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This section includes 186 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Sometimes computers and cache registers in a foodmart are connected to a UPS system. What does UPS mean? |
| A. | United Parcel Service |
| B. | Uniform Product Support |
| C. | Under Paneling Storage |
| D. | Uninterruptable Power Supply |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
Which is NOT an acceptable method of distributing small power outlets throughout an open plan office area? |
| A. | Power Poles |
| B. | Power Skirting |
| C. | Flush Floor Ducting |
| D. | Extension Cords |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
Who co-created the UNIX operating system in 1969 with Dennis Ritchie? |
| A. | Bjarne Stroustrup |
| B. | Steve Wozniak |
| C. | Ken Thompson |
| D. | Niklaus Wirth |
| Answer» D. Niklaus Wirth | |
| 54. |
The input used by an antenna or cable to a TV set uses frequencies called...? |
| A. | IF |
| B. | RF |
| C. | AF |
| D. | SAP |
| Answer» C. AF | |
| 55. |
Who co-founded Hotmail in 1996 and then sold the company to Microsoft? |
| A. | Shawn Fanning |
| B. | Ada Byron Lovelace |
| C. | Sabeer Bhatia |
| D. | Ray Tomlinson |
| Answer» D. Ray Tomlinson | |
| 56. |
'.TMP' extension refers usually to what kind of file? |
| A. | Compressed Archive file |
| B. | Image file |
| C. | Temporary file |
| D. | Audio file |
| Answer» D. Audio file | |
| 57. |
In the UK, what type of installation requires a fireman's switch? |
| A. | Neon Lighting |
| B. | High Pressure Sodium Lighting |
| C. | Water Features |
| D. | Hotel Rooms |
| Answer» B. High Pressure Sodium Lighting | |
| 58. |
Who built the world's first binary digit computer: Z1...? |
| A. | Konrad Zuse |
| B. | Ken Thompson |
| C. | Alan Turing |
| D. | George Boole |
| Answer» B. Ken Thompson | |
| 59. |
The electromagnetic coils on the neck of the picture tube or tubes which pull the electron beam from side to side and up and down are called a...? |
| A. | Transformer |
| B. | Yoke |
| C. | Capacitor |
| D. | Diode |
| Answer» C. Capacitor | |
| 60. |
Larger buildings may be supplied with a medium voltage electricity supply, and will required a substation or mini-sub. What is the main item of equipment contained in these? |
| A. | Transformer |
| B. | Transponder |
| C. | Transducer |
| D. | Converter |
| Answer» B. Transponder | |
| 61. |
What was the active medium used in the first working laser ever constructed? |
| A. | A diamond block |
| B. | Helium-neon gas |
| C. | A ruby rod |
| D. | Carbon dioxide gas |
| Answer» D. Carbon dioxide gas | |
| 62. |
What does EPROM stand for? |
| A. | Electric Programmable Read Only Memory |
| B. | Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
| C. | Evaluable Philotic Random Optic Memory |
| D. | Every Person Requires One Mind |
| Answer» C. Evaluable Philotic Random Optic Memory | |
| 63. |
'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ? |
| A. | Order of Significance |
| B. | Open Software |
| C. | Operating System |
| D. | Optical Sensor |
| Answer» D. Optical Sensor | |
| 64. |
In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur? |
| A. | 1850s |
| B. | 1860s |
| C. | 1870s |
| D. | 1900s |
| Answer» E. | |
| 65. |
'.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file? |
| A. | Image file |
| B. | Animation/movie file |
| C. | Audio file |
| D. | MS Office document |
| Answer» C. Audio file | |
| 66. |
In which decade was the telegraph invented? |
| A. | 1810s |
| B. | 1840s |
| C. | 1870s |
| D. | 1890s |
| Answer» C. 1870s | |
| 67. |
Another word for the CPU is... |
| A. | Execute |
| B. | Microprocessor |
| C. | Micro chip |
| D. | Decode |
| Answer» C. Micro chip | |
| 68. |
What would you use for immediate, real-time communication with a friend? |
| A. | Instant Messenging |
| B. | |
| C. | Usenet |
| D. | A mailing list |
| Answer» B. E-Mail | |
| 69. |
When discussing technology, a hot spot is... |
| A. | A small overheated area on a CPU |
| B. | A place served by public wireless access |
| C. | Jargon for an X-rated Web site |
| D. | A faulty area in the programming code |
| Answer» C. Jargon for an X-rated Web site | |
| 70. |
What kind of data can you send by e-mail? |
| A. | Audio |
| B. | Pictures |
| C. | Video |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 71. |
How many terminals does a BJT have? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
Which of the following is not a programming language? |
| A. | Basic |
| B. | Java |
| C. | Turing |
| D. | C# |
| Answer» D. C# | |
| 73. |
Which of the following is not a method of accessing the web? |
| A. | ISDN |
| B. | Modem |
| C. | CPU |
| D. | DSL |
| Answer» D. DSL | |
| 74. |
The "home page" of a web site is... |
| A. | The largest page |
| B. | The last page |
| C. | The first page |
| D. | The most colorful page |
| Answer» D. The most colorful page | |
| 75. |
How can you catch a computer virus? |
| A. | Sending e-mail messages |
| B. | Using a laptop during the winter |
