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Quick Quiz

Which protocol is used to receive e-mail?

(a) SMTP

(b) POP3

(d) FTP

Option b – POP3

Which protocol is used to send e-mail? ( Computer MCQ for UPSC Exam )

(a) HTTP

(b) POP3

(d) SSH

Option c – SMTP

Which computer program converts assembly language to machine language?

(a) Interpreter

(b) Compiler

(d) Comparator

Option c – Assembler

In which year was the ‘@’ sign first chosen for its use in e-mail addresses? ( Computer MCQ for UPSC Exam )

(a) 1976

(b) 1980

(d) 1972

Option d – 1972

Which one is the latest from the PARAM Super Series computers?

(a) PARAM Yuva II

(b) PARAM 10000

(d) PARAMnet

Option a – PARAM Yuva II

In binary code, the number 7 is written as: ( Computer MCQ for UPSC Exam )

(a) 110

(b) 111

(d) 100

Option b – 111

What is the full form of “IOP”?

(a) Interface on Provider

(b) Integrated Parser

(d) Input Output Processor

Option d – Input Output Processor

What is the full form of “GML”? ( Computer MCQ for UPSC Exam )

(a) Generalized Markup Language

(b) General Machine Language

(d) Wrong abbreviation

Option a – Generalized Markup Language

What is the full form of “LLL”?

(a) Logical Limit by Latency

(b) Low Level Logic

(d) Language & Logic Level

Option c – Low Level Language

Which of the following is considered as the first hacker’s conference? ( Computer MCQ for UPSC Exam )

(a) OSCON

(b) DEVON

(d) SECTION

Option c – DEFCON

When we open an Internet site, we see “www.” What is the full form of “www”?

(a) World Wide Woord

(b) World Wide Web

(d) Words Wide Spiderman Web

Option b – World Wide Web

The standard protocol of the Internet is: ( Computer MCQ for UPSC Exam )

(a) Java

(b) HTML

(d) Flash

Option c – TCP/IP

A ______ is a software program used to view web pages.

(a) Host

(b) Browser

(d) Site

Option b – Browser

Which among the following is a search engine? ( Computer MCQ for UPSC Exam )

(a) Google

(b) Flash

(d) Internet Explorer

Option a – Google

What is a spider?

(a) A hacker who breaks into corporate computer systems

(b) An application for viewing websites

(d) A computer virus

Option b – An application for viewing websites

The acronym RAM stands for: ( Computer MCQ for UPSC Exam )

(a) Registered Application Module

(b) Realtime Access Memory

(d) Random Access Memory

Option d – Random Access Memory

The vacuum tube is related to:

(a) First-generation computers

(b) Second-generation computers

(d) Fourth-generation computers

Option a – First-generation computers

A number system with a base of 8 is referred to as: ( Computer MCQ for UPSC Exam )

(a) Octal

(b) Binary

(d) None of these

Option a – Octal

Software is:

(a) Equipment

(b) Peripheral

(d) Computer program

Option d – Computer program

One byte is equivalent to: ( Computer MCQ for UPSC Exam )

(a) 4 bits

(b) 8 bits

(d) 16 bits

Option b – 8 bits

Which function calculates the largest value in a set of numbers?

(a) Maximum

(b) Average

(d) Count

Option a – Maximum

Which one is the first fully supported 64-bit operating system? ( Computer MCQ for UPSC Exam )

(a) Windows Vista

(b) Mac

(d) Windows XP

Option c – Linux

The computer hard disk was first introduced in 1956 by:

(a) Dell

(b) Apple

(d) IBM

Option d – IBM

Which of the following is not a web browser? ( Computer MCQ for UPSC Exam )

(a) MOSAIC

(b) WWW

(d) Netscape Navigator

Option c – Facebook

In computer terminology, “Trojan” refers to:

(a) Virus

(b) Malware

(d) Spyware

Option b – Malware

Which of the following is a programming language?

(a) HTTP

(b) HTML

(d) FTP

Option b – HTML

Which of the following is a structured programming technique that graphically represents the detailed steps required to solve a program?

(a) Object-oriented programming

(b) Pseudocode

(d) Top-down design

Option c – Flowchart

Which of the following values is the correct value of this hexadecimal code ABCDEF?

