Basics of Computer Science Online Quiz



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Q 1 - Which among the following is not a computer language?

A - ALGOL

B - COBOL

C - PASCAL

D - DRAM

Answer : D

Explanation

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Q 2 - Consider the following statements:

1. Firewall is a computer program that protects computer from certain types of malware threats.

2. A patch is a sort of software designed to update and secure the computer program and also to fix and improve the computer program.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A - Only 1

B - Only 2

C - Both

D - Neither 1 nor 2

Answer : C

Explanation

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Q 3 - In reference to data encryption, consider the following statements:

1. Keys of encryption are characteristically stored in the computer files itself and they are also encrypted.

2. Keys can be assessed only with a passphrase.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A - Only 1

B - Only 2

C - Both

D - Neither 1 nor 2

Answer : C

Explanation

Keys are similar to passwords, but they are much longer.

Q 4 - Which among the following is a screen reading (Hindi and English) software developed to facilitate visually impaired persons to use computer?

A - SAFA

B - FASA

C - RAFA

D - SARA

Answer : A

Explanation

SAFA stands for Screen Access for All.

Answer : C

Explanation

MAN stands for Metropolitan Area Network.

Q 6 - Who among the following designed the first electronic computer namely Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer?

A - John Mauchly

B - J. Presper Eckert

C - Gladeon M. Barnes

D - A & B both

Answer : D

Explanation

At that time, ENIAC was a modular computer, consisting of individual panels to perform different functions.

Q 7 - If you need to select all the contents of MS Word, which command will you give?

A - Ctrl + A

B - Ctrl + C

C - Ctrl + V

D - Ctrl + Z

Answer : A

Explanation

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Q 8 - A person who sends irrelevant or unsolicited messages by using Internet, usually to large numbers of users, for the purposes of advertising, spreading malware, phishing, etc. is known as …

A - Programmer

B - Hacker

C - Spammer

D - Hobbyist

Answer : C

Explanation

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Q 9 - Who among the following had first invented microchip?

A - Jack Kilby

B - Jack Dorsey

C - Ronald Rider

D - Greg Chesson

Answer : A

Explanation

Kilby had invented the first microchip in 1958.

Q 10 - Which among the following is the shortcut key to open a new window?

A - Shift + N

B - Ctrl + N

C - Alt + N

D - Alt + F5

Answer : B

Explanation

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Answer : A

Explanation

Computer is a machine, which has the ability to follow a sequence of operations, known as programs and make human works flexible and useful.

Q 12 - Consider the following statements:

1. PARAM was the first supercomputer of India.

2. PARAM was developed by C-DAC in 1991.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A - Only 1

B - Only 2

C - Both

D - Neither 1 nor 2

Answer : C

Explanation

PARAM was able to create animation, weather forecasting, encryption cracking and designing, nuclear energy research, etc.

Q 13 - In reference to a computer keyboard - which among the following three keys are known as “"three-finger salute?"

A - Ctrl + Alt + Del

B - Shift + Alt + Del

C - Shift + Ctrl + Del

D - Shift + Alt + Ctrl

Answer : A

Explanation

Ctrl + Alt + Del is used to terminate the active task or reboot the operating system.

Q 14 - Consider the following statements?

1. Program Design Language (PDL) is also known as Pseudocode.

2. Pseudocode facilitates the programmer to represent logic in English in like manner.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A - Only 1

B - Only 2

C - Both

D - Neither 1 nor 2

Answer : C

Explanation

Pseudocode expresses in a formally-styled natural language rather than in a programming language.

Q 15 - The COBOL programming language is best designed for …

A - Business

B - Personal

C - Movie making

D - Graphics

Answer : A

Explanation

COBOL is best suited for business, finance, and administrative purpose.

Q 16 - As soon as a user log in his/her computer, the boot routine performs …

A - Disk drive test

B - Power on self-test

C - Motherboard test

D - CPU test

Answer : B

Explanation

Power on self-test is a sort of diagnostic testing sequence that a computer's starting program runs to determine the keyboard, RAM, disk drives, etc. are working correctly.

Q 17 - Consider the following statements:

1. Integrated Services Digital Network transmits data in digital form.

2. Integrated Services Digital Network does not need modem to transmit data.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A - Only 1

B - Only 2

C - Both

D - Neither 1 nor 2

Answer : C

Explanation

N/A

Q 18 - The first internet service was set up in India in …

A - 1993

B - 1995

C - 1998

D - 2000

Answer : B

Explanation

The internet service was launched collectively by Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited and Internet Service Provider.

Q 19 - Which among the following was the first computer virus detected in India?

A - Good morning

B - I Love you

C - Melissa

D - Happy Birthday Joshi

Answer : D

Explanation

Most like this computer virus was detected in 1990.

Q 20 - The computer application that integrates texts, sound, image, graphics, videos or other sort of animation, is known as …

A - Integrated media

B - Entertaining media

C - Multimedia

D - Hypermedia

Answer : C

Explanation

N/A

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