| C. | Opening e-mail attachments |
| D. | Shopping online |
| Answer» D. Shopping online | |
| 76. |
Google (www.google.com) is a... |
| A. | Search Engine |
| B. | Number in Math |
| C. | Directory of images |
| D. | Chat service on the web |
| Answer» B. Number in Math | |
| 77. |
Which is not an internet protocol? |
| A. | HTTP |
| B. | FTP |
| C. | STP |
| D. | IP |
| Answer» D. IP | |
| 78. |
What is a BJT? |
| A. | Bit Junction Transfer |
| B. | Bi-polar Junction Transistor |
| C. | Bell Jar Transformer |
| D. | Back Junction Transformer |
| Answer» C. Bell Jar Transformer | |
| 79. |
In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated? |
| A. | 1950s |
| B. | 1960s |
| C. | 1970s |
| D. | 1980s |
| Answer» B. 1960s | |
| 80. |
A DV camcorder is... |
| A. | Capable of creating video in HDTV |
| B. | Used to create digital video |
| C. | Limited to the Direct Video format |
| D. | A Denon Video brand product |
| Answer» C. Limited to the Direct Video format | |
| 81. |
What are the 2 terminals of a diode called? |
| A. | Pentode and Triode |
| B. | Gate and Drain |
| C. | Drain and Source |
| D. | Anode and Cathode |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
A coating of dust on a computer's main circuit boards has this probable consequence |
| A. | Overheating |
| B. | Short circuits |
| C. | Slower hard disk |
| D. | None |
| Answer» B. Short circuits | |
| 83. |
What Designates where the next action occurs? |
| A. | Decode |
| B. | Highlight |
| C. | Select |
| D. | Mother board |
| Answer» D. Mother board | |
| 84. |
Which was an early mainframe computer? |
| A. | ENIAC |
| B. | UNIC |
| C. | BRAINIA |
| D. | FUNTRIA |
| Answer» B. UNIC | |
| 85. |
Experts say the healthiest way to view a computer monitor is by... |
| A. | Placing it 18 to 30 inches away from your eyes |
| B. | Viewing from a darkened room |
| C. | Adjusting the screen for maximum contrast |
| D. | Using special glasses that filter out UV rays |
| Answer» B. Viewing from a darkened room | |
| 86. |
Name the terminals of a BJT. |
| A. | Drain, Gate, Source |
| B. | Positive, Negative, Neutral |
| C. | Anode, Cathode, Triode |
| D. | Emitter, Base, Collector |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
In which decade was the transistor invented? |
| A. | 1940s |
| B. | 1950s |
| C. | 1960s |
| D. | 1980s |
| Answer» B. 1950s | |
| 88. |
A JPG is... |
| A. | A Jumper Programmed Graphic |
| B. | A format for an image file |
| C. | A type of hard disk |
| D. | A unit of measure for memory |
| Answer» C. A type of hard disk | |
| 89. |
A dual-layer DVD is valued because it: |
| A. | Can hold more data |
| B. | Contains a backup of the data stored |
| C. | Uses a second layer to offer a speed increase |
| D. | Creates alternative sound tracks |
| Answer» B. Contains a backup of the data stored | |
| 90. |
To select text by shading as you drag the mouse arrow over the text is known as... |
| A. | Clip art |
| B. | To highlight |
| C. | To fetch |
| D. | To decode |
| Answer» C. To fetch | |
| 91. |
What do you call a computer on a network that requests files from another computer? |
| A. | A client |
| B. | A host |
| C. | A router |
| D. | A web server |
| Answer» B. A host | |
| 92. |
Another word for 'Graphics for a word processor'? |
| A. | Peripheral |
| B. | Clip art |
| C. | Highlight |
| D. | Execute |
| Answer» C. Highlight | |
| 93. |
Modem stands for... |
| A. | Modulator Demodulater |
| B. | Monetary Devaluation Exchange Mechanism |
| C. | Memory Demagnetization |
| D. | Monetary Demarkation |
| Answer» B. Monetary Devaluation Exchange Mechanism | |
| 94. |
Which device can be used to store charge? |
| A. | Transistor |
| B. | Diode |
| C. | Capacitor |
| D. | Resistor |
| Answer» D. Resistor | |
| 95. |
What is the difference between the Internet and an intranet? |
| A. | One is public, the other is private |
| B. | One is safer than the other |
| C. | One can be monitored, the other can't |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. One is safer than the other | |
| 96. |
In a Digital circuit, what is 1 'AND' 1? |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» C. 2 | |
| 97. |
Your computer has gradually slowed down. What's the most likely cause? |
| A. | Overheating |
| B. | Your processor chip is just getting old |
| C. | Adware/spyware is infecting your PC |
| D. | You dropped a sandwich in your computer |
| Answer» D. You dropped a sandwich in your computer | |
| 98. |
The "desktop" of a computer refers to: |
| A. | The visible screen |
| B. | The area around the monitor |
| C. | The top of the mouse pad |
| D. | The inside of a folder |
| Answer» B. The area around the monitor | |
| 99. |
Which of these is a search engine? |
| A. | FTP |
| B. | |
| C. | Archie |
| D. | ARPANET |
| Answer» C. Archie | |
| 100. |
The letters, "DOS" stand for... |
| A. | Data Out System |
| B. | Disk Out System |
| C. | Disk Operating System |
| D. | Data Operating System |
| Answer» D. Data Operating System | |