Computers Quiz

Computers Quiz - Basic Computer Science Quiz Questions

Computer Science Multiple Choice Quiz

1. A program that can copy itself and infect a computer without the permission or knowledge of the owner is called what?

1. Floppy

2. Virus

3. Java

4. Monitor

(Answer: B)

2. Which of these is a correct format of IP address?

1. 192.168.1.1

2. 192.168.111.1111

3. 192.168.900.1

4. 192.900.168.1

(Answer: A)

3. Which was the first web browser?

1. WorldWideWeb

2. Netscape Navigator

3. Internet Explorer

4. Safari

Answer: A. Introduced on 26th February 1991 by British scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee, WorldWideWeb ran on the NeXTSTEP platform. It was later renamed Nexus to avoid confusion with the World Wide Web.

4. It is a small piece of text stored on a user's computer by a web browser for maintaining the state. What we are talking about?

1. Application

2. Session

3. Cookie

4. QueryString

(Answer: C)

5. Which of these is a correct format of Email address?

1. contact.website.info

2. contactwebsite.info

3. contact@website.info

4. contact@website@info

(Answer: C)

6. What does HTTP stands for?

1. Hypertext Transfer Protocol

2. Hypertext Transfer Plotter

3. Head Tail Transfer Plot

4. Head Tail Transfer Protocol

(Answer: A)

7. In computers ,what is the smallest and basic unit of information storage?

1. Bit

2. Byte

3. Newton

4. Mega byte

(Answer: A)

8. Which company is nicknamed "Big Blue"?

1. TCS

2. IBM

3. Microsoft

4. Satyam

(Answer: C)

9. What is JVM?

1. Jumber Verbose Mechanics

2. A part of IIS

3. Java Virtual Machine

4. .Net Framework

(Answer: C)

10. What is Windows XP?

1. Operating System

2. Storage Device

3. Processor

4. Output Device

(Answer: A)

11. Which of the following is responsible for the management and coordination of activities and the sharing of the resources of the computer?

1. Application Software

2. Motherboard

3. Operating System

4. RAM

(Answer: C)

12. WAV file format is associated with what type of files?

1. Video

2. Sound

3. Image

4. Word Document

(Answer: B)

13. What is a Compiler?

1. An Application software

2. A Process

3. A System Software

4. A Document

(Answer: C)

14. Machine language is also known as

1. Low level language

2. Assembly language

3. High level language

4. Source code

(Answer: A)

15. What does FTP stand for?

1. File Transfer Protocol

2. File Transfer Program

3. File Thread Protocol

4. File Thread Program

(Answer: A)

16. Which company acquired Sun Microsystems on January 27, 2010?

1. Apple Inc.

2. Microsoft

3. Oracle Corporation

4. IBM

(Answer: C)

17. Which was the first ever web server software?

1. GWS

2. IIS 5.0

3. CERN httpd

4. nginx

Answer: C. The first ever web server software was CERN httpd. It was later known as W3C httpd and it was live on 25 December 1990.

18. What does BCC means in EMail?

1. Black Carbon Copy

2. Blind Carbon Copy

3. Business Computer Center

4. Business Computer Card

(Answer: B)

19. MS-Word is an example of

1. Application Software

2. System Software

3. Operating System

4. Scanner

(Answer: A)

20. Who is known as the father of the Java programming language?

1. Bill Board

2. James Gosling

3. Jame Smith

4. Sabeer Bhatia

Answer: B. James Gosling is known as the father of the Java programming language. He is a Ph.D in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. He created the original design of Java and implemented its original compiler and virtual machine.

21. Which software application is used for accessing sites or information on a network (as the World WideWeb)?

1. Operating System

2. Web Browser

3. Microsoft Word

4. Microsoft Excel

(Answer: B)

22. What are the two broad categories of software?

1. MS Word and Spreadsheet

2. Transaction and Application

3. Microsoft and Mac OS

4. System and Application

(Answer: D)

23. One kilobyte contains how many bytes?

1. 1000

2. 1001

3. 100

4. 1024

(Answer: D)

24. In computers, a collection of row data is known as what?

1. Information

2. Output

3. Data

4. Query

(Answer: D)

25. Who Owns the Internet?

1. Internet Engineering Task Force

2. ICANN

3. Internet Architecture Board

4. No one owns it

(Answer: B)

26. What is the shortcut key of printing a document for computer having windows?

1. Ctrl + P

2. Shift + P

3. Alt + P

4. Shift + PP

(Answer: A)

27. It is defined as the period of time that a unique user interacts with a Web application. What we are talking about?

1. Application

2. Session

3. Cookie

4. QueryString

(Answer: B)

28. Java is a

1. Compiler

2. Operating System

3. Input Device

4. Programming Language

(Answer: D)

29. In computers, '.TMP' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

1. Temporary file

2. Image file

3. Video file

4. Text file

(Answer: A)

30. The way of manipulating data into information is called

1. Storing

2. Processing

3. Deletion

4. Organizing

(Answer: B)

31. What Does BIOS Stand For?

1. Better Integrated Operating System

2. Basic Input Output System

3. Battery Integrated Operating Setup

4. Backup Input Output System

(Answer: B)

32. Abbreviate 'LAN' in computer networks

1. Least Area Network

2. Large Area Network

3. Local Area Network

4. Length Area Network

(Answer: C)

33. Which of the following performs modulation and demodulation?

1. Satellite

2. Switch

3. Optical Fibre

4. Modem

(Answer: D)

34. In windows computers, MPEG extension refers to what kind of file?

1. Sytem file

2. MS Office document

3. Video file

4. Image file

(Answer: C)

35. Memory management is a feature of

1. Processor

2. Operating System

3. MS Word

4. Animation

(Answer: B)

36. Which of the following is not a storage device?

1. DVD

2. Hard Disk

3. Floppy Disk

4. Mouse

(Answer: D)

37. Which of these is the first web-based e-mail service?

1. GMail

2. Yahoo Mail

3. Hotmail

4. Rediff Mail

(Answer: C)

38. Which of these is a correct format of IP address?

1. 192.168.1.1

2. 192.168.111.1111

3. 192.168.900.1

4. 192.900.168.1

(Answer: A)

39. The Specially designed computers to perform very complex calculations extremely rapidly are called as

1. Laptops

2. Mainframe Computers

3. Mini Computers

4. Super Computers

(Answer: B)

40. How many layers are described in networking?

1. 5

2. 6

3. 7

4. 8

(Answer: 7)

41. Which of the following is not a web server?

1. Apache

2. IIS

3. Jigsaw

4. Zaob

(Answer: D)

42. What was the first general-purpose electronic computer?

1. IBM 405

2. Zuse Z3

3. ENIAC

4. CSIRAC

(Answer: C)

43. What is CGI?

1. Computed Gateway Interface

2. Compliant Gateway Interface

3. Case Gateway Interface

4. Common Gateway Interface

(Answer: D)

44. Which of the following is not a database?

1. Oracle

2. AJAX

3. MySQL

4. SQL Server

(Answer: B)

45. The term 'Pentium' is related to what?

1. Mouse

2. Hard Disk

3. Microprocessor

4. DVD

(Answer: C)