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Class 8 Computer Chapter 1 Networking Question Answer for Students
Quick Quiz
……….. allows voice conversations to travel over the Internet.
A) None of these
B) Instant messaging
C) E-mail
D) Internet telephony
Option d – Internet telephony
Software such as viruses, worms & Trojan horses that have malicious content is known as ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
A) Spyware
B) Adware
C) Malicious Software (Malware)
D) Firewall
Option c – Malicious Software (Malware)
The hardware device or software program that sends messages between networks is known as a
A) None of these
B) Bridge
C) Backbone
D) Router
Option d – Router
Which component of a computer system performs arithmetic calculations? ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
A) ALU
B) CD-ROM
C) CU
D) Memory
Option a – ALU
What is the full form of LAN?
A) None of these
B) Land Area Network
C) Leased Area Network
D) Local Area Network
Option d – Local Area Network
Which of the following statements best describes the batch method of input? ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
A) Data is processed as soon as it is input
B) Data is input at the time it is collected
C) Data is collected in the form of source documents, placed into groups & then input into the computer
D) Source documents are not used
Option c – Data is collected in the form of source documents, placed into groups & then input into the computer
Which of the following search engines continuously sends out that starts on a homepage of a server and pursues all links stepwise?
A) Cookies
B) Spiders
C) Packets
D) Paddle
Option a – Cookies
The signal that a computer is waiting for a command from the user
A) Prompt
B) Interrupt
C) Time slice
D) Event
Option a – Prompt
In DOS, which of the following commands is used to delete all the files and sub-directories of a directory? ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
A) Delete
B) Move
C) Deltree
D) Del
Option d – Del
Good passwords help organizations
A) In securing information
B) From hackers
C) From spyware
D) All of the above
Option a – In securing information
The main function of the ALU is to ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
A) Perform arithmetic and logical operations
B) None of these
C) Control computer output, such as printing
D) Monitor all computer activities
Option b – None of these
Which among the following is true about Ms- Word?
(a) It is a system software
(b) It is an application software
(c) It is both system and application software
(d) None of these
Option b – It is an application software
Which one of the following is an operating system? ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
(a) Dot net
(b) Java
(c) Maya
(d) Unix
Option d – Unix
What is UBUNTU? ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
(a) Operating System
(b) Programming languages
(c) Microprocessor
(d) None of these
Option a – Operating System
………. disk encryption is a technology (hardware or software) where data is encrypted before storage.
(a) Half
(b) Whole
(c) Double
(d) Triple
Option b – Whole
A collection of various programs that helps control your computer is called ……… ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
(a) System software
(b) Application software
(c) Microsoft Excel
(d) Microsoft Word
Option a – System software
……… includes boot firmware and power management.
(a) CD-ROM
(b) BIOS
(c) Internal Buses
(d) Chipset
Option b – BIOS
A collection of programs that controls how the computer system runs and processes information is called …….. ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
(a) Compiler
(b) Linker
(c) Operating system
(d) Assembler
Option c – Operating system
What are the two major file systems in Microsoft Windows?
(a) FAT32 and NTFS
(b) HFS and UFS
(c) XFS and EXT3
(d) UDF and ZFS
Option a – FAT32 and NTFS
USB-type storage devices are …….. ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
(a) Secondary
(b) Tertiary
(c) Anxillary
(d) Primary
Option a – Secondary
The faster, costlier & relatively smaller form of storage managed by computer system hardware is
(a) Main Memory
(b) Cache
(c) Flash Memory
(d) Disk
Option b – Cache
Permanent instructions that the computer uses when it is turned on & that cannot be changed by other instructions are contained in
(a) ROM
(b) REM
(c) RAM
(d) None of these
Option a – ROM
Which of the following mediums is used between CPU & RAM to speed up the processing power of a CPU? ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
(a) Internal
(b) A & B both
(c) Cache Memory
(d)Virtual Memory
Option c – Cache Memory
The Main Memory of the computer is
(a) External
(b) Auxiliary
(c) Internal
(d) A & C both
Option c – Internal
Breaking logical memory into blocks of the same size is called as : ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
(a) Frames
(b) Packets
(c) Segments
(d) Pages
Option d – Pages
Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second?
(a) EPROM
(b) ROM
(c) Static RAM
(d) Dynamic RAM
Option d – Dynamic RAM
RAM is used as a short memory because it is ……. and …….. ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
(a) Volatile, temporary
(b) Non-volatile, Permanent
(c) Non-volatile, temporary
(d) Volatile, Permanent
Option a – Volatile, temporary
Which is not a computer of the first generation?
