computer MCQs – Page 2

Practise multiple-choice questions from computer for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

21. Father of C programming language?
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A. Thomas Kurtz

B. Bill Gates

C. Prof John Keenly

D. Dennis Ritchie
22. Who designed the first electronics computer ENIAC?
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A. All of above

B. J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly

C. Joseph M. Jacquard

D. Van-Neumann

23. What is a light pen?
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A. Optical input device

B. Electronic input device

C. Optical output device

D. A Mechanical Input device

24. Which of these is a point and draw device?
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A. Scanner

B. Printer

C. Mouse

D. CD-ROM

25. Forms that are used to organize business data into rows and coloumns are called_____________?
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A. transaction sheets

B. registers

C. spread sheets

D. business forms

26. In 1999, the Melissa virus was a widely publicised:____________?
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A. Macro virus.

B. Trojan horse.

C. Time bomb.

D. E-mail virus.
27. Second Generation computers were developed during___________?
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A. 1949 to 1955

B. 1956 to 1965

C. 1970 to 1990

D. 1965 to 1970

28. What is meant by a dedicated computer?
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A. Which is meant for application software

B. Which uses one kind of software

C. Which is used by one person only

D. Which is assigned one and only one task
29. The instructions that tell a computer how to carry out the processing tasks are referred to as computer___________?
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A. programs

B. input devices

C. memory modules

D. processors

30. An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is___________?
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A. File

B. Storage

C. Memory

D. CPU

31. ___________ is the key to close a selected drop -down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box.
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A. ESC

B. SHIFT

C. F10

D. TAB

32. Which of the following does not store data permanently?
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A. Floppy Disk

B. ROM

C. Hard Disk

D. RAM
33. _______________are specific to users needs?
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A. Application software

B. Compilers

C. Assemblers

D. System software

34. _______________are system software to facilitate editing of text and data?
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A. MS publisher

B. PowerPoint

C. Editors

D. MS Word

35. Which device is required for the Internet connection?
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A. Joystick

B. NIC Card

C. Modem

D. CD Drive

36. A program that performs a useful task while simultaneously allowing destructive acts is a___________?
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A. Virus.

B. Macro virus

C. Trojan horse.

D. Worm.

37. _____________are set of rules and procedures to control the data transmission over the internet?
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A. Gateway

B. Domains

C. Protocol

D. IP address

38. Which of the following devices can be used to directly image printed text?
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A. MICR

B. All of above

C. OCR

D. OMR

39. __________represents raw facts, where-as__________is data made meaningful?
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A. Information, bits

B. Records, bytes

C. Data, information

D. Information, reporting

40. Cathode Ray Tube is a form of__________?
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A. Mother board

B. Keyboard

C. Monitor

D. Mouse