Saturday, February 13, 2021

Computer Fundamental 100 Solved MCQ Part-3

Question: 1. Bit map terminal

Option A. support display containing multiple window
Option B. require considerable amount of video RAM
Option C. requires tremendous amount of copying and hence low performance
Option D. all of above

Question: 2. First generation computers used _________ for memory
Option A. vacuum tubes
Option B. silicon chips
Option C. magnetic drum
Option D. RAM

Question: 3. Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read and write operations?
Option A. ROM
Option B. RAM
Option C. EPROM
Option D. None of above

Question: 4. EPROM can be used for
Option A. Erasing the contents of ROM
Option B. Reconstructing the contents of ROM
Option C. Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
Option D. Duplicating ROM

Question: 5. ENIAC uses
Option A. Decimal Numbering System
Option B. Octal Numbering System
Option C. Binary Numbering System
Option D. Hexadecial Numbering System

Question: 6. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:
Option A. EFTS
Option B. MPG
Option C. MIPS
Option D. CPS

Question: 7. which of the following is problem oriented language?
Option A. High level language
Option B. Machine language
Option C. Assembly language
Option D. Low level language

Question: 8. A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to
Option A. 2 byte
Option B. 32 byte
Option C. 4 byte
Option D. 8 byte

Question: 9. The term GIGO is related to
Option A. Accuracy
Option B. Reliability
Option C. Versatility
Option D. Automatic

Question: 10. Web cam is an
Option A. input unit device
Option B. output unit device
Option C. processing device
Option D. Input and Output device

Question: 11. Bit stands for
Option A. Binary digits
Option B. bit of system
Option C. a part of byte
Option D. All of above

Question: 12. Access time is
Option A. seek time + latency time
Option B. seek time
Option C. seek time ? latency time
Option D. latency time

Question: 13. Which device can understand difference between data & programs?
Option A. Input device
Option B. Output device
Option C. Memory
Option D. Microprocessor

Question: 14. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?
Option A. Floppy Disk
Option B. CD-ROM
Option C. Hard Disk
Option D. None of these

Question: 15. Symbolic logic was discovered by
Option A. George Boole
Option B. Herman Hollerith
Option C. Van Neumann
Option D. Basic Pascal

Question: 16. UNIVAC is
Option A. Universal Automatic Computer
Option B. Universal Array Computer
Option C. Unique Automatic Computer
Option D. Unvalued Automatic Computer

Question: 17. The basic operations performed by a computer are
Option A. Arithmetic operation
Option B. Logical operation
Option C. Storage and relative
Option D. All the above

Question: 18. The two major types of computer chips are
Option A. External memory chip
Option B. Primary memory chip
Option C. Microprocessor chip
Option D. Both b and c

Question: 19. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
Option A. First Generation
Option B. Second Generation
Option C. Third Generation
Option D. Fourth Generation

Question: 20. What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?
Option A. Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers
Option B. Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers
Option C. Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently
Option D. Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible.

Question: 21. ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems.What does EBCDIC stand for?
Option A. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
Option B. Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
Option C. Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
Option D. Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code

Question: 22. The brain of any computer system is
Option A. ALU
Option B. Memory
Option C. CPU
Option D. Control unit

Question: 23. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on
Option A. tracks per inch of surface
Option B. bits per inch of tracks
Option C. disk pack in disk surface
Option D. All of above

Question: 24. The two kinds of main memory are:
Option A. Primary and secondary
Option B. Random and sequential
Option C. ROM and RAM
Option D. All of above

Question: 25. A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is
Option A. Memory
Option B. Buffer
Option C. Accumulator
Option D. Address

Question: 26. Computer is free from tiresome and boardroom. We call it
Option A. Accuracy
Option B. Reliability
Option C. Diligence
Option D. Versatility

Question: 27. Integrated Circuits (ICs) are related to which generation of computers?
Option A. First generation
Option B. Second generation
Option C. Third generation
Option D. Fourth generation

Question: 28. CD-ROM is a
Option A. Semiconductor memory
Option B. Memory register
Option C. Magnetic memory
Option D. None of above

Question: 29. A hybrid computer
Option A. Resembles digital computer
Option B. Resembles analogue computer
Option C. Resembles both a digital and analogue computer
Option D. None of the above

Question: 30. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
Option A. Minicomputers
Option B. Microcomputers
Option C. Mainframe computers
Option D. Super computer

Question: 31. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
Option A. Primary memory
Option B. Control section
Option C. External memory
Option D. Cache memory

Question: 32. Chief component of first generation computer was
Option A. Transistors
Option B. Vacuum Tubes and Valves
Option C. Integrated Circuits
Option D. None of above

Question: 33. To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n
Option A. RGB monitor
Option B. Plotter
Option C. Ink-jet printer
Option D. Laser printer

