out portions of the document, usually to protect confidential information, so that it cannot be recovered later?
[A] Redacting
[B] Encrypting
[C] Spoofing
[D] Defacing
Answer: Redacting

Sol. Redacting means blacking out portions of the document, usually to protect confidential information, so that it cannot be recovered later. The redacted portion of the document has black bars covering the selected text and the text is no longer there.

(4) Which of the following is not a web browser?
[A] Firefox
[B] Safari
[C] FTP
[D] Edge
Answer: FTP

Sol. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is not a web browser. It is a standard network protocol used for the transfer of computer files between a client and server on a computer network.

(5) Verification is process of ?
[A] Access
[B] Login
[C] Logout
[D] Authentication
Answer: Authentication
(6) MPG is an file extension of which type of files ?
[A] Audio
[B] Image
[C] Video
[D] Flash
Answer: Video
(7) In banking, railways etc which computers are used ?
[A] Mini Computers
[B] Micro Computers
[C] Main Frames
[D] Super Computers
Answer: Main Frames
(8) Who invented keyboard ?
[A] James Gosling
[B] Steve Jobs
[C] Martin cooper
[D] Christoper Latham Sholes
Answer: Christoper Latham Sholes
(9) Which among following is responsible for finding and loading operating system into RAM ?
[A] Bootstrap Loader
[B] CMOS
[C] BIOS
[D] DMOS
Answer: Bootstrap Loader
(10) Which operating system is developed by Apple ?
[A] Linux
[B] Window
[C] Mac OS
[D] DOS
Answer: Mac OS
(11) Who is known as father of Artificial Intelligence ?
[A] John McCarthy
[B] Vint Cerf
[C] Dennis Ritchie
[D] James Gosling
Answer: John McCarthy
(12) Charles Babbage designed the first mechanical computer named
[A] Analytical Engine
[B] Processor
[C] Comp Engine
[D] Abacus
Answer: Analytical Engine
(13) How many important type of memory are present in a computer?
[A] One
[B] Two
[C] Three
[D] Four
Answer: Two
(14) An email account includes a storage area, often called ________
[A] Mailbox
[B] Hyperlink
[C] IP address
[D] None of these
Answer: Mailbox
(15) __________ computers represent data as variable points along a continuous spectrum of values.
[A] Analog
[B] Digital
[C] Precise
[D] Mainframe
Answer: Analog
(16) Which of the following is used by the tablet PC to write on the screen.
[A] Finger
[B] Mouse
[C] Digitalizer
[D] Stylus
Answer: Stylus
(17) _________ is a set of computer programs used on a computer to help perform tasks.
[A] An instruction
[B] Memory
[C] A processor
[D] Software
Answer: Software
(18) The blank white area near the edges of every page in a word document is known as a ________.
[A] Cut mark
[B] Margin
[C] New area
[D] Indent
Answer: Margin
(19) In which group can you find or replace text and select text or objects in a document?
[A] Proofing
[B] Paragraph
[C] Editing
[D] Font
Answer: Editing
(20) What happens when you boot up a PC?
[A] Portions of the operating system are copied from disk into memory
[B] Portions of the operating system are copied from memory onto disk
[C] Portions of the Operating system are complied
[D] Portions of the operating system are emulated
Answer: Portions of the operating system are copied from disk into memory

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