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This section includes 182 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Common Topics in Competitive and Entrance exams knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
Kind of serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with magnetically-charged ink sprayed dots is called: |
| A. | Laser Printer |
| B. | Ink-Jet Printer |
| C. | Drum Printer |
| D. | Chan Printer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Drum Printer | |
| 102. |
The .folder retains copies of messages that you have started but are not yet ready to send. |
| A. | Inbox |
| B. | Outbox |
| C. | Drafts |
| D. | Sent Items |
| E. | Address Book |
| Answer» D. Sent Items | |
| 103. |
The ..becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing. |
| A. | Active tab |
| B. | Insertion point |
| C. | Mouse pointer |
| D. | Ribbon |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Ribbon | |
| 104. |
The first high level language used for the IBM PC compatible is |
| A. | FORTRAN |
| B. | COBOL |
| C. | PILOT |
| D. | BASIC |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 105. |
Computers observe some limitations as they have no |
| A. | intelligence and feeling |
| B. | flexibility and emotions |
| C. | easy portability and ethics |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 106. |
Which of the following is not an operating system for mobile phones? |
| A. | Android |
| B. | Symbian |
| C. | iOS |
| D. | Bada |
| E. | All of these are OS for mobile phones |
| Answer» F. | |
| 107. |
Before a disk can be used to store data. It must be |
| A. | Formatted |
| B. | Reformatted |
| C. | Addressed |
| D. | Partitioned |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Reformatted | |
| 108. |
Group of computers connected to share resources within Local Area environment constitute a : |
| A. | Workstation |
| B. | Workgroup |
| C. | Network |
| D. | Server |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Server | |
| 109. |
When we run program in HTML coding, ..is used as backend and .works as frontend. |
| A. | Notepad, Internet Explorer |
| B. | Notepad, MSN messenger |
| C. | MS Word, Internet Explorer |
| D. | Both (a) and (c) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Notepad, MSN messenger | |
| 110. |
The most expensive component in a computer system is its |
| A. | hardware |
| B. | peripherals |
| C. | software |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 111. |
What type of devices are computer speakers or headphones? |
| A. | Input |
| B. | Input/Output |
| C. | Software |
| D. | Storage |
| E. | Output |
| Answer» F. | |
| 112. |
A Computer that is on the Network is a . |
| A. | Node |
| B. | Terminal |
| C. | Client |
| D. | Online |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Terminal | |
| 113. |
Which keystroke will take you at the beginning or the end of a long document? |
| A. | Ctrl + Page UP and Ctrl + PageDown |
| B. | Shift + Home and Shift + End |
| C. | Ctrl + Home and Ctrl + End |
| D. | The only way is by using the right scroll ball |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. The only way is by using the right scroll ball | |
| 114. |
The spacing between character pairs is called : |
| A. | Kerning |
| B. | x-height |
| C. | intercap |
| D. | serif |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. x-height | |
| 115. |
Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence? |
| A. | FORTRAN |
| B. | PROLOG |
| C. | C |
| D. | COBOL |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. C | |
| 116. |
In Word you can force a page break .. |
| A. | By positioning your cursor or at he appropriate place and pressing the F1 Key |
| B. | By using the Insert/Section Break |
| C. | By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing Ctrl + Enter |
| D. | By changing the font size of your document |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. By changing the font size of your document | |
| 117. |
Which of the following is not a computer language? |
| A. | BASIC |
| B. | C++ |
| C. | C# |
| D. | Java |
| E. | Microsoft |
| Answer» F. | |
| 118. |
A standard tape recorder used to save or load computer information is known as |
| A. | magnetic tape |
| B. | cassette drive |
| C. | punched paper tape |
| D. | card punch |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. punched paper tape | |
| 119. |
Artificial Intelligence is associated with which generation? |
| A. | First Generation |
| B. | Second Generation |
| C. | Fifth Generation |
| D. | Sixth Generation |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Fifth Generation | |
| 120. |
Which of the following is not true about computer files? |
| A. | They are collections of data saved to a storage medium. |
| B. | Every file has a file name |
| C. | A file extension is established by the user to indicate the computer on which it was created. |
| D. | All files contain data |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All files contain data | |
| 121. |
Which of the following is not true about a computer? |
| A. | Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language |
| B. | Translates entire source program into machine language program |
| C. | It is involved in program s execution |
| D. | Is a translating program |
| E. | Is useful to run program |
| Answer» F. | |
| 122. |
A website address is a unique name that identifies a specific . |
| A. | Web browser |
| B. | PDA |
| C. | Website |
| D. | link |
| E. | user |
| Answer» D. link | |
| 123. |
Network operating systems from Novell is . .. |
| A. | NOS |
| B. | UNIX |
| C. | NetWare |
| D. | Solaris |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Solaris | |
| 124. |
Which of the following terms is used for the form in which the word will appear on the page? |
| A. | Text formatting |
| B. | Character formatting |
| C. | Point size |
| D. | Type face |
| E. | Layout |
| Answer» B. Character formatting | |
| 125. |
