Important 200 multiple choice questions of Fundamental of Computer

Cmadhav · September 02, 2026 (Bhadra 17, 2083 B.S.)
Important 200 multiple choice questions of Fundamental of Computer

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  1. UNIVAC is
    A) Universal Automatic Computer
    B) Universal Array Computer
    C) Unique Automatic Computer
    D) Unvalued Automatic Computer
  2.  
  3. The basic operations performed by a computer are
    A) Arithmetic operation
    B) Logical operation
    C) Storage and relative
    D) All the above
  4.  
  5. The two major types of computer chips are
    A) External memory chip
    B) Primary memory chip
    C) Microprocessor chip
    D) Both b and c
  6.  
  7. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
    A) First Generation
    B) Second Generation
    C) Third Generation
    D) Fourth Generation
  8.  
  9. What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?
    A) Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers
    B) Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers
    C) Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently
    D) Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible.
  10.  
  11. ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does EBCDIC stand for?
    A) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
    B) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
    C) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
    D) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
  12.  
  13. The brain of any computer system is
    A) ALU
    B) Memory
    C) CPU
    D) Control unit
  14.  
  15. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on
    A) tracks per inch of surface
    B) bits per inch of tracks
    C) disk pack in disk surface
    D) All of above
  16.  
  17. The two kinds of main memory are:
    A) Primary and secondary
    B) Random and sequential
    C) ROM and RAM
    D) All of above
  18.  
  19. A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is
    A) Memory
    B) Buffer
    C) Accumulator
    D) Address
  20.  
  21. Computer is free from tiresome and boardroom. We call it
    A) Accuracy
    B) Reliability
    C) Diligence
    D) Versatility
  22.  
  23. Integrated Circuits (Ics) are related to which generation of computers?
    A) First generation
    B) Second generation
    C) Third generation
    D) Fourth generation
  24.  
  25. CD-ROM is a
    A) Semiconductor memory
    B) Memory register
    C) Magnetic memory
    D) None of above
  26.  
  27. A hybrid computer
    A) Resembles digital computer
    B) Resembles analogue computer
    C) Resembles both a digital and analogue computer
    D) None of the above
  28.  
  29. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
    A) Minicomputers
    B) Microcomputers
    C) Mainframe computers
    D) Super computer
  30.  
  31. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
    A) Primary memory
    B) Control section
    C) External memory
    D) Cache memory
  32.  
  33. Chief component of first generation computer was
    A) Transistors
    B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves
    C) Integrated Circuits
    D) None of above
  34.  
  35. To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n
    A) RGB monitor
    B) Plotter
    C) Ink-jet printer
    D) Laser printer
  36.  
  37. What are the stages in the compilation process?
    A) Feasibility study, system design and testing
    B) Implementation and documentation
    C) Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation
    D) None of the above
  38.  
  39. Which of the following IC was used in third generation of computers?
    A) SSI
    B) MSI
    C) LSI
    D) Both a and b
  40.  
  41. The main electronic component used in first generation computers was
    A) Transistors
    B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves
    C) Integrated Circuits
    D) None of above
  42.  
  43. A dumb terminal has
    A) an embedded microprocessor
    B) extensive memory
    C) independent processing capability
    D) a keyboard and screen
  44.  
  45. One millisecond is
    A) 1 second
    B) 10th of a second
    C) 1000th of a second
    D) 10000th of a second
  46.  
  47. The output quality of a printer is measured by
    A) Dot per sq. inch
    B) Dot per inch
    C) Dots printed per unit time
    D) All of the above
  48.  
  49. Which of the following was a special purpose computer?
    A) ABC
    B) ENIAC
    C) EDVAC
    D) All of the above
  50.  
  51. What was the computer invented by Attanasoff and Clifford?
    A) Mark I
    B) ABC
    C) Z3
    D) None of above
  52.  
  53. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
    A) Floppy Disk
    B) Hard Disk
    C) Compact Disk
    D) Magneto Optic Disk
  54.  
  55. Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent?
    A) ENIAC
    B) MARK I
    C) Z3
    D) ABC
  56.  
