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1 ï»¿Which of the following computer implemented binary numbers perform calculations using electronics and implemented separate computation and memory for the first time?

A Mark I B ABC C Z3 D None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

2 FORTRAN is a programming language. What does FORTRAN stand for?

A File Translation B Format Translation C Formula Translation D Floppy Translation

✅ Correct Answer: 3

3 Which of the following memories needs refreshing?

A SRAM B DRAM C ROM D All of above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

4 Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?

A Data B Bytes C Graphics D Pictures

✅ Correct Answer: 1

5 An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is

A Magnetic tape B Voice response unit C Voice recognition unit D Voice band

✅ Correct Answer: 2

6 Which of the items below are considered removable storage media?

A Removable hard disk cartridges B (Magneto-optical) disk C Flexible disks cartridges D All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

7 Which of the following is not purely output device?

A Screen B Printer C Speaker D Plotter

✅ Correct Answer: 1

8 Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square roots?

A Napier B Babbage C Pascal D Leibniz

✅ Correct Answer: 4

9 The first Macintosh computer was from

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

✅ Correct Answer: 4

10 Which of the following is not a form of data?

A numbers and characters B images C sound D none of above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

11 ï»¿Microprocessors can be used to make

A Computer B Digital systems C Calculators D All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

12 Which statement is valid about computer program?

A High level languages must be converted into machine language to execute B High level langage programs are more efficient and faster to execute C It is more difficult to identify errors in high level language program than in low level programs D All of above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

13 By programmable machine we mean

A computers B modern television C washing machines D anything that can be set to perform different taks with suitable programs

✅ Correct Answer: 4

14 Which of the following is a secondary memory device?

A Keyboard B Disk C ALU D All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

15 The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured

A ROM B RAM C PROM D EPROM

✅ Correct Answer: 3

16 One of the popular mass storage device is CD ROM. What does CD ROM stand for?

A Compactable Read Only Memory B Compact Data Read Only Memory C Compactable Disk Read Only Memory D Compact Disk Read Only Memory

✅ Correct Answer: 4

17 Identify the true statement

A Computers are 100% accurate but it can suffer from GIGO B Computers are reliable because they use electronic component which have very low failure rate C Computer is never tired and does not suffer from boredom D All of above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

18 FORTRAN is

A File Translation B Format Translation C Formula Translation D Floppy Translation

✅ Correct Answer: 3

19 The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as

A Hardware B Software C Firmware D ROM ware

✅ Correct Answer: 3

20 Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second?

A Static RAM B ) Dynamic RAM C EPROM D ROM

✅ Correct Answer: 2

21 What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program as input & produce machine language code as output?

A Compiler B Interpreter C Debugger D Assembler

✅ Correct Answer: 4

22 Serial access memories are useful in applications where

A Data consists of numbers B Short access time is required C Each stored word is processed differently D Data naturally needs to flow in and out in serial form

✅ Correct Answer: 4

23 In ________ mode, the communication channel is used in both directions at the same time?

A Full-duplex B Simplex C Half-duplex D None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

24 Who invented Slide Rules?

A John Napier B William Oughtred C Gottfried Leibnitz D Blaise Pascal

✅ Correct Answer: 2

25 The proper definition of a modern digital computer is

A An electronic automated machine that can solve problems involving words and numbers B A more sophistic and modified electronic pocket calculator C Any machine that can perform mathematical operations D A machine that works on binary code

✅ Correct Answer: 1

26 Memory is made up of

A Set of wires B Set of circuits C Large number of cells D All of these

✅ Correct Answer: 3

27 Which of the following is the most powerful computers?

A Mainframe Computer B Mini Computers C Micro Computers D Super Computers

✅ Correct Answer: 4

28 Which of the printers used in conjunction with computers uses dry ink powder?

A Daisy wheel printer B Line printer C Laser printer D Thermal printer

✅ Correct Answer: 3

29 What is the path from which data flow in a computer system is knon as

A Car B Bus C Truck D Road

✅ Correct Answer: 2

30 Which term is used to describe RAM?

A Dynamic RAM (DRAM) B Static RAM (SRAM) C Video RAM (VRAM) D All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

