Computer Knowledge #38 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE #38

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens?

(a) ) Monitor

(b) Hardware

(c) Robot

(d) Computer

Answer: (d)

2. Which of the following file organization is most efficient for a file with a high degree of file activity?

(a) Sequential

(b) ISAM

(c) VSAM

(d) B-Tree Index

Answer: (a)

3. 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

Answer: (c)

4. Magnetic tape can serve as ……………

(a) Secondary storage media

(b) Output media

(c) Input media

(d) All of the above

Answer: (a)

5. Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry?

(a) Motorola

(b) IBM

(c) Intel

(d) AMD

Answer: (c)

6. The first digital computer built with IC chips was known as ……………

(a) IBM 7090

(b) Apple/ 1

(c) IBM System/360

(d) VAX-10

Answer: (c)

7. EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?

(a) 256

(b) 16

(c) 32

(d) 64

Answer: (a)

8. MICR stands for ……………

(a) Magnetic Ink Character Reader

(b) Magnetic Ink Code Reader

(c) Magnetic Ink Cases Reader

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

9. Number crunchier is the informal name for ……………

(a) Mini computer

(b) Super computer

(c) Micro computer

(d) Mainframe computer

Answer: (b)

10. RATS stand for ……………

(a) Regression Analysis Time Series

(b) Regression Analysis Time Sharing

(c) Real Analysis Series

(d) All of the above

Answer: (a)

11. Which technology is used in Compact disks?

(a) Mechanical

(b) Electrical

(c) Electro Magnetic

(d) Laser

Answer: (d)

12. Different components of the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?

(a) Conductors

(b) Buses

(c) Connectors

(d) Consecutives

Answer: (b)

13. Which is the first electronic digital computer?

(a) ENIAC

(b) MARK I

(c) Z3

(d) ABC

Answer: (d)

14. Which of the following is a storage device?

(a) Tape

(b) Hard Disk

(c) Floppy Disk

(d) All of the above

Answer: (d)

15. The metal disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and contamination free containers are called ……………

(a) Hard disks

(b) Floppy disk

(c) Winchester disk

(d) Flexible disk

Answer: (c)

16. What is called the computer program that converts an entire program into machine language?

(a) Interpreter

(b) Simulator

(c) Compiler

(d) Commander

Answer: (c)

17. Intel corporation produces chips for which computers?

(a) IBM PCs

(b) Apple/Macintosh PCs

(c) Both of the above

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

18. The first microprocessor built by the Intel corporation was called ……………

(a) 8008

(b) 8080

(c) 4004

(d) 8800

Answer: (c)

19. Which of the following is not a class of computers based on size?

(a) Mainframe Computers

(b) Mini Computers

(c) Micro Computers

(d) Super Computers

Answer: (d)

20. Who invented EDSAC?

(a) John V. Neumann

(b) J.P. Eckert and John Mauchly

(c) Maurice Wilkes

(d) Howard Aiken

Answer: (c)