  57. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is known as
    A) Path
    B) Address bus
    C) Route
    D) all of the above
  58.  
  59. High density double sided floppy disks could store _ of data
    A) 1.40 MB
    B) 1.44 GB
    C) 1.40 GB
    D) 1.44 MB
  60.  
  61. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs
    A) Dot matrix printer
    B) Digital plotter
    C) Line printer
    D) All of the above
  62.  
  63. Which of the following is not an input device?
    A) OCR
    B) Optical scanners
    C) Voice recognition device
    D) COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)
  64.  
  65. The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a computer is approximately
    A) 16 digits
    B) 6 digits
    C) 9 digits
    D) All of above
  66.  
  67. In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drivers, memory, expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of the board?
    A) Motherboard
    B) Daughterboard
    C) Bredboard
    D) Fatherboard
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  69. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?
    A) Motherboard
    B) Breadboard
    C) Daughter board
    D) Grandmother Board
  70.  
  71. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for
    A) Direct access
    B) Sequential access
    C) Both of above
    D) none of above
  72.  
  73. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as
    A) Pulse code modulation
    B) Pulse stretcher
    C) Query processing
    D) Queue management
  74.  
  75. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?
    A) It is an output device
    B) It is an input device
    C) It is a peripheral device
    D) It is hardware item
  76.  
  77. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for
    A) Doing quick mathematical calculations
    B) Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
    C) Electronic data processing
    D) Performing repetitive tasks accurately
  78.  
  79. When was vacuum tube invented?
    A) 1900
    B) 1906
    C) 1910
    D) 1880
  80.  
  81. Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?
    A) Laser printer
    B) Ink jet printer
    C) Plotter
    D) Dot matrix printer
  82.  
  83. Computers with 80286 microprocessor is
    A) XT computer
    B) AT computers
    C) PS/2 computer
    D) None of above
  84.  
  85. An application suitable for sequential processing is
    A) Processing of grades
    B) Payroll processing
    C) Both a and b
    D) All of above
  86.  
  87. Which of the following is not processing?
    A) Arranging
    B) manipulating
    C) calculating
    D) gathering
  88.  
  89. The digital computer was developed primarily in
    A) USSR
    B) Japan
    C) USA
    D) UK
  90.  
  91. Software in computer
    A) Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine
    B) Increase the speed of central processing unit
    C) Both of above
    D) None of above
  92.  
  93. Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changes in 1924. What was that name?
    A) Tabulator Machine Co.
    B) Computing Tabulating Recording Co.
    C) The Tabulator Ltd.
    D) International Computer Ltd.
  94.  
  95. Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record’s disk address. What information does this address specify?
    A) Track number
    B) Sector number
    C) Surface number
    D) All of above
  96.  
  97. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called
    A) Sorting
    B) Classifying
    C) Reproducing
    D) Summarizing
  98.  
  99. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
    A) To produce result
    B) To compare numbers
    C) To control flow of information
    D) To do math’s works
  100.  
  101. Abacus was the first
    A) electronic computer
    B) mechanical computer
    C) electronic calculator
    D) mechanical calculator
  102.  
  103. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be
    A) 216
    B) 65,536
    C) 64K
    D) Any of the above
  104.  
  105. Instructions and memory address are represented by
    A) Character code
    B) Binary codes
    C) Binary word
    D) Parity bit
  106.  
  107. The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and OCR reader is the:
    A) Data collection terminal
    B) OCR register terminal
    C) Video Display terminal
    D) POS terminal
  108.  
  109. A set of flip flops integrated together is called __
    A) Counter
    B) Adder
    C) Register
    D) None of the above
  110.  
  111. People often call __ as the brain of computer system
    A) Control Unit
    B) Arithmetic Logic Unit
    C) Central Processing Unit
    D) Storage Unit
  112.  
  113. Which is used for manufacturing chips?
    A) Bus
    B) Control unit
    C) Semiconductors
    D) A and b only
  114.  
  115. The value of each bead in heaven is
    A) 1
    B) 3
    C) 5
    D) 7
  116.  
