1.

UNIVAC is
A) Universal Automatic Computer B) Universal Array Computer
C) Unique Automatic Computer D) Unvalued Automatic Computer
2. The basic operations performed by a computer are A) Arithmetic operation
B) Logical operation C) Storage and relative D) All the above
3. The two major types of computer chips are
A) External memory chip B) Primary memory chip
C) Microprocessor chip D) Both b and c
4. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
A) First Generation B) Second Generation
C) Third Generation D) Fourth Generation
5. What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?
A) Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers
B) Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers
C) Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while
mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently
D) Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible while
mainframe uses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible.
6. ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does
EBCDIC stand for?
A) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
B) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
C) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
D) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
7. The brain of any computer system is
A) ALU B) Memory C) CPU D) Control unit
8. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on
A) tracks per inch of surface B) bits per inch of tracks
C) disk pack in disk surface D) All of above
9. The two kinds of main memory are:
A) Primary and secondary B) Random and sequential
C) ROM and RAM D) All of above
10. A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed
at which the different units can handle data is
A) Memory B) Buffer C) Accumulator D) Address
11. Computer is free from tiresome and boardoom. We call it
A) Accuracy B) Reliability C) Diligence D) Versatility
12. Integrated Circuits (Ics) are related to which generation of computers?
A) First generation B) Second generation C) Third generation
D) Fourth generation
13. CD-ROM is a A) Semiconductor memory B) Memory register
C) Magnetic memory D) None of above
14. A hybrid computer
A) Resembles digital computer B) Resembles analogue computer
C) Resembles both a digital and analogue computer D) None of the above
15. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
A) Minicomputers B) Microcomputers
C) Mainframe computers D) Super computer
16. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
A) Primary memory B) Control section C) External memory
D) Cache memory
17. Chief component of first generation computer was
A) Transistors B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves
C) Integrated Circuits D) None of above
18. To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use
a/n A) RGB monitor B) Plotter C) Ink-jet printer D) Laser printer
19. What are the stages in the compilation process?
A) Feasibility study, system design and testing
B) Implementation and documentation
C) Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation D) None of the above
20. Which of the following IC was used in third generation of computers?
A) SSI B) MSI C) LSI D) Both a and b
21. The main electronic component used in first generation computers was
A) Transistors B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves C) Integrated Circuits
D) None of above
22. A dumb terminal has
A) an embedded microprocessor B) extensive memory
C) independent processing capability D) a keyboard and screen
23. One millisecond is
A) 1 second B) 10th of a seconds C) 1000th of a seconds
D) 10000th of a seconds
24. The output quality of a printer is measured by A) Dot per sq. inch
B) Dot per inch C) Dots printed per unit time D) All of the above
25. Which of the following was a special purpose computer?
A) ABC B) ENIAC C) EDVAC D) All of the above
26. What was the computer invented by Attanasoff and Clifford?
A) Mark I B) ABC C) Z3 D) None of above
27. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
A) Floppy Disk B) Hard Disk C) Compact Disk D) Magneto Optic Disk
28. Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973
when court invalidated the patent?
A) ENIAC B) MARK I C) Z3 D) ABC
29. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts
of the microcomputer is known as
A) Path B) Address bus C) Route D) All of the above
30. High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data
A) 1.40 MB B) 1.44 GB C) 1.40 GB D) 1.44 MB
31. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and
graphs
A) Dot matrix printer B) Digital plotter C) Line printer D) All of the above
32. Which of the following is not an input device? A) OCR B) Optical scanners
C) Voice recognition device D) COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)
33. The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words
of a computer is approximately
A) 16 digits B) 6 digits C) 9 digits D) All of above
34. 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
35. 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
36. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for
A) Direct access B) Sequential access C) Both of above D) None of above
37. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit
stream is known as A) Pulse code modulation B) Pulse stretcher
C) Query processing D) Queue management
38. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct? A) It is an output device
B) It is an input device C) It is a peripheral device D) It is hardware item
39. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for
A) Doing quick mathematical calculations
B) Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
C) Electronic data processing D) Performing repetitive tasks accurately
40. When was vacuum tube invented?
A) 1900 B) 1906 C) 1910 D) 1880
41. Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?
A) Laser printer B) Ink jet printer C) Plotter D) Dot matrix printer
42. Computers with 80286 microprocessor is A) XT computer
B) AT computers C) PS/2 computer D) None of above
43. An application suitable for sequential processing is A) Processing of grades
B) Payroll processing C) Both a and b D) All of above
44. Which of the following is not processing?
A) arranging B) manipulating C) calculating D) gathering
45. The digital computer was developed primarily in
A) USSR B) Japan C) USA D) UK
46. Software in computer
A) Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine
B) Increase the speed of central processing unit
C) Both of above D) None of above
47. Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was
changes in 1924. What was that name?
A) Tabulator Machine Co. B) Computing Tabulating Recording Co.
C) The Tabulator Ltd. D) International Computer Ltd.
48. 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?
A) Track number B) Sector number C) Surface number D) All of above
49. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called
A) Sorting B) Classifying C) Reproducing D) Summarizing
50. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
A) To produce result B) To compare numbers
C) To control flow of information D) To do math’s works
51. Abacus was the first A) electronic computer B) mechanical computer
C) electronic calculator D) mechanical calculator
52. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of
addresses will be A) 216 B) 65,536 C) 64K D) Any of the above
53. Instructions and memory address are represented by
A) Character code B) Binary codes C) Binary word D) Parity bit
54. The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and
OCR reader is the: A) Data collection terminal B) OCR register terminal
C) Video Display terminal D) POS terminal
55. A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____
A) Counter B) Adder C) Register D) None of the above
56. People often call ______ as the brain of computer system
A) Control Unit B) Arithmetic Logic Unit C) Central Processing Unit
D) Storage Unit
57. Which is used for manufacturing chips?
A) Bus B) Control unit C) Semiconductors
D) A and b only
58. The value of each bead in heaven is
A) 1
B) 3
C) 5
D) 7
59. The first computer introduced in Nepal was
A) IBM 1400
B) IBM 1401
C) IBM 1402
D) IBM1402
60. Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following language?
A) Machine language
B) Assembly language
C) High level language
D) None of above
61. Instruction in computer languages consists of
A) OPCODE
B) OPERAND
C) Both of above
D) None of above
62. Which generation of computer is still under development
A) Fourth Generation
B) Fifth Generation
C) Sixth Generation
D) Seventh Generation
63. A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a ____
A) Counter B) Loader C) Adder D) Shift register
64. Which was the most popular first generation computer?
A) IBM 1650 B) IBM 360 C) IBM 1130 D) IBM 2700
65. Which is considered a direct entry input device? A) Optical scanner
B) Mouse and digitizer C) Light pen D) All of the above
66. A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process
is A) Process control B) ALU C) Register Unit D) Process description
67. Each set of Napier’s bones consisted of ______ rods.
A) 5 B) 9 C) 11 D) 13
68. BCD is A) Binary Coded Decimal B) Bit Coded Decimal
C) Binary Coded Digit D) Bit Coded Digit
69. When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by
whom? A) Hewlett-Packard, 1980 B) Epson, 1981
C) Laplink Traveling Software Inc, 1982 D) Tandy Model-200, 1985
70. From which generation operating systems were developed?
A) First B) Second C) Third D) Fourth
71. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
A) IBM B) Super UNIVAC C) Radio Shaks D) Data General Corporation
72. How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a
2048 x 4 memory chip? A) 10 B) 11 C) 8 D) 12
73. Properly arranged data is called
A) Field B) Words C) Information D) File
74. A computer consists of A) A central processing unit
B) A memory C) Input and output unit D) All of the above
75. Why are vacuum tubes also called valves?
A) Because they can amplify the weak signals and make them strong
B) Because they can stop or allow the flow of current
C) Both of above D) None of above
76. John Napier invented Logarithm in
A) 1614 B) 1617 C) 1620 D) None of above
77. An integrated circuit is
A) A complicated circuit B) An integrating device
C) Much costlier than a single transistor D) Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
78. What type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic
on the bus, in order to prevent two devices from trying to use it at the same time?
A) Bus control B) Interrupts C) Bus arbitration D) Status
79. Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is
A) Stationary B) Difficult to move C) Dragged D) Moved in small steps
80. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?
A) Magnetic drum B) Hard Disks C) Floppy D) All of above
81. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use
a single processing unit to link several
A) Personal computers B) Workstations C) Dumb terminals D) Mainframes
82. What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a
computer? a) Grater than B) Less than C) Equal to D) All of the above
83. The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a
document is A) Editing B) Writing C) Formatting D) All of above
84. Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of
A) first generation B) second generation
C) third generation D) fourth generation
85. Algorithm and Flow chart help us to
A) Know the memory capacity B) Identify the base of a number system
C) Direct the output to a printer D) Specify the problem completely and clearly
86. Which statement is valid about computer program?
A) It is understood by a computer B) It is understood by programmer
C) It is understood user D) Both a & b
87. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is _____ and
storage is __ A) Temporary, permanent B) Permanent, temporary
C) Slow, fast D) All of above
88. When was Pascaline invented?
A) 1617 B) 1620 C) 1642 D) 1837
89. Which of the following statement is valid?
A) Lady Augusta is the first programmer
B) Ada is the daughter of Lord Byron, a famous English poet
C) ADA is a programming language developed by US Defense
D) All of above
90. A compiler is a translating program which
A) Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language
B) Translates entire source program into machine language program
C) It is not involved in program’s execution
D) All of above
91. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the
same time?
A) Light pen B) Mouse C) Digitizer D) Terminal
92. Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?
A) UNIVAC B) ENIAC C) EDSAC D) None of above
93. The term gigabyte refers to
A) 1024 bytes B) 1024 kilobytes C) 1024 megabytes D) 1024 gigabyte
94. in which year was UK’s premier computing event called ?The which
computer? started?
A) 1980 B) 1985 C) 1986 D) 1987
95. Once you load the suitable program and provide required data, computer does
not need human intervention. This feature is known as
A) Accuracy B) Reliability C) Versatility D) Automatic
96. What is a brand?
A) The name of companies that made computers
B) The name of product a company gives to identify its product in market
C) A name of class to indicate all similar products from different companies
D) All of above
97. Machine language is A) Machine dependent B) Difficult to program
C) Error prone D) All of above
98. A byte consists of
A) One bit B) Four bits C) Eight bits D) Sixteen bits
99. Modern Computers are very reliable but they are not
A) Fast B) Powerful C) Infallible D) Cheap
100. What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine
A) 1642 B) 1837 C) 1880 D) 1850

