Computer Competency MCQ Questions Answers

1. Which output device is used for translating information from a computer into pictorial form on paper.

2. What does GPU stand for?

3. What is the command line or keyboard shortcut operation to open the DirectX Diagnostic tool that provides key information about the System, Display, Sound, and Input devices.

4. Which of the following is equal to one terabyte (1TB)?

5. What is a common term for a configuration using multiple AMD graphics cards?

6. What is the shortcut key of Task Manager on windows OS?

7. Which of the following best describes nvidia Surround?

8. Which Is Faster - FAT16, FAT32, or NTFS?

9. Which command will show the mac address in a windows command shell?

10. What are the maximum number of devices that can be run through a single USB port?

11. How can you set your system date to be displayed at your prompt with the default drive letters?

12. What does clear command in windows OS do?

13. What happens when one presses the Tab key in a windows command shell at the prompt?

14. What kind of file extensions are displayed in Windows Explorer by default?

15. The 40 extra wires in a PATA 80 cable are:

16. Using command prompt, how can you view hidden files?

17. What keyboard layout is designed to reduce finger motion and is claimed to permit faster rates of typing by removing awkward key movements for common letter combinations?

18. Any storage device added to a computer beyond the immediately usable main storage is known as

19. Wich series of Intel's CPU are usefull for socket 1150 ?

20. In Windows, what is the keyboard shortcut to view "My Computer" properties?

21. In CMD which Function key show Command History?

22. How can you cancel a scheduled Windows shutdown event?

23. Wich CPU Sockets are compatibility with Haswell Chipset ?

24. 32 bit bus is__________then a 16 bit.

25. Which of the following is not an attack?

26. All USB Ports are powered.

27. An 80 wire ribbon type cable is a:

28. In computer graphics, what does the acronym "VGA" refer to?

29. What bandwidth can a CAT 6 network cable support?

30. Which Intel CPU Socket Support By Ivy Bridge ?

31. What monitor resolution is XGA?

32. what is the shortcut key to open the task manager?

33. In Windows, which Run Command will open the System Information screen?

34. To log out on a Mac, the keyboard shortcut is:

35. Which command shows share resource in CMD ?

36. What is a common abbreviation for a configuration using multiple graphics cards?

37. 1 exabyte(EB) =

38. What is the maximum data transfer speed of USB 2.0?

39. Which command clears dns cache ?

40. In IE which function key clears the cache ?

41. What is the .mov file extension generally associated with?

42. To move forward through the tabs

43. What does POP stand for, when referring to email?

44. What difference between DDR2 and DDR3 ?

45. On a Windows computer, a multitude of commands such as cut, copy, paste, print, and various other options can be reached by right-clicking and using a ________.

46. OSI models have ...

47. "Native" resolution refers to:

48. What does POST stand for?

49. The computer's processor consists of the following parts:

50. "IEEE 1394" is more commonly known as:

51. True or False: If you have an Intel-based motherboard, you can install any model of Intel CPU

52. Which of the following screen resolutions is at a 16:9 aspect ratio?

53. What is a thread?

54. What is the default port for HTTP?

55. What is the term for a million bytes?

56. By what method is a computer's mouse sensitivity measured?

57. What does FLOPS mean?

58. The term for the location of a particular piece of data is its...

59. Which of these is NOT a standard wireless protocol?

60. What's port of smtp service?

61. Port 25 is most commonly associated with which of the following?

62. What does the acronym RAID stand for?

63. Which of these Shut Down options uses the least power?

64. What keyboard shortcut locks your Windows session?

65. Information in this type of memory will persist even after the computer is turned off.

66. Can you write special characters that are not on your keyboard (ASCII)?

67. Which of the following is the correct keystroke for cycling through active programs? (Windows/Mac)

68. What is the main selling point of a solid state disk

69. 1 byte is equal to:

70. In Windows, how can you delete a file without it going to the Recycle Bin first?

71. What does the .com stand for in a URL?

72. What is a set of software components that add specific abilities to a larger software application?

73. SSD stands for:

74. A category-5 cable is used for which purpose?

75. What does SMTP stand for, when talking about email?

76. In which filesystem can you set Permissions ?

77. Which of these abbreviations is not a partition type?

78. BIOS stands for...

79. Which of these is not a Boolean operator?

80. On a Windows machine, what run line command allows a user to configure startup programs and services?

81. Which one of these items is an input device?

82. For Intel based PCs, where is processor hyper-threading typically enabled or disabled?

83. Which of the following can the BIOS not do?

84. How can you access the BIOS setup utility?

85. To protect data on a USB flash drive, you can...

86. You can over-write data multiple times to all of the following, except for

87. What is the most common meaning of BIOS?

88. The RJ-45 is a(n) _____

89. What does the bottom right button on the Google search box say?

90. Which of the following can cool down a computer?

91. What devices connect to the PS/2 ports on a PC?

92. What is the windows run command to configure boot settings and startup services/applications?

93. In Windows, what keyboard shortcut do you use to close the active window?

94. What is DVI used for?

95. What does NOT happen as a result of deleting a program shortcut?

96. How do you look up your Local IP address on a Windows machine?

97. What is the name of the standard keyboard layout used on most computers produced for English-speaking users?

98. Which one of these file extensions does not define an archive file

99. What does the "Print Screen" button on the keyboard do?

100. Are computers more likely to crash under low temperatures or high temperatures?