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Q 1: The brain of a computer which keeps peripherals under its control is called

  • A Common power unit
  • B Common processing unit
  • C Central power unit
  • D Central processing unit

Q 2: A computer consists of

  • A A central processing unit
  • B A memory
  • C Input and output unit
  • D All the above

Q 3: A typical modern computer uses

  • A LSI chips
  • B Vacuum tubes
  • C Valves
  • D All the above

Q 4: Which of the following is the correct statement?

  • A Computers can be used for diagnosing the difficulty of a student in learning a subject
  • B Psychological testing can be done with the help of a computer, provided that a software is available
  • C A set of instructions is called a pro gramme
  • D All the above

Q 5: Which of the following statements is not correct ?

  • A Computer is capable of processing only digital signal
  • B Computer is capable of analysing both quantitative and qualitative data
  • C Appropriate software is required for processing the data
  • D Computer is capable of processing digital as well as analogue signals

Q 6: Which of the following statements is correct?

  • A Virus improves the speed of processing information through the computer
  • B The internet does not allow a virus to spread
  • C Virus is a part of software
  • D Virus is an operating system

Q 7: Which of the following is not the characteristic of a computer?

  • A Computer is an electrical machine
  • B Computer cannot think on its own
  • C Computer processes an information error free
  • D Computer can hold data for any length of time

Q 8: Which of the following is the appropriate definition of a computer?

  • A Computer is a machine that can process the information
  • B Computer is an electronic device that can store, retrieve and quickly process both quantitative and qualitative data quickly and accurately
  • C Computer is an electronic device that can store, retrieve and quickly process only quantitative data.
  • D Computer is an electronic device that can store, retrieve and quickly process only qualitative data.

Q 9: The pioneer organization in personal computer industry is

  • A IBM
  • B Apple
  • C Compaq
  • D Infosys

Q 10: Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory?

  • A Non-volatile
  • B Permanent
  • C Control unit
  • D Temporary

Q 11: Which of the following is used for manufacturing chips?

  • A Control bus
  • B Control unit
  • C Parity unit
  • D Semiconductor

Q 12: 1 GB is equal to

  • A 230 bits
  • B 230 bytes
  • C 220 bits
  • D 220 bytes

Q 13: The binary equivalent of (-15)10 is (two’s complement system is used)

  • A 11110001
  • B 11110000
  • C 10001111
  • D None of the above

Q 14: The hexadecimal number system consists of the symbols

  • A 0–7
  • B 0–9, A–F
  • C 0–7, A–F
  • D None of the above

Q 15: Who designed the first electronics computer called ENIAC?

  • A John von Neumann
  • B Joseph M. Jacquard
  • C J. Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly
  • D None of the above

Q 16: In the latest generation computers, the instruc tions are executed

  • A Parallely only
  • B Sequentially only
  • C Both sequentially and parallely
  • D All the above

Q 17: A hybrid computer

  • A Resembles a digital computer
  • B Resembles an analogue computer
  • C Resembles both a digital and analogue computer
  • D None of the above

Q 18: In analogue 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 the above

Q 19: FORTRAN is the acronym for

  • A File translation
  • B Format translation
  • C Formula translation
  • D Floppy translation

Q 20: The main component of first generation computer was

  • A Transistors
  • B Vacuum tubes and valves
  • C Integrated circuits
  • D None of the above

Q 21: Group of instructions to direct the functioning of a computer is called

  • A Storage
  • B Memory
  • C Program
  • D Byte

Q 22: All computers such as big, medium or small must have

  • A ALU
  • B Control unit
  • C Primary storage
  • D All of these

Q 23: A byte consists of

  • A One bit
  • B Four bits
  • C Eight bits
  • D Sixteen bits

Q 24: Which of the following is/are example/s of operating systems?

I. Unix/BSD

II. GNU/Linux

III. Windows

IV. Mac OS: Mac OS X

  • A I, II and III
  • B II, III and IV
  • C I, III and IV
  • D All of these

Q 25: System software designed to help in analysing, monitoring, configuring, optimizing settings and maintaining the computer are known as

  • A Application software
  • B Utility software
  • C Groupware
  • D None of the above

Q 26: The general term used for the software that can be copied and used without payment to the author(s), although there may be some restrictions on distribution is

  • A Spyware
  • B Freeware
  • C Malware
  • D None of these

Q 27: The silicon chips used for data processing are called

  • A RAM chips
  • B ROM chips
  • C Microprocessors
  • D PROM chips

Q 28: The metal disks, which are permanently housed in sealed and contamination free containers are called

  • A Hard disks
  • B Floppy disks
  • C Winchester disks
  • D Flexible disks

Q 29: All modern computers operate on

  • A Information
  • B Floppies
  • C Data
  • D Word

Q 30: Instructions and memory address are represented by

  • A Character code
  • B Binary codes
  • C Binary word
  • D Parity bit

Q 31: The computer size was very large in

  • A First generation
  • B Second generation
  • C Third generation
  • D Fourth generation

Q 32: The set of computer programs that manage the hardware/software of a computer are called

  • A Compiler system
  • B Operation system
  • C Operating system
  • D None of the above

Q 33: In which of the following languages, a source programme is written?

