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FUNDAMENTAL OF COMPUTER
FUNDAMENTAL OF COMPUTER
1. UNIVAC is
a. Universal Automatic
Computer
b. Universal Array Computer
c. Unique Automatic Computer
d. Unvalued Automatic Computer
2. CD-ROM stands forb. Universal Array Computer
c. Unique Automatic Computer
d. Unvalued Automatic Computer
a. Compactable
Read Only Memory
b. Compact Data Read Only Memory
c. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory
3. ALU isb. Compact Data Read Only Memory
c. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory
a. Arithmetic
Logic Unit
b. Array Logic Unit
c. Application Logic Unit
d. None of above
4. VGA isb. Array Logic Unit
c. Application Logic Unit
d. None of above
a. Video
Graphics Array
b. Visual Graphics Array
c. Volatile Graphics Array
d. Video Graphics Adapter
5. IBM 1401 isb. Visual Graphics Array
c. Volatile Graphics Array
d. Video Graphics Adapter
a. First Generation Computer
b. Second Generation Computer
c. Third Generation Computer
d. Fourth Generation Computer
6. MSI stands for
a. Medium
Scale Integrated Circuits
b. Medium System Integrated Circuits
c. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
d. Medium System Intelligent Circuit
7. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk isb. Medium System Integrated Circuits
c. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
d. Medium System Intelligent Circuit
a. 1.40 MB
b. 1.44 GB
c. 1.40 GB
d. 1.44 MB
8. The first computer introduced in b. 1.44 GB
c. 1.40 GB
d. 1.44 MB
a. IBM 1400
b. IBM 1401
c. IBM 1402
d. IBM1402
9. WAN stands forb. IBM 1401
c. IBM 1402
d. IBM1402
a. Wap Area
Network
b. Wide Area Network
c. Wide Array Net
d. Wireless Area Network
10. MICR stands forb. Wide Area Network
c. Wide Array Net
d. Wireless Area Network
a. Magnetic
Ink Character Reader
b. Magnetic Ink Code Reader
c. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
d. None
b. Magnetic Ink Code Reader
c. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
d. None
SET-2
1. EBCDIC stands fora. 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
2. BCD is
a. Binary Coded Decimal
b. Bit Coded Decimal
c. Binary Coded Digit
d. Bit Coded Digit
3. ASCII stands for
a. American Stable Code for International Interchange
b. American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
c. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
d. American Standard Code for Interchange Information
4. Which of the following is first generation of computer
a. EDSAC b. IBM-1401
c. CDC-1604 d. ICL-2900
5. Chief component of first generation computer was
a. Transistors b. Vacuum Tubes and Valves
c. Integrated Circuits d. None of above
6. FORTRAN isa. Transistors b. Vacuum Tubes and Valves
c. Integrated Circuits d. None of above
a. File Translation b. Format Translation
c. Formula Translation d. Floppy Translation
7. 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
8. Second Generation computers were developed during
a. 1949 to 1955 b. 1956 to 1965
c. 1965 to 1970 d. 1970 to 1990
9. The computer size was very large in
a. First Generation b. Second Generation
c. Third Generation d. Fourth Generation
10. Microprocessors as
switching devices are for which generation computers
a. First Generation b. Second Generation
c. Third Generation d. Fourth Generation
SET-3
1. Which of the following devices can be used to
directly image printed text?a. First Generation b. Second Generation
c. Third Generation d. Fourth Generation
SET-3
a. OCR E b. OMR c. MICR d. All of above
2. The output quality of a printer is measured by
a. Dot per inch b. Dot per sq. inchE
c. Dots printed per unit
time d. All of above
3. In analog computer
a. Input is first converted
to digital form
b. Input is never converted
to digital form E
c. Output is displayed in
digital form
d. All of above
4. In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed
a. Parallel only b.
Sequentially only
c. Both sequentially and
parallel E d. All of above
5. Who designed the first electronics computer – ENIAC?
a. Van-Neumann
b. Joseph M. Jacquard
c. J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly E
6. Who invented the high level language c?
a. Dennis M. Ritchie E b. Niklaus Writh
c.
7. Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to
a. Console-operator b. Programmer
c. Peopleware E d. System Analyst
8. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
a. 1978 b. 1984 c. 1990 d. 1991E
9. Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens?
a. Monitor b. Hardware c. Robot d. ComputerE
10. 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. GlitchE
11. Modern Computer are very reliable but they are not
a. Fast b. Powerful
c. Infallible E d. Cheap
12. What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator attention?
a. Pixel b. Reverse video E c. Touch screen d. Cursor
13. IMB launched its first
personal computer called IBM-PC in 1981. It had chips from Intel, disk drives
from Tandon, operating system from Microsoft, the printer from Epson and the
application software from everywhere. Can you name the country which
contributed the video display?
a. India
b. China c. Germany d. Taiwan
14. Personal
computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is
the common name for such boards?
a. Daughter board b. MotherboardE
c. Father board d. Breadboard
15. 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 E b.