  117. The first computer introduced in Nepal was
    A) IBM 1400
    B) IBM 1401
    C) IBM 1402
    D) IBM1402
  118.  
  119. Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following language?
    A) Machine language
    B) Assembly language
    C) High level language
    D) none of above
  120.  
  121. Instruction in computer languages consists of
    A) OPCODE
    B) OPERAND
    C) Both of above
    D) None of above
  122.  
  123. Which generation of computer is still under development?
    A) Fourth Generation
    B) Fifth Generation
    C) Sixth Generation
    D) Seventh Generation
  124.  
  125. A register organized to allow moving left or right operations is called a __
    A) Counter
    B) Loader
    C) Adder
    D) Shift register
  126.  
  127. Which was the most popular first generation computer?
    A) IBM 1650
    B) IBM 360
    C) IBM 1130
    D) IBM 2700
  128.  
  129. Which is considered a direct entry input device?
    A) Optical scanner
    B) Mouse and digitizer
    C) Light pen
    D) All of the above
  130.  
  131. A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is
    A) Process control
    B) ALU
    C) Register Unit
    D) Process description
  132.  
  133. Each set of Napier’s bones consisted of __ rods.
    A) 5
    B) 9
    C) 11
    D) 13
  134.  
  135. BCD is
    A) Binary Coded Decimal
    B) Bit Coded Decimal
    C) Binary Coded Digit
    D) Bit Coded Digit
  136.  
  137. When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?
    A) Hewlett-Packard, 1980
    B) Epson, 1981
    C) Laplink Traveling Software Inc, 1982
    D) Tandy Model-200, 1985
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  139. From which generation operating systems were developed?
    A) First
    B) Second
    C) Third
    D) Fourth
  140.  
  141. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
    A) IBM
    B) Super UNIVAC
    C) Radio Shakes
    D) Data General Corporation
  142.  
  143. How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?
    A) 10
    B) 11
    C) 8
    D) 12
  144.  
  145. Properly arranged data is called
    A) Field
    B) Words
    C) Information
    D) File
  146.  
  147. A computer consists of
    A) a central processing unit
    B) a memory
    C) Input and output unit
    D) All of the above
  148.  
  149. Why are vacuum tubes also called valves?
    A) Because they can amplify the weak signals and make them strong
    B) because they can stop or allow the flow of current
    C) Both of above
    D) none of above
  150.  
  151. John Napier invented Logarithm in
    A) 1614
    B) 1617
    C) 1620
    D) None of above
  152.  
  153. An integrated circuit is
    A) A complicated circuit
    B) An integrating device
    C) Much costlier than a single transistor
    D) Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
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  155. What type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic on the bus, in order to prevent two devices from trying to use it at the same time?
    A) Bus control
    B) Interrupts
    C) Bus arbitration
    D) Status
  156.  
  157. Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is
    A) Stationary
    B) Difficult to move
    C) Dragged
    D) Moved in small steps
  158.  
  159. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?
    A) Magnetic drum
    B) Hard Disks
    C) Floppy
    D) All of above
  160.  
  161. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several
    A) Personal computers
    B) Workstations
    C) Dumb terminals
    D) Mainframes
  162.  
  163. What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?
    A) Grater than
    B) Less than
    C) Equal to
    D) All of the above
  164.  
  165. The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document is
    A) Editing
    B) Writing
    C) Formatting
    D) All of above
  166.  
  167. Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of
    A) first generation
    B) second generation
    C) third generation
    D) fourth generation
  168.  
  169. Algorithm and Flow chart help us to
    A) Know the memory capacity
    B) Identify the base of a number system
    C) Direct the output to a printer
    D) Specify the problem completely and clearly
  170.  
  171. Which statement is valid about computer program?
    A) It is understood by a computer
    B) It is understood by programmer
    C) It is understood user
    D) both a & b
  172.  
  173. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is and storage is _
    A) Temporary, permanent
    B) Permanent, temporary
    C) Slow, fast
    D) All of above
  174.  
  175. When was Pascaline invented?
    A) 1617
    B) 1620
    C) 1642
    D) 1837
  176.  
