IT Systems and Historical Computing MCQ Set 1 — 25 MCQ Practice
Computer _________ is whatever is typed, submitted, or transmitted to a computer system
Computer input refers to any data or instructions entered into or sent to the computer for processing.
What is output?
Output is any processed information or results generated by the computer and presented to the user via output devices like screens or printers.
A menu contains a list of:
A menu is a graphical control element containing a list of options or commands that users can select to execute specific functions.
Which of the following groups consist of only input devices?
Mouse, keyboard, and scanner are pure input devices used to enter data, whereas printers, monitors, and plotters are output devices.
A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be:
Wireless devices communicate over the air using electromagnetic waves (such as radio frequencies or infrared) instead of physical cables.
A web site address is a unique name that identifies a specific _________ on the web.
A website address, also known as a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), is a unique identifier used to locate a specific website on the World Wide Web.
Unsolicited commercial email is commonly known as:
Spam refers to unsolicited bulk email messages, typically sent for advertising purposes, to a large number of recipients without their consent.
Which of the following can only have sequential access?
Magnetic tape is a sequential access storage medium, meaning the system must read through all preceding data to reach a specific point.
Sending an E-mail is similar to:
Sending an email is conceptually similar to writing a letter, as both involve drafting a written message intended for a specific recipient.
One who designs, writes, tests and maintains computer programs is called a:
A programmer is a professional who writes, debugs, tests, and maintains the detailed instructions (code) that computers execute.
Which of the following is not true concerning user IDs and passwords?
For security reasons, user IDs and passwords must be kept strictly confidential and never shared with other individuals.
Which is the smallest of the following computers?
Notebooks are historically designed to be smaller and lighter than standard portable laptops, offering high portability.
Secondary storage:
Secondary storage is non-volatile, meaning it retains saved data and files even when the device is completely powered down.
What is the full form of COMPUTER?
COMPUTER is traditionally backronymed as Common Operating Machine Purposely Used for Technological and Educational Research.
Which among the following social media platform is NOT owned by Facebook?
Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger are owned by Meta (formerly Facebook), while Twitter (now X) is an independent platform.
The computer or server on the Internet is also known as:
Any computer or server directly connected to the internet that provides services, data, or hosting is called a host.
An ISP is a company that allows you to connect to internet via its servers. ISP stands for:
An ISP (Internet Service Provider) is a commercial organization that provides access to the internet.
Which web browser was developed by Google?
Google Chrome is a freeware web browser developed by Google, first released in 2008.
A piece of icon or image on a web page associated with another web page is called:
A hyperlink is an element (text, icon, or image) in an electronic document that links to another place in the same document or to an entirely different document.
What is the number one concern about cloud computing?
Data security, privacy, and unauthorized access are consistently ranked as the primary concerns when migrating to cloud environments.
The Internet is owned by:
No single entity, country, or organization owns the Internet; it is a global, decentralized network of interconnected networks.
Which of the following is a scientific computing language?
FORTRAN (Formula Translation) was specifically designed for scientific, engineering, and high-performance mathematical computations.
Virus is a program that has been written to interfere with the normal functioning of a computer. Which of the below is not a type of virus?
While boot sector, file, and disk infectors are common virus types, "system virus" is not a standard technical category of computer virus.
Which of the following is not a pointing input device?
Trackballs, joysticks, and digitizing tablets are pointing devices used to manipulate an on-screen cursor, whereas a scanner is an optical input device.
What is the meaning of CAPTCHA used in computer terminology?
CAPTCHA stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart," used to distinguish humans from automated bots.