Computer Related Gk

By | August 10, 2015
1. Which process checks to ensure the components of the computer are operating and connected properryl? –Booting
2. What is the combination of operating system and processor in a computer? –Specifications
3. What are the peripheral devices such as printers and monitors considered? –Hardware
4. What term used to define all input and output devices in a computer system? – hardware
5. An assembler is used to translate a program written in which language? –Assembly language
6. What is the copying computer program or software without permission of its author? – Software piracy 


7. Word processing, spreadsheet and photo-editing are examples of which softwares? – application software
8. What is a small group of computers and peripherals linked together in a small geographic area? – LAN
9. What is a word in a web page that, when clicked, opens another document? – Hyperlink
10. Several computers linked to a server to share programs and storage space, what is this? – Network
11. Which device that connects to a network without the use of cables? –Wireless
12. What is the most important or powerful computer in a typical network? – Network server
13. In a relations database, tables are logically linked to each other by a which thing? – Key
14. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network? – Printers
15. Network components are connected to the same cable in the which topology? – Bus
16. Which folder retains copies of messages that you have started but are not yet ready to send? – Drafts
17. What is a popular way to learn about computers without ever going to a classroom? – E-learning
18. What makes it possible for shoppers to make purchases using their computers? – E-Commerce
19. Which are the programs such as Internet Explorer that serve as navigable windows into the Web? – Web browsers
20. What is composed of several computers connected together to share resources and data? – Internet
21. What does consist of one or more Web pages located on a Web server? – A web site
22. Mr. XYZ want to send an electronic message to a friend. He should use which type of application? – E-mail
23. To view information on the web, what must you must have? – Web browser
24. Which Coded entries are used to gain access to a computer system? –Passwords
25. Which devices are used to transmit data over telecommunications lines? –Modems
26. A Web site address is a unique name, what does that identifies? – A specific Website on the web
27. What is the vast network of computers that connects millions of people all over the world? – Internet
28. What does allow voice conversations to travel over the Internet? – Internet telephony
29. Which software program used to view Web pages? – browser
30. If you are going to a site you use often, instead of having to type in the address every time, what should you do? – Bookmark it
31. Which Output is made up of pictures, sounds, and video? – Multimedia
32. By which name also called the web, contains billions of documents? – World Wide Web
33. Which software that allows users to surf the internet? – Browser
34. What is a set of rules that computer on a network use to communicate with each other? – Protocol
35. An email account includes a storage area, what is often called? – Mailbox
36. Which program is designed to destroy data on your computer which can travel to infect other computers? – Virus
37. What is the process of a computer receiving information from a server on the internet? – Downloading
38. What is the most common way to get a virus in your computers hard disk? – By opening e-mails
39. Most websites have a main page, which acts as a doorway to the rest of the website pages what is its name? – Home page
40. What is the Secret code that restricts entry in the same programs? – Password
41. which is a device that uses for data transmission through telecommunication line? – Modem