Correct Answers
1-A 2-D 3-D 4-D 5-C 6-A 7-C 8-D 9-C 10-B
11- 12- 13- 14- 15- 16- 17- 18- 19-
C C D C C B B B C 20-D
21- 22- 23- 24- 25- 26- 27- 28- 29-
B D C A A B B A B 30-D
31- 32- 33- 34- 35- 36- 37- 38- 39-
B D B A A C A C B 40-B
41- 42- 43- 44- 45- 46- 47- 48- 49-
C B C D C A B D A 50-B
51- 52- 53- 54- 55- 56- 57- 58- 59-
D B B D C C C C B 60-B
61- 62- 63- 64- 65- 66- 67- 68- 69-
C B D A D D C A B 70-C
71- 72- 73- 74- 75- 76- 77- 78- 79-
C B C D B A D C A 80-A
81- 82- 83- 84- 85- 86- 87- 88- 89-
C D C B D D A C D 90-D
91- 92- 93- 94- 95- 96- 97- 98- 99- 100-
D C C A D B D C C B
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

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

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
d. None of the above
Correct Answer: d

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
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

6. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?

a. Magnetic drum
b. PROM
c. Floppy disk
d. All of these
Correct Answer: b

7. Which of the following memories needs refresh?

a. SRAM
b. DRAM
c. ROM
d. All of above
Correct Answer: b

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
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

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
11. Who designed the first electronics computer – ENIAC/
a. Von Neumann
b. Joseph M Jacquard
c. J. P. Eckert and J. W. Mauchly
d. All of above
Correct Answer: c

12. Modern computers are very reliable but they are not
a. Fast
b. Powerful
c. Infallible
d. Cheap
Correct Answer: c

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

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

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

16. 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: c
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
1.Which generation of computer is still under development
a.Fourth Generation
b.Fifth Generation
c.Sixth Generation
d.Seventh Generation
2.Artificial Intelligence is associated with which generation?
a.First Generation
b.Second Generation
c.Fifth Generation
d.Sixth Generation

3.Which operation is not performed by computer

a.Inputting
b.Processing
c.Controlling
d.Understanding

4.Fifth generation computer is also known as

a.Knowledge information processing system
b.Very large scale integration (VLSI)
c.Both of above
d.None of above

5.Central Processing Unit is combination of

a.Control and storage
b.Control and output unit
c.Arithmetic logic and input unit
d.Arithmetic logic and control unit

6.The brain of any computer system is

a.Control Unit
b.Arithmetic Logic Unit
c.Central Processing Unit
d.Storage Unit

7.Pick the one that is used for logical operations or comparisons

such as less than equal to or greater than.
a.Arithmetic and Logic Unit
b.Control Unit
c.Both of above
d.None of above

8.Analog computer works on the supply of

a.Continuous electrical pulses
b.Electrical pulses but not continuous
c.Magnetic strength
d.None of the above

9.Digital devices are

a.Digital Clock
b.Automobile speed meter
c.Clock with a dial and two hands
d.All of them

