Computers Quiz Questions

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• What is the term for a network that connects computers within a limited area, like a home or office?
• Who is the original author of the realtime physics engine called PhysX?
• What was Bitcoin's block size limit in 2010?
• Which one of these is not an official development name for a Ubuntu release?
• What is an IP address?
• Which Indian film industry, based in Mumbai, is one of the largest in the world and heavily utilizes computer graphics and animation?
• Which of these is NOT a common type of computer storage?
• On which day did the World Wide Web go online?
• How long is an IPv6 address?
• Which of the following is a personal computer made by the Japanese company Fujitsu?
• Which company developed the popular programming language Java?
• Which of the following is a personal computer made by the Japanese company Fujitsu?
• Which algorithm is used for sorting a large number of items efficiently?
• Which of these is not a layer in the OSI model for data communications?
• Which is the most used programming language for data science and machine learning?
• What does RAID stand for?
• Which country is known as the birthplace of IT giant Infosys?
• When did the online streaming service "Mixer" launch?
• What is the term for a computer program designed to perform a specific task, such as word processing or web browsing?
• Which company created the first widely successful graphical user interface (GUI)?
• The programming language 'Swift' was created to replace what other programming language?
• Which Indian organization is responsible for developing India's indigenous computer systems and processors?
• According to DeMorgan's Theorem, the Boolean expression (AB)' is equivalent to:
• Which type of malware replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and constitutes a threat to computer systems?
• What is the name of the first computer programmer, who worked with Charles Babbage?
• In CSS, which of these values CANNOT be used with the "position" property?
• What is the primary difference between a compiler and an interpreter?
• What is the term for unauthorized access to computer systems or data?
• Moore's law originally stated that the number of transistors on a microprocessor chip would double every...
• What does GHz stand for?
• Laserjet and inkjet printers are both examples of what type of printer?
• Which Indian state government has been a pioneer in implementing e-governance initiatives using technology?
• What is the smallest unit of data in a computer?
• Identify this logo, the symbol of a major social media platform.
• The internet domain .fm is the country-code top-level domain for which Pacific Ocean island nation?
• Which programming language shares its name with an island in Indonesia?
• Which of these is NOT a type of computer network?
• What does CPU stand for?
• What is the primary purpose of an algorithm?
• Unix Time is defined as the number of seconds that have elapsed since when?
• Unix Time is defined as the number of seconds that have elapsed since when?
• What does the 'S' in the RSA encryption algorithm stand for?
• Identify this iconic computer mouse inventor.
• What language does Node.js use?
• The computer OEM manufacturer Clevo, known for its Sager notebook line, is based in which country?
• What protocol is typically used for secure communication over a computer network, like HTTPS?
• In the programming language "Python", which of these statements would display the string "Hello World" correctly?
• What is the term for a set of instructions that tell a computer what to do?
• In programming, the ternary operator is mostly defined with what symbol(s)?
• What was the first company to use the term "Golden Master"?
• How many kilobytes in one gigabyte (in decimal)?
• What is the name of the Indian Institute responsible for developing India's indigenous supercomputer, PARAM?
• What does RAM stand for in computing?
• What port does HTTP run on?
• Which RAID array type is associated with data mirroring?
• Which Indian mathematician and computer scientist is known for his work on the complexity of algorithms and data structures?
• In computing terms, typically what does CLI stand for?
• Which company is known for its Android operating system?
• All of the following programs are classified as raster graphics editors EXCEPT:
• Which computer language would you associate Django framework with?
• Which of these is a binary digit?
• Which of the following is the oldest of these computers by release date?
• What is the standard network protocol for accessing web pages?
• The Electron computer was released in Britain during 1983 for the home computing market, by which company?
• Which Indian city is home to Infosys's global headquarters?
• What is the domain name for the country Tuvalu?
• Which Indian scientist is considered a pioneer in computer science education and developed the concept of 'Theory of Computation'?
• Identify this operating system logo.
• What is the term for a virus that encrypts a user's files and demands payment for decryption?
• Which programming paradigm is characterized by treating computation as the evaluation of mathematical functions?
• Which company created the iconic 'Macintosh' personal computer?
• Who is considered the 'Father of the Internet'?
• Identify this image of the founder of Apple Inc.
• In HTML, which non-standard tag used to be be used to make elements scroll across the viewport?
