COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE #41
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. VGA
is ……………
(a) Video Graphics Array
(b) Visual Graphics Array
(c) Volatile Graphics Array
(d) Video Graphics Adapter
Answer:
(a)
2. A
kind of scanner MICR is the short form of ……………
(a) Magnetic Ink Character Reader
(b) Magnetic Ink Code Reader
(c) Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a)
3. Which
of the following is not a class based on size?
(a) Mainframe Computer
(b) Micro Computer
(c) Mini Computer
(d) Digital Computer
Answer:
(d)
4. Which
8-bit chip was used in many of today’s TRS-80 computers?
(a) Z-8000
(b) Motorola 6809
(c) Z-8808
(d) Z-80
Answer:
(d)
5. Which
of the following disk is fixed disk?
(a) Hard Disks
(b) Flash Disks
(c) Blu-Ray Disks
(d) DVDs
Answer:
(a)
6. Which
of the following professions has not been affected by personal computers?
(a) Medical
(b) Clerical and law
(c) Accounting
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(d)
7. The
word Abacus is derived from Abax, a word from ……………
(a) Latin language
(b) Greek Language
(c) Sanskrit language
(d) ancient Egypt
Answer:
(a)
8. In
latest generation computers, the instructions are executed ……………
(a) parallel only
(b) sequentially only
(c) both sequentially and parallel
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(c)
9. Which
of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?
(a) Magnetic core
(b) Semiconductor
(c) Magnetic tape
(d) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
Answer:
(c)
10. Which
of the following is an online backing storage system capable of storing larger
quantities of data?
(a) CPU
(b) Memory
(c) Mass storage
(d) Secondary storage
Answer:
(c)
11. What
is called a kind of serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with
magnetically-charged ink sprayed dots?
(a) Laser printer
(b) Ink-jet printer
(c) Drum printer
(d) Chan printer
Answer:
(b)
12. Which
of the following does not affect the resolution of a video display image?
(a) Bandwidth
(b) Raster scan range
(c) Vertical and horizontal lines of resolution
(d) Screen size
Answer:
(d)
13. Which
of the following printing devices is an output composed of a series of data?
(a) Wire matrix printer
(b) Band printer
(c) Wang image printer
(d) Both ‘b’ and ‘c’
Answer:
(d)
14. Which
of the following is an example of fifth generation computer?
(a) PIM/m
(b) ICL 2950
(c) IBM 1401
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a)
15. Magnetic
disks are the most popular medium for ……………
(a) Direct access
(b) Sequential access
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of the abcove
Answer:
(c)
16. Which
of the following is not a third generation computer?
(a) IBM 360
(b) IBM 1401
(c) PDP-8
(d) HP2115
Answer:
(b)
17. The
number of records contained within a block of data on magnetic tape is defined
by the ……………
(a) block definition
(b) record contain clause
(c) blocking factor
(d) record per block
Answer:
(c)
18. Mark
I is also known as ……………
(a) American Sequence Controlled Calculator
(b) Automatic Sequence Calculating Controller
(c) American Sequence Controlled Computer
(d) Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator
Answer:
(d)
19. Which
of the following registers is loaded with the contents of the memory location
pointed by the PC?
(a) Memory address registers
(b) Memory data registers
(c) Instruction registers
(d) Program counter
Answer:
(c)
20. Which
of the following are the cheapest memory devices in terms of Cost/Bit?
(a) Semiconductor memories
(b) Magnetic Disks
(c) Compact Disks
(d) Magnetic Tapes
Answer:
(c)
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