Computer quizzes
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Computer quiz list
What does the term MIME stand for?
1. Mail Internet Mail Exchange
2. Mail Interleave Method Exchange
3. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
4. Multipurpose Interleave Mail Exchange
The Intel Pentium bug was an issue with what part of the CPU?
1. Cache
2. FPU
3. Socket
4. There was no bug/flaw
What does the term IRQ stand for?
1. Input ReQuest Que
2. Interrupt ReQuest Que
3. Interrupt ReQuest
4. Input ReQuest
A CPU stands for what?
1. Central Power Unit
2. Certified Public Unit
3. Central Processing Unit
4. Certified Power Unit
Which of the following cannot infect a computer with a virus?
1. Floppy diskette
2. E-mail
3. Scanner
4. Internet download
What is degauss?
1. Attachment for CPU
2. Creating magnetic media
3. Erasing magnetic media
4. Medical software
What is a cookie?
1. Cooking software
2. Web site
3. Internet information file
4. Hacker file
What is downloading?
1. Sending a file on the Internet
2. Retrieving a file on the Internet
3. Moving a file from a floppy
4. Scanning a picture
Why was the first Intel Celeron processor not as popular as expected?
1. Had errors
2. No level 2 cache
3. Caused errors
4. Caused Excess heat
Which two files does the Windows 98 registry consist of?
1. autoexec.bat and config.sys
2. user.dat and win.ini
3. user.dat and system.dat
4. win.reg and user.dat
UNIX is short for what?
1. UNIt eXchange
2. UNIform eXchange
3. UNIt X
4. It is not an acronym
What is XP short for in Windows XP?
1. Whistler
2. eXtra Powerful
3. eXPerience
4. It is not an acronym
Typically, hard disk drives employ what technology as a storage mechanism?
1. Laser
2. Magnetic
3. Light
4. Chemical
Which of the following was not an Internet browser?
1. Internet Explorer
2. Hotmail
3. Netscape
4. Opera
Which of the following file extensions is not an audio file format?
1. MP3
2. AIF
3. WAV
4. COM
Which of the following is part of a hard disk drive?
1. Motherboard
2. Platter
3. Laser
4. Riser board
Which of the following is not a mouse technology?
1. Mechanical
2. Optical
3. Motorized
4. Optical-Mechanical
What was the last stand-alone version of MS-DOS?
1. MS-DOS 6.0
2. MS-DOS 6.22
3. MS-DOS 95
4. MS-DOS 6.2
What is IRC short for?
1. Internet Relay Channel
2. Internet Respond Channel
3. Internet Relay Chat
4. Internet Response Cache
Which of the following will not help with computer security?
1. Firewall
2. VLAN
3. Good password
4. Updated software
Which of the following is an example of binary?
1. 123
2. 01100001
3. 0x3F7A
4. All of the above
Which of the following companies is still a hard disk drive manufacturer?
1. Dell
2. Microsoft
3. Conner
4. Seagate
Which of the following video resolutions is not correct?
1. 640 x 480
2. 800 x 680
3. 1024 x 768
4. 1152 x 864
Which formula adds cells a1 through a5 in Microsoft Excel?
1. =sum(A1+A5)
2. =sum(A1:A5)
3. =add(A1+A5)
4. =total(A1:A5)
Which of the following directories store a website?
1. /home
2. /public
3. /home_html
4. /public_html
Which of the following is not related to programming?
1. Subroutine
2. Compile
3. Null pointer
4. Interleave
What Linux command sets a file permission?
1. attrib
2. chmod
3. properties
4. rights
IP is an abbreviation for which of the following?
1. Internet Printer
2. Internet Ping
3. Internet Person
4. Internet Protocol
Which of the following is unrelated to a computer hard disk drive?
1. Platter
2. Pwrite
3. Access Arm
4. MFM
Which file systems did Microsoft Windows 95 not support?
1. NTFS
2. ext3
3. HPFS
4. All of the above
Which of the following is not related to computer video?
1. DirectX
2. AC-3
3. GeForce
4. OpenGL
Which of the following is not a live communication?
1. Chat
2. E-mail
3. Instant Messaging
4. IRC
Which of the following does not allow communication with another computer?
1. Network Card
2. Serial Port
3. VGA Port
4. Modem
How many keys does the standard Windows US keyboard with a number pad have?
