Computer Knowledge #26 Multiple Choice Questions

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE #26

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?

(a) Magnetic core

(b) Semiconductor

(c) Magnetic tape

(d) Both ‘b’ and ‘c’

Answer: (c)

2. The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists mainly of …………… or …………… media with varying capacities.

(a) Memory; video

(b) Magnetic; optical

(c) Optical; memory

(d) Video; magnetic

Answer: (b)

3. Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as which of the following?

(a) System software

(b) Application software

(c) Utility programs

(d) Operating system

Answer: (b)

4. Computer operators ……………

(a) writes computer programs for specific problems

(b) operate the device which input and output data from the computer

(c) normally require a college degree in computer science

(d) All of the above

Answer: (b)

5. Which of the following is not anti-virus software?

(a) NAV

(b) F-Prot

(c) Oracle

(d) McAfee

Answer: (c)

6. What is a compiler?

(a) A compiler does a conversion line by line as the program is run

(b) A compiler converts the whole of a higher level program code into machine code in one step

(c) A compiler is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution

(d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

7. …………… computers are also called personal computers.

(a) Mainframe computer

(b) Mini computers

(c) Micro computers

(d) Super computers

Answer: (c)

8. Which of the following is not input unit device?

(a) Scanner

(b) Camera

(c) Plotter

(d) Digitizer

Answer: (c)

9. Identify the correct statement.

(a) IBM PCs used RISC CPU designs

(b) Macintosh used CISC CPU design

(c) IBM used CISC CPU design

(d) None of the above

Answer: (c)

10. Which of the following statement is false?

(a) Mechanical analog computers have existed for thousands of years

(b) There are mechanical analog computers and electronic analog computers

(c) All electronic computers are digital computers

(d) All of the above

Answer: (c)

11. Which of the following require large computers memory?

(a) Imaging

(b) Graphics

(c) Voice

(d) All of the above

Answer: (d)

12. Which of the following is machine independence program?

(a) High level language

(b) Low level language

(c) Assembly language

(d) Machine language

Answer: (a)

13. When was the first electro-mechanical computer developed?

(a) 1880

(b) 1990

(c) 1944

(d) None of the above

Answer: (c)

14. Which was the first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations?

(a) ENIAC

(b) Mark-I

(c) Analytic Engine

(d) UNIVAC-1

Answer: (b)

15. Which one is the largest space?

(a) Kilobyte

(b) Petabyte

(c) Terabyte

(d) Gigabyte

Answer: (b)

16. FORTRAN programming language is more suitable for which of the following?

(a) Business Applications

(b) Marketing Applications

(c) Scientific Applications

(d) None of the above

Answer: (c)

17. The brain of any computer system is which of the following?

(a) Control Unit

(b) Arithmetic Logic Unit

(c) Central Processing Unit

(d) Storage Unit

Answer: (c)

18. Analog computer works on the supply of which of the following?

(a) Continuous electrical pulses

(b) Electrical pulses but not continuous

(c) Magnetic strength

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

19. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?

(a) Leech

(b) Squid

(c) Slug

(d) Glitch

Answer: (d)

20. The advantage of COM are its …………… and ……………

(a) compact size; speed readability

(b) compact size, speed

(c) readability; speed

(d) low cost; readability

Answer: (a)