COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE #27
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. What
is the full form of BIOS?
(a) Basic Input Output System
(b) Best Input Output System
(c) Basic Input Output Symbol
(d) Base Input Output System
Answer:
(a)
2. Which
printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?
(a) Laser printer
(b) Inkjet printer
(c) Daisywheel printer
(d) Dot matrix printer
Answer:
(a)
3. IBM
1401 is ……………
(a) First Generation Computer
(b) Second Generation Computer
(c) Third Generation Computer
(d) Fourth Generation Computer
Answer:
(b)
4. Most
of the first generation computers were ……………
(a) Special purpose computers
(b) General purpose computers
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a)
5. Floppy
disks typically in diameter ……………
(a) 3 inch
(b) 5.25 inch
(c) 8 inch
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(d)
6. The
output quality of a printer is measured by which of the following?
(a) Dot per inch
(b) Dot per sq. inch
(c) Dots printed per unit time
(d) All of above
Answer:
(b)
7. On
a PC, how much memory is available to application software?
(a) 1024 KB
(b) 760 KB
(c) 640 KB
(d) 560 KB
Answer:
(c)
8. In
a computer, what is capable to store single binary bit?
(a) Capacitor
(b) Flip flop
(c) Register
(d) Inductor
Answer:
(b)
9. What
does DMA stand for?
(a) Distinct Memory Access
(b) Direct Memory Access
(c) Direct Module Access
(d) Direct Memory Allocation
Answer:
(b)
10. Who
invented Integrated Circuits?
(a) Jack Kilby
(b) Robert Noyce
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(c)
11. Operating
system, editors and debuggers comes under?
(a) System Software
(b) Application Software
(c) Utilities
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a)
12. Which
computer is not considered a portable?
(a) Minicomputer
(b) Laptop computer
(c) Notebook computer
(d) All of above
Answer:
(a)
13. Which
of the following is not an electronic computer?
(a) ENIAC
(b) ABC
(c) UNIVAC
(d) EDVAC
Answer:
(b)
14. What
is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which
requires operator attention?
(a) Pixel
(b) Reverse video
(c) Touch screen
(d) Cursor
Answer:
(b)
15. Which
is the largest computer?
(a) Mainframe Computer
(b) Mini Computers
(c) Micro Computers
(d) Super Computers
Answer:
(a)
16. Which
of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?
(a) Bits
(b) Bytes
(c) Hertz
(d) Clock cycles
Answer:
(b)
17. The
personal computer industry was started by which of the following?
(a) IBM
(b) Apple
(c) Compaq
(d) HCL
Answer:
(a)
18. What
is meant by a dedicated computer?
(a) Which is used by one person only
(b) Which is assigned one and only one task
(c) Which uses one kind of software
(d) Which is meant for application software
Answer:
(b)
19. Which
programming languages are classified as low level languages?
(a) Basic, COBOL, FORTRAN
(b) Prolog 2, Expert Systems
(c) Knowledge based Systems
(d) Assembly Languages
Answer:
(d)
20. What
was the main disadvantage of vacuum tubes?
(a) They were larger in size
(b) They consumed a lot of electricity
(c) They produced heat and often burned out
(d) The operation cost was high
Answer:
(c)
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