10.The computer that process both analog and digital is called

a.Analog computer
b.Digital computer
c.Hybrid computer
d.Mainframe computer.
Answers:
1. Which generation of computer is still under development
Correct Answer: b. Fifth Generation
Explanation: Today’s computer fall under the fourth generation
computers that uses the LSI and VLSI Integrated Circuits. For fifth
generation computers it is expected for Ultra Large Scale Integrated
Circuits (ULSI). The study for using Gallium Arsenide instead of silicon
chips is underway. Electrons can travel 5 times faster in Gallium
Arsenide compared to the silicon. Similarly, genetically engineered
protein molecules are being tried for processors. Fifth generation
computers are expected to have artificial intelligence, ability to use
natural language.
2. Artificial Intelligence is associated with which generation?
Correct Answer: c. Fifth Generation
Explanation: ‘A computer is a slave in a box’. This is a saying due to the
lack of intelligence in computer in spite of their speed, accuracy,
diligence and reliability. A computer can only perform instructed task in
the way already programmed. Thus, scientists are trying to develop
artificial intelligence in computers so that they can think and make
decisions themselves. This is expected for fifth generation computers.
3. Which operation is not performed by computer
Correct Answer: d. Understanding
Explanation: Computers can’t understand since they don’t have
intelligence. Let’s hope in fifth generation they will achieve artificial
intelligence and be able to understand.
4. Fifth generation computer is also known as
Correct Answer: a. Knowledge information processing system
Explanation: Fifth Generation computers will have artificial intelligence
and will be able to understand making knowledge information
processing system possible,
5. Central Processing Unit is combination of
Correct Answer: d. Arithmetic logic and control unit
Explanation: Arithmetic logic and control unit along with memory unit
forms a complete central processing unit and central processing unit
along with input/output unit forms a computer system.
6. The brain of any computer system is
Correct Answer: c. Central Processing Unit
Explanation: Control unit or arithmetic logical unit alone can not
represent the function of brain to compare with neither does storage
unit only. Central Processing Unit is the combination of control,
arithmetic logic and memory units thus can be compared with brain that
controls the body, processes its functions and remembers.
7. Pick the one that is used for logical operations or comparisons such as
less than equal to or greater than.
Correct Answer: a. Arithmetic and Logic Unit
Explanation: Logical sub-unit of ALU performs all the comparisons such
as less than equal to or greater than. Arithmetic sub-unit of ALU
performs calculations such as addition, subtraction and so on.
8. Analog computer works on the supply of
Correct Answer: a. Continuous electrical pulses
Explanation: Analog computers works on the continuous electrical pulses
and digital computers work on the discrete electrical pulses. Analog
computers need to process physical quantities such as temperature,
pressure, speed etc.
9. Digital devices are
Correct Answer: a. Digital Clock.
Explanation: Automobile speed meter and clock with a dial and two
hands are analog devices. Speed meter works on speed of wheel and the
later works on tension of dialed spring.
10. The computer that process both analog and digital is called
Correct Answer c. Hybrid Computer
Explanation: Analog, Digital and Hybrid are the three classes of
computers based on the work or principle on which computer work.
Hybrid computers can perform both the tasks of analog computers as
well as hybrid computers. These computers are used in aircraft,
hospitals where measuring physical quantities and converting them into
digital data to analyze is required.
1. 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

2. The data recording format in most of the modern magnetic

tape is
a. 7-bit ASCII
b. 7-bit EBCDIC
c. 8-bit ASCII
d. 8-bit EBCDIC

3. Which of the following is associated with error detector?

a. Odd parity bit
b. Even parity bit
c. Both of the above
d. None of above

4. Tape speed is measured in

a. Feet per second
b. Inch per second
c. Meter per second
d. Centimeter per second

5. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

a. Direct access
b. Sequential access
c. Both of above
d. None of above

6. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on

a. tracks per inch of surface
b. bits per inch of tracks
c. disk pack in disk surface
d. All of above

7. Reading data is performed in magnetic disk by

a. Read/write leads
b. Sectors
c. Track
d. Lower surface

8. Access time is
a. seek time + latency time
b. seek time
c. seek time – latency time
d. latency time

9. Seek time is
a. time to position the head over proper track
b. time to position the head over proper sector
c. time to position the head over proper cylinder
d. none of above

10. Latency time is

a. Time to spin the needed data under head
b. Time to spin the needed data under track
c. Time to spin data under sector
d. All of above

11. Floppy disks are available in

a. Single side single density
b. Single side double density
c. Both of above
d. None of above

12. Floppy disks typically in diameter

a. 3”
b. 5.25”
c. 8”
d. All of above

13. Hard disk is coated in both side above

a. Magnetic metallic oxide
b. Optical metallic oxide
c. Carbon layer
d. All of the above

14. Binary circuit elements have

a. One stable state
b. Two stable state
c. Three stable state
d. None of above

15. Which statement is valid?

a. 1KB = 1024 bytes
b. 1 MB=2048 bytes
c. 1 MB = 1000 kilobytes
d. 1 KB = 1000 bytes

16. Which statement is valid about computer program?

a. It is understood by a computer
b. It is understood by programmer
c. It is understood user
d. Both of above

17. Software in computer

a. Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine
b. Increase the speed of central processing unit
c. Both of above
d. None of above

18. 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

19. Which language is directly understood by the computer

without translation program?
a. Machine language
b. Assembly language
c. High level language
d. None of above

20. Instruction in computer languages consists of

a. OPCODE
b. OPERAND
c. Both of above
d. None of above

21. Machine language is

a. Machine dependent
b. Difficult to program
c. Error prone
d. All of above
Answers:
1. a. It is a plastic ribbon
2. d. 8-bit EBCDIC
3. c. Both of the above
4. b. Inch per second
5. c. Both of above
6. d. All of above
7. a. Read/write leads
8. a. seek time + latency time
9. a. time to position the head over proper track
10.a. Time to spin the needed data under head
11. c. Both of above
12. d. All of above
13. a. Magnetic metallic oxide
14. b. Two stable state
15. a. 1KB = 1024 bytes
16. d. Both of above
17.a. Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine
18. b. Medium level language
19. a. Machine language
20. c. Both of above
21. d. All of above
1. Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following
language?
a. Machine language
b. Assembly language
c. High level language
d. None of above

2. The translator program used in assembly language is called

a. Compiler
b. Interpreter
c. Assembler
d. Translator

3. Easily reloctable language is

a. Machine language
b. Assembly language
c. High level language
d. Medium level language

4. Which of the following is called low level languages?

a. Machine language
b. Assembly language
c. Both of the above
d. None of above

5. which of the following is problem oriented language?

a. High level language
b. Machine language
c. Assembly language
d. Low level language
6. A compiler is a translating program which
a. Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language
b. Translates entire source program into machine language program
c. It is not involved in program’s execution
d. All of above
7. Which of the following is machine independence program?
a. High level language
b. Low level language
c. Assembly language
d. Machine language

8. Which statement is valid about interpreter?

a. It translates one instruction at a time
b. Object code is saved for future use
c. Repeated interpretation is not necessary
d. All of above

9. Which is the limitation of high level language?

a. Lower efficiency
b. Machine dependence
c. machine level coding
d. None of above
10. High level language is also called
a. Problem oriented language
b. Business oriented language
c. Mathematically oriented language
d. All of the above

11. A computer programmer

a. Does all the thinking for a computer
b. Can enter input data quickly
c. Can operate all types of computer equipments
d. Can draw only flowchart

12. CD-ROM is a
a. Semiconductor memory
b. Memory register
c. Magnetic memory
d. None of above

13. Which of the following is not a primary storage device?

a. Magnetic tape
b. Magnetic disk
c. Optical disk
d. None of above
 14. A name or number used to identify a storage location
devices?
a. A byte
b. A record
c. An address
d. All of above

15. Which of the following is a secondary memory device?

a. Keyboard
b. Disk
c. ALU
d. All of the above

16. The difference between memory and storage is that memory

is …… and storage is ……
a. Temporary, permanent
b. Permanent, temporary
c. Slow, fast
d. All of above

17. A floppy disk contains

a. Circular tracks only
b. Sectors only
c. Both circular tracks and sectors
d. All of the above

18. The octal equivalent of 111010 is

a. 81
b. 72
c. 71
d. None of above

19. The first electronic computer in the world was

a. UNIVAC
b. EDVAC
c. ENIAC
d. All of above

20. The 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
Answers:
1. Correct Answer: b
2. Correct Answer: c
3. Correct Answer: b
4. Correct Answer: c
5. Correct Answer: a
6. Correct Answer: d
7. Correct Answer: a
8. Correct Answer: a
9. Correct Answer: a
10. Correct Answer: d
11. Correct Answer: a
12. Correct Answer: d
13. Correct Answer: d
14. Correct Answer: c
15. Correct Answer: b
16. Correct Answer: a
17. Correct Answer: c
18. Correct Answer: b
19. Correct Answer: c
20. Correct Answer: a