1. 74
2. 84
3. 94
4. 104
Which of the following types of memory can the computer not save to?
1. DRAM
2. RAM
3. ROM
4. SRAM
What is another common name for a motherboard?
1. CPU
2. Fatherboard
3. Main system
4. System board
Which of the following is not a type of printer?
1. Bubble Jet printer
2. LED printer
3. Thermal printer
4. Microwave printer
Which person is credited for developing the World Wide Web?
1. Alan Kay
2. Tim Berners-Lee
3. Jack Kilby
4. Robert Noyce
What is the maximum transfer speed of the wireless 802.11a standard?
1. 100 Mbps
2. 54 Mbps
3. 24 Mbps
4. 10 Mbps
Which of the following HTML tags is correct for inserting an image?
1. <a img="">
2. <img src="">
3. <image source="">
4. <image="">
What is the .tbz file extension?
1. Compressed text file
2. Text file
3. Audio file
4. Compressed tar file
Who developed the Apple I?
1. Bill Gates
2. Bill Jobs
3. Steve Palmer
4. Steve Wozniak
Which of the following is not a PC game?
1. Dune
2. Oregon Trail
3. Tropico
4. Defendex
Which of the following is not an e-mail client?
1. Eudora
2. Opera
3. Outlook
4. Thunderbird
What does LOL stand for?
1. Log off laptop
2. Laughing out loud
3. Lack of laughter
4. Lag on laptop
Which part of the computer does an EIDE cable connect to?
1. Floppy drive
2. Hard disk drive
3. Sound card
4. Video card
What is the name of the following image? It is a protection scheme that requires visitors to enter the letters and numbers when filling out a form online.
1. Captcha
2. Decepcha
3. Gotcha
4. GenImage
Which of the following lines of code contains an example of a regular expression?
1. $expression = 1;
2. my @expression;
3. $total = $exp + $exp2;
4. $total =~ s/[0-9]+/\*//g;
In what year did Time Magazine name the personal computer the machine of the year?
1. 1978
2. 1980
3. 1982
4. 1995
Who created the first mouse?
1. Bill Gates
2. Douglas Engelbart
3. John Mauchly
4. Robert Noyce
What command clears the screen in MS-DOS and the Windows command line?
1. cd
2. clear
3. cls
4. echo
What version of Windows was released after Windows 98?
1. Windows 99
2. Windows 2000
3. Windows Me
4. Windows XP
Who was one of the founders of the Intel corporation?
1. Bill Gates
2. Jerry Yang
3. Gordon E. Moore
4. Sergey Brin
What is the name of the Microsoft Windows section shown in the picture below?
1. Quick Launch
2. Notification area
3. Taskbar
4. Time
Which of the following connectors is used with a CD-ROM or other disc drive?
1. DB-15
2. Molex
3. PS/2
4. RJ-11
Which of the following power line issues can cause problems with your computer?
1. Line sag
2. Line surge
3. Line noise
4. All of the above
What is the person's name in the photograph below?
1. Bill Gates
2. Dan Bricklin
3. Sergey Brin
4. Steve Ballmer
Which of the following is not an iPod that Apple has released?
1. iPod Mini
2. iPod Nano
3. iPod Shuffle
4. iPod Vision
Which of the following is unrelated to Internet and web development?
1. DOS
2. HTML
3. Java
4. PHP
What is Apache?
1. Browser
2. Computer
3. Operating system
4. Web server
What command is most likely to log you out of an FTP command line?
1. bye
2. end
3. logoff
4. logout
What logo did Apple first use on its computers?
1. Rainbow apple
2. Rainbow apple with a bite
3. Red apple
4. Sir Isaac Newton under an apple tree
What is XML short for?
1. eXtensive Markup Language
2. eXtensive Markup List
3. eXtension Markup List
4. eXtensible Markup Language
What are the minimum memory requirements for Microsoft Windows XP?
1. 32 MB
2. 64 MB
3. 128 MB
4. 256 MB
What is shown in the following picture?
1. Caps
2. Dip switches
3. Jumpers
4. Plugs
Which Windows utilities allow you to view a drive's partition information?
1. Chkdsk
2. Disk Management
3. Device Manager
4. Scandisk
Which of the following media types holds the most information?
1. Blu-ray
2. CD
3. DVD
4. Floppy diskette
Which IP address below would be used for a local network?