(a) 11259375

(b) 11259379

(d) 11257593

Option c – 11259312

Which of the following is an output device?

(a) Keyboard

(b) Mouse

(d) VDU

Option d – VDU

Which of the following is an input device?

(a) Plotter

(b) Printer

(d) Mouse

Option d – Mouse

Which of the following is the extension of Notepad?

(a) .txt

(b) .xls

(d) .bmp

Option a – .txt

BIOS is used:

(a) By operating system

(b) By compiler

(d) By application software

Option a – By operating system

What is the meaning of booting in the system?

(a) Restarting computer

(b) Install the program

(d) To turn off

Option a – Restarting computer

A computer is accurate, but if the result of a computation is false, what is the main reason for it?

(a) Power failure

(b) The computer circuits

(d) Distraction

Option c – Incorrect data entry

The central processing unit is located in the:

(a) Hard disk

(b) System unit

(d) Monitor

Option b – System unit

Which one of the following groups contains graphical file extensions?

(a) JPG, CPX, GCM

(b) GIF, TCE, WMF

(d) JPG, GIF, BMP

Option d – JPG, GIF, BMP

Which of the following is equal to a gigabyte?

(a) 1024 bytes

(b) 512 GB

(d) 1024 bits

Option c – 1024 megabytes

How many bytes does 4 kilobytes represent?

(a) 512

(b) 1024

(d) 8192

Option c – 4096

Which type of program acts as an intermediary between a user of a computer and the computer hardware?

(a) Operating system

(b) User thread

(d) Application program

Option a – Operating system

What kind of language can a computer understand?

(a) Normal language

(b) Computer language

(d) High-level language

Option a – Normal language

How many color dots make up one color pixel on a screen?

(a) 265

(b) 16

(d) 3

Option d – 3

Which of the following values is the correct value of this hexadecimal code 1F.01B?

(a) 35.0065918

(b) 32.0065918

(d) 30.0065918

Option c – 31.0065918

How is the data stored on a diskette?

(a) Ink

(b) Laser bubbles

(d) Circuits

Option c – Magnetism

Which of the following is the smallest visual element on a video monitor?

(a) Character

(b) Pixel

(d) Bit

Option b – Pixel

Which of the following natural elements is the primary element in computer chips?

(a) Silicon

(b) Carbon

(d) Uranium

Option a – Silicon

Which of the following programs enables you to calculate numbers related to rows and columns?

