GK Questions and Answers on Computer Science and Information Technology

GK Questions and Answers on Computer Science and Information Technology consist of 10 sets of questions which are created while keeping in mind the relevance of the subject and its importance for an examination point of view.

  

 We cannot imagine our lives without computers. From this Basic Computer GK Questions, you can know the commands, shortcuts and time-saving features. Everyone should be familiar with all the basic computer skills to perform better while working. Therefore, you need to practice the Basic Computer Knowledge GK Online Test to know new concepts about the computer knowledge. Analyze yourself by practicing the Basic Computer GK Quiz regarding computer knowledge. We have updated the Basic Computer GK quiz with the recent questions of the computer knowledge. So, you will grasp the current and new topics related to the computers.  

 

1.  Which of the following is the first calculating device?
A. Abacus
B. Calculator
C. Turing Machine
D. Pascaline





Ans: A 

2. Who among the following considered as the 'father of artificial intelligence'?
A. Charles Babbage
B. Lee De Forest
C. John McCarthy
D.  JP Eckert





Ans: C




3. Which was the world's first successful electronic computer?
A. PARAM
B. CRAY-1
C. Pascaline
D. ENIAC electronic Numerical Integrator and computer


 
Ans: D



4. Who among the following used the term computer worm for the first time?
A. John Brunner
B. Alan Turing
C. John McCarthy
D.  JP Eckert




Ans: A




5. Which was first virus detected on ARPANET, the forerunner of the internet in the early 1970s?

A. Exe Flie
B. Creeper Virus
C. Peeper Virus
D. Trozen horse




Ans: B




6. Select the example of application software of computer:
A. Ms Word
B. Ms Excel
C. Both A and B
D. MS-DOS




Ans: C

7. Which of the following is also called translator?
A. Data representation
B. MS-DOS
C. Operating System
D. Language Processor




Ans: D




8. How the quality of printer is measured?
A. Alphabet per strike
B. Words per Inch
C. Strike per Inch
D. Dots per Inch




Ans: D

9. Which out of the following is the file extension of for all Word documents?  
A. Txt
B. Doc
C. PDF
D. Word




Ans: B




10. Where was the World Wide Web created and in which year?
A. CERN, 1990
B. Photonics 21, 1989
C. CLUSTER. 1995
D. GikII, 1993




 
Ans : A




11. Which of the following is the function of F4 key?
A. Moves cursor to writing web address at the address bar.
B. Opens the Measurements toolbar in Quark 5.0.
C. Opens the help page of the working program.
D. Repeats last action performed while typing in Microsoft Word.






Ans: D

12. What is the method by which the user points to a picture or icon of what they want and clicks the mouse button called?
A. Graphical User Interface
B. Graphical Utility Interface

C. Graphical User Information
D. Graphical Utility Information




Ans: A


13. Name the person who invited the QWERTY keyboard layout design?
A. Christopher Latham Sholes
B. Albert Atwood
C. Emik Bentov
D. Anthony Adducci



Ans : A



14. Charles Babbage is usually referred to as the 'Father of Computers' what was first machine he invented called?
A. Finite differences
B. Difference engine
C. Analytical Engine
D. Babbage Engine




Ans : B 




15. Picture element is short for which word?
A. PenTile
B. Viewport
C. Scene graph
D. Pixel




Ans: D



16. Out of the following which can be both an input and an output device?
A. Network cards
B. Sound card
C. Graphics card
D. All of the above




Ans: D



 

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