Question: 1

The combination of operating system and processor in a

compute is referred to as computers.
(A) Minimum requirements

(B) Specifications

(C) Platform

(D) Firmware
View Answer
Ans: C

Platform
Question: 2

In which year slide rule was developed ?

(A) 1605

(B) 1610

(C) 1620

(D) 1855
View Answer
Ans: C

1620
Question: 3

Which was the computer conceived by babbage?

(A) Donald knuth

(B) Arithmetic machine

(C) Analytical engine

(D) All of the above

 View Answer
Ans: C

Analytical engine
Question: 4

Shell is the exclusive feature of

(A) Application software

(B) System software

(C) DOS

(D) UNIX
View Answer
Ans: D

UNIX
Question: 5

Name the application used for creating presentations ___

(A) MS Access

(B) MS Word

(C) MS Excel

(D) MS PowerPoint
View Answer
Ans: D

MS PowerPoint
Question: 6

Modem is a
(A) Word processing software

(B) Application software

(C) Hardware

(D) Liveware
View Answer
Ans: C

Hardware
Question: 7

Which of the following can be considered as portable

computer?
(A) Desktop

(B) PDA

(C) Mainframe computer

(D) Mini computer

View Answer
Ans: B

PDA
Question: 8

CPU is an abbreviation for

(A) Central processing unit

(B) Computer processing unit

(C) Control processing unit

(D) Command processing unit

View Answer
Ans: A

Central processing unit

Question: 9
Where is the DVD disk put in a computer?
(A) Floppy drive

(B) USB port

(C) Hard disk drive

(D) DVD drive

View Answer
Ans: D

DVD drive
Question: 10

Which of the following is generally costlier?

(A) Mainframe

(B) Personal computer

(C) Notebook computer

(D) Server
View Answer
Ans: A

Mainframe
Question: 11

Which of the following is the full form of ENIAC?

(A) Electronic Numbers Integer and Calculator

(B) Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator

(C) Electrical Numerical Integer and Computation

(D) Electrical Numerical Integer and Computation

View Answer
Ans: B
Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator
Question: 12

CPU is the  ____ of computer.

(A) Brain

(B) Eye

(C) Ear

(D) All above these

View Answer
Ans: A

Brain
Question: 13

A desktop computer is also known as

(A) Laptop

(B) Mainframe

(C) Palmtop

(D) PC
View Answer
Ans: D

PC
Question: 14

Numeric pad is in the

(A) Keyboard

(B) Monitor

(C) Speaker

(D) Mouse
 View Answer
Ans: A

Keyboard
Question: 15

The first generation computer could do

(A) Networking

(B) Batch processing

(C) Miti-tabulation

(D) Multi-tasking
View Answer
Ans: B

Batch processing
Question: 16

Information that comes from external source and fed into

computer software is called
(A) Throughout

(B) Reports

(C) Input

(D) Output
View Answer
Ans: C

Input
Question: 17

FORTRAN is useful in ______ sector.

(A) Offic management
(B) Scientific purpose

(C) Earthquake analysis

(D) Business purpose

View Answer
Ans: B

Scientific purpose
Question: 18

LCD stands for

(A) Liquid crystal display

(B) Liquefied cathode display

(C) Liquefied crystal display

(D) Liquid cathode display

View Answer
Ans: A

Liquid crystal display

Question: 19

_____ is the physical device of a computer system.

(A) Software

(B) Hardware

(C) Application

(D) Program
View Answer
Ans: B

Hardware
Question: 20
_____ are classified on the bais of number of transistor.
(A) Keyboard

(B) Hard disk

(C) ROM

(D) RAM
View Answer
Ans: A

Keyboard
Question: 21

What was the first fully electronic computer in the world?