Question: 34. What are the stages in the compilation process?
Option A. Feasibility study, system design and testing
Option B. Implementation and documentation
Option C. Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation
Option D. None of the above

Question: 35. Which of the following IC was used in third generation of computers?
Option A. SSI
Option B. MSI
Option C. LSI
Option D. Both a and b

Question: 36. The main electronic component used in first generation computers was
Option A. Transistors
Option B. Vacuum Tubes and Valves
Option C. Integrated Circuits
Option D. None of above

Question: 37. A dumb terminal has
Option A. an embedded microprocessor
Option B. extensive memory
Option C. independent processing capability
Option D. a keyboard and screen

Question: 38. One millisecond is
Option A. 1 second
Option B. 10th of a seconds
Option C. 1000th of a seconds
Option D. 10000th of a seconds

Question: 39. The output quality of a printer is measured by
Option A. Dot per sq. inch
Option B. Dots per inch
Option C. Dots printed per unit time
Option D. All of the above

Question: 40. Which of the following was a special purpose computer?
Option A. ABC
Option B. ENIAC
Option C. EDVAC
Option D. All of the above

Question: 41. What was the computer invented by Attanasoff and Clifford?
Option A. Mark I
Option B. ABC
Option C. Z3
Option D. None of above

Question: 42. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
Option A. Floppy Disk
Option B. Hard Disk
Option C. Compact Disk
Option D. Magneto Optic Disk

Question: 43. Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent?
Option A. ENIAC
Option B. MARK I
Option C. Z3
Option D. ABC

Question: 44. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is known as
Option A. Path
Option B. Address bus
Option C. Route
Option D. All of the above

Question: 45. High density double sided floppy disks could store of data
Option A. 1.40 MB
Option B. 1.44 GB
Option C. 1.40 GB
Option D. 1.44 MB

Question: 46. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs
Option A. Dot matrix printer
Option B. Digital plotter
Option C. Line printer
Option D. All of the above

Question: 47. Which of the following is not an input device?
Option A. OCR
Option B. Optical scanners
Option C. Voice recognition device
Option D. COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)

Question: 48. The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a computer is approximately
Option A. 16 digits
Option B. 6 digits
Option C. 9 digits
Option D. All of above

Question: 49. 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?
Option A. Motherboard
Option B. Daughterboard
Option C. Bredboard
Option D. Fatherboard

Question: 50. 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?
Option A. Motherboard
Option B. Breadboard
Option C. Daughter board
Option D. Grandmother board

Question: 51. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for
Option A. Direct access
Option B. Sequential access
Option C. Both of above
Option D. None of above

Question: 52. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as
Option A. Pulse code modulation
Option B. Pulse stretcher
Option C. Query processing
Option D. Queue management

Question: 53. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?
Option A. It is an output device
Option B. It is an input device
Option C. It is a peripheral device
Option D. It is hardware item

Question: 54. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for
Option A. Doing quick mathematical calculations
Option B. Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
Option C. Electronic data processing
Option D. Performing repetitive tasks accurately

Question: 55. When was vacuum tube invented?
Option A. 1900
Option B. 1906
Option C. 1910
Option D. 1880

Question: 56. Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?
Option A. Laser printer
Option B. Ink jet printer
Option C. Plotter
Option D. Dot matrix printer

Question: 57. Computers with 80286 microprocessor is
Option A. XT computer
Option B. AT computers
Option C. PS/2 computer
Option D. None of above

Question: 58. An application suitable for sequential processing is
Option A. Processing of grades
Option B. Payroll processing
Option C. Both a and b
Option D. All of above

Question: 59. Which of the following is not processing?
Option A. arranging
Option B. manipulating
Option C. calculating
Option D. gathering

Question: 60. The digital computer was developed primarily in
Option A. USSR
Option B. Japan
Option C. USA
Option D. UK

Question: 61. Software in computer
Option A. Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine
Option B. Increase the speed of central processing unit
Option C. Both of above
Option D. None of above

Question: 62. Today's computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changes in 1924. What was that name?
Option A. Tabulator Machine Co.
Option B. Computing Tabulating Recording Co.
Option C. The Tabulator Ltd.
Option D. International Computer Ltd.

