Computer MCQs (page 2 of 48)

Computer basics, hardware, software, networking, the internet, file formats, shortcuts and the people behind modern computing.

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  1. 21.

    What does SQL stand for?

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    Answer: D. Structured Query Language

    SQL stands for Structured Query Language.

  2. 22.

    What does DBMS stand for?

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    Answer: A. Database Management System

    DBMS stands for Database Management System.

  3. 23.

    What does AI stand for?

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    Answer: B. Artificial Intelligence

    AI stands for Artificial Intelligence.

  4. 24.

    What does ML stand for?

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    Answer: D. Machine Learning

    ML stands for Machine Learning.

  5. 25.

    What does IoT stand for?

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    Answer: B. Internet of Things

    IoT stands for Internet of Things.

  6. 26.

    What does WWW stand for?

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    Answer: B. World Wide Web

    WWW stands for World Wide Web.

  7. 27.

    Who is known as the father of computers?

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    Answer: C. Charles Babbage

    Charles Babbage is known as the father of computers.

  8. 28.

    Who is known as the father of modern computer science?

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    Answer: A. Alan Turing

    Alan Turing is known as the father of modern computer science.

  9. 29.

    Who developed the first computer program?

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    Answer: A. Ada Lovelace

    Ada Lovelace is credited with the first computer program.

  10. 30.

    Who co-founded Microsoft?

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    Answer: B. Bill Gates and Paul Allen

    Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft.

  11. 31.

    Who co-founded Apple?

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    Answer: C. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

    Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple.

  12. 32.

    Who co-founded Google?

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    Answer: B. Larry Page and Sergey Brin

    Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google.

  13. 33.

    Who co-founded Facebook?

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    Answer: C. Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin

    Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin founded Facebook.

  14. 34.

    What does the acronym 'bit' stand for?

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    Answer: B. Binary digit

    Bit stands for binary digit.

  15. 35.

    How many bits are in a byte?

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    Answer: B. 8

    There are 8 bits in a byte.

  16. 36.

    How many bytes are in a kilobyte?

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    Answer: C. 1024

    In the binary convention used in most exams, 1 KB = 1,024 bytes. (Strictly, the SI kilobyte is 1,000 bytes and 1,024 bytes is a kibibyte, KiB.)

  17. 37.

    How many kilobytes are in a megabyte?

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    Answer: C. 1024

    1024 kilobytes = 1 megabyte.

  18. 38.

    How many megabytes are in a gigabyte?

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    Answer: C. 1024

    1024 megabytes = 1 gigabyte.

  19. 39.

    How many gigabytes are in a terabyte?

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    Answer: C. 1024

    1024 gigabytes = 1 terabyte.

  20. 40.

    What is the binary equivalent of decimal 10?

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    Answer: B. 1010

    10 in decimal is 1010 in binary.