This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Technology > It > Computer Fundamentals – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Computer Fundamentals Quiz 22 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is the term used for a set of programs that acts as an interface between the applications that are running on a computer and the computer's hardware? A) Command Line. B) Control Panel. C) Operating System. D) Utilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Operating System. 2. It gives the computer the required power to operate the entire system. A) Power Supply. B) Control Panel. C) Video Card. D) Expansion Slot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power Supply. 3. Although a tablet can connect to a cellular network, it can also be used as a phone. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Where is RAM attached to the computer? A) Motherboard. B) External Hard Drive. C) CD driver. D) CPU. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motherboard. 5. This will undo the last action. A) Ctrl+S. B) Ctrl+Z. C) Ctrl+Y. D) Ctrl+A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ctrl+Z. 6. You are trying to decide whether your company would benefit from having an Instagram account. What is some of the demographic information you must consider in order to make this decision? A) Marital status, customer income, and brand loyalty. B) Age of their customers, customer income and gender. C) Geography, favorite activities, and customer income. D) Gender, personality, and geographic segments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Age of their customers, customer income and gender. 7. It is the main output device of a computer. It forms images from tiny dots, called pixels that are arranged in a rectangular form. A) Printer. B) Graphic plotter. C) Scanner. D) VMU. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) VMU. 8. Which of the following is NOT a system utility? A) Disk checking program. B) Antivirus program. C) Word processing program. D) Disk defragmenting program. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Word processing program. 9. ..... are the electronic equipment connected by the cable to a computer's CPU box. A) Peripheral Devices. B) Hardware. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peripheral Devices. 10. This is another kind of printer, which is used to print charts, big posters etc. A) Plotter. B) Printer. C) VMU. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plotter. 11. Microsoft Windows is a example of ..... A) FOSS. B) Proprietary Software. C) Application Software. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proprietary Software. 12. This service also uses broadband connection; compare to DSL, signals travel through the atmosphere until it reaches orbiting objects that tend to return the signal to an intended location. A) Cable. B) Dial-up. C) 3G, 4G and 5G. D) Satellite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Satellite. 13. What is the most durable? A) Solid State Drive. B) Hard Drive. C) CD. D) Magnetic Tape. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solid State Drive. 14. Which of these will delete the virus if it finds one? A) Firewall. B) Anti-Virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anti-Virus. 15. You wrote a report for school and your friend suggested you add more information to it. It's due in an hour. Which of these is OK to do? A) Paste together paragraphs of new information from different websites. B) Find a report online that has more information and use that instead. C) Copy information from a website that agrees with your ideas. D) Cite websites used for the new ideas you add. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cite websites used for the new ideas you add. 16. Language Processor is a type of ..... A) Microsoft Excel. B) Operating System. C) Application Software. D) System Software. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) System Software. 17. An airplane manufacturer recently released an updated product that corrects the defects of a previous version. Many customers are liking, commenting, and sharing the company's posts about the new product. What is this activity called? A) Reach. B) Exposure. C) Impression. D) Engagement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Engagement. 18. A Word 2010 table consists of rows and columns of ..... A) Cells. B) Boxes. C) Brackets. D) Windows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cells. 19. Which among the following is Output device A) Monitor. B) Scanner. C) Keyboard. D) Mouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monitor. 20. Here are the advantages of good cable management except A) Reduces signal interference. B) Makes maintenance easy. C) The cooling system inside the rack can be improved. D) Increased time for maintenance, troubleshooting and cable changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increased time for maintenance, troubleshooting and cable changes. 21. Which of the following memory types will store the data or information permanently? A) Flash memory. B) Cache. C) RAM. D) Hard Disk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flash memory. 22. One of the main features of this generation of computers is the use of VLSI technology. A) Second Generation. B) Fifth Generation. C) Third Generation. D) Fourth Generation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fourth Generation. 23. Device that used rods with numbers marked on them in such a way that by simply placing the rods sideby side products and quotients of large numbers can be obtained. A) Napier's Bone. B) Abacus. C) Slide Rule. D) Pascal Calculator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Napier's Bone. 24. The Handout Master consists of placeholders for all of these except the: A) Slide Number. B) Title. C) Header. D) Footer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Title. 25. How many keys are on QWERTY keyboard? A) 104. B) 1024. C) 100. D) 700. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 104. 26. Example of application software except A) File manager. B) Mozilla. C) Safari. D) MS Powerpoint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) File manager. 27. Short Message Service is the most basic communications technology for mobile data transfer and characterized by the exchange of short alphanumeric text messages between digital line and mobile devices. A) SMS. B) MMS. C) Bandwidth. D) App. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SMS. 28. Which type of memory is used to store the OS, programs and data in use by the CPU? A) RAM. B) ROM. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RAM. 29. Which programming language is known for its use in developing web-based applications? A) HTML. B) Python. C) Java. D) C++. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HTML. 30. Give an example of a software application. A) Microsoft Word. B) Excel spreadsheet. C) IPhone X. D) Adobe Photoshop. E) Google Chrome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microsoft Word. 31. Where is a hub specified in the OSI model? A) Application layer. B) Physical layer. C) Session layer. D) Data Link layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physical layer. 