--- type: Quiz title: Computer Fundamental Part 3 canonical: "https://www.easy2crack.com/mcqs/computer-miscellaneous/computer-fundamental-part-3" subject: computer-miscellaneous questions: 99 free: true updated: null tags: ["mcq", "practice", "computer-miscellaneous"] --- # Computer Fundamental Part 3 99 multiple-choice questions with answers. ## Q1. The two types of output devices are- A. Monitor and Printer B. Floppy disc and CD C. Keyboard and Mouse D. Windows 2000 and windows NT **Answer:** a ## Q2. Mouse technique used for access in properties of any object is- A. Dragging B. Dropping C. Right clicking D. Shift clicking **Answer:** c ## Q3. Dotmatrix is a type of device- A. Scanner B. Printer C. Keyboard D. Mouse **Answer:** c ## Q4. Tab key is used- A. To move the cursor on screen B. To indent a paragraph C. To move a cursor D. Only a and b **Answer:** b ## Q5. To go to the beginning of a text line press- A. Home B. Page up C. Enter D. None of these **Answer:** a ## Q6. The most common input devices are- A. Microphone, printer B. Scanner, monitor C. Digital camera, speaker D. Keyboard, mouse **Answer:** d ## Q7. To see all information which device output uses ? A. Monitor B. Keyboard C. ALU D. None of these **Answer:** a ## Q8. Type of mouse is- A. Mechanical, general B. Optical, mechanical C. Full duplex D. Automatic **Answer:** b ## Q9. The number of function keys in a keyboard is- A. 14 B. 13 C. 12 D. 15 **Answer:** c ## Q10. Printing head and paper is touched in- A. Non-impact printer B. Impact printer C. Both a and b D. Thermal printer **Answer:** b ## Q11. By which printer a character prints in only one stroke? A. Laser printer B. Dot matrix printer C. Line printer D. Plotter **Answer:** b ## Q12. Which of following is not an input device? A. Keyboard B. Monitor C. Joystick D. Microphone **Answer:** b ## Q13. What is a function of a keyboard in computer ? A. Print B. Input C. Type D. In between input and output **Answer:** b ## Q14. Link between computer an a human is possible by- A. Imput and output B. Input C. Output D. CIU **Answer:** a ## Q15. Which of the following is not a type of input and output? A. Sound B. Light C. Mechanical D. Visual **Answer:** b ## Q16. Which of the following work as mouse? A. keyboard B. Scanner C. Icon D. Track ball **Answer:** d ## Q17. Generally which button of the mouse is used for OK? A. Left B. Right C. Middle D. Wheel **Answer:** a ## Q18. ............. is fast speed printer. A. Laser printer B. Jet printer C. Thermal printer D. Daisy wheel printer **Answer:** a ## Q19. LCD stands for- A. Lead crystal device B. Light central display C. Liquid central display D. Liquid crystal display **Answer:** a ## Q20. The general method for to input the text and numerical data in computer is by ………. A. Keyboard B. Scanner C. Printer D. Plotter **Answer:** a ## Q21. Output devices make it possible to ……… A. View and print a data B. Scan a data C. Input a data D. Sending a data **Answer:** a ## Q22. Hard copy of a document is ………… A. Printed on printer B. Stored in floppy C. Store in CD D. Store in hard disk **Answer:** a ## Q23. Which of following groups have only input devices? A. Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor B. Mouse, Keyboard, Printer C. Mouse, Keyboard, Plotter D. Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner **Answer:** d ## Q24. Which of following groups have only output devices? A. Scanner, Printer, Monitor B. Keyboard, Printer, Monitor C. Mouse, Printer, Monitor D. Platter, Printer, Monitor **Answer:** d ## Q25. Any data and instruction entered in the memory of a computer is – A. Storage B. Output C. Input D. Information **Answer:** c ## Q26. To make the number pad act as a directional arrow, we press …………. A. Num lock B. Caps lock C. Arrow lock D. Shift **Answer:** d ## Q27. Which key is used in combination with another key to perform a specitic task? A. Function B. Spacebar C. Arrow D. Control **Answer:** d ## Q28. Ctrl, Shift and Alt are called ………. keys. A. modifier B. function C. alphanumeric D. adjustment **Answer:** a ## Q29. The pattern of printed lines on most products are called A. prices B. OCR C. scanners D. bar codes **Answer:** d ## Q30. What type of device is a computer printer? A. Input B. Output C. Software D. Storage **Answer:** b ## Q31. A scanner scans ……… A. Pictures B. Text C. Both picture and text D. Neither picture nor text **Answer:** c ## Q32. What would you do to highlight a word? You position the cursor next to the word, and then ........ A. Drag mouse while holding button down B. Click mouse once C. Roll mouse around D. Roll and then click mouse **Answer:** a ## Q33. A ………. can make it easier to play games. A. mouse B. joystick C. keyboard D. pen **Answer:** b ## Q34. Soft copy is an intangible output, so then what is a hard copy? A. The physical parts of the computer B. The printed parts of the computer C. The printed output D. The physical output device **Answer:** c ## Q35. A printer is this kind of device- A. Input B. Word Processing C. Processing D. Output **Answer:** d ## Q36. The most common method of entering text and numerical data into a computer system is through the use of a- A. Keyboard B. Scanner C. Printer D. Pother **Answer:** a ## Q37. A keyboard is this kind of device- A. Black B. Input C. Output D. Word Processing **Answer:** b ## Q38. Which part of a computer displays the work done? A. RAM B. Printer C. Monitor D. ROM **Answer:** c ## Q39. Codes consisting of bars or lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer readable are known as- A. An ASCII code B. A magnetic tape C. An OCR scanner D. a Bar code **Answer:** d ## Q40. Whenever we have to give space between the two words while typing on a PC we have to press a key known as- A. Backspace B. Shift C. Ctrl D. Space Bar **Answer:** d ## Q41. The……….key and the key can be used in combination with other The perform shortcuts and special tasks. A. Control, Alt B. Function, toggle C. Delete, insert D. None of these **Answer:** a ## Q42. Which type of device is the computer monitor? A. Input B. Output C. Processing D. Software **Answer:** b ## Q43. Which of these keys is not on the number keypad? A. Ctrl B. Del C. Enter D. None of these **Answer:** a ## Q44. The primary output device for computers is a ………… A. Video monitor B. Printer C. Keyboard D. Mouse **Answer:** a ## Q45. ........ provides the means to move the pointer on the screen and give information to the computer by clicking its buttons. A. Scanner B. Mouse C. Keyboard D. Program **Answer:** b ## Q46. Soft copy refers to ………… A. Printed output B. Music sounds C. Screen output D. Digitizing **Answer:** c ## Q47. Why is the Caps Lock key referred to as a toggle key? A. Because its function goes back and forth every time it is pressed B. Because it cannot be used for entering numbers C. Because it cannot be used to delete D. Because it cannot be used to insert **Answer:** a ## Q48. One puts information into the computer by pressing this key- A. Caps lock B. Tab C. Enter D. Esc **Answer:** c ## Q49. The key that must be pressed each time a new command or information is entered- A. Esc B. Return / Enter C. Delete D. Home **Answer:** b ## Q50. What term is used to describe using the mouse to move an item on the screen to a new location? A. Click B. Double-click C. Drag and drop D. Point **Answer:** c ## Q51. To select text by shading as you drag the mouse arrow over the tent is referred to as A. Clip art B. Highlight C. Fetch D. Decode **Answer:** b ## Q52. A button that makes characters either upper or lower case and numb to symbols- A. Monitor B. Shift key C. Icon D. Mouse **Answer:** b ## Q53. Pick the odd one- A. Mouse B. Scanner C. Printer D. Keyboard **Answer:** c ## Q54. Letters, numbers, and symbols found on a keyboard are .......... A. Icon B. Screen C. Keys D. Menu **Answer:** c ## Q55. A piece of hardware that is used to enter information into the computer by using keys ......... A. Keyboard B. Monitor C. Hard disk D. Icon **Answer:** a ## Q56. Capital letters on a keyboard are referred to as A. Caps lock key B. Grownups C. Big guys D. Upper case letters **Answer:** a ## Q57. Powerful key that lets you exit a program when pushed ........... A. Arrow key B. Space bar C. Escape key D. Return key **Answer:** c ## Q58. Printed information called ........ exists physically and is a more permanent form of output than that presented on a display device- A. Soft copy B. Carbon copy C. Hard copy D. Desk copy **Answer:** c ## Q59. Moves the cursor one space to the right or puts spaces in between words …….. A. Control key B. Space bar C. Printer D. Mouse **Answer:** b ## Q60. Use this when you want to make all letters capital without having to use the shift key for each character .............. A. Shifter B. Upper case C. Caps lock key D. Icon **Answer:** c ## Q61. Devices that let the computer communicate with you ........... A. Input B. Output C. Type D. Print **Answer:** a ## Q62. Devices that allow you to put information into the computer A. Input B. Output C. Type D. Print **Answer:** a ## Q63. Any letter, number, or symbol found on the keyboard that you can type into the computer A. Output B. Character C. Type D. Print **Answer:** b ## Q64. A key that will erase information from the computer’s memory and characters on the screen ........... A. Edit B. Delete key C. Dummy out D. Trust key **Answer:** b ## Q65. performing- A. active tab B. insertion point C. none of these D. ribbon **Answer:** c ## Q66. You can use the tab key to .............. A. move a cursor across the screen B. indent a paragraph C. move the cursor down the screen D. only (a) and (b) **Answer:** d ## Q67. Information that comes from an external source and is fed into computer software is called A. Input B. Output C. Throughput