MCQ Questions on Basic Computer Knowledge

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MCQ Questions on Basic Computer Knowledge

1- Which of the following statements is true for bandwidth?

(A) The wider the bandwidth of a communications system the less data it can transmit in a given period of time.

(B) The narrower the bandwidth of a communications system the less data it can transmit in a given period of time.

(C) The narrower the bandwidth of a communications system the more data it can transmit in a given period of time.

(D) None of the above

 

2- A Database Management System (DBMS) is a

(A) Software system used to create, maintain and provide uncontrolled access to a database.

(B) Software system used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to a database.

(C) Hardware system used to create, maintain and provide uncontrolled access to a database.

(D) Hardware system used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to a database.

 

3- Which of the above given languages are High Level Languages (HLL)?

(A) Python

(B) C++

(C) Java

(D) All of the above

 

4- The maximum zoom percentage in MS PowerPoint is

(A) 400

(B) 300

(C) 200

(D) 100

 

5- MS-Word automatically moves the text to the next line when it reaches the right edge of the screen. This feature is known as

(A) Word Wrap

(B) Carriage Return

(C) Enter

(D) None of the above

 

6- Which one of the following cookies is the cookie that is automatically recreated after a user has deleted it?

(A) Zombie Cookie

(B) Super Cookie

(C) Persistent Cookie

(D) Session Cookie

 

7- The shortest distance between any two dots of the same color is called

(A) Ppi

(B) Pixel depth

(C) Dot pitch

(D) Resolution

 

8- All of the following are metrics for e-mail campaigns except

(A) Conversion rate

(B) Bounce rate

(C) Delivery rate

(D) Open rate

 

9- Moving process from main memory to disk is called

(A) Spooling

(B) Swapping

(C) Caching

(D) Scheduling

 

10- Which one of the following is not a secondary storage?

(A) RAM

(B) Magnetic tape drives

(C) Magnetic disk drives

(D) None of the above

 

11- Which is not the state of the process?

(A) Privileged

(B) Ready

(C) Running

(D) Blocked

 

12- The hardware mechanism that enables a device to notify the CPU is called

(A) System call

(B) Interrupt

(C) Polling

(D) None of the above

 

13- What is meant by the term folder?

(A) A list of files.

(B) A file management system.

(C) A storage area which only contains directories.

(D) A named storage area in which files are located.

 

14- Which of the following is crucial time while accessing data on the disk

(A) Waiting time

(B) Transmission

(C) Rotational time

(D) Seek time

 

15- What is the name of the application used to manage files and folders in Windows

(A) Antarctic Explorer

(B) Windows Explorer

(C) Document Explorer

(D) Internet Explorer

 

16- CPU fetches the instruction from the memory according to the value of

(A) Program Status Word

(B) Instruction Register

(C) Status Register

(D) Program counter

 

17- If you copy and paste a file :

(A) The original file is removed and a new file is not created.

(B) The original file remains unchanged and a new file is not created.

(C) The original file remains unchanged and a new file is created.

(D) The original file is deleted and a new file is created.

 

18- Which of the following is the major activities of an operating system with respect to Storage Management?

(A) Disk Scheduling

(B) Storage Allocation

(C) Free Space Management

(D) All of the above

 

19- Which of the following operating system reads and reacts in actual time

(A) Time Sharing System

(B) Batch Processing System

(C) Real time system

(D) Quick response system

 

20- The operating system keeps the information of files in a table called

(A) Dictionary index table

(B) File index table

(C) File allocation table

(D) File Folder table

 

ANSWERS:

1-(B), 2-(B), 3-(D), 4-(A), 5-(A), 6-(A), 7-(C), 8-(C), 9-(B), 10-(A), 11-(A), 12-(B), 13-(D), 14-(D), 15-(B), 16-(D), 17-(C), 18-(D), 19-(A), 20-(C)