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Basic Computer: Abbreviations & Terminology MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Read the assertion and reason about web terminology. Assertion (A): A website address beginning with HTTPS uses a more secure protocol than HTTP. Reason (R): In HTTPS, the letter S stands for Secure and indicates protected communication.
HTTPS stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure. Compared with plain HTTP, HTTPS is used for protected communication between the browser and the website. The stem gives the cue by comparing addresses that begin with HTTPS and HTTP. The reason is also true because the S in HTTPS stands for Secure and directly explains the added security indicated by the abbreviation. Therefore, both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.
Q2Which one of the following statements about RAM is incorrect?
The question asks for the incorrect statement. RAM means Random Access Memory and is volatile memory. It temporarily holds the data and instructions that the CPU needs while a programme is running. When power is switched off, the contents of RAM are normally lost. Permanent storage is the role of devices such as HDD, SSD or other secondary storage, not RAM. Therefore, the statement that RAM stores data permanently after shutdown is incorrect.
Q3Which option gives the correct full form of USB, a common standard used for connecting devices such as a keyboard, mouse or pen drive to a computer?
The stem gives the usage clue: a standard for connecting devices such as a keyboard, mouse or pen drive. USB expands to Universal Serial Bus. “Serial” refers to the way data is transmitted in the standard, and “bus” refers to a communication path or interface standard. The distractors use words that sound plausible, such as System or Service, but they are not the accepted full form. Therefore, the correct expansion of USB is Universal Serial Bus.
Q4Match the following computer abbreviations with their correct meanings. List I: I. GUI II. URL III. OCR IV. MICR List II: 1. Reads printed text and converts it into digital text 2. Interface based on icons, windows and menus 3. Address of a web resource 4. Reads special magnetic-ink characters on cheques
GUI means Graphical User Interface, so it matches icons, windows and menus. URL is the address of a web resource. OCR means Optical Character Recognition, which reads printed text and converts it into digital text. MICR means Magnetic Ink Character Recognition, used mainly for reading special magnetic-ink characters on cheques. Therefore the correct sequence is I-2, II-3, III-1 and IV-4. The other options are built by swapping these commonly confused abbreviations.
Q5Which file extension is normally used for a Microsoft Word document saved in the default format in MS Office 2016-2021?
The cue in the stem is “Microsoft Word document” and “default format”. Since Office 2007 onwards, the standard editable Word file format has used the .docx extension. It stores the document in an Office Open XML based format and is the normal save format in Word 2016, 2019 and 2021. The other extensions belong to different uses: .xlsx for Excel workbooks, .pptx for PowerPoint presentations and .pdf for fixed-layout portable documents. Therefore, the defensible answer is .docx.
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6What does "USB" stand for?
7Match the computer/network abbreviation with its correct meaning. List I: I. LAN II. WAN III. URL IV. WWW List II: a. Uniform Resource Locator b. World Wide Web c. Local Area Network d. Wide Area Network
8Which option correctly describes a GUI in computer terminology?
9Consider the following statements about common computer terms. Statement 1: RAM is volatile memory and usually loses its stored data when power is switched off. Statement 2: ROM is normally used to store firmware or start-up instructions. Statement 3: ALU performs arithmetic and logical operations inside the CPU. Which of the above statements are correct?
10Match the computer abbreviations in List I with their correct full forms in List II. List I: I. LAN II. WAN III. URL IV. PDF List II: 1. Portable Document Format 2. Local Area Network 3. Uniform Resource Locator 4. Wide Area Network
11In basic computer terminology, what is the correct full form of CPU?
12Assertion (A): HTTPS is generally preferred over HTTP when a website asks for login details or payment information. Reason (R): HTTPS uses an encrypted connection between the browser and the web server. Choose the correct option.
13In basic computer terminology, what does CPU stand for?
14Which one of the following statements about common file extensions is incorrect?
15Assertion (A): HTTPS is generally safer than HTTP for sending sensitive information on a website. Reason (R): HTTPS adds a security layer that helps encrypt the communication between the browser and the web server. Choose the correct answer.