  177. Which of the following statement is valid?
    A) Lady Augusta is the first programmer
    B) Ada is the daughter of Lord Byron, a famous English poet
    C) ADA is a programming language developed by US Defense
    D) All of above
  178.  
  179. A compiler is a translating program which
    A) Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language
    B) Translates entire source program into machine language program
    C) It is not involved in program’s execution
    D) All of above
  180.  
  181. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
    A) Light pen
    B) Mouse
    C) Digitizer
    D) Terminal
  182.  
  183. Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?
    A) UNIVAC
    B) ENIAC
    C) EDSAC
    D) None of above
  184.  
  185. The term gigabyte refers to
    A) 1024 bytes
    B) 1024 kilobytes
    C) 1024 megabytes
    D) 1024 gigabyte
  186.  
  187. in which year was UK’s premier computing event called ?The which computer? started?
    A) 1980
    B) 1985
    C) 1986
    D) 1987
  188.  
  189. Once you load the suitable program and provide required data, computer does not need human intervention. This feature is known as
    A) Accuracy
    B) Reliability
    C) Versatility
    D) Automatic
  190.  
  191. What is a brand?
    A) The name of companies that made computers
    B) The name of product a company gives to identify its product in market
    C) A name of class to indicate all similar products from different companies
    D) All of above
  192.  
  193. Machine language is
    A) Machine dependent
    B) Difficult to program
    C) Error prone
    D) All of above
  194.  
  195. A byte consists of
    A) One bit
    B) Four bits
    C) Eight bits
    D) Sixteen bits
  196.  
  197. Modern Computers are very reliable but they are not
    A) Fast
    B) Powerful
    C) Infallible
    D) Cheap
  198.  
  199. What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine
    A) 1642
    B) 1837
    C) 1880
    D) 1850
  200.  
  201. What was the expected feature of fifth generation computers when Japan started FGCS?
    A) Operating Systems
    B) Paralled Processing
    C) ULSI
    D) None of above
  202.  
  203. Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?
    A) Magnetic core
    B) Semiconductor
    C) Magnetic tape
    D) Both semiconductor and magnetic tape
  204.  
  205. The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists mainly of _ or _ media with varying capacities
    A) Memory or video
    B) Magnetic or optical
    C) Optical or memory
    D) Video or magnetic
  206.  
  207. Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as
    A) system software
    B) application software
    C) utility programs
    D) operating system
  208.  
  209. Computer operators
    A) writes computer programs for specific problems
    B) operate the device which input and output data from the computer
    C) normally require a college degree in computer science
    D) all of the above
  210.  
  211. Which of the following is not anti-viruses software?
    A) NAV
    B) F-Prot
    C) Oracle
    D) McAfee
  212.  
  213. What is a compiler?
    A) A compiler does a conversion line by line as the program is run
    B) A compiler converts the whole of a higher level program code into machine code in one step
    C) A compiler is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution
    D) None of the above
  214.  
  215. _ computers are also called personal computers
    A) Mainframe Computer
    B) Mini Computers
    C) Micro Computers
    D) Super Computers
  216.  
  217. Which of the following is not input unit device?
    A) Scanner
    B) camera
    C) plotter
    D) digitizer
  218.  
  219. Identify the correct statement
    A) IBM PCs used RISC CPU designs
    B) Macintosh used CISC CPU design
    C) IBM used CISC CPU design
    D) None of above is true
  220.  
  221. Which of the following statement is false?
    A) Mechanical analog computers have existed for thousands of years
    B) There are mechanical analog computers and electronic analog computers.
    C) All electronic computers are digital computers
    D) All of above are false
  222.  
  223. Which of the following require large computers memory?
    A) Imaging
    B) Graphics
    C) Voice
    D) All of Above
  224.  
  225. Which of the following is machine independence program?
    A) High level language
    B) Low level language
    C) Assembly language
    D) Machine language
  226.  
  227. When was the first electro-mechanical computer developed?
    A) 1880
    B) 1990
    C) 1944
    D) None of above
  228.  
  229. The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was:
    A) ENIAC
    B) Mark-I
    C) Analytic Engine
    D) UNIVAC-1
  230.  
