Computer Fundamentals 01

1. UNIVAC is

a. Universal Automatic Computer
b. Universal Array Computer
c. Unique Automatic Computer
d. Unvalued Automatic Computer

2. CD-ROM stands for

a. Compactable Read Only Memory
b. Compact Data Read Only Memory
c. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory

3. ALU is

a. Arithmetic Logic Unit
b. Array Logic Unit
c. Application Logic Unit
d. None of above

4. VGA is

a. Video Graphics Array
b. Visual Graphics Array
c. Volatile Graphics Array
d. Video Graphics Adapter

5. IBM 1401 is

a. First Generation Computer
b. Second Generation Computer
c. Third Generation Computer
d. Fourth Generation Computer

6. MSI stands for

a. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
b. Medium System Integrated Circuits
c. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
d. Medium System Intelligent Circuit

7. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is

a. 1.40 MB
b. 1.44 GB
c. 1.40 GB
d. 1.44 MB

8. The first computer introduced in Nepal was

a. IBM 1400
b. IBM 1401
c. IBM 1402
d. IBM1402

9. WAN stands for

a. Wap Area Network
b. Wide Area Network
c. Wide Array Net
d. Wireless Area Network

10. MICR stands for

a. Magnetic Ink Character Reader
b. Magnetic Ink Code Reader
c. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
d. None

11. What do you call the programs that are used to find out possible faults and their causes?

A) Operating system 
B) Cookies 
C) Diagnostic software 
D) Boot diskettes

12. Who invented the high level language C?

A) Dennis M. Ritchie 
B) Niklaus Writh 
C) Seymour Papert 
D) Donald Kunth

13. Which of the following is not a type of Software

A) System Software 
B) Application Software 
C) Utility Software 
D) Entertainment Software

14. Which of the following is not the classification of computers based on application?

A) Electronic Computers 
B) Analog Computers 
C) Digital Computers 
D) Hybrid Computers

15. Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is located?

A) Memory address register 
B) Memory data register 
C) Instruction register 
D) Program counter

16. Networking such as LAN, MAN started from

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

17. Which characteristic of computer distinguishes it from electronic calculators?

A) Accuracy 
B) Storage 
C) Versatility 
D) Automatic

18. Which of the following is the largest manufacturer of Hard Disk Drives?

A) IBM 
B) Seagate 
C) Microsoft 
D) 3M

19. LSI, VLSI & ULSI chips were used in which generation?

A) First 
B) Second 
C) Third 
D) Fourth

20. Which is the type of memory for information that does not change on your computer?

A) RAM 
B) ROM 
C) ERAM 
D) RW / RAM

21. 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 Interchange Code

22. BCD is
a. Binary Coded Decimal
b. Bit Coded Decimal
c. Binary Coded Digit
d. Bit Coded Digit
 

23. ASCII stands for
a. American Stable Code for International Interchange
b. American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
c. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
d. American Standard Code for Interchange Information 
 

24. Which of the following is first generation of computer
a. EDSAC
b. IBM-1401
c. CDC-1604
d. ICL-2900
 

25. Chief component of first generation computer was
a. Transistors
b. Vacuum Tubes and Valves
c. Integrated Circuits
d. None of above
 

26. FORTRAN is
a. File Translation
b. Format Translation
c. Formula Translation
d. Floppy Translation
 

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27. EEPROM stand 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
 

28. Second Generation computers were developed during
a. 1949 to 1955
b. 1956 to 1963
c. 1965 to 1970
d. 1970 to 1990

 29. The computer size was very large in 
a. First Generation
b. Second Generation
c. Third Generation
d. Fourth Generation
 

30. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
a. First Generation
b. Second Generation
c. Third Generation
d. Fourth Generation

31. The main electronic component used in first generation computers was

A) Transistors 
B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves 
C) Integrated Circuits 
D) None of above

32. A dumb terminal has

A) an embedded microprocessor 
B) extensive memory 
C) independent processing capability 
D) a keyboard and screen

33. One millisecond is

A) 1 second 
B) 10th of a seconds 
C) 1000th of a seconds 
D) 10000th of a seconds

34. The output quality of a printer is measured by

A) Dot per sq. inch 
B) Dot per inch 
C) Dots printed per unit time 
D) All of the above

35. Which of the following was a special purpose computer?

A) ABC 
B) ENIAC 
C) EDVAC 
D) All of the above

36. What was the computer invented by Attanasoff and Clifford?

A) Mark I 
B) ABC 
C) Z3 
D) None of above

37. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?

