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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.
| 201. |
The combination of ALU and Control Unit jointly known as |
| A. | Hard disk |
| B. | Monitor |
| C. | CPU |
| D. | UPS |
| E. | Software |
| Answer» D. UPS | |
| 202. |
What is called, a concentric circle on a disk? |
| A. | Sector |
| B. | Track |
| C. | Section |
| D. | Arc |
| E. | Directory |
| Answer» C. Section | |
| 203. |
Which key launched the start button? |
| A. | Windows |
| B. | Esc |
| C. | Shift |
| D. | Function key |
| E. | Num lock |
| Answer» B. Esc | |
| 204. |
The directory inside the directory is called? |
| A. | Sub directory |
| B. | Root Directory |
| C. | Home directory |
| D. | Main directory |
| Answer» B. Root Directory | |
| 205. |
What was the first computer language developed? |
| A. | COBOL |
| B. | BASIC |
| C. | FORTORAN |
| D. | PASCAL |
| Answer» D. PASCAL | |
| 206. |
Which one of the following is not a device? |
| A. | Mouse |
| B. | Operating system |
| C. | Printer |
| D. | Keyboard |
| Answer» C. Printer | |
| 207. |
Which part of the computer system can be physically touched? |
| A. | Hardware |
| B. | Software |
| C. | Data |
| D. | Operating system |
| Answer» B. Software | |
| 208. |
Which data communication method is used to send data in both directions at the same time? |
| A. | Full duplex |
| B. | Simplex |
| C. | Half duplex |
| D. | Super duplex |
| Answer» B. Simplex | |
| 209. |
Ctrl + page up will take you to _______ |
| A. | Previous sheet |
| B. | Next Sheet |
| C. | Last cell in the column |
| D. | First cell in the column |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Next Sheet | |
| 210. |
Which of the following menu types is also called a drop down menu? |
| A. | Fly-down |
| B. | Pop-down |
| C. | Pop-up |
| D. | Pull-up |
| E. | Pull-down |
| Answer» F. | |
| 211. |
Which of the following represents one billion characters? |
| A. | Byte |
| B. | Gigabyte |
| C. | Kilobyte |
| D. | Megabyte |
| E. | Terabyte |
| Answer» C. Kilobyte | |
| 212. |
Dot-matrix Printer is a type of |
| A. | tape |
| B. | printer |
| C. | disk |
| D. | bus |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. disk | |
| 213. |
A computer gets with the help of mouse or keyboard . |
| A. | insert |
| B. | instructions |
| C. | guidance |
| D. | input |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 214. |
If you regularly send letters to people , what type of program would you use to create the letters ? |
| A. | Hardware |
| B. | System software |
| C. | Utility software |
| D. | Application software |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 215. |
A bar code reader is an example of a ( n ) . |
| A. | processing device |
| B. | storage device |
| C. | input device |
| D. | output device |
| E. | printer |
| Answer» D. output device | |
| 216. |
Which of the following is an input device that , when moved by the user on a flat surface , causes a pointer on the screen to move accordingly ? |
| A. | wand reader |
| B. | mouse |
| C. | keyboard |
| D. | bar - code reader |
| E. | scanner |
| Answer» C. keyboard | |
| 217. |
How can the user determine which programs are available on a computer ? |
| A. | Checking the hard disk properties |
| B. | Viewing the installed programs during the booting process |
| C. | Checking the operating system for a list of installed programs |
| D. | Checking the existing files saved on disk |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Checking the existing files saved on disk | |
| 218. |
When the pointer is positioned on a it is shaped like a hand . |
| A. | grammar error |
| B. | hyperlink |
| C. | screen tip |
| D. | spelling error |
| E. | formatting error |
| Answer» C. screen tip | |
| 219. |
The first computers were programmed using the____ |
| A. | assembly language |
| B. | machine language |
| C. | source code |
| D. | object code |
| E. | spaghetti code |
| Answer» C. source code | |
| 220. |
Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a___________ |
| A. | network |
| B. | mainframe |
| C. | supercomputer |
| D. | client |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. mainframe | |
| 221. |
is a form of permanent memory that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up and does not get erased when the power is turned off. |
| A. | The Network Interface Card (NIC) |
| B. | The CPU |
| C. | RAM |
| D. | ROM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 222. |
Which of the following terms is just the connection of networks that can be joined together ? |
| A. | virtual private network |
| B. | internet |
| C. | intranet |
| D. | extranet |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. intranet | |
| 223. |
Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to____data. |
| A. | present |
| B. | input |
| C. | output |
| D. | store |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 224. |
A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the Internet, is called a (n)____. |
| A. | version |
| B. | patch |
| C. | tutorial |
| D. | FAQ |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. tutorial | |
| 225. |
A_______ is approximately one billion bytes. |
| A. | kilobyte |
| B. | bit |
| C. | gigabyte |
