MOST IMPORTANT COMPUTER AWARENESS QUESTIONS : PART 1

 

IMPORTANT COMPUTER QUESTIONS

   COMPUTER AWARENESS QUESTIONS

IMPORTANT COMPUTER GK QUESTIONS  :

TOP 50 COMPUTER QUESTIONS :

Q.1  Which language is used to write web pages? 

(1) HTML

(2) C language

(3) HTTP

(4) COBOL

 

Q.2  The first computer language developed was ?

(1) COBOL

(2) BASIC

(3) FORTRAN

(4) PASCAL

 

Q.3 Who among the following developed World Wide Web (WWW),which gave a new type of information exhibition ?

(1) Bob Cohen

(2) Tim Berners-Lee

(3) Robert Morris Jr.

(4) Michel Derstuses

 

Q.4 ‘IC’ in computers stands for ?

(1) Integrated Charge

(2) Integrated Current

(3) Integrated Circuits

(4) Internal Circuits

 

Q.5 Who is called the Father of Computer ?

(1) Charles Babbage

(2) Stephen Hawking

(3) W.G. Grace

(4) John Lennon

 

Q.6 A communication network which is used by large organizations over regional, national or global area is called?

(1) LAN

(2) WAN

(3) MAN     

(4) VAN

 

Q.7 A Group Ware is a ?

(1) Hardware

(2) Network

(3) Software

(4) Firmware

 

Q.8 Processor’s speed of a computer is measured in ?

(1) BPS

(2) MIPS

(3) Baud

(4) Hertz

 

Q.9 ‘C’ language is a

(1) Low level language

(2) High level language

(3) Machine level language

(4) Assembly level language

 

Q.10 The symbols used in an assembly language are ?

(1) Codes

(2) Mnemonics

(3) Assembler

(4) Machine codes

 

Q.11 ‘IC-Chips’ for computer are usually made of ?

(1) Silicon

(2) Lead

(3) Chromium

(4) Gold

 

Q.12 1024 bytes equals :?

(1) 1 TB

(2) 1 GB

(3) 1 MB

(4) 1 KB

 

Q.13  In a computer, what does RAM stand for ?

(1) Ready to Access Memory

(2) Read At-a-time Memory

(3) Random Access Memory

(4) Readily Available Memory

 

Q14. ENIAC was?

(1) an electronic calculator

(2) an electronic computer

(3) an memory device

(4) an engine

 

Q.15. One byte consists of

(1) one bit

(2) four bits

(3) eight bits

(4) ten bits

 

Q.16. LAN stands for

(1) Land Area Network

(2) Local Area Network

(3) Local Access Network

(4) Local Area Netware

 

Q17. The first operational electronic digital computer is

(1) ENIAC

(2) EDVAC

(3) EDSAC

(4) UNIVAC

 

Q18. DTP stands for?

(1) Daily Text Printing

(2) Desk Top Publishing

(3) Desk Top Printing

(4) Daily Text Publishing

 

Q19. A ____ is a high-speed network that connect local networks in a city or town.?

(1) LAN

(2) MAN

(3) WAN

(4) TAN

 

Q20. PDA stands for

(1) Personal Digital Assistant

(2) Personal Development Agency

(3) Personal Data Authority

(4) Personal Data Array

 

Q21. A ‘bug’ in a programme is a

(1) Statement

(2) Error

(3) Signature

(4) both (2) and (3)

 

Q22. A ‘Bit’ refers to

(1) Binary informatics

(2) Bilingual information

(3) Binary terminator

(4) Binary digit

 

Q23. DOS is a

(1) Direct Operating System

(2) Dual Operating System

(3) Disk Operating System

(4) Dial-up Operating System

 

Q24. The term API refers to

(1) Application Programming Interface

(2) Application Program Interaction

(3) Applied Programming Interaction

(4) Application Process Interface

 

Q25. ATM is the abbreviation for

(1) Automatic Teller Machine

(2) Automated Teller Machine

(3) Authentic Teller Machine

(4) Authorised Teller Machine

 

Q26. A translator for the assembly language to machine language is ?

