All Free Computer Science and IT MCQs with Answers

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Hard
  • A. Gigabyte = 1000 megabytes
  • B. Exabyte = 1000 Petabytes
  • C. Yottabyte= 1000 Zettabyte
  • D. Zettabyte = 1000 Exabyte

Explanation: Yottabyte is the largest named SI decimal unit in the options, and 1 yottabyte equals 1000 zettabytes.

Correct answer: Yottabyte= 1000 Zettabyte
Fairly easy
  • A. Compiler
  • B. Loader
  • C. Operating
  • D. Assembler

Explanation: A computer needs an operating system to manage hardware and provide the environment in which programs run during booting.

Correct answer: Operating
Moderate
  • A. Windows 9 Has a New Look
  • B. Windows 9 Snap Layouts
  • C. Multiple Desktops in Windows 9
  • D. Window 9 Not launched

Explanation: Microsoft did not release Windows 9; it moved from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10, partly to distinguish the new version from older Windows 9x…

Correct answer: Window 9 Not launched
Moderate
  • A. Windows+A
  • B. Windows+M
  • C. Windows+N
  • D. Windows+A

Explanation: Windows+M minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop. The Windows+A shortcut is duplicated in the options and is not the standard…

Correct answer: Windows+M
Very hard
  • A. computed
  • B. mind
  • C. brian
  • D. None of These

Explanation: Brain, also called the Brain boot-sector virus, is widely identified as the first IBM PC boot-sector virus.

Correct answer: brian
Fairly easy
  • A. Viruses
  • B. Spam
  • C. Portals
  • D. None of These

Explanation: Viruses are malicious programs that may be attached to email files and execute when the attachment is opened.

Correct answer: Viruses
Fairly easy
  • A. Status bar
  • B. Task bar (system tray)
  • C. Menu Bar
  • D. Launch pad

Explanation: The system tray is part of the taskbar and commonly displays the clock and date along with notification icons.

Correct answer: Task bar (system tray)
Fairly easy
  • A. 36
  • B. 44
  • C. 52
  • D. 54Spreadsheet Software

Explanation: A standard deck contains 52 cards, divided into four suits of 13 cards each. The number 54 applies only when two jokers are included.

Correct answer: 52
Fairly easy
  • A. ctrl + F4
  • B. alt + F4
  • C. shift + F4
  • D. None of These

Explanation: Alt+F4 closes the active program or window in Windows. Ctrl+F4 usually closes only the current document or tab within a program.

Correct answer: alt + F4
Very hard
  • A. Sloan Duployan System.
  • B. Pitman Shorthand
  • C. John Robert Gregg's System
  • D. Morse Code

Explanation: Pitman Shorthand is traditionally regarded as the most popular shorthand system among the listed choices.

Correct answer: Pitman Shorthand
Moderate
  • A. Windows 10
  • B. Windows 8
  • C. Windows vista
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The original Windows 8 removed the traditional Start button from the desktop interface.

Correct answer: Windows 8
Easy
  • A. AND
  • B. OR
  • C. NOT
  • D. All of these

Explanation: AND, OR, and NOT are all fundamental logic gates used to process binary values.

Correct answer: All of these
Hard
  • A. John Napier
  • B. Gottfried Leibnitz
  • C. William Oughtred
  • D. Blaise Pascal

Explanation: William Oughtred invented the slide rule in the 17th century by applying logarithmic scales to multiplication and division.

Correct answer: William Oughtred
Fairly easy
  • A. Computer Aided Machine
  • B. Computer Aided Manufacturing
  • C. Computer Automatic Machine
  • D. Computer Automatic Manufacturing

Explanation: CAM means Computer-Aided Manufacturing, where computers assist in planning, controlling, or automating manufacturing processes.

Correct answer: Computer Aided Manufacturing
Fairly easy
  • A. Mainframe Computer
  • B. Mini Computers
  • C. Micro Computers
  • D. Super Computers

Explanation: Supercomputers have the greatest processing speed and computational capacity among the listed categories.

Correct answer: Super Computers
Hard
  • A. I Love You
  • B. Nimdad
  • C. Melissa
  • D. Christmas

Explanation: The ILOVEYOU virus spread globally through email in 2000 and infected millions of computers, making it one of the most widespread viruses…

Correct answer: I Love You
Fairly easy
  • A. Gold Mail
  • B. Great Mail
  • C. Grooming Mail
  • D. Google Mail

Explanation: Gmail was originally associated with the name Google Mail, and that name is still used in some countries.

Correct answer: Google Mail
Moderate
  • A. Secondary storage
  • B. Auxiliary storage
  • C. Mass storage
  • D. All of above

Explanation: Storage is called secondary, auxiliary, or mass storage because it retains data for long-term use outside the computer's immediate working…

Correct answer: All of above
Moderate
  • A. Iron
  • B. Phosphorus
  • C. Sodium
  • D. Calcium

Explanation: Milk is relatively deficient in iron, so infants relying heavily on milk may need another source of iron.

Correct answer: Iron
Very hard
  • A. DICOM
  • B. JPEG
  • C. BitMap
  • D. None of these

Explanation: DICOM, or Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine, is the standard format and communication protocol for storing and transferring…

Correct answer: DICOM