Computer MCQ: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

Storage device found inside the computer ___

ACD ROM
BZip Disk
CSuper Disk
DHard Disk

Question 2 of 25

A computer works on a ………… number system.

Abinary
Boctal
Cdecimal
Dhexadecimal

Question 3 of 25

Which keys enable the input of numbers quickly?

AFunction keys
BThe numeric keypad
CCtrl, shift and alt
DArrow keys

Question 4 of 25

To select text by shading as you drag the mouse arrow over the text is referred to as ……………

AClip art
BHighlight
CFetch
DDecode

Question 5 of 25

One puts information into the computer by pressing this key___

ACaps Lock
BTab
CEnter
DEsc

Question 6 of 25

The arrow keys can be used to …………

Adelete text
Bmove the cursor in the text that has already been entered
Csave the document
Dmove the cursor while deleting text

Question 7 of 25

A personal computer is designed to meet the computing needs of ……….

Aindividual
Bdepartment
Ccompany
Dcity

Question 8 of 25

A disk on which you store information----

APlate
BData disc
CPaper disk
DTV disk

Question 9 of 25

A ……… is hardware used to read disks.

Afloppy disk
Bhardware
Csoftware
Ddisk drive

Question 10 of 25

What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?

AROM information can be easily updated
BData in ROM is nonvolatile, that remains there even without electrical power
CROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage
DROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers

Question 11 of 25

Which of the following are advantage of CD-ROM as a storage media?

ACD-ROM is an inexpensive way to store large amount of data and information
BCD-ROM disks retrive data and information more quickly than magnetic disks do
CCD-ROMs make less errors than magnetic media
DAll of these

Question 12 of 25

The file system resides permanently on ………. Storage.

APrimary
BSecondary
CDevice
DDirect memory

Question 13 of 25

Which of these keys is not on the number keypad?

ACtrl
BDel
CEnter
DNum Lock

Question 14 of 25

The space in your computer that loads and works with data …….

Acache memory
BCPU
Cmegabyte
DRAM memory

Question 15 of 25

Devices that let the computer communicate with you ……..

AInput
BOutput
CType
DPrint

Question 16 of 25

Father of computer is called____

AMarconi
BAdison
CCharls Babbage
DHerman Hallinilt

Question 17 of 25

Secondary storage ………………

Adoes not require constant power
Bdoes not use magnetic media
Cconsists of four main types of devices
Ddoes not store information for later retrieval

Question 18 of 25

A Computer portable and easy to carry by travellers is ___

ASuper computer
BLaptop
CMini computer
DFile servers

Question 19 of 25

You can use the tab key to …………

Amove a cursor across the screen
Bindent a paragraph
Cmove the cursor down the screen
Donly (a) and (b)

Question 20 of 25

………….. Devices convert human-understandable data and programs into a form that the computer.

AOutput
BSolid state
CMonitor
DInput

Question 21 of 25

Which of the following does not relate to input unit?

AIt accepts data from the outside world
BIt converts data into binary code that is understandable by the computer
CIt converts binary data into the human readable form that is understandable to the users
DIt sends data in binary form to the computer for further processing

Question 22 of 25

Saving is the process of ____

ACopying a document from memory to storage medium
BMaking changes to a document's existing content
CChanging the appearance, or overall look, of a document
DDeveloping a document by entering text using a keyboard

Question 23 of 25

The faster, costlier and relatively small form of storage managed by computer system hardware is :

AMain Memory
BFlash Memory
CCache
DDisk

Question 24 of 25

The most powerful computer is ___

ASuper computer
BMicro computer
CMini computer
DAll of these

Question 25 of 25

A computer's hard disk is --------

Aan arithmetic and logical unit
Bcomputer software
Coperating system
Dcomputer hardware