Computer Fundamental Miscellaneous MCQs

Question 1

A result of a computer virus can not lead to ......

Accepted Answer

Mother Board Crash

Answer

Disk Crash

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Corruption of program

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Deletion of files

Question 2

Firewalls are used to protect against _____________

Accepted Answer

Unauthorized Access

Answer

Virus Attacks

Answer

Data Driven Attacks

Answer

Fire Attacks

Question 3

Which of the following extensions suggest that the file is a backup copy?

Accepted Answer

.bak

Answer

.bas

Answer

.com

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.txt

Question 4

The software tools that enable a user to interact with a computer for specific purposes are known as .......

Accepted Answer

Applications

Answer

Hardware

Answer

Network Software

Answer

Shareware

Question 5

What is output?

Accepted Answer

What the processor gives to the user

Answer

What the processor takes from the user

Answer

What the user gives to the processor

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What the processor gets from the user

Question 6

In word processing, an efficient way to move the 3rd paragraph to place it after the 5th paragraph is .......

Accepted Answer

cut and paste

Answer

copy and paste

Answer

copy, cut and paste

Answer

cut, copy and paste

Question 7

Hardware includes ..........

Accepted Answer

all devices involved in processing information including the central processing unit, memory and storage.

Answer

all devices used to input data into a computer.

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sets of instructions that a computer runs or executes.

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the computer and all the devices connected to it that are used to input and output data.

Question 8

The quickest and easiest way in Word, to locate a particular word or phrase in a document is to use the ....... command.

Accepted Answer

Find

Answer

Replace

Answer

Lookup

Answer

Search

Question 9

The term 'user interface' refers to ........

Accepted Answer

What the user sees on the screen and how they can interact with it.

Answer

How the operating system responds to user commands.

Answer

the means by which the user interacts with the peripheral devices on the computer.

Answer

the monitor that is available for the computer.