Elementary Computer Applications- MCQs- Paper- 01

                                      Elementary Computer Applications

MCQs

 

Topics:- Introduction to Information Technology (1–20)

 

1. IT stands for —
A) Information Tool
B) Internet Technology
C) Information Technology
D) Intelligent Technology
✅ Answer: C

2. Information Technology is mainly concerned with —
A) Data processing
B) Data storage
C) Communication
D) All of these
✅ Answer: D

3. Which of the following is NOT a component of IT?
A) Hardware
B) Software
C) Data
D) Fuel
✅ Answer: D

4. The physical parts of a computer are called —
A) Software
B) Hardware
C) Firmware
D) Shareware
✅ Answer: B

5. Programs and applications are called —
A) Hardware
B) Output
C) Software
D) Devices
✅ Answer: C

6. Which is an example of IT service?
A) Email
B) Cloud storage
C) Networking
D) All of these
✅ Answer: D

7. Raw facts and figures are called —
A) Information
B) Data
C) Output
D) Knowledge
✅ Answer: B

8. Processed data is known as —
A) Input
B) Output
C) Information
D) Code
✅ Answer: C

9. Which device is used to input data?
A) Printer
B) Monitor
C) Keyboard
D) Speaker
✅ Answer: C

10. IT helps organizations in —
A) Automation
B) Communication
C) Decision making
D) All of these
✅ Answer: D

11. Which is NOT an IT field?
A) Networking
B) Database
C) Agriculture ploughing
D) Cyber security
✅ Answer: C

12. Internet is an example of —
A) Local system
B) Global network
C) Hardware
D) Software
✅ Answer: B

13. WWW stands for —
A) World Wide Web
B) Wide World Web
C) Web World Wide
D) World Web Wide
✅ Answer: A

14. Which is used for video meetings?
A) Videoconferencing
B) Printer
C) Scanner
D) Compiler
✅ Answer: A

15. E-commerce means —
A) Electronic shopping
B) Electrical commerce
C) Energy trading
D) Email writing
✅ Answer: A

16. Database stores —
A) Programs
B) Structured data
C) Hardware
D) Virus
✅ Answer: B

17. Cloud computing stores data on —
A) Local disk
B) Remote servers
C) CD
D) Pen drive
✅ Answer: B

18. IT improves —
A) Speed
B) Accuracy
C) Efficiency
D) All of these
✅ Answer: D

19. Example of system software —
A) MS Word
B) Windows OS
C) Excel
D) Photoshop
✅ Answer: B

20. Example of application software —
A) Linux
B) Windows
C) MS Excel
D) BIOS
✅ Answer: C

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🔹 Generations of Computers (21–35)

21. First generation computers used —
A) Transistors
B) Vacuum tubes
C) IC
D) Microprocessors
✅ Answer: B

22. First generation period —
A) 1940–1956
B) 1956–1963
C) 1964–1971
D) 1971–present
✅ Answer: A

23. Example of first generation computer —
A) ENIAC
B) IBM PC
C) Laptop
D) Tablet
✅ Answer: A

24. Second generation used —
A) Vacuum tubes
B) Transistors
C) IC
D) AI
✅ Answer: B

25. Second generation computers were —
A) Faster and smaller
B) Larger
C) Mechanical
D) Manual
✅ Answer: A

26. Third generation computers used —
A) IC (Integrated Circuits)
B) Vacuum tubes
C) Transistors
D) Relays
✅ Answer: A

27. Fourth generation computers use —
A) IC
B) Microprocessors
C) Vacuum tubes
D) Magnetic drums
✅ Answer: B

28. We are currently in —
A) 2nd generation
B) 3rd generation
C) 4th generation
D) 5th generation
✅ Answer: D

29. Fifth generation computers are based on —
A) AI
B) Vacuum tubes
C) Transistors
D) Manual switches
✅ Answer: A

30. Which generation introduced keyboard & monitor?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
✅ Answer: C

31. Microprocessor was introduced in —
A) First generation
B) Second generation
C) Fourth generation
D) Fifth generation
✅ Answer: C

32. ULSI stands for —
A) Ultra Large Scale Integration
B) Unit Logic System Integration
C) Universal Logic System IC
D) None
✅ Answer: A

33. Assembly language was used in —
A) First generation
B) Second generation
C) Fifth generation
D) None
✅ Answer: B

34. AI and robotics belong to —
A) 3rd generation
B) 4th generation
C) 5th generation
D) 2nd generation
✅ Answer: C

35. Which generation reduced heat greatly?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
✅ Answer: B

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🔹 Types of Computers (Micro, Mini, Mainframe, Super) (36–50)

36. A personal computer is a —
A) Supercomputer
B) Mainframe
C) Microcomputer
D) Minicomputer
✅ Answer: C

37. Desktop and laptop are —
A) Microcomputers
B) Mainframes
C) Minis
D) Supers
✅ Answer: A

38. Microcomputers are designed for —
A) Single user
B) Thousands users
C) Scientists only
D) Military only
✅ Answer: A

39. Minicomputers support —
A) One user
B) Few users
C) Hundreds of users
D) No users
✅ Answer: B

40. Mainframe computers are used by —
A) Banks
B) Airlines
C) Governments
D) All of these
✅ Answer: D

41. Supercomputers are used for —
A) Gaming
B) Weather forecasting
C) Typing
D) Email
✅ Answer: B

42. Fastest type of computer —
A) Micro
B) Mini
C) Mainframe
D) Supercomputer
✅ Answer: D

43. Example of supercomputer —
A) PARAM
B) Laptop
C) Desktop
D) Tablet
✅ Answer: A

44. Mainframe computers are —
A) Low capacity
B) Medium capacity
C) Very high capacity
D) Portable
✅ Answer: C

45. Which computer handles huge databases?
A) Micro
B) Mini
C) Mainframe
D) Tablet
✅ Answer: C

46. Minicomputers are also called —
A) Mid-range computers
B) Nano computers
C) Ultra computers
D) Pocket computers
✅ Answer: A

47. Smartphone is a —
A) Supercomputer
B) Microcomputer
C) Mainframe
D) Mini
✅ Answer: B

48. Supercomputers are mainly used in —
A) Research centers
B) Schools
C) Homes
D) Shops
✅ Answer: A

49. Which type is costliest?
A) Micro
B) Mini
C) Mainframe
D) Supercomputer
✅ Answer: D

50. Which computer type is best for personal use?
A) Microcomputer
B) Mainframe
C) Supercomputer
D) Mini
✅ Answer: A

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