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This section includes 260 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your GK knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
Information in a memory is not wanted or no longer valid is: |
| A. | Surplus |
| B. | Volatile |
| C. | Garbage |
| D. | Censored |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Censored | |
| 152. |
A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it? |
| A. | Computer |
| B. | Microcomputer |
| C. | Programmable |
| D. | Sensor |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 153. |
Specialised programs that assist users in locating information on the Web are called. |
| A. | locator engines |
| B. | information engines |
| C. | web browsers |
| D. | resource locators |
| E. | search engines |
| Answer» D. resource locators | |
| 154. |
Removing and replacing devices without turning off your computer is referred to as |
| A. | USB swapping |
| B. | Plug-n-Play |
| C. | Bay swap |
| D. | Hot swapping |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Hot swapping | |
| 155. |
What is the default file extension for all Word documents? |
| A. | WRD |
| B. | TXT |
| C. | DOC |
| D. | FIL |
| E. | WD |
| Answer» C. DOC | |
| 156. |
You organise files by storing them in |
| A. | indexes |
| B. | folders |
| C. | archives |
| D. | lists |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. archives | |
| 157. |
Which of the following is the highest unit of memory? |
| A. | Gigabytes |
| B. | Megabytes |
| C. | Bytes |
| D. | Kilobytes |
| Answer» B. Megabytes | |
| 158. |
A handheld device that allows you to control your computer without typing instructions from a keyboard is known as_______. |
| A. | Tablet |
| B. | PDA |
| C. | Mouse |
| D. | Mike |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Mike | |
| 159. |
Linux is an example of |
| A. | freeware |
| B. | shareware |
| C. | open source software |
| D. | complimentary |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 160. |
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 compiled. |
| C. | Portions of the operating system are copied from memory onto disk. |
| D. | Portions of the operating system are emulated. |
| E. | The PC gets switched off. |
| Answer» B. Portions of the operating system are compiled. | |
| 161. |
Which output device transfers processed information into a printed page? |
| A. | Scanner |
| B. | Printer |
| C. | Monitor |
| D. | CD-ROM |
| E. | Digital Camera |
| Answer» C. Monitor | |
| 162. |
Which of the following units performs the arithmetic tasks (such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) and logical operations? |
| A. | Input unit |
| B. | Control unit |
| C. | Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) |
| D. | Storage unit |
| E. | Memory Unit |
| Answer» D. Storage unit | |
| 163. |
Which converts high-level languages into machine language? |
| A. | Complier |
| B. | Assembler |
| C. | Operating System |
| D. | CPU |
| E. | Browser |
| Answer» B. Assembler | |
| 164. |
In network topology, all devices on a network are connected to a single continuous cable called |
| A. | Star |
| B. | Ring |
| C. | Bus |
| D. | Tree |
| E. | Mesh |
| Answer» B. Ring | |
| 165. |
A term for retrieving software or other files on your computer from a computer network or Internet. |
| A. | Upload |
| B. | Download |
| C. | Sharing |
| D. | Mailing |
| E. | Editing |
| Answer» C. Sharing | |
| 166. |
Which one of the following is internet Standard Protocol? |
| A. | TML |
| B. | COBOL |
| C. | JAVA |
| D. | C++ |
| E. | TCP/IP |
| Answer» F. | |
| 167. |
This device is the communication medium for the entire computer system and placed in the system unit. Identify the device. |
| A. | ROM |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | Motherboard |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 168. |
Which of the following is a not a search engine? |
| A. | HTTP |
| B. | Yahoo |
| C. | |
| D. | Alta Vista |
| Answer» B. Yahoo | |
| 169. |
Following are the file compression programs, Except |
| A. | WinRAR |
| B. | Win Zip |
| C. | RAID |
| D. | PKZIP |
| Answer» D. PKZIP | |
| 170. |
RAM is referred to as______. |
| A. | Secondary Storage |
| B. | Primary storage |
| C. | Processor |
| D. | Zip Disk |
| Answer» C. Processor | |
| 171. |
What type of device is scanner? |
| A. | Input |
| B. | Output |
| C. | Storage |
| D. | Processor |
| Answer» B. Output | |
| 172. |
In computer .MOV extension refers to___ |
| A. | Audio File |
| B. | MS office Document |
| C. | Image File |
| D. | Animation/Movie File |
| Answer» E. | |
| 173. |
End key is used to |
| A. | Move the cursor end of the line |
| B. | Moves the cursor end of the document |
| C. | Moves the cursor end of the paragraph |
| D. | Moves the cursor end of the screen |
| Answer» B. Moves the cursor end of the document | |
| 174. |
What is gutter margin? |
| A. | Margin that is added to the left margin when printing |
| B. | Margin that is added to right margin when printing |
| C. | Margin that is added to the binding side of page when printing |
| D. | Margin that is added to the outside of the page when printing |
| Answer» D. Margin that is added to the outside of the page when printing | |
