Computer GK : Computer Questions and Answers(Part-I)

1. Who invented Compact Disc?

Ans : James T Russel

2. Which day is celebrated as world Computer Literacy Day?

Ans : December 2

3. Who invented Java?

Ans : James A Gosling

4. Longhorn was the code name of ?

Ans : Windows Vista

5. Who is known as the Human Computer of India?
Ans : Shakunthala Devi

6. What is mean by Liveware?
Ans : People who work with the computer

7. Which computer engineer got Nobel Prize for literature in 2003?
Ans: J.M. Coetzee

8. 'Weaving The Web' was written by.....
Ans : Tim Burners Lee

9. What is Beta Test?
Ans : Trial test of a computer or software before the commercial launch

10. 'Do no evil' is tag line of ......
Ans : Google

11. First Indian cinema released through internet is .....
Ans : Vivah

12. Rediff.com was founded by.....
Ans : Ajith Balakrishnan and Manish Agarwal

13. What is the extension of PDF?
Ans : Portable document format

14. Mows is a type of mouse for ........ people
Ans : Physically handicapped people

15. Orkut.com is now owned by ......

Ans : Google

16. World's first microprocessor is .....
Ans : Intel 4004

17. What is SQL?
Ans:  Structured Query Language

18. What is the expansion of COBOL?
Ans : Common Business Oriented Language

19. What is the expansion of SMS?
Ans : Short Message Service

20. Which IT company's nickname is ' The Big Blue ' ?
Ans : IBM

21. What is the full form of  IEEE?
Ans : Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers

22. Who developed COBOL?
Ans : Grace Murry Hopper

23. Email was developed by......
Ans : Raymond Samuel Tomlinson (Ray Tomlinson)

24. Green dam is ......
Ans : Web Filter

25. What is the expanded form of CMOS ?
Ans : Complementary Metal Oxide Semoconductor

26. Who is Netizen ?
Ans : Net Citizen (Citizen who uses internet)

27. What is Scareware?
Ans : Fake antivirus softwares

28. When was the first smart phone launched?
Ans : 1992 (IBM Simon)