(1) assembler

(2) compiler

(3) interpreter

(4) linker

 

Q27. The term ODBC stands tor:

(1) Object Database Communication.

(2) Open Database Communication.

(3) Open Database Connectivity.

(4) Object Database Connectivity.

 

Q28. An address consists of ____.

(1) an offset

(2) a base register

(3) an index register

(4) All of the above

 

Q29. “Booting the System” means

(1) loading the operating system

(2) dismissing the computer

(3) running an application program called “Booting”.

(4) physically kicking the computer

 

Q30. A ____ is an input device, which is used for converting pictures, maps and drawings into digital form for storage in computers.?

(1) OCR

(2) OMR

(3) MICR

(4) Digitizer

 

Q31. In Word Processing, moving lexi from one place to another within a document is called as _____.

(1) Clip Art

(2) Search and Replace

(3) Cut and Paste

(4) Block Operation

 

Q32. What MS-DOS command is used to create a subdirectory ?

(1) DIR/MK

(2) MKDIR

(3) CHDIR

(4) RMDIR

 

Q33. Which of the following is an impact printer ?

(1) Ink-jet printer

(2) Bubble-jet printer

(3) Laser printer

(4) Daisy wheel printer

 

Q34. The first computer mouse was built by

(1) Douglas Engelbart

(2) William English

(3) Oaniel Coogher

(4) Robert Zawacki

 

Q35. What is USB ?

(1) Ultimate Service Bit

(2) Universal Sent-Bit

(3) Universal Serial Bus

(4) Urgent Sent Bit

 

Q36. The telephone line is connected through the ____on the computer.?

(1) USB

(2) Modem

(3) Ethernet

(4) PS2

 

Q37. Which one of the following is used as secondary storage system in computer ?

(1) RAM

(2) Floppy

(3) EPROM

(4) ROM

 

Q38.What does BIOS stand for ?

(1) Basic Internal Output System

(2) Basic Intra Operating System

(3) Basic Internal Organ System

(4) Basic Input Outpur System

 

Q39. Which of the following devices is generally used to check multiple choice questions ?

(1) OCR

(2) OMR

(3) MICR

(4) Bar Code Reader

 

Q40. The term ‘URL’ used in Internet technology stands for ?

(1) Uniform Resource Locater

(2) Unique Resource Locater

(3) Uniform Remote Locater

(4) Unique Remote Locater

 

Q41. What is the brain of the computer called?

(1) CPU

(2) Motherboard

(3) HDD

(4) Hardware

 

Q42. Which of the following was used as circuitry for first generation of computers?

(1) Vacuum tube

(2) Transistors

(3) Integrated circuits

(4) Microprocessors

 

Q43. WIMAX stands for ?

(1) Wireless Interoperability for Microwave Access

(2) Wired Interoperability for Microwave Access

(3) Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access

(4) Worldwide Infrastructure for Microwave Access

 

Q.44 What does PDF stand for ?

(1) Portable Document Format

(2) Personnel Document Files

(3) Personnel Directory Format

(4) Portrait Disk Files

 

Q.45 Which of the following generation of computers is associated with artificial Intelligence?

(1) First

(2) Fifth

(3) Fourth

(4) Third

 

Q.46 Whenever the text in a document moves to a new page, it is known as?

(1) Page layout

(2) Page break

(3)Page access

(4) Page facility

 

Q.47 Who among the following is known as father of Internet?

(1) Vint Cerf

(2) Tim Berners Lee

(3) Charls babbage

(4) Douglas Engelbart

 

Q.48 What is the full form of MIDI?

(1) Musical Instrument Digital Interface

 

Q.49 What is the Full form of MICR?

A. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

 

Q.50 Full form of COBOL?

A. Common Business Oriented Language