1. Which of the
following devices can be sued to directly image printed text?
a. OCR
2. The output
quality of a printer is measured by
b. Dot per sq. inch
3. In analog
computer
b. Input is never converted to digital
form
4. In latest
generation computers, the instructions are executed
c. Both sequentially and parallel
5. Who designed
the first electronics computer – ENIAC?
c. J. Presper Eckert and John W
Mauchly
6. Who invented
the high level language c?
a. Dennis M. Ritchie
7. Personnel who
design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to
c. Peopleware
8. When did arch
rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
d. 1991
9. Human beings
are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens?
d. Computer
10. An error in
software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon
for it?
d. Glitch
11. Modern
Computer are very reliable but they are not
c. Infallible
12. What is the
name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires
operator attention?
b. Reverse video
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?
d. Taiwan
14. Personal
computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the
common name for such boards?
b. Motherboard
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
16. What is
meant by a dedicated computer?
b. Which is assigned one and only one
task
17. The system
unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except:
d. Modem
18. A computer
program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an
c. Compiler
19. A computer
program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine
language is called a/an
a. Interpreter
20. A small or
intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a
d. Sensor
1. EBCDIC stands
for
Correct Answer: a. Extended Binary Coded
Decimal Interchange Code
Explanation: EBCDIC is an 8-bit binary code for larger IBMs primarily mainframes in which each byte represent one alphanumeric character or two decimal digits. 256 characters can be coded using EBCDIC.
Explanation: EBCDIC is an 8-bit binary code for larger IBMs primarily mainframes in which each byte represent one alphanumeric character or two decimal digits. 256 characters can be coded using EBCDIC.
2. BCD is
Correct Answer: a. Binary Coded Decimal
Explanation: BCD is a binary coded notation in which each of the decimal digits is expressed as a 8-bit binary numeral. For example in binary coded decimal notation 12 is 0001 0010 as opposed to 1100 in pure binary.
Explanation: BCD is a binary coded notation in which each of the decimal digits is expressed as a 8-bit binary numeral. For example in binary coded decimal notation 12 is 0001 0010 as opposed to 1100 in pure binary.
3. ASCII stands for
Correct Answer: c. American Standard Code
for Information Interchange
Explanation: ASCII is a code which converts characters – letters, digits, punctuations and control characters such as Alt, Tab etc – into numeral form. ASCII code is used to represent data internally in micro-computers. ASCII codes are 7 bits and can represent 0 to 127 and extended ASCII are 8 bits that represents 0 to 255.
Explanation: ASCII is a code which converts characters – letters, digits, punctuations and control characters such as Alt, Tab etc – into numeral form. ASCII code is used to represent data internally in micro-computers. ASCII codes are 7 bits and can represent 0 to 127 and extended ASCII are 8 bits that represents 0 to 255.
4. Which of the following is first generation of computer
Correct Answer: a. EDSAC
Explanation: IBM-1401, CDC-1604 is second generation computer. ICL-2900 is a fourth generation computer. EDSAC is important in the development of computer since it was the first computer to use John von. Neumann’s Stored Program Concept. It used 3000 vacuum tubes and computers with vacuum tubes are of first generation computers.
Explanation: IBM-1401, CDC-1604 is second generation computer. ICL-2900 is a fourth generation computer. EDSAC is important in the development of computer since it was the first computer to use John von. Neumann’s Stored Program Concept. It used 3000 vacuum tubes and computers with vacuum tubes are of first generation computers.
5. Chief component of first generation computer was
Correct Answer: b. Vacuum Tubes and
Valves
Explanation: Transistors were used for second generation computers and integrated circuits in third generation. First generation computers used vacuum tubes and valves as their main electronic component. Vacuum Tubes were invented by Lee DeForest in 1908.
Explanation: Transistors were used for second generation computers and integrated circuits in third generation. First generation computers used vacuum tubes and valves as their main electronic component. Vacuum Tubes were invented by Lee DeForest in 1908.
6. FORTRAN is
Correct Answer: c. Formula Translation
Explanation: FORTRAN (Formula Translation) is one of the earlier High Level programming languages used to write scientific applications. It was developed by IBM in 1956.
Explanation: FORTRAN (Formula Translation) is one of the earlier High Level programming languages used to write scientific applications. It was developed by IBM in 1956.
7. EEPROM stand for
Correct Answer: a. Electrically Erasable
Programmable Read Only Memory
Explanation: There are three types of ROM namely, PROM, EPROM and EEPROM. PROM can’t be reprogrammed, EPROM can be erased by exposing it in high intensity ultraviolet light and EEPROM can be erased and reprogrammed electrically. It is not needed to be removed from the computer to be modified.
Explanation: There are three types of ROM namely, PROM, EPROM and EEPROM. PROM can’t be reprogrammed, EPROM can be erased by exposing it in high intensity ultraviolet light and EEPROM can be erased and reprogrammed electrically. It is not needed to be removed from the computer to be modified.
