Computer Literacy — Basics Quiz

Q1.The full form of CPU is:

A. Central Processing Unit B. Computer Personal Unit C. Central Program Utility D. Computer Processing Unit

Q2.1 Kilobyte (KB) equals:

A. 1000 bytes B. 1024 bytes C. 512 bytes D. 2048 bytes

Q3.RAM is:

A. Permanent memory B. Volatile memory C. Read-only memory D. Optical memory

Q4.The World Wide Web (WWW) was invented by:

A. Bill Gates B. Steve Jobs C. Tim Berners-Lee D. Mark Zuckerberg

Q5.Which keyboard shortcut is used to 'Undo' an action?

A. Ctrl + Z B. Ctrl + Y C. Ctrl + U D. Ctrl + X

Q6.The first generation of computers used:

A. Transistors B. Integrated Circuits C. Vacuum Tubes D. Microprocessors

Q7.The '@' symbol in email was introduced by:

A. Tim Berners-Lee B. Ray Tomlinson C. Bill Gates D. Larry Page

Q8.The file extension for MS Excel documents is:

A. .docx B. .pptx C. .xlsx D. .pdf

Q9.Linux was created by:

A. Steve Wozniak B. Dennis Ritchie C. Linus Torvalds D. James Gosling

Q10.Google was founded by:

A. Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk B. Larry Page and Sergey Brin C. Bill Gates and Paul Allen D. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

Q11.The smallest unit of data in a computer is:

A. Byte B. Bit C. Nibble D. Kilobyte

Q12.Internet was made available to the public in India on:

A. 26 January 1995 B. 15 August 1995 C. 1 January 1996 D. 15 August 1997

Q13.Which of these is NOT an input device?

A. Keyboard B. Mouse C. Printer D. Scanner

Q14.The full form of HTML is:

A. Hyper Text Markup Language B. High Tech Modern Language C. Hyper Transfer Markup Language D. Home Tool Markup Language

Q15.In MS Excel, a formula always begins with:

A. + (plus) B. = (equals) C. # (hash) D. @ (at)