1. Which of the following require large computers memory?
Correct : D. all of above
2. Which of the following is machine independence program?
Correct : A. high level language
3. When was the first electro-mechanical computer developed?
Correct : C. 1944
4. The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical
operations was:
Correct : B. mark-i
5. Which one is the largest space?
Correct : B. petabyte
6. FORTRAN programming language is more suitable for ____
Correct : C. scientific applications
7. The brain of any computer system is
Correct : C. central processing unit
8. Analog computer works on the supply of
Correct : A. continuous electrical pulses
9. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon
for it?
Correct : D. glitch
10. The advantage of COM are its __ and __
Correct : A. compact size; speed readability
11. The BIOS is the abbreviation of ________.
Correct : A. basic input output system
12. Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?
Correct : A. laser printer
13. IBM 1401 is
Correct : B. second generation computer
14. Most of the first generation computers were
Correct : A. special purpose computers
15. Floppy disks typically in diameter
Correct : D. all of above
16. The output quality of a printer is measured by
Correct : B. dot per sq. inch
17. On a PC, how much memory is available to application software?
Correct : C. 640 kb
18. In a computer _____ is capable to store single binary bit.
Correct : B. flip flop
19. What does DMA stand for?
Correct : B. direct memory access
20. Who invented Integrated Circuits?
Correct : C. both of above
21. Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under?
Correct : A. system software
22. One computer that is not considered a portable is
Correct : A. minicomputer
23. Which of the following is not an electronic computer?
Correct : B. abc
24. What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires
operator attention?
Correct : B. reverse video
25. Which is the largest computer?
Correct : A. mainframe computer
26. Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?
Correct : B. bytes
27. The personal computer industry was started by
Correct : A. ibm
28. What is meant by a dedicated computer?
Correct : B. which is assigned one and only one task
29. Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?
Correct : D. assembly languages
30. Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as
Correct : D. flags
31. Which is not a comptuer of first generation?
Correct : D. ibm 1401
32. 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
Correct : B. flags
33. Who invented vacuum tubes?
Correct : C. lee de forest
34. An approach that permits the computer to work on several programs instead of one is
Correct : C. over lapped processing
35. Who suggested Stored Program Concept
Correct : C. john neumann
36. The notable features like keyboards, monitors, GUI were developed in
Correct : C. third generation
37. Which is the highest form?
Correct : C. knowledge
38. Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving
machine?
Correct : D. jacquard
39. What is an interpreter?
Correct : A. an interpreter does the conversion line by line as the program is run
40. Which is a semi conductor memory?
Correct : D. both a & b
41. RJ45 UTP cable has ________ Cables.
Correct : C. 4 pair
42. Which of the following is not a valid size of a Floppy Disk?
Correct : D. 5 ½?
43. The earliest calculating devices are
Correct : A. abacus
44. Word length of a Personal Computer is ___
Correct : B. 8 bits
45. What was the first computer to perform all calculation using electronics rather than
wheels, ratchets, or mechanical switches?
Correct : B. abc
46. A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a __ resident package
Correct : B. memory
47. Which unit converts computer data into human readable form?
Correct : B. output unit
48. The full form of ALU is
Correct : A. arithmetic logic unit
49. What produces useful information out of data?
Correct : B. processing
50. Which of the following device was not invented by Babbage?
Correct : A. pascaline
51. A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of
Correct : B. accuracy
52. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?
Correct : A. binary
53. 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?
Correct : B. reliability
54. A paper printout of a document is known as
Correct : B. hardcopy output
55. Which electronic component was made out of semiconductor material?
Correct : C. ics
56. The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called
Correct : D. all of above
57. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?
Correct : C. alu
58. ABC is a
Correct : A. special purpose computer
59. The computer code for the interchange of information between terminals is
Correct : A. ascii
60. When was the X window system born?
Correct : A. 1984
61. What is the first stage in software development?
Correct : C. system analysis
62. Which of the following is valid statement?
Correct : A. data in itself is useless unless it is processed
63. The Second Generation Computer was based on ________.
Correct : C. transistor
64. EBCDIC stands for
Correct : A. extended binary coded decimal interchange code
65. Personnel who design, program, operates and maintains computer equipment refers to
Correct : C. peopleware
66. IBM System/360 is
Correct : A. mainframe computer
67. A system is
Correct : A. an integration of different units so as to achieve an objective
68. Which of the following programming language started from second generation?
Correct : A. cobol
69. The translator program used in assembly language is called
Correct : C. assembler
70. EEPROM stands for
Correct : A. electrically erasable programmable read only memory
71. Regarding data, computers are very good at
Correct : D. all of above
72. Bit map terminal
Correct : D. all of above
73. First generation computers used _________ for memory
Correct : C. magnetic drum
74. Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read and write operations?
Correct : B. ram
75. EPROM can be used for
Correct : C. erasing and reconstructing the contents of rom
76. ENIAC uses
Correct : A. decimal numbering system
77. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system
is:
Correct : C. mips
78. which of the following is problem oriented language?
Correct : A. high level language
79. A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to
Correct : C. 4 byte
80. The term GIGO is related to
Correct : A. accuracy
81. Web cam is an
Correct : A. input unit device
82. Bit stands for
Correct : A. binary digits
83. Access time is
Correct : A. seek time + latency time
84. Which device can understand difference between data & programs?
Correct : D. microprocessor
85. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?