8. Second Generation computers were developed during
Correct Answer: 1956 to 1965
Explanation: Second generation computers used transistors as their main electronic component. Transistor was invented by Bell Lab Scientists John Burdeen, Walter Brattain and William Shockley in 1947 and won the Nobel Prize in 1956 but it was not used in computers till 1956. The second generation continued until the implementation of IC chips invented by Jack Kilby in Texas Instruments in 1958.
Explanation: Second generation computers used transistors as their main electronic component. Transistor was invented by Bell Lab Scientists John Burdeen, Walter Brattain and William Shockley in 1947 and won the Nobel Prize in 1956 but it was not used in computers till 1956. The second generation continued until the implementation of IC chips invented by Jack Kilby in Texas Instruments in 1958.
9. The computer size was very large in
Correct Answer: a. First Generation
Explanation: It is obvious that computers developed with more power, reliability, speed and smaller sizes due to the enhancement of technology. First generation computers used 1000s of vacuum tubes that required lot of space made them gigantic in size. Single transistor could replace 1000 vacuum tubes and a single IC chip replaced 1000s of transistors made computers smaller and more speedy.
Explanation: It is obvious that computers developed with more power, reliability, speed and smaller sizes due to the enhancement of technology. First generation computers used 1000s of vacuum tubes that required lot of space made them gigantic in size. Single transistor could replace 1000 vacuum tubes and a single IC chip replaced 1000s of transistors made computers smaller and more speedy.
10. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
Correct Answer: Fourth Generation
Explanation: Microprocessors further revolutionized the development of computers. Personal microcomputers were possible due to the microprocessors. The first microprocessor called Intel 4004 was developed by American Intel Corporation in 1971. Microprocessors are used in the computers of fourth generation computers.
Explanation: Microprocessors further revolutionized the development of computers. Personal microcomputers were possible due to the microprocessors. The first microprocessor called Intel 4004 was developed by American Intel Corporation in 1971. Microprocessors are used in the computers of fourth generation computers.
1. The ALU of a
computer responds to the commands coming from
b. Control section
2. The act of
retrieving existing data from memory is called
d. All of above
3. All modern
computer operate on
c. Data
4. Instructions
and memory address are represented by
b. Binary codes
5. Which of the
following code used in present day computing was developed by IBM Corporation?
d. EBCDIC Code
6. What is the
latest write-once optical storage media?
d. CD-ROM disk
7. The most
important advantage of a video disk is
b. Potential capacity
8. What is the
number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9-trac magnetic tape?
a. 9
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?
d. All of above
10. As compared
to diskettes, the hard disks are
a. More expensive
11. Floppy disks
which are made from flexible plastic material are also called?
c. Diskettes
12. Regarding a
VDU, Which statement is more correct?
c. It is a peripheral device
13. What is the
name of the computer terminal which gives paper printout?
c. Hard copy terminal
14. Dot-matrix
is a type of
b. Printer
15. The two
kinds of main memory are:
c. ROM and RAM
16. A kind of
serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with magnetically-charged ink
sprayed dots is called
b. Ink-jet printer
17. Which
printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?
a. Laser printer
18. An output
device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce
audio response is
b. Voice response unit
19. Which of the
following will happen when data is entered into a memory location?
c. It will erase the previous content
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
b. Buffer
1. The silicon
chips used for data processing are called
d. PROM chips
2. The metal
disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and contamination free
containers are called
c. Winchester
3. A computer
consists of
d. All of the above
4. An
application program that helps the user to change any number and immediately
see the result of that change is
c. Spreadsheet
5. The instructions
for starting the computer are house on
c. Read only memory chip
6. The ALU of a
computer normally contains a number of high speed storage element called
b. Registers
7. a factor
which would strongly influence a business person to adopt a computer is its
d. All of above
8. The magnetic
storage chip used to provide non-volatile direct access storage of data and
that have no moving parts are known as
d. Magnetic bubble memory
9. CAD stands
for
a. Computer aided design
10. RATS stand
for
a. Regression Analysis Time Series
11. In which
year was chip used inside the computer for the first time?
b. 1975
12. What was the
name of the first commercially available microprocessor chip?
c. Intel 4004
13. When were
the first minicomputer built?
a. 1965
14. The first
digital computer built with IC chips was known as
c. IBM System / 360
15. In which
language is source program written?
c. High level
16. Which of the
following terms is the most closely related to main memory?
d. Temporary
17. Which of the
following is used for manufacturing chips?
d. Semiconductor
18. Which of the
following is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the
same time?
a. Terminal
19. Which of the
following is used only for data entry and storage, and never for processing?
b. Dumb terminal
20. To produce
high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n
b. Plotter
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