Miscellaneous Computer MCQs

1. Which kind of hardware is used the most in the input phase of a computer based information system?

  • A) Hard disk
  • B) Monitor
  • C) Printer
  • D) Keyboard



Ans:D) Keyboard


2. When you save the following the data would remain intact even after turning off computer?

  • A) Primary Storage Device
  • B) Secondary and Storage Device
  • C) Motherboard
  • D) RAM



Ans:B) Secondary and Storage Device



3. Match the followings culumn.

Column “A” Column “B”
A. F1 1. Quit program
B. Alt + F4 2. Close the current tab
C. Windows logo + E 3. Help
D. CTRL + W 4. Windows explorer
  • (A) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-2
  • (B) A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
  • (C) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
  • (D) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-2



Ans: (C) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2



4. Softloading is also called________

  • (A) End User Piracy
  • (B) Softlifting
  • (C) Both (A) and (B)
  • (D) None of the above.



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



5. ‘Java’ is a programming language developed by _____

  • (A) John Nauchly
  • (B) Jack Simplot
  • (C) Jory Hamington
  • (D) James Gosling



Ans: (D) James Gosling



6. Which tab is used for customizing the design, appearance and apply uniformity ?

  • (A) Layout
  • (B) Design
  • (C) Home
  • (D) References



Ans: (B) Design
Theme is in design Tab.



7. In Microsoft Word, which tab is used for setting up the overall document structure, including the title page, table of contents, and Footnote?

  • (A) Layout
  • (B) View
  • (C) Page Layout
  • (D) References



Ans: (D) Reference



8. PowerPoint provides………… number of layouts for use with blank presentation.

  • (A) 11
  • (B) 10
  • (C) 25
  • (D) 22



Ans: (D) 22



9. Which key on the keyboard can be used to view slide show?

  • (A) F5
  • (B) F2
  • (C) F10
  • (D) F4



Ans: (A) F5
Current Page Slide show -: Shift + F5


10. In Powerpoint,_______ group is available in Slide Show Tab.

  • (A) Animations
  • (B) Monitors
  • (C) Transition to this slide
  • (D) Preview



Ans: (B) Monitors



11. A word processor would most likely be used to

  • (A) Keep an account of money spent
  • (B) Do a computer search in media center
  • (C) Maintain an inventory
  • (D) Type a biography



Ans: (D) Type a biography



12. Which bar shows the current position as far as the text goes?

  • (A) Title bar
  • (B) Menu bar
  • (C) Status bar
  • (D) Scroll bar



Ans: (C) Status bar



13. Which component serves as the central hub connecting all other hardware components in a computer?

  • (A) RAM
  • (B) Motherboard
  • (C) Hard Disk
  • (D) CPU



Ans: (B) Motherboard



14. What does an optical drive primarily use to read and write data?

  • (A) Magnetic disks
  • (B) Laser technology
  • (C) Electric currents
  • (D) Inkjet technology



Ans: (B) Laser technology



15. _____and_____ are the smallest and largest font size available in Font Size tool on formatting toolbar in MS-Office.

  • (A) 8 and 72
  • (B) 12 and 64
  • (C) 12 and 14
  • (D) 8 and 64



Ans: (A) 8 and 72



16. Thesaurus tool in MS-Word is used for:

  • (A) Spelling suggestions
  • (B) Synonyms and Antonyms words
  • (C) Correcting sentences
  • (D) Grammar options



Ans: (B) Synonyms and Antonyms words



17. Which of the following word processors came first?

  • (A) Lotus Notes
  • (B) WordStar
  • (C) MS Word
  • (D) WordPerfect



Ans: (B) WordStar



18. Which of the following malicious program do not replicate automatically?

  • (A) Trojan Horse
  • (B) Virus
  • (C) Zombie
  • (D) Worm



Ans: (A) Trojan Horse



19. Device that connects computer or router to broadband network is called

  • (A) Modem
  • (B) Firewall
  • (C) Memory card
  • (D) Jump drive



Ans: (A) Modem



20. Which one of the following is hardware?

  • (A) Power point
  • (B) Control unit
  • (C) Operating system
  • (D) Printer drivers



Ans: (B) Control unit



21. Which shortcut key is used to apply or remove bold formatting in MS Excel?

  • (A) Ctrl + A
  • (B) Ctrl + C
  • (C) Ctrl + D
  • (D) Ctrl + B



Ans: (D) Ctrl + B



22. On which of the following models does the working of Bluetooth devices depend?

  • (A) Client/server
  • (B) Master/slave
  • (C) Peer-to-peer
  • (D) Analog/digital



Ans: (B) Master/slave

The working of Bluetooth devices is based on a master/slave model. This model contains 266 devices out of which one is a master device and 255 and slave devices. Any device can be master and the master device can select up to seven slave devices and communicate with them simultaneously.


23. The maximum Zoom percentage in MS PowerPoint is______ ?

  • (A) 100%
  • (B) 200%
  • (C) 400%
  • (D) 500%



Ans: (C) 400%



24. Which of the following is NOT an octal number?

  • (A) 125
  • (B) 259
  • (C) 456
  • (D) 025



Ans: (B) 259

259 is not an octal number.