  • A English
  • B Symbolic
  • C High-level
  • D Temporary

Q 34: Which of the following is the most powerful computer?

  • A Minicomputer
  • B Microcomputer
  • C Mainframe computer
  • D Supercomputer

Q 35: A collection of eight bits is called

  • A Byte
  • B Word
  • C File
  • D Folder

Q 36: Normally, these computers are used in banking, airlines and railways, etc., for their applications. They can accommodate more than 1,000 workstations simultaneously and can process data at a very high speed and can support concurrent programmes. These are

  • A Mainframe computers
  • B Micro computers
  • C Workstations
  • D Super computers

Q 37: The name of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing’s (C-DAC’s) next generation high performance, scalable, computing cluster, breaking the barrier of computing power of one teraflop is

  • A PARAM
  • B Chakra
  • C Shri
  • D None of the above

Q 38: The first electronic digital computer contained

  • A Electronic valves
  • B Vacuum tube
  • C Transistors
  • D Semiconductor memory

Q 39: Which of the following programming languages is widely used in computer science, engineering and also in business?

  • A COBOL
  • B FORTRAN
  • C PASCAL
  • D LISP

Q 40: UNIVAC is

  • A Universal automatic computer
  • B Universal array computer
  • C Unique automatic computer
  • D Unvalued automatic computer

Q 41: Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers

  • A First generation
  • B Second generation
  • C Third generation
  • D Fourth generation

Q 42: A software that converts a program in assembly language into machine language is called

  • A Compiler
  • B Assembler
  • C Interpreter
  • D None of these

Q 43: A software which converts a high-level language program to machine language in one go is called

  • A Compiler
  • B Assembler
  • C Interpreter
  • D Loader

Q 44: A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an

  • A Interpreter
  • B Simulator
  • C Compiler
  • D Commander

Q 45: 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

Q 46: A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a

  • A Computer
  • B Microcomputer
  • C Programmable
  • D Sensor

Q 47: Which of the following belongs to the first generation of computers?

  • A AC
  • B IBM 1401
  • C IBM 8090
  • D UNIVAC

Q 48: Central processing unit consists of

  • A Input, output and processor
  • B Input, output, processor and browser
  • C Control unit, arithmetic logic unit and primary storage
  • D Control unit, processor and primary storage

Q 49: ALU stands for

  • A Arithmetic Logic Unit
  • B Array Logic Unit
  • C Application Logic Unit
  • D None of the above

Q 50: EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?

  • A 256
  • B 16
  • C 32
  • D 64

Q 51: 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 Inter -change Code

Q 52: The keyboard of a computer is encoded in

  • A Baudot code
  • B ASCII code
  • C BCDIC code
  • D EBCDIC code

Q 53: A factor which would strongly influence a business person to adopt a computer is its

  • A Accuracy
  • B Reliability
  • C Speed
  • D All of these

Q 54: The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high-speed storage elements called

  • A Semiconductor memory
  • B Registers
  • C Hard disks
  • D Magnetic disk

Q 55: The instructions for starting the computer are set up on

  • A Random access memory
  • B CD-ROM
  • C Read-only memory chip
  • D All the above

Q 56: Which of the following is a part of the central processing unit?

  • A Printer
  • B Keyboard
  • C Arithmetic logic unit
  • D None of the above

Q 57: The type of keys Ctrl, Shift and Alt belong to is

  • A Adjustment
  • B Function
  • C Modifier
  • D Alphanumeric

Q 58: It contains buttons and menus that provide quick access to commonly used commands. It is a

  • A Menu bar
  • B Toolbar
  • C Window
  • D None of these

Q 59: The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from

  • A Primary memory
  • B Control section
  • C External memory
  • D Cache memory

Q 60: BCD is

  • A Binary Coded Decimal
  • B Bit Coded Decimal
  • C Binary Coded Digit
  • D Bit Coded Digit

Q 61: ASCII stands for

  • A American Stable Code for International Interchange
  • B American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
  • C American Standard Code for Infor -mation Interchange
  • D American Standard Code for Inter -change Information

Q 62: CD ROM stands for

  • A Computer Disk Read-only Memory
  • B Compact Disk Read-over Memory
  • C Compact Disk Read-only Memory
  • D Computer Disk Read-over Memory

Q 63: Data can be saved on backing storage medium known as

  • A Compact disk recordable
  • B Computer disk rewriteable
  • C Compact disk rewritable
  • D Computer data rewritable

Q 64: RAM means

  • A Random Access Memory
  • B Rigid Access memory
  • C Rapid Access Memory
  • D Revolving Access memory

Q 65: Microprocessing is made for

  • A Computer
  • B Digital system
  • C Calculator
  • D Electronic goods

Q 66: Which is the largest unit of storage among the following?

