Computer Fundamental MCQ Questions: Module 2

1)   Which one is used to group similar things together?

a.    Folder

b.    Files

c.     Record

d.    RAM

2)   Files are stored —

a.     Inside the processor

b.    On a disk in folders

c.     Inside sound card

d.    None of the above

3)   What is a folder?

a.    folder is a container on a disk where files can be stored

b.    Folder consists of all data in a computer stored as files

c.     Folder and files mean the same thing

d.    None of the above

4)   Which of the following can display a hierarchical representation of folders & files on a disk?

a.     Popup Menu

b.    Windows Explorer

c.     Title bar

d.    Start Button

5)   Operating system is ____________?

a.     an application software 

b.      a system software

6)   Which one of the following describes a computer’s operating system?

a. Software that can retrieve information from a database. b. Hardware that can scan and convert photographs into digital files.
c. Software that controls the allocation and usage of hardware.
d. Hardware that can record and send images across the Internet.

7)   Which of the following is a special type of programme which loads automatically when you start your computer?

a.     Internet Browser

b.    Database

c.     Operating System

d.    Calculator

8)   What are the 2 main classifications of software? 

a.    Application software and  Operating systems software

b.    Utility software and graphics software

c.      Gaming sxoftware and business software

d.     Traditional software and Internet based software

9)      Which one of the statements correctly completes the following sentence? A computer’s operating system

a.     does not control devices such as printers that are connected to the PC

b.    Is the hardware the computer uses to run software

c.     is not necessary on some very powerful personal computers

d.    Enables ALL the other programs to run.

10) What keyboard shortcut we can use to switch between open Windows?

a.  Ctr l+ C

b. Alt + F

c.  Alt + Tab

d. Alt + X

11) To delete files rather than sending them to the Recycle Bin we press

a.    Shift + Del

b.    Ctrl + Del

c.     Alt + Del

d.    Alt + F2

12)          To resize a window in two directions at once drag the mouse pointer

a.     Horizontally

b.    Vertically

c.     Diagonally

d.    None

13)          Which of the following options would allow us to customize the Windows Desktop background?

a.     Right Click Desktop → Properties → Desktop

b.    Right Click Desktop → Personalize → Desktop Background

c.     Start → Searching

d.    Right Click My Computer → Properties

14)          Which of the following items is/are included in the Windows Taskbar?

a.     Start button

b.    Icons representing the running programs

c.     Clock

d.    All of the above

15)          A Gigabyte consists of, approximately —

a.     One thousand Bytes

b.    One thousand Bits

c.     One thousand Megabytes

d.    One Hundred Kilobytes

16)          HTML stands for

a.     Hyper Text Making Language.

b.    Hidden Text Markup Language.

c.     Hotmail Text Markup Language.

d.    Hyper Text Markup Language

17)          In Windows Explorer, for displaying the contents of a certain drive or folder we need to

a.     Click the drive or folder while holding down the Alt key.

b.    Triple-click the drive or folder.

c.     Double-click the drive or folder.

d.    Right-click the drive or folder.

18)          We wish to search for all files that begin with the letters "Fi". Which of the following wildcard search should we use?

a.    Fi*

b.    *Fi*

c.     Fi??

d.    ?Fi?

19)          Keyboard shortcuts for ‘copy’ and ‘paste’-

a.     Ctrl +O, Ctrl +P

b.    Shift +C, Shift +P

c.     Ctrl +C, Ctrl +P

d.    Ctrl +C, Ctrl +V

20)          The file extension .WAV indicates a/an

a.     Web page

b.    Database file

c.     Audio file

d.    Image file

21)          Which file extension is used to indicate a picture file format?

a.    .jpg

b.    .Doc

c.     .Xls

d.    . mdb

22)          What is the keyboard shortcut for opening the “Start” menu?

a.     Shift + Esc

b.    Ctrl + Esc

c.     Alt + Esc

d.    Ctrl + Alt + Esc

23)          You can close an open window by pressing which keyboard shortcut?

a.     Esc

b.    Alt + F4

c.     Ctrl + F4

d.    Alt + Ctrl

24)          What is the main advantage of compressing files?

a.     Make a file suitable for use.

b.    Make a file smaller

c.     Transfer data faster

d.    All of the above

25)          What is the term used when you press and hold the left mouse key and move the mouse around the slide?

a.     Highlighting

b.    Dragging

c.     Selecting

d.    Moving

26)          If the computer application you are working on has “frozen” what is the first thing you should do?

a.     Re-install the non-responding application

b.    Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete

c.     Turn off the PC’s power supply

d.    Select Exit from the application’s File menu.