Computer Knowledge #45 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE #45

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

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

1. Which of the following statement is true?

(a) Mark I was 8 feet long

(b) Mark I was 2 feet long

(c) Mark I was 40 feet long

(d) None of the above

Answer: (d)

2. Charles Babbage is considered the father of modern computers because ……………

(a) of his difference engine

(b) of his analytical engine

(c) his concept of input, mill and output

(d) All of the above

Answer: (c)

3. Which of the following is used only for data entry and storage, and never for processing?

(a) Mouse

(b) Dumb terminal

(c) Micro computer

(d) Dedicated data entry system

Answer: (b)

4. What was the first computer brought in Nepal?

(a) ICL/2950

(b) ENIAC

(c) IBM 1401

(d) None of the above

Answer: (c)

5. What is the primary advantage of key-to-tape data entry system?

(a) A large percentage of editing can be performed at the time of data entry

(b) Key verification is easily performed

(c) The tape is reusable

(d) Keying errors can be detected as they occur

Answer: (c)

6. Basic is …………… language.

(a) a procedural

(b) an object oriented

(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

7. A computer Program that translates one program instruction at a time into machine language is called a/an ……………

(a) interpreter

(b) CPU

(c) compiler

(d) simulator

Answer: (a)

8. Which of the following have the fastest access time?

(a) Semiconductor Memories

(b) Magnetic Disks

(c) Magnetic Tapes

(d) Compact Disks

Answer: (a)

9. The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Eckert and Mauchly called ENIAC did not work on the stored program concept. How many numbers could it store in its internal memory?

(a) 100

(b) 20

(c) 40

(d) 80

Answer: (b)

10. What is called the computer that process both analog and digital?

(a) Analog computer

(b) Digital computer

(c) Hybrid computer

(d) Mainframe computer

Answer: (c)

11. What was the name of the first commercially available microprocessor chip?

(a) Intel 308

(b) Intel 33

(c) Intel 4004

(d) Motorola 639

Answer: (c)

12. Which of the following class of computers can process physical quantities such as speed?

(a) Analog Computers

(b) Digital Computers

(c) Hybrid Computers

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

13. How many types of storage loops exists in magnetic bubble memory?

(a) 8

(b) 14

(c) 16

(d) 2

Answer: (d)

14. When did IBM introduce the 20286 based PC/AT?

(a) 1982

(b) 1984

(c) 1985

(d) 1989

Answer: (b)

15. The silicon chips used for data processing are called ……………

(a) RAM chips

(b) ROM chips

(c) Micro processors

(d) PROM chips

Answer: (c)

16. Which computers used operating systems by Microsoft?

(a) IBM PCs

(b) Apple/Macintosh PCs

(c) IBM Compatibles

(d) Both ‘a’ and ‘c’

Answer: (d)

17. Which of the following is one of the main features that distinguish microprocessors from micro-computer?

(a) Words are usually large in microprocessors

(b) Words are shorter in microprocessors

(c) Microprocessor does not contain I/O device

(d) Exactly the same as the machine cycle time

Answer: (c)

18. When were Napier’s Bones invented?

(a) 1614

(b) 1617

(c) 1620

(d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

19. Which of the following computer is not considered a portable computer?

(a) Minicomputer

(b) A laptop computer

(c) Tablet PC

(d) All of the above

Answer: (a)

20. Computers built before the First Generation of computers were ……………

(a) Mechanical

(b) Electro-mechanical

(c) Electrical

(d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

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