1. What does 'CPU' stand for?

• A) Central Process Unit
• B) Central Processing Unit
• C) Computer Personal Unit
• D) Central Processor Utility

2. Who is considered the father of computers?

• A) Alan Turing
• B) Charles Babbage
• C) Bill Gates
• D) John von Neumann

3. Which generation of computers used vacuum tubes?

• A) First generation
• B) Second generation
• C) Third generation
• D) Fourth generation

4. Which generation introduced microprocessors?

• A) First
• B) Second
• C) Third
• D) Fourth

5. Which device is considered the brain of the computer?

• A) Monitor
• B) CPU
• C) Keyboard
• D) Mouse

6. A computer is basically a machine that processes what?

• A) Only numbers
• B) Only text
• C) Data into information
• D) Only images

7. Which of these is an example of a supercomputer?

• A) iPhone
• B) PARAM
• C) Casio calculator
• D) Smartwatch

8. Which type of computer is used in homes and offices?

• A) Mainframe
• B) Personal Computer (PC)
• C) Supercomputer
• D) Minicomputer

9. What does 'PC' stand for?

• A) Public Computer
• B) Personal Computer
• C) Processing Computer
• D) Portable Computer

10. Which is the smallest unit of data in a computer?

• A) Byte
• B) Bit
• C) Nibble
• D) Word

11. How many bits make one byte?

• A) 4
• B) 8
• C) 16
• D) 32

12. Which of the following is an analog computer example?

• A) Laptop
• B) Desktop
• C) Thermometer
• D) Smartphone

13. Which company developed the first commercially successful PC?

• A) Apple
• B) IBM
• C) Microsoft
• D) Dell

14. The term 'hardware' refers to:

• A) Programs and instructions
• B) Physical components of a computer
• C) Data stored in files
• D) Internet connections

15. The term 'software' refers to:

• A) Set of instructions/programs
• B) Physical parts of a computer
• C) Only the monitor
• D) Only the keyboard

16. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a computer?

• A) Speed
• B) Accuracy
• C) Emotion
• D) Storage

17. Which generation of computers used Integrated Circuits (ICs)?

• A) First
• B) Second
• C) Third
• D) Fifth

18. Fifth generation computers are based on:

• A) Vacuum tubes
• B) Transistors
• C) Artificial Intelligence
• D) ICs

19. Which is the full form of 'IC'?

• A) Internal Component
• B) Integrated Circuit
• C) Input Control
• D) Internet Connection

20. A laptop is an example of which type of computer?

• A) Mainframe
• B) Portable/Personal computer
• C) Supercomputer
• D) Server

21. Which of the following is an input device?

• A) Monitor
• B) Printer
• C) Keyboard
• D) Speaker

22. Which of the following is an output device?

• A) Mouse
• B) Scanner
• C) Monitor
• D) Keyboard

23. A mouse is mainly used to:

• A) Print documents
• B) Point and click on screen items
• C) Store data
• D) Scan images

24. Which device converts a physical document into digital form?

• A) Printer
• B) Scanner
• C) Speaker
• D) Projector

25. Which of these is both an input and output device?

• A) Keyboard
• B) Mouse
• C) Touchscreen
• D) Scanner

26. What is the function of a printer?

• A) Capture images
• B) Produce a hard copy of data
• C) Play sound
• D) Input text

27. Which part of the computer is called the 'control center'?

• A) RAM
• B) CPU
• C) Hard disk
• D) Monitor

28. Which of the following is a pointing device?

• A) Keyboard
• B) Mouse
• C) Printer
• D) Monitor

29. Which is an example of an output device that produces sound?

• A) Microphone
• B) Speaker
• C) Scanner
• D) Keyboard

30. Which input device is used mainly for voice input?

• A) Speaker
• B) Microphone
• C) Webcam
• D) Joystick

31. A webcam is primarily used for:

• A) Printing
• B) Capturing video/images
• C) Typing
• D) Playing audio

32. Which of these is used for gaming input?

• A) Scanner
• B) Joystick
• C) Printer
• D) Monitor

33. The CPU consists of which main parts?

• A) Monitor and keyboard
• B) ALU, CU, and registers
• C) RAM and ROM only
• D) Mouse and printer

34. 'ALU' stands for:

• A) Automatic Logic Unit
• B) Arithmetic Logic Unit
• C) Advanced Learning Unit
• D) Application Level Unit

