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This section includes 292 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Science Mcqs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a |
| A. | networked |
| B. | mainframe |
| C. | supercomputer |
| D. | client |
| Answer» C. supercomputer | |
| 102. |
A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/ an |
| A. | Interpreter |
| B. | simulator |
| C. | characters |
| D. | compiler |
| Answer» D. compiler | |
| 103. |
RAM is an example of |
| A. | Secondary memory |
| B. | Primary memory |
| C. | Main memory |
| D. | Both (1) and (2) |
| Answer» C. Main memory | |
| 104. |
Magnetic disk is an example of |
| A. | Secondary memory |
| B. | Primary memory |
| C. | Main memory |
| D. | Both (1) and (2) |
| Answer» B. Primary memory | |
| 105. |
RAM is also called as |
| A. | Read / Write Memory |
| B. | Long Memory |
| C. | Permanent Memory |
| D. | Primary Memory |
| Answer» B. Long Memory | |
| 106. |
is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide platform for running application software |
| A. | Application software |
| B. | System software |
| C. | Software |
| D. | Operating system |
| Answer» C. Software | |
| 107. |
A device, which is not connected to CPU, is called as ___________ |
| A. | land-line device |
| B. | On-line device |
| C. | Off-line device |
| D. | Device |
| Answer» D. Device | |
| 108. |
is the key we use to run the selected command. |
| A. | SHIFT |
| B. | TAB |
| C. | ENTER |
| D. | CTRL |
| Answer» D. CTRL | |
| 109. |
Which one of the following is NOT a computer language |
| A. | MS-Excel |
| B. | BASIC |
| C. | COBOL |
| D. | C++ |
| Answer» B. BASIC | |
| 110. |
Store data or information temporarily and pass it on as directed by the control unit |
| A. | Address |
| B. | Register |
| C. | Number |
| D. | Memory |
| Answer» C. Number | |
| 111. |
The most common type of storage devices are- |
| A. | Steel |
| B. | optical |
| C. | magnetic |
| D. | flash |
| Answer» C. magnetic | |
| 112. |
On-line real time systems become popular in_____________generation |
| A. | First Generation |
| B. | Second Generation |
| C. | Third Generation |
| D. | Fourth Generation |
| Answer» D. Fourth Generation | |
| 113. |
The_______________is the amount of data that a storage device can move from the storage medium to the Computer per second |
| A. | data migration rate |
| B. | data digitizing rate |
| C. | data transfer rate |
| D. | data access rate |
| Answer» D. data access rate | |
| 114. |
What is the other name for programmed chip? |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | ROM |
| C. | LSIC |
| D. | PROM |
| Answer» D. PROM | |
| 115. |
Which of the following is also known as brain of computer |
| A. | Control unit |
| B. | Central Processing unit |
| C. | Arithmetic and language unit |
| D. | Monitor |
| Answer» C. Arithmetic and language unit | |
| 116. |
The output quality of a printer is measured by |
| A. | Dot per inch |
| B. | Dot per sq. inch |
| C. | Dots printed per unit time |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» C. Dots printed per unit time | |
| 117. |
Is the functional key to display save-as box. |
| A. | F5 |
| B. | F6 |
| C. | F9 |
| D. | F12 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 118. |
Data becomes when it is presented in a format that people can understand and use |
| A. | processed |
| B. | graphs |
| C. | information |
| D. | presentation |
| Answer» D. presentation | |
| 119. |
The term designates equipment that might be added to a computer system to enhance its functionality. |
| A. | digital device |
| B. | system add-on |
| C. | disk pack |
| D. | peripheral device |
| Answer» E. | |
| 120. |
Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail is known as |
| A. | Spam |
| B. | Trash |
| C. | Calibri |
| D. | Courier |
| Answer» B. Trash | |
| 121. |
A ______________is a microprocessor -based computing device. |
| A. | personal computer |
| B. | mainframe |
| C. | workstation |
| D. | server |
| Answer» B. mainframe | |
| 122. |
Which of the following are the functions of a operating system |
| A. | Allocates resources |
| B. | Monitors Activities |
| C. | Manages disks and files |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 123. |
RAM can be treated as the _______________ for the computer's processor |
| A. | factory |
| B. | operating room |
| C. | waiting room |
| D. | planning room |
| Answer» D. planning room | |
| 124. |
RAM stands for |
| A. | Random origin money |
| B. | Random only memory |
| C. | Read only memory |
| D. | Random access memory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 125. |
1 Byte =? |
| A. | 8 bits |
| B. | 4 bits |
| C. | 2 bits |
| D. | 9 bits |
| Answer» B. 4 bits | |
| 126. |
DOS stands for |
| A. | Disk Operating System |
| B. | Disk operating session |