1. Which was the computer conceived by Babbage?

a. Analytical Engine
b. Arithmetic Machine
c. Donald Kunth
d. All of above

2. Offline device is
a. A device which is not connected to CPU
b. A device which is connected to CPU
c. A direct access storage device
d. An I/O device
3. Which of the following registers is loaded with the contents of
the memory location pointed by the PC?
a. Memory address registers
b. Memory data registers
c. Instruction register
d. Program counter

4. Which of the following registers is used to keep track of

address of the memory location where the next instruction is
located?
a. Memory address register
b. Memory data register
c. Instruction register
d. Program counter

5. Microprocessors can be used to make

a. Computers
b. Digital systems
c. Calculators
d. All of above

6. how many address lines are needed to address each machine

location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?
a. 10
b. 11
c. 8
d. 12

7. which American computer company is called Big Blue?

a. Microsoft
b. Compaq Corp
c. IBM
d. Tandy Svenson

8. When did IBM introduce the 20286 based PC/AT?

a. 1982
b. 1984
c. 1985
d. 1989

9. When was the X window system born?

a. 1984
b. 1989
c. 1988
d. 1990

10. Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different

name which was changes in 1924. What was that name?
a. Tabulator Machine Co.
b. Computer Tabulating Recording Co.
c. The Tabulator Ltd.
d. International Computer Ltd.

11. The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by

Mauchly and Eckert called ENIA did not work on the stored
program principle. How many numbers could it store in its
internal memory?
a. 100
b. 20
c. 40
d. 80

12. The digital computer was developed primarily in

a. USSR
b. Japan
c. USA
d. UK

13. The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of

a. Genetics
b. Control and communication
c. Molecular biology
d. Biochemistry

14. Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control
patterns in a waving machine?
a. Pascal
b. Hollerith
c. Babbage
d. Jacquard

15. Most of the inexpensive personal computers do not have any

disk or diskette drive. What is the name of such computes?
a. Home computers
b. Diskless computers
c. Dedicated computers
d. General purpose computers

16. Which of the following require large computers memory?

a. Imaging
b. Graphics
c. Voice
d. All of Above

17. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds

of different computer system is:
a. EFTS
b. MPG
c. MIPS
d. CPS
18. The process of starting a or restarting a computer system by
loading instructions from a secondary storage device into
the computer memory is called
a. Duping
b. Booting
c. Padding
d. CPS

19. who invented the microprocessor?

a. Marcian E Huff
b. Herman H Goldstein
c. Joseph Jacquard
d. All of above

20. One computer that is not considered a portable is

a. Minicomputer
b. Laptop computer
c. Notebook computer
d. All of above

Answers:
1. a. Analytical Engine
2. a. A device which is not connected to CPU
3. c. Instruction register
4. d. Program counter
5. d. All of above
6. b. 11
7. c. IBM
8. b. 1984
9. a. 1984
10. a. Tabulator Machine Co.
11. b. 20
12. c. USA
13. b. Control and communication
14. d. Jacquard
15. a. Home computers
16. d. All of Above
17. c. MIPS
18. b. Booting
19. a. Marcian E Huff
20. a. Minicomputer
1. The accuracy of the floating point numbers represent able in
two 16bit words of a computer is approximately
a. 16 digits
b. 6 digits
c. 4 digits
d. All of above

2. A dumb terminal has

a. An embedded microprocessor
b. Extensive memory
c. Independent processing capability
d. A keyboard and screen

3. Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and

a. Buffer size
b. Resolution
c. Vertical dimension
d. Intelligence

4. bit map terminal

a. support display containing multiple window
b. require considerable amount of video RAM
c. requires tremendous amount of copying and hence low performance
d. all of above

5. how many symbols exist in Baudot code?

a. 32
b. 116
c. 58
d. 76

6. Daisy wheel printer is a type of

a. Matrix printer
b. Impact printer
c. Laser printer
d. Manual printer
7. The number of records contained within a block of data on
magnetic tape is defined by the
a. Block definition
b. Record contain clause
c. Blocking factor
d. Record per block

8. 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

9. how many types of storage loops exists in magnetic bubble

memory
a. 8
b. 4
c. 16
d. 2

10. which of the following memories must be refreshed many

times per second?
a. Static RAM
b. Dynamic RAM
c. EPROM
d. ROM
11. The memory which is programmed at the time it is
manufactured
a. ROM
b. RAM
c. PROM
d. EPROM

12. Which of the following memory medium is not used as main

memory system?
a. Magnetic core
b. Semiconductor
c. Magnetic tape
d. Both semiconductor and magnetic tape

13. The control unit of a microprocessor

a. Stores data in the memory
b. Accepts input data from keyboard
c. Performs arithmetic/logic function
d. None of above

14. Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold
conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of
operations), are known as
a. PC
b. Flags
c. Memory Address Registers
d. General Purpose Registers

15. One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors

from micro-computer is
a. Words are usually large in microprocessors
b. Words are shorter in microprocessors
c. Microprocessor does not contain I/O device
d. Exactly the same as the machine cycle time

16. 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

17. When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the
market and by whom?
a. Hewlett-Packard, 1980
b. Epson, 1981
c. Laplink Traveling Software Inc, 1982
d. Tandy Model-200, 1985
18. The first microprocessor built by the Intel corporation was
called
a. 8008
b. 8080
c. 4004
d. 8800

19. who built the world’s first electronic calculator using

telephone relays, light bulbs and batteries?
a. Claude Shannon
b. Konrard Zues
c. George Stibits
d. Howard H. Aiken

20. Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that

could add, subtracts, multiply, divide and find square roots?
a. Napier
b. Babbage
c. Pascal
d. Leibniz
1. 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

2. 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

3. The primary advantage of key-to-tape data entry system is

a. A large percentage of editing can be performed at the time of data
entry
b. Key verification is easily performed
c. The tape is reusable
d. Keying errors can be detected as they occur.

4. The terminal device that functions as a cash register,

computer terminal, and OCR reader is the:
a. Data collection terminal
b. OCR register terminal
c. Video Display terminal
d. POS terminal

5. Which of the following does not affect the resolution of a video

display image?
a. Bandwidth
b. Raster scan rage
c. Vertical and horizontal lines of resolution
d. Screen size
6. While inserting a diskette into the diskette drive of a PC, the
diskette’s label side should face
a. East
b. North
c. South
d. Up

7. in which year was UK’s premier computing event called “The

which computer” started?
a. 1980
b. 1985
c. 1986
d. 1987

8. The latest PC keyboards use a circuit that senses the

movement by the change in its capacitance,
a. Capacitance keyboard
b. Mechanical keyboard
c. Qwerty keyboard
d. Dvorak keyboard

9. Different components on the motherboard of a PC processor

unit are linked together by sets or parallel electrical conducting
lines. What are these lines called?
a. Conductors
b. Buses
c. Connectors
d. Connectively

10. Which of the following magazines covers only the IBM PC and
its compatibles?
a. Byte
b. PC Magazine
c. Personal Computing
d. Interface Age
11. Which of the following professions has not been affected by
personal computers?
a. Medical
b. Clerical and law
c. Accounting
d. None of the above

12. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called

a. Sorting
b. Classifying
c. Reproducing
d. Summarizing
13. When was Apple Macintosh II microcomputer introduced in
the market?
a. 1964
b. 1970
c. 1983
d. 1986

