Saturday, February 13, 2021

Computer Fundamental 100 Solved MCQ Part-6

Question: 1. When was the company named IBM?

Option A. 1914
Option B. 1924
Option C. 1975
Option D. None of above

Question: 2. Which of the following storage device can store the largest amount of data?
Option A. Hard Disks
Option B. Flash Disks
Option C. Blu-Ray Disks
Option D. DVDs

Question: 3. Who invented Mark I?
Option A. Howard Aikin
Option B. J. P. Eckert
Option C. John Mauchley
Option D. John v. Atanasoff

Question: 4. ALU is
Option A. Arithmetic Logic Unit
Option B. Array Logic Unit
Option C. Application Logic Unit
Option D. None of above

Question: 5. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/an
Option A. Interpreter
Option B. CPU
Option C. Compiler
Option D. Simulator

Question: 6. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
Option A. 1978
Option B. 1984
Option C. 1990
Option D. 1991

Question: 7. The purpose of vacuum tube was to NOT act like
Option A. an amplifier
Option B. a switch
Option C. a router
Option D. None of above

Question: 8. As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are
Option A. More expensive
Option B. More portable
Option C. Less rigid
Option D. Slowly accessed

Question: 9. Which of the following is the most quickly accessible storage?
Option A. RAM
Option B. Registers
Option C. Disks
Option D. Pen Drive

Question: 10. The octal equivalence of 111010 is
Option A. 81
Option B. 72
Option C. 71
Option D. None of above

Question: 11. Excessive parallel processing is related to
Option A. First generation
Option B. Fourth generation
Option C. Fifth Generation
Option D. Third generation

Question: 12. Second generation computers were developed during
Option A. 1949 to 1955
Option B. 1956 to 1965
Option C. 1965 to 1970
Option D. 1970 to 1990

Question: 13. What do you call a single point on a computer screen?
Option A. Cell
Option B. Element
Option C. Pixel
Option D. Bit

Question: 14. Mostly which of the following device is used to carry user files?
Option A. Floppy Disk
Option B. Hard Disk
Option C. RAM
Option D. CDROM

Question: 15. Which of the following computer implemented binary numbers, perform calculations using electronics and implemented separate computation and memory for the first time?
Option A. Mark I
Option B. ABC
Option C. Z3
Option D. None of above

Question: 16. FORTRAN is a programming language. What does FORTRAN stand for?
Option A. File Translation
Option B. Format Translation
Option C. Formula Translation
Option D. Floppy Translation

Question: 17. Which of the following memories needs refreshing?
Option A. SRAM
Option B. DRAM
Option C. ROM
Option D. All of above

Question: 18. Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?
Option A. Data
Option B. Bytes
Option C. Graphics
Option D. Pictures

Question: 19. An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is
Option A. Magnetic tape
Option B. Voice response unit
Option C. Voice recognition unit
Option D. Voice band

Question: 20. Which of the items below are considered removable storage media?
Option A. Removable hard disk cartridges
Option B. (Magneto-optical) disk
Option C. Flexible disks cartridges
Option D. All of the above

Question: 21. Which of the following is not purely output device?
Option A. Screen
Option B. Printer
Option C. Speaker
Option D. Plotter

Question: 22. Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square roots?
Option A. Napier
Option B. Babbage
Option C. Pascal
Option D. Leibniz

Question: 23. The first Macintosh computer was from
Option A. First generation
Option B. Second generation
Option C. Third generation
Option D. Fourth generation

Question: 24. Which of the following is not a form of data?
Option A. numbers and characters
Option B. images
Option C. sound
Option D. none of above

Question: 25. Which is not a computer classification?
Option A. mainframe
Option B. maxframe
Option C. mini
Option D. notebook

Question: 26. The control unit of a microprocessor
Option A. Stores data in the memory
Option B. Accepts input data from keyboard
Option C. Performs arithmetic/logic function
Option D. None of above