(A) ABC

(B) EDBAC

(C) EDSAC

(D) ENIAC
View Answer
Ans: C

EDSAC
Question: 22

Non physical components of the computer are referred to

as
(A) Software

(B) Hardware

(C) Program

(D) CPU
View Answer
Ans: A

Software
Question: 23

Napiers bones performs

(A) Multiplication and division

(B) Only subtraction

(C) Only addition

(D) Addition and subtraction

View Answer
Ans: A

Multiplication and division

Question: 24

Computer is a device which processes or transforms data

into useful
(A) Instruction

(B) Input

(C) Information

(D) Program
View Answer
Ans: C

Information
Question: 25

Have the cursor one spaces to the right or put spaces in

between words ___
(A) Control key
(B) Printer

(C) Mouse

(D) Space bar

View Answer
Ans: D

Space bar
Question: 26

IC stands for
(A) Internal circuit

(B) Internal computer

(C) Integrated computer

(D) Integrated circuit

View Answer
Ans: D

Integrated circuit
Question: 27

The first computer mouse is built by

(A) Daniel Cougher

(B) William English

(C) Douglas Engelbart

(D) Robert Zawaski

View Answer
Ans: C

Douglas Engelbart
Question: 28
A web address is also called a
(A) URL

(B) LUR

(C) LRU

(D) HTML
View Answer
Ans: A

URL
Question: 29

The comparison of data inside the arithmetic logic unit is

referred to as a ___
(A) Logarithmic instruction

(B) Combinational operation

(C) Data flow

(D) Logical operation

View Answer
Ans: D

Logical operation
Question: 30

An error is also known as

(A) Icon

(B) Cursor

(C) Debug

(D) Bug
View Answer
Ans: D

Bug
Question: 31

Correcting errors in a program is referred to as ____

(A) Modifying

(B) Rectifying

(C) Bugging

(D) Debugging
View Answer
Ans: D

Debugging
Question: 32

A ____ shares hardware, software, and data among

authorized users.
(A) Transmitter

(B) Hyperlink

(C) Protocol

(D) Network
View Answer
Ans: D

Network
Question: 33

The person who writes and tests computer programs is

called a
(A) Project developer
(B) Software engineer

(C) Computer scientist

(D) Programmer
View Answer
Ans: D

Programmer
Question: 34

In a computer, how many bits does a nibble signify?

(A) 4

(B) 8

(C) 16

(D) 32
View Answer
Ans: A

4
The ____ memory is the memory that supplements the
main memory.
(A) Permanent

(B) Primary

(C) Physical

(D) Secondary
View Answer
Ans: B

Primary
Question: 35
The instructions are decoded by a processing unit called
the ___ that interprets and implements the instructions.
(A) Instruction decoder

(B) Circuit decoder

(C) Software decoder

(D) Program decoder

View Answer
Ans: A

Instruction decoder
Question: 36

The keyboard detects the key pressed and generates the

corresponding ___ codes which can be recognized by the
computer.
(A) Unicode 

(B) Bit

(C) Byte

(D) ASCII
View Answer
Ans: D

ASCII
Question: 37

The first generation computers were very ___ to operate

and consumed large amount of electricity.
(A) Reliable

(B) Reasonable
(C) Cheap

(D) Expensive
View Answer
Ans: D

Expensive
Question: 38

We can mechanically calculate mathematical tables using

___
(A) Slide rule

(B) Calculator

(C) Napier’s Bone

(D) Difference Engine

View Answer
Ans: D

Difference Engine
Question: 39

The main function of a computer system is to ___ data.

(A) Save

(B) Store

(C) Progress

(D) Process
View Answer
Ans: D

Process
Question: 40
The computer uses input devices to ___ the data and
program.
(A) verify