  231. Which one is the largest space?
    A) Kilobyte
    B) perabyte
    C) terabyte
    D) gigabyte
  232.  
  233. FORTRAN programming language is more suitable for __
    A) Business Applications
    B) Marketing Applications
    C) Scientific Applications
    D) none of the above
  234.  
  235. The brain of any computer system is
    A) Control Unit
    B) Arithmetic Logic Unit
    C) Central Processing Unit
    D) Storage Unit
  236.  
  237. Analog computer works on the supply of
    A) Continuous electrical pulses
    B) Electrical pulses but not continuous
    C) Magnetic strength
    D) None of the above
  238.  
  239. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
    A) Leech
    B) Squid
    C) Slug
    D) Glitch
  240.  
  241. The advantage of COM are its _ and _
    A) Compact size; speed readability
    B) Compact size, speed
    C) Readability; speed
    D) Low cost; readability
  242.  
  243. The BIOS is the abbreviation of __.
    A) Basic Input Output System
    B) Best Input Output System
    C) Basic Input Output Symbol
    D) Base Input Output System
  244.  
  245. Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?
    A) Laser printer
    B) Inkjet printer
    C) Daisywheel printer
    D) Dot matrix printer
  246.  
  247. IBM 1401 is
    A) First Generation Computer
    B) Second Generation Computer
    C) Third Generation Computer
    D) Fourth Generation Computer
  248.  
  249. Most of the first generation computers were
    A) Special purpose computers
    B) General purpose computers
    C) Both of above
    D) None of above
  250.  
  251. Floppy disks typically in diameter
    A) 3
    B) 5.25
    C) 8
    D) All of above
  252.  
  253. The output quality of a printer is measured by
    A) Dot per inch
    B) Dot per sq. inch
    C) Dots printed per unit time
    D) All of above
  254.  
  255. On a PC, how much memory is available to application software?
    A) 1024 KB
    B) 760 KB
    C) 640 KB
    D) 560 KB
  256.  
  257. In a computer _ is capable to store single binary bit.
    A) Capacitor
    B) Flip flop
    C) Register
    D) Inductor
  258.  
  259. What does DMA stand for?
    A) Distinct Memory Access
    B) Direct Memory Access
    C) Direct Module Access
    D) Direct Memory Allocation
  260.  
  261. Who invented Integrated Circuits?
    A) Jack Kilby
    B) Robert Noyce
    C) Both of above
    D) None of above
  262.  
  263. Operating system, editors, and debuggers come under?
    A) System Software
    B) Application Software
    C) Utilities
    D) None of the above
  264.  
  265. One computer that is not considered a portable is
    A) Minicomputer
    B) Laptop computer
    C) Notebook computer
    D) All of above
  266.  
  267. Which of the following is not an electronic computer?
    A) ENIAC
    B) ABC
    C) UNIVAC
    D) EDVAC
  268.  
  269. What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator attention?
    A) Pixel
    B) Reverse video
    C) Touch screen
    D) Cursor
  270.  
  271. Which is the largest computer?
    A) Mainframe Computer
    B) Mini Computers
    C) Micro Computers
    D) Super Computers
  272.  
  273. Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?
    A) Bits
    B) Bytes
    C) Hertz
    D) Clock cycles
  274.  
  275. The personal computer industry was started by
    A) IBM
    B) Apple
    C) Compaq
    D) HCL
  276.  
  277. What is meant by a dedicated computer?
    A) Which is used by one person only
    B) Which is assigned one and only one task
    C) Which uses one kind of software
    D) Which is meant for application software
  278.  
  279. Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?
    A) Basic, COBOL, FORTRAN
    B) Prolog 2, Expert Systems
    C) Knowledge based Systems
    D) Assembly Languages
  280.  
  281. What was the main disadvantage of vacuum tubes?
    A) They were larger in size
    B) they consumed a lot of electricity
    C) They produced heat and often burned out
    D) the operation cost was high
  282.  
  283. Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as
    A) PC
    B) Memory address registers
    C) General purpose register
    D) Flags
  284.  