The Excel feature includes functions to calculate an Average, Minimum, Maximum and Count. |
| A. | Format |
| B. | Number |
| C. | Auto Sum |
| D. | Calculate |
| E. | MIN |
| Answer» E. MIN | |
| 126. |
A process known as .is used by large retailers to study trends. |
| A. | data mining |
| B. | data selection |
| C. | POS |
| D. | data conversion |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. data selection | |
| 127. |
The process of fetching and executing instructions, one at a time, in the order of increasing addresses is known as |
| A. | instruction execution |
| B. | straight line sequencing |
| C. | instruction fetch |
| D. | random sequencing |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. instruction fetch | |
| 128. |
The memory address of the first element of an array is called |
| A. | floor address |
| B. | foundation address |
| C. | first address |
| D. | base address |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 129. |
The combination of the operating system 1101.Leaves of which of the following trees are at the same level? |
| A. | Binary tree |
| B. | B-tree |
| C. | AVL-tree |
| D. | Expression tree |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. AVL-tree | |
| 130. |
The operation of a digital computer is based on principle. |
| A. | Counting |
| B. | Measuring |
| C. | Electronic |
| D. | Logical |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Measuring | |
| 131. |
Computers use the .system to process data. |
| A. | processing |
| B. | kilobyte |
| C. | binary |
| D. | representational |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. representational | |
| 132. |
Which unit decodes information and present to the user? |
| A. | ALU |
| B. | Storage unit |
| C. | Output unit |
| D. | Control unit |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Control unit | |
| 133. |
A is a collection of information saved as a unit. |
| A. | folder |
| B. | print-out |
| C. | path |
| D. | file extension |
| E. | file |
| Answer» F. | |
| 134. |
What type of software is most useful for the creation of brochures, posters, and newsletters? |
| A. | Spreadsheet software |
| B. | Web authoring software |
| C. | Multimedia authoring software |
| D. | Desktop publishing software |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 135. |
All of the following are basic principles of net works, except |
| A. | each computer must have a network card |
| B. | there must be communications media connecting the network hardware devices |
| C. | there must be at least one connecting device |
| D. | each computer must have software that supports the movement of information |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. there must be at least one connecting device | |
| 136. |
A saved document is referred to as a . |
| A. | file |
| B. | word |
| C. | folde |
| D. | project |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. word | |
| 137. |
Which of the following parts is of an operator console? |
| A. | Keyboard |
| B. | Control panel |
| C. | Printer |
| D. | CPU |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Printer | |
| 138. |
In H2O the figure 2 is appeared lowered. Which effect has been applied? |
| A. | Superscript |
| B. | Lowered |
| C. | Subscript |
| D. | Laid down |
| E. | None |
| Answer» D. Laid down | |
| 139. |
A(n) .uses laser technology to store large amounts of information |
| A. | floppy disk |
| B. | compact disk read-only memory (CD- ROM) |
| C. | hard disk |
| D. | extended disc read-only memory (ED- ROM) |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. hard disk | |
| 140. |
Information that comes from an external source and fed into compute software is called . |
| A. | Output |
| B. | Input |
| C. | Throughput |
| D. | Reports |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Throughput | |
| 141. |
Pre-mde sheet formats like Simple, Classic, Accounting, Colorful etc. can be applied from: |
| A. | from Format > Cells |
| B. | from Format > Auto format |
| C. | from Table > Auto format |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. from Table > Auto format | |
| 142. |
Which of the following is Not a characteristic of E-mail? |
| A. | Low cost |
| B. | Record maintenance in database |
| C. | High speed |
| D. | Waste reduction |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. High speed | |
| 143. |
By default, your documents print in .. mode. |
| A. | Landscape |
| B. | Portrait |
| C. | Page setup |
| D. | Print preview |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Page setup | |
| 144. |
Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as : |
| A. | PC |
| B. | Memory address registers |
| C. | General purpose register |
| D. | Flags |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Flags | |
| 145. |
Data divisions the third division of a program. |
| A. | COBOL |
| B. | BASIC |
| C. | PASCAL |
| D. | FORTH |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. BASIC | |
| 146. |
How much data can be stored in one CD . |
| A. | 100t mb |
| B. | 2.5 mb |
| C. | 700 mb |
| D. | 500 mb |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 500 mb | |
| 147. |
Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail is known as |
| A. | Spam |
| B. | Trash |
| C. | Calibri |
| D. | Courier |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Trash | |
| 148. |
Why should you delete unknown e-mail attachments? |
| A. | You could go to jail |
| B. | the person cold track you down and hurt you |
| C. | it is bad manners |
| D. | it mights contains a virus that could hurt your computer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 149. |
A series of statements explaining how the data is to be processed is called . |
| A. | Instruction |
| B. | compiler |
| C. | program |
| D. | interpreter |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 150. |
An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is . |
| A. | CPU |
| B. | Memory |
| C. | Storage |
| D. | File |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Storage | |