Question: 27. Which of the following is internal memory?
Option A. Disks
Option B. Pen Drives
Option C. RAM
Option D. CDs

Question: 28. Which operation is not performed by computer
Option A. Inputting
Option B. Processing
Option C. Controlling
Option D. Understanding

Question: 29. Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called?
Option A. Hard disks
Option B. High-density disks
Option C. Diskettes
Option D. Templates

Question: 30. The magnetic storage chip used to provide non-volatile direct access storage of data and that have no moving parts are known as
Option A. Magnetic core memory
Option B. Magnetic tape memory
Option C. Magnetic disk memory
Option D. Magnetic bubble memory

Question: 31. A collection of related instructions organized for a common purpose is referred to as
Option A. File
Option B. Database
Option C. Program
Option D. None of above

Question: 32. Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and
Option A. Buffer size
Option B. Resolution
Option C. Vertical dimensions
Option D. Intelligence

Question: 33. Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is called
Option A. Mnemonics
Option B. Symbolic code
Option C. Gray codes
Option D. Opcode

Question: 34. Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program?
Option A. Machine language
Option B. Assembly language
Option C. High level language
Option D. None of above

Question: 35. On which aspect the analog computers are better than digital?
Option A. Speed
Option B. Accuracy
Option C. Reliability
Option D. Automatic

Question: 36. Which of the following processors use RISC technology?
Option A. 486dx
Option B. Power PC
Option C. 486sx
Option D. 6340

Question: 37. Which of the following machine was not invented by Charles Babbage?
Option A. Tabulating Machine
Option B. Analytical Engine
Option C. Difference Engine
Option D. Both C and D

Question: 38. How many numbers could ENIAC store in its internal memory
Option A. 100
Option B. 20
Option C. 80
Option D. 40

Question: 39. The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of
Option A. Genetics
Option B. Control and communication
Option C. Molecular biology
Option D. Biochemistry

Question: 40. Why ABC is considered electro-mechanical computer?
Option A. Because it was invented before electronic computers were developed
Option B. Because there are wheels, drums, bars to rotate and move to produce result
Option C. Because they use the flow of electrons in different component
Option D. None of above

Question: 41. Binary circuit elements have
Option A. One stable state
Option B. Two stable state
Option C. Three stable state
Option D. None of above

Question: 42. Which of the following is used for manufacturing chips?
Option A. Control bus
Option B. Control unit
Option C. Parity unit
Option D. Semiconductor

Question: 43. Which of the following is not a micro computer?
Option A. Laptop PCs
Option B. Tablet PCs
Option C. Desktop PCs
Option D. None of above

Question: 44. The value of each bead in earth is
Option A. 1
Option B. 3
Option C. 5
Option D. 7

Question: 45. When did John Napier develop logarithm?
Option A. 1416
Option B. 1614
Option C. 1641
Option D. 1804

Question: 46. Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory?
Option A. Non volatile
Option B. Permanent
Option C. Control unit
Option D. Temporary

Question: 47. Which was the world's first minicomputer and when was it introduced?
Option A. PDP-I, 1958
Option B. IBM System/36, 1960
Option C. PDP-II, 1961
Option D. VAX 11/780, 1962

Question: 48. A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master is
Option A. Cylinder
Option B. Surface
Option C. Track
Option D. Cluster

Question: 49. The word length of a computer is measured in
Option A. Bytes
Option B. Millimeters
Option C. Meters
Option D. Bits

Question: 50. What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special softw3are called EMS (expanded memory specification)?
Option A. Extended
Option B. Expanded
Option C. Base
Option D. Conventional

Question: 51. Which unit holds data permanently?
Option A. Input unit
Option B. Secondary storage unit
Option C. Output Unit
Option D. Primary Memory Unit

Question: 52. Before a disk can be used to store datA. It must be
Option A. Formatted
Option B. Reformatted
Option C. Addressed
Option D. None of the above

