computer MCQs – Page 8

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

141. WAN stands for_____________?
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A. Wide Array Net

B. Wireless Area Network

C. Wap Area Network

D. Wide Area Network
142. Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?
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A. Arithmetic & Logic unit

B. Printer

C. Key board

D. Mouse

143. Which of the following uses a handheld operating system?
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A. PDA

B. supercomputer

C. personal computer

D. Laptop

144. A device, which is not connected to CPU, is called as___________?
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A. On-line device

B. Device

C. Off-line device

D. land-line device

145. _____________is a windows utility program that locates and eliminates unncessary fragments and rearranges filed and unused disk space to optimize operations?
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A. Backup

B. Disk cleanup

C. Disk Defragmenter

D. Restore

146. Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?
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A. Daughter board

B. Motherboard

C. Father board

D. Breadboard

147. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer?
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A. storing the data or information

B. processing data into information

C. gathering data

D. analyzing the data or information
148. Example of non-numeric data is_________?
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A. Examination score

B. Employee address

C. All of these

D. Bank balance

149. A computer system that is old and perhaps not satisfactory is referred to as a(n)____________?
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A. Historical system

B. Ancient system

C. Legacy system

D. Age old system

150. The CPU comprises of Control, Memory and_______________units?
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A. Arithmetic/Logic

B. Output

C. ROM

D. Microprocessor

151. When a computer is switched on, the booting process performs___________?
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A. Power-On Self-Test

B. Correct Functioning Test

C. Integrity Test

D. Reliability Test

152. What is the overall term for creating editing, formatting, storing, retrieving and printing a text document?
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A. Word processing

B. Database management

C. Spreadsheet design

D. Web design

153. What is embedded system?
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A. The computer which is the part of a larger system or machine

B. The programme which is the permanent part of the computer

C. The programme which arrives by being wrapped in box.

D. The computer and software system that control the machine

154. The computer size was very large in__________?
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A. Third Generation

B. First Generation

C. Second Generation

D. Fourth Generation

155. You use a(n)___________such as a keyboard or mouse, to input information?
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A. input device

B. processing device

C. output device

D. storage device

156. The CPU and memory are located on the__________?
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A. storage device

B. motherboard

C. output device

D. expansion board

157. Where are data and programme stored when the processor uses them?
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A. Programme memory

B. Disk memory

C. Main memory

D. Secondary memory

158. Touch Screen is___________?
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A. Input device

B. Output device

C. Both A & B above

D. None of these

159. The thing that eventually terminates a worm virus is a lack of:
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A. Memory or disk space.

B. CD-RW.

C. Time.

D. CD drives space.

160. DOS stands for____________?
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A. Disk operating session

B. Digital Operating System

C. Disk Operating System

D. Digital Open system