Computer Mcqs (754)

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• Cathode Ray Tube is a form of__________?
1. Keyboard
2. Mouse
3. Monitor
4. Mother board
• ____________computer is small general purpose micro computer, but larger than portable computer?
1. Hybrid
2. Digital
3. Desktop
4. Laptop
• _____________computers operates essentially by counting?
1. Portable computer
2. Hybrid computer
3. Analog computer
4. Digital computer
• The first electronic computer was developed by____________?
1. J.V. Attansoff
2. Bill Gates
3. Simur Cray
4. Winton Serf
• ___________refers to electronic trespassing or criminal hacking?
1. Cracking
2. Jacking
3. Spoofing
4. Smarming
• __________is defined as any crime completed through the use of computer technology?
1. Computer forensics
2. Computer crime
3. Hacking
4. Cracking
• To prevent the loss of data during power failures, use a(n)_____________?
1. Encryption program
2. Surge protector
3. Firewall
4. UPS
• The scrambling of code is known as___________?
1. Encryption
2. a firewall
3. Scrambling
4. Password proofing
• Hardware or software designed to guard against unauthorized access to a computer network is known as a(n)___________?
1. Hacker-proof program
2. Firewall
3. Hacker-resistant server
4. Encryption safe wall
• What is the most common tool used to restrict access to a computer system?
1. User logins
2. Passwords
3. Computer keys
4. Access-control software
• ____________is the measurement of things such as fingerprints and retinal scans used for security access?
1. Biometrics
2. Bio measurement
3. Computer security
4. Smart weapon machinery
• What is the name of an application program that gathers user information and sends it to someone through the Internet?
1. A virus
2. Spybot
3. Logic bomb
4. Security patch
• When a logic bomb is activated by a time-related event, it is known as a____________?
1. Time-related bomb sequence.
2. Virus.
3. Time bomb.
4. Trojan horse.
• The thing that eventually terminates a worm virus is a lack of:
1. Memory or disk space.
2. Time.
3. CD drives space.
4. CD-RW.
• What type of virus uses computer hosts to reproduce itself?
1. Time bomb
2. Worm
3. Melissa virus
4. Macro virus
• In 1999, the Melissa virus was a widely publicised:____________?
1. E-mail virus.
2. Macro virus.
3. Trojan horse.
4. Time bomb.
• An intentionally disruptive program that spreads from program to program or from disk to disk is known as a_____________?
1. Trojan horse.
2. Virus.
3. Time bomb.
4. Time-related bomb sequence.
• A program that performs a useful task while simultaneously allowing destructive acts is a___________?
1. Worm.
2. Trojan horse.
3. Virus.
4. Macro virus
• Malicious software is known as____________?
1. Badware.
2. Malware.
3. Maliciousware.
4. Illegalware
• Collecting personal information and effectively posing as another individual is known as the crime of_____________?
1. Spooling.
2. Identity theft.
3. Spoofing.
4. Hacking.
• The common name for the crime of stealing passwords is____________?
1. Jacking.
2. Identity theft.
3. Spoofing.
4. Hacking.
• The typical computer criminal is a(n)____________?
1. Young hacker.
2. Trusted employee with no criminal record.
3. Trusted employee with a long, but unknown criminal record.
4. Overseas young cracker.
• The computer abbreviation KB usually means____________?
1. Key Block
2. Kernel Boot
3. Kilo Byte
4. Kit Bit
• Which of the following is not a storage medium?
1. Hard disk
2. Flash drive
3. DVD
4. scanner
• Large transaction processing systems in automated organisations use___________?
1. Online processing
2. Batch Processing
3. Once-a-day Processing
4. End-of-day processing