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UNIVAC is 12. Integrated Circuits (ICs) are related to which generation of A) Universal Automatic Computer computers? B) Universal Array Computer A) First generation C) Unique Automatic Computer B) Second generation D) Unvalued Automatic Computer C) Third generation D) Fourth generation 2. The basic operations performed by a computer are A) Arithmetic operation 13. CD-ROM is a A) Semiconductor memory B) Logical operation B) Memory register C) Storage and relative C) Magnetic memory D) All the above D) None of above 3. The two major types of computer chips are 14. A hybrid computer A) External memory chip A) Resembles digital computer B) Primary memory chip B) Resembles analogue computer C) Microprocessor chip C) Resembles both a digital and analogue computer D) Both b and c D) None of the above 4. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which 15. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC? generation computers A) Minicomputers A) First Generation B) Microcomputers B) Second Generation C) Mainframe computers C) Third Generation D) Super computer D) Fourth Generation 16. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming 5. What is the main difference between a mainframe and a from super computer? A) Primary memory A) Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers B) Control section B) Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers C) External memory C) Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as D) Cache memory possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently 17. Chief component of first generation computer was D) Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as A) Transistors possible while mainframe uses its power to execute few programs B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves as fast as possible. C) Integrated Circuits D) None of above 6. ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does EBCDIC stand for? 18. To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you A) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code would want to use a/n A) RGB monitor B) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code B) Plotter C) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code C) Ink-jet printer D) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code D) Laser printer 7. The brain of any computer system is 19. What are the stages in the compilation process? A) ALU A) Feasibility study, system design and testing B) Memory B) Implementation and documentation C) CPU C) Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation D) Control unit D) None of the above 8. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on 20. Which of the following IC was used in third generation of A) tracks per inch of surface computers? B) bits per inch of tracks A) SSI C) disk pack in disk surface B) MSI D) All of above C) LSI D) Both a and b 9. The two kinds of main memory are: A) Primary and secondary 21. The main electronic component used in first generation B) Random and sequential computers was A) Transistors C) ROM and RAM B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves D) All of above C) Integrated Circuits D) None 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 22. A dumb terminal has data is A) an embedded microprocessor A) Memory B) extensive memory B) Buffer C) independent processing capability C) Accumulator D) a keyboard and screen D) Address 23. One millisecond is 11. Computer is free from tiresome and boardroom. We call it A) 1 second A) Accuracy B) 10th of a seconds B) Reliability C) 1000th of a seconds C) Diligence D) 10000th of a seconds D) Versatility Visit http://mcqSets.com for more multiple choice questions and download MCQ Banks 4 MCQ Bank for Computer Fundamentals Visit http://mcqSets.com for more materials 24. The output quality of a printer is measured by 35. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory A) Dot per sq. inch expansion slots and active components are mounted on a B) Dot per inch single board. What is the name of this board? C) Dots printed per unit time A) Motherboard D) All of the above B) Breadboard C) Daughter board D) Grandmother board 25. Which of the following was a special purpose computer? A) ABC 36. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for B) ENIAC A) Direct access C) EDVAC B) Sequential access D) All of the above C) Both of above D) None of above 26. What was the computer invented by Attanasoff and Clifford? A) Mark I 37. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a B) ABC digital bit stream is known as C) Z3 A) Pulse code modulation D) None of above B) Pulse stretcher C) Query processing 27. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum D) Queue management amount of data? A) Floppy Disk 38. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct? B) Hard Disk A) It is an output device C) Compact Disk B) It is an input device D) Magneto Optic Disk C) It is a peripheral device D) It is hardware item 28. Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent? 39. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for A) ENIAC A) Doing quick mathematical calculations B) MARK I B) Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data C) Z3 C) Electronic data processing D) Performing repetitive tasks accurately D) ABC 40. When was vacuum tube invented? 29. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory A) 1900 and other parts of the microcomputer is known as B) 1906 A) Path C) 1910 B) Address bus D) 1880 C) Route D) All of the above 41. Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction? 30. High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data A) Laser printer A) 1.40 MB B) Ink jet printer B) 1.44 GB C) Plotter C) 1.40 GB D) Dot matrix printer D) 1.44 MB 42. Computers with 80286 microprocessor is 31. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing A) XT computer drawing and graphs B) AT computers A) Dot matrix printer C) PS/2 computer B) Digital plotter D) None of above C) Line printer D) All of the above 43. An application suitable for sequential processing is A) Processing of grades 32. Which of the following is not an input device? B) Payroll processing A) OCR C) Both a and b B) Optical scanners D) All of above C) Voice recognition device 44. Which of the following is not processing? D) COM (Computer Output to Microfilm) A) arranging B) manipulating 33. The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in C) calculating two 16-bit words of a computer is approximately D) gathering A) 16 digits B) 6 digits 45. The digital computer was developed primarily in C) 9 digits A) USSR D) All of above B) Japan C) USA 34. In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drivers, memory, D) UK expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of the board? 46. Software in computer A) Motherboard A) Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine B) Daughterboard B) Increase the speed of central processing unit C) Bredboard C) Both of above D) Fatherboard D) None of above Visit http://mcqSets.com for more multiple choice questions and download MCQ Banks 5 MCQ Bank for Computer Fundamentals Visit http://mcqSets.com for more materials 47. Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different 59. The first computer introduced in Nepal was name which was changes in 1924. What was that name? A) IBM 1400 A) Tabulator Machine Co. B) IBM 1401 B) Computing Tabulating Recording Co. C) IBM 1402 C) The Tabulator Ltd. D) IBM1402 D) International Computer Ltd. 60. Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following 48. Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer language? program has to provide the record’s disk address. What A) Machine language information does this address specify? B) Assembly language A) Track number C) High level language B) Sector number D) None of above C) Surface number D) All of above 61. Instruction in computer languages consists of A) OPCODE 49. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called B) OPERAND A) Sorting C) Both of above B) Classifying D) None of above C) Reproducing D) Summarizing 62. Which generation of computer is still under development A) Fourth Generation 50. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer? B) Fifth Generation A) To produce result C) Sixth Generation B) To compare numbers D) Seventh Generation C) To control flow of information D) To do math’s works 63. A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a ____ 51. Abacus was the first A) Counter A) electronic computer B) Loader B) mechanical computer C) Adder C) electronic calculator D) Shift register D) mechanical calculator 64. Which was the most popular first generation computer? 52. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, A) IBM 650 the number of addresses will be B) IBM 360 A) 216 C) IBM 1130 B) 65,536 D) IBM 2700 C) 64K D) Any of the above 65. Which is considered a direct entry input device? A) Optical scanner 53. Instructions and memory address are represented by B) Mouse and digitizer A) Character code C) Light pen B) Binary codes D) All of the above C) Binary word D) Parity bit 66. A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is 54. The terminal device that functions as a cash register, A) Process control computer terminal, and OCR reader is the: B) ALU A) Data collection terminal C) Register Unit B) OCR register terminal D) Process description C) Video Display terminal D) POS terminal 67. Each set of Napier’s bones consisted of ______ rods. A) 5 55. A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____ B) 9 A) Counter C) 11 B) Adder D) 13 C) Register D) None of the above 68. BCD is A) Binary Coded Decimal 56. People often call ______ as the brain of computer system A) Control Unit B) Bit Coded Decimal B) Arithmetic Logic Unit C) Binary Coded Digit C) Central Processing Unit D) Bit Coded Digit D) Storage Unit 69. When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the 57. Which is used for manufacturing chips? market and by whom? A) Bus A) Hewlett-Packard, 1980 B) Control unit B) Epson, 1981 C) Semiconductors C) Laplink Traveling Software Inc, 1982 D) A and b only D) Tandy Model-200, 1985 58. The value of each bead in heaven is 70. From which generation operating systems were developed? A) 1 A) First B) 3 B) Second C) 5 C) Third D) 7 D) Fourth Visit http://mcqSets.com for more multiple choice questions and download MCQ Banks 6 MCQ Bank for Computer Fundamentals Visit http://mcqSets.com for more materials 71. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal 83. The word processing task associated with changing the computer was appearance of a document is A) IBM A) Editing B) Super UNIVAC B) Writing C) Radio Shaks C) Formatting D) Data General Corporation D) All of above 72. How many address lines are needed to address each machine 84. Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip? computer was of A) 10 A) first generation B) 11 B) second generation C) 8 C) third generation D) 12 D) fourth generation 73. Properly arranged data is called 85. Algorithm and Flow chart help us to A) Field A) Know the memory capacity B) Words B) Identify the base of a number system C) Information C) Direct the output to a printer D) File D) Specify the problem completely and clearly 74. A computer consists of 86. Which statement is valid about computer program? A) A central processing unit A) It is understood by a computer B) A memory B) It is understood by programmer C) Input and output unit C) It is understood user D) All of the above D) Both a & b 75. Why are vacuum tubes also called valves? 87. The difference between memory and storage is that memory A) Because they can amplify the weak signals and make them strong is _____ and storage is __ B) Because they can stop or allow the flow of current A) Temporary, permanent C) Both of above B) Permanent, temporary D) None of above C) Slow, fast D) All of above 76. John Napier invented Logarithm in A) 1614 88. When was Pascaline invented? B) 1617 A) 1617 C) 1620 B) 1620 D) None of above C) 1642 D) 1837 77. An integrated circuit is A) A complicated circuit 89. Which of the following statement is valid? B) An integrating device A) Lady Augusta is the first programmer C) Much costlier than a single transistor B) Ada is the daughter of Lord Byron, a famous English poet D) Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip C) ADA is a programming language developed by US Defense D) All of above 78. What type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic on the bus, in order to prevent two devices 90. A compiler is a translating program which from trying to use it at the same time? A) Bus control A) Translates instruction of a high level language into machine B) Interrupts language C) Bus arbitration B) Translates entire source program into machine language program D) Status C) It is not involved in program’s execution D) All of above 79. Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is 91. What is required when more than one person uses a central A) Stationary computer at the same time? B) Difficult to move A) Light pen C) Dragged B) Mouse D) Moved in small steps C) Digitizer D) Terminal 80. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device? A) Magnetic drum 92. Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored B) Hard Disks Program Concept? C) Floppy A) UNIVAC D) All of above B) ENIAC C) EDSAC 81. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business D) None of above because they use a single processing unit to link several A) Personal computers 93. The term gigabyte refers to B) Workstations A) 1024 bytes C) Dumb terminals B) 1024 kilobytes D) Mainframes C) 1024 megabytes D) 1024 gigabyte 82. What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer? 94. in which year was UK’s premier computing event started? 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B) A compiler converts the whole of a higher level program code into A) The name of companies that made computers machine code in one step B) The name of product a company gives to identify its product in C) A compiler is a general purpose language providing very efficient market execution C) A name of class to indicate all similar products from different D) None of the above companies D) All of above 108. _______ computers are also called personal computers A) Mainframe Computer 97. Machine language is B) Mini Computers A) Machine dependent C) Micro Computers B) Difficult to program D) Super Computers C) Error prone 109. Which of the following is not input unit device? D) All of above A) scanner B) camera 98. A byte consists of C) plotter A) One bit D) digitizer B) Four bits C) Eight bits 110. Identify the correct statement D) Sixteen bits A) IBM PCs used RISC CPU designs B) Macintosh used CISC CPU design 99. Modern Computers are very reliable but they are not C) IBM used CISC CPU design A) Fast D) None of above is true B) Powerful C) Infallible 111. Which of the following statement is false? D) Cheap A) Mechanical analog computers have existed for thousands of years B) There are mechanical analog computers and electronic analog 100. What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine computers. A) 1642 C) All electronic computers are digital computers B) 1837 D) All of above are false C) 1880 D) 1850 112. Which of the following require large computers memory? A) Imaging 101. What was the expected feature of fifth generation computers B) Graphics when Japan started FGCS? C) Voice A) Operating Systems D) All of Above B) Parallel Processing C) ULSI 113. Which of the following is machine independence program? D) None of above A) High level language B) Low level language 102. Which of the following memory medium is not used as main C) Assembly language memory system? D) Machine language A) Magnetic core B) Semiconductor 114. When was the first electro-mechanical computer developed? C) Magnetic tape A) 1880 D) Both semiconductor and magnetic tape B) 1990 C) 1944 D) None of above 103. The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists mainly of __ or __ media with varying capacities A) Memory or video 115. The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was: B) Magnetic or optical A) ENIAC C) Optical or memory B) Mark-I D) Video or magnetic C) Analytic Engine D) UNIVAC-1 104. Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as A) system software 116. Which one is the largest space? B) application software A) kilobyte C) utility programs B) petabyte D) operating system C) terabyte D) gigabyte 105. Computer operators A) writes computer programs for specific problems 117. FORTRAN programming language is more suitable for ____ B) operate the device which input and output data from the A) Business Applications computer B) Marketing Applications C) normally require a college degree in computer science C) Scientific Applications D) all of the above D) None of the above Visit http://mcqSets.com for more multiple choice questions and download MCQ Banks 8 MCQ Bank for Computer Fundamentals Visit http://mcqSets.com for more materials 118. The brain of any computer system is 130. What does DMA stand for? A) Control Unit A) Distinct Memory Access B) Arithmetic Logic Unit B) Direct Memory Access C) Central Processing Unit C) Direct Module Access D) Storage Unit D) Direct Memory Allocation 119. Analog computer works on the supply of 131. Who invented Integrated Circuits? A) Continuous electrical pulses A) Jack Kilby B) Electrical pulses but not continuous B) Robert Noyce C) Magnetic strength C) Both of above D) None of the above D) None of above 120. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the 132. Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under? alternative computer jargon for it? A) System Software A) Leech B) Application Software B) Squid C) Utilities C) Slug D) None of the above D) Glitch 133. One computer that is not considered a portable is 121. The advantage of COM are its __ and __ A) Minicomputer A) Compact size; speed readability B) Laptop computer B) Compact size, speed C) Notebook computer C) Readability; speed D) All of above D) Low cost; readability 134. Which of the following is not an electronic computer? 122. The BIOS is the abbreviation of ________. A) ENIAC A) Basic Input Output System B) ABC B) Best Input Output System C) UNIVAC C) Basic Input Output Symbol D) EDVAC D) Base Input Output System 135. What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of 123. Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing? the screen which requires operator attention? A) Laser printer A) Pixel B) Reverse video B) Inkjet printer C) Touch screen C) Daisywheel printer D) Cursor D) Dot matrix printer 136. Which is the largest computer? 124. IBM 1401 is A) Mainframe Computer A) First Generation Computer B) Mini Computers B) Second Generation Computer C) Micro Computers C) Third Generation Computer D) Super Computers D) Fourth Generation Computer 137. Which of the following are the best units of data on an 125. Most of the first generation computers were external storage device? A) Special purpose computers A) Bits B) General purpose computers B) Bytes C) Both of above C) Hertz D) None of above D) Clock cycles 126. Floppy disks typically in diameter 138. The personal computer industry was started by A) 3 A) IBM B) 5.25 B) Apple C) 8 C) Compaq D) All of above D) HCL 127. The output quality of a printer is measured by 139. What is meant by a dedicated computer? A) Dot per inch A) Which is used by one person only B) Dot per sq. inch B) Which is assigned one and only one task C) Dots printed per unit time C) Which uses one kind of software D) All of above D) Which is meant for application software 128. On a PC, how much memory is available to application 140. Which programming languages are classified as low level software? languages? A) 1024 KB A) Basic, COBOL, FORTRAN B) 760 KB B) Prolog 2, Expert Systems C) 640 KB C) Knowledge based Systems D) 560 KB D) Assembly Languages 129. In a computer _____ is capable to store single binary bit. 141. What was the main disadvantage of vacuum tubes? A) Capacitor A) They were larger in size B) Flip flop B) They consumed a lot of electricity C) Register C) They produced heat and often burned out D) Inductor D) The operation cost was high Visit http://mcqSets.com for more multiple choice questions and download MCQ Banks 9 MCQ Bank for Computer Fundamentals Visit http://mcqSets.com for more materials 142. Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as 154. Which is a semi conductor memory? A) PC A) Dynamic B) Memory address registers B) Static C) General purpose register C) Bubble D) Flags D) Both a & b 143. Which is not a computer of first generation? 155. RJ45 UTP cable has ________ Cables. A) ENIAC A) 2 pair B) UNIVAC B) 3 pair C) IBM 360 C) 4 pair D) IBM 1401 D) 5 pair 144. Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold 156. Which of the following is not a valid size of a Floppy Disk? conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result A) 8? of operations), are known as B) 5 ¼? A) PC C) 3 ½? B) Flags D) 5 ½? C) Memory Address Registers D) General Purpose Registers 157. The earliest calculating devices are A) Abacus 145. Who invented vacuum tubes? B) Clock A) John Bardeen C) Difference Engine B) William Shockley D) None of these C) Lee de Forest D) All of above 158. Word length of a Personal Computer is ___ A) 4 bits 146. An approach that permits the computer to work on several B) 8 bits programs instead of one is C) 16 bits A) On-line thesaurus D) 64 bits B) Multiprogramming C) Over lapped processing 159. What was the first computer to perform all calculation using D) Outline processor electronics rather than wheels, ratchets, or mechanical switches? 