A) ENIAC
B) UNIVAC
C) IBM 360
D) IBM 1401
Option d – IBM 1401
Registers that are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations) are known as
A) PC
B) Flags
C) Memory Address Registers
D) General Purpose Registers
Option b – Flags
Who invented vacuum tubes? ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
A) John Bardeen
B) William Shockley
C) Lee de Forest
D) All of the above
Option c – Lee de Forest
An approach that permits the computer to work on several programs instead of one is:
A) On-line thesaurus
B) Multiprogramming
C) Overlapped processing
D) Outline processor
Option c – Overlapped processing
Who suggested the Stored Program Concept? ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
A) John Mauchley
B) J.P. Eckert
C) John Neumann
D) Joseph Jacquard
Option c – John Neumann
The central processing unit (CPU) consists of:
A) Input, output & processing
B) Control unit, primary storage & secondary storage
C) Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit & primary storage
D) Control unit, processing & primary storage
Option c – Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit & primary storage
The notable features like keyboards, monitors, GUI were developed in ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
A) First generation
B) Second generation
C) Third generation
D) Fourth generation
Option c – Third generation
UNIVAC is
A) Universal Automatic Computer
B) Universal Array Computer
C) Unique Automatic Computer
D) Unvalued Automatic Computer
Option a – Universal Automatic Computer
Which programming languages are classified as low-level languages? ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
A) Basic, COBOL, FORTRAN
B) Prolog 2, Expert Systems
C) Knowledge-based Systems
D) Assembly Languages
Option d – Assembly Languages
What was the main disadvantage of vacuum tubes?
A) They were larger in size
B) They consumed a lot of electricity
C) They produced heat & often burned out
D) The operation cost was high
Option c – They produced heat & often burned out
Registers, which are partially visible to users & used to hold conditional, are known as ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
A) PC
B) Memory address registers
C) General-purpose registers
D) Flags
Option d – Flags
People often call ……. is the brain of a computer system.
A) Control Unit
B) Arithmetic Logic Unit
C) Central Processing Unit
D) Storage Unit
Option c – Central Processing Unit
Which is used for manufacturing Chips? ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
A) Bus
B) Control unit
C) Semiconductors
D) A and b only
Option c – Semiconductors
The value of each bead in heaven is :
A) 1
B) 3
C) 5
D) 7
Option c – 5
The first computer introduced in Nepal was ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
A) IBM 1400
B) IBM 1401
C) IBM 1402
D) IBM1402
Option b – IBM 1401
Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following languages?
A) Machine language
B) Assembly language
C) High-level language
D) None of the above
Option b – Assembly language
Instruction in computer languages consists of ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
A) OPCODE
B) OPERAND
C) Both of the above
D) None of the above
Option c – Both of the above
Which generation of computers is still under development?
A) Fourth Generation
B) Fifth Generation
C) Sixth Generation
D) Seventh Generation
Option b – Fifth Generation
What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer? ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
A) To produce a result
B) To compare numbers
C) To control the flow of information
D) To do math’s works
Option b – To compare numbers
Abacus was the first
A) electronic computer
B) mechanical computer
C) electronic calculator
D) mechanical calculator
Option d – mechanical calculator
If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify the address in RAM, the number of addresses will be ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
A) 216
B) 65,536
C) 64K
D) Any of the above
Option b – 65,536
Instructions & memory address are represented by –
A) Character code
B) Binary codes
C) Binary word
D) Parity bit
Option b – Binary codes
The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal & OCR reader is the : ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
A) Data collection terminal
B) OCR register terminal
C) Video Display terminal
D) POS terminal
Option d – POS terminal
A set of flip-flops integrated together is called
A) Counter
B) Adder
C) Register
D) None of the above
Option c – Register
Your company has LAN in its downtown office and has now set up a LAN in the manufacturing plant in the suburbs. To enable everyone to share data and resources between the two LANS, what type of device(s) are needed to connect them? Choose the most correct answer.
(a) Modem
(b) Cable
(c) Hub
(d) Router
Option d – Router
Which one of the following networks has a networking system whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries? ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
(a) CAN
(b) PAN
(c) MAN
(d) WAN
Option c – MAN
A Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) usually interconnects a number of Local Area Networks (LANs) using a high-capacity backbone technology. Which one of the following links can be used to interconnect the LANs in the MAN?