(B) display

(C) accept

(D) print
View Answer
Ans: C

accept
Question: 42

The minimum period between two successive requests of

memory refers to ____
(A) access time

(B) read time

(C) response time

(D) cycle time

View Answer
Ans: D

cycle time
Question: 43

The most common input device is the ___

(A) Light pen

(B) Keyboard

(C) Monitor

(D) Mouse
 View Answer
Ans: B

Keyboard
Question: 44

____ printer paper tends to darken over time due to

exposure to sunlight and heat.
(A) Ink Jet

(B) Line

(C) Laser

(D) Thermal
View Answer
Ans: D

Thermal
Question: 45

While running DOS on a PC, which command would be

used to duplicate the entire diskette?
(A) TYPE

(B) COPY

(C) DISKCOPY

(D) CHKDSK
View Answer
Ans: C

DISKCOPY
Question: 46

Only ___ program(s) become(s) active even though we

can open many programs at a time.
(A) One

(B) Two

(C) Three

(D) Four
View Answer
Ans: C

Three
Question: 47

To prepare a presentation/slide show which application is

commonly used?
(A) Photoshop

(B) Power Point

(C) Outlook Express

(D) Internet Explorer

View Answer
Ans: B

Power Point
Question: 48

The printing speed is around ___ characters per second in

dot matrix printer.
(A) 3–30

(B) 30

(C) 300

(D) 3000
View Answer
Ans: D

3000
Question: 49

Personal computers designed specifically around a visual

operating system include
(A) The TRS-80 Model I

(B) The Apple Macintosh

(C) The IBM PC/AT

(D) All of these

View Answer
Ans: B

The Apple Macintosh

Question: 50

Which of the following is related to register?

(A) Combinational circuit

(B) Arithmetic circuit

(C) Sequential circuit

(D) Digital circuit

View Answer
Ans: C

Sequential circuit
Question: 51

From which of the following the CPU chip is partially

made?
(A) Gold
(B) Iron

(C) Copper

(D) Silica
View Answer
Ans: D

Silica
Question: 52

Dedicated computer means

(A) Doesn’t have OS

(B) Used by single person

(C) Assigned to one and only one task

(D) All of above 

View Answer
Ans: C

Assigned to one and only one task

Question: 53

Everything computer does it controlled by its?

(A) Storage devices

(B) CPU

(C) ROM

(D) RAM
View Answer
Ans: B

CPU
Question: 54
Mechanism to protect network from outside attack is
(A) Anti-virus

(B) Firewall

(C) Formatting

(D) Digital signature

View Answer
Ans: B

Firewall
Question: 55

Objects are represented by

(A) Tables

(B) Columns

(C) Rows

(D) None of these

View Answer
Ans: A

Tables
Question: 56

Generally to copy date from a remote computer/internet

to local computer is called _____
(A) Download

(B) Editing

(C) Upload

(D) E-mail
View Answer
Ans: A

Download
Question: 57

We can enter text to the computer by

(A) Router

(B) Printer

(C) Keyboard

(D) Scanner
View Answer
Ans: C

Keyboard
Question: 58

In which of the following terminals the screen is regarded

as an array of pixels, where each pixel is either on or off?
(A) RS-232 terminal

(B) Character map terminal

(C) Bitmap terminal

(D) All of the above

View Answer
Ans: C

Bitmap terminal
Question: 59

___ are specially designed computers that perform

complex calculations extremely rapidly.
(A) Laptops
(B) Servers

(C) Mainframes

(D) Super computers

View Answer
Ans: D

Super computers
Question: 60

Which American computer company is called Big Blue?