35. What does 'CU' in CPU architecture stand for?

• A) Central Unit
• B) Control Unit
• C) Computer Utility
• D) Core Unit

36. Which device is used to display output visually?

• A) Speaker
• B) Monitor
• C) Printer
• D) Keyboard

37. Which of the following is NOT an input device?

• A) Keyboard
• B) Scanner
• C) Printer
• D) Mouse

38. Touchpad is commonly found in:

• A) Desktop computers
• B) Laptops
• C) Printers
• D) Servers

39. Which device is used to project a computer's display onto a large screen?

• A) Monitor
• B) Projector
• C) Scanner
• D) Printer

40. A barcode reader is an example of:

• A) Output device
• B) Input device
• C) Storage device
• D) Processing device

41. What does 'RAM' stand for?

• A) Read Access Memory
• B) Random Access Memory
• C) Run Active Memory
• D) Read Active Module

42. RAM is a type of:

• A) Permanent memory
• B) Volatile/temporary memory
• C) Storage device
• D) Output device

43. What does 'ROM' stand for?

• A) Read Only Memory
• B) Random Only Memory
• C) Read Output Memory
• D) Run Only Memory

44. Which memory is non-volatile (data is retained without power)?

• A) RAM
• B) ROM
• C) Cache
• D) Register

45. Which is faster: RAM or Hard Disk?

• A) Hard Disk
• B) RAM
• C) Both are equal
• D) Neither

46. Which of these is a secondary storage device?

• A) RAM
• B) Cache memory
• C) Hard Disk
• D) Register

47. 1 Kilobyte (KB) is equal to:

• A) 1000 bytes
• B) 1024 bytes
• C) 100 bytes
• D) 1 byte

48. 1 Megabyte (MB) is equal to:

• A) 1024 bytes
• B) 1024 KB
• C) 1024 GB
• D) 1 GB

49. 1 Gigabyte (GB) is equal to:

• A) 1024 bytes
• B) 1024 KB
• C) 1024 MB
• D) 1024 TB

50. Which comes first in increasing order of storage size?

• A) MB, KB, GB, TB
• B) KB, MB, GB, TB
• C) GB, MB, KB, TB
• D) TB, GB, MB, KB

51. A CD (Compact Disc) is an example of:

• A) Input device
• B) Optical storage device
• C) Output device
• D) Processing device

52. Which of these has the highest storage capacity typically?

• A) CD
• B) DVD
• C) Blu-ray Disc
• D) Floppy disk

53. A USB flash drive is a type of:

• A) Optical storage
• B) Portable/removable storage
• C) Volatile memory
• D) Output device

54. Which memory is used to speed up processor operations by storing frequently used data?

• A) ROM
• B) Cache memory
• C) Hard disk
• D) Floppy disk

55. Which of the following is the oldest storage medium?

• A) SSD
• B) Floppy disk
• C) Blu-ray disc
• D) USB drive

56. SSD stands for:

• A) Slow Storage Drive
• B) Solid State Drive
• C) Secondary Storage Device
• D) System Storage Disk

57. Which is faster: SSD or traditional Hard Disk Drive (HDD)?

• A) HDD
• B) SSD
• C) Both same speed
• D) Neither

58. Data in RAM is lost when:

• A) The file is closed
• B) The computer is powered off
• C) The screen is locked
• D) The mouse is disconnected

59. Which unit is larger: Terabyte or Gigabyte?

• A) Gigabyte
• B) Terabyte
• C) Both are equal
• D) Cannot be determined

60. BIOS is stored in which type of memory?

• A) RAM
• B) ROM
• C) Cache
• D) Hard disk

61. Which of these is an operating system?

• A) MS Word
• B) Windows
• C) Photoshop
• D) Chrome

62. Which of the following is application software?

• A) Windows
• B) Linux
• C) MS Excel
• D) macOS

63. The main function of an operating system is to:

• A) Only play games
• B) Manage hardware and software resources
• C) Print documents
• D) Browse the internet only

64. Which is an open-source operating system?

• A) Windows
• B) macOS
• C) Linux
• D) None of these

65. Which of these is NOT an operating system?

• A) Windows
• B) macOS
• C) Linux
• D) MS Word

66. System software includes:

• A) Games
• B) Operating systems and utility programs
• C) Word processors only
• D) Web browsers only

