Computer Questions and Answers in Quiz Form 8 for Practice

106. A modem is connected to

1. a telephone line
2. a keyboard
3. a printer
4. a monitor

107. What is the name of an application program that gathers user information and sends itto someone through the Internet?

1. A virus
2. Spybot
3. Logic bomb
4. Security patch

108. Which of the following helps to protect floppy disks from data getting accidentallyerased?

1. Access notch
2. Write-protect notch
3. Entry notch
4. Input notch

109. ............ Store data or information temporarily and pass it on as directed by the controlunit

1. Address
2. Register
3. Number
4. Memory

110. Light pen and joystick are............

1. Algorithm
2. Input devices
3. Output devices
4. Portals

111. Which of the following are the functions of a operating system

1. Allocates resources
2. Monitors Activities
3. Manages disks and files
4. All of the above

112. Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readable areknown as-

1. an ASCII code
2. a magnetic tape
3. an OCR scanner
4. a bar code

113. Computers, combine both measuring and counting, are called :

1. Analog
2. Digital
3. Hybrid
4. All of these

114. In which type of computer, data are represented as discrete signals.

1. Analog computer
2. Digital computer
3. both
4. Hybrid Computer

115. A computer system that is old and perhaps not satisfactory is referred to as a(n)

1. Ancient system
2. Historical system
3. Age old system
4. Legacy system

116. .......... is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provideplatform for running application software

1. Application software
2. System software
3. Software
4. Operating system

117. Who is the chief of Microsoft

1. Babbage
2. Bill Gates
3. Bill Clinton
4. none of these

118. Malicious software is known as:

1. Badware.
2. Malware.
3. Maliciousware.
4. Illegalware.

119. BIOS stands for

1. Basic Input Output system
2. Binary Input output system
3. Basic Input Off system
4. all the above

120. A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known as

1. Boot
2. Bug
3. Biff
4. Strap