Ultimate Trivia: Computer MCQ Exam! Quiz
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Basic computer knowledge is an important skill today as more sectors are embracing technology and the benefits it brings as the days pass. In this quiz, you will get to test yourself on some of the basics of using a computer, such as editing data and saving it correctly to using specific software and hardware. Do give it a try and see what you may have forgotten about computers.
- 1.
What are the four main aspects of data handling with a computer?
- A.
Input, processing, output, and storage
- B.
Comparing, dividing, sorting, and organizing
- C.
Decision making, sorting, correcting, and mapping
- D.
Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing
- E.
None of these
Correct Answer
A. Input, processing, output, and storage -
- 2.
Most cash registers are now computers that are known as ____________ terminals.
- A.
DS
- B.
POS
- C.
UDC
- D.
UPC
- E.
None of these
Correct Answer
B. POS -
- 3.
Which of the following is NOT an example of system maintenance?
- A.
Making backup copies of files
- B.
Adding, deleting, adjusting records
- C.
Replacing user interfaces
- D.
Providing system security
- E.
None of these
Correct Answer
C. Replacing user interfaces -
- 4.
Which of the following is the primary task of a NAS server?
- A.
Login authentication
- B.
Internet access
- C.
File sharing
- D.
E-mail processing
- E.
None of these
Correct Answer
C. File sharing -
- 5.
If you change Windows 98 to Windows XP, you are actually performing ...........
- A.
Upgrade
- B.
Upstart
- C.
Update
- D.
Patch
- E.
None of these
Correct Answer
A. Upgrade -
- 6.
To make a copy of the current document to disk ........
- A.
This cannot be done
- B.
Use the 'duplicate' command
- C.
Copy the document
- D.
Use the 'save as' command
- E.
Use the 'Save' command
Correct Answer
D. Use the 'save as' command -
- 7.
The main system board of a computer is called the ..........
- A.
Integrated circuit
- B.
Processor
- C.
Motherboard
- D.
Microchip
- E.
None of these
Correct Answer
C. Motherboard -
- 8.
Your position in the text is shown by a ..........
- A.
Blinker
- B.
Cursor
- C.
Causer
- D.
Pointer
- E.
None of these
Correct Answer
B. Cursor -
- 9.
How many megabytes make a gigabyte ?
- A.
1024
- B.
128
- C.
256
- D.
512
- E.
64
Correct Answer
A. 1024 -
- 10.
Using output devices one can ............
- A.
Input data
- B.
Store data
- C.
Scan data
- D.
View or print data
- E.
None of these
Correct Answer
D. View or print data -
- 11.
Which contents are lost when the computer turns off?
- A.
Memory
- B.
Output
- C.
Storage
- D.
Input
- E.
None of these
Correct Answer
A. Memory -
- 12.
When you save to this, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off
- A.
Motherboard
- B.
Secondary storage device
- C.
RAM
- D.
Primary storage device
- E.
None of these
Correct Answer
B. Secondary storage device -
- 13.
A central computer that holds collections of data and programs for many PCs, workstations, and other computers is a(n)
- A.
Supercomputer
- B.
Minicomputer
- C.
Laptop
- D.
Server
- E.
None of these
Correct Answer
D. Server -
- 14.
The piece of hardware that converts your computer's digital signal to an analog signal that can travel over telephone lines are called a
- A.
Modem
- B.
Red wire
- C.
Blue cord
- D.
Tower
- E.
None of these
Correct Answer
A. Modem -
- 15.
When the pointer is positioned on a……….it is shaped like a hand.
- A.
Grammar error
- B.
Formatting error
- C.
Hyperlink
- D.
Screen Tip
- E.
Spelling error
Correct Answer
C. Hyperlink -
- 16.
Mobile Commerce is best described as
- A.
The use transporting products
- B.
Buying and selling goods/services through wireless handheld devices
- C.
Using notebook PC's in marketing
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
B. Buying and selling goods/services through wireless handheld devices -
- 17.
Which of the following is a storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information
- A.
Floppy diskette
- B.
Permanent disk
- C.
Optical disk
- D.
Hard disk
- E.
None of these
Correct Answer
D. Hard disk -
- 18.
Which of the following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media?
- A.
CD-ROM is an inexpensive way to store large, amount of data and information
- B.
CD-ROM disks retrieve data and information more quickly than magnetic disks do
- C.
CD-ROMs make less errors than magnetic media
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of these
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 19.
A device, which is not connected to CPU, is called as .......
- A.
Off-line device
- B.
Land-line device
- C.
On-line device
- D.
Device
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Off-line device -
- 20.
A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/ an ____
- A.
Numbers
- B.
Interpreter
- C.
Compiler
- D.
Simulator
- E.
None of these
Correct Answer
C. Compiler -
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