Basic Computer Knowledge Questions with Answers. Multiple Choice Questions on Basic Computer Knowledge. Objective type questions on Basics of computer.
1-MS-Word is an example of _______.
(A) an input device
(B) an application software
(C) a processing device
(D) an operating system
2-Computers process data under control of sets of instructions termed as
(A) Computer instructions
(B) Computer buses
(C) Computer data
(D) Computer programs
3-A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into:
(A) Heads
(B) Vectors
(C) Sectors
(D) Clusters
4-Ctrl, Shift and Alt are called _______ keys.
(A) adjustment
(B) alphanumeric
(C) function
(D) modifier
5-Storage capacity of magnetic disc depends on _______.
(A) bits per inch on tracks
(B) disk pack in disk surface
(C) tracks per inch of surface
(D) all of the above
6-Step by step instructions written to solve any problem is called
(A) Class
(B) Assembler
(C) Algorithm
(D) Pseducode
7-The computer’s processor consists of the following parts: _______.
(A) Operating system and application
(B) Control unit and ALU
(C) Hard disk and floppy drive
(D) CPU and main memory
8-All Operating Systems get their total memory initialized from?
(A) ROM
(B) RAM
(C) CPU
(D) BIOS
9-Where is RAM located?
(A) External drive
(B) Mother board
(C) Expansion board
(D) None of the above
10-The speed at which the CPU processes data to convert is measured in what
(A) Gigahertz
(B) Megahertz
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Nanoseconds
11-A measuring system consists of _______.
(A) signal processing elements
(B) sensors
(C) variable conversion elements
(D) all of the above
12-Which of the following is the extension of Notepad?
(A) .bmp
(B) .ppt
(C) .xls
(D) .txt
13-A _______ is a software program used to view Web pages.
(A) browser
(B) link
(C) host
(D) site
14-Which of the following is equal to a gigabyte?
(A) 1024 bits
(B) 1024 megabytes
(C) 512 GB
(D) 1024 bytes
15-Which of the following is a popular programming language for developing multimedia web pages?
(A) Assembler
(B) BASIC
(C) Java
(D) COBOL
16-Which type of program acts as an intermediary between a user of a computer and the computer hardware?
(A) Application program
(B) Superuser thread
(C) User thread
(D) Operating system
ANSWERS:
1-(B), 2-(D), 3-(C), 4-(D), 5-(D), 6-(C), 7-(B), 8-(D), 9-(B), 10-(C), 11-(D), 12-(D), 13-(A), 14-(B), 15-(C), 16-(D)