Computer Quiz - Information Technology Questions

Friday, 21 September 2012


Following are the multiple choice questions about the interesting facts about computer and information technology
 
1) Which country created the most used networking software in 1980's ?
  1. Sun
  2. IBM
  3. Novell
  4. Microsoft
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Answer =C
2) In what year was the @ chosen for its use in email address ?
  1. 1972
  2. 1976
  3. 1980
  4. 1984
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Answer =A
3) Which American computer company is called Big Blue ?
  1. IBM
  2. Compaq Corp
  3. Microsoft
  4. Tandy Svenson
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Answer = A
4) Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine  ?
  1. Pascal
  2. Hollerith
  3. Babbage
  4. Jacquard
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Answer =D
5) What does SSL stands for ?
  1. System socket layer
  2. Secure system login
  3. Secure socket layer
  4. Secure system login
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Answer =C
6) What is MAC ?
  1. A computer made by Apple
  2. Memory address corruption
  3. Mediocre Apple Computer
  4. Media Access Control
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Answer =D
7) What does PPTP stand for ?
  1. Point to Point Transmission Protocol
  2. Point to Point Transfer Protocol
  3. Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
  4. Point to Point Traffic Protocol
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Answer = C
8) The IBM PC-XT was the first to include a hard drive. What was the capacity of this disk ?
  1. 750 KB
  2. 10 KB
  3. 20 KB
  4. 1.44 KB
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Answer =B
9) In 1983, which person was the first to offer a definition of the term 'computer virus' ?
  1. Smith
  2. Cohen
  3. Norton
  4. Mcafee
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Answer = B
10) DTP computer abbreviation usually means ?

  1. DeskTop Publishing
  2. Data Type Programming
  3. Digital Transmission Protocol
  4. None Of above
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Answer = B

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