(a) Window program

(b) Spreadsheet program

(d) Word program

Option b – Spreadsheet program

In Computer Technology, CAD stands for-

A. Computer and Device

B. Computer Algorithm and Design

C. Computer and Design

D. Computer Aided Design

Option d – Computer Aided Design

LCD stands for-

A. Liquid Cathode Display

B. Liquid Crystal Display

C. Liquified Crystal Display

D. Liquefied Cathode Display

Option b – Liquid Crystal Display

USB stands for-

A. Universal Serial Bus

B. Universal System Bus

C. Uniform Serial Bus

D. Unicorn Serial Bus

Option a – Universal Serial Bus

CRT stands for-

A. Cathode Ray Tube

B. Cosmos Ray Tube

C. Crystal Ray Tube

D. Combine Ray Tube

Option a – Cathode Ray Tube

UNIVAC stands for-

A. Unique Numerical Integrator & Computer

B. Universal Adding Calculator

C. Universal Assumable Calculator

D. Universal Automatic Computer

Option d – Universal Automatic Computer

In MICR, C stands for-

A. Code

B. Computer

C. Character

D. Cdes

Option c – Character

OCR stands for-

A. Outsized Character Reader

B. Optical Character Recognition

C. Operational Character Reader

D. Only Character Reader

Option b – Optical Character Recognition

CD-ROM stands for-

A. Compact Disc Read Only Memory

B. Compact Data Read Only Memory

C. Compactable Disc Read Only Memory

D. Compactable Read Only Memory

Option a – Compact Disc Read Only Memory

MOS stands for-

A. Most Often Store

B. Method Organised Stack

C. Metal Oxide Semiconductor

D. More Operating System

Option c – Metal Oxide Semiconductor

GB stands for-

A. GigaByte

B. GiloByte

C. GiloBit

D. GigaBit

Option a – GigaByte

PROM stands for-

A. Processing Read Only Memory

B. Principal Read Only Memory

C. Programming Read Only Memory

D. Programmable Read Only Memory

Option d – Programmable Read Only Memory

DRAM stands for

A. Dynamic Random Access Memory

B. Dynamic Recording Access Memory

C. Dividing Random Access Memory

D. Digital Random Access Memory

Option a – Dynamic Random Access Memory

ROM stands for

A. Read of Memory

B. Ride only Memory

C. Read only Memory

D. Read only Message

Option c – Read only Memory

What is the full form of DTP?

A. Dynamic Technology Product

B. Desktop Product

C. Desktop Publishing

D. Desktop Phishing

Option c – Desktop Publishing

KB stands for

A. KilloByte

B. KiloByte

C. KiloBit

D. KilloBit

Option b – KiloByte

FAT stands for

A. File Allocation Table

B. File Accomodation Table

C. File Activity Table

D. File Access Tape

Option a – File Allocation Table

CPU stands for-

A. Central Processing Unit

B. Computer Protection Unit

C. Computer Processing Unit

D. Central Processing Upload

Option a – Central Processing Unit

ALU is-

A. Access Logic Unit

B. Arithmetic Logic Unit

C. Array Logic Unit

D. Artificial Logic Unit

Option b – Arithmetic Logic Unit

DVD refers to-

A. Digital Video Developer

B. Digital Video Disk

C. Digital Video Device

D. Digital Video Drive

Option c – Digital Video Device

Full form of MB is-

A. Mini Bytes

B. Micro Bytes

C. Milli Bytes

D. Mega Bytes

Option d – Mega Bytes

FORTRAN stands for-

A. Formal Translation

B. Formula Translation

C. Formative Translation

D. Formal Transaction

Option b – Formula Translation

ASCII-

A. American Standard Computer for Information Interchange

B. American Standard Code for Information Interchange

C. American Special Computer for Information Interchange

D. American Special Computer for Information Interaction

Option b – American Standard Code for Information Interchange

MSD refers as-

A. Most Significant Digit

B. Most Significant Decimal

C. Multiple Significant Digit

D. Many Significant Digit

Option a – Most Significant Digit

LAN stands for-

A. Lane Area Network

B. Local Army Network

C. Local Area Network

D. Local Area Networking

Option c – Local Area Network

WAN stands for-

A. Wide Area Networks

B. Wide Army Network

C. Wide Area Network

D. Wide Area Networking

Option c – Wide Area Network

What is the meaning of EXE?

A. Command File

B. System File

C. Express File

D. Executable Files

Option d – Executable Files

______ are often delivered to a PC through an email attachment and are often designed to do harm.

A) Viruses

B) Spam

C) Portals

D) Email messages

Option a – Viruses

ALGOL means –

A) Advance logarithmic language

B) Algorithmic language

C) Algorithmic output language

D) Algorithmic operation language

Option b – Algorithmic language

ASCII stands for-

A) American Special Computer for Information Interaction

B) American Standard Computer for Information Interchange

C) American Special Code for Information Interchange

D) American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Option d – American Standard Code for Information Interchange

ERP is an acronym for-

A) Enterprise Retirement Planning

B) Enterprise Relationship Planning

C) Enterprise Resource Planning

D) Enterprise Recorder Planning

Option c – Enterprise Resource Planning

What is the full form of CRT ?

A) Crystal Ray Tube

B) Cathode Ray Tube

C) Cabin Ray Tube

D) Carbon Ray Tube

Option b – Cathode Ray Tube

IT stands for-

A) Information Technology

B) Integrated Technology

C) Intelligent Technology

D) Interesting Technology

Option a – Information Technology

EPROM stands for-

A) Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

B) Electronic Programmable Read-Only Memory

C) Enterprise Programmable Read-Only Memory

D) Extended Programmable Read-Only Memory

Option a – Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

VIRUS stands for-

A) Very Important Record User Searched

B) Verify Interchanged Result Until Source

C) Vital Information Resource Under Seize

D) Very Important Resource Under Search

Option c – Vital Information Resource Under Seize

What is the full form of “PLC”?

