Computer MCQs
VOIP
voice over internet protocol
In PowerPoint, two kinds of sound effects that can be added to presentation
.wav & .mid files
The minimum number of rows and columns in Microsoft Word document is
1 and 1
Capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk
1.44 mb
In Ms Word, What is the maximum number of lines you can set for a drop cap?
10
How many time the rate of transfer of data on a USB port is faster than a parallel port device
10 to 20 times
Keyboard used with personal Computer have___________keys?
101 to 105
What is the default font size of a new Word document based on Normal template?
12 pt
John Napier developed logarithm in
1614
What is the maximum font size you can apply for any character in Ms Word?
1638
2nd generation computers developed
1956 to 1965
What kind of no. System is often used in typical 32 bits computer
2
ASCII is a coding system that provides
256 different characters
How many sheets are there in Excel Workbook by default?
3
What is the default number of lines to drop for drop cap?
3
In Word, A table of how many columns you can insert maximum
63
Smallest font size in MS-word
8
What is the smallest and largest font size available in Font Size tool on formatting toolbar?
8 & 72
1 byte
8 bits
Word length of a personal computer
8 bits
Which of the following types of memory improves processing by acting as a temporary high-speed holding area between the memory and the CPU?
Cache memory
Who is the father of Computer?
Charles Babbage
Graphics for word processor is
Clip art
EBCDIC
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
XML stands for
Extensible Markup Language
____________Is the functional key to display save-as box
F12
functional key for save-as box
F12
Which generation of computer is still under development?
Fifth Generation
FAT stands for
File Allocation Table
FTP stand for
File Transfer Protocol
Who can block your PC or restrict outgoing traffic?
Firewalls
A program which has permanent hardware and store in ROM
Firmware
The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM
Firmware
In which generation Computers vacuum tube were used
First Generation
In Microsoft Word the Superscript, subscript, outline, emboss, engrave are known as
Font effects
Which menu in MS Word can be used to change character size and typeface?
Format
FORTRAN stands for
Formula Translation
Which of the following can be used to divide a web page into Areas?
Frames
FM stands for
Frequency Modulation
How can you insert a sound file in your word document?
From insert -> object menu option
In_______________mode, the communication channel is used in both directions at the same time
Full-duplex
GIF
Graphics Interchange Format
Storage device that can store maximum no. of data
Hard Disk
HDD stands for
Hard Disk Drive
HDMI stands for
High Definition Multimedia Interface
HTML stands for
Hyper Text Markup Language
PHP standa for
Hypertext Preprocessor
HTTPS stands for___________?
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
Second generation of computer
IBM 1401
3rd generation computers were made with
IC
What type of printers are Dot-Matrix printers
Impact
What kind of programming language is JAVA?
Object-Oriented programming language
A device which is not connected to CPU
Off-line device
Junk e-mail is also called
Spam
A __________ is a collection of Predefined design elements and color schemes.
Theme
Menus in windows' calculator
Three
Why Drop Caps are used in document?
To begin a paragraph with a large dropped initial capital letter
In MS-Word, for what does ruler help?
To set tabs to set indents to change page margins
Which feature is used for monitoring all document changes?
Track change
2nd Generation computer was based on
Transistors
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
Which of the following line spacing is invalid in Ms Word?
Triple
UNIVAC
Universal Automatic Computer
URL stands for
Universal Resource Locator
USB stands for
Universal Serial Bus
UTP stands for
Unshielded Twisted Pair
An Email is a combination of
User name & domain name
Which of the following color graphics display has the highest resolution?
VGA
Chief component of first generation computer
Vaccum tubes & valves
What feature adjusts the top and bottom margins so that the text is centered vertically on the printed page?
Vertical justifying
VLSI stands for
Very Large Scale Integration
VGA
Video Graphics Array
In Word, What is place to the left of horizontal scroll bar?
View buttons
Who is the father of Internet ?
Vint Cerf
Which is an Office feature that makes it easy to edit embedded objects?
Visual editing
A device for protecting a system from specific software/hardware failure is:
Watchdog
WAN
Wide Area Network
WINDOWS stands for
Wide interactive Network Development for Office work solution
Who invented slide rules
William Oughtred
WMA stands for
Windows Media Audio
Which file starts ms word?
Winword.exe
Full form of WISPs
Wireless Internet Service Providers
What are inserted as cross-reference in Word?
Word fields
MS-Word automatically moves the text to the next line when it reaches the right edge of the screen and is called?
Word wrap
BCC stands for
blind carbon copy
CC stands for
carbon copy
Which of the following is not a type of page margin?
center
To Open Columns dialog box quickly in Microsoft Word:
double click the space between area on ruler
FDD stands for
floppy disk drive
First page of website
homepage
The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document
line spacing
the largest computer
mainframe
Fourth Generation computer
microprocessors
Portrait and Landscape are
page orientation
PDA stands for
personal digital assistant
The effect applied to display when slides changes in slide show view
slide transition
Memory unit is one part of
CPU
Which device is used to process data
CPU
A combination of 4 bit is called
Nibble
Which is the volatile memory
RAM
Other name for programmed chip
ROM
Which is a non-volatile memory
ROM
How can you disable extended selection mode in Ms Word?
By pressing Esc
How the generations of computer are classified
By the device used in memory & processor
AGP standa for
Accelerated Graphics Port
ACL stands for
Access Control List
The registers used for any mathematical and logical operations
Accumulators registers
ASP stands for
Active Server Pages
World first Computer Programmer
Ada Lovelace
ARP stands for
Address resolution protocol
Father of Computer Science
Allen Turing
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Modem is a device that converts
Analog signals to digital signals and vice versa
In power point ellipse motion is____________?