| 175. |
Which is the latest version of MS Windows? |
| A. | Windows 2007 |
| B. | Windows 8.1 |
| C. | Window 10 |
| D. | Window 2008 |
| Answer» D. Window 2008 | |
| 176. |
Which is not application software? |
| A. | Window NT |
| B. | Page Maker |
| C. | WinWord XP |
| D. | Photoshop |
| Answer» B. Page Maker | |
| 177. |
A Microsoft windows is a |
| A. | Operating system |
| B. | Graphic program |
| C. | Word processing |
| D. | Database Program |
| Answer» B. Graphic program | |
| 178. |
Which of the following is not a font style? |
| A. | Bold |
| B. | Italics |
| C. | Regular |
| D. | Superscript |
| Answer» E. | |
| 179. |
What is the full Form of CAD? |
| A. | Computer Automatic Design |
| B. | Computer Aided Design |
| C. | Computer Automatic Decode |
| D. | Computer Aided Decode |
| Answer» C. Computer Automatic Decode | |
| 180. |
A serial port is_____ |
| A. | Only transfer information from a hard drive. |
| B. | Only transfer information to a hard drive. |
| C. | Transfer information both to and from a hard drive. |
| D. | Neither transfer information from nor to a hard drive. |
| Answer» D. Neither transfer information from nor to a hard drive. | |
| 181. |
Which among the following is true about MS Word? |
| A. | It is a system software |
| B. | It is an application software |
| C. | It is both system and application software |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. It is both system and application software | |
| 182. |
Does an IP address contain? |
| A. | 64 bits |
| B. | 32 bits |
| C. | 128 bits |
| D. | 256 bits |
| Answer» C. 128 bits | |
| 183. |
The transfer of data from one application to another in a computer system is known as |
| A. | Dynamic Disk Exchange |
| B. | Dodgy Data Exchange |
| C. | Dogmatic Data Exchange |
| D. | Dynamic Data Exchange |
| Answer» E. | |
| 184. |
Python is: |
| A. | an operation system |
| B. | an application program |
| C. | a programming language |
| D. | a compiler |
| Answer» D. a compiler | |
| 185. |
Which is the fastest computer? |
| A. | Mainframe |
| B. | Microcomputer |
| C. | Workstation |
| D. | supercomputer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 186. |
Which of the following drives computer hardware and acts as a platform for running other software? |
| A. | Operating System |
| B. | Application software |
| C. | A and B |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. Application software | |
| 187. |
Type of a file in a computer can be identified by the______. |
| A. | File Size |
| B. | File path |
| C. | Folder name |
| D. | File extension |
| Answer» E. | |
| 188. |
Java was originally invented by |
| A. | Microsoft |
| B. | Adobe |
| C. | Sun |
| D. | Oracle |
| Answer» D. Oracle | |
| 189. |
What is the main constituent of a pearl? |
| A. | Calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate |
| B. | Calcium sulphate only |
| C. | Calcium oxide and calcium sulphate |
| D. | Calcium carbonate only |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190. |
In which of these memory access schemes, separate Read / Write heads are required? |
| A. | Sequential Access |
| B. | Direct Access |
| C. | Random Access |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 191. |
BCC has full name in e-mail |
| A. | Best Carbon Copy |
| B. | blind carbon copy |
| C. | Better computer copy |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Better computer copy | |
| 192. |
Who is the input unit in the following? |
| A. | Maous |
| B. | Keyboard |
| C. | Scanner |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 193. |
1 kilobyte (KB) equals how many bytes? |
| A. | 1024 bytes |
| B. | 1024 megabytes |
| C. | 1024 gigabytes |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 1024 megabytes | |
| 194. |
Multi Processing is |
| A. | by a processor |
| B. | by more than one processor |
| C. | without any processor |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. without any processor | |
| 195. |
Are converted to information by computer process? |
| A. | Input |
| B. | Data |
| C. | Number |
| D. | All statements are true |
| Answer» C. Number | |
| 196. |
When did the world's first supercomputer be built? |
| A. | 1981 |
| B. | 1980 |
| C. | 1976 |
| D. | 1995 |
| Answer» D. 1995 | |
| 197. |
In which generation of computer, Integrated Circuit was introduced? |
| A. | First Generation |
| B. | Second Generation |
| C. | Third Generation |
| D. | Fourth generation |
| E. | Fifth Generation |
| Answer» D. Fourth generation | |
| 198. |
What is called the sharing of a medium and its path by 2 or more devices? |
| A. | Multiplexing |
| B. | Multiprocessing |
| C. | Multi-operating |
| D. | Multitasking |
| E. | Multisharing |
| Answer» C. Multi-operating | |
| 199. |
What is used to save a document in different locations? |
| A. | Save |
| B. | Save as |
| C. | Insert |
| D. | Enter |
| E. | New |
| Answer» C. Insert | |
| 200. |
What is the full form of 'RAID'? |
| A. | Random Access of Inexpensive disks |
| B. | Redundant Array of Inexpensive data |
| C. | Random Array of Inexpensive data |
| D. | Random Array of Internet data |
| E. | Redundant Array of Inexpensive disks |
| Answer» F. | |