Computer Knowledge #25 Multiple Choice Questions

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)