2. Circular division of disks to store and retrieve data are known as
Correct : A. tracks
3. Which statement is valid?
Correct : A. 1KB = 1024 bytes
4. The least significant bit of the binary number, which is equivalent to any odd decimal number, is:
Correct : A. 0
5. The latest PC keyboards use a circuit that senses the movement by the change in its capacitance,
Correct : A. Capacitance keyboard
6. The Stepped Reckoner was invented by
Correct : C. Gottfried Leibnitz
7. A term used to describe interconnected computer configuration is
Correct : A. Multiprogramming
8. While inserting a diskette into the diskette drive of a PC, the diskette’s label side should face
Correct : D. Up
9. Most of the inexpensive personal computers do not have any disk or diskette drive. What is the name of such computes?
Correct : B. Diskless computers
10. What is a light pen?
Correct : B. Optical input device
11. Which of the following class of computers can not support multiple users simultaneously?
Correct : C. Micro Computers
12. Which of the following is considered first computer in the world?
Correct : C. Mark I
13. When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into the corresponding bits?
Correct : A. ANSI
14. In order to play and hear sound on a computer, one needs:
Correct : A. a sound card and speakers
15. Which of the following devices can be sued to directly image printed text?
Correct : A. OCR
16. For which of the following computers can’t be used?
Correct : A. gathering data
17. Which of the following is called low level languages?
Correct : C. Both of the above
18. A factor which would strongly influence a business person to adopt a computer is its
Correct : D. All of above
19. Who invented punched cards?
Correct : D. Joseph Jacquard
20. Each model of a computer has a unique
Correct : B. Machine language
21. Which of the following is not a primary storage device?
Correct : D. All of the above
22. In a punched card system, data is processed by a
Correct : D. Accounting machine, keypunch machine and sorter
23. Which device is required for the Internet connection?
Correct : B. Modem
24. A set of rods where numbers were carved and used for multiplication and division aids is known as
Correct : B. Napier’s Bones
25. Seek time is
Correct : A. time to position the head over proper track
26. Tape speed is measured in
Correct : B. Inch per second
27. Punched cards were first introduced by
Correct : D. Herman Hollerith
28. Which computer support co-processors?
Correct : B. AT computers
29. A floppy disk contains
Correct : C. Both circular tracks and sectors
30. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is
Correct : D. 1.44 MB
31. The contribution of Konrad Zuse was long ignored because
Correct : C. of political reasons. He was German.
32. Any method for controlling access to or use of memory is known
Correct : B. Memory protection
33. In what respect computers are superior to human beings?
Correct : A. Diligence
34. Com in Latin is
Correct : A. intensifying prefix
35. The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except:
Correct : D. Modem
36. Which of the following is related to fifth generation computers?
Correct : A. Knowledge information processing system
37. The process of starting a or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the computer memory is called
Correct : B. Booting
38. MSI stands for
Correct : A. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
39. A Pixel is _________
Correct : C. The smallest resolvable part of a picture
40. A/n _____ Device is any device that provides information, which is sent to the CPU
Correct : A. Input
41. What was the nick name of the computer used by the Americans in 1952 for their H-bomb project?
Correct : C. MANIAC
42. Which is the type of memory for information that does not change on your computer?
Correct : B. ROM
43. LSI, VLSI & ULSI chips were used in which generation?
Correct : D. Fourth
44. Which of the following is the largest manufacturer of Hard Disk Drives?
Correct : B. Seagate
45. Networking such as LAN, MAN started from
Correct : D. Fourth generation
46. Which characteristic of computer distinguishes it from electronic calculators?
Correct : C. Versatility
47. Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is located?
Correct : D. Program counter
48. Which of the following is not the classification of computers based on application?
Correct : A. Electronic Computers
49. Which of the following is not a type of Software
Correct : D. Entertainment Software
50. Who invented the high level language C?
Correct : A. Dennis M. Ritchie
51. What do you call the programs that are used to find out possible faults and their causes?
Correct : C. Diagnostic software
52. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU?
Correct : B. Internal memory
53. Which of the following code used in present day computing was developed by IBM Corporation?
Correct : D. EBCDIC Code
54. When was the transistors invented?
Correct : A. 1948
55. In the third Generation of computers
Correct : D. Online real time systems first become popular
56. Most important advantage of an IC is its
Correct : B. Extremely high reliability
57. Which of the following magazines covers only the IBM PC and its compatibles?
Correct : B. PC Magazine
58. UNIVAC was a first generation computer. What is its full form?
Correct : A. Universal Automatic Computer
59. Which of the following is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
Correct : A. Terminal
60. Which of the following is not an output device?
Correct : D. Touch Screen
61. Personal computers used a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?