Computer Awareness 100+ Questions and Answers | TGT Exams

COMPUTER LITERACY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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1. A printer is which kind of device

=> input

=> word Processing

=> Output..

=> None of these

2. The name of the computers brain is _______

=> monitor

=> hardware

=> CPU..

=> none of these

3. The output devices make it possible to

=> view or print data..

=> scan data

=> input data

=> store data

4. The most common method of entering text and numerical data into

a computer system is through the use of a

=> keyboard..

=> scanner

=> printer

=> plotter

5. Which of the following groups consist of only input device ?

=> Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor

=> Mouse, Keyboard, Printer

=> Mouse, Keyboard, Plotter

=> Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner..

6. Which of the following groups consist of only output device ?

=> Scanner, Printer, Monitor

=> Keyboard, Printer, Monitor

=> Mouse, Printer, Monitor

=> Plotter, Printer, Monitor..

7. A series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do

it is called a

=> program..

=> command

=> user response

=> processor

8. Which part of the computer displays the work done ?

=> RAM

=> Printer

=> Monitor..

=> ROM

9. Any data or instruction entered into the memory

of a computer is considered as

=> storage

=> output

=> input..

=> information

10. For seeing the output, you use ______ .

=> Monitor..

=> Keyboard

=> Mouse

=> Scanner

11. A scanner scans _____

=> Pictures

=> Text

=> Both pictures and Texts..

=> Neither picture and texts

12. Backup of the data files will help to prevent _____

=> loss of confidentiality

=> duplication of data

=> virus infection

=> loss of data..

13. Which is the part of the computer system that one can physically

touch

=> data

=> operating system

=> hardware..

=> software

14. _____ is processed by the computer into information.

=> data..

=> numbers

=> alphabets

=> pictures

15. To access properties of an object, the mouse technique

to use is _____

=> right-clicking..

=> shift-clicking

=> dragging

=> dropping

16. A ____ can make it easier to play games.

=> mouse

=> joystick..

=> keyboard

=> none of these

17. Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are

computer-readable are known

=> an ASCII code

=> a magnetic tape

=> a bar code..

=> an OCR scanner

18. A CD-RW disk _______.

=> has a faster access than an internal disk

=> is a form of optical disk, so it can only be written once

=> holds less than a floppy disk

=> can be erased and rewritten..

19. Information on a computer is stored as ______.

=> analog data

=> digital data..

=> modem data

=> watts data

20. A directory within a directory is called.

=> mini directory

=> junior directory

=> sub directory..

=> part directory

21. DVDs are of which shape ?

=> square

=> rectangular

=> round..

=> hexagonal

22. Which part is the "brain" of the computer?

=> CPU..

=> Monitor

=> RAM

=> ROM

23. Where are programs and data kept while the processor is using them?

=> main memory..

=> secondary memory

=> disk memory

=> program memory

24. What does storage unit provide?

=> place for typing data

=> storage for information and insrction

=> place for printing information

=> all of the above..

25. Which type of memory is closely related to processor?

=> main memory..

=> secondary memory

=> disk memory

=> tape memory

26. Which of the following is not true about RAM?

=> RAM is a temporary storage area

=> RAM is the same as hard disk storage..

=> RAM is volatile

=> information stored in RAM is gone when

you turn the computer off

27. Which of the following storage media provides sequential access only?

=> floppy disk

=> magnetic disk

=> magnetic tape..

=> optical disk

28. The main directory of a disk is called the _____ directory.

=> root..

=> sub

=> folder

=> network

29. What is difference between a CD-ROM and a CD-RW?

=> they are same - just two different terms used by different manufactures

=> A CD-ROM can be written to and a CD-RW cannot

=> a CD-RW can be written to, but a CD-ROM can only be read from..

=> A CD-ROM holds more information than a CD-RW

30. A group of 8 bits is known as a

=> byte..

=> kilobyte

=> binary digit

=> megabit

31. If a user needs information instantly available to the CPU, it should be stored--

=> on a CD

=> in secondary storage

=> in the CPU

=> in RAM..

32. To what temporary area can you store text and other data, and later paste them to another location?

=> the clipboard..

=> ROM

=> the hard disk

=>  CD-ROM

33. All of the following are included in removable media except --

=> CD-ROMs

=> diskette

=> DVDs

=> hard disk drive..

34. When you make graph and picture in document,

then your computer holds the data in ________.

=> restore file

=> backup drive

=> clipboard

=>  memory..

