Computer General Knowledge MCQs - Set 27

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

(A) Floppy disk             (B) Magnetic disk

(C) Magnetic tape        (D) Optical disk

Answer: C

2.       Pick the odd one ……………….

(A) Mouse         (B) Scanner

(C) Printer         (D) Keyboard

Answer: C

3.       Connections to the Internet using a phone line and a modem are called …………… connections.

(A) broadband              (B) dial-up

(C) digital                      (D) None of these

Answer: B

4.       Which type of memory holds only the program and data that the CPU is presently processing ?

(A) CMOS         (B) ROM

(C) RAM                        (D) ASCII

Answer: C

5.       A button that makes character either upper or lower case and numbers to symbols.

(A) monitor        (B) shift key

(C) icon             (D) mouse

Answer: B

6.       Programs designed specifically to address general purpose applications, special purpose applications are called …………..

(A) operating system               (B) system software

(C) application software         (D) management information systems

Answer: C

7.       A series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do. It is called a …………

(A) program                   (B) command

(C) user response       (D) processor

Answer: A

8.       The communications device that allows the computer to access a network is called a ……………. card.

(A) modem        (B) video

(C) sound          (D) network

Answer: D

9.       …………….. is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.

(A) A process    (B) Storage

(C) Software     (D) Information

Answer: D

10.    Programs or a set of electronic Instructions that tell a computer what to do.

(A) Menu           (B) Monitor

(C) Hardware    (D) Software

Answer: D

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