  • A Terabyte
  • B Megabyte
  • C Kilobyte
  • D Gigabyte

Q 67: In comparison to secondary storage, primary storage is

  • A Slower and less expensive
  • B Faster and more expensive
  • C Faster and less expensive
  • D Slower and more expensive

Q 68: The two kinds of main memory are

  • A ROM and RAM
  • B Primary and secondary
  • C Floppy diskette and compact diskette
  • D None of the above

Q 69: 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

Q 70: The two main memory types are

  • A Primary and secondary.
  • B Random and sequential.
  • C ROM and RAM.
  • D All the above

Q 71: 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 a hardware item.

Q 72: What is the latest write-once optical storage media?

  • A Digital paper
  • B Magneto-optical disk
  • C WORM disk
  • D CD-ROM disk

Q 73: Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called?

  • A Hard disks
  • B High-density disks
  • C Diskettes
  • D Templates

Q 74: The most important advantage of a video disk is

  • A Compactness
  • B Potential capacity
  • C Durability
  • D Cost effectiveness

Q 75: Which of the following is a secondary mem ory device?

  • A CPU
  • B ALU
  • C Floppy diskette
  • D None of the above

Q 76: The memory which is programmed at the time of its manufacturing is

  • A ROM
  • B RAM
  • C PROM
  • D EPROM

Q 77: The computer memory used for temporary storage of data and program is called

  • A ROM
  • B RAM
  • C EROM
  • D EPROM

Q 78: RAM is used as short memory as it is

  • A Expensive
  • B Small capacity
  • C Programmable
  • D Volatile

Q 79: A storage area used to store data to compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is

  • A Memory
  • B Buffer
  • C Accumulator
  • D Address

Q 80: Which of the following memories allow simultaneous read and write operations?

  • A ROM
  • B RAM
  • C EPROM
  • D None of these

Q 81: Which of the following memories has the shortest access times?

  • A Cache memory
  • B Magnetic bubble memory
  • C Magnetic core memory
  • D RAM

Q 82: To locate a data item for storage is

  • A Field
  • B Feed
  • C Database
  • D Fetch

Q 83: The magnetic storage chip used to provide non-volatile direct access storage of data and that has no moving parts is known as

  • A Magnetic core memory
  • B Magnetic tape memory
  • C Magnetic disk memory
  • D Magnetic bubble memory

Q 84: The OCR stands for

  • A Operational Character Reader
  • B Optical Character Reader
  • C Only Character Reader
  • D None of the above

Q 85: As compared to secondary memory, the primary memory of a computer is

  • A Large
  • B Cheap
  • C Fast
  • D Slow

Q 86: Which of the following is a way to access secondary memory?

  • A Random access memory
  • B Action method
  • C Transfer method
  • D Density method

Q 87: A CD-RW disk

  • A Has faster access than other disks.
  • B Is a type of optical disk.
  • C Can be written only once.
  • D Can be erased and rewritten.

Q 88: 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

Q 89: VGA denotes

  • A Video Graphics Array
  • B Visual Graphics Array
  • C Volatile Graphics Array
  • D Video Graphics Adapter

Q 90: MSI stands for

  • A Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
  • B Medium System Integrated Circuits
  • C Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
  • D Medium System Intelligent Circuit

Q 91: WAN stands for

  • A WAP Area Network
  • B Wide Area Network
  • C Wide Array Net
  • D Wireless Area Network

Q 92: MICR stands for

  • A Magnetic Ink Character Reader
  • B Magnetic Ink Code Reader
  • C Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
  • D None of the above

Q 93: Which of the following devices can be used to directly image printed text?

  • A OCR
  • B OMR
  • C MICR
  • D All the above

Q 94: The output quality of a printer is measured by

  • A Dot per inch
  • B Dot per square inch
  • C Dots printed per unit time
  • D All the above

Q 95: Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?

  • A Laser printer
  • B Inkjet printer
  • C Daisywheel printer
  • D Dot matrix printer

Q 96: An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is

  • A Magnetic tape
  • B Voice response unit
  • C Voice recognition unit
  • D Voice band

Q 97: An error in the software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?