A) Floppy Disk 
B) Hard Disk 
C) Compact Disk 
D) Magneto Optic Disk

38. Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent?

A) ENIAC 
B) MARK I 
C) Z3 
D) ABC

39. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is known as

A) Path 
B) Address bus 
C) Route 
D) All of the above

 

40. High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data

A) 1.40 MB 
B) 1.44 GB 
C) 1.40 GB 
D) 1.44 MB 

41.Which generation of computer is still under development
a.Fourth Generation
b.Fifth Generation
c.Sixth Generation
d.Seventh Generation

 

42.Artificial Intelligence is associated with which generation?
a.First Generation
b.Second Generation
c.Fifth Generation
d.Sixth Generation

43.Which operation is not performed by computer
a.Inputting
b.Processing
c.Controlling
d.Understanding

44.Fifth generation computer is also known as
a.Knowledge information processing system
b.Very large scale integration (VLSI)
c.Both of above
d.None of above

45.Central Processing Unit is combination of 
a.Control and storage
b.Control and output unit
c.Arithmetic logic and input unit
d.Arithmetic logic and control unit

46.The brain of any computer system is
a.Control Unit
b.Arithmetic Logic Unit
c.Central Processing Unit
d.Storage Unit

47.Pick the one that is used for logical operations or comparisons such as less than equal to or greater than.
a.Arithmetic and Logic Unit
b.Control Unit
c.Both of above
d.None of above

48.Analog computer works on the supply of 
a.Continuous electrical pulses
b.Electrical pulses but not continuous
c.Magnetic strength
d.None of the above

49.Digital devices are
a.Digital Clock
b.Automobile speed meter
c.Clock with a dial and two hands
d.All of them

50.The computer that process both analog and digital is called
a.Analog computer
b.Digital computer
c.Hybrid computer
d.Mainframe computer

51. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs

A) Dot matrix printer 
B) Digital plotter 
C) Line printer 
D) All of the above 

52. Which of the following is not an input device?

A) OCR 
B) Optical scanners 
C) Voice recognition device 
D) COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)

53. The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a computer is approximately

A) 16 digits 
B) 6 digits 
C) 9 digits 
D) All of above 


54. 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?

A) Motherboard 
B) Daughterboard 
C) Bred board 
D) Father board 


55. 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?

A) Motherboard 
B) Breadboard 
C) Daughter board 
D) Grandmother board 


56. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

A) Direct access 
B) Sequential access 
C) Both of above 
D) None of above 


57. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as

A) Pulse code modulation 
B) Pulse stretcher 
C) Query processing 
D) Queue management 


58. 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 hardware item 


59. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for

A) Doing quick mathematical calculations 
B) Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data 
C) Electronic data processing 
D) Performing repetitive tasks accurately 


60. When was vacuum tube invented?

A) 1900 
B) 1906 
C) 1910 
D) 1880 

61. Which statement is valid about magnetic tape?

a. It is a plastic ribbon

b. It is coated on both sides with iron oxide

c. It can be erased and reused

d. All of above

 

62. The data recording format in most of the modern magnetic tape is

a. 7-bit ASCII

b. 7-bit EBCDIC

c. 8-bit ASCII

d. 8-bit EBCDIC

 

63. Which of the following is associated with error detector?

a. Odd parity bit

b. Even parity bit

c. Both of the above

d. None of above

 

64. Tape speed is measured in

a. Feet per second

b. Inch per second

c. Meter per second

d. Centimeter per second

 

65. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

a. Direct access

b. Sequential access

c. Both of above

d. None of above

 

66. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on

a. tracks per inch of surface

b. bits per inch of tracks

c. disk pack in disk surface

d. All of above

 

