Computer Fundamentals - Objective Questions (MCQ) with

Solutions - Set 10
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) - MCQ Collection for Fundamentals of Computer

Following are the objective questions from Computer Fundamentals Section. Computer
Fundamentals section includes the topics such as history of computers, generation of computers,
classification of computers, Computer Peripherals, Storage Devices, Computer Security Systems,
Computer Viruses, Computer Networking, System Analysis and Design and so on.

Set - 10

1. Which of the following devices can be sued to directly image printed text?

a. OCR

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. inch

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

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

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

d. All of above

6. Who invented the high level language c?

a. Dennis M. Ritchie

b. Niklaus Writh

c. Seymour Papert

d. Donald Kunth
7. Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to

a. Console-operator

b. Programmer

c. Peopleware

d. System Analyst

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

a. 1978

b. 1984

c. 1990

d. 1991

9. Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens?

a. Monitor

b. Hardware

c. Robot

d. Computer

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. Glitch
11. Modern Computer are very reliable but they are not

a. Fast

b. Powerful

c. Infallible

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

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. Motherboard

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

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 task

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. Modem

18. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an
a. Interpreter

b. Simulator

c. Compiler

d. Commander

19. A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language
is called a/an

a. Interpreter

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. Sensor

Answers:

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

Computer Fundamentals - Objective Questions (MCQ) with

Following are the objective questions from Computer Fundamentals Section. Computer
Fundamentals section includes the topics such as history of computers, generation of computers,
classification of computers, Computer Peripherals, Storage Devices, Computer Security Systems,
Computer Viruses, Computer Networking, System Analysis and Design and so on.

Set - 21
1. Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU?

a. Control Unit and Registers

b. Registers and Main Memory

c. Control unit and ALU

d. ALU and bus

Correct Answer: c

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2. The two basic types of record access methods are:

a. Sequential and random

b. Sequential and indexed

c. Direct and immediate

d. Online and real time

Correct Answer: a

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3. 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

Correct Answer: d

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4. Different components n the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of parallel
electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?

a. Conductors

b. Buses

c. Connectors

d. Consecutives

Correct Answer: b

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5. The language that the computer can understand and execute is called

a. Machine language

b. Application software

c. System program

d. All of the above

Correct Answer: a

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a. Magnetic drum

b. PROM

c. Floppy disk

d. All of these

Correct Answer: b

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7. Which of the following memories needs refresh?

a. SRAM

b. DRAM

c. ROM

d. All of above

Correct Answer: b

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8. Which of the following devices can be used to directly input printed text?

a. OCR

b. OMR

c. MICR

d. All of above
Correct Answer: a

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9. The output quality of a printer is measured by

a. Dot per cm

b. Dots per inch

c. Dots printed per unit time

d. All of above

Correct Answer: b

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10. 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 the above

Correct Answer: b

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a. Von Neumann

b. Joseph M Jacquard

c. J. P. Eckert and J. W. Mauchly

d. All of above

Correct Answer: c

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12. Modern computers are very reliable but they are not

a. Fast

b. Powerful

c. Infallible

d. Cheap

Correct Answer: c

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13. Which 8-bit chip was used in many of today’s TRS-80 computers?

a. Z-8000

b. Motorola 6809

c. Z-8808

d. Z-80
Correct Answer: d

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14. Personal computers used a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the
common name for such boards?

a. Daughterboard

b. Motherboard

c. Father board

d. Childboard

Correct Answer: b

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15. In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drivers, memory, expansion slots and active
components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of the board?

a. Motherboard

b. Daughterboard

c. Bredboard

d. Fatherboard

Correct Answer: a

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a. Interpreter

b. CPU

c. Compiler

d. Simulator

Correct Answer: c

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17. A computer Program that translates one program inst5ruction at a time into machine
language is called a/an

a. Interpreter

b. CPU

c. Compiler

d. Simulator

Correct Answer: a