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1 ï»¿Which of the following is not valid statement?

A Hard is referred to mean something temporary B Hard is used to mean something tangible C Soft is used to mean something permanent D Soft is used to mean something tangible

✅ Correct Answer: 2

2 Digital devices are

A Digital Clock B Automobile speed meter C Clock with a dial and two hands D All of them

✅ Correct Answer: 1

3 Primary memory stores

A Data alone B Programs alone C Results alone D All of these

✅ Correct Answer: 4

4 After copying the content how many times can you paste?

A 1 B 16 C 32 D Many

✅ Correct Answer: 4

5 WAN stands for

A Wap Area Network B Wide Area Network C Wide Array Net D Wireless Area Network

✅ Correct Answer: 2

6 An error in computer data is called

A Chip B Bug C CPU D Storage device

✅ Correct Answer: 2

7 The instructions for starting the computer are house on

A Random access memory B CD-Rom C Read only memory chip D All of above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

8 1 nibble equals to

A 1 bits B 2 bits C 4 bits D 8 bits

✅ Correct Answer: 3

9 Perforated paper used as input of output media is known as

A paper tapes B magnetic tape C punched papers tape D card punch

✅ Correct Answer: 1

10 The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform

A Arithmetic Operation B Logic operation C Fetch operations D Either of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

11 Which American computer company is called Big Blue?

A Microsoft B Compaq Corp C IBM D Tandy Svenson

✅ Correct Answer: 3

12 It was in 2028 BS the _________ was brought in to calculate census data.

A IBM 1400 B IBM 1401 C ICL 2950 D None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

13 Who is the inventor of ABC Computer?

A John v. Atanasoff B Clifford Berry C Both of above D None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

14 Which of the following is the largest unit?

A data B field C record D database file

✅ Correct Answer: 4

15 Find out who is not the inventor of transistors among following names

A John Burdeen B William Shockley C Walter Brattain D Lee de Forest

✅ Correct Answer: 4

16 Which of the following is not true for a magnetic disk?

A It is expensive relative to magnetic tape B It provides only sequential access to stored data C Users can easily update records by writing over the old data D All of above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

17 A disadvantage of the laser printer is

A It is quieter than an impact printer B It is very slow C The output is of a lower quality D None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

18 he most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in electronic data processing system is called

A ASCII B EBCDIC C BCD D All of above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

19 Which access method is used to access cassette tape?

A Direct B Sequential C Both of the above D None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

20 A Compiler is ____

A a combination of computer hardware B a program which translates from one high-level language to another C a program which translates from one high-level to a machine level language D None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 3

21 Which of the following is not valid statement?

A Input unit B Secondary storage unit C Output Unit D Primary Memory Unit

✅ Correct Answer: 4

22 The computer size was very large in

A First Generation B Second Generation C Third Generation D Fourth Generation

✅ Correct Answer: 1

23 A name or number used to identify storage location devices?

A A byte B A record C An address D All of above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

24 Which of the following is not computer language?

A High level language B Medium level language C Low level language D All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

25 Reading data is performed in magnetic disk by

A Read/write leads B Sectors C Track D Lower surface

✅ Correct Answer: 1

26 IBM 7000 digital computer

A Belongs to second generation B Uses VLSI C Employs semiconductor memory D Has modular constructions

✅ Correct Answer: 4

27 Which of the following is not electro-mechanical computer?

A Mark I B ABC C Zuse D UNIVAC

✅ Correct Answer: 4

28 The term â€˜computerâ€™ is derived from

A Greek language B Sanskrit language C Latin language D German language

✅ Correct Answer: 3

29 Which statement is valid about magnetic tape?

A It is a plastic ribbon B It is coated on both sides with iron oxide C It can be erased and reused D All of above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

30 Which of the following is first generation computer?

A EDSAC B IBM 1401 C CDC 1604 D ICL 2950

✅ Correct Answer: 1

31 A hard copy would be prepared on a

A Line printer B Dot matrix Printer C Typewriter terminal D All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

32 The term GIGO is related to which characteristics of computers?

A Speed B Automatic C Accuracy D Reliability

✅ Correct Answer: 3

33 Which of the following programming language were used in first generation computers?

A Machine language B Assembly language C Both of above D None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

34 To locate a data item for storage is

A Field B Feed C Database D Fetch

✅ Correct Answer: 4

35 Who used punched cards practically for the first time in the history of computers?

A Charles Babbage B Dr. Herman Hollerith C Howard Aikin D Joseph Jacquard

✅ Correct Answer: 2

36 Hard disk is coated in both sides with

A Magnetic metallic oxide B Optical metallic oxide C Carbon layer D All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

37 Which of the following term means to reckon?

A putare B com C computa D computar

✅ Correct Answer: 1

38 An input /output device at which data enters or leaves a computer system is

A Keyboard B Terminal C Printer D Plotter

✅ Correct Answer: 2

39 Which of the following is first generation of computer

A EDSAC B IBM-1401 C CDC-1604 D ICL-2900

✅ Correct Answer: 1

40 A name or number used to identify a storage location is called

A A byte B A record C An address D All of above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

41 Computer professionals working in a computer centre are

A Software B Firmware C Hardware D Humanware

✅ Correct Answer: 4

42 The first general purpose electronic computer in the world was

A UNIVAC B EDVAC C ENIAC D All of above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

43 The contents of information are stored in

A Memory data register B Memory address register C Memory arithmetic registers D Memory access register

✅ Correct Answer: 1

44 Which of the following is correct full form of BCD?

A Binary Coded Decimal B Bit Coded Decimal C Binary Coded Digit D Bit Coded Digit

✅ Correct Answer: 1

45 Which was the worldâ€™s first microcomputer that used Intel 80386 microprocessor chip?

A IBM PS/2 B HP-9830 C DeskPro-386 D IBM-360

✅ Correct Answer: 3

46 The qualitative or quantitative attribute of a variable or set of variables is termed as

A data B information C both of above D none of above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

47 Main storage is also called

A Accumulator B Control Unit C Register Unit D Memory

✅ Correct Answer: 4

48 Which of the following are (is) considered to be video component?

A Resolution B Color depth C Refresh rate D All of the alcove

✅ Correct Answer: 4

49 For what Antikyathera was used?

A For counting B For Calculating tax collection C For calculating astronomical positions D For calculating firing weapons

✅ Correct Answer: 3

50 Memory unit is one part of

A Input device B Control unit C Output device D Central Processing Unit

✅ Correct Answer: 4

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