20 Computer GK Questions with Answers

1. In which topology is every node connected to two other nodes?
   1. Bus
   2. Ring
   3. Star
   4. Mesh
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   Answer: (B) Ring

   Ring.

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2. Which key is held down to select several separate cells together?
   1. Ctrl + Shift
   2. Shift
   3. Alt
   4. Ctrl
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   Answer: (D) Ctrl

   Shift selects a continuous area.

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3. Which computer, first built for CAD calculations and now used as a server?
   1. Micro
   2. Super
   3. Mini
   4. Palmtop
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   Answer: (C) Mini

   The minicomputer was built for engineering and CAD, and is now the server.

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4. What is the horizontal ruler used to set?
   1. Top and bottom margins
   2. Left and right margins
   3. Font
   4. Colour
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   Answer: (B) Left and right margins

   Width and the left-right margins.

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5. The technology for phone-like talk over an IP network —
   1. VoIP
   2. DNS
   3. HTML
   4. URL
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   Answer: (A) VoIP

   VoIP = Voice over Internet Protocol.

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6. What kind of software is Outlook?
   1. E-mail client + personal information manager
   2. Spreadsheet
   3. Database
   4. Presentation
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   Answer: (A) E-mail client + personal information manager

   An e-mail client.

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7. What does the TODAY( ) function enter?
   1. System time
   2. Date and time
   3. The date only
   4. The time the file was opened
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   Answer: (C) The date only

   Only today’s date.

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8. The translator program used for assembly language —
   1. Compiler
   2. Interpreter
   3. Translation
   4. Assembler
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   Answer: (D) Assembler

   The assembler.

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9. What is a fault in a program named —
   1. Bug
   2. Debug
   3. Virus
   4. Noise
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   Answer: (A) Bug

   Bug.

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10. Instructions that direct the computer’s processing work are known as —
    1. Programs
    2. Processors
    3. Input devices
    4. Memory modules
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    Answer: (A) Programs

    A set of instructions = a program.

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11. Which menu is used to cut, copy and paste?
    1. File
    2. Tools
    3. Special
    4. Edit
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    Answer: (D) Edit

    Edit.

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12. ALGOL is short for —
    1. Programming Language 1
    2. Visual Basic
    3. Relational Database Management System
    4. Algorithmic Language
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    Answer: (D) Algorithmic Language

    ALGOL = Algorithmic Language — An early high-level language for writing algorithms.

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13. Which bus contains the read/write line?
    1. Data bus
    2. Control bus
    3. Address bus
    4. CPU bus
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    Answer: (B) Control bus

    The read/write command runs on the control bus.

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14. What is the binary form of decimal 37?
    1. 101001
    2. 100111
    3. 100101
    4. 100000
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    Answer: (C) 100101

    Divide by 2 and read the remainders bottom to top.

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15. Among the nine features, what is “a new hardware setting itself up as soon as it is added”?
    1. Automation
    2. Plug and play
    3. Secrecy
    4. Versatility
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    Answer: (B) Plug and play

    This is plug and play. Automation means finishing a job by itself once instructions are given.

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16. The technique to send several calls over one line —
    1. Infrared transmission
    2. Digitising
    3. Streaming
    4. Multiplexing
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    Answer: (D) Multiplexing

    Multiplexing combines many signals onto one medium.

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17. A small program hidden inside a GIF image —
    1. Web bug
    2. Cookie
    3. Spyware application
    4. Spam
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    Answer: (A) Web bug

    It is called a web bug.

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18. Which terminal can be programmed by the user?
    1. Dumb terminal
    2. VDT
    3. Smart terminal
    4. Intelligent terminal
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    Answer: (D) Intelligent terminal

    The intelligent terminal is programmable.

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19. Which of these is a means of personal communication on the Internet?
    1. Plotter
    2. Instant messaging
    3. Pie chart
    4. Slide show
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    Answer: (B) Instant messaging

    Chat, instant messaging and e-mail are means of communication.

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20. How is data arranged in a spreadsheet?
    1. Lines and spaces
    2. Layers and planes
    3. Height and width
    4. Rows and columns
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    Answer: (D) Rows and columns

    Rows and columns.

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