Introduction to Computing MCQs with Answers
Practice important Introduction to Computing MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q131: What is a common risk of searching for skin conditions online?
- A: Accurate diagnosis
- B: Getting professional help
- C: Unpleasant results
- D: Finding a cure
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C
Q132: Why is it advisable not to search for "how to make a computer virus"?
- A: It’s illegal
- B: It’s difficult
- C: It may lead to hacking attempts
- D: It’s not useful
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C
Q133: Which of the following searches could lead to viruses on your computer?
- A: How to clean a virus
- B: How to avoid viruses
- C: Free music
- D: Best antivirus software
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C
Q134: Where did the abacus likely have its roots?
- A: Ancient China
- B: Ancient Egypt
- C: Ancient India
- D: Ancient Mesopotamia
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A
Q135: What was the abacus primarily used for in early civilizations?
- A: Writing
- B: Computing
- C: Drawing
- D: Trading
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B
Q136: Which inventor is associated with the concept of printing results of computations to eliminate transcription errors?
- A: Blaise Pascal
- B: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- C: Charles Babbage
- D: Herman Hollerith
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C
Q137: What technology did Blaise Pascal and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz use in their early computing machines?
- A: Punch Cards
- B: Gears
- C: Vacuum Tubes
- D: Transistors
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B
Q138: Who applied the concept of representing information as holes in paper cards?
- A: Blaise Pascal
- B: Charles Babbage
- C: Herman Hollerith
- D: Howard Aiken
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C
Q139: What was the primary function of punched cards in early computing?
- A: Data entry
- B: Drawing diagrams
- C: Writing
- D: Storing books
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A
Q140: Which of the following machines was completed at Bell Laboratories in 1940?
- A: ENIAC
- B: Mark I
- C: Pascaline
- D: Electromechanical machine
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D