ICAP CA Foundation Entry Basic Computer: Practice MCQs with Answers

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ICAP CA Foundation Entry Basic Computer Practice sample MCQs

  1. Q1. What is the shortcut key for "Decrease Font Size" of the selected text?

    • A) Ctrl + Shift + >
    • B) Ctrl + Shift + <
    • C) Ctrl + >
    • D) Ctrl + <

    Answer: Ctrl + Shift + <

  2. Q2. In a hash table, what is the average time complexity for insertion and retrieval?

    • A) O(n)
    • B) O(log n)
    • C) O(n²)
    • D) O(1)

    Answer: O(1)

  3. Q3. What is the time complexity of linear search in an unsorted array?

    • A) O(1)
    • B) O(log n)
    • C) O(n)
    • D) O(n²)

    Answer: O(n)

  4. Q4. In a RIGHT JOIN, which table's rows are all returned regardless of a match?

    • A) Left table
    • B) Both tables equally
    • C) The joined result table
    • D) Right table

    Answer: Right table

  5. Q5. How many bytes are in 1 Megabyte (MB)?

    • A) 1024
    • B) 1048576
    • C) 1000000
    • D) 524288

    Answer: 1048576

  6. Q6. A 32-bit processor can directly address a maximum of how much RAM?

    • A) 2 GB
    • B) 8 GB
    • C) 4 GB
    • D) 16 GB

    Answer: 4 GB

  7. Q7. Which network type covers the smallest geographic area, typically a single room or building?

    • A) WAN
    • B) MAN
    • C) CAN
    • D) LAN

    Answer: LAN

  8. Q8. What port does HTTP use by default?

    • A) 80
    • B) 443
    • C) 21
    • D) 25

    Answer: 80

  9. Q9. Who is called the "grandfather" of the computer?

    • A) Blaise Pascal
    • B) Charles Babbage
    • C) Joseph Jacquard
    • D) Dr. Herman Hollerith

    Answer: Blaise Pascal

  10. Q10. What type of memory is used to store the BIOS firmware?

    • A) DRAM
    • B) SRAM
    • C) ROM
    • D) Virtual Memory

    Answer: ROM

  11. Q11. Virtual memory is an extension of which physical component?

    • A) Cache Memory
    • B) RAM
    • C) Hard Disk
    • D) CPU Registers

    Answer: RAM

  12. Q12. Which of the following is the correct order of memory speed from fastest to slowest?

    • A) RAM > Cache > Registers > HDD
    • B) Cache > RAM > Registers > HDD
    • C) Registers > Cache > RAM > HDD
    • D) HDD > RAM > Cache > Registers

    Answer: Registers > Cache > RAM > HDD

  13. Q13. What is the primary function of an operating system kernel?

    • A) Managing hardware resources and providing services to applications
    • B) Rendering graphical user interfaces
    • C) Compiling source code into machine code
    • D) Encrypting disk storage

    Answer: Managing hardware resources and providing services to applications

  14. Q14. Which CPU register holds the memory address of the next instruction to be fetched and executed?

    • A) Program Counter
    • B) Instruction Register
    • C) Stack Pointer
    • D) Accumulator

    Answer: Program Counter

  15. Q15. In memory management, internal fragmentation occurs when?

    • A) Free memory blocks are scattered across different non-contiguous locations
    • B) A process requests more memory than is currently available in the system
    • C) Allocated memory partitions are larger than what the process actually needs
    • D) The page table overflows due to too many active processes

    Answer: Allocated memory partitions are larger than what the process actually needs

  16. Q16. Junk mail is also known as:

    • A) Spam
    • B) Spoof
    • C) Buffer
    • D) Barrier

    Answer: Spam

  17. Q17. In RAM memory, DDR stands for:

    • A) Double sided RIMM
    • B) Double data rate
    • C) Digital data rate
    • D) Dynamic data rate

    Answer: Double data rate

  18. Q18. The computer abbreviation KB usually means:

    • A) Key Block
    • B) Kernel Boot
    • C) Kilo Byte
    • D) Kit Bit

    Answer: Kilo Byte

  19. Q19. Where can you find the Draw Table tool button in Microsoft Word?

    • A) Formatting toolbar
    • B) Drawing toolbar
    • C) Standard toolbar
    • D) Tables and Formatting toolbar

    Answer: Tables and Formatting toolbar

  20. Q20. Which shortcut key is used to insert the trademark (TM) symbol?

    • A) Ctrl+Alt+T
    • B) Ctrl+Alt+TM
    • C) Ctrl+Alt+ST
    • D) Ctrl+Alt+TT

    Answer: Ctrl+Alt+T

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