67. Which software is used to create documents?

• A) MS Excel
• B) MS Word
• C) MS PowerPoint
• D) MS Access

68. Which software is used to create spreadsheets?

• A) MS Word
• B) MS Excel
• C) MS PowerPoint
• D) Notepad

69. Which software is used for creating presentations?

• A) MS Word
• B) MS Excel
• C) MS PowerPoint
• D) Paint

70. Which of these is an example of a web browser?

• A) MS Word
• B) Google Chrome
• C) Windows Media Player
• D) Notepad

71. Antivirus software is used to:

• A) Increase computer speed only
• B) Protect the computer from malicious software
• C) Create documents
• D) Browse websites

72. Which of these is a type of malicious software?

• A) Antivirus
• B) Virus
• C) Firewall
• D) Operating system

73. Which is an example of open-source software?

• A) MS Office
• B) Adobe Photoshop
• C) LibreOffice
• D) Windows

74. Which of the following is a text editor?

• A) MS Excel
• B) Notepad
• C) MS PowerPoint
• D) Photoshop

75. Utility software is designed to:

• A) Create games only
• B) Help maintain and optimize computer performance
• C) Browse internet only
• D) Type documents only

76. Which of these is a mobile operating system?

• A) Windows XP
• B) Android
• C) MS-DOS
• D) Ubuntu Server

77. Device drivers are a type of:

• A) Application software
• B) System software
• C) Game software
• D) None of these

78. Which of the following is used to compress files?

• A) MS Word
• B) WinRAR/WinZip
• C) Paint
• D) Notepad

79. Firmware is:

• A) Application software installed by the user
• B) Software permanently programmed into hardware
• C) A type of virus
• D) A web browser

80. Which is the latest widely-used desktop operating system by Microsoft (as commonly known)?

• A) Windows 95
• B) Windows XP
• C) Windows 11
• D) MS-DOS

81. What does 'WWW' stand for?

• A) World Wide Web
• B) World Wide Wire
• C) Wide World Web
• D) World Web Wire

82. What does 'URL' stand for?

• A) Universal Reading Link
• B) Uniform Resource Locator
• C) Uniform Reading Locator
• D) Universal Resource Link

83. What does 'HTTP' stand for?

• A) HyperText Transmission Protocol
• B) HyperText Transfer Protocol
• C) High Transfer Text Protocol
• D) HyperText Text Protocol

84. Which protocol is a secure version of HTTP?

• A) FTP
• B) HTTPS
• C) SMTP
• D) TCP

85. What does 'LAN' stand for?

• A) Local Area Network
• B) Large Area Network
• C) Long Area Network
• D) Linked Area Network

86. What does 'WAN' stand for?

• A) Wide Access Network
• B) Wide Area Network
• C) Web Area Network
• D) Wireless Area Network

87. Which device connects multiple computers in a network?

• A) Monitor
• B) Router/Switch
• C) Printer
• D) Scanner

88. What does 'Wi-Fi' primarily provide?

• A) Wired internet only
• B) Wireless internet connectivity
• C) Only local file storage
• D) Only printing services

89. What does 'email' stand for?

• A) Electric mail
• B) Electronic mail
• C) Express mail
• D) Enclosed mail

90. Which symbol is used in an email address to separate the username and domain?

• A) #
• B) @
• C) &
• D) %

91. What does 'ISP' stand for?

• A) Internal Service Provider
• B) Internet Service Provider
• C) Internet System Process
• D) Internal System Provider

92. Which of these is a search engine?

• A) MS Word
• B) Google
• C) Windows
• D) Excel

93. What does 'IP address' stand for?

• A) Internal Process address
• B) Internet Protocol address
• C) Internet Personal address
• D) Internal Protocol address

94. Which key combination is used to copy selected text?

• A) Ctrl + V
• B) Ctrl + C
• C) Ctrl + X
• D) Ctrl + Z

95. Which key combination is used to paste text?

• A) Ctrl + C
• B) Ctrl + V
• C) Ctrl + X
• D) Ctrl + A

96. Which key combination undoes the last action?

• A) Ctrl + Y
• B) Ctrl + Z
• C) Ctrl + A
• D) Ctrl + S

97. Which key is used to save a document?

• A) Ctrl + P
• B) Ctrl + S
• C) Ctrl + O
• D) Ctrl + N

98. Which key combination selects all content in a document?

• A) Ctrl + C
• B) Ctrl + A
• C) Ctrl + S
• D) Ctrl + Z

99. A firewall is used to:

• A) Cool down the CPU
• B) Protect a network from unauthorized access
• C) Increase internet speed
• D) Store files

100. What does 'USB' stand for?

• A) Universal System Bus
• B) Universal Serial Bus
• C) United Serial Bus
• D) Universal Storage Bus