Computer NTS MCQS

1) Who is the father of Computer? Charles Babage

2) The term ‘Computer’ is derived from Latin
3) Who is the father of Computer science? Alen Turing
4) Who is the father of personal computer? Edward Robert
5) A CPU contains a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit
6) The first computers were programmed using . machine language
7) network is a combination of hardware and software that faciltates the
sharing of information betwen computing devices
8) CD-ROM stands for Compactable Read Only Memory
9) UNIVAC is Universal Automatic Computer
10) ALU is Arithmetic Logic Unit
11) VGA is Video Graphics Aray
12) MSI stands for Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
13) The capacity of 3.5 inch flopy disk is 1.4 MB
14) WAN stands for Wide Area Network
15) MICR stands for Magnetic Ink Character Reader
16) EBCDIC stands for Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange
Code
17) CAD stands for Computer aided design
18) . Junk e-mail is also called spam
19) . Hackers break into other people's computers
20) A computer canot 'bot' if it does not have the Operating System
21) First page of Website is termed as- Homepage
22) When a file is saved for the first ime it must be given a name to
identify it
23) What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?
Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains there even without
electrical power
24) What do you cal the programs that are used to find out posible
faults and their causes? diagnostic software
25) Which programming languages are clasified as low level anguages?
Asembly languages
26) a. NAV b. F-Prot c.McAfe is anti- viruses’ software?
27) What does DMA stand for? Direct Memory Access
28) A normal CD- ROM usually can store up to _____ _data? 680 MB
29) . What is a light pen? Optical input device
30) . BCD is Binary Coded Decimal
31) ASCI stands for American Standard Code for Information
Interchange
32) FORTRAN is Formula Translation
33) EEPROM stands for Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only
Memory
34) DOS stands for Disk Operating System
35) IBM stands for International Business Machines
36) RAM stands for Random aces memory
37) 1 Byte =?8 bits
38) SMPS stands for Switched mode Power Supply
39) VDU is also called Screen and Monitor
40) BIOS stands for Basic Input Output system
41) An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be
processed is. Memory
42) SHIFT is the key to close a selected drop -down list; cancel a
command and close a dialog box
43) A device, which is not connected to CPU, is called as Of-line device
44) RAM is an example of . Primary memory
45) BASIC COBOL and C++ is a computer language
46) RAM is also called as. Read /Write Memory
47) Register Store data or information temporarily and pass it on as
directed by the control unit
48) COBOL is an acronym for Common Business Oriented Language
49) Hackers . Viruses and identity theft are examples of real security
and privacy risks
50) hard disk drives floppy disk drives and CD drives are examples of
storage devices
51) A DVD is an example of a optical disc
52) The process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet o
your computer is called Downloading
53) Formatting is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and
sectors
54) Help Menu is available at Start button
55) Store data Accept input And Process data are a basic function of a
computer
56) . ROM . Floppy Disk Hard Disk store data permanently
57) . RAM does not store data permanently
58) In a computer, most processing takes place in CPU
59) The common name for the crime of stealing passwords is Spoofing
60) An intentionally disruptive program that spreads from program to
program or from disk to disk is known as a: Virus.
61) Spybot is the name of an application program that gathers user
information and sends it to someone through the Internet
62) Hardware or software designed to guard against unauthorized aces
to a computer network is known as a Encryption safe wall.
63) To prevent he los of data during power failures, use a UPS
64) Computer crime Is defined as any crime completed through the use
of computer technology
65) Cracking - refers to electronic trespassing or criminal hacking
66) Digital computer computers operates essentially by counting
67) Desktop computer is small general purpose micro computer, but
larger than portable computer
68) Minicomputer is a medium sized computer
69) Mainframe computer are of large size
70) Note book, laptop ,palm ,hand-held computers are coming under
the category of Portable computer
71) Touch Screen is an input and output device
72) Laser are high-end printers
73) Daisy wheel, Drum, chain etc are the Printers
74) Applications software are specific to users’ needs
75) “MAN” stands for Metropolitan Area Network
76) BUS is a network topology
77) PAN is a type of network
78) VOIP stands for Voice over IP
79) The first web browser is Mosaic
80) . Protocol are set of rules and procedures to control the data
transmission over the internet
81) NOS stands for Network Operating system
82) Editors are system software to facilitate editing of text and data
83) Computers, combine both measuring and counting, are called :
Hybrid
84) Physical structure of computer is called Hardware
85) In world today, most of the computers are. Digital
86) Digital computer data are represented as discrete signals.
87) Microcomputer is available in the form of a PC now
88) PARAM is an example of Super computer