Free Computer Fundamentals MCQs with Answers

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161. Which of the following contains the control panel program in the start menu?

  • A. Program
  • B. Help
  • C. Run
  • D. Settings

Explanation: In the classic Windows Start menu, Control Panel was accessed through Settings. Programs, Help, and Run served different functions and did not contain the Control Panel entry.

Correct answer: Settings

162. IMEI stands for ________?

  • A. International Mobile Equipment Information
  • B. International Mobile Equipment Identity
  • C. International Mobile Educational Identity
  • D. International Machine Equipment Identity

Explanation: IMEI means International Mobile Equipment Identity and is a unique identifier assigned to a mobile device. It identifies the equipment, not the subscriber's phone number or educational details.

Correct answer: International Mobile Equipment Identity

163. A combination of 4 bit is called ______?

  • A. Byte
  • B. Nibble
  • C. Gega Byte
  • D. Mega byte

Explanation: A nibble is a group of four bits, so it represents half of an eight-bit byte. Mega byte and gigabyte are much larger storage units.

Correct answer: Nibble

164. PDF stands for ________?

  • A. Printed Document Format
  • B. Public Document Format
  • C. Portable Document Format
  • D. Published Document Format

Explanation: PDF means Portable Document Format, designed to preserve a document’s layout across devices and operating systems. The word “Portable” is the key clue.

Correct answer: Portable Document Format

165. SWF stands for ________?

  • A. Shut Wave Flash
  • B. Shock Wave Player
  • C. Shock Wave Flash
  • D. Shut Wave Flash

Explanation: SWF originally meant Shockwave Flash, the file format used by Adobe Flash content. Flash and SWF are now obsolete, but this is the standard historical expansion.

Correct answer: Shock Wave Flash

166. RTF stands for ________?

  • A. Right Text Format
  • B. Read Text Format
  • C. Rich Text Format
  • D. Royal Text Format

Explanation: RTF means Rich Text Format, a document format that can preserve basic formatting such as fonts, bold text and alignment across word processors. “Rich” distinguishes it from plain text.

Correct answer: Rich Text Format

167. BMP stands for ________?

  • A. Byte map
  • B. Bit map
  • C. Byte map process
  • D. Bit map process

Explanation: BMP means bitmap, an image representation in which the picture is stored as a map of individual pixels. “Byte map” is a common but incorrect distractor.

Correct answer: Bit map

168. KB stands for ________?

  • A. Kernel Boot
  • B. Kit Bit
  • C. Kilo Byte
  • D. Key Block

Explanation: KB commonly denotes kilobyte, a unit of digital storage or data size. In strict binary notation, KiB means 1,024 bytes, while KB is often used for either 1,000 or 1,024 bytes depending on context.

Correct answer: Kilo Byte

169. WhatsApp was founded in 2009 by:_____________?

  • A. Brian Acton
  • B. Jan Koum
  • C. Mark Zuckerberg
  • D. Both A & B

Explanation: Jan Koum and Brian Acton co-founded WhatsApp in 2009. Mark Zuckerberg joined later when Facebook acquired the company.

Correct answer: Both A & B

170. ANSI stands for _______?

  • A. Asian Narcotics Standards Institute
  • B. American National Standards Institute
  • C. Asian National Standards Institute
  • D. American Narcotics Standards Institute

Explanation: ANSI expands to American National Standards Institute, an organization that develops and coordinates voluntary standards in the United States. The other choices incorrectly replace National or Standards with Asian or Narcotics.

Correct answer: American National Standards Institute