Are you a student gearing up for an upcoming exam on computer fundamentals? Do you find yourself in need of some comprehensive multiple-choice questions (MCQs) to test your knowledge and solidify your understanding? Look no further! In this article, we have compiled a set of Computer Fundamentals MCQs with answers specifically designed to help you excel in your exam preparation.
Computer Fundamentals MCQs with Answers: Set-I
1. The speed of a computer is calculated in ___.
Ans: MHz (Megahertz)
2. The level of ___ depends on the instructions and the type of machines being used.
Ans: Accuracy
3. The first computer-like machine was developed by a team from ___.
Ans: IBM and Harvard University
4. The invention of the ___ made smaller and less expensive computers possible.
Ans: Transistor
5. The second generation computers are ___ and ___.
Ans: IBM1401, IBM70906.
6. The input and output for the fifth generation machines will be in the form of ___or ___.
Ans: Graphic images, speeches.
7. ___ Computers are a combination of both analogue and digital computers.
Ans: Hybrid
8. ___ computers can produce the result with more accuracy and at a faster rate.
Ans: Digital
9. The invention of ___ has changed the lifestyle and working environment.
Ans: Internet
10. Computers are used in the ___, ___ & ___.
Ans: Classrooms, libraries, museums
11. The different types of computers are ___, ___, ___ and ___.
Ans: Micro, mainframe, mini, super
12. Mainframes are the ___ of the computer family.
Ans: Second largest
13. The main memory is also called as ___ memory.
Ans: Primary
14. ___ memory is computer memory that requires power to maintain the stored information.
Ans: Volatile
15. CPU consists of ___, ___ and ___.
Ans: Control Unit, Memory Unit, Arithmetic and Logic Unit
16. The number system can be categorized into two broad categories ___ and ___.
Ans: Non-positional, positional
17. In positional number system the value of each digit is defined by the ___ and its ___.
Ans: Symbol, position
18. The radix of the hexadecimal number system is ___.
Ans: 16
19. The data in the computer memory are stored in ___ form.
Ans: Binary
20. The decimal equivalent of the number (111)2 is ___.
Ans: (7)10
21. The octal equivalent of the number (34)10 is ___.
Ans: (42)8
22. The hexadecimal equivalent of the number (36)10 is ___.
Ans: (24)16
23. The method of converting a decimal number to binary is often called as the ___ method.
Ans: Remainder
24. The decimal equivalent of the number (01011010)2 is ___.
Ans: (90)10
25. Hexadecimal equivalent of the number (111)10 is ___.
Ans: F
26. The decimal equivalent of the number (34)8 is ___.
Ans: (28)10
27. The decimal equivalent of the number (A.23)16 is ___.
Ans: (10.1328125)10
28. To lock a computer the short cut used is ___ or ___.
Ans: Press Windows logo key + L or press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and Click lock computer.
29. ___ groups display topics where the content of the help information matches the word or phrase entered.
Ans: Full-text search matches
30. Microsoft Knowledge Base group is based on a comparison between the search terms entered and keywords defined in the Help files. (True/False?)
Ans: False
31. SRAM stands for ___
Ans: Static Random Access Memory
32. EEPROM stands for ___
Ans: Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
33. Indentations on CD RPM are called as ___ and ___
Ans: Pits, lands
34. Magnetic devices can be accessed either ___ or ___
Ans: Linearly, randomly
35. CD-RW stands for ___
Ans: Compact Disc-Rewritable
36. Optical media is ___ device.
Ans: Non-volatile
37. The screen in CRT is coated with ___ dots
Ans: Phosphor
38. In LCD ___ light is passed through the crystals.
Ans: Polarized
39. ___ converts the entire program into machine level at one shot.
Ans: Compiler
40. Linker is an example of ___ category of software.
Ans: Utility
41. The speed of the computer is measured in ___.
Ans: Megahertz
42. ___ is measured against some predetermined standard for operations without failure.
Ans: Reliability
43. ___ means flexible,
Ans: Versatile
44. ___ is the main source of the problem in the previous versions of windows.
Ans: DLL hell
45. ___ layer protects key system components from poorly written programs.
Ans: Hardware abstraction layer
46. In a new/clean installation, the Windows XP has only the Recycle Bin installed there by default. (True/False?)
Ans: True
47. Delete an existing partition is used for a clean install on a drive that currently contains an earlier version of windows. (True/False?)
Ans: True
48. Windows XP includes a new antipiracy feature called ___.
Ans: Windows product activation
49. State whether the following statements are True or False
a. Activation is registration
Ans: False
b. Zip drive is included in the list of components of hardware fingerprint
Ans: False
50. Windows assigns ___ to each user account.
Ans: Security ID
51. Which is the simplified way of describing membership in a security group, a collection of user accounts?
Ans: Account type
52. Permissions and rights for group members are ___.
Ans: Commutative
53. ___ is a suite of web-based services that help make using the internet and purchasing online easier and faster.