14. 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

15. What does the disk drive of a computer do?

a. Rotate the disk
b. Read the disk
c. Load a program from the disk into the memory
d. Both b and c

16. The language that the computer can understand and execute
is called
a. Machine language
b. Application software
c. System program
d. All of above

17. An application suitable for sequential processing is

a. Processing of grades
b. Payroll processing
c. Both a and b
d. All of above

18. The word processing task associated with changing the

appearance of a document is
a. Editing
b. Writing
c. Formatting
d. All of above

19. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?

a. Magnetic drum
b. Prom
c. Floppy
d. All of above
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20. Which of the following memories needs refreshing?

a. SRAM
b. DRAM
c. ROM
d. All of above

Answers:
1. d. None of above
2. b. It provides only sequential access to stored data
3. c. The tape is reusable
4. d. POS terminal
5. d. Screen size
6. d. Up
7.a. 1980
8. a. Capacitance keyboard
9. b. Buses
10. b. PC Magazine
11. d. None of the above
12. a. Sorting
13. c. 1983
14. a. AX3/33
15. d. Both b and c
16. a. Machine language
17. c. Both a and b
18. c. Formatting
19. b. Prom
20. b. DRAM
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
1. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming
from
a. Primary memory
b. Control section
c. External memory
d. Cache memory

2. The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called

a. Read-out
b. Read from
c. Read
d. All of above

3. All modern computer operate on

a. Information
b. Floppies
c. Data
d. Word
4. Instructions and memory address are represented by
a. Character code
b. Binary codes
c. Binary word
d. Parity bit

5. Which of the following code used in present day computing

was developed by IBM Corporation?
a. ASCII
b. Hollerith Code
c. Baudot Code
d. EBCDIC Code

6. What is the latest write-once optical storage media?

a. Digital paper
b. Magneto-optical disk
c. WORM disk
d. CD-ROM disk

7. The most important advantage of a video disk is

a. Compactness
b. Potential capacity
c. Durability
d. Cost effectiveness

8. What is the number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9-

trac magnetic tape?
a. 9
b. 16
c. 18
d. 27

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?
a. Track number
b. Sector number
c. Surface number
d. All of above

10. As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are

a. More expensive
b. More portable
c. Less rigid
d. Slowly accessed

11. Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are
also called?
a. Hard disks
b. High-density disks
c. Diskettes
d. Templates

12. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?

a. It is an output device
b. It is an input device
c. It is a peripheral device
d. It is hardware item
13. What is the name of the computer terminal which gives paper
printout?
a. Display screen
b. Soft copy terminal
c. Hard copy terminal
d. Plotter

14. Dot-matrix is a type of

a. Tape
e. Printer
f. Disk
g. Bus

15. The two kinds of main memory are:

a. Primary and secondary
b. Random and sequential
c. ROM and RAM
d. All of above

16. A kind of serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with

magnetically-charged ink sprayed dots is called
a. Laser printer
b. Ink-jet printer
c. Drum printer
d. Chan printer

17. Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?

a. Laser printer
b. Inkjet printer
c. Daisywheel printer
d. Dot matrix printer

18. An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a

magnetic medium to produce audio response is
b. Magnetic tape
c. Voice response unit
d. Voice recognition unit
e. Voice band

19. Which of the following will happen when data is entered into
a memory location?
a. It will add to the content of the location
b. It will change the address of the memory location
c. It will erase the previous content
d. It will not be fruitful if there is already some data at the location
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
a. Memory
b. Buffer
c. Accumulator
d. Address

Answers:
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. To locate a data item for storage is
a. Field
b. Feed
c. Database
d. Fetch

2. programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as

a. system software
b. application software
c. utility programs
d. operating system

3. perforated paper used as input of output media is known as

a. paper tapes
b. magnetic tape
c. punched papers tape
d. card punch
4. Time during which a job is processed by the computer is
a. Delay times
b. Real time
c. Execution time
d. Down time

5. a computer which CPU speed around 100 million instruction

per second and with the word length of around 64 bits is known
as
a. Super computer
b. Mini computer
c. Micro computer
d. Macro computer

6. An approach that permits the computer to work on several

programs instead of one is
a. On-line thesaurus
b. Multiprogramming
c. Over lapped processing
d. Outline processor

7. A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a …

resident package
a. CPU
b. Memory
c. Buffer
d. ALU
8. The term gigabyte refers to
a. 1024 bytes
b. 1024 kilobytes
c. 1024 megabytes
d. 1024 gigabyte
9. Which of the following processors use RISC technology?
a. 486dx
b. Power PC
c. 486sx
d. 6340

10. A/n …. Device is any device that provides information, which

is sent to the CPU
a. Input
b. Output
c. CPU
d. Memory

11. Current SIMMs have either … or … connectors (pins)

a. 9 or 32
b. 30 or 70
c. 28 or 72
d. 30 or 72

12. The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists mainly of

… or … media with varying capacities
a. Memory or video
b. Magnetic or optical
c. Optical or memory
d. Video or magnetic
13. Which of the following is not an input device?
a. OCR
b. Optical scanners
c. Voice recognition device
d. COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)

14. The central processing unit (CPU) consists of

a. Input, output and processing
b. Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage
c. Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage
d. Control unit, processing, and primary storage

15. EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?

a. 256
b. 16
c. 32
d. 64

16. Which is considered a direct entry input device?

a. Optical scanner
b. Mouse and digitizer
c. Light pen
d. All of the above

17. Which is used for manufacturing chips?

a. Bus
b. Control unit
c. Semiconductors
d. A and b only

18. The computer code for the interchange of information

between terminals is
a. ASCII
b. BCD
c. EBCDIC
d. All of above
19. A byte consists of
a. One bit
b. Four bits
c. Eight bits
d. Sixteen bits

20. A hybrid computer

a. Resembles digital computer
b. Resembles analog computer
c. Resembles both a digital and analog computer
d. None of the above

Answers:

1. To locate a data item for storage is

d. Fetch
2. programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as
b. application software
3. perforated paper used as input of output media is known as
a. paper tapes
4. Time during which a job is processed by the computer is
c. Execution time
5. a computer which CPU speed around 100 million instruction per
second and with the word length of around 64 bits is known as
a. Super computer
6. An approach that permits the computer to work on several programs
instead of one is
c. Over lapped processing
7. A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a … resident
package
b. Memory
8. The term gigabyte refers to
c. 1024 megabytes
9. Which of the following processors use RISC technology?
b. Power PC
10. A/n …. Device is any device that provides information, which is sent
to the CPU
a. Input
11. Current SIMMs have either … or … connectors (pins)
d. 30 or 72
12. The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists mainly of … or …
media with varying capacities
b. Magnetic or optical
13. Which of the following is not an input device?
d. COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)
14. The central processing unit (CPU) consists of
c. Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage
15. EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?
a. 256
16. Which is considered a direct entry input device?
d. All of the above
17. Which is used for manufacturing chips?
c. Semiconductors
18. The computer code for the interchange of information between
terminals is
a. ASCII
19. A byte consists of
c. Eight bits
20. A hybrid computer
c. Resembles both a digital and analog computer
1. The silicon chips used for data processing are called
a. RAM chips
b. ROM chips
c. Microprocessors
d. PROM chips

2. The metal disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and
contamination free containers are called
a. Hard disks
b. Floppy disk
c. Winchester disk
d. Flexible disk

