Computer General Knowledge MCQs > FREE SET-13

	1. Symbolic logic was discovered by
	A George Boole B Herman Hollerith C Van Neumann D Basic Pascal Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	2. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several
	A Personal computers B Workstations C Dumb terminals D Mainframes Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	3. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU?
	A Mass memory B Internal memory C Non-volatile memory D PROM Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	4. Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is called
	A Mnemonics B Symbolic code C Gray codes D Opcode Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	5. A name or number used to identify a storage location is called
	A A byte B A record C An address D All of above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	6. Daisy wheel printer is a type of
	A Matrix primer B Impact printer C Laser printer D Manual printer Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	7. Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as
	A PC B Memory address registers C General purpose register D Flags Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	8. When was the world
	A Hewlett-Packard B Epson, 1981 C Laplink traveling software Inc. 1982 D Tandy model-2000, 1985 Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	9. The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corporation was called
	A 8008 B 8080 C 4004 D 8800 Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	10. Who built the world
	A Claude Shannon B Konrard Zues C George Stibits D Howard H. Aiken Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	11. Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square roots?
	A Napier B Babbage C Pascal D Leibniz Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	12. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
	A IBM B Super UNIVAC C Radio Shaks D Data General Corporation Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	13. Networking such as LAN, MAN started from
	A First generation B Second generation C Third generation D Fourth generation Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	14. Which characteristic of computer distinguishes it from electronic calculators?
	A Accuracy B Storage C Versatility D Automatic Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	15. LSI, VLSI & ULSI chips were used in which generation?
	A First B Second C Third D Fourth Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	16. One millisecond is
	A 1 second B 10th of a seconds C 1000th of a seconds D 10000th of a seconds Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	17. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
	A Floppy Disk B Hard Disk C Compact Disk D Magneto Optic Disk Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	18. When was vacuum tube invented?
	A 1900 B 1906 C 1910 D 1880 Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	19. ____________ runs on computer hardware and serve as platform for other software to run on.
	A Operating system B Application software C System software D All Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	20. ____________ is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program.
	A Operating environment B Operating system C System environment D None Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	21. The operating system creates ____________ from the physical computer.
	A Virtual space B Virtual computers C Virtual device D None Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	22. What is the maximum length allowed for primary name of a computer file under DOS?
	A 8 B 12 C 3 D None of the above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	23. What is the name given to something that the computer will automatically use unless you tell it otherwise?
	A Specification B Wildcard C Default D Rule Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	24. In wildcard specification `?' is used as replacement for
	A One character B Two character C Three character D None of the above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	25. With DOS, you may use the `*' and `?'
	A When changing the default settings B To represent unspecified characters in a filename C Instead of wildcard characters D In the extension but not in the drive name or the file name Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	26. Which of the following is an example of micro blogging?
	A Twitter B Google+ C Gmail D Instagram Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	27. How do you configure a printing pool?
	A Associate one print device with multiple printers B Associate multiple print devices with one printer C Associate multiple print devices with multiple printers D Associate one physical print gear port with multiple printers Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	28. Windows Naming Service
	A dynamically allocates IP addresses to client computers B runs on Windows NT W/S C resolves computer names to IP addresses D Increases broadcast traffic Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	29. What must you do to create a printer pool containing four shared printers on your Windows NT Server computer?
	A Set up all the printers to share the same parallel port B Set individual printer properties for each printer C Set up all printers as network-interface printer devices D Specify the same printer driver and settings for all printers Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	30. The rating in bits per second for UTP Cat 5 wiring is
	A 100 Mbps B 10Mbps C 4Mbps D 2Mbps Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	31. Which layers of the OSI model are managed by a network protocol such as Microsoft NetBEUI?
	A network and transport B physical and data link C transport and session D media access control and logical link control Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	32. You want to find out which users are currently using a specific directory on a Windows NT Server computer. How should you do this?
	A Use Windows NT Explorer B Use Disk Administrator C Use Server Manager D Use User Manager for Domains Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	33. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol [DHCP]
	A is the same as bootp B uses static allocation of IP addresses C helps prevent conflicts between assigned IP addresses D assigns IP addresses, which when allocated, cannot be reused Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	34. In which of the following cable systems are T connectors and terminators are used?
	A FDDI B Token Ring C Thin Ethernet D lOBase T Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	35. Fiber Optic cable is often used to
	A replace UTP because it is cheaper B overcome distance limitations C connect PC's to wall outlets D link remote sites using a WAN connection Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	36. User Manager for domains
	A is used to add a workstation to the domain B is used to create user profiles and system policies C is used to change file permissions D is used to assign a log on script to a user or group of users Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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37. The system administrator wants to make sure that users have access only to certain programs on their systems. Which actions accomplish this?

A Create a mandatory user profile and lock all the program groups B Create a mandatory user profile that disables the Run command, assign this profile to all users and remove File Manager from the Main group C Create a mandatory user profile and ensure that the Deny All option is set on all of the files that the user should not be able to access D Delete WINFILEJEXE from the WINNT directory create a mandatory user profile that disables the File menu in Program Manager, and assign the profile to all users Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	38. Server Manager
	A is used to demote a PDC to a BDC B is used to shutdown or restart a server C is used to synchronize the domain D is used to enable auditing Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	39. Which of the following systems software does the job of merging the records from two flies into one?
	A Documentation system B Utility program C Networking software D Security software Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	40. A compiler for a high-level language that runs on one machine and produces code for a different machine is called
	A optimizing compiler B one pass compiler C cross compiler D multipass compiler Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	41. Indicate which of the following is not true about 4GL?
	A 4GL does not support a high-level of screen interaction B Many database management system packages support 4GLs C A 4GL is a software tool which is written, possibly, in some third generation language D All of the above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	42. Multiprogramming was made possible by
	A Input/output units that operate independently of the CPU B Operating systems C Both (A) and (B) D Neither (A) nor (B) Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	43. Systems software is a program that directs the overall operation of the computer, facilitates its use and interacts with the users. What are the different types of this software?
	A Operating System B Languages Processor C Utility Software D All of the above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	44. Which of the following might be used to convert high-level language instructions into machine language?
	A system software B applications software C an operating environment D an interpreter Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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45. A compiler is

A a program that places programs into memory and prepares them for execution B a program that automate the translation of assembly language into machine language C program that accepts a program written in a high level language and produces an object program D is a program that appears to execute a source program as if it were machine language Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	46. In an absolute loading scheme, which loader function is accomplished by loader?
	A Reallocation B Allocation C Linking D Loading Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	47. The Process Manager has to keep track of:
	A the status of each program B the priority of each program C the information management support to a programmer using the system D both (A) and (B) Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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48. A loader is

A a program that places programs into memory and prepares them for execution B a program that automate the translation of assembly language into machine language C is a program that appears to execute a source program as if it were machine language D program that accepts a program written in a high level language and produces an object program Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	49. An algorithm is best described as
	A A computer language B A step by step procedure for solving a problem C A branch of mathematics D All of the above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	50. When a computer is first turned on or restarted, a special type of absolute loader, called a _________ is executed
	A loader B linker C bootstrap loader D None of the above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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