| D. | megabyte |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. megabyte | |
| 226. |
_____are devices used to transmit data over telecommunications lines. |
| A. | Drives |
| B. | Drive bays |
| C. | Modems |
| D. | Platforms |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Platforms | |
| 227. |
All of the following terms are associated with spreadsheet software except_____. |
| A. | worksheet |
| B. | cell |
| C. | formula |
| D. | virus detection |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 228. |
The term bit is short for |
| A. | megabyte |
| B. | binary language |
| C. | binary digit |
| D. | binary number |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. binary number | |
| 229. |
Where you are likely to find an embedded operating system ? |
| A. | on a desktop operating system |
| B. | on a networked PC |
| C. | on a network server |
| D. | on a PDA |
| Answer» E. | |
| 230. |
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 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Font | |
| 231. |
Word is a word processor developed by Microsoft. In MS Word spelling check is a feature available in which tab? |
| A. | Page Layout |
| B. | Home |
| C. | Insert |
| D. | Review |
| E. | References |
| Answer» E. References | |
| 232. |
The first electronic digital computer contained _________? |
| A. | Electronic valves |
| B. | Neural Networks |
| C. | Fuzzy Logic |
| D. | Semiconductor memory |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Neural Networks | |
| 233. |
Which of the following is used to switch between open programs? |
| A. | Alt+tab |
| B. | Ctrl+tab |
| C. | Shift+tab |
| D. | Ctrl+Alt |
| E. | Alt+Shift |
| Answer» B. Ctrl+tab | |
| 234. |
Which process check to ensure the components of the computer are operating and connected properly? |
| A. | Booting |
| B. | Processing |
| C. | Saving |
| D. | Editing |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Processing | |
| 235. |
What is an Operating system? |
| A. | It is an interface between User and the Computer |
| B. | It manages all resources |
| C. | It does all process management tasks |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 236. |
Unauthorized access to computers is called ____. |
| A. | hacking |
| B. | blasting |
| C. | a worm |
| D. | a virus |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. blasting | |
| 237. |
A table in a relational database terminology is synonymous with __. |
| A. | a value |
| B. | a row |
| C. | an attribute |
| D. | a column |
| E. | a relation |
| Answer» F. | |
| 238. |
Which of the following is true of client-side ex-tensions? They add functionally to the___. |
| A. | network |
| B. | server |
| C. | browser |
| D. | firewall |
| E. | firewall and network |
| Answer» C. browser | |
| 239. |
The program that allows the OS to work with a printer or a video card is a(n)___. |
| A. | utility |
| B. | driver |
| C. | applet |
| D. | contractor |
| E. | system call |
| Answer» C. applet | |
| 240. |
Another name for computer chip is? |
| A. | Microchip |
| B. | Motherboard |
| C. | CPU |
| D. | Microprocessor |
| Answer» B. Motherboard | |
| 241. |
The date and time display on |
| A. | Task bar |
| B. | Status bar |
| C. | System bar |
| D. | Lanuch pad |
| Answer» D. Lanuch pad | |
| 242. |
The cell reference for cell range of G2 to M12 is |
| A. | G2 . M12 |
| B. | G2 ; M12 |
| C. | G2 : M12 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 243. |
Which short cut key inserts a new slide in current presentation? |
| A. | Ctrl+N |
| B. | Ctrl+M |
| C. | Ctrl+S |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Ctrl+S | |
| 244. |
Portable computer, also known as laptop computer, weighing between 4 and 10 pounds is called |
| A. | General-purpose application |
| B. | Internet |
| C. | scanner |
| D. | Notebook computer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 245. |
Microsoft s Messenger allows users to |
| A. | to bypass a browser to surf the Web |
| B. | create a blog |
| C. | communicate via direct live communication |
| D. | identify and eliminate spam |
| Answer» D. identify and eliminate spam | |
| 246. |
Which of the following is contained on chips connected to the system board and is a holding area for data instructions and information? |
| A. | program |
| B. | mouse |
| C. | Internet |
| D. | memory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 247. |
Computer and communication technologies, such as communication links to the Internet that provide help and understanding to the end user is known as |
| A. | presentation file |
| B. | information technology |
| C. | program |
| D. | worksheet file |
| Answer» C. program | |
| 248. |
System software |
| A. | allows the user to diagnose and troubleshoot the device |
| B. | is a programming language |
| C. | is part of a productivity suite |
| D. | helps the computer manage internal resources |
| Answer» E. | |
| 249. |
MS-Word is an example of _____. |
| A. | An operating system |
| B. | A processing device |
| C. | Application software |
| D. | An input device |
| Answer» D. An input device | |
| 250. |
Father of C programming language |
| A. | Thomas Kurtz |
| B. | Prof Jhon Kemeny |
| C. | Dennis Ritchie |
| D. | Bill Gates |
| Answer» D. Bill Gates | |