COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE #49
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. What is called the process of starting a or
restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage
device into the computer memory?
(a) Duping
(b) Booting
(c) Padding
(d) CPS
Answer: (b)
2. What is the full form of MSI?
(a) Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
(b) Medium System Integrated Circuits
(c) Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
(d) Medium System Intelligent Circuit
Answer: (a)
3. What is a pixel?
(a) A computer program that draws picture
(b) A picture stored in secondary memory
(c) The smallest resolvable part of a picture
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c)
4. A/an ………… device is any device that provides
information, which is sent to the CPU.
(a) input
(b) output
(c) CPU
(d) memory
Answer: (a)
5. What was the nick name of the computer used
by the Americans in 1952 for their H-bomb project?
(a) ENIAC
(b) EDSAC
(c) MANIAC
(d) UNIVAC
Answer: (c)
6. Which is the type of memory for information
that does not change on your computer?
(a) RAM
(b) ROM
(c) ERAM
(d) RW / RAM
Answer: (b)
7. LSI, VLSI & ULSI chips were used in
which generation?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
Answer: (d)
8. Which of the following is the largest
manufacturer of Hard Disk Drives?
(a) IBM
(b) Seagate
(c) Microsoft
(d) 3M
Answer: (b)
9. Networking such as LAN, MAN started from
which generation?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
Answer: (d)
10. Which characteristic of computer
distinguishes it from electronic calculators?
(a) Accuracy
(b) Storage
(c) Versatility
(d) Automatic
Answer: (c)
11. Which of the following registers is used to
keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is
located?
(a) Memory address register
(b) Memory data register
(c) Instruction register
(d) Program counter
Answer: (d)
12. Which of the following is not the
classification of computers based on application?
(a) Electronic Computers
(b) Analog Computers
(c) Digital Computers
(d) Hybrid Computers
Answer: (a)
13. Which of the following is not a type of
Software?
(a) System Software
(b) Application Software
(c) Utility Software
(d) Entertainment Software
Answer: (d)
14. Who invented the high level language C?
(a) Dennis M. Ritchie
(b) Niklaus Writh
(c) Seymour Papert
(d) Donald Kunth
Answer: (a)
15. What do you call the programs that are used
to find out possible faults and their causes?
(a) Operating system extensions
(b) Cookies
(c) Diagnostic software
(d) Boot diskettes
Answer: (c)
16. Which computer memory is used for storing
programs and data currently being processed by the CPU?
(a) Mass memory
(b) Internal memory
(c) Non-volatile memory
(d) PROM
Answer: (b)
17. Which of the following code used in present
day computing was developed by IBM Corporation?
(a) ASCII
(b) Hollerith Code
(c) Baudot Code
(d) EBCDIC Code
Answer: (d)
18. When was the transistors invented?
(a) 1948
(b) 1938
(c) 1958
(d) 1968
Answer: (a)
19. In the third Generation of computers ……………
(a) distributed data processing first became popular
(b) an operating system was first developed
(c) high level procedural language were first used
(d) online real time systems first become popular
Answer: (d)
20. Most important advantage of an IC is its
……………
(a) easy replacement in case of circuit failure
(b) extremely high reliability
(c) reduced cost
(d) lower power consumption
Answer: (b)
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