  285. Which is not a comptuer of first generation?
    A) ENIAC
    B) UNIVAC
    C) IBM 360
    D) IBM 1401
  286.  
  287. Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as
    A) PC
    B) Flags
    C) Memory Address Registers
    D) General Purpose Registers
  288.  
  289. Who invented vacuum tubes?
    A) John Bardeen
    B) William Shockley
    C) Lee de Forest
    D) All of above
  290.  
  291. An approach that permits the computer to work on several programs instead of one is
    A) On-line thesaurus
    B) Multiprogramming
    C) Over lapped processing
    D) Outline processor
  292.  
  293. Who suggested Stored Program Concept
    A) John Mauchley
    B) J.P. Eckert
    C) John Neumann
    D) Joseph Jacquard
  294.  
  295. The central processing unit (CPU) consists of
    A) Input, output and processing
    B) Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage
    C) Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage
    D) Control unit, processing, and primary storage
  296.  
  297. The notable features like keyboards, monitors, GUI were developed in
    A) First generation
    B) Second generation
    C) Third generation
    D) Fourth generation
  298.  
  299. UNIVAC isA) Universal Automatic Computer
    B) Universal Array Computer
    C) Unique Automatic Computer
    D) Unvalued Automatic Computer
  300.  
  301. Which is the highest form?
    A) Data
    B) Information
    C) Knowledge
    D) All of above
  302.  
  303. Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine?
    A) Pascal
    B) Hollerith
    C) Babbage
    D) Jacquard
  304.  
  305. What is an interpreter?
    A) An interpreter does the conversion line by line as the program is run
    B) An interpreter is the representation of the system being designed
    C) An interpreter is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution
    D) None of the above
  306.  
  307. Which is a semi conductor memory?
    A) Dynamic
    B) Static
    C) Bubble
    D) Both a & b
  308.  
  309. RJ45 UTP cable has __ Cables.
    A) 2 pair
    B) 3 pair
    C) 4 pair
    D) 5 pair
  310.  
  311. Which of the following is not a valid size of a Floppy Disk?
    A) 8?
    B) 5 ¼?
    C) 3 ½?
    D) 5 ½?
  312.  
  313. The earliest calculating devices are
    A) Abacus
    B) Clock
    C) Difference Engine
    D) None of these
  314.  
  315. Word length of a Personal Computer is _
    A) 4 bits
    B) 8 bits
    C) 16 bits
    D) 64 bits
  316.  
  317. What was the first computer to perform all calculation using electronics rather than wheels, ratchets, or mechanical switches?
    A) Mark I
    B) ABC
    C) Z3
    D) None of above
  318.  
  319. A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a __ resident package
    A) CPU
    B) Memory
    C) Buffer
    D) ALU
  320.  
  321. Which unit converts computer data into human readable form?
    A) Input unit
    B) Output unit
    C) ALU
    D) Control Unit
  322.  
  323. The full form of ALU is
    A) Arithmetic Logic Unit
    B) Array Logic Unit
    C) Application Logic Unit
    D) None of above
  324.  
  325. What produces useful information out of data?
    A) Computer
    B) Processing
    C) Programming
    D) none of above
  326.  
  327. Which of the following device was not invented by Babbage?
    A) Pascaline
    B) Difference Engine
    C) Analytical Engine
    D) None of above
  328.  
  329. A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of
    A) Speed
    B) Accuracy
    C) Reliability
    D) Cost
  330.  
  331. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?
    A) Binary
    B) Decimal
    C) Hexadecimal
    D) Octal
  332.  
  333. A computer has very low failure rate because it uses electronic components. It produces very consistent results. This is highlighted by which of the feature of computer?
    A) Accuracy
    B) Reliability
    C) Versatility
    D) Automatic
  334.  
  335. A paper printout of a document is known as
    A) Softcopy output
    B) Hardcopy output
    C) Permanent Output
    D) all of above
  336.  
  337. Which electronic component was made out of semiconductor material?
    A) Vacuum tubes
    B) Transistors
    C) Ics
    D) All of above
  338.  
  339. The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called
    A) Read-out
    B) Read from
    C) Read
    D) All of above
  340.  