3. A computer consists of
a. A central processing unit
b. A memory
c. Input and output unit
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
a. Desktop publishing program
b. Database
c. Spreadsheet
d. All of the above

5. The instructions for starting the computer are house on

a. Random access memory
b. CD-Rom
c. Read only memory chip
d. All of the above

6. The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high

speed storage element called
a. Semiconductor memory
b. Registers
c. Hard disks
d. Magnetic disk

7. a factor which would strongly influence a business person to

adopt a computer is its
a. Accuracy
b. Reliability
c. Speed
d. All of the 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
a. Magnetic core memory
b. Magnetic tape memory
c. Magnetic disk memory
d. Magnetic bubble memory
9. CAD stands for
a. Computer-aided design
b. A computer algorithm for design
c. Computer application in design
d. All of the above

10. RATS stand for

a. Regression Analysis Time Series
b. Regression Analysis Time Sharing
c. Real Analysis Series
d. All of above

11. In which year was the chip used inside the computer for the
first time?
a. 1964
b. 1975
c. 1999
d. 1944

12. What was the name of the first commercially available

microprocessor chip?
a. Intel 308
b. Intel 33
c. Intel 4004
d. Motorola 639

13. When was the first minicomputer built?

a. 1965
b. 1962
c. 1971
d. 1966

14. The first digital computer built with IC chips was known as
e. IBM 7090
f. Apple – 1
g. IBM System / 360
h. VAX-10

15. In which language is source program written?

a. English
b. Symbolic
c. High-level
d. Temporary

16. Which of the following terms is the most closely related to

main memory?
a. Nonvolatile
b. Permanent
c. Control unit
d. Temporary

17. Which of the following is used for manufacturing chips?

a. Control bus
b. Control unit
c. Parity unit
d. Semiconductor

18. Which of the following is required when more than one

person uses a central computer at the same time?
a. Terminal
b. Light pen
c. Digitizer
d. Mouse
19. Which of the following is used only for data entry and
storage, and never for processing?
a. Mouse
b. Dumb terminal
c. Microcomputer
d. A dedicated data entry system

20. To produce high-quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you

would want to use a/n
a. RGB monitor
b. Plotter
c. Ink-jet printer
d. Laser printer

Answers
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 disk
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 was 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
1. Which of the following printers are you sure will not to use if
your objective is to print on multi-carbon forms?
a. Daisy wheel
b. Dot matrix
c. Laser
d. Thimble

2. Which of the following printing devices an output composed of

a series of data?
a. Wire matrix printer
b. Band printer
c. Wang image printer
d. Both a and c

3. The personal computer industry was started by

a. IBM
b. Apple
c. Compaq
d. HCL

4. In the IBM PC-At, what do the words AT stand for

a. Additional Terminals
b. Advance technology
c. Applied technology
d. Advanced terminology

5. Magnetic tape can serve as

a. Secondary storage media
b. Output media
c. Input media
d. All of the above

6. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify the address in a

RAM, the number of addresses will be
a. 216
b. 65,536
c. 64K
d. Any of the above

7. The two major types of computer chips are

a. External memory chip
b. Primary memory chip
c. Microprocessor chip
d. Both b and c

8. As compared to the secondary memory, the primary memory of

a computer is
a. Large
b. Cheap
c. Fast
d. Slow
9. Which of the following is a way to access secondary memory?
a. Random access memory
b. Action method
c. Transfer method
d. Density method

10. Which was the most popular first generation computer?

a. IBM 1650
b. IBM 360
c. IBM 1130
d. IBM 2700

11. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a

computer?
a. To produce result
b. To compare numbers
c. To control flow of information
d. To do math’s works

12. 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

13. Which of the printers used in conjunction with computers

uses dry ink power?
a. Daisy wheel printer
b. Line printer
c. Laser printer
d. Thermal printer
14. Which of the following produces the best quality graphics
reproduction?
a. Laser printer
b. Ink jet printer
c. Plotter
d. Dot matrix printer

15. Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read

and write operations?
a. ROM
b. RAM
c. EPROM
d. None of above

16. Which of the following memories has the shortest access

times?
a. Cache memory
b. Magnetic bubble memory
c. Magnetic core memory
d. RAM

17. A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to

a. 2 byte
b. 32 byte
c. 4 byte
d. 8 byte

18. An error in computer data is called

a. Chip
b. Bug
c. CPU
d. Storage device
19. A set of information that defines the status of resources
allocated to a process is
a. Process control
b. ALU
c. Register Unit
d. Process description

20. Any method for controlling access to or use of memory is

known
a. Memory map
b. Memory protection
c. Memory management
d. Memory instruction

Answers:
1. Which of the following printers are you sure will not to use if your
objective is to print on multi carbon forms?
c. Laser
2. Which of the following printing devices an output composed of a series
of data?
d. Both a and c
3. The personal computer industry was started by
a. IBM
4. In the IBM PC-At, what do the words AT stand for
b. Advance technology
5. Magnetic tape can serve as
d. All of the above
6. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the
number of addresses will be
b. 65,536
7. The two major types of computer chips are
d. Both b and c
8. As compared to the secondary memory, the primary memory of a
computer is
c. Fast
9. Which of the following is a way to access secondary memory?
a. Random access memory
10. Which was the most popular first generation computer?
a. IBM 1650
11. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a
computer?
b. To compare numbers
12. The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot
perform
d. Either of the above
13. Which of the printers used in conjunction with computers uses dry
ink power?
c. Laser printer
14. Which of the following produces the best quality graphics
reproduction?
c. Plotter
15. Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read and write
operations?
b. RAM
16. Which of the following memories has the shortest access times?
a. Cache memory
17. A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to
c. 4 byte
18. An error in computer data is called
b. Bug
19. A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to
a process is
d. Process description
20. Any method for controlling access to or use of memory is known
collage
b. Memory protection
1. A type of core store that has a lower access time than the
devices used for working store in the same processor is known as
a. Core memory
b. Buffer
c. Fast core
d. Address register

2. Which of the following is an acronym for an electronic delay

storage automatic calculator?
a. UNIVAC
b. EDSAC
c. EDVAC
d. Abacus

3. Which of the following is form of semi conductor memory in

which it is possible to change the contents of selected memory
locations by applying suitable electrical signals?
a. CAM
b. ROM
c. EPROM
d. Abacus

4. A disk storage medium in the form of an assembly containing a

single rigid magnetic disk permanently is
a. Fixed disk
b. Disk cartridge
c. Card punch
d. Card reader

5. A memory that is capable of determining whether a given

datum is contained in one of its address is
a. ROM
b. PROM
c. CAM
d. RAM

6. A method of implementing a memory management system is

a. Buddy system
b. Bridgeware
c. Broadband coaxial system
d. All of the above

7. A plastic card similar to a credit card but having some memory

and a microprocessor embedded within it is
a. Punched paper tape
b. Chip card
c. Card punch
d. Magnetic tape

8. A device that operates under the control of another device is

called
a. Stem
b. Slave
c. Simulator
d. Emulator

9. Actual data processing operations are performed in the

arithmetic logic section, but not in the …. Storage section of a
processor unit
a. Primary
b. Accumulator
c. Buffer
d. Secondary
10. The use of spooler programs and/or …. Hardware allows
personal computer operators to do the processing work at the
same time a printing operation is in progress
a. Registered mails
b. Memory
c. CPU
d. Buffer

11. Which most popular input device is used today for interactive
processing and for the one line entry of data for batch
processing?
a. Mouse
b. Magnetic disk
c. Visual display terminal
d. Card punch

