This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Technology > It > Computer Fundamentals – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Computer Fundamentals Quiz 25 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An individual's personal computer that resides on a desk or table is a ..... A) Laptop. B) Monitor. C) Desktop Computer. D) USB Flash Drive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desktop Computer. 2. Holds many components of the system and provides connectors for other peripherals. A) CPU. B) Touch screen. C) Motherboard. D) USB. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motherboard. 3. Email uses what symbol? A) /. B) ,. C) . D) @. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) @. 4. It uses lasers and lights as its method of reading and writing data. A) Magnetic Storage. B) Cloud Storage. C) Optical Storage. D) Flash Storage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Optical Storage. 5. Cloud storage is any storage that is not directly on your computer A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. What is technology that used in First Generation? A) Vacuum Tubes. B) Artificial intelligence. C) Transistor. D) Integrated circuit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vacuum Tubes. 7. Identify the main reason on why MOBILE COMPUTING revolutionize the way of using computers. A) Mobile computing can prevent unauthorized access to data. B) Allow users to access information regardless of time and position. C) Conventional computer less efficient compare to mobile computing. D) Conventional computer is less secure compare to mobile computing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allow users to access information regardless of time and position. 8. It is the main memory where the operating system is loaded and also where your applications are copied to, when you load an application. A) Motherboard. B) CPU. C) Hard Disk Drive. D) RAM (Random Access Memory). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) RAM (Random Access Memory). 9. What do you call a program in execution? A) Command. B) Process. C) Task. D) Instruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Process. 10. Which symbol must all formula begin with? A) @. B) =. C) (. D) +. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) =. 11. Which of the following is not a storage medium? A) Floppy Disk. B) CD. C) DVD. D) Scanner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scanner. 12. This important invention began the development of the second generation computers, which no longer required vacuum tubes, and were much more efficient and less expensive. A) Silicon chip. B) CPU. C) Integrated circuit. D) Transistor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transistor. 13. What does the motherboard do? A) Connects all components so that they can communicate. B) Connects all components so they can use the same power source. C) Connects all components because it's easier. D) Connects all components so that they can function correctly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Connects all components so that they can function correctly. 14. Delete key is used to erase A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. The binary system uses powers of ..... A) 2. B) 8. C) 10. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 16. What does the acronym CPU stand for? A) Control Processing Unit. B) Central Processing Unit. C) Computer Processing Unit. D) Central Power Unit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Processing Unit. 17. All computations required to run the entire computer are done in this part, and does the controlling of other computer components. A) RAM. B) Hard Drive. C) Processor. D) Motherboard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Processor. 18. A PowerPoint presentation also called a A) Slide show. B) Slide set. C) Slide stack. D) Slide file. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slide show. 19. What type of attack uses "zombies" to attack the victim? A) DDoS. B) Ransomware. C) Man in the Middle. D) Cryptojacking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DDoS. 20. Which was an early mainframe computer? A) ENIAC. B) BRAINIA. C) FUNTRIA. D) UNIQUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ENIAC. 21. Refers to processing of data or information by grouping it. A) Online Processing. B) Batch Processing. C) Distributed Processing. D) Real-time Processing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Batch Processing. 22. Cache memory is a temporary memory used to store data A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. A microprocessor's performance is affected by several factors except A) Clock speed. B) Rom size. C) Instruction Set. D) Word Size. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rom size. 24. You need to save this spreadsheet to your external hard drive. Which menu command would you use? A) . B) Edit. C) . D) File. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) File. 25. What is the most important software to run on a computer? A) Tick tock. B) Photoshop. C) A game. D) The operating system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The operating system. 26. What does GUI stand for? A) Ground User Interface. B) Graphical User Instruction. C) Graphical User Interface. D) General User Instruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Graphical User Interface. 27. Versatility, Dilligence, Secrecy are the ..... of a computer. A) Limitations. B) Advantages. C) Characteristics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characteristics. 28. Type of software that allows for the creation of a single file composed of multiple sub files, while at the same time reducing the overall size of combined elements: A) Database. B) Document sharing. C) Maintenance. D) Compression. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compression. 29. The main storage of your computer A) Hard Drive. B) ROM. C) RAM. D) Motherboard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hard Drive. 30. The first genral purpose electronic computer was A) Summit. B) Desktop computer. C) Micro computers. D) ENIAC. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ENIAC. 