  341. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?
    A) Disk unit
    B) Control unit
    C) ALU
    D) Modem
  342.  
  343. ABC is a
    A) Special purpose computer
    B) General purpose computer
    C) All Purpose Computer
    D) none of above
  344.  
  345. The computer code for the interchange of information between terminals is
    A) ASCII
    B) BCD
    C) EBCDIC
    D) All of above
  346.  
  347. When was the X window system born?
    A) 1984
    B) 1989
    C) 1988
    D) 1990
  348.  
  349. What is the first stage in software development?
    A) Specification and design
    B) Testing
    C) System Analysis
    D) Maintenance
  350.  
  351. Which of the following is valid statement?
    A) Data in itself is useless unless it is processed
    B) The data that is processed is called a program
    C) The data which is not yet processed is information
    D) Information is processed by computer to generate data.
  352.  
  353. The Second Generation Computer was based on __.
    A) Vacuum Tube
    B) Silicon Chips
    C) Transistor
    D) Bio Chips
  354.  
  355. EBCDIC stands for
    A) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
    B) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
    C) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
    D) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
  356.  
  357. Personnel who design, program, operates and maintains computer equipment refers to
    A) Console-operator
    B) Programmer
    C) People ware
    D) System Analyst
  358.  
  359. IBM System/360 is
    A) Mainframe Computer
    B) Mini Computers
    C) Micro Computers
    D) none of above
  360.  
  361. A system is
    A) an integration of different units so as to achieve an objective
    B) input unit
    C) input and output unit
    D) input, output and storage units
  362.  
  363. Which of the following programming language started from second generation?
    A) COBOl
    B) BASIC
    C) C
    D) LISP
  364.  
  365. The translator program used in assembly language is called
    A) Compiler
    B) Interpreter
    C) Assembler
    D) Translator
  366.  
  367. EEPROM stands for
    A) Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
    B) Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
    C) Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
    D) none of the above
  368.  
  369. Regarding data, computers are very good at
    A) store
    B) Processing
    C) retrieve
    D) All of above
  370.  
  371. Bit map terminal
    A) support display containing multiple window
    B) require considerable amount of video RAM
    C) requires tremendous amount of copying and hence low performance
    D) all of above
  372.  
  373. First generation computers used _ for memory
    A) vacuum tubes
    B) silicon chips
    C) magnetic drum
    D) RAM
  374.  
  375. Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read and writes operations?
    A) ROM
    B) RAM
    C) EPROM
    D) None of above
  376.  
  377. EPROM can be used for
    A) erasing the contents of ROM
    B) reconstructing the contents of ROM
    C) Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
    D) Duplicating ROM
  378.  
  379. ENIAC uses
    A) Decimal Numbering System
    B) Octal Numbering System
    C) Binary Numbering System
    D) Hexadecimal Numbering System
  380.  
  381. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:
    A) EFTS
    B) MPG
    C) MIPS
    D) CPS
  382.  
  383. Which of the following is problem oriented language?
    A) High level language
    B) Machine language
    C) Assembly language
    D) Low level language
  384.  
  385. A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to
    A) 2 byte
    B) 32 byte
    C) 4 byte
    D) 8 byte
  386.  
  387. The term GIGO is related to
    A) Accuracy
    B) Reliability
    C) Versatility
    D) Automatic
  388.  
  389. Web cam is an
    A) input unit device
    B) output unit device
    C) processing device
    D) Input and Output device
  390.  
  391. Bit stands for
    A) Binary digits
    B) bit of system
    C) a part of byte
    D) All of above
  392.  
  393. Access time is
    A) seek time + latency times
    B) seek time
    C) seek time? Latency time
    D) latency time
  394.  
  395. Which device can understand difference between data & programs?
    A) Input device
    B) Output device
    C) Memory
    D) Microprocessor
  396.  
  397. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?
    A) Floppy Disk
    B) CD-ROM
    C) Hard Disk
    D) None of these
  398.  
  399. Symbolic logic was discovered by
    A) George Boole
    B) Herman Hollerith
    C) Van Neumann
    D) Basic Pascal
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