Basic Computer Interview Questions and Answers pdf | MCQs | 07 - 02 - 2019

1.

An error in a computer program is called a _________.

   A.) crash
   B.) power failure
   C.) bug
   D.) virus

Answer: Option 'C'

bug

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2.

Which of the following are computers that can be carried around easily?

   A.) Minicomputers
   B.) Supercomputers
   C.) PCs
   D.) Laptops

Answer: Option 'D'

Laptops are portable and easy to carry around.

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3.

Formatting a disk results in all the data being?

   A.) Saved to the disk
   B.) Copied from the disk
   C.) Difficult to recover
   D.) All of the above

Answer: Option 'C'

Formatting a disk does not erase the data on the disk, only the address tables. It makes it much more difficult to recover the files.

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4.

Which of the following is not a binary number?

   A.) 10100
   B.) 10100
   C.) 20000
   D.) 11001

Answer: Option 'C'

20000

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5.

Different components on the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?

   A.) Conductors
   B.) Buses
   C.) Connectors
   D.) Consecutive

Answer: Option 'B'

In computer architecture, a bus is a communication system that transfers data between components inside a computer, or between computers. Early computer buses were parallel electrical wires with multiple connections, but the term is now used for any physical arrangement that provides the same logical function as a parallel electrical bus. Modern computer buses can use both parallel and bit serial connections.

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6.

Which among the following is a Super computer series developed by Indian scientists?

   A.) Param
   B.) Super30l
   C.) Compaq Presario
   D.) Cray YMP

Answer: Option 'A'

PARAM is a series of supercomputers designed and assembled by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in Pune, India. The latest machine in the series is the PARAM Kanchenjunga. 

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7.

A/(n) ___________ is an object embedded in a web page or email, which unobtrusively (usually invisibly) allows checking that a user has accessed the content.

   A.) email
   B.) virus
   C.) web beacon
   D.) spam

Answer: Option 'C'

Common uses of web beacon are email tracking and page tagging for web analytics. Its alternative names are web bug, tracking bug, tag, or page tag.

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8.

What is the keyboard shortcut to centralise the selected text in Word?

   A.) Ctrl + Esc
   B.) Ctrl + C
   C.) Alt + C
   D.) Ctrl + E

Answer: Option 'D'

Ctrl+E is the short cut key to centralise selected text in MS Word.

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9.

MS PowerPoint is a software of ________.

   A.) Apple
   B.) Android
   C.) Microsoft
   D.) Google

Answer: Option 'C'

MS Powerpoint is in Microsoft Office Suite.

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10.

What are different views to display a table in MS Access?

   A.) Pivot Table & Pivot Chart View
   B.) Design View
   C.) Datasheet View
   D.) All of the above

Answer: Option 'D'

All are views to display a table in MS Access

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11.

Which among the following statement is true about motherboard?

   A.) Motherboard usually contains significant sub-systems such as the central processor, the chipset's input/output and memory controllers, interface connectors, and other components
   B.) Motherboard specifically refers to a PCB with expansion capability
   C.) It is the main printed circuit board (PCB) found in general purpose microcomputers and other expandable systems
   D.) All of the above

Answer: Option 'D'

All of the above statements are true about Motherboard

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12.

Mobile Commerce is best described as

   A.) The use of kiosks in marketing
   B.) Transporting products
   C.) Buying and selling goods/services through wireless handheld devices
   D.) Using notebook PCs in marketing

Answer: Option 'C'

M-commerce (mobile commerce) is the buying and selling of goods and services through wireless handheld devices such as cellular telephone and personal digital assistants (PDAs). Known as next-generation e-commerce, m-commerce enables users to access the Internet without needing to find a place to plug in.

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13.

What type of web technology creates an online community where people can make statements and others can read and respond to those statements?

   A.) I-Journal 
   B.) Podcast
   C.) ASP
   D.) Blog 

Answer: Option 'D'

A blog is a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style.

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14.

When the pointer is positioned which of the following, it is shaped like a hand?

   A.) Grammar error
   B.) Hyperlink
   C.) Screen Tip
   D.) Spelling error

Answer: Option 'B'

A pointer changes its shape to a hand when it is placed on a hyperlink.

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15.

ARP (address resolution protocol) is________.

   A.) A TCP/IP protocol used to dynamically bind a high level IP address to a low level physical hardware address
   B.) ATCP/IP high level protocols for transferring files from one machine to another
   C.) a protcol used to monitor computers
   D.) a protocol that handles error and control messages

Answer: Option 'A'

A TCP/IP protocol used to dynamically bind a high level IP address to a low level physical hardware address

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16.

Which tracking program records every keystroke you make on the computer?

   A.) Key logger
   B.) eFollow
   C.) ITrack/ULead
   D.) Stalking software

Answer: Option 'A'

Keystroke logging, often referred to as keylogging or keyboard capturing, is the action of recording (logging) the keys struck on a keyboard, typically covertly, so that the person using the keyboard is unaware that their actions are being monitored

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17.