1. 74.125.127.100
2. 69.72.169.241
3. 192.168.1.100
4. 209.131.36.100
What is BIOS short for?
1. Not short for anything
2. Basic Input/Output System
3. Binary Input/Output System
4. Bus Input/Output System
Where is the BIOS stored?
1. On the hard drive
2. On a diskette
3. On a USB drive
4. On a flash memory chip
What type of memory is volatile?
1. Disk
2. Hard drive
3. RAM
4. ROM
What is SSL short for?
1. Secure Socket LAN
2. Software Security Layer
3. Secure Software Layer
4. Secure Socket Layer
Which of the following is not an iPhone 4 feature?
1. 4G
2. Front-facing camera
3. HD recording
4. Multitasking
Who famously said, "640K ought to be enough for anybody."
1. Bill Gates
2. Steve Jobs
3. Steve Wozniak
4. None of the above
What are the maximum number of characters Linux supports in its file names?
1. 8
2. 128
3. 255
4. Unlimited
What Linux command displays the last part of a file without editing it?
1. end
2. foot
3. last
4. tail
What company built the first processor for the Apple Macintosh
1. AMD
2. Apple
3. Intel
4. Motorola
What is a firewall?
1. Antivirus program
2. Internet blocker
3. Internet filter
4. Internet logger
In Perl, if $var = "1"; and you type: print 'You win $var dollars'; what would it return?
1. You win $var dollar
2. You win $1 dollar
3. You win 1 dollar
4. You win 0 dollar
What is phishing?
1. A computer virus
2. A corrupt website
3. A distribution of spam
4. An identity theft scheme
A six-digit Hex color code (#ADD8E6) defines the values of blue, green, and red in what order?
1. #RRBBGG
2. #GGRRBB
3. #RRGGBB
4. #BBRRGG
JavaScript is ....?
1. A client-side scripting language
2. A server-side scripting language
3. A virus
4. Another name for Java
Who is considered to be the first programmer?
1. Ada Lovelace
2. Alan Turing
3. Bill Gates
4. Tim Berners-Lee
Which of the following HTML lines is correct?
1. <strong>bold text<strong>
2. </strong>bold text</strong>
3. <b>Bold text<b>
4. <b>bold text</b>
What are the three types of networks?
1. LAN TAN WAN
2. LAN SAN WAN
3. LAN PAN WAN
4. LAN MAN WAN
Which of the following people was a co-founder of Microsoft?
1. Steve Wozniak
2. Paul Allen
3. Bill Moggridge
4. Gary Starkweather
What program allows an Apple computer to run Microsoft Windows?
1. Bonjour
2. Boot Camp
3. iBoot
4. None of the above
What cable connects a cable modem to a wireless router?
1. CAT5 cable
2. Coaxial cable
3. RJ-11 cable
4. No wire
What language does the computer use and understand?
1. High-level
2. Assembly
3. Machine
4. None of the above
What is subscript?
1. Text that is smaller and below the baseline
2. Text that is smaller and above the baseline
3. Text that is larger and below the baseline
4. Text that is larger and above the baseline
Who was the founder of Oracle?
1. Virginia Rometty
2. Victor Hayes
3. Mark Cuban
4. Larry Ellison
What is the shortcut key on Windows and Chromebooks to paste?
1. Ctrl+C
2. Ctrl+P
3. Ctrl+T
4. Ctrl+V
What is a replacement for MS-DOS in new versions of Windows?
1. PowerShell
2. PowerPoint
3. Shell
4. Tcsh
What version of Windows came before Windows 10?
1. Windows XP
2. Window 7
3. Windows 8
4. Windows 9
What command displays help with the dir command?
1. dir -help
2. dir /help
3. dir /?
4. man dir
Which of the following people has not worked with Google?
1. Marissa Mayer
2. Larry Page
3. Sergey Brin
4. Virginia Rometty
What is a "honeypot" in cybersecurity?
1. Computer that attracts attackers
2. Name of malware
3. Name of Trojan horse
4. Tool to encrypt data
In MS-DOS, how would you save a directory listing to a file?
1. dir /s file.txt
2. dir > file.txt
3. dir +file.txt
4. dir = file.txt
What does ransomware do?
1. Delete payment files
2. Encrypt files and demand payment
3. Spy on computers for payment information
4. Watch the network for payment data
Which app is used for video calls on Apple devices?
