One Liner Computer Questions with Answers
1. Who is known as the father of Computer science?
Ans. Charles Babbage
2. Most processing in the computer takes place in__?
Ans. CPU
3. In which type of computer, data acts as discrete signals?
Ans. Digital Computer
4. What is the scientific name for computers?
Ans. Sillico sapiens
5. What is the full form of BIOS?
Ans. Basic Input Output System
6. Computers, combine both measuring and counting, are known as?
Ans. Hybrid Computer
7. What does FORTRAN mean?
Ans. Formula Translation
8. What is responsible for translating and executing program at run time line by line?
Ans. Interpreter
9.What transmutes an entire program into machine language ?
Ans. Compiler
10. Who is known as the father of personal computer?
Ans. Edward Robert
11. The full form for EEPROM is__?
Ans. Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
12. Who invented the first electronic computer?
Ans. J.V. Atansoff
13. What is the first web browser?
Ans. Mosaic
14. What does a first page of website is called?
Ans. Homepage
15. IBM stands for__?
Ans. International Business Machines
16. State the extension type of the excel 2007 files?
Ans. .xlsx
17. Collecting personal information and functionally posing as another individual is the crime of__?
Ans. Identity theft
18. What is the amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document known as__?
Ans. Line Spacing
19. A computer cannot ‘boot’ if it does not contain__?
Ans. Operating system
20. The other name for programmed chip is _?
Ans. LSIC
21. A normal CD- ROM generally can store up to _____data?
Ans. 680 MB
22. What is the full form of DMA?
Ans. Direct Memory Access
23. What does LAN stands for?
Ans. Local Area Network
24. ASCII stands for__?
Ans. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
25. During which years, second generation computers were developed?
Ans. 1956-65
26. When did arch rivals Apple Computers Inc. and IBM decide to join hands?
Ans. 1991
27. What kind of memory is both non –volatile and static?
Ans. ROM
28. An error in software or hardware is termed as bug. What is the substitute computer jargon for it?
Ans. Glitch
29. What does unwanted repetitious messages, for instance unsolicited bulk e-mail known as__?
Ans. Spam
30. What is the common name for the crime of stealing passwords?
Ans. Spoofing
31. Who is termed as Father of “C‘ programming language?
Ans. Dennis Ritchie
32. RAM can be treated as the ……… for the computer’s processor.
Ans. Waiting Room
33. What is the manipulation of computer data known as?
Ans. Processing
34. Perfumes, Joshy are examples of?
Ans. Viruses
35. In a computer memory hierarchy, where does most data go?
Ans. RAM
36. Help Menu is available at which button in a Computer?
Ans. Start
37. Which file has all the permanent data and gets updated during the processing of transactions?
Ans. Master File
38. A DVD is an example of?
Ans. Optical Disc
39. Which tool is used to restrict access to computer system?
Ans. Passwords
40. What is the name of the technology that stores only essential instructions on a microprocessor chip and enhances its speed?
Ans. RISC
41. The Melissa virus was a widely publicised__ in 1999?
Ans. E-mail virus
42. What keys are used to reboot the computer?
Ans. Ctrl+Alt+Del
43. What is correcting errors in a program known as?
Ans. Debugging
44. BCD known as _?
Ans. Binary Coded Decimal
45. Which virus uses computer hosts to replicate itself?
Ans. Worm
46. SMTP, DNS and FTP are applications of the ____ layer?
Ans. Application
47. Which command is used to select the whole document in a Computer?
Ans. Ctrl+A
48. What is the acronym for COBOL?
Ans. Common Business Oriented Language
49. What is the ability of an OS to run more than one application at a time known as?
Ans. Multitasking
50. What is the function key used to display the save-as box?
Ans. F12
51. Full form of NOS?
Ans. Network Operating System
52. Something that easily understood the instructions is called……….?
Ans. Analog Data
53. What is a modem connected to?
Ans. Telephone Line
54. Refresh Rate of monitor is measured in _?
Ans. Hertz
55. What was the chief component of first generation computer?
Ans. Vacuum tube &Valves
56. What is the name of the Father of Computer Mouse?
Ans. Douglas Engelbart
57. What is the geometric arrangement of devices on the network known as?
Ans. Topology
58. The main focus of the computer process is to convert data into ___?
Ans. Information
59. Where are the memory and CPU located?
Ans. Motherboard
60. Who is the founder of IBM Company?
Ans. Thomas J. Watson
61. What is an image on a computer screen is made of?
Ans. Pixels
62. MAN stands for?
Ans. Metropolitan Area Network
63. What converts an entire program into machine language at one time?
Ans. Characters
64. The Microsoft company was founded in which year?
Ans. 1975
65. What is the personal computer operating system that uses a graphic desktop environment?
Ans. Windows
66. What are joystick and light pen?
Ans. Input Devices
67. A half byte also called as _?
Ans. Nibble
68. Full form of SMPS?
Ans. Switched Mode Power Supply
69. What changes the appearance and positioning of text documents in MSWord?
Ans. Formatting
70. Chain, Drum, Daisy wheel, Etc are the__?
Ans. Printers
71. Full form of XML?
Ans. Extensible Markup Language
72. Magnetic disk is an example of__?
Ans. Secondary Memory
73. What is the meaning of OSI?
Ans. Open system Interconnection
74. FORTRAN is _?
Ans. Formula Translation
75. What is the name of the first web browser?
Ans. Mosaic