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Basics of Computer Science Online Quiz
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Q 1 - Consider the following statements:
1. CD is an optical storage device that has the storage capacity up to 700 megabytes.
2. DVD is an optical storage device that has the storage capacity about 15 times more than CD.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer : C
Explanation
CD stands for Compact Disc and DVD stands for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc.
Q 2 - A sort of malware computer program that keeps replicating itself and can easily get diffused into other computers through internet is known as ...
Answer : B
Explanation
A computer worm uses computer network (internet or intranet) to spread itself.
Q 3 - Which among the following projects is launched to provide e-governance facilities and information services to the rural community?
Answer : A
Explanation
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Q 4 - Consider the following statements:
1. E-mail messages are customarily encoded in American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) text.
2. The most frequent protocol for sending e-mail is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer : C
Explanation
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Q 5 - If you restart your computer by switching it off (i.e. power cut), it is known as …
Answer : B
Explanation
Cold boot is also known as hard boot.
Q 6 - Which among the following period is known as the era of second generation computer?
Answer : D
Explanation
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Q 7 - If you need to copy the contents of MS Word, which command will you give?
Answer : B
Explanation
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Q 8 - Which among the following is the shortcut key to refresh the active window in your computer system?
Answer : A
Explanation
N/A
Q 9 - Who among the following first invented the computer mouse?
Answer : A
Explanation
Douglas invented the computer mouse in 1964.
Q 10 - Who among the following first coined the term "wiki?"
Answer : C
Explanation
In 1994-95, Ward Cunningham coined the term ‘wiki.’
Q 11 - Consider the following statements:
1. Analog computer is a machine that works on data and this type of data is highly changeable.
2. Analog computer works slowly and it is largely used by scientific and engineering purposes.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer : C
Explanation
The best example of analogue computer is voltmeter, thermometer, and barometer.
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:
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?"
Answer : A
Explanation
Ctrl + Alt + Del is used to terminate the active task or reboot the operating system.
Q 14 - Which among the following is a permanent storage device?
Answer : A
Explanation
ROM stands for Read-only Memory.
Q 15 - Which among the following term is used to define the error in computer programing that produces wrong result?
Answer : C
Explanation
A software or computer bug is an error, failure, or fault in a computer programing that produces an incorrect result.
Q 16 - If all the hardware fixed properly even then it cannot reboot if …
Answer : B
Explanation
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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:
Answer : C
Explanation
N/A
Q 18 - In an internet world, each computer is known as …
Answer : B
Explanation
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Q 19 - Which among the following was the first computer virus detected in India?
Answer : D
Explanation
Most like this computer virus was detected in 1990.
Q 20 - Which among the following is not correctly defines a functional domain name?
Answer : D
Explanation
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