35. The storage element for a Static RAM is the _____.

=> diode

=> capacitor

=> resistor

=> flip-flop..

36. Which contents are lost when the computer turn off?

=> storage..

=> output

=> input

=> memory

37. Which of the following is not an example of hardware?

=> scanner

=> printer

=> monitor

=> interpreter..

38. ______ is the maximum amount of data that can be stored

on a storage medium.

=> magnetic storage

=> optical storage

=> solid-stage storage

=> storage capacity..

39. _____ acts as temporary high-speed holding area between

the memory and the CPU thereby improving processing

capabilities

=> ROM

=> RAM

=> Temporary memory

=> Cache memory..

=> flash memory

40. What type of device is a floppy drive?

=> input

=> output

=> storage..

=> software

41. Which of the following memory chip is faster?

=> DRAM

=> SRAM..

=> DRAM is faster for larger chips

=> none of these

42. Which of the following is the second largest measurement of RAM?

=> Terabyte

=> Megabyte

=> Gigabyte ..

=> Byte

43. A nibble is equal to bits

=> 16

=> 32

=> 4

=> 8

44. A document means the file is transferred from another computer to your computer.

=> Uploading

=> Really simple syndication

=> Accessing

=> Downloading ..

=> Upgrading

45. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?

=> ALU ..

=> Control unit

=> Desk unit

=> Modem

=> None of these

46. Which computer was the first to use the magnetic drum for memory?

=> IBM 650 ..

=> IBM 7090

=> IBM 701

=> IBM 360

47. EPROM can be used for

=> Erasing the contents of ROM

=> Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM ..

=> Duplicating the ROM

=> reconstructing the contents of ROM

48. Which is not a storage device

=> A CD

=> A DVD

=> A floppy disc

=> A printer ..

=> Hard disk

49. Who was the founder of bluetooth?

=> Ericsson ..

=> Martin Cooper

=> Steve Jobs

=> Apple

50. What is full form of ALU?

=> Arithmetic logic unit ..

=> Allowed logic unit

=> Arithmetic list unit

=> none of these

51. What is full form of GUI in terms of computers?

=> Graphical user instrument

=> Graphical unified interface

=> Graphical unified instrument

=> Graphical user interface..

52. Which of following is used in RAM

=> Conductor

=> Semiconductor..

=> Vacuum tubes

=> Transistor

53. Documents movies images and photographs etc are

 stored at a 

=> Application server

=> web server

=> Print server

=> File server..

54. Which level language is assembly language?

=> High level programming language

=> Medium level programming language

=> low level programming language ..

=> Machine language

55. Technology used to provide internet by transmitting data over wires of Telephone Network is?

=> Transmitter

=> diodes

=> HHL

=> DSL..

56. In which of the following form data is stored in computer.

=> Decimal

=> Binary..

=> Hexadecimal

=> Octal

57. Full form of URL is

=> Uniform resource locator ..

=> Uniform resource link

=> Uniform registered link 

=> unified resource link

58. If a computer provides database services to other then it will be known as

=> Web server

=> Application server

=> Database server..

=> FTP server

59. If a computer has more than one processor then it is known as

=> Unit process

=> multiprocessor ..

=> Multithreaded

=> Multiprogramming

 60. Where is RAM located?

=> Expansion board

=> External drive

=> Motherboard ..

=> All of the above

61. Which among following first generation of computers had?

=> vacuum tubes and magnetic drum..

=> integrated circuits

=> magnetic tapes and transistors

=> All of the above

62. Which of the following are components of central processing unit(CPU)?

=> Arithmetic logic unit, mouse

=> Arithmetic logic unit, control unit..

=> Arithmetic logic unit, integrated circuits

=> control unit , monitor

63. WWW stands for

=> world whole web

=> wide world web

=> web wide word

=> world wide web..

64. Which one is considered as India’s first super computer?

=> Aditya

=> Vikram-100

=> Param 8000..

=> Shastra T

65. Which of the following is not an example of a Word Processor?

=> IBM Lotus Symphony

=> Microsoft Excel..

=> Google Docs

=> Microsoft Word

66. The inventions of _______ led to the third generation of computers.

=> Vacuum tubes

=> Very Large Scale Integration(VLSI)

=> Transistors

=> Integrated chips..

67. Fifth generation computer is also known as :

=> knowledge information processing system..

=> Very Large Scale integration (VLSI)

=> Both of above

=> none of above

68. Who programmed the first computer game "spacewar" in 1962?

=> Steve Russell ..