Question: 63. 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?
Option A. Track number
Option B. Sector number
Option C. Surface number
Option D. All of above

Question: 64. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called
Option A. Sorting
Option B. Classifying
Option C. Reproducing
Option D. Summarizing

Question: 65. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
Option A. To produce result
Option B. To compare numbers
Option C. To control flow of information
Option D. To do math's works

Question: 66. Abacus was the first
Option A. electronic computer
Option B. mechanical computer
Option C. electronic calculator
Option D. mechanical calculator

Question: 67. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be
Option A. 216
Option B. 65536
Option C. 64K
Option D. Any of the above

Question: 68. Instructions and memory address are represented by
Option A. Character code
Option B. Binary codes
Option C. Binary word
Option D. Parity bit

Question: 69. The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and OCR reader is the:
Option A. Data collection terminal
Option B. OCR register terminal
Option C. Video Display terminal
Option D. POS terminal

Question: 70. A set of flip flops integrated together is called
Option A. Counter
Option B. Adder
Option C. Register
Option D. None of the above

Question: 71. People often call as the brain of computer system
Option A. Control Unit
Option B. Arithmetic Logic Unit
Option C. Central Processing Unit
Option D. Storage Unit

Question: 72. Which is used for manufacturing chips?
Option A. Bus
Option B. Control unit
Option C. Semiconductors
Option D. A and b only

Question: 73. The value of each bead in heaven is
Option A. 1
Option B. 3
Option C. 5
Option D. 7

Question: 74. The first computer introduced in Nepal was
Option A. IBM 1400
Option B. IBM 1401
Option C. IBM 1402
Option D. IBM1402

Question: 75. Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following language?
Option A. Machine language
Option B. Assembly language
Option C. High level language
Option D. None of above

Question: 76. Instruction in computer languages consists of
Option A. OPCODE
Option B. OPERAND
Option C. Both of above
Option D. None of above

Question: 77. Which generation of computer is still under development
Option A. Fourth Generation
Option B. Fifth Generation
Option C. Sixth Generation
Option D. Seventh Generation

Question: 78. A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a
Option A. Counter
Option B. Loader
Option C. Adder
Option D. Shift register

Question: 79. Which was the most popular first generation computer?
Option A. IBM 650
Option B. IBM 360
Option C. IBM 1130
Option D. IBM 2700

Question: 80. Which is considered a direct entry input device?
Option A. Optical scanner
Option B. Mouse and digitizer
Option C. Light pen
Option D. All of the above

Question: 81. A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is
Option A. Process control
Option B. ALU
Option C. Register Unit
Option D. Process description

Question: 82. Each set of Napier's bones consisted of rods.
Option A. 5
Option B. 9
Option C. 11
Option D. 13

Question: 83. BCD is
Option A. Binary Coded Decimal
Option B. Bit Coded Decimal
Option C. Binary Coded Digit
Option D. Bit Coded Digit

Question: 84. When was the world's first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?
Option A. Hewlett-Packard, 1980
Option B. Epson, 1981
Option C. Laplink Traveling Software Inc, 1982
Option D. Tandy Model-200, 1985

Question: 85. From which generation operating systems were developed?
Option A. First
Option B. Second
Option C. Third
Option D. Fourth

Question: 86. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
Option A. IBM
Option B. Super UNIVAC
Option C. Radio Sharks
Option D. Data General Corporation

Question: 87. How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?
Option A. 10
Option B. 11
Option C. 8
Option D. 12

Question: 88. Properly arranged data is called
Option A. Field
Option B. Words
Option C. Information
Option D. File

Question: 89. A computer consists of
Option A. A central processing unit
Option B. A memory
Option C. Input and output unit
Option D. All of the above

Question: 90. Why are vacuum tubes also called valves?
Option A. Because they can amplify the weak signals and make them strong
Option B. Because they can stop or allow the flow of current
Option C. Both of above
Option D. None of above

Question: 91. John Napier invented Logarithm in
Option A. 1614
Option B. 1617
Option C. 1620
Option D. None of above

Question: 92. An integrated circuit is
Option A. A complicated circuit
Option B. An integrating device
Option C. Much costlier than a single transistor
Option D. Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip

Question: 93. 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?
Option A. Bus control
Option B. Interrupts
Option C. Bus arbitration
Option D. Status

Question: 94. Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is
Option A. Stationary
Option B. Difficult to move
Option C. Dragged
Option D. Moved in small steps

Question: 95. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?
Option A. Magnetic drum
Option B. Hard Disks
Option C. Floppy
Option D. All of above

Question: 96. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several
Option A. Personal computers
Option B. Workstations
Option C. Dumb terminals
Option D. Mainframes

Question: 97. What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?
Option A. Grater than
Option B. Less than
Option C. Equal to
Option D. All of the above

Question: 98. The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document is
Option A. Editing
Option B. Writing
Option C. Formatting
Option D. All of above

Question: 99. Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of
Option A. first generation
Option B. second generation
Option C. third generation
Option D. fourth generation

Question: 100. Algorithm and Flow chart help us to
Option A. Know the memory capacity
Option B. Identify the base of a number system
Option C. Direct the output to a printer
Option D. Specify the problem completely and clearly

Answer Sheet

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

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