32. Which of the following is true about email? A) The cost depends on the size of the message. B) It is private. C) Delivery is almost instantaneous. D) It cannot be sabotaged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Delivery is almost instantaneous. 33. Table option is available in ..... group under the Insert tab. A) PAGES. B) HOME. C) TABLES. D) LINKS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) TABLES. 34. Which of the following is a type of computer network:a) LAN b) Mouse c) Keyboard A) Printer. B) Keyboard. C) Mouse. D) LAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) LAN. 35. What is the shape of a flash drive connecter? A) Triangle. B) Rectangle. C) Circle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rectangle. 36. What does the following shortcut key do? CTRL + S A) Select all text on a page. B) Save. C) Spellcheck. D) Close document. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Save. 37. Ann, a user, reports that her computer was working this morning, but now the screen is blank. The power indicator for the monitor is on. Pressing the space bar or mouse does not fix the problem. What could be the issue causing the problem? A) The video cable has become disconnected. B) The monitor power cable is unplugged. C) The video driver is not installed. D) The operating system has encountered a stop error. E) The screen saver has activated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The video cable has become disconnected. 38. Which of the following is the most popular operating system? A) Windows. B) MacOS. C) Linus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Windows. 39. What type of monitor/display is this? A) LCD display. B) LED display. C) CRT display. D) All of the choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CRT display. 40. Allows computer users to input audio into their computers. A) Printer. B) Mouse. C) Microphone. D) Speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Microphone. 41. MAC computers were invented before PC's. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 42. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of a CPU socket? A) It is a single connector between a microprocessor and the motherboard. B) It is used to expand the computer's functionality, like a video card. C) It allows computer memory (RAM) to be inserted in the computer. D) It allows you to connect external devices such as your monitor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a single connector between a microprocessor and the motherboard. 43. What is the primary function of a computer? A) To process data and perform tasks. B) To play music and videos. C) To water plants and flowers. D) To make coffee and tea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To process data and perform tasks. 44. Removing a virus from your system is easily done with a reboot. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 45. Is it ok to use someone's work on the Internet without permission? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 46. Normally used in digital cameras ..... can hold thousands of jpg photographs. A) Magnetic tape. B) USB memory stick. C) SD memory cards. D) CD. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SD memory cards. 47. What is included in Memory Devices? A) Program, RAM, ROM, Cache. B) Computer Memory, RAM, ROM, Cache. C) Program, RAM, ROM, RIM. D) Computer Memory, Internal, ROM, Cache. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Computer Memory, RAM, ROM, Cache. 48. You are testing the power supply in a PC system by measuring the voltage. The voltage on the yellow wire is +10.1 volts. What should you do? A) Nothing. The power supply is working normally. B) Replace the power supply. C) Switch the voltage selector on the back from 220 VAC to 110 VAC. D) Disconnect all devices drawing power from the power supply before testing it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Replace the power supply. 49. What is the Internet? A) The Internet is a global network of interconnected computers and devices that communicate with each other using the Internet Protocol (IP). B) The Internet is a type of insect commonly found in tropical regions. C) The Internet is a popular type of coffee drink. D) The Internet is a type of fishing net used in the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Internet is a global network of interconnected computers and devices that communicate with each other using the Internet Protocol (IP). 50. Allows information on a computer to be seen. Includes monitors, printers, projectors A) OUTPUT DEVICE. B) INPUT DEVICE. C) CPU. D) ROM. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) OUTPUT DEVICE. 51. You suspect that some of your social media posts are not reaching your target audience. What can you do to improve the effectiveness of your posts? A) Evaluate the click through rates to your Web Site. B) Create compelling ads and promote well-received organic posts. C) Repeat the same posts over and over. D) Address posts to the entire platform audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Create compelling ads and promote well-received organic posts. 52. Which input device is more suitable for obtaining a copy of a printed document? A) A scanner. B) A printer. C) A monitor. D) A webcam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A scanner. 53. This is the medium used by the computer to interact with the user to understand what the user wants to do with input. A) PROCESSORS. B) GRAPHICS OR VIDEO CARD. C) OPERATING SYSTEM OR APPLICATIONS. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GRAPHICS OR VIDEO CARD. 54. The devices that used to give single or multiple colored images and drawings A) Scanners. B) Plotters. C) Monitor. D) Printers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plotters. 55. There are two shift key on the keyboard A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. Who is known as the father of modern computers. A) Alan Turing. B) Blaise Pascal. C) John Napier. D) Charles Babbage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charles Babbage. 57. The fastest and the most expensive computer among all types of computers. A) Megacomputer. B) Mainframe. C) Supercomputer. D) All-in-one computer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supercomputer. 58. What is the purpose of the address bus? A) Carries signals to control various devices and components. B) Carries data around the computer system. C) Carries the addresses of where data needs to go or come from. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carries the addresses of where data needs to go or come from. 59. A digital system uses..... A) Sine waves. B) Binary format. C) Requires less bandwidth. D) Consumes more power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Binary format. 60. Microsoft word is considered a spreadsheet. A) False. B) True. 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