1. FaceTime
2. Google Meet
3. Skype
4. Zoom
Who is considered the father of the computer?
1. Bill Gates
2. Charles Babbage
3. Jerry Sanders
4. Michael Dell
What program is used to create and edit web pages?
1. Dreamweaver
2. FirstPage
3. PageEditor
4. Webweaver
Who created the QWERTY keyboard?
1. Christopher Sholes
2. Herman Hollerith
3. August Dvorak
4. Samuel Morse
When did the first Internet equipment (network switch) come online?
1. 1959
2. 1969
3. 1979
4. 1989
What does social engineering attack?
1. Encryption
2. Human
3. Network
4. VoIP
How do you copy all text files from the current directory to a backup directory?
1. copy text backup
2. copy *.* backup
3. copy ?.txt backup
4. copy *.txt backup
Who was the CEO of Microsoft after Steve Ballmer?
1. Gary Kildall
2. Paul Allen
3. Satya Nadella
4. Tim Paterson
What is a CDN?
1. Global delivery network
2. Domain network
3. Server farm
4. Web host
What is CSV short for?
1. Computer Server Vault
2. Comma-Separated Values
3. Command Set Value
4. Command String Variable
How do you change to the D: drive in the Windows command line?
1. cd d:
2. d:
3. dir d:
4. drive d:
Who helped create Facebook?
1. Justin Kan
2. Mark Zuckerberg
3. Markus Persson
4. Tom Anderson
Where is the computer hardware displayed in Windows?
1. Device Manager
2. Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Hardware
Which of the following paths is a relative path?
1. c:/hope/example.htm
2. /home/hope/example.htm
3. ../hope/example.htm
4. /
Which of the following would help secure your home Wi-Fi network?
1. Hide the SSID
2. Use WPA
3. Use SSL
4. Disable the guest account
What was Apple's name before it was changed in 2007?
1. Apple Computers Inc.
2. Apple Computing Inc.
3. Apple Macintosh Inc.
4. Apple Music Inc.
What is the person's name in the photograph below?
1. Chris Dewolfe
2. Tim Cook
3. Steve Wozniak
4. William Davidow
Which command can rename a file in the Windows command line?
1. move
2. ren
3. rename
4. All the above
A virus that can change its code is known as which of the following?
1. Polymorphic
2. Rabbit
3. Stealth
4. Trojan horse
What adjusts the layout of a web page?
1. XML
2. JavaScript
3. CSS
4. HTML
Which of the following has been used as a mouse with a laptop?
1. J-Mouse
2. Touchpad
3. TrackPoint
4. All of the above
Linux, macOS, and Windows are all what?
1. Apps
2. Browsers
3. Operating systems
4. Programs
What is GUI short for?
1. Game User Interface
2. Gateway User Interface
3. Graphical User Interface
4. Guest User Interface
Where are files stored in the cloud located?
1. Browser
2. Local flash drive
3. Local hard drive
4. Remote server
Who acquired the Compaq computer company?
1. Hewlett-Packard
2. IBM
3. Microsoft
4. Packard Bell
The IP address 192.168.0.1 is also what type of address?
1. DHCP
2. Dynamic
3. Gateway
4. Subnet
What is the localhost IP address?
1. 1.1.1.1
2. 127.0.0.1
3. 192.168.1.1
4. 255.255.255.0
To drag and move an open window, you would click and drag what?
1. Scroll bar
2. Status bar
3. Taskbar
4. Title bar
What HTML tag would create a hyperlink to Computer Hope?
1. <a="https://www.computerhope.com">Computer Hope</a>
2. <ahref="https://www.computerhope.com">Computer Hope</a>
3. <a href="https://www.computerhope.com">Computer Hope</a>
4. <a url="https://www.computerhope.com">Computer Hope</a>
What keyboard shortcut returns the user to the Windows desktop?
1. Alt+D
2. Ctrl+D
3. Alt+Ctrl+D
4. Windows key+D
What Windows program displays the computer files and folders?
1. File Browser
2. File Explorer
3. File Finder
4. File Organizer
Which of the following methods would add an element to the top of a stack?
1. pop
2. push
3. shift
4. top
Who invested $150 million into Apple in 1997 to save it from bankruptcy?
1. Bill Gates
2. Steve Jobs
3. Steve Wozniak
4. Susan Kare