Which of the following is the correct option that allows users to bring together copies of workbooks that other users have worked on independently in MS Excel?

   A.) Copying
   B.) Merging
   C.) Pasting
   D.) Compiling

Answer: Option 'B'

Merging allows users to bring together copies of workbooks in Excel

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18.

Any hardware component that allows you to enter data or instructions into a computer is called a(n) _________.

   A.) printer
   B.) storage device
   C.) input device
   D.) system unit

Answer: Option 'C'

Input Device is that hardware component through which we enter data or provide input to computers.

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19.

What type of monitoring file is commonly used on and accepted from Internet sites?

   A.) Smart ware
   B.) Phishes
   C.) Cookies 
   D.) Trojans

Answer: Option 'C'

A HTTP cookie (also called web cookie, Internet cookie, browser cookie or simply cookie, the latter which is not to be confused with the literal definition), is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored in a user's web browser while the user is browsing that website.

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20.

EBCDIC stands for?

   A.) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
   B.) Enlarged Binary Code Digital Interchange Code
   C.) Extended Bilingual Coded Decimal Interchange Code
   D.) Encoded Bilingual Coded Division Interchange Code

Answer: Option 'A'

Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

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21.

Which among the following is one reason for problems of data integrity?

   A.) Data availability constraints
   B.) Data consistency
   C.) Security constraints
   D.) Data redundancy

Answer: Option 'D'

Data integrity refers to the overall completeness, accuracy and consistency of data. And Data redundancy hampers data integrity.

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22.

Which of the following is the valid subnet mask for class B IP Address?

   A.) 251.254.25.5
   B.) 255.255.0.0 
   C.) 155.151.12.9
   D.) 255.0.0.0

Answer: Option 'B'

255.255.0.0 is a valid subnet mask for class B IP.

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23.

If your computer keeps rebooting itself, then it is likely that _______.

   A.) It has a virus
   B.) It does not have enough memory
   C.) There is no printer
   D.) There has been a power surge

Answer: Option 'A'

Some computer viruses, such as the blaster virus, are designed to reboot your computer without warning

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24.

Deleted data remains on a disk until _________.

   A.) the data is overwritten
   B.) the recycle bin is emptied
   C.) a file compression utility is used
   D.) the disk is scanned

Answer: Option 'B'

Deleted data remains on a disk until the recycle bin is emptied

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25.

When you save a Microsoft Access project, what file format do you use?

   A.) .adp
   B.) .Xml
   C.) .mbd
   D.) All of the above

Answer: Option 'A'

An Access project is an Access file (.adp) that provides a direct, efficient connection to a Microsoft SQL Server database through the OLE DB component architecture.

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26.

In PROM, P stands for?

   A.) Plausible
   B.) Program
   C.) Programmable
   D.) Proper

Answer: Option 'C'

PROM is an acronym for Programmable Read Only Memory.

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27.

__________ ports connect special types of music instruments to sound cards.

   A.) MIDI
   B.) CPU
   C.) USB
   D.) BUS

Answer: Option 'A'

MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a technical standard that describes a protocol, digital interface and connectors and allows a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers and other related devices to connect and communicate with one another.

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28.

Which type of system can learn and adjust to new circumstances by themselves?

   A.) Database management system
   B.) Expert systems
   C.) Geographical systems
   D.) Neural networks

Answer: Option 'D'

Neural Network is a computer system modeled on the human brain and nervous system.

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29.

Which of the following is NOT associated with Computers?

   A.) Bit
   B.) Binary
   C.) Pencil
   D.) Mouse

Answer: Option 'C'

Except Pencil all are associated with Computers. Hence Pencil is correct answer.

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30.

What 3-D environment allows you to speak to someone who is far away but, at the same time, see them as a holographic image?

   A.) CAVE 
   B.) Virtual space
   C.) E-space  
   D.) VoIP

Answer: Option 'A'

A cave automatic virtual environment (better known by the recursive acronym CAVE) is an immersive virtual reality environment where projectors are directed to between three and six of the walls of a room-sized cube.

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31.

Windows operating system was developed by:

   A.) Apple Inc.
   B.) Microsoft
   C.) Wipro
   D.) IBM

Answer: Option 'B'

Microsoft Windows (or simply Windows) is a metafamily of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft. It consists of several families of operating systems

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32.

Video processor consist of ______ and _____ which store and process images.

   A.) CPU and VGA
   B.) CPU and memory
   C.) VGA and memory
   D.) VGI and DVI

Answer: Option 'C'

Video Processors are the glue that binds together a video system and it consist of VGA and Memory. 

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33.

Which of the following is used by the browser to connect to the location of the Internet resources?

   A.) Linkers
   B.) Cable
   C.) URL
   D.) Protocol

Answer: Option 'C'

URL is the abbreviation of Uniform Resource Locator. It is the global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web 

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34.