31 In which year was chip used inside the computer for the first time?

A 1964 B 1975 C 1999 D 1944

✅ Correct Answer: 2

32 Assembly language started to be used from

A first generation computers B second generation computers C third generation computers D fourth generation computers

✅ Correct Answer: 2

33 Which technology is more reliable?

A Mechanical B Electro-Mechanical C Electronic D For reliability it does not matter. So all of above are reliable

✅ Correct Answer: 3

34 Which of the following is not an XT microprocessor?

A 8006 B 8086 C 8088 D None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

35 Hard disk is coated in both side with

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

✅ Correct Answer: 1

36 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

✅ Correct Answer: 3

37 Raw facts and figures about any particular topic are

A Information B facts C data D none of above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

38 A computer can solve more than one kind of problem. This is related to which of the following characteristics?

A Accuracy B Reliability C Versatility D Automatic

✅ Correct Answer: 3

39 From which generation computers the printers were used?

A first B second C third D fourth

✅ Correct Answer: 3

40 How many symbols exist in Baudot code?

A 32 B 116 C 58 D 76

✅ Correct Answer: 1

41 Following IC chip integrates 100 thousands electronic components per chip

A SSI B MSI C LSI D VLSI

✅ Correct Answer: 3

42 An application program that helps the user to change any number and immediately see the result of that change is

A Desktop publishing program B Database C Spreadsheet D All of above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

43 In 1830, Charles Babbage designed a machine called the Analytical Engine which he showed at the Paris Exhibition. In which year was it exhibition?

A 1820 B 1860 C 1855 D 1870

✅ Correct Answer: 3

44 What is the name of the new color laptop computer which is powered by a 386 processor at 33 MHz and is built by Epson?

A AX3/33 B NEC-20 C Magnum 2000 D HCL-3000

✅ Correct Answer: 1

45 In analog computer

A Input is first converted to digital form B Input is never converted to digital form C Output is displayed in digital form D All of above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

46 Which of the following computer is not invented by J.P. Eckert and John Mauchly?

A ENIAC B EDVAC C UNIVAC D EDSAC

✅ Correct Answer: 4

47 When was the company named IBM?

A 1914 B 1924 C 1975 D None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

48 Which of the following storage device can store the largest amount of data?

A Hard Disks B Flash Disks C Blu-Ray Disks D DVDs

✅ Correct Answer: 1

49 Who invented Mark I?

A Howard Aikin B J. P. Eckert C John Mauchley D John v. Atanasoff

✅ Correct Answer: 1

50 ALU is

A Arithmetic Logic Unit B Array Logic Unit C Application Logic Unit D None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

51 A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/an

A Interpreter B CPU C Compiler D Simulator

✅ Correct Answer: 3

52 When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?

A 1978 B 1984 C 1990 D 1991

✅ Correct Answer: 4

53 The purpose of vacuum tube was to NOT ack like

A an amplifier B a switch C a router D None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

54 As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are

A More expensive B More portable C Less rigid D Slowly accessed

✅ Correct Answer: 1

55 Which of the following is the most quickly accessible storage?

A RAM B Registers C Disks D Pen Drive

✅ Correct Answer: 2

56 The octal equivalence of 111010 is

A 81 B 72 C 71 D None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

57 Excessive parallel processing is related to

A First generation B Fourth generation C Fifth Generation D Third generation

✅ Correct Answer: 3

58 second generation computers were developed during

A 1949 to 1955 B 1956 to 1965 C 1965 to 1970 D 1970 to 1990

✅ Correct Answer: 2

59 What do you call a single point on a computer screen?

A Cell B Element C Pixel D Bit

✅ Correct Answer: 3

60 Mostly which of the following device is used to carry user files?

A Floppy Disk B Hard Disk C RAM D CDROM

✅ Correct Answer: 1

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