• Approximately how many Apple I personal computers were created?
• Which of the following is a popular open-source operating system?
• What internet protocol was documented in RFC 1459?
• What is the function of a GPU?
• Identify this operating system's logo.
• Identify this iconic programmer and entrepreneur, founder of Microsoft.
• America Online (AOL) started out as which of these online service providers?
• Identify this famous computer scientist, often called the 'father of the internet'.
• Identify this scientist known for his pioneering work on algorithms and the concept of computability.
• Nvidia's headquarters are based in which Silicon Valley city?
• Which concept, developed by Tim Berners-Lee, allows documents to link to one another?
• What is a 'firewall' in computer networking?
• What port does HTTP run on?
• Which Indian scientist is often called the 'Father of Indian Space Program'?
• .rs is the top-level domain for what country?
• What does SSD stand for?
• Which technology allows computers to communicate wirelessly over short distances?
• Which tech giant acquired LinkedIn in 2016?
• Which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) is known for its early contributions to computer science research in India?
• What is the name of Layer 7 of the OSI model?
• Which programming language is often called the backbone of the internet?
• Identify this programming language logo.
• Which of these is primarily a cloud storage service?
• Laserjet and inkjet printers are both examples of what type of printer?
• Which of these Cherry MX mechanical keyboard switches is both tactile and clicky?
• According to DeMorgan's Theorem, the Boolean expression (AB)' is equivalent to:
• What five letter word is the motto of the IBM Computer company?
• In computing, what does MIDI stand for?
• What does an IP address uniquely identify?
• Which programming language is commonly used for web development and is known for its versatility?
• What does 'CPU' stand for?
• What does the "MP" stand for in MP3?
• Which Indian is credited with inventing the concept of 'zero' as a placeholder?
• What is the term for a computer that serves information or services to other computers over a network?
• Which Indian tech company, founded by N.R. Narayana Murthy and others, is a global leader in IT services?
• Lenovo acquired IBM's personal computer division, including the ThinkPad line of laptops and tablets, in what year?
• What does AD stand for in relation to Windows Operating Systems?
• Which data structure follows the Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) principle?
• What language does Node.js use?
• What is a 'router' used for in a network?
• Which Indian city is home to the headquarters of Wipro Limited?
• What is the process of converting human-readable code into machine-readable code called?
• What programming language was GitHub written in?
• What does the computer software acronym JVM stand for?
• The series of the Intel HD graphics generation succeeding that of the 5000 and 6000 series (Broadwell) is called:
• In web design, what does CSS stand for?
• What is the name of the popular search engine founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin?
• Identify this computer hardware component.
• How many bytes are in a single Kibibyte?
• In programming, the ternary operator is mostly defined with what symbol(s)?
• Which programming language is known for its use in developing iPhone and iPad apps?
• What is the term for a collection of related web pages linked together?
• How many cores does the Intel i7-6950X have?
• Which data structure does FILO apply to?
• How many values can a single byte represent?
• In HTML, which non-standard tag used to be be used to make elements scroll across the viewport?
• Which networking protocol is used to send email?
• Which of these names was an actual codename for a cancelled Microsoft project?
• Which operating system is known for its open-source nature and is widely used on servers?
• On which computer hardware device is the BIOS chip located?
• The teapot often seen in many 3D modeling applications is called what?
• What is a 'bug' in computer programming?
• What vulnerability ranked #1 on the OWASP Top 10 in 2013?
• What does HTML stand for?
• Which Indian IT company was founded by Azim Premji?
• If you were to code software in this language you'd only be able to type 0's and 1's.
• Which of these names was an actual codename for a cancelled Microsoft project?
• Which company developed the first popular spreadsheet program, VisiCalc?
• Identify this famous computer scientist, known for his work on algorithms and as a co-founder of Google.
• What is the primary purpose of an operating system?
• What is the full form of 'HTML'?
• HTML is what type of language?
• Which RAID array type is associated with data mirroring?
• What is the term for a software program that replicates itself and spreads to other computers?
• Which Indian technology institute is renowned for its computer science program, often referred to as one of the IITs?
• Who is the original author of the realtime physics engine called PhysX?
• Which Indian city is home to the headquarters of HCLTech, a major IT services company?
• Who is the founder of Palantir?
• What is the term for software that is designed to harm a computer system?