67. Reading data is performed in magnetic disk by

a. Read/write leads

b. Sectors

c. Track

d. Lower surface

 

68. Access time is

a. seek time + latency time

b. seek time

c. seek time – latency time

d. latency time

 

69. Seek time is

a. time to position the head over proper track

b. time to position the head over proper sector

c. time to position the head over proper cylinder

d. none of above

 

70. Latency time is

a. Time to spin the needed data under head

b. Time to spin the needed data under track

c. Time to spin data under sector

d. All of above

 

71. Floppy disks are available in

a. Single side single density

b. Single side double density

c. Both of above

d. None of above

 

72. Floppy disks typically in diameter

a. 3.5”

b. 5.25”

c. 8”

d. All of above

 

73. Hard disk is coated in both side above

a. Magnetic metallic oxide

b. Optical metallic oxide

c. Carbon layer

d. All of the above

 

74. Binary circuit elements have

a. One stable state

b. Two stable state

c. Three stable state

d. None of above

 

75. Which statement is valid?

a. 1KB = 1024 bytes

b. 1 MB=2048 bytes

c. 1 MB = 1000 kilobytes

d. 1 KB = 1000 bytes

 

76. Which statement is valid about computer program?

a. It is understood by a computer

b. It is understood by programmer

c. It is understood user

d. Both of above

 

77. Software in computer

a. Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine

b. Increase the speed of central processing unit

c. Both of above

d. None of above

 

78. Which of the following is not computer language?

a. High level language

b. Medium level language

c. Low level language

d. All of the above

 

79. Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program?

a. Machine language

b. Assembly language

c. High level language

d. None of above

 

80. Instruction in computer languages consists of

a. OPCODE

b. OPERAND

c. Both of above

d. None of above

 

81. Machine language is

a. Machine dependent

b. Difficult to program

c. Error prone

d. All of above

82. Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?
A) Laser printer 
B) Ink jet printer 
C) Plotter 
D) Dot matrix printer

 

83. Computers with 80286 microprocessor is

A) XT computer 
B) AT computers 
C) PS/2 computer 
D) None of above

84. An application suitable for sequential processing is

A) Processing of grades 
B) Payroll processing 
C) Both a and b 
D) All of above

85. Which of the following is not processing?

A) arranging 
B) manipulating 
C) calculating 
D) gathering

 

85. The digital computer was developed primarily in

A) USSR 
B) Japan 
C) USA 
D) UK

 

87. Software in computer

A) Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine 
B) Increase the speed of central processing unit 
C) Both of above 
D) None of above

88. Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changes in 1924. What was that name?

A) Tabulator Machine Co. 
B) Computing Tabulating Recording Co. 
C) The Tabulator Ltd. 
D) International Computer Ltd.

89. 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?

A) Track number 
B) Sector number 
C) Surface number 
D) All of above

90. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called

A) Sorting 
B) Classifying 
C) Reproducing 
D) Summarizing

91. 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 flow of information 
D) To do math’s works
 

92. Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following language?

a. Machine language

b. Assembly language

c. High level language

d. None of above

 

93. The translator program used in assembly language is called

a. Compiler

b. Interpreter

c. Assembler

d. Translator

 

94. Easily relocatable language is

a. Machine language

b. Assembly language

c. High level language

d. Medium level language

 

95. Which of the following is called low level languages?

a. Machine language

b. Assembly language

c. Both of the above

d. None of above

 

96. which of the following is problem oriented language?

a. High level language

b. Machine language

c. Assembly language

d. Low level language

 

97. A compiler is a translating program which

a. Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language

b. Translates entire source program into machine language program

c. It is not involved in program’s execution

d. All of above

 

98. Which of the following is machine independence program?

a. High level language

b. Low level language

c. Assembly language

d. Machine language

 

99. Which statement is valid about interpreter?

a. It translates one instruction at a time

b. Object code is saved for future use

c. Repeated interpretation is not necessary

d. All of above

 

100. Which is the limitation of high level language?

a. Lower efficiency

b. Machine dependence

c. machine level coding

d. None of above

Answers

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