12. User programmable terminals that combine VDT hardware

with built-in microprocessor is
a. Kips
b. PC
c. Mainframe
d. Intelligent terminals

13. The number of characters that can be stored in given physical

space is
a. Word length
b. Byte
c. Data density
d. Field

14. the storage capacity of a disk system depends on the bits per
inch of track and the tracks per inch of
a. Cylinder
b. Hum
c. Cluster
d. Surface

15. The disk drive component used to position read/write heads

over a specific track I known as
a. Acoustic couples
b. Access arm
c. Cluster
d. All of the above

16. condensing output data to exhibit specific information is

a. calculating
b. recording
c. merging
d. summarizing
17. which chips using special external equipment can reprogram
a. ROM
b. PROM
c. SAM
d. RAM

18. A storage device whe3re the access time is depended upon

the location of the data is
a. Random access
b. Serial access
c. Sequential access
d. Transaction access

19. Which number system is commonly used as a shortcut

notation for groups of four binary digits?
a. Binary
b. Decimal
c. Octal
d. Hexadecimal

20. Interface electronic circuit is used to interconnect I/O devices

to a computer’s CPU or
a. ALU
b. Memory
c. Buffer
d. Register

Answers:
1. A type of core store that has a lower access time than the devices used
for working store in the same processor is known as
d. Address register
2. Which of the following is an acronym for electronic delay storage
automatic calculator?
b. EDSAC
3. Which of the following is form of semi conductor memory in which it is
possible to change the contents of selected memory locations by
applying suitable electrical signals?
c. EPROM
4. A disk storage medium in the form of an assembly containing a single
rigid magnetic disk permanently is
b. Disk cartridge
5. A memory that is capable of determining whether a given datum is
contained in one of its address is
c. CAM
6. A method of implementing a memory management system is
a. Buddy system
7. A plastic card similar to a credit card but having some memory and a
microprocessor embedded within it is
a. Punched paper tape
8. A device that operates under the control of another device is called
b. Slave
9. Actual data processing operations are performed in the arithmetic
logic section, but not in the …. Storage section of a processor unit
a. Primary
10. The use of spooler programs and/or …. Hardware allows personal
computer operators to do the processing work at the same time a
printing operation is in progress
d. Buffer
11. Which most popular input device is used today for interactive
processing and for the one line entry of data for batch processing?
a. Mouse
12. User programmable terminals that combine VDT hardware with
built-in microprocessor is
d. Intelligent terminals
13. The number of characters that can be stored in given physical space
is
c. Data density
14. the storage capacity of a disk system depends on the bits per inch of
track and the tracks per inch of
d. Surface
15. The disk drive component used to position read/write heads over a
specific track I known as
b. Access Arm
16. condensing output data to exhibit specific information is
d. summarizing
17. which chips using special external equipment can reprogram
b. PROM
18. A storage device whe3re the access time is depended upon the
location of the data is
b. Serial access
19. Which number system is commonly used as a shortcut notation for
groups of four binary digits?
d. Hexadecimal
20. Interface electronic circuit is used to interconnect I/O devices to a
computer’s CPU or
b. Memory
1. One millisecond is
a. 1 second
b. 10th of a seconds
c. 1000th of a seconds
d. 10000th of a seconds
Correct Answer: c
2. An online backing storage system capable of storing larger
quantities of data is
a. CPU
b. Memory
c. Mass storage
d. Secondary storage
Correct Answer: c

3. One of a class of storage device devices that can access

storage locations in any order is
a. DTE
b. DASD
c. DDE
d. DDE
Correct Answer: b

4. Which is an item of storage medium in the form of circular

plate?
a. Disk
b. CPU
c. Printer
d. ALU
Correct Answer: a

5. Properly arranged data is called

a. Field
b. Words
c. Information
d. File
Correct Answer: c
6. Another word for a daisy wheel printer
a. Petal printer
b. Golf ball printer
c. Laser printer
d. Line printer
Correct Answer: b
7. A term used to describe interconnected computer
configuration is
a. Multiprogramming
b. Modulation
c. Multiprocessing
d. Micro program sequence
Correct Answer: a

8. An input /output device at which data enters or leaves a

computer system is
a. Keyboard
b. Terminal
c. Printer
d. Plotter

9. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory

and other parts of the microcomputer is known as
a. Path
b. Address bus
c. Route
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: b
10. A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under
the control of one master is
a. Cylinder
b. Surface
c. Track
d. Cluster
Correct Answer: d

11. Number crunch8ier is the informal name for

a. Mini computer
b. Super computer
c. Microcomputer
d. Mainframe computer
Correct Answer: b

12. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a

digital bit stream is known as
a. Pulse code modulation
b. Pulse stretcher
c. Query processing
d. Queue management
Correct Answer: a
13. The personnel who deals with the computer and its
management put together are called
a. Software
b. Human ware
c. Firmware
d. Hardware
Correct Answer: b
14. The brain of any computer system is
a. ALU
b. Memory
c. CPU
d. Control unit
Correct Answer: c

15. Each model of a computer has a unique

a. Assembly of a computer
b. Machine language
c. High level language
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: b

16. Computer professionals working in a computer center are`

a. Software
b. Firmware
c. Hardware
d. Humanware
Correct Answer: d

17. Which of the it5ems 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: d

18. 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: d

19. 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: d
20. On a PC, how much memory is available to application
software?
a. 1024 KB
b. 760 KB
c. 640 KB
d. 560 KB
Correct Answer: c
1. Which of the following items are examples of storage devices?
a. Floppy / hard disks
b. CD-ROMs
c. Tape devices
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: d
. What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and
requires special software called EMS (expanded memory
specification)?
a. Extended
b. Expanded
c. Base
d. Conventional
Correct Answer: b

5. Before a disk can be used to store data. It must be…….

a. Formatted
b. Reformatted
c. Addressed
d. None of the above
Correct Answer: a

2. The Width of a processor’s data path is measured in bits.

Which of the following are common data paths?
a. 8 bits
b. 12 bits
c. 16 bits
d. 32 bits
Correct Answer: a

3. Which is the type of memory for information that does not

change on your computer?
a. RAM
b. ROM
c. ERAM
d. RW / RAM
Correct Answer: b
6. What type of device is a computer keyboard?
a. Memory
b. Output
c. Storage
d. Input
Correct Answer: d

7. The original ASCII code used…bits of each byte, reserving that

last bit for error checking
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
Correct Answer: c

8. Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor

industry?
a. Motorola
b. IBM
c. Intel
d. AMD
Correct Answer: c

9. What is required when more than one person uses a central

computer at the same time?
a. Light pen
b. Mouse
c. Digitizer
d. Terminal
Correct Answer: d

10. 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: d

11. A typical personal computer used for business purposes

would have…… of RAM.
a. 4 KB
b. 16 K
c. 64 K
d. 256 K
Correct Answer: d

12. A high-quality CAD system uses the following for printing

drawing and graphs
a. Dot matrix printer
b. Digital plotter
c. Line printer
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: b
13. Symbolic logic was discovered by
a. George Boole
b. Herman Hollerith
c. Van Neumann
d. Basic Pascal
Correct Answer: a

14. What was the nickname of the computer used by the

Americans in 1952 for their H-bomb project?
a. ENIAC
b. EDSAC
c. MANIAC
d. UNIVAC
Correct Answer: c

