Basic Computer Knowledge Fundamentals Questions and Answers MCQs Set - 1

1.

The load instruction is mostly used to designate a transfer from memory to a processor register known as ______

   A.) Program counter
   B.) instruction register
   C.) accumulator
   D.) All of these

Answer: Option 'C'

accumulator

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2.

Which of the following is the delivery of information through the internet that is initiated by the server rather than by Client?

   A.) Push
   B.) Pull
   C.) Receive
   D.) All of these

Answer: Option 'A'

Push

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3.

Signals can be analog or digital and a computer that processes the both type of signals is known as?

   A.) Analog computer
   B.) Digital Computer
   C.) Hybrid Computer
   D.) Mainframe Computer

Answer: Option 'C'

Hybrid Computer

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4.

_________ video is content sent in compressed form over the Internet and displayed by the viewer in real time.

   A.) Pushing
   B.) Uploading
   C.) Pulling
   D.) Streaming

Answer: Option 'D'

Streaming

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5.

Which one of the following is a cryptographic protocol used to secure http concession?

   A.) Transport Layer Security
   B.) Explicit Congestion Notification
   C.) Resource Reservation Notification (RRN)
   D.) All of these

Answer: Option 'A'

Transport Layer Security

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6.

Which is the standard monitor or display interface used in most PCs?

   A.) VGA
   B.) NIC
   C.) RAM
   D.) Router

Answer: Option 'A'

​VGA

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7.

_________ is a method of providing website content such as news stories or software updates.

   A.) RSS
   B.) Upgrading
   C.) Piracy
   D.) Both (1) and (2)

Answer: Option 'A'

RSS

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8.

Which of the following inputs a computer’s memory, but unlike a virus, it does not replicate itself?

   A.) Trojan Horse
   B.) Logic bomb
   C.) Firewall
   D.) Both (1) and (2)

Answer: Option 'B'

Logic bomb

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9.

Press _________ to move the insertion point to the Address box, or to highlight the URL in the Address box.

   A.) CTRL + S
   B.) ALT + A
   C.) ALT + D
   D.) TAB + CTRL

Answer: Option 'C'

​ALT + D

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10.

Which is an open source development environment to develop dynamic web pages?

   A.) PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor)
   B.) VB Script
   C.) XML
   D.) None of these

Answer: Option 'A'

PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor)

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11.

Which of the following activity can be termed as software piracy?

   A.) Soft loading
   B.) Renting
   C.) Counterfeiting
   D.) All of these

Answer: Option 'D'

All of these

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12.

An email feature, which is used to send a copy of an email to one or many other people at the same time that you are sending it to the main recipient/s is called

   A.) CC
   B.) BCC
   C.) To
   D.) None of these

Answer: Option 'A'

CC

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13.

A dynamic website that is normally database driven and which enables the owner/user to manage the content of their own website without needing to know any coding at all is known as _____

   A.) Content Management System (CMS)
   B.) ASP
   C.) DNS
   D.) None of these

Answer: Option 'A'

Content Management System (CMS)

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14.

The process of analyzing large data sets in search of new, previously undiscovered relationships is known as ______

   A.) data mining
   B.) data marting
   C.) data maintenance
   D.) data warehousing

Answer: Option 'A'

data mining

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15.

A repository of data that is designed to serve a particular community of knowledge workers is called _________

   A.) data mart
   B.) data warehousing
   C.) data maintenance
   D.) None of these

Answer: Option 'A'

data mart

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16.

An intelligent Hub that has the ability to determine the destination of a packet sent across the network is called ______

   A.) Bridge
   B.) Switch
   C.) Repeater
   D.) None of these

Answer: Option 'B'

Switch

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17.

Which stores information about the user’s web activity?

   A.) Spam
   B.) Cache
   C.) Cookie
   D.) None of these

Answer: Option 'C'

Cookie

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18.

Layer which manages flow control & ensures reliable delivery of data packets in sequence with no losses or duplications is known as ______

   A.) Session Layer
   B.) Presentation Layer
   C.) Transport Layer
   D.) None of these

Answer: Option 'C'

Transport Layer

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19.

Layer which manages flow control & ensures reliable delivery of data packets in sequence with no losses or duplications is known as ______

   A.) Presentation Layer
   B.) Transport Layer
   C.) Session Layer
   D.) None of these

Answer: Option 'B'

Transport Layer

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20.

Vendor-created program modifications are called _______

   A.) patches
   B.) antiviruses
   C.) holes
   D.) None of these

Answer: Option 'A'

patches

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21.

Which of the following is the smallest and fastest computer imitating brain working?

   A.) Super Computer
   B.) Quantum Computer
   C.) Param 1000
   D.) All of these

Answer: Option 'B'

Quantum Computer

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22.

Which of the following programming language does not need a translator?

   A.) Assembly language
   B.) High level language
   C.) BASIC
   D.) Machine language

Answer: Option 'D'

Machine language

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23.

Which of the following is/are the core functions of all firewalls?

   A.) Filtering
   B.) Logging
   C.) Proxying
   D.) All of the above

Answer: Option 'D'

All of the above

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24.

A(n) ______ allows network users to share a single copy of software, which resides on the network server.

   A.) single-user license agreement
   B.) network site license
   C.) end-user license agreement
   D.) business software license

Answer: Option 'B'

​network site license

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25.

Programs that automatically submit your search request to several search engines simultaneously are called _______

   A.) Metasearch engines
   B.) Spiders
   C.) Web crawlers
   D.) Hits

Answer: Option 'A'

Metasearch engines

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26.

