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MCQ on Computer and ICT (Set – 3)


Most Important MCQs on the topic ” Computer and ICT “(Set-3). These questions are very important for SSC, Railways, Defence, CTET, State PCS, UPSC, Judiciary and all other examinations of India.

Q. A collection of 8 bit is called______.
(A) Nibble
(B) Byte
(C) Word
(D) Kilobyte

Ans:- (B) Byte

Q. One Byte equals to how many Bits?
(A) 8
(B) 16
(C) 24
(D) 32

Ans:- (A) 8

Q. The term bit is the short form of______.
(A) Megabyte
(B) Binary Language
(C) Binary Digit
(D) Binary Number

Ans:- (C) Binary Digit

Q. The length of a word in computers is measured by______.
(A) Bits
(B) Byte
(C) Millimetre
(D) Metre

Ans:- (A) Bits

Q. How many bits are there in a kilobyte?
(A) 1024
(B) 1000
(C) 8024
(D) 8192

Ans:- (D) 8192

Q. 1024 kilobytes are equal to______.
(A) 1 megabyte
(B) 1 gigabyte
(C) 10 kilobytes
(D) 1024 bytes

Ans:- (A) 1 megabyte

Q. One kilobyte is equal to_____.
(A) 1000 bytes
(B) 1000 bits
(C) 1024 bytes
(D) 1000 words

Ans:- (C) 1024 bytes

Q. Choose the smallest memory size unit.
(A) KB
(B) MB
(C) GB
(D) TB

Ans:- (A) KB

Q. 1 MB memory is______.
(A) 1024 Kilobytes
(B) 210 Byte
(C) 1024 Kilobits
(D) 1000 Kilobytes

Ans:- (A) 1024 Kilobytes

Q. In computer language how many bytes are there in one megabyte?
(A) 1,00,000
(B) 10,00,000
(C) 10,24,000
(D) 10,48,576

Ans:- (D) 10,48,576

Q. A million bytes is approximately______.
(A) Gigabyte
(B) Kilobyte
(C) Megabyte
(D) Terabyte

Ans:- (C) Megabyte

Q. The term MB is used for______.
(A) Magnetic Bits
(B) Mega Bytes
(C) Mega Bits
(D) None of the above

Ans:- (B) Mega Bytes

Q. Unicode encoding scheme represents a character as a group of______.
(A) 16 bits
(B) 4 bits
(C) 8 bits
(D) 12 bits

Ans:- (A) 16 bits

Q. An exclusively private network used by employees of a company in a single location will be classified as ______.
(A) Internet
(B) Local Area Network
(C) Wide Area Network
(D) ARPANET

Ans:- (B) Local Area Network

Q. LAN means______.
(A) Large Area Network
(B) Local Area Network
(C) Logical Area Network
(D) None of the above

Ans:- (B) Local Area Network

Q. In a database, field is______.
(A) Label
(B) Table of information
(C) Group of related records
(D) Category of information

Ans:- (D) Category of information

Q. With relation to computers ALU means _______.
(A) Algebraic Logic Unit
(B) Arithmetic Logic Unit
(C) Algebraic Local Unit
(D) Arithmetic Local Unit

Ans:- (B) Arithmetic Logic Unit

Q. In computers Dictionary, the letters CD is used for ______.
(A) Compact disc
(B) Compressed disc
(C) Computerised data
(D) Compressed data

Ans:- (A) Compact disc

Q. Which of the following protocol may be used for accessing world wide web?
(A) HTTP
(B) SMTP
(C) SLIP
(D) None of the above

Ans:- (A) HTTP

Q. What is the full form of http?
(A) Hypertext Transfer Program
(B) Hypertext Transfer Protocol
(C) Hypertool Transfer Program
(D) Hypertool Transfer Protocol

Ans:- (C) Hypertool Transfer Program

Q. Computer hardware, which can store a very large quantity of data, is called ______.
(A) Magnetic tape
(B) Disk
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above

Ans:- (C) Both (A) and (B)

Q. Which of the following is not a computer hardware?
(A) Printer
(B) Compiler
(C) Mouse
(D) Keyboard

Ans:- (B) Compiler

Q. Which of the following is not a hardware?
(A) Magnetic tape
(B) Printer
(C) Assembler
(D) CRT

Ans:- (C) Assembler

Q. Which of the following is not a computer hardware?
(A) Mouse
(B) Printer
(C) Monitor
(D) Excel

Ans:- (D) Excel

Q. Which of the following is a software?
(A) Transistor
(B) Integrated circuit
(C) Compiler
(D) Device for inputting data

Ans:- (C) Compiler

Q. Which of the following is not an open source software?
(A) Internet explorer
(B) Google chrome
(C) Linus
(D) Open office

Ans:- (A) Internet explorer

Q. Which of the following is not offered as an independent service layer in cloud computing?
(A) Hardware as a service
(B) Platform as a service
(C) Software as a service
(D) Infrastructure as a service

Ans:- (A) Hardware as a service

Q. The brain of the computer is known as ______.
(A) Memory
(B) Keyboard
(C) Hard Disk
(D) C.P.U.

Ans:- (D) C.P.U.