| C. | Digital Operating System |
| D. | Digital Open system |
| Answer» B. Disk operating session | |
| 127. |
Who is the chief of Microsoft |
| A. | Babbage |
| B. | Bill Gates |
| C. | Bill Clinton |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Bill Clinton | |
| 128. |
A state. is a bi-stable electronic circuit that has |
| A. | Multivibrator |
| B. | Flip-flop |
| C. | Logic gates |
| D. | laten |
| Answer» C. Logic gates | |
| 129. |
Which of the following are input devices? |
| A. | Keyboard |
| B. | Mouse |
| C. | Card reader |
| D. | Any of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 130. |
Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards? |
| A. | Daughter board |
| B. | Motherboard |
| C. | Father board |
| D. | Breadboard |
| Answer» C. Father board | |
| 131. |
What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator attention? |
| A. | Pixel |
| B. | Reverse video |
| C. | Touch screen |
| D. | Cursor |
| Answer» C. Touch screen | |
| 132. |
Examples of output devices are |
| A. | Screen |
| B. | Printer |
| C. | Speaker |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 133. |
The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except: |
| A. | Microprocessor |
| B. | Disk controller |
| C. | Serial interface |
| D. | Modem |
| Answer» E. | |
| 134. |
In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board? |
| A. | Motherboard |
| B. | Breadboard |
| C. | Daughter board |
| D. | Grandmother board |
| Answer» B. Breadboard | |
| 135. |
Who designed the first electronics computer – ENIAC? |
| A. | Van-Neumann |
| B. | Joseph M. Jacquard |
| C. | J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» D. All of above | |
| 136. |
In analogue computer |
| A. | Input is first converted to digital form |
| B. | Input is never converted to digital form |
| C. | Output is displayed in digital form |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» C. Output is displayed in digital form | |
| 137. |
In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed |
| A. | Parallel only |
| B. | Sequentially only |
| C. | Both sequentially and parallel |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» D. All of above | |
| 138. |
What is meant by a dedicated computer? |
| A. | Which is used by one person only |
| B. | Which is assigned one and only one task |
| C. | Which uses one kind of software |
| D. | Which is meant for application software |
| Answer» C. Which uses one kind of software | |
| 139. |
Chief component of first generation computer was |
| A. | Transistors |
| B. | Vacuum Tubes and Valves |
| C. | Integrated Circuits |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Integrated Circuits | |
| 140. |
What do you call the programs that are used to find out possible faults and their causes? |
| A. | operating system extensions |
| B. | cookies |
| C. | diagnostic software |
| D. | boot diskettes |
| Answer» D. boot diskettes | |
| 141. |
Who invented the high level language “C”? |
| A. | Dennis M. Ritchie |
| B. | Niklaus Writh |
| C. | Seymour Papert |
| D. | Donald Kunth |
| Answer» B. Niklaus Writh | |
| 142. |
BCD is |
| A. | Binary Coded Decimal |
| B. | Bit Coded Decimal |
| C. | Binary Coded Digit |
| D. | Bit Coded Digit |
| Answer» B. Bit Coded Decimal | |
| 143. |
ASCII stands for |
| A. | American Stable Code for International Interchange |
| B. | American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange |
| C. | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| D. | American Standard Code for Interchange Information |
| Answer» D. American Standard Code for Interchange Information | |
| 144. |
Which programming languages are classified as low level languages? |
| A. | BASIC, COBOL, Fortran |
| B. | Prolog |
| C. | C++ |
| D. | Assembly languages |
| Answer» E. | |
| 145. |
Which of the following is not anti- viruses’ software? |
| A. | NAV |
| B. | F-Prot |
| C. | Oracle |
| D. | McAfee |
| Answer» D. McAfee | |
| 146. |
You organize files by storing them in |
| A. | archives |
| B. | folders |
| C. | indexes |
| D. | lists |
| Answer» C. indexes | |
| 147. |
What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer Network? |
| A. | Printers |
| B. | Speakers |
| C. | Floppy disk drive |
| D. | Keyboards |
| Answer» B. Speakers | |
| 148. |
The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called |
| A. | double-space |
| B. | line spacing |
| C. | single space |
| D. | vertical spacing |
| Answer» C. single space | |
| 149. |
To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is- |
| A. | Dragging |
| B. | dropping |
| C. | right-clicking |
| D. | shift-clicking |
| Answer» D. shift-clicking | |
| 150. |
Example of non-numeric data is |
| A. | Employee address |
| B. | Examination score |
| C. | Bank balance |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. Examination score | |