147. Who suggested Stored Program Concept A) Mark I A) John Mauchley B) ABC B) J.P. Eckert C) Z3 C) John Neumann D) None of above D) Joseph Jacquard 160. A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a __ 148. The central processing unit (CPU) consists of resident package A) Input, output and processing A) CPU B) Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage B) Memory C) Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage C) Buffer D) Control unit, processing, and primary storage D) ALU 149. The notable features like keyboards, monitors, GUI were 161. Which unit converts computer data into human readable developed in form? A) First generation A) Input unit B) Second generation B) Output unit C) Third generation C) ALU D) Fourth generation D) Control Unit 150. UNIVAC is 162. The full form of ALU is A) Universal Automatic Computer A) Arithmetic Logic Unit B) Universal Array Computer B) Array Logic Unit C) Unique Automatic Computer C) Application Logic Unit D) Unvalued Automatic Computer D) None of above 151. Which is the highest form? 163. What produces useful information out of data? A) Data A) Computer B) Information B) Processing C) Knowledge C) Programming D) All of above D) none of above 152. Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control 164. Which of the following device was not invented by Babbage? patterns in a waving machine? A) Pascaline A) Pascal B) Difference Engine B) Hollerith C) Analytical Engine C) Babbage D) None of above D) Jacquard 153. What is an interpreter? 165. A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in A) An interpreter does the conversion line by line as the program is terms of run A) Speed B) An interpreter is the representation of the system being designed B) Accuracy C) An interpreter is a general purpose language providing very C) Reliability efficient execution D) Cost D) None of the above Visit http://mcqSets.com for more multiple choice questions and download MCQ Banks 10 MCQ Bank for Computer Fundamentals Visit http://mcqSets.com for more materials 166. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit 178. EBCDIC stands for computer? A) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code A) Binary B) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code B) Decimal C) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code C) Hexadecimal D) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code D) Octal 179. Personnel who design, program, operates and maintains 167. A computer has very low failure rate because it uses computer equipment refers to electronic components. It produces very consistent results. A) Console-operator This is highlighted by which of the feature of computer? B) Programmer A) Accuracy C) Peopleware B) Reliability D) System Analyst C) Versatility D) Automatic 180. IBM System/360 is A) Mainframe Computer 168. A paper printout of a document is known as B) Mini Computers A) Softcopy output C) Micro Computers B) Hardcopy output D) None of above C) Permanent Output D) All of above 181. A system is A) an integration of different units so as to achieve an objective 169. Which electronic component was made out of semiconductor material? B) input unit A) Vacuum tubes C) input and output unit B) Transistors D) input, output and storage units C) ICs D) All of above 182. Which of the following programming language started from second generation? 170. The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called A) Cobol A) Read-out B) BASIC B) Read from C) C C) Read D) LISP D) All of above 183. The translator program used in assembly language is called 171. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and A) Compiler comparing? B) Interpreter A) Disk unit C) Assembler B) Control unit D) Translator C) ALU D) Modem 184. EEPROM stands for A) Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory 172. ABC is a B) Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory A) Special purpose computer C) Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory B) General purpose computer D) None of the above C) All Purpose Computer D) None of above 185. Regarding data, computers are very good at A) store 173. The computer code for the interchange of information B) Processing between terminals is C) retrieve A) ASCII D) All of above B) BCD C) EBCDIC 186. Bit map terminal D) All of above A) support display containing multiple windows B) require considerable amount of video RAM 174. When was the X window system born? C) requires tremendous amount of copying and hence low A) 1984 performance B) 1989 D) all of above C) 1988 D) 1990 187. First generation computers used _________ for memory A) vacuum tubes 175. What is the first stage in software development? A) Specification and design B) silicon chips B) Testing C) magnetic drum C) System Analysis D) RAM D) Maintenance 188. Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read 176. Which of the following is valid statement? and write operations? A) Data in itself is useless unless it is processed A) ROM B) The data that is processed is called a program B) RAM C) The data which is not yet processed is information C) EPROM D) Information is processed by computer to generate data. D) None of above 177. The Second Generation Computer was based on ________. 189. 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