Animation
Another name for functional language
Application Language
API stands for
Application Programming Interface
ALU
Arthematic Logic Unit
The basic operations performed by a computer are
Arthematic operation, Logical operation, Storage and relative
What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program as input & produce machine language code as output?
Assembler
Programming languages classified as low level languages
Assembly languages
The________is firmware that contain a computer's startup instruction.
BIOS
Which of the following is a network topology
BUS
BIOS
Basic input output system
Computers calculate numbers in
Binary
BCD stands for
Binary Coded Decimal
Bit is also called
Binary digit
BMP stands for
Bit map
Who build first mechanicL computer?
Blaise Pascal
Which process checks to ensure the components of computer are operating and connected properly?
Booting
CPL stands for
Combined Programming Language
What type of operating system MS-DOS is?
Command Line Interface
COBOL
Common Business Oriented Language
COMPUTER stands for
Commonly Operated Machine Particularly Used for Technical Education and Research
CD-ROM stands for_
Compact Disk Read Only Memory
CAD
Computer Aided Design
Analog computer works on the supply of
Continuous electrical pulses
DBMS stands for
Database Management System
Who invented the high level language "C"?
Dennis M. Ritchie
DSL stands for:
Digital Subscriber Line
DVD Stands For
Digital Versatile Disc
DMA
Direct Memory Access
DMA stands for
Direct Memory Access
DOS
Disk operating system
Measuring unit ofOutput quality of a printer
Dot per inch(DPI)
To AutoFit the width of column
Double click the right border of column
DHCP stands for
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
First generation of computer
EDSAC
EEPROM
Electrically Erasble Programmable Read Only Memory
A file from .eps stands for
Encapsulated postscript
Input, processing, output and storage are the steps in
Information processing cycles
The header and footer command are located on the _______ tab in Ms Word?
Insert
IMEI stands for
International Mobile Equipment Identity
A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called
Interpreter
What does EXT indicator on status bar of MS Word indicate?
It indicates whether Extended Selection mode is turned on or off
The first electronic computer was developed by
J.V. Attansoff
JPEG stands for
Joint Photographic Experts Group
The feature of Word that automatically adjusts the amount of space between certain combination of characters so that an entire word looks more evenly spaced. What is that feature called?
Kerning
A network which is used for sharing data, software and hardware among several users
LAN
Memory is made up of
Large number of cells
Which technology is used in compact disks
Laser
Which technology is used in compact disks?
Laser
The term 'Computer' is derived from
Latin
LAN
Local Area Network
The first computers programmed using
Machine Language
MICR
Magnetic Ink Character Reader
Where are data and programme stored when the processor uses them?
Main Memory
MSP stands for
Management Service Provider
What do you mean by vertical separation between columns?
Margin
What is gutter margin in Ms Word?
Margin that is added to the binding side of page when printing
Abacus was the first
Mechanical Calculator
Abacus was the first
Mechanical calculator
MSI
Medium Scale Integration
Which bar is usually located below that Title Bar that provides categorized options in Ms Word?
Menu bar
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
Device required for internet connection
Modem
The device used to carry digital data on analogue lines
Modem
The first web browser
Mosaic
Which of the following is not a mouse technology?
Motorized
If a computer has more than one processor then it is known as
Multiprocessor
Simultaneous processing of two or more programs by multiple processors
Multiprogramming
Radio button offers the list of
Mutually exclusive options
The protocol used to exchange articles using internet newsgroup is:
NNTP
NIC stands for
Network Interface Card
NOS
Network processing syatem
_______________is the most important/powerful computer in a typical network
Network server
What is the default font used in MS Word document?
New Times Roman
Which of the following is not valid version of MS Office?
Office Vista
A collection of system programs that controls and co-ordinates the overall operations of a computer system is called
Operating system
OCR
Optical Character Recognition
A DVD is an example of
Optical disc
Light pen
Optical input device
Where can you change the vertical alignment in Microsoft Word?
Page Setup dialog box
Which is the part of hard drive
Platter
PNG stands for
Portable Network Graphic
Dot-matrix is a type of
Printer
Where does the most data go first in memory hierarchy?
RAM
Row in access table is known as
Record
RTF stands for
Rich Text Format
In Excel, _______ are numbered from 1 to onwards and ________ are numbered from A to onwards
Rows, Columns
The communication protocol that drives the internet and lan's is called
SNA
Which is not an internet protocol?
STP
Current CEO of Microsoft
Satya Nadella
A light sensitive device that converts drawing, printed text or other images into digital form is
Scanner
Disk and tape drives are commonly used
Secondary storage devices
Pressing F8 key for three times in Word
Selects a sentence
Which of the following has the fastest access time
Semiconductor memories
SATA stands for
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SOC stands for
Service Oriented Computing
SWF stands for
Shockwave Flash
Propogation of signals across the communication medium is called
Signaling
Small squares on the selection rectangle that surrounds a graphic can be used to change the dimensions of the graphics in Ms Word.
Sizing handles
All power point slides intance view is__________?
Slide view
In Microsoft Word, Macros are
Small programs created in MS-Word to automate repetitive tasks by using VBA
The output received on the display screen or in the audio or video form is called________?
Softcopy
Which of the following is not of the merge process in Microsoft Word?
Sort the data source records
Name of an application program that gathers user information and sends it to someone through the Internet
Spybot
SQL
Structured Query Language
Directory in a directory is called
Sub directory
A character that is raised and smaller above the baseline is known as
Superscript
In Word, Thesaurus tool is used for
Synonymous & Antonyms
Operating system is
System software
Shimmer, Sparkle text, Blinking Background etc. are known as
Text effects
In power point, the header and footer button can be found on the insert tab in what group?
Text group
WWW stands for
World Wide Web
WWWW stands for
World Wide Web Worm
Which of the following statement is false in Microsoft Word?
You can set different header and footer for last page of a section