=> Konrad Zuse

=> Alan Emtage

=> Tim Berners-Lee

69. Who is Known as the father of supercomputing?

=> David J Brown

=> Gene Amdahl

=> Adam dunkels

=> Seymour Cray..

70. Microprocessor as switching devices are which generation computers:

=> First generation

=> Second generation

=> 3rd Generation

=> 4th generation..

71. IBM 1401 is

=> First generation computer

=> Second generation computer..

=> Third generation computer

=> Fourth generation computer

72. Second generation computers were developed during

=> 1949 to 1955

=> 1956 to 1963..

=> 1965 to 1970

=> 1970 to 1990

73. The computer size was very large in

=> First generation..

=> Second generation

=> Third generation

=> Fourth generation

74. Chief component of first generation computer was-

=> Transistors

=> Vacuum tubes and valves..

=> Integrated circuits

=> none of the above

75. What is the chief feature of the modern day computer system?

=> High speed

=> All devices becoming solid state..

=> High efficiency

=> all of the above

76. MS-DOS is a _____ operating system

=> User friendly graphical

=> graphical user interface

=> Real time GUI

=> Command line interface..

77. The Abacus was believed to have been first used around 5,000 B.C. in which country?

=> Japan

=> china..

=> France

=> germany

78. Which one of the following is not an example of the second generation of computers?

=> Core i5..

=> Univac 1108

=> CDC 3600

=> IBM 1401

79. ENIAC stands for

=> Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer..

=> Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator

=> Electronic Numerical Integrator and Automatic Computer

=> Electronic Numerical Integrator and Automatic Calculator

80. The main body of computer machine is divided into two main parts?

=> CPU and peripherals

=> External parts and integral parts

=> Hardware and CPU

=> Hardware and software ..

81. Is used as a programming language in first generation computers?

 => FORTRAN

=> COBOL

=> BASIC

=> Machine language..

82. Which of the following is not a computer virus?

=> AIDS

=> Anna Kournikova

=> Brain

=> Don..

83. What is Michelangelo in the world of computers?

=> A High quality Designer software

=> A virus..

=> A type of circuit

=> none of the above

84. Who invented the Punch card?

=> Charles Babbage

=> Semen Korsakov

=> Herman Hollerith..

=> Joseph Marie Jacquard

85. Second generation of computers used -

=> Transistors ..

=> Vacuum tube

=> VLSIs

=> None of these

86. Computers of the fifth generation do not include the-

=> Scientific calculator..

=> laptop

=> Ultrabook

=> None of the above

87. Babbage designed the following

=> Difference engine : 1822  AD

=> Analytical engine: 1833 AD

=> Pascaline: 1856 AD

=> Only a and b..

88. A hard copy of a document is..

=> Printed on the printer..

=> Stored on A floppy

=> stored on a CD

=> Stored on the hard disk

89. The name that the user gives to a document is referred to as

=> Document-name

=> File-name..

=> Name given

=> Document - identity

90. Microsoft Word is an example of

=> An Operating System

=> A processing device

=> Application software..

=> An input device

91. If text was highlighted and edit copy was clicked, what would happen? => Text would be copied from the document and placed in the clipboard..

=> Text would be removed from the document and placed in the clipboard

=> Text from the clipboard would be placed in the document at the place  where the cursor is blinking

=> None of the above

92. For opening and closing of the file in excel, you can use which bar?

=> Formatting

=> Standard..

=> Title

=> Formatting or title

93. Data that is copied from an application is stored in the

=> Driver

=> Terminal

=> Prompt

=> Clipboard..

94. Changing an existing document is called the document ______.

=> Creating

=> Deleting

=> Editing..

=> Adjusting

95. In a spreadsheet program the _____ contains related worksheets and documents.

=> Workbook..

=> column

=> Cell

=> Formula

96. In order to save an existing document with a different name you need to :

=> Retype the document and give it a different name

=> Use the save as command..

=> Copy and paste the original document to a new document and then save

=> Use Windows Explorer to copy the document to a different location and then rename it

97. What would you do to highlight a word? You position the cursor next to the word, and then ______

=> Drag Mouse while holding button down..

=> Click Mouse once

=> Roll Mouse around

=> Role and then click Mouse

98. Which one of the following software applications would be the most appropriate for performing numerical and statistical calculation?

=> Database

=> Document processor

=> graphics package

=> Spreadsheet..

99. The background of any word document_______.

=> Is always white colour

=> Is the colour you preset under the option menu

=> Is always the same for the entire document

=> Can have any colour you choose..