15. The word length of a computer is measured in

a. Bytes
b. Millimeters
c. Meters
d. Bits
Correct Answer: d

16. Multi-user systems provided cost savings for small business

because they use a single processing unit to link several
a. Personal computers
b. Workstations
c. Dumb terminals
d. Mainframes
Correct Answer: c

17. What are the three decisions making operations performed

by the ALU of a computer?
a. Grater than
b. Less than
c. Equal to
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: d

18. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and

comparing?
a. Disk unit
b. Control unit
c. ALU
d. Modem
Correct Answer: c

19. Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via
its ports?
a. Data
b. Bytes
c. Graphics
d. Pictures
Correct Answer: a

20. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
a. Minicomputers
b. Microcomputers
c. Mainframe computers
d. Supercomputer
Correct Answer: c
1. Whereas a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the
trackball is
a. Stationary
b. Difficult to move
c. Dragged
d. Moved in small stems
Correct Answer: a

2. Which one of the following input device is user-programmable?

a. Dumb terminal
b. Smart terminal
c. VDT
d. Intelligent terminal
Correct Answer: d

3. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data

currently being processed by the CPU?
a. Mass memory
b. Internal memory
c. Non-volatile memory
d. PROM
Correct Answer: b

4. Computer instructions written with the use of English words

instead of binary machine code is called
a. Mnemonics
b. Symbolic code
c. Gray codes
d. Opcode
Correct Answer: b

5. computer operators
a. Writes computer programs for specific problems
b. Operate the device which input and output data from the computer
c. Normally require a college degree in computer science
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: b
6. A computer programmer
a. Dies all the thinking for a computer
b. Can enter input data quickly
c. Can operate all types of computer equipment
d. Can draw only flowchart
Correct Answer: a

7. CD-ROM
a. Is a `semiconductor memory
b. Memory register
c. Magnetic memory
d. None of the above
Correct Answer: d

8. Which of the following is not a primary storage device?

a. Magnetic tape
b. Magnetic disk
c. Optical disk
d. None of the above
Correct Answer: d

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

a. A byte
b. A record
c. An address
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: c

10. Which of the following is a secondary memory device?

a. Keyboard
b. Disk
c. ALU
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: b
11. The difference between memory and storage is that memory
is …. and storage is …
a. Temporary, permanent
b. Permanent, temporary
c. Slow, fast
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: a

12. A floppy disk contains

a. Circular tracks only
b. Sectors only
c. Both circular tracks and sectors
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: c

13. The octal equivalence of 111010 is

a. 81
b. 72
c. 71
d. None of the above
Correct Answer: b

14. The first electronic computer in the world was

a. UNIVAC
b. EDVAC
c. ENIAC
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: c

15. The most commonly used standard data code to represent

alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in an
electronic data processing system is called
a. ASCII
b. EBCDIC
c. BCD
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: a

16. Which was the computer conceived by Babbage?

a. Analytical engine
b. Arithmetic machine
c. Donald Knuth
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: a

17. Offline device is

a. A device which is not connected to CPU
b. A device which is connected to CPU
c. A direct access storage device
d. An I/O device
Correct Answer: a

18. Which of the following registers is loaded with the contents

of the memory location pointed by the PC?
a. Memory address register
b. Memory data register
c. Instruction registers
d. Program counter
Correct Answer: c
19. Which of the following registers is used to keep track of the
address of the memory location where the next instruction is
located?
a. Memory address register
b. Memory data register
c. Instruction register
d. Program counter
Correct Answer: d

20. Microprocessors can be used to make

a. Computer
b. Digital systems
c. Calculators
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: d
1. How many address lines are needed to address each memory
location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?
a. 10
b. 11
c. 8
d. 12
Correct Answer: b

2. Which American Computer Company is called big blue?

a. Microsoft
b. Compaq Corp
c. IBM
d. Tandy Sevenson
Correct Answer: c
3. When did IBM introduced the 80286 based PC/AT?
a. 1982
b. 1984
c. 1985
d. 1989
Correct Answer: b

4. The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by

Motley and Accrete called ENIAC did not work on the stored
program concept. How many number s could it store in its
internal memory?
a. 100
b. 20
c. 40
d. 80
Correct Answer: b

5. The digital computer was developed primarily in

a. USSR
b. Japan
c. USA
d. UK
Correct Answer: c

6. The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of

a. Genetics
b. Control and communications
c. Molecular biology
d. Biochemistry
Correct Answer: b
7. Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control
patterns of a weaving machine?
a. Pascal
b. Hollerith
c. Babbage
d. Jacquard
Correct Answer: d

8. Most of the inexpensive personal computer does not have any

disk or diskette drive. What is the name of such computes?
a. Home computers
b. Diskless computers
c. Dedicated computer
d. General computer
Correct Answer: a

9. Which of the following required large computer memory?

a. Imaging
b. Graphics
c. Voice
d. All of above
Correct Answer: d

10. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds

of different computer system is:
a. EFTS
b. MPG
c. MIPS
d. CFPS
Correct Answer: c

11. The processes of starting or restarting a computer system by

loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the
completer memory is called
a. Duping
b. Booting
c. Padding
d. All of above
Correct Answer: b

12. Who invented the microprocessor?

a. Marcian E Huff
b. Herman H Goldstein
c. Joseph Jacquard
d. All of above
Correct Answer: a
13. One computer that is not considered a portable computer is
a. Minicomputer
b. A laptop computer
c. Mini computer
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: a

14. The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in

two 16-bit words of a computer is approximately
a. 16 digits
b. 6 digits
c. 9 digits
d. All of above
Correct Answer: b

15. A dumb terminal has

a. An embedded microprocessor
b. Extensive memory
c. Independent processing
d. A keyboard and screen
Correct Answer: d

16. Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and

a. Buffer size
b. Resolution
c. Vertical dimensions
d. Intelligence
Correct Answer: b

17. Daisy wheel printer is a type of

a. Matrix primer
b. Impact printer
c. Laser printer
d. Manual printer
Correct Answer: b

18. The number of records contained within a block of data on

magnetic tape is defined by the
a. Block definition
b. Record contain clause
c. Blocking factor
d. Record per block factor
Correct Answer: c
19. 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 a serial form
Correct Answer: d

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: b
1. EBCDIC stands for
a. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
b. Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
c. Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
d. Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code

2. BCD is
a. Binary Coded Decimal
b. Bit Coded Decimal
c. Binary Coded Digit
d. Bit Coded Digit

3. 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

4. Which of the following is the first generation of computer

a. EDSAC
b. IBM-1401
c. CDC-1604
d. ICL-2900

5. Chief component of first generation computer was

a. Transistors
b. Vacuum Tubes and Valves
c. Integrated Circuits
d. None of above

6. FORTRAN is
a. File Translation
b. Format Translation
c. Formula Translation
d. Floppy Translation

7. EEPROM stands for

a. Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
b. Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
c. Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
d. None of the above
8. Second Generation computers were developed during
a. 1949 to 1955
b. 1956 to 1965
c. 1965 to 1970
d. 1970 to 1990

9. The computer size was very large in

a. First Generation
b. Second Generation
c. Third Generation
d. Fourth Generation

10. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which

generation computers
a. First Generation
b. Second Generation
c. Third Generation
d. Fourth Generation
Answers:
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.
2. BCD is
Correct Answer: a. Binary Coded Decimal
Explanation: BCD is a binarily coded notation in which each of the
decimal digits is expressed as an 8-bit binary numeral. For example, in
binarily 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 is 8 bits that represent 0 to 255.
4. Which of the following is the 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.
5. The 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 the 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.
7. EEPROM stands 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.
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.
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.
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.

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