D. None of these **Answer:** a ## Q68. Which keys enable the input of numbers quickly? A. Function keys B. The numeric keypad C. Ctrl, shift and alt D. Arrow keys **Answer:** b ## Q69. You use a(n) ..., such as a keyboard or mouse, to input information. A. storage device B. processing device C. input device D. output device **Answer:** c ## Q70. A(n) ... camera is a peripheral device used to capture still images in a digital format that can be easily transferred into a computer and manipulated using graphics software. A. digital B. analog C. classic D. film **Answer:** a ## Q71. Digital photos and scanned images are typically stored as ... graphics with extensions such as .bmp, .png, .jpg, .tif, or .gif. A. vector B. bitmap C. either vector or bitmap D. neither vector nor bitmap **Answer:** b ## Q72. OCR stands for ........ . A. Optical Character Recognition B. Optical CPU Recognition C. Optimal Character Rendering D. Other Character Restoration **Answer:** a ## Q73. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Enviroment? A. Keyboard B. Mouse C. Joystick D. Track ball **Answer:** b ## Q74. Which of the following is not an output device? A. Plotter B. Printer C. Monitor D. Touch Screen **Answer:** d ## Q75. The arrow keys can be used to ...... A. delete text B. move the cursor in the text that has already been entered C. save the document D. move the cursor while deleting text **Answer:** b ## Q76. What is a keyboard used for ? A. Input text and numbers and send commands to the computer B. To create new keys to use with your computer C. To open the computer up D. To create pictures and images and send them to your computer **Answer:** a ## Q77. What are the speakers attached to your computer used for ? A. Displaying images B. Sending messages C. Storing messages D. Handling sound and music **Answer:** d ## Q78. The mouse ... usually appears in the shape of an arrow. A. indicator B. marker C. meter D. pointer **Answer:** d ## Q79. The most common storage device for the personal computer is the A. floppy disk B. USB thumb drive C. zip disk D. hard disk drive **Answer:** a ## Q80. Which of the following could be digital input devices for computers A. Digital camcorder B. Microphone C. Scanner D. All of the above **Answer:** d ## Q81. A sales clerk at a checkout counter scanning a tag on an item rather thi keying it into the system, is using ... A. input automation B. item data automation C. scanning automation D. source data automation **Answer:** c ## Q82. If you open a menu and then decide you don’t want to select an optic after all, click the menu title again or press the ... key to close the menu A. Shift B. Tab C. F1 D. Esc **Answer:** d ## Q83. A key that will erase information from the computer’s memory an characters on the screen ......... A. edit B. delete key C. dummy out D. trust key **Answer:** b ## Q84. A ...... is often used to select or highlight A. icon B. keyboard C. hard disk D. mouse **Answer:** d ## Q85. Mr. X has no printer to print his report. He wants to take it to Mr. I computer because Mr. Y has a printer. Mr. X could save his report on A. hard drive B. piece of paper C. scanner D. floppy disk **Answer:** d ## Q86. The most frequently used piece of hardware for inputting data is the . A. keyboard B. floppy disk C. cursor D. software **Answer:** a ## Q87. The ...... may also be called the screen or monitor. A. printer B. scanner C. hard disk D. software **Answer:** c ## Q88. The computer monitor is which type of device? A. scanning B. input C. processor D. output **Answer:** d ## Q89. Devices that enter information and let you communicate with the computer are called .................. A. Software B. Output devices C. Hardware D. Input devices **Answer:** d ## Q90. Which of the following does not relate to input unit ? A. It accepts data from the outside world B. It converts data into binary code that is understandable by the computer C. It converts binary data into the human readable form that is understandable to the users D. It sends data in binary form to the computer for further processing **Answer:** c ## Q91. Which of these is a point-and-draw device? A. Mouse B. Scanner C. Printer D. CD-ROM **Answer:** a ## Q92. Which of the following software could assist someone who cannot use their hands for computer input? A. Video conferencing B. Speech recognition C. Audio digitizer D. Synthesizer **Answer:** b ## Q93. A is used to read handwritten or printed text to make a digital image that is stored in memory. A. Printer B. Laser beam C. Scanner D. Touch pad **Answer:** c ## Q94. A joystick is primarily used to / for ...... A. Print text B. Computer gaming C. Enter text D. Draw pictures **Answer:** b ## Q95. The first computer mouse was built by- A. Douglas Engelbart B. William English C. Oaniel Coogher D. Robert Zawacki **Answer:** a ## Q96. 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