MCQs On Unit 1 c.

Byte
d. Bit
1) A process is a _______.
8) Which of the following natural element is the
a. single thread of execution. primary element in computer chips?
b. program in the execution
c. program in the memory a. Silicon
d. task
b. Carbon
2) The word processing feature that catches most c. Iron
random typographical errors and misspellings is d. Uranium
known as _____.
9) Which of the following programs enables you to
a. Grammar checker calculate numbers related to rows and columns?
b. Spell checker
a. Window program
c. Word checker
b. Spreadsheet program
d. None of the these
c. Graphics program
3) What is smallest unit of the information? d. Word program

a. A bit 10) Which of the following is a structured

b. A byte programming technique that graphically represents
the detailed steps required to solve a program?
c. A block
d. A nibble a. Object-oriented programming
b. Pseudocode
4) What is the term for a temporary storage area that
compensates for differences in data rate and data c. Flowchart
flow between devices? d. Top-down design

a. Buffer 11) Which of the following is an output device?

b. Bus
a. Keyboard
c. Channel
b. Mouse
d. Modem
c. Light pen
5) How many color dots make up one color pixel on d. VDU
a screen?
12) Which of the following is the extension of
a. 265 Notepad?
b. 16
a. .txt
c. 8
b. .xls
d. 3
c. .ppt
6) How is the data stored on the diskette? d. .bmp

a. Ink 13) BIOS is used?

b. Laser bubbles
a. By operating system
c. Magnetism
b. By compiler
d. Circuits
c. By interpreter
7) Which of the following is the smallest visual d. By application software
element on a video monitor?

a. Character
b. Pixel
14) What is the mean of the Booting in the system? 21) What kind of language can computer
understand?
a. Restarting computer
b. Install the program a. Normal language
c. To scan b. Computer language
d. To turn off c. Assembly language
d. High-level language
15) A computer is accurate, but if the result of a
computation is false, what is the main reason for it? 22) Which of the following values is the correct value
of this binary code 1011 and 1111?
a. Power failure
b. The computer circuits a. 11 and 14
c. Incorrect data entry b. 12 and 15
d. Distraction c. 11 and 15
d. 12 and 14
16) The central processing unit is located in the _____.
23) Which of the following is not one of the internal
a. Hard disk components of a CPU?
b. System unit
c. Memory unit a. Control sequencer
d. Monitor b. M-D-R
c. M-A-R
17) Which one of the following groups contains d. Floppy disk
graphical file extensions?
24) What is the speed of computer measured in?
a. JPG, CPX, GCM
b. GIF, TCE, WMF a. Nanoseconds
c. TCP, JPG, BMP b. Kilo-seconds
d. JPG, GIF, BMP c. Gigahertz
d. Megabytes
18) Which of the following is equal to a gigabyte?
25) What is the full form of RAM?
a. 1024 bytes
b. 512 GB a. Remote Access Memory
c. 1024 megabytes b. Random Access Memory
d. 1024 bits c. Remote Access Memory
d. Random Access Memory
19) How many bytes does 4 kilobytes represent?
26) What is the full form of DRAM?
a. 512
b. 1024 a. Dynamic Remote Access Memory
c. 4096 b. Dynamic Random-Access Memory
d. 8192 c. Dependent Remote Access Memory
d. Dependent Random-Access Memory
20) Which type of program acts as an intermediary
between a user of a computer and the computer 27) Which one of the following software applications
hardware? would be the most appropriate for performing
numerical and statistical calculations?
a. Operating system
b. User thread a. Database
c. Superuser thread b. Document processor
d. Application program c. Graphics package
d. Spreadsheet
28) Which of the following is not considered c. Modem, Keyboard, Word Processor, Printer,
hardware? Screen
d. CPU, Memory, System bus, Input, Output
a. Operating system
b. CPU 35) Which of the following numbers is a binary
c. Keyboard number?
d. Hard disk
a. 1 and 2
29) Which of the following is exclusively a sequential b. 0 and 0.1
access storage device? c. 2 and 0
d. 0 and 1
a. Hard disk
b. Floppy disk 36) Which one of the following is the best fire
c. Magnetic tape extinguisher for IT equipment?
d. DVD
a. Dry powder
30) Akshat has created a story of ten pages, but only b. Bromo chloride
wants to print the first two pages. Which printer c. CO2
command should he choose? d. Water

