Exercise : Basic Computer Knowledge MCQ Questions and Answers
1. Where was the India's first computer installed and when?
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Correct Answer : A. Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1955
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2. The part of the CPU that accesses and decodes program instructions, and coordinates the flow of data among various system components is the
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Correct Answer : C. Control unit
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3. What was the computer conceived by Babbage?
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Correct Answer : A. Analytical Engine
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4. Which of the following is used for manufacturing chips?
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Correct Answer : D. semiconductor
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5. What are the speakers attached to your computer used for?
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Correct Answer : D. Handling sound and music
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6. Which of the following protects the system from hackers ?
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Correct Answer : D. Firewall
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7. The most frequently used piece of hardware for inputting data is ....................... .
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Correct Answer : A. Keyboard
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8. Which one of the following is a transport layer protocol used in internet?
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Correct Answer : D. both (1) and (2)
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9. A sales clerk at a checkout counter scanning a tag on an item rather than keying it into the system, is using ........................ .
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Correct Answer : B. source data automation
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10. The CPU is made up of control unit ALU and
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Correct Answer : A. Memory
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