Q. Which of the following is not a hardware?
(A) Printer
(B) Keyboard
(C) Mouse
(D) Operating system

Ans:- (D) Operating system

Q. Index hole is related to______.
(A) Hard Disk
(B) Floppy Disk
(C) Printer
(D) CPU

Ans:- (B) Floppy Disk

Q. IRQ 6 is commonly assigned to______.
(A) Sound Card
(B) Com 1
(C) Floppy Drive Controller
(D) LPT 1

Ans:- (C) Floppy Drive Controller

Q. A Program that controls a computer’s basic functions______.
(A) Operating System
(B) Mother Board
(C) Hard Drive
(D) CPU

Ans:- (A) Operating System

Q. The most important part of a computer is ______.
(A) C.P.U.
(B) Keyboard
(C) Disc
(D) Printer

Ans:- (A) C.P.U.

Q. CPU stands for______.
(A) Control Processing Unit
(B) Central Processing Unit
(C) Current Processing Unit
(D) None of the above

Ans:- (B) Central Processing Unit

Q. Which of the following software is used for word processing?
(A) Page Maker
(B) Word Star
(C) MS Word
(D) All of these

Ans:- (D) All of these

Q. Word processing, spreadsheet and photo editing are examples of______.
(A) Application software
(B) System software
(C) Operating system software
(D) Platform software

Ans:- (A) Application software

Q. ‘Microsoft Word’ is an example of______.
(A) An operating system
(B) An input device
(C) A processing device
(D) Application software

Ans:- (D) Application software

Q. MS Word is used for______.
(A) Processing picture data
(B) Processing text data
(C) Processing numeric data
(D) None of the above

Ans:- (B) Processing text data

Q. A word document, video or MP3 is a ______.
(A) Folder
(B) Template
(C) File
(D) Icon

Ans:- (C) File

Q. Which one of the following is the main electronic component of the third generation computer?
(A) Electronic tube
(B) Transistor
(C) Optical fibre
(D) Integrated cicuit

Ans:- (D) Integrated cicuit

Q. Miniaturization of present day computers has been possible due to the use of ______.
(A) Transistors
(B) Integrated Circuit Chips
(C) Nano-materials
(D) Superconductors

Ans:- (B) Integrated Circuit Chips

Q. What is the material used in the manufacturing of I.C. chips in computers?
(A) Silicon
(B) Copper
(C) Steel
(D) Plastic

Ans:- (A) Silicon

Q. IC chips for computers are usually made of ______.
(A) Leaf
(B) Chromium
(C) Silicon
(D) Gold

Ans:- (C) Silicon

Q. The IC chips are made of______.
(A) Fibre
(B) Semi-conductor
(C) Plastic
(D) None of the above

Ans:- (B) Semi-conductor

Q. IC’s are classified on the basis of______.
(A) Number of transistors
(B) Type of computers
(C) Manufacturing Company
(D) Number of diodes

Ans:- (A) Number of transistors

Q. Which of the following statements is correct?
(A) Modem is a software
(B) Modem helps in stabilizing the voltage
(C) Modem is the operating system
(D) Modem converts the analog signal into digital signal and vice-versa

Ans:- (D) Modem converts the analog signal into digital signal and vice-versa

Q. The device by which data are transferred by telephone with the help of binary signals is______.
(A) Modem
(B) Analog
(C) Monitor
(D) O.C.R.

Ans:- (A) Modem

Q. A modem converts______.
(A) analog signals into digital signals
(B) digital signals into analog signals
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above

Ans:- (C) Both (A) and (B)

Q. Such a device which convert data into impulses and transmitted it through terminal to computer or computer to terminal over telephone line it is______.
(A) Magnetic disc
(B) Microcomputer
(C) C.D.Rom
(D) Modem

Ans:- (D) Modem

Q. Modem is a hardware device that interfaces ______.
(A) CPU and CRT
(B) Printer and Main memory
(C) Telephone line and Computer
(D) Input and Output devices

Ans:- (C) Telephone line and Computer

Q. Which of the following is a connecting device?
(A) Router
(B) Hub
(C) Switch
(D) All of these

Ans:- (D) All of these

Q. ROM is a memory______.
(A) To read only
(B) To write only
(C) To read and write both
(D) None of the above

Ans:- (A) To read only

Q. Celeron, Pentium and Core series are of ______.
(A) Computer RAM
(B) Computer microchips
(C) Computer processor
(D) All of the above

Ans:- (C) Computer processor

Q. In a computer, the permanent memory is called______.
(A) RAM
(B) ROM
(C) CPU
(D) CDROM

Ans:- (B) ROM

Q. A means of specifying location of data in memory is called______.
(A) Accumulator
(B) Address
(C) LDA
(D) RAM

Ans:- (B) Address

Q. CD ROM stands for______.
(A) Core Disk Read Only Memory
(B) Compact Disk Read Only Memory
(C) Circular Disk Read Only Memory
(D) None of the above

Ans:- (B) Compact Disk Read Only Memory

Q. In computer terminology, RAM stands for______.
(A) Recent and Ancient Memory
(B) Random Access Memory
(C) Read and Memorise
(D) Recall all Memory

Ans:- (B) Random Access Memory


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