(A) Tandy Svenson 

(B) IBM

(C) Compaq Corpn

(D) Microsoft Corpn

View Answer
Ans: B

IBM
Question: 61

Which of the following chips can be reprogrammed with

special electric pulses?
(A) ROM

(B) PROM

(C) EPROM

(D) EEPROM 
View Answer
Ans: D

EEPROM 
Question: 62

The computer program language which is widely used in

computer science and engineering and also in business is
(A) COBOL

(B) LISP 

(C) FORTRAN

(D) PASCAL
View Answer
Ans: D

PASCAL
Question: 63

The memory which is ultraviolet light erasable and

electrically programmable is
(A) RAM

(B) ROM

(C) EPROM 

(D) PROM
View Answer
Ans: C

EPROM 
Question: 64

The digital computer was developed primarily in

(A) UK 

(B) USA

(C) USSR
(D) Japan
View Answer
Ans: B

USA
Question: 65

The central part of a disk is known as

(A) Cluster 

(B) Cylinder

(C) Hub

(D) Surface
View Answer
Ans: C

Hub
Question: 66

The terminal device that functions as a cash register,

computer terminal and OCR reader is the
(A) Video display terminal

(B) POS terminal 

(C) OCR register terminal

(D) Data collection terminal

View Answer
Ans: B

POS terminal 
Question: 67

The word ‘Computer ’ usually refers to the Central

Processor Unit plus
(A) Input devices

(B) Output devices 

(C) Internal memory

(D) External memory

View Answer
Ans: C

Internal memory
Question: 68

Time during which a job is processed by the computer is

(A) Down time 

(B) Execution time

(C) Real time

(D) Delay time

View Answer
Ans: B

Execution time
Question: 69

The computer memory used for temporary storage of

data and program is called
(A) RAM

(B) ROM

(C) EROM

(D) EPROM 
View Answer
Ans: A
RAM
Question: 70

Impact printers
(A) are more expensive than laser printers

(B) use optical technology 

(C) include ink jet and thermal devices

(D) strike a ribbon against the paper to produce character images

View Answer
Ans: D

strike a ribbon against the paper to produce character images

Question: 71

A typical modern computer uses

(A) More than 1000 vacuum tubes 

(B) Magnetic tapes

(C) LSI chips

(D) Magnetic cores

View Answer
Ans: C

LSI chips
Question: 72

Computer Operators
(A) Normally require a college degree in computer science

(B) Write computer programs for specific problems

(C) Operate the devices which input and output data from the computer

(D) All of the above 

 View Answer
Ans: C

Operate the devices which input and output data from the computer
Question: 73

One millionth of a second is

(A) Microsecond

(B) Picosecond 

(C) Media

(D) Millisecond
View Answer
Ans: A

Microsecond
Question: 74

Who was the father of Punched Card Processing.

(A) Blaise Pascal 

(B) Dr. Herman Hollerith

(C) Charles Babbage

(D) J Presper Eckert

View Answer
Ans: B

Dr. Herman Hollerith

Question: 75

Which of the following is used to hold ROM, RAM, CPU

and expansion cards?
(A) Cache memory
(B) Computer bus

(C) Motherboard

(D) All of the above 

View Answer
Ans: C

Motherboard

Question: 76

A standalone system which produces one page of printed

output at a time is
(A) Laser printer

(B) Dot matrix printer 

(C) Line printer

(D) Page printer

View Answer
Ans: D

Page printer
Question: 77

What is the name given to the molecular scale computer?

(A) Supercomputer

(B) Microcomputer 

(C) Nanocomputer

(D) Femtocomputer
View Answer
Ans: C
Nanocomputer
Question: 78

First generation computers are characterised by

(A) Magnetic tape and transistors

(B) Minicomputers

(C) Vaccum tubes and magnetic drums

(D) All of the above 

View Answer
Ans: C

Vaccum tubes and magnetic drums

Question: 79

Communication ports are found on the back of

microcomputers. They are used to connect the computer
to
(A) Modems

(B) Other hardware

(C) Printers

(D) All of the above 

View Answer
Ans: D

All of the above

Question: 80

A device used to merge sets or decks of cards is

(A) Collator 

(B) Touch tablet

(C) Light pen

(D) Punched paper tape

View Answer
Ans: A

Collator
Question: 81

Hexadecimal numbers are a mixture of

(A) Binary of octal numbers

(B) Octal and decimal 

(C) Letters of decimal digits

(D) Binary of decimal

View Answer
Ans: C

Letters of decimal digits

Question: 82

The earliest medium for storing data was

(A) Plotter 

(B) Punched card

(C) Magnetic disk

(D) Magnetic tape

View Answer
Ans: B

Punched card
Question: 83

A complete microcomputer system consists of

(A) Peripheral equipment

(B) Memory

(C) Microprocessor

(D) All of the above 

View Answer
Ans: D

All of the above 

Question: 84

Which of the following terminals output most closely

resembles the output produced by a plotter?
(A) Hardcopy terminal

(B) POS terminal

(C) Graphics terminal

(D) All the above 

View Answer
Ans: C

Graphics terminal