Breadboard
c. Daughter board d. Grandmother Board
16. What is meant by a dedicated computer?
a. Which is used by one person only
b. Which is assigned one and only one taskE
c. Which uses one kind of software
d. Which is meant for application software
17. The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except:
a. Microprocessor b. Disk controller
c. Serial interface d. ModemE
18. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an
a. Interpreter b. Simulator
c. Compiler E d. Commander
19. A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a/an
a. Interpreter E b. CPU
c. Compiler d. Simulator
20. A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a
a. Computer b. Microcomputer
c. Programmable d. SensorE
SET-4
1. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
a. Primary memory b. Control sectionE
c. External memory d. Cache memory
a. Read-out b. Read from c. Read d. All of aboveE
a. Information b. Floppies c. Data E d. Word
4. Instructions and memory address are represented by
a. Character code b. Binary codes E c. Binary word d. Parity bit
5. Which of the following code used in present day computing was developed
by IBM Corporation?
a. ASCII b. Hollerith Code c. Baudot Code d. EBCDIC CodeE
6. What is the latest write-once optical storage media?
a. Digital paper b.
Magneto-optical disk
c. WORM disk d. CD-ROM diskE
7. The most important advantage of a video disk is
a. Compactness b. Potential
capacity E c. Durability d. Cost effectiveness
8. What is the number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9-trac magnetic
tape?
a. 9E b. 16
c. 18 d. 27
9. 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 aboveE
10. As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are
a. More expensive E b. More portable c. Less rigid d. Slowly accessed
11. Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also
called?
a. Hard disks b. High-density disks c. Diskettes E d. Templates
12. 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 E d. It is hardware item
13. What is the name of the computer terminal which
gives paper printout?
a. Display screen b.
Soft copy terminal
c. Hard copy terminal E d. Plotter
14. Dot-matrix is a type of
a. Tape b. Printer E d.
Disk e.
Bus
15. The two kinds of main memory are:
a. Primary and secondary b. Random and sequential
c. ROM and RAM E d.
All of above
16. A kind of serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with
magnetically-charged ink sprayed dots is called
a. Laser printer
b. Ink-jet printerE c. Drum printer d. Chan printer
17. Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?
a. Laser printer E b. Inkjet printer
c. Daisywheel printer d. Dot matrix
printer
18. An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic
medium to produce audio response is
b. Magnetic tape b. Voice response unit E
c. Voice recognition unit d. Voice band
19. Which of the following will happen when data is entered into a memory
location?
a. It will add to the content of the location
b. It will change the address of the memory locationE
c. It will erase the previous content
d. It will not be fruitful if there is already some data at the location
20. 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 E c. Accumulator d. Address
SET-5
1. To locate a data item for storage is
a. Field b. Feed c. Database d. Fetch
2. programs designed to perform specific tasks
is known as
a. system software b. application software
c. utility programs d. operating system
3. perforated paper used as input of output
media is known as
a. paper tapes b. magnetic tape c. punched papers tape d. card punch
4. Time during which a job is processed by the
computer is
a. Delay times b. Real time c. Execution time d. Down time
5. a computer which CPU speed around 100
million instruction per second and with the word length of around 64 bits is
known as
a. Super computer b. Mini computer c. Micro computer d. Macro computer
6. 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
7. A directly accessible appointment calendar
is feature of a … resident package
a. CPU b. Memory
c. Buffer d. ALU
8. The term gigabyte refers to
a. 1024 bytes b. 1024 kilobytes c. 1024 megabytes d. 1024 gigabyte
9. Which of the following processors use RISC
technology?
a. 486dx
b. Power PC
c. 486sx
d. 6340
10. A/n …. Device is any device that provides
information, which is sent to the CPU
a. Input
b. Output
c. CPU
d. Memory
11. Current SIMMs have either … or …
connectors (pins)
a. 9 or 32
b. 30 or 70
c. 28 or 72
d. 30 or 72
12. 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
13. Which of the following is not an input
device?
a. OCR
b. Optical scanners
c. Voice recognition
device
d. COM (Computer Output to
Microfilm)
14. 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
15. EBCDIC can code up to how many different
characters?
a. 256
b. 16
c. 32
d. 64
16. Which is considered a direct entry input
device?
a. Optical scanner
b. Mouse and digitizer
c. Light pen
d. All of the above
17. Which is used for manufacturing chips?
a. Bus
b. Control unit
c. Semiconductors
d. A and b only
18. The computer code for the interchange of
information between terminals is
a. ASCII
b. BCD
c. EBCDIC
d. All of above
19. A byte consists of
a. One bit
b. Four bits
c. Eight bits
d. Sixteen bits
20. A hybrid computer
a. Resembles digital
computer
b. Resembles analog
computer
c. Resembles both a
digital and analog computer
d. None of the above
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