Computer Basic interview questions – page 4

Which one of the following is a computer virus?

1. Software program
2. IC 7344
3. Bacteria
4. Fungi

____ is the father of computer. 

1. Ada byron
2. Charles babbage
3. Blaise pascal
4. Herman hollerith

Who is the chief of Microsoft?

1. Bush
2. Bill clinton
3. Bill gates
4. Babbage

The first microprocessor was developed in 1971 by

1. Intel
2. NASA
3. Apple
4. IBM

____ contains the basic software you need in order to find, retrieve, view and send information over the Internet.

1. Website
2. Modem
3. Router
4. Web browser

Which of the following is not a basic function of a computer?

1. Accept input
2. Scan data
3. Process data
4. All of the above

Which of the following device used "set of bead" to represent the unit of data?

1. EDVAC
2. ENIAC
3. Mark-I
4. Abacus

A computer that combines the characteristics of analog and digital computer.

1. Hybrid computer
2. Digital computer
3. Super computer
4. Analog computer

Information stored in RAM is considered volatile which means it is

1. stored when the electricity is shut off
2. not held permanently, only temporarily
3. store permanently in the CPU device
4. store there permanently

The contents of  _____ are lost when the computer turns off.

1. Memory
2. Storage
3. Input
4. Output

The primary purpose of an operating system is ___

1. To make the most efficient use of the computer hardware
2. To allow people to use the computer
3. To keep systems programmers employed
4. To make computers easier to use

The computer monitor is ____ device.

1. Scanning
2. Output
3. Input
4. Software

Which of the following is an output device?

1. Monitor
2. Printer
3. Mouse
4. (a) and (b) both

MS Excel consists of ___

1. 15000 rows
2. 17108 rows
3. 19000 rows
4. 65536 rows

Another word for ‘Graphics’ for a word processor?

1. Peripheral
2. Highlight
3. Execute
4. Clipart

Nowadays computers all over the world can talk to each other. Which is one of the special accessories essential for this purpose?

1. Fax
2. Scanner
3. Modem
4. Keyboard

A mechanism for arranging controlled access to a shared resource is

1. Lock-out
2. Retrieving
3. Balleting
4. Sorting