COMPUTER

Most Expected Questions For All Competitive Exams

1. Which button makes alphabets/letters in uppercase and lowercase and numbers to symbols?
–Shift
2. When a computer is switched on, the booting process performs__? –Power on self test
3. What is the software frequently utilized by end users called (like Word, PowerPoint)?
–Application Software
4. Unit of measurement of the output quality of a printer? –Dot per sq. inch
5. Switching device of fifth generation computer is__? –VLSI
6. The unit KIPS is used to measure the speed of __? –Processor
7. DOS stands for__? –Disk Operating System
8. What is a joy stick primarily in computers used for? –Computer Gaming
9. In 1999, the Melissa virus was a widely publicised__? –E-mail virus
10. COBOL is an acronym for__? –Common Business Oriented Language
11. The ability of an OS to run more than one application at a time is called? –Multitasking
12. What is the functional key to display save-as box? –F12
13. Full form of NOS ? –Network Operating system
14. Something which has easily understood instructions is said to be..........? –Analog Data
15. A modem is connected to a__? –Telephone Line
16. Refresh Rate of monitor is measured in? –Hertz
17. What was the chief component of first generation computer? –Vacuum tube & Valves
18. Who is the father of Computer science? –Charles Babbage
19. In a computer, most processing takes place in__? –CPU
20. In which type of computer, data are represented as discrete signals? –Digital Computer
21. A computer cannot 'boot' if it does not have the__? –Operating system
22. What is the other name for programmed chip? –LSIC
23. A normal CD- ROM usually can store up to _____data? –680 MB
24. What does DMA stand for? –Direct Memory Access
25. Full form of LAN ? –Local Area Network
26. ASCII stands for__? –American Standard Code for Information Interchange
27. Scientific Name of Computer? –Sillico sapiens
28. What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator
attention? –Reverse Video
29. Computers, combine both measuring and counting, are called__? –Hybrid Computer
30. Name the Father of Computer Mouse? –Douglas Engelbart
31. A program that performs a useful task while simultaneously allowing destructive acts is __?
–Trojan Horse
32. The geometric arrangement of devices on the network is called...........? –Topology
33. The basic goal of computer process is to convert data into ___? –Information
34. Where are the CPU and memory located? –Motherboard
35. Who is known as the founder of IBM Company? –Thomas J. Watson
36. An image on a computer screen is made up of__? –Pixels
37. Full form of MAN ? –Metropolitan Area Network

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38. Which command in DOS can be used to recover accidentally deleted files? –UNDELETE
39. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at
one time is called__? –Characters
40. In which year, the Microsoft company was founded? –1975
41. What is the personal computer operating system that organizes and uses a graphic desktop
environment? –Windows
42. What are Light pen and joystick ? –Input Devices
43. What is a half byte also called as? –Nibble
44. SMPS stands for__? –Switched Mode Power Supply
45. What do we use to change the appearance and positioning of text document in MS Word?
–Formatting
46. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands? –1991
47. What kind of memory is both static and non -volatile? –ROM
48. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
–Glitch
49. Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail is known as__? –Spam
50. The common name for the crime of stealing passwords is__? –Spoofing
51. BIOS stands for __? –Basic Input Output System
52. Who is regarded as Father of “C‘ programming language? –Dennis Ritchie
53. RAM can be treated as the ......... for the computer's processor. –Waiting Room
54. Computers manipulate data in many ways, and this manipulation is called__? –Processing
55. Joshy, Perfumes are examples of __? –Viuses
56. The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal's
computer is an example of a law enforcement speciality called__? –Computer Forensics
57. Where does most data go first with in a computer memory hierarchy? –RAM
58. Help Menu is available at which button? –Start
59. Which file contains permanent data and gets updated during the processing of
transactions? –Master File
60. A DVD is an example of an__? –Optical Disc
61. Which is most common tool used to restrict access to computer system? –Passwords
62. The technology that stores only essential instructions on a microprocessor chip and
thus enhances its speed is referred as__? –RISC
63. What is the name of an application program that gathers user information and
sends it to someone through the Internet? –Spybot
64. A ________ is approximately a million bytes? –Megabyte
65. Daisy wheel, Drum, chain etc are the__? –Printers
66. XML stands for __? –Extensible Markup Language
67. What is FORTRAN? –Formula Translation
68. What translates and executes program at run time line by line? –Interpreter
69. What converts an entire program into machine language ? –Compiler
70. Who is the father of personal computer? –Edward Robert
71. EEPROM stands for__? –Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
72. Who developed the first electronic computer? –J.V. Atansoff
73. Which programming languages are classified as low level languages? –Assembly Language
74. The first web browser is__? –Mosaic

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75. First page of Website is termed as__? –Homepage
76. IBM stands for__? –International Business Machines
77. Office LANS, which are scattered geographically on large scale,
can be connected by the use of corporate__? –WAN (Wide Area Network)
78. To move a copy of file from one computer to another over a communication
channel is called? –File Transfer
79. Large transaction processing systems in automated organisations use__? –Batch Processing
80. MICR stands for__? –Magnetic Ink Character Reader
81. Name of 1st electronic computer? –ENIAC
82. No. of different characters in ASCII coding system? –1024
83. MSIC stands for _? –Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
84. The scrambling of code is known as__? –Encryption
85. The first computers were programmed using__? –Machine Language
86. A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known as__? –Bug
87. What kind of scheme is the HTTP protocol? –Request/Response
88. Magnetic disk is an example of__? –Secondary Memory
89. What is the meaning of OSI, in terms of computers ? –Open system Interconnection
90. Which type of storage device is a BIOS ? –Primary
91. What is the extension type of the excel 2007 files? –.xlsx
92. Collecting personal information and effectively posing as another individual is
known as the crime of__? –Identity theft
93. The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called__? –Line Spacing
94. Second Generation computers were developed during__? –1956-65
95. Which of the following commands is given to reboot the computer? Ctrl+Alt+Del
96. What is correcting errors in a program called ? –Debugging
97. BCD is __? –Binary Coded Decimal
98. What type of virus uses computer hosts to reproduce itself? –Worm
99. SMTP, FTP and DNS are applications of the ____ layer? –Application
100. Which command is used to select the whole document? –Ctrl+A

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