(a) Microwave link
(b) Radio link
(c) Infrared laser link
(d) All of the above
Option a – Microwave link
In the context of the internet, what is the full form of MAN? ( Class 8 Computer Chapter MCQs )
(a) Massive Area Network
(b) Makeshift Area Network
(c) Master Area Network
(d) Metropolitan Area Network
Option d – Metropolitan Area Network
Consider the following statements. I. Bluetooth forms the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) with its peripheral devices. II. Wi-Fi forms the Personal Area Network (PAN) in the microwave region of the electromagnetic spectrum. III. Colour CRTs have four electron guns, one for each primary colour. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) I and II
(d) Only III
Option c – I and II
Consider the following statements. I. Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for Wide Area Networks (WANS). II. Besides computers, the Ethernet can be used to interconnect other appliances and personal devices. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option b – Only II
A combination of hardware and software that allows communication and electronic transfer of information between computers is a
(a) network
(b) backup system
(c) server
(d) peripheral
Option a – network
The information to be communicated in a data communication system is known as ……….
(a) medium
(b) protocol
(c) message
(d) transmission
Option c – message
……. allows LAN users to share computer programs and data.
(a) Communication server
(b) Print server
(c) File server
(d) All of the above
Option b – Print server
Ethernet, token ring and token bus are types of
(a) WAN
(b) LAN
(c) communication channels
(d) physical medium
Option b – LAN
Consider the following statements. I. Multi-mode optical fibres are used for long-distance communication links. II. Single-mode optical fibres are used for most communication links longer than 500 metres. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option d – Neither I nor II
Consider the following statements about Fibre Optics. I. Optical fibres are fine strands of high-quality glass, in which information is transmitted with the help of a light beam. II. Light is kept in the core of the fibre by total internal reflection. III. BSNL has the largest optical fibre cable network in India. IV. Fibre-to-Home refers to the optical fibre cable that replaces the standard copper wire of the local Telco. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I, II, III and IV
(b) I, II and III
(c) II and III
(d) Only Ill
Option a – I, II, III and IV
Consider the following statements. I. Communicating with radio waves needs an antenna. II. Fax does not scan the content of documents. III. Mobile phones operate typically ultra high frequency. IV. Electromagnetic waves are used for communication. Which of the statement(s) given is/are correct?
(a) I, III and IV
(b) I, II and III
(c) I, III and IV
(d) Only IV
Option c – I, III and IV
The geometric arrangement of devices on the network is called
(a) topology
(b) protocol
(c) media
(d) LAN
Option a – topology
Network components are connected to the same cable in the …… topology.
(a) star
(b) ring
(c) bus
(d) mesh
Option c – bus
What is the ‘Virtual Private Network’?
(a) It is a private computer network of an organisation where remote users can transmit encrypted information through the server provider.
(b) It is a computer network across a public internet that provides users access to their organisation’s network while maintaining the security of the information transmitted.
(c) It is a computer network in which users can access a shared pool of computing resources through a service provider.
(d) None of the above
Option b – It is a computer network across a public internet that provides users access to their organisation’s network while maintaining the security of the information transmitted
Which one of the following media forms the medium for the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)?
(a) Fibre optic cable
(b) Communication satellites
(c) Under sea telephone cables
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Which one of the following statements is the correct characteristic of optical fibres?
(a) Optical fibres permit the transmission of signals over longer distances than other methods of communication.
(b) Optical fibres can carry lower bandwidth as compared with other metal wire systems of communication.
(c) Optical fibres are less prone to signal loss and immune to electromagnetic interference.
(d) Both (a) and (c)
Option d – Both (a) and (c)
Which of the following is a vision of what the internet will become tomorrow?
(a) ARPANET
(b) Circuit switching
(c) Interspace
(d) Internet
Option c – Interspace
……….. is the transmission of data between two or more computers over communication links.
(a) Communication
(b) Networking
(c) Data communication
(d) Data networking
Option c – Data communication
The basic components necessary for data communication in the computer are a
(a) a computer terminal
(b) a modem
(c) communication software
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
The most important or powerful computer in a typical network is
(a) desktop
(b) network client
(c) network server
(d) network section
Option c – network server
Servers are those computers which provide resources to other computers connected by
(a) network
(b) mainframe
(c) supercomputer
(d) client
Option a – network
The first network that planted the seeds of the Internet was
(a) ARPANET
(b) NSFNET
(c) Vnet
(d) INET
Option a – ARPANET
The communication mode that supports data in both directions at the same time is
(a) simplex
(b) half-duplex
(c) full duplex
(d) multiplex
Option c – full duplex
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