computer MCQs – Page 4

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

61. All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT____________?
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A. printers

B. floppy disk drives

C. hard disk drives

D. CD drives

62. The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called___________?
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A. single space

B. line spacing

C. vertical spacing

D. double-space

63. _______________is the most important/powerful computer in a typical network?
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A. Network client

B. Network server

C. Desktop

D. Network station

64. The primary function of the__________is to set up the hardware and load and start an operating system?
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A. BIOS

B. System Programs

C. Memory

D. CP

65. ASCII is a coding system that provides_____________?
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A. 128 different characters

B. 256 different characters

C. 1024 different characters

D. 512 different characters

66. MSI stands for___________?
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A. Medium System Integrated Circuits

B. Medium System Intelligent Circuit

C. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit

D. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
67. ALU and Control Unit jointly known as__________?
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A. PC

B. ROM

C. RAM

D. CPU
68. Which of the following contains permanent data and gets updated during the processing of transactions?
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A. Master file

B. Transaction file

C. Operating System File

D. Software File

69. 1 Gigabyte is equal to ____________?
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A. 1024 bits

B. 1032 megabytes

C. 1024 megabytes

D. 1024 kilobytes

70. Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called__________?
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A. Entry codes

B. Code words

C. Passwords

D. Security commands

71. ___________refers to electronic trespassing or criminal hacking?
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A. Cracking

B. Smarming

C. Jacking

D. Spoofing

72. What do you call the programs that are used to find out possible faults and their causes?
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A. cookies

B. operating system extensions

C. diagnostic software

D. boot diskettes

73. Which of the following are components of Central Processing Unit (CPU) ?
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A. Arithmetic logic unit, Control unit

B. Arithmetic logic unit, Mouse

C. Control Unit, Monitor

D. Arithmetic logic unit, Integrated Circuits

74. To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is_____________?
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A. shift-clicking

B. Dragging

C. dropping

D. right-clicking
75. RAM can be treated as the____________for the computers processor?
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A. waiting room

B. planning room

C. operating room

D. factory

76. A ____________is a microprocessor -based computing device?
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A. workstation

B. mainframe

C. server

D. personal computer
77. The first electronic computer was developed by____________?
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A. Winton Serf

B. Simur Cray

C. J.V. Attansoff

D. Bill Gates

78. Magnetic disk is an example of____________?
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A. Secondary memory

B. Primary memory

C. Main memory

D. Both (1) and (2)

79. A detailed written description of the programming cycle and the program, along with the test results and a printout of the program is called___________?
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A. reporting

B. output

C. documentation

D. spec sheets

80. What type of virus uses computer hosts to reproduce itself?
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A. Time bomb

B. Macro virus

C. Worm

D. Melissa virus