A device that regenerates the signal transmitted on a cable in a network is called _______

   A.) Repeater
   B.) Bridge
   C.) Router
   D.) All of these

Answer: Option 'A'

Repeater

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27.

A code that represents English characters as numbers and ranging from 0 to 127 is known as ______

   A.) ASCII
   B.) BCD
   C.) EBCDIC
   D.) All of these

Answer: Option 'A'

ASCII

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28.

A type of phishing attack where mobile phone users receive text messages containing a Web site hyperlink is called _____

   A.) Pharming
   B.) Smishing
   C.) Vishing
   D.) All of these

Answer: Option 'B'

Smishing

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29.

A most Sophisticated relay device used in a network that can be used to interconnect systems with different protocols, formatting languages and architecture is called ______

   A.) Gateway
   B.) Bridge
   C.) Switch
   D.) All of these

Answer: Option 'A'

Gateway

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30.

An Interface refers to a specification by which programs can communicate with a web server is called ______

   A.) Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
   B.) Graphical User Interface (GUI)
   C.) Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
   D.) All of these

Answer: Option 'C'

Common Gateway Interface (CGI)

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31.

Which of the printer used in conjunction with computers uses dry ink powder?

   A.) Daisy Wheel printer
   B.) Thermal Printer
   C.) Laser Printer
   D.) Line Printer

Answer: Option 'C'

Laser Printer

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32.

A _____ is an additional set of commands that the computer displays after you make a selection from the main menu.

   A.) dialog box
   B.) menu selection
   C.) sub menu
   D.) All of these

Answer: Option 'C'

sub menu

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33.

Key to represent relationship between tables is called________

   A.) primary key
   B.) secondary key
   C.) foreign key
   D.) composite key

Answer: Option 'C'

foreign key

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34.

The ______ file format is a method of encoding pictures on computer.

   A.) DOC
   B.) HTML
   C.) FTP
   D.) JPEG

Answer: Option 'D'

JPEG

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35.

Which of the following views is the best view to use when setting transition effects for all slides in a presentation?

   A.) Slide Sorter view
   B.) Slide View
   C.) Outline View
   D.) Notes Pages View

Answer: Option 'A'

Slide Sorter view

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36.

Which is a device that is attached to a microprocessor chip to keep it from overheating by absorbing its heat and dissipating it into the air?

   A.) Adapter
   B.) Transducer
   C.) Heatsink
   D.) Coldsink

Answer: Option 'C'

Heatsink

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37.

Front end processor is frequently used in ________

   A.) Multiprogramming
   B.) Virtual storage
   C.) Time sharing
   D.) Multiprocessing

Answer: Option 'C'

Time sharing

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38.

Which of the following best describes a network in which a company’s data and applications are stored at offsite data centers that are accessed over the Internet?

   A.) Extranet
   B.) Intranet
   C.) Virtual Private Area Network
   D.) Cloud Computing

Answer: Option 'D'

Cloud Computing

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39.

To insert a page break in a Word document, the following options are used _______

   A.) Insert and copy
   B.) Insert and Enter
   C.) Insert and Page Layout
   D.) Insert and Break

Answer: Option 'D'

Insert and Break

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40.

Which is an electronic device that can store temporarily a single bit of data?

   A.) Accumulator
   B.) Latch
   C.) Memory
   D.) Buffer

Answer: Option 'B'

Latch

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41.

Which key is used to delete one character to the left of the current position of the cursor?

   A.) Backspace
   B.) Insert
   C.) Delete
   D.) Ctrl

Answer: Option 'A'

Backspace

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42.

The cell reference for range D15 to H25 in MS Excel will be _____

   A.) D15+H25
   B.) D15,H25
   C.) D15:H25
   D.) D15;H25

Answer: Option 'C'

D15:H25

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43.

Which of the following is used to create a bullet point quickly?

   A.) Ctrl + Shift + F
   B.) Ctrl + Shift + L
   C.) Ctrl + W
   D.) Ctrl + U

Answer: Option 'B'

Ctrl + Shift + L

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44.

Internet Control Message Protocol(ICMP) is used for _____

   A.) Forwarding
   B.) Addressing
   C.) Multicasting
   D.) Error Reporting

Answer: Option 'D'

Error Reporting

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45.

A method of implementing a memory management system is called ________

   A.) Buddy system
   B.) Bridgeware
   C.) Broadband coaxial system
   D.) All of these

Answer: Option 'A'

Buddy system

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46.

Which of the following layer is responsible for the source-to-destination delivery of a packet across multiple network?

   A.) Presentation layer
   B.) Data link layer
   C.) Transport layer
   D.) Network Layer

Answer: Option 'D'

Network Layer

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47.

Which is the part of control unit that holds the instruction currently being processed or executed?

   A.) Memory Address Register
   B.) Program Counter
   C.) Instruction Register
   D.) Memory Data Register

Answer: Option 'C'

Instruction Register

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48.

To move the insertion point to the address bar or to select the URL in the address bar, We have to press ____ keys

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

Answer: Option 'C'

Alt + D

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49.

Which of the following is an example for fourth generation language(4GL)?

   A.) COBOL
   B.) FORTRAN
   C.) PowerBuilder
   D.) Excel

Answer: Option 'C'

PowerBuilder

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50.

GUID or UUID is a ______ bit integer number used to identify resources.

   A.) 164
   B.) 128
   C.) 224
   D.) 142

Answer: Option 'B'

128

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