Computer Awareness Questions Answers Govt Competitive Exams MCQ's




Question 811 :
What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk called?

  1. configuration
  2. download
  3. storage
  4. istallation
  

Question 812 :
The word length of Micro computers lies in the range between ________

  1. 8 and 16 bits
  2. 8 and 21 bits
  3. 8 and 24 bits
  4. 8 and 32 bits
  

Question 813 :
Multiplexing involves _________ path and __________ channels.

  1. one, multiple
  2. one, one
  3. multiple, one
  4. multiple, multiple
  

Question 814 :
One megabyte equals approximately

  1. 1,000 bits
  2. 1,000 bytes
  3. 1 million bytes
  4. 1 million bits
  

Question 815 :
Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only store information to it but cannot erase or modify it ?

  1. Floppy Disk
  2. Hard Disk
  3. Tape Drive
  4. CDROM
  

Question 816 :
Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry ?

  1. Motorola
  2. IBM
  3. Intel
  4. AMD
  

Question 817 :
Write!' is a`

  1. Text editor
  2. Word processor
  3. Line editor
  4. All the above
  

Question 818 :
Computer programs are also known as

  1. operating systems
  2. documents
  3. peripherals
  4. applications
  

Question 819 :
________ is the primay key of one file which also appears in another file.

  1. Physical key
  2. Primary key
  3. Foreign key
  4. Logical key
  

Question 820 :
Which refers to any program that is not copy righted?

  1. Freeware
  2. Shareware
  3. Open Source Software
  4. Public Domain Software
  

Question 821 :
To move to the beginning of a line of text, press the _____ key.

  1. Home
  2. A
  3. Page-up
  4. Enter
  

Question 822 :
________ is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors

  1. Formatting
  2. Tracking
  3. Allotting
  4. None of the Above
  

Question 823 :
Which term is commonly used for copyrighted software given away free by its author?

  1. Freeware
  2. Shareware
  3. Open Source Software
  4. Public Domain Software
  

Question 824 :
Integrated Circuits (IC) chips used in computers are made with

  1. Gold
  2. Silver
  3. Silicon
  4. Coper
  

Question 825 :
Microprocessors can be used t make

  1. Computer
  2. Digital systems
  3. Calculators
  4. All of the above
  

Question 826 :
Which port doesn't exist in computer ?

  1. USB
  2. Parallel
  3. Com1 / Com2
  4. RAW
  

Question 827 :
The hardware device commonly referred to as the 'brain' of the computer is the

  1. RAM chip
  2. data input
  3. CPU
  4. secondary storage
  

Question 828 :
Storage that retains its data after the power is tuned off is referred to as

  1. volatile storage
  2. non-volatile storage
  3. sequential storage
  4. direct storage
  

Question 829 :
The ________file format is a method to encoding pictures on a computer.

  1. HTML
  2. JPEG
  3. FTP
  4. URL
  

Question 830 :
Secondary storage

  1. does not require constant power
  2. does not use magnetic media
  3. consists of foour main types of devices
  4. does not store information for later retrieval
  

Question 831 :
VIRUS stands for

  1. Vital Information Recourse Under Siege
  2. Vital Information Reason Under Siege
  3. Vital Information Recourse Under System
  4. Virus Information Recourse Under Siege
  

Question 832 :
Which of the followin is the largest unit of storage?

  1. GB
  2. KB
  3. MB
  4. TB
  

Question 833 :
When you cut or copy information it gets place in the

  1. clipart
  2. clipboard
  3. Internet
  4. motherboard
  

Question 834 :
The altering of data so that it is not usable unless the changes are undone is called

  1. biometrics
  2. compression
  3. encryption
  4. ergonomics
  

Question 835 :
Which of the following groups consist of only Input devices?

  1. Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor
  2. Mouse, Keyboard, Printer
  3. Mouse, Keyboard, Plotter
  4. Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner
  

Question 836 :
The average time required to reach a storage location in memory and obtain its contents is called_____

  1. Latency time.
  2. Access time.
  3. Turnaround time.
  4. Response time.
  

Question 837 :
Eight bits of data is called

  1. octabit
  2. word
  3. sentence
  4. byte
  

Question 838 :
A self replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970s science fiction novel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider is ........

  1. Bug
  2. Vice
  3. Lice
  4. Worm
  

Question 839 :
A device that generates the periodic signals used to control the timing of all CPU operations is

  1. COM
  2. Collate
  3. Chip
  4. Clock
  

Question 840 :
_________are symbols that represent any character or combination of characters.

  1. Playing cards
  2. Wildcards
  3. Private keys
  4. Public keys