Basic Computer Knowledge MCQ Questions
1-Which of the following is wrong?
(a) ISP – Internet Service Provider
(b) FTP – File Transfer Protocol
(c) HTML – Hyper Text Markup Language
(d) URL – Universal Resource Location
2-Which of the following is not an antivirus?
(a) Avira
(b) Trojan Horses
(c) Norton Antivirus
(d) McAfee Virus Scan
3-What does SSL stands for?
(d) System Socket Layer
(c) Secure System Login
(b) Secure Socket Layer
(a) None of these
4-The technology which enables you to make voice call over computer network is
(a) Telnet
(b) Digital Telephony subscriber
(c) Voice over IP
(d) Internet voice protocol
5-Technology used to transmit data over wires of telephone.
(a) DSL
(b) HHL
(c) Diodes
(d) Transmitter
6-The cable which makes use of light waves for transmission of data is
(a) Modem cable
(b) Twisted pair
(c) Optical fiber
(d) Coaxial cable
7- Set of rules for communication in a network is
(a) Network routing called
(b) Network card
(c) Network interface
(d) Network protocol
8- Symbol which is not permitted in E-mail address is
(a) Period (.)
(b) Blank space
(c) At the rate ( @ )
(d) Underscore ( _ )
9- A laser printer’s speed is measured in
(a) dpi
(b) ppm
(c) cps
(d) lps
10- Which one of the following is benefit of using a network.
(a) Reliability
(b) Protection
(c) File Security
(d) Peripheral Sharing
11- Which one of the following is not a secondary storage?
(a) Magnetic disks
(b) Magnetic tapes
(c) RAM
(d) None of the above
12- Ethernet is
(a) A tool for networking computers
(b) An operating system
(c) A file storage system
(d) Local area networking technology
13- NTFS stands for
(a) Network File System
(b) Nano Technology File System
(c) Non Tamperable File System
(d) New Technology File System
14- In the TCP/IP internet protocol suite, TCP is the acronym for
(a) Transaction Control Protocol
(b) Transmission Control Protocol
(c) Traffic Control Protocol
(d) Transfer Control Protocol
15- A network device that connects a LAN with another LAN or WAN is called
(a) switch
(b) router
(c) hub
(d) none of the above
16- Which of the following is a malicious programs that can cause damage to your computer?
(a) Trojan Horse
(b) Virus and Worm
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Pegasus
17- Following is the Voice recording device
(a) Track Ball
(b) Microphone
(c) Keyboard
(d) None
18- SMTP stands for
(a) Simple Mail Transmission Protocol
(b) Single Mail Transmission Protocol
(c) Single Mail Transfer Protocol
(d) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
19- Which of the following is not the hardware of the computer?
(a) Virus
(b) Storage
(c) Processing unit
(d) Input devices
20- E-mail technology is invented by
(a) Ray Tomlinson
(b) Steve Jobs
(c) Bill Gates
(d) None of the above
ANSWERS:
1-(d), 2-(b), 3-(b), 4-(c), 5-(a), 6-(c), 7-(d), 8-(b), 9-(b), 10-(d), 11-(c), 12-(d), 13-(d), 14-(b), 15-(b), 16-(c), 17-(b), 18-(d), 19-(a), 20-(a)