Computer Software Multiple Choice Question MCQ
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1. Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Google Docs are the examples of
(a) an operating software
(b) system software
(c) utility software
(d) application software
Answer: (d)
2. Which application software is used to perform calculations on rows and columns of data?
(a) Word processing
(b) Presentation graphics
(c) Database
(d) Spreadsheet
Answer: (d)
3. Which of the following is also known as presentation software that is used to give presentation of information and pictures through slideshows?
(a) Multimedia authoring
(b) Desktop publishing
(c) Presentation graphics
(d) Both b and c
Answer: (c)
4. Which of the following are examples of presentation graphics software?
(a) Microsoft PowerPoint
(b) Apple Keynote
(c) Corel Presentations and Adobe Persuasion
(d) All of these
Answer: (d)
5. Which among the following is database software that allows us to create and manage a database?
(a) Microsoft Access
(b) Corel Paradox
(c) Lotus Approach
(d) All of these
Answer: (d)
6. Which utility software helps to protect the computer system from viruses and prevent the computer system files from being corrupt?
(a) Disk cleanup
(b) Disk defragmenter
(c) Antivirus
(d) All
Answer: (c)
7. Which among the following is not a type of utility system software?
(a) Antivirus
(b) Firewalls
(c) Disk defragmenter
(d) MS-DOS
Answer: (d)
8. Which utility software is used to protect the computer system from hackers?
(a) Antivirus
(b) Firewall
(c) AUP
(d) Backup wizard
Answer: (b)
9. What are the main functions of system utility?
(a) Disk cleanup
(b) Disk defragmentation
(c) System Restore and Disk compression
(d) Antivirus (Virus protection)
(e) All of the above
Answer: (e)
10. What is the full form of a Virus?
(a) Very Information Record User Search
(b) Very Interchanged Result Until Source
(c) Vital Information Resources Under Siege
(d) Vital Information Resources Under Search
Answer: (c)
11. A computer virus that attacks an antivirus program to prevent detection of the virus in the computer system is
(a) Worm
(b) Retrovirus
(c) Trojan
(d) Ghost virus
Answer: (b)
12. Which utility software or program is used to reduce the size of files to increase the amount of disk space in the computer system?
(a) Disk cleanup
(b) File compression
(c) Disk fragmentation
(d) Troubleshooting program
Answer: (b)
13. Which of the following Windows utilities scans the entire hard drive and erase (or delete) any unnecessary files such as temporary files from the Internet, and cookies downloaded while visiting webpages?
(a) Disk defragmenter
(b) Disk cleanup
(c) Backup and Restore wizard
(d) All of the above
Answer: (b)
14. Which type of utility is used to update all device drivers at the same time?
(a) Driver update
(b) Windows update
(c) Device manager
(d) Driver Verification Service (DVS)
Answer: (b)
15. Which Windows utility program locates and eliminates unnecessary fragments of data and rearranges files and unused disk space to optimize operations?
(a) Backup
(b) Disk restore
(c) Disk defragmenter
(d) Disk cleanup
Answer: (c)
16. What are the main functions of system utilities?
(a) Data recovery
(b) Backup
(c) Virus protection
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d)
17. Which backup of a computer system contains a copy of the entire program, data, and system files?
(a) restoration
(b) bootstrap
(c) differential
(d) full
Answer: (d)
18. Which of the following application software is a database management system?
(a) Microsoft MySQL Server
(b) Netscape Communicator
(c) Oracle
(d) Dreamweaver
(e) Both a and c
Answer: (e)
19. Which of the following application software is accounting software?
(a) Powerpoint
(b) Wordperfect
(c) Tally
(d) All of the above
Answer: (c)
20. Which of the following are examples of web browser software?
(a) Netscape Communicator
(b) Microsoft Internet Explorer
(c) Google Chrome
(d) All
Answer: (d)