Which of the following is the correct option that allows users to bring together copies of workbooks that other users have worked on independently in MS Excel?

   A.) Copying 
   B.) Merging
   C.) Pasting 
   D.) Compiling

Answer: Option 'B'

Merging allows users to bring together copies of workbooks in Excel

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35.

Windows 98 (codename : Memphis) was developed in-

   A.) 1989
   B.) 1998
   C.) 2005
   D.) 2006

Answer: Option 'B'

Windows 98 (June 1998) offers support for a number of new technologies, including FAT32, AGP, MMX, USB, DVD, and ACPI. Its most visible feature, though, is the Active Desktop, which integrates the Web browser (Internet Explorer) with the operating system

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36.

The hard drive is normally located__________.

   A.) next to the printer
   B.) plugged into the back of the computer
   C.) underneath the monitor
   D.) inside the system base unit

Answer: Option 'D'

The hard drive is located inside the base unit

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37.

IPv6 addressed have a size of_____

   A.) 32 bits
   B.) 64 bits
   C.) 128 bits
   D.) 265 bits

Answer: Option 'C'

The most obvious improvement in IPv6 over IPv4 is that IP addresses are lengthened from 32 bits to 128 bits. 

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38.

EBCDIC stands for?

   A.) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
   B.) Enlarged Binary Code Digital Interchange Code
   C.) Extended Bilingual Coded Decimal Interchange Code
   D.) Encoded Bilingual Coded Division Interchange Code

Answer: Option 'A'

EBCDIC stands for Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code. It is a binary code for alphabetic and numeric characters that IBM developed for its larger operating systems.

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39.

_________ is when the more power-hungry components, such as the monitor and hard drive, are put on idle.

   A.) Hibernation
   B.) Powerdown
   C.) Standby mode
   D.) The shutdown procedure

Answer: Option 'C'

Stand By. Alternatively referred to as sleep mode, Standby or Stand by is a mode the computer monitor, or other device, enters when idle for too long. 

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40.

A temporary storage area, attached to the CPU, for I/O operations is a __________.

   A.) buffer
   B.) chip
   C.) register
   D.) core

Answer: Option 'A'

Buffer is a region of a physical memory storage used to temporarily store data while it is being moved from one place to another

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41.

_________ ports connect special types of music instruments to sound cards.

   A.) MIDI
   B.) CPU
   C.) USB 
   D.) OCR

Answer: Option 'A'

MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a technical standard that describes a protocol, digital interface and connectors and allows a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers and other related devices to connect and communicate with one another.

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42.

The general term peripheral equipment is used for ________.

   A.) Any device that attached to a computer system
   B.) Large scale computer system
   C.) A program collection
   D.) Other office equipment

Answer: Option 'A'

Peripheral equipment (also called: input and output devices) connects a computer to other things. 

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43.

Which of the following is related to ‘register’?

   A.) Digital circuit
   B.) Combinational circuit
   C.) Arithmetic circuit
   D.) Sequential circuit

Answer: Option 'D'

When a number of flip flops are connected in series, this arrangement is called a Register. The stored information can be transferred within the registers; these are called as ‘Shift Registers’. A shift register is a sequential circuit which stores the data and shifts it towards the output on every clock cycle

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44.

An educational institution would generally have the following in its domain name.

   A.) .org
   B.) .edu
   C.) .com
   D.) .inst

Answer: Option 'B'

The domain name edu is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet 

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45.

Which device can understand the difference between data and programs?

   A.) Input device
   B.) Output device
   C.) Memory
   D.) Processor

Answer: Option 'D'

Processor can only understand the difference between data and programs.  

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46.

Front-end processor is a __________ designed specifically to handle and communication processing task.

   A.) ALU
   B.) Program 
   C.) Computer
   D.) register

Answer: Option 'C'

A Front End Processor is a small-sized computer which interfaces to the host computer a number of peripheral devices 

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47.

Anycast address  routing datagrams from __________.

   A.) also called multicast address
   B.) is a group of nodes
   C.) one to many association
   D.) one to nearest association

Answer: Option 'D'

Anycast is a network addressing and routing methodology in which datagrams from a single sender are routed to the topologically nearest node in a group 

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48.

Which program, installed on the user’s computer help him to communicate or send request on the network?

   A.) Paint
   B.) File Manager
   C.) Browser
   D.) Word

Answer: Option 'C'

A web browser (commonly referred to as a browser) is a software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web.

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49.

The standard protocol of the Internet is 

   A.) TCP/IP
   B.) Java
   C.) HTML
   D.) Flash

Answer: Option 'A'

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the basic communication language or protocol of the Internet 

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50.

Which of the following term is associated with Internet/E-mail

   A.) Plotter
   B.) Slide presentation
   C.) Bookmark
   D.) Pei chart

Answer: Option 'C'

A bookmark is a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that is stored for later retrieval in any of various storage formats. 

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