  • A Leech
  • B Squid
  • C Slug
  • D Glitch

Q 98: Errors in computer programme are called

  • A Follies
  • B Mistakes
  • C Bugs
  • D Spam

Q 99: The type of media with varying capacities that is used in the storage subsystem in a microcomputer is

  • A Memory or video
  • B Magnetic or optical
  • C Optical or memory
  • D Video or magnetic

Q 100: The device that provides information, which is sent to the CPU is termed as

  • A Input
  • B Output
  • C CPU
  • D Memory

Q 101: The term gigabyte refers to

  • A 1024 bytes
  • B 1024 kilobytes
  • C 1024 megabytes
  • D 1024 gigabyte

Q 102: An approach that permits the computer to work on several programs instead of one is

  • A Online thesaurus
  • B Multiprogramming
  • C Overlapped processing
  • D Outline processor

Q 103: The time during which a job is processed by the computer is

  • A Delay time
  • B Real time
  • C Execution time
  • D Down time

Q 104: Programs designed to perform specific tasks are known as

  • A System software
  • B Application software
  • C Utility programs
  • D Operating system

Q 105: The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except

  • A Microprocessor
  • B Disk controller
  • C Serial interface
  • D Modem

Q 106: 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.

Q 107: 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 Dash board

Q 108: Modern computers are very reliable but they are not

  • A Fast
  • B Powerful
  • C Infallible
  • D Cheap

Q 109: Which is considered a direct entry input device?

  • A Optical scanner
  • B Mouse and digitizer
  • C Light pen
  • D All the above

Q 110: The computer code for interchange of information between terminals is

  • A ASCII
  • B BCD
  • C EBCDIC
  • D All of the above

Q 111: On the keyboard of a computer, each character has an ASCII value which stands for

  • A American Stock Code for Information Interchange
  • B American Standard Code for Information Interchange
  • C African Standard Code for Information Interchange
  • D Adaptable Standard Code for Information Interchange

Q 112: Which part of the CPU performs calculations and makes decisions?

  • A Arithmetic logic unit
  • B Alternating logic unit
  • C Alternate local unit
  • D American logic unit

Q 113: Dpi stands for

  • A Dots per inch
  • B Digits per unit
  • C Dots pixel inch
  • D Diagrams per inch

Q 114: The process of laying out a document with texts, graphics, headlines and photographs is involved in

  • A Deck top publishing
  • B Desktop printing
  • C Desktop publishing
  • D Deck top printing

Q 115: The transfer of data from one application to another line is known as

  • A Dynamic disk exchange
  • B Dodgy data exchange
  • C Dogmatic data exchange
  • D Dynamic data exchange

Q 116: 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 the above

Q 117: CAD stands for

  • A Computer Aided Design
  • B Computer Algorithm for Design
  • C Computer Application in Design
  • D All the above

Q 118: Which of the following is required when more than one person use a central computer at the same time?

  • A Terminal
  • B Light pen
  • C Digitizer
  • D Mouse

Q 119: A 32-bit microprocessor has a word length equal to

  • A 2 byte
  • B 32 byte
  • C 4 byte
  • D 8 byte

Q 120: Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?

  • A Laser printer
  • B Inkjet printer
  • C Plotter
  • D Dot matrix printer

Q 121: Which of the printers used in conjunction with computers use dry ink powder?

  • A Daisy wheel printer
  • B Line printer
  • C Laser printer
  • D Thermal printer

Q 122: The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform

  • A Arithmetic operations
  • B Logical operation
  • C Fetch operations
  • D Either of the above

Q 123: 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 the flow of information.
  • D To do mathematical works.

Q 124: The two major types of computer chips are

  • A External memory chip
  • B Primary memory chip
  • C Microprocessor chip
  • D Both (b) and (c)

Q 125: If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, then the number of addresses will be

  • A 216
  • B 65, 536
  • C 64K
  • D Any of these

Q 126: Magnetic tapes can serve as

  • A Secondary storage media
  • B Output media
  • C Input media
  • D All the above

Q 127: Which of the following will be required to produce high quality graphics?

  • A RGB monitor
  • B Plotter
  • C Inkjet printer
  • D Laser printer

Q 128: Which of the following is used only for data entry and storage, and never for processing?

  • A Mouse
  • B Dumb terminal
  • C Microcomputer
  • D Dedicated data entry system

Q 129: An error in computer data is called

  • A Chip
  • B Bug
  • C CPU
  • D Storage device

Q 130: 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

Q 131: Any method for controlling access to or use of memory is known as

  • A Memory map
  • B Memory protection
  • C Memory management
  • D Memory instruction

Q 132: The accounting software Tally was developed by

  • A HCL
  • B TCS
  • C Infosys
  • D Wipro