COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE #25
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. What
are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?
(a) Greater than
(b) Less than
(c) Equal to
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(d)
2. Which
of the following is the word processing task associated with changing the
appearance of a document?
(a) Editing
(b) Writing
(c) Formatting
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(c)
3. Nepal
brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of which generation?
(a) First generation
(b) Second generation
(c) Third generation
(d) Fourth generation
Answer:
(b)
4. Algorithm
and Flow chart help us to ……………
(a) know the memory capacity
(b) identify the base of a number system
(c) direct the output to a printer
(d) specify the problem completely and clearly
Answer:
(d)
5. 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 ‘a’ and ‘b’
Answer:
(d)
6. The
difference between memory and storage is that memory is …………… and storage is
……………
(a) temporary, permanent
(b) permanent, temporary
(c) slow, fast
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(a)
7. When
was Pascaline invented?
(a) 1617
(b) 1620
(c) 1642
(d) 1837
Answer:
(c)
8. Which
of the following statement is valid?
(a) Lady Augusta is the first programmer
(b) Ada is the daughter of Lord Byron, a famous English
poet
(c) ADA is a programming language developed by US Defense
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(d)
9. 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 the above
Answer:
(d)
10. What
is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
(a) Light pen
(b) Mouse
(c) Digitizer
(d) Terminal
Answer:
(d)
11. Which
of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?
(a) UNIVAC
(b) ENIAC
(c) EDSAC
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(c)
12. The
term gigabyte refers to which of the following?
(a) 1024 bytes
(b) 1024 kilobytes
(c) 1024 megabytes
(d) 1024 gigabyte
Answer:
(c)
13. In
which year was UK’s premier computing event started?
(a) 1980
(b) 1985
(c) 1986
(d) 1987
Answer:
(a)
14. Once
you load the suitable program and provide required data, computer does not need
human intervention. This feature is known as which of the following?
(a) Accuracy
(b) Reliability
(c) Versatility
(d) Automatic
Answer:
(d)
15. What
is a brand?
(a) The name of companies that made computers
(b) The name of product a company gives to identify its
product in market
(c) A name of class to indicate all similar products from
different companies
(d) All of above
Answer:
(b)
16. Machine
language is ……………
(a) Machine dependent
(b) Difficult to program
(c) Error prone
(d) All of above
Answer:
(d)
17. A
byte consists of ……………
(a) One bit
(b) Four bits
(c) Eight bits
(d) Sixteen bits
Answer:
(c)
18. Modern
Computers are very reliable but they are not ……………
(a) Fast
(b) Powerful
(c) Infallible
(d) Cheap
Answer:
(c)
19. In
which year Babbage conceived Analytical engine?
(a) 1642
(b) 1837
(c) 1880
(d) 1850
Answer:
(b)
20. What
was the expected feature of fifth generation computers when Japan started FGCS?
(a) Operating Systems
(b) Parallel Processing
(c) ULSI
(d) None of above
Answer:
(b)
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