A) Programmed Local Connector

B) Portable Logical Connector

C) Pre Loaded Controller

D) Programmable Logic Controller

Option d – Programmable Logic Controller

What is the full form of “PPP”?

A) Peer to Personal Protocol

B) Peer To Peer Protocol

C) Portable Personal Protocol

D) Pre Programmed Protocol

Option b – Peer To Peer Protocol

What is the full form of “RTF”?

A) Right to Format

B) Right to File

C) Real Time Function

D) Rich Text Format

Option d – Rich Text Format

What is the full form of “SMS”?

A) Short Messenger Service

B) Short Message Service

C) Simple Messaging Service

D) Single Memory Script

Option b – Short Message Service

What is the full form of “SMTP”?

A) Structured Mail Transfer Protocol

B) Simple Mail Transmitting Protocol

C) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

D) Server Mail Transfer Protocol

Option c – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

What is the full form of “SNA”?

A) Server New Address

B) Simple Network Assessment

C) System Network Architecture

D) Structured Network Architecture

Option c – System Network Architecture

What is the full form of “TB”?

A) Transfer Publishing

B) Terminal Board

C) Texa Bytes

D) Tera Bytes

Option d – Tera Bytes

What is the full form of “VAN”?

A) Value Added Network

B) Video Active Network

C) Virtual Area Network

D) Visual and Native

Option a – Value Added Network

What is the full form of “CUI”?

A) Control User Interactions

B) Control User Interfaces

C) Character User Interfaces

D) Common User Interfaces

Option c – Character User Interfaces

What is the full form of “VLSI”?

A) Visual & Latency Scale of Intensity

B) Very Large Scale Integrated

C) Very Long Scale Integration

D) Video Link Subscriber Identity

Option b – Very Large Scale Integrated

What is the full form of “OMR”?

A) Optical Marker Reader

B) Optical Mark Recognition

C) Optional Modulator

D) Optical & Mechanical Reader

Option b – Optical Mark Recognition

What is the full form of “OCR”?

A) Optional Control Resources

B) Optical Character Recognition

C) Open Command Resources

D) Operations & Command Resources

Option b – Optical Character Recognition

What is the full form of “ODBC”?

A) Open Data Base Connection

B) Open Data Base Connectivity

C) Object Data & Backup Connection

D) Operations & Development Business Organisation

Option b – Open Data Base Connectivity

What is the full form of “OLE”?

A) Object Linked Executions

B) Object Linking & Embedding

C) Object Oriented External Language

D) Optional Linking & Embedding

Option b – Object Linking & Embedding

What is the full form of “ONE”?

A) Open Native Support

B) Optional Enhancability Network

C) Open Network Architecture

D) Operations & Network Enhancement

Option c – Open Network Architecture

What is the full form of “OOA”?

A) Object Oriented Architecture

B) Objective of Assistance

C) Open Object Activity

D) Object Orient Analysis

Option d – Object Orient Analysis

What is the full form of “OOAD”?

A) Object Oriented Analysis of Data

B) Object Oriented Analysis And Design

C) Object Analysis & Design

D) Open Development & Architectural Language

Option b – Object Oriented Analysis And Design

What is the full form of “OOP”?

A) Organised Output Priority

B) Objetive over Priority

C) Object Oriented Programming

D) Object Orient Analysis

Option c – Object Oriented Programming

What is the full form of “OOPS”?

A) Object Oriented Program & Synopsis

B) Object Oriented Programming System

C) Optional Preliminary System

D) Objective of Preliminary System

Option b – Object Oriented Programming System

What is the full form of “OSI”?

A) Organisational Server Interface

B) Open Server Interconnection

C) Operating System Interface

D) Open System Interconnection

Option d – Open System Interconnection

What is the full form of “PCI”?

A) Public Internet Connectivity

B) Personal Controller Interface

C) Personal Computer Information

D) Peripheral Component Interconnect

Option d – Peripheral Component Interconnect

What is the full form of “PDF”?

A) Personal Development File

B) Pre Development Format

C) Portable Design Format

D) Portable Document Format

Option d – Portable Document Format

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