Question: 53. Computer system comprises of major units
Option A. input unit, output unit, control unit
Option B. input unit, output unit, control unit and storage
Option C. input unit, output unit, central processing unit and storage unit
Option D. input, output and storage units

Question: 54. The first general purpose electronic digital computer in the world was
Option A. UNIVAC
Option B. EDVAC
Option C. ENIAC
Option D. All of above

Question: 55. Signals can be analog or digital and a computer that processes the both type of signals is known as
Option A. Analog computer
Option B. Digital Computer
Option C. Hybrid Computer
Option D. Mainframe Computer

Question: 56. High level language is also called
Option A. Problem oriented language
Option B. Business oriented language
Option C. Mathematically oriented language
Option D. All of the above

Question: 57. Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens?
Option A. Monitor
Option B. Hardware
Option C. Robot
Option D. Computer

Question: 58. Which of the following file organization is most efficient for a file with a high degree of file activity?
Option A. Sequential
Option B. ISAM
Option C. VSAM
Option D. B-Tree Index

Question: 59. Which of the following is associated with error detector?
Option A. Odd parity bit
Option B. Even parity bit
Option C. Both of the above
Option D. None of above

Question: 60. Magnetic tape can serve as
Option A. Secondary storage media
Option B. Output media
Option C. Input media
Option D. All of the above

Question: 61. Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry?
Option A. Motorola
Option B. IBM
Option C. Intel
Option D. AMD

Question: 62. The first digital computer built with IC chips was known as
Option A. IBM 7090
Option B. Apple ? 1
Option C. IBM System / 360
Option D. VAX-10

Question: 63. EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?
Option A. 256
Option B. 16
Option C. 32
Option D. 64

Question: 64. MICR stands for
Option A. Magnetic Ink Character Reader
Option B. Magnetic Ink Code Reader
Option C. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
Option D. None

Question: 65. Number crunchier is the informal name for
Option A. Minicomputer
Option B. Super computer
Option C. Microcomputer
Option D. Mainframe computer

Question: 66. RATS stand for
Option A. Regression Analysis Time Series
Option B. Regression Analysis Time Sharing
Option C. Real Analysis Series
Option D. All of above

Question: 67. Which technology is used in Compact disks?
Option A. Mechanical
Option B. Electrical
Option C. Electro Magnetic
Option D. Laser

Question: 68. Different components of the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?
Option A. Conductors
Option B. Buses
Option C. Connectors
Option D. Consecutives

Question: 69. Which is the first electronic digital computer?
Option A. ENIAC
Option B. MARK I
Option C. Z3
Option D. ABC

Question: 70. Which of the following is a storage device?
Option A. Tape
Option B. Hard Disk
Option C. Floppy Disk
Option D. All of the above

Question: 71. The metal disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and contamination free containers are called
Option A. Hard disks
Option B. Floppy disk
Option C. Winchester disk
Option D. Flexible disk

Question: 72. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an
Option A. Interpreter
Option B. Simulator
Option C. Compiler
Option D. Commander

Question: 73. Intel corporation produces chips for which computers?
Option A. IBM PCs
Option B. Apple/Macintosh PCs
Option C. Both of above
Option D. None of above

Question: 74. The first microprocessor built by the Intel corporation was called
Option A. 8008
Option B. 8080
Option C. 4004
Option D. 8800

Question: 75. Which of the following is not a class of computers based on size?
Option A. Mainframe Computers
Option B. Mini Computers
Option C. Micro Computers
Option D. Super Computers

Question: 76. Who invented EDSAC?
Option A. John v. Neumann
Option B. J.P. Eckert and John Mauchley
Option C. Maurice Wilkes
Option D. Howard Aiken

Question: 77. EEPROM stands for
Option A. Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Option B. Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Option C. Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Option D. Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