31. ENIAC, EDVAC, and UNIVAC are examples of computers that used ..... as the basic components for memory and circuitry for CPU. A) Vacuum tubes. B) Transistors. C) Integrated circuits. D) Chips. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vacuum tubes. 32. ..... is a word processing application. A) MS-Word. B) MS-Excel. C) MS-Power-point. D) MS-Access. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MS-Word. 33. True or False Multiple Icons are present on the desktop. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. A collection of entities (hardware, software and liveware) that are designed to receive, process, manage and present information in a meaningful format. A) Computer Peripherals. B) Storage Devices. C) Computer System. D) Cables. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Computer System. 35. ENIAC is the ..... generation computer. A) Fourth Generation. B) Third Generation. C) Second Generation. D) First Generation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) First Generation. 36. A term used to describe the speed of the CPU A) Clock rate. B) Clock speed. C) CPU speed. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 37. Which of the following network is the smallest amongst the networks? A) Metropolitan AreaNetwork (MAN). B) Personal AreaNetwork (PAN). C) Local area network (LAN). D) Wide area network (WAN) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personal AreaNetwork (PAN). 38. Hosts in each class A are..... A) First bit. B) Number of networks. C) Number of IP hosts. D) Number of host IDs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Number of IP hosts. 39. Which Slide introduces the audience to the presentation? A) End. B) Name. C) Start. D) Title. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Title. 40. ATM Stands for.....? A) Automated Teller Machine. B) Automatic Teller Machine. C) Automated Telling Machine. D) Automatic Telling Machine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Automated Teller Machine. 41. Which of the following is a process? A) Display photographic images on the computer monitor. B) Play music through a computer speaker. C) Transfer digital photos from a camera to the computer. D) Record your voice into the computer using a microphone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transfer digital photos from a camera to the computer. 42. Pointing device is another name for which input device? A) Mouse. B) Light pen. C) Bar code reader. D) Printer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mouse. 43. 1 yottabyte =..... A) 1024 TB. B) 1024 ZB. C) 1024 GB. D) 1024 EB. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1024 ZB. 44. ISP stands for..... A) Interface Setup Protocol. B) Interactive Service Platform. C) Internet Service Provider. D) Intelligence and Superiority Program. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Internet Service Provider. 45. The Cloud expression stands for: A) Risk of data loss. B) Dangers of weather conditions. C) Security of data. D) The Internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Internet. 46. Allows the user to click on icons, buttons, and menus for ease of use A) Folders. B) RAM. C) Icons. D) Graphical User Interface(GUI). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Graphical User Interface(GUI). 47. Multitasking is also known as A) Multithreading. B) Batch operating system. C) Networking OS. D) Distributed OS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Batch operating system. 48. ..... are small sized images that represent programs, folders and files. A) Pics. B) Icons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Icons. 49. This device is divided into two parts called 'Heaven' and 'Earth'. A) Napier's Bone. B) Abacus. C) Slide Rule. D) Pascal Calculator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abacus. 50. Any part of your computer that has a physical structure, such as the computer keyboard and mouse. A) Computer. B) Software. C) Hardware. D) Applications. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hardware. 51. Compressed files usually have a ..... extension. A) .wav. B) .exe. C) .zip. D) .html. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) .zip. 52. Founder of Apple Incorporated. A) Larry Page. B) Steve Jobs. C) Linus Torvalds. D) Bill Gates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Steve Jobs. 53. In the process of pulling the cable, you need to protect the cable while pulling. How can this be done? A) Be careful not to exceed the bend radius of the cable when pulling it. B) Be careful not to pull the cable over or near anything that could damage it. C) Be careful not to exceed the cable's tensile strength when pulling it. D) Be careful to pull the cable using fish tape. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be careful not to pull the cable over or near anything that could damage it. 54. These are small applications that allow you to view certain types of content within your web browser. A) Tabbed Browsers. B) Softwares. C) Plug-ins. D) Bookmarks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plug-ins. 55. How do you defrag your computer? A) Start, all programs, accessories, system tools, disk defrag. B) RC and then disk defrag. C) Start, system tools, dis defrag. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Start, all programs, accessories, system tools, disk defrag. 56. Shortcut is ..... A) Delete. B) Link to folder. C) Cut. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Link to folder. 57. The binary system uses how-many symbols? A) 10. B) 8. C) 16. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 58. Explain the concept of data and instruction being stored in the same memory in Von Neumann Architecture. A) Data and instructions are stored in different types of memory. B) Data is stored in a separate memory from instructions. C) Both data and instructions are stored in the same memory. D) Instructions are stored in the CPU, not in memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both data and instructions are stored in the same memory. 59. Another term for botnet is a ..... army. A) Zombie. B) Vampire. C) Ghost. D) Spy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zombie. 60. 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