Ans: .NET password
54. Administrator can delete any account including the one which is currently logged on (True/False?)
Ans: False
55. ___ is controlled by checking or unchecking.
Ans: Mini toolbar
56. ___ are context-sensitive menus.
Ans: Smart tags
57. ___ refers to the view the user works when he/she works on a document.
Ans: Document views
58. ___ is used to view how pages would appear if published on the web as HTML documents.
Ans: Web layout
59. Borders and frames can be added to the picture using ___ groupings of format ribbon.
Ans: Picture styles
60. ___ are elements that appear on the top and bottom of the entire documents.
Ans: Header and footer
61. ___ refers to the document name.
Ans: Filename
62. To insert table click on ___ .
Ans: Insert tab → tables (subheading)
63. ___ section allows a user to specify the width of each column.
Ans: Autofit behaviour
64. ____ tells the table style to band alternate columns in different color.
Ans: Banded col
65. ___ are preformatted documents.
Ans: Template
66. User can create their own custom templates. (True/false?)
Ans: True
67. To move one paragraph up we need to press ___.
Ans: Ctrl+Up arrow
68. ___ is an environment in which you write new and edit existing visual basic for applications code and procedures.
Ans: Editor
69. ___ is a file that contains the structure and tools for shaping the elements like the style and page layout of finished files.
Ans: Template
70. ___ allows the user to observe changes directly on the document as that select different option from the gallery.
Ans: Live preview
71. ___ is the default reference used by excel.
Ans: Relative cell references
72. ___ is also a cell address.
Ans: Cell references
73. ___ is a group of cells lying adjacent to one another.
Ans: Contiguous cells
74. The cell is automatically selected when you type cell reference and hit enter in the name box. (True/ False?)
Ans: True
75. ___ is the shortcuts key to jumps the cursor to the bottom right-hand corner.
Ans: Ctrl+end
76. The function of ___ is to enable the user to change the chart type.
Ans: Change the chart type
77. ___ tab allows you to formats entries in each cell/row/col, etc
Ans: Number
78. ___ effect cuts a line across the text.
Ans: Strikethrough
79. ___ allows you to manually specify the contents of each page.
Ans: Page breaks
80. ___ dialogue box enables you to work with complex data.
Ans: Goto special dialogue box
81. ___ enables you to set font attributes that cause data to appear differently based on the values display in a cell.
Ans: Conditional formatting
82. ___ refers to the values upon which calculations will be performed.
Ans: Operands
83. Excel has more than ___ functions.
Ans: 300
84. ___ Function automatically returns occupied numeric and alphanumeric values within a specified range.
Ans: CountA
85. ___ means specifying what to print from a worksheet.
Ans: Defining the print area
86. To remove the print area you need to click on ___
Ans: Page layout tab → page setup → clear print area icon
87. ___ is used to uniquely identify the system in the network.
Ans: IP address
88. ___ is a circular button located on the top left corner of the document and used to create new documents.
Ans: Office button
89. ___ is the small list of icons located immediately to the right of the office button.
Ans: Quick access toolbar
90. A ribbon can be hidden or modified by the user. (True/False?)
Ans: False
91. When the blank presentation is opened for the first time, by default ___ slide is opened.
An4s: Title
92. ___ & ___ are the two options of deleting a slide.
Ans: Right-click option, menu option
93. To undo changes to the slide layout what should be done?
Ans: Simply click on Ctrl+Z
94. Adjusting tabs and indentation in PowerPoint is possible only via ___.
Ans: Ruler
95. ___ enables a user to quickly sort/rearrange various slides.
Ans: Slide sorter
96. Which navigation aid enables a user to draw into a slide?
Ans: Markings
97. ___ is the default slide format for new slides.
Ans: Slide master
98. ___ are the animations like effects that occur in a slide show when transitions occur from one slide to the next.
Ans: Transitions
99. ___ are applied to individual elements within the slides.
Ans: Animations
100. State whether the following statements are true or false
a. A user can apply various sounds with each transition
Ans: True
b. Transition speed for each slide is taken by default and the user cannot specify it.
Ans: False
c. User can specify how slide transitions occur
Ans: True
101. ___ Option in custom animation changes the fonts in a text box.
Ans: Emphasis
102. ___ are predesigned slides.
Ans: Templates
103. The maximum number of columns and rows that can be created using the insert table option is ___ and ___ respectively.
Ans: Ten, eight
104. ___option enables a user to select which pages to print.
Ans: Print range
105. In windows XP out of five levels of permission, ___ is most secure.
Ans: 1
106. In order to audit access, every operating system has ___ object.
Ans: Audit object
107. IIS stands for ___
Ans: Internet information Services
108. Select ___ to activate Components Wizard.
Ans: Add/Remove Windows Components
109. Two important tasks performed by abstract overlay are ___ and ___
Ans: Indexing, discovery
