31 March - 2 April Computer Quiz Answer

Ques. : 1 A computer cannot boot if it does not have the
1) compiler 
2) loader
3) operating system 
4) assembler
5) None of these 
Answer:- 3 : operating system

Ques. : 2 When you quickly press and release the left mouse button twice, you are
1) primary-clicking 
2) pointing
3) double-clicking 
4) secondary-clicking
5) None of these 
Answer:- 3 : double-clicking

Ques. : 3 What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk called? 
1) configuration 
2) download
3) storage 
4) upload
5) compression 
Answer:- 3 : storage

Ques. : 4 _______ provides the means to move the pointer on the screen and give information to the computer by clicking its buttons. 
1) Scanner 
2) Mouse
3) Keyboard 
4) Program
5) None of these 
Answer:- 2 : Mouse

Ques. : 5 Even if a disk drive fails, the computer application running and using it can continue processing. This application is said to have been designed with this feature called 
1) 100 percent up-time 
2) Fault tolerance
3) High reliability 
4) All of these
5) None of these 
Answer:- 2 : Fault tolerance

Ques. : 6 To combine two or more cells into a single cell is called 
1) merging 
2) joining
3) sharing 
4) splitting
5) None of these 
Answer:- 1 : merging

Ques. : 7 ________ is when the computer is turned on and the operating system is loading. 
1) Booting 
2) Flashing
3) Tracking 
4) Taping
5) None of these 
Answer:- 1 : Booting

Ques. : 8 A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be
1) distributed 
2) wireless
3) centralised 
4) open source
5) None of these 
Answer:- 2 : wireless

Ques. : 9 The particular field of a record that uniquely identifies each record is called the
1) key field 
2) primary field
3) master field 
4) order field
5) None of these 
Answer:- 1 : key field

Ques. : 10 A CPU contains
1) a card reader and a printing device 
2) an analytical engine and a control unit
3) a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit 
4) an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader
5) None of these 
Answer:- 3 : a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit