COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE #48
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Which
of the following is called low level languages?
(a) Machine language
(b) Assembly language
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(c)
2. A
factor which would strongly influence a business person to adopt a computer is
its ……………
(a) accuracy
(b) reliability
(c) speed
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(d)
3. Who
invented punched cards?
(a) Charles Babbage
(b) ) Dr. Herman Hollerith
(c) Howard Aikin
(d) Joseph Jacquard
Answer:
(d)
4. Each
model of a computer has a unique …………….
(a) assembly of a computer
(b) machine language
(c) high level language
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(b)
5. Which
of the following is not a primary storage device?
(a) Magnetic tape
(b) Magnetic disk
(c) Optical disk
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(d)
6. In
a punched card system, data is processed by a ……………
(a) keypunch machine, sorter and posting machine
(b) accounting machine, posting machine, and billing
machine
(c) sorter, posting machine, and billing machine
(d) accounting machine, keypunch machine and sorter
Answer:
(d)
7. Which
device is required for the Internet connection?
(a) Joystick
(b) Modem
(c) CD Drive
(d) NIC Card
Answer:
(b)
8. A
set of rods where numbers were carved and used for multiplication and division
aids is known as which of the following?
(a) Pascaline
(b) Napier’s Bones
(c) Stepped Reckoner
(d) Slide Rule
Answer:
(b)
9. Seek
time is ...............
(a) time to position the head over proper track
(b) time to position the head over proper sector
(c) time to position the head over proper cylinder
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a)
10. Tape
speed is measured in which of the following?
(a) Feet per second
(b) Inch per second
(c) Meter per second
(d) Centimeter per second
Answer:
(b)
11. Punched
cards were first introduced by ……………
(a) Powers
(b) Pascal
(c) Jacquard
(d) Herman Hollerith
Answer:
(d)
12. Which
computer support co-processors?
(a) XT computer
(b) AT computers
(c) None of the above
(d) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
Answer:
(b)
13. A
floppy disk contains ……………
(a) circular tracks only
(b) sectors only
(c) both circular tracks and sectors
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(c)
14. What
is the capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk?
(a) 1.40 MB
(b) 1.44 GB
(c) 1.40 GB
(d) 1.44 MB
Answer:
(d)
15. The
contribution of Konrad Zuse was long ignored because ……………
(a) he made the computers secretly
(b) his computers were very complicated and it took time
for the people to recognize its power
(c) of political reasons. He was German.
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(c)
16. Any
method for controlling access to or use of memory is known as which of the
following?
(a) Memory map
(b) Memory protection
(c) Memory management
(d) Memory instruction
Answer:
(b)
17. In
what respect computers are superior to human beings?
(a) Diligence
(b) Intelligence
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a)
18. Com
in Latin is ……………
(a) intensifying prefix
(b) intensifying suffix
(c) a term that means to reckon
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a)
19. The
system unit of a personal computer typically contains all except which of the
following?
(a) Microprocessor
(b) Disk controller
(c) Serial interface
(d) Modem
Answer:
(d)
20. Which
of the following is related to fifth generation computers?
(a) Knowledge information processing system
(b) Very large scale integration (VLSI)
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a)
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