a. Print all 37) Select the correct statement from the following
b. Print from 1 to 2 statements.
c. Page setup
d. Print Preview 1. MS-Excel creates workbooks, and each workbook
may contain more work sheets.
31) What is the full form of SRAM?
2. A worksheet in MS-Excel 2000 package has a
maximum 0f 256 columns and 65536 rows.
a. Static Random-Access Memory
b. Static Remote-Access Memory 3. Columns are identified by a number and rows are
c. Setup Random-Access Memory identified by a letter.
d. Setup Remote-Access Memory
4. Cells are identified by the column letter and the
32) What is the full form of USB? row number.

a. Unshielded System Board a. a, b, c

b. Universal System Board b. b, c, d
c. Unidentified System Bus c. c, d, a
d. Universal System Bus d. a, b, d
e. None of the these
33) Which one of the following is not a form of data
storage media? 38) Which of the following statement is correct
regarding a template prepared by a word processing
a. A database package?
b. Magnetic tape
c. Magnetic disc a. Any document can be saved as a template.
d. Optical disc b. Default template is used when you create a
new file.
34) What is five main components of a computer c. Many templates contain text that gives one
system? advice on how to use the template.
d. Default settings are reflected by the normal
a. CPU, CD-ROM, Mouse, Keyboard, Sound card document template and cannot be overwritten.
b. Memory, Video card, Monitor, Software,
Hardware 39) Which of the following would be the correct
description for WORM virus?
a. It infects the boot sector. 46) Which one of the following commands can be
b. It propagates through the internet and e- used to work on a file?
mail.
c. It has no effect in increasing the internet a. Ctrl + XY
traffic. b. Ctrl + 2
d. It alters the folder structure. c. Ctrl + C
d. None of the these
40) A hard disk drive can be directly connected to a
PC via a _____. 47. An algorithm is a _____________ that provides a
series of instructions that should be carried out in a
a. SCSI interface particular order to get the desired outcome.
b. Parallel interface a. Step – by – step process
b. flow chart process
c. WAN interface
c. Pseudocode process
d. USB interface d. None of the above

41) The use of the IC in a computer has ______.

48. ___________ is basically an algorithm
implemented using comments and explanatory
a. Increased the amount of heating
text written in simple English.
b. Reduced the size and cost of computers a. Pseudocode
c. Reduced the peripheral devices to be used b. Flowchart
d. Reduced the performance capacity of the c. Algorithm
computer d. None of the above

42) Consider the following path 49. _________ symbol used when the flow chart is
C:\Device\Module\Module 1. What is name of the starting or ending.
file in this path? a. Connector/ Arrow
b. Terminal Box
a. Device c. Input / Output
d. Process
b. Module
c. Module 1
50. ___________ symbol used to connect relationships
d. C
between the shapes.
a. Connector
43) What is the full form of SCSI? b. Terminal Box
c. Input/ Output
a. Standard computer systems interface d. Process
b. Small computer systems interface
c. Super computer systems interface
1 B 26 B
d. Small computer standard interface
2 B 27 D
44) Which one of the following is not input device? 3 A 28 A
4 A 29 C
a. Keyboard 5 D 30 B
b. Mouse 6 C 31 A
c. Speaker 7 B 32 D
d. Scanner 8 A 33 A
9 B 34 D
45) Which one of the following is an example of the
browser software? 10 C 35 D
11 D 36 C
a. Microsoft Word 12 A 37 D
b. Notepad 13 A 38 A
c. Internet navigator 14 A 39 B
d. Internet explorer 15 C 40 A
16 B 41 B
17 D 42 C
18 C 43 B
19 C 44 C
20 A 45 D
21 A 46 c
22 C 47 a
23 D 48 a
24 C 49 b
25 B 50 a