Question: 78. Which of the following is a class of computers based on model?
Option A. Digital Computer
Option B. Hybrid Computers
Option C. Analog Computers
Option D. AT Computers

Question: 79. What are the computers called that performs calculations and comparisons usually in the binary numbering system?
Option A. Analog Computers
Option B. Digital Computers
Option C. Hybrid Computers
Option D. None of above

Question: 80. ASCII stands for
Option A. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Option B. American Scientific Code for International Interchange
Option C. American Standard Code for Intelligence Interchange
Option D. American Scientific Code for Information Interchange

Question: 81. The data recording format in most of the modern magnetic tape is
Option A. 7-bit ASCII
Option B. 7-bit EBCDIC
Option C. 8-bit ASCII
Option D. 8-bit EBCDIC

Question: 82. Why ABC computer is called so?
Option A. Because it was developed by Atanasoff and Berry
Option B. Because it was thought to be the first computer so named with first alphabets of English
Option C. Both of above are the reason to name the computer ABC
Option D. None of above are true

Question: 83. Who designed the first electronics computer ? ENIAC/
Option A. Von Neumann
Option B. Joseph M Jacquard
Option C. J. P. Eckert and J. W. Mauchly
Option D. All of above

Question: 84. Central Processing Unit is combination of
Option A. Control and storage
Option B. Control and output unit
Option C. Arithmetic logic and input unit
Option D. Arithmetic logic and control unit

Question: 85. IBM 1401 computer was
Option A. Mainframe Computer
Option B. Mini Computers
Option C. Micro Computers
Option D. None of above

Question: 86. Time during which a job is processed by the computer is
Option A. Delay times
Option B. Real time
Option C. Execution time
Option D. Down time

Question: 87. CD-ROM stands for
Option A. Compactable Read Only Memory
Option B. Compact Data Read Only Memory
Option C. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
Option D. Compact Disk Read Only Memory

Question: 88. Which unit converts user data into machine readable form?
Option A. Input unit
Option B. Output unit
Option C. ALU
Option D. Control Unit

Question: 89. Which unit is known as nerve center of computer?
Option A. ALU
Option B. CU
Option C. Memory
Option D. Registers

Question: 90. What does the disk drive of a computer do?
Option A. Rotate the disk
Option B. Read the disk
Option C. Load a program from the disk into the memory
Option D. Both b and c

Question: 91. Access time is
Option A. seek time + latency time
Option B. seek time
Option C. seek time
Option D. latency time

Question: 92. Who invented the microprocessor?
Option A. Marcian E Huff
Option B. Herman H Goldstein
Option C. Joseph Jacquard
Option D. All of above

Question: 93. MICR stands for
Option A. Magnetic Ink Character Reader
Option B. Magnetic Ink Code Reader
Option C. Magnetic Ink Case Reader
Option D. None of the above

Question: 94. The Width of a processor's data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are common data paths?
Option A. 8 bits
Option B. 12 bits
Option C. 16 bits
Option D. 32 bits

Question: 95. MSI is the abbreviation of
Option A. Medium Scale Integrated
Option B. Medium System Integrated
Option C. Medium Scale Intelligent
Option D. Medium System Intelligent

Question: 96. 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 contribu
Option A. India
Option B. China
Option C. Germany
Option D. Taiwan

Question: 97. Which statement is valid about interpreter?
Option A. It translates one instruction at a time
Option B. Object code is saved for future use
Option C. Repeated interpretation is not necessary
Option D. All of above

Question: 98. Easily reloctable language is
Option A. Machine language
Option B. Assembly language
Option C. High level language
Option D. Medium level language

Question: 99. Which of the following memories needs refresh?
Option A. SRAM
Option B. DRAM
Option C. ROM
Option D. All of above

Question: 100. Through which device the main components of the computer communicate with each other?
Option A. Keyboard
Option B. System Bus
Option C. Monitor
Option D. Memory

Answer Sheet

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

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