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1
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
2
Digital devices are
A
Digital Clock
B
Automobile speed meter
C
Clock with a dial and two hands
D
All of them
3
Primary memory stores
A
Data alone
B
Programs alone
C
Results alone
D
All of these
4
After copying the content how many times can you paste?
A
1
B
16
C
32
D
Many
5
WAN stands for
A
Wap Area Network
B
Wide Area Network
C
Wide Array Net
D
Wireless Area Network
6
An error in computer data is called
A
Chip
B
Bug
C
CPU
D
Storage device
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
8
1 nibble equals to
A
1 bits
B
2 bits
C
4 bits
D
8 bits
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
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
11
Which American computer company is called Big Blue?
A
Microsoft
B
Compaq Corp
C
IBM
D
Tandy Svenson
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
13
Who is the inventor of ABC Computer?
A
John v. Atanasoff
B
Clifford Berry
C
Both of above
D
None of above
14
Which of the following is the largest unit?
A
data
B
field
C
record
D
database file
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
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
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
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
19
Which access method is used to access cassette tape?
A
Direct
B
Sequential
C
Both of the above
D
None of the above
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
21
Which of the following is not valid statement?
A
Input unit
B
Secondary storage unit
C
Output Unit
D
Primary Memory Unit
22
The computer size was very large in
A
First Generation
B
Second Generation
C
Third Generation
D
Fourth Generation
23
A name or number used to identify storage location devices?
A
A byte
B
A record
C
An address
D
All of above
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
25
Reading data is performed in magnetic disk by
A
Read/write leads
B
Sectors
C
Track
D
Lower surface
26
IBM 7000 digital computer
A
Belongs to second generation
B
Uses VLSI
C
Employs semiconductor memory
D
Has modular constructions
27
Which of the following is not electro-mechanical computer?
A
Mark I
B
ABC
C
Zuse
D
UNIVAC
28
The term ‘computer’ is derived from
A
Greek language
B
Sanskrit language
C
Latin language
D
German language
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
30
Which of the following is first generation computer?
A
EDSAC
B
IBM 1401
C
CDC 1604
D
ICL 2950
31
A hard copy would be prepared on a
A
Line printer
B
Dot matrix Printer
C
Typewriter terminal
D
All of the above
32
The term GIGO is related to which characteristics of computers?
A
Speed
B
Automatic
C
Accuracy
D
Reliability
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
34
To locate a data item for storage is
A
Field
B
Feed
C
Database
D
Fetch
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
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
37
Which of the following term means to reckon?
A
putare
B
com
C
computa
D
computar
38
An input /output device at which data enters or leaves a computer system is
A
Keyboard
B
Terminal
C
Printer
D
Plotter
39
Which of the following is first generation of computer
A
EDSAC
B
IBM-1401
C
CDC-1604
D
ICL-2900
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
41
Computer professionals working in a computer centre are
A
Software
B
Firmware
C
Hardware
D
Humanware
42
The first general purpose electronic computer in the world was
A
UNIVAC
B
EDVAC
C
ENIAC
D
All of above
43
The contents of information are stored in
A
Memory data register
B
Memory address register
C
Memory arithmetic registers
D
Memory access register
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
45
Which was the world’s first microcomputer that used Intel 80386 microprocessor chip?
A
IBM PS/2
B
HP-9830
C
DeskPro-386
D
IBM-360
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
47
Main storage is also called
A
Accumulator
B
Control Unit
C
Register Unit
D
Memory
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
49
For what Antikyathera was used?
A
For counting
B
For Calculating tax collection
C
For calculating astronomical positions
D
For calculating firing weapons
50
Memory unit is one part of
A
Input device
B
Control unit
C
Output device
D
Central Processing Unit
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