Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Computer 1-50 MCQs

Computer



1. The term 'Computer' is derived from ________ ?

a. Latin

b. German

c. French

d. Arabic





2. Who is the father of Computer?

a. Allen Turing

b. Charles Babbage

c. Simur Cray

d. Augusta Adaming





3. The basic operations performed by a computer are _______ ?

a. Arithmetic operation

b. Logic operation

c. Storage and relative

d. All the above





4. Who is the father of Internet ?

a. Charles Babbage

b. Vint Cerf

c. Denis Riche

d. Martin Cooper





5. If a computer has more than one processor then it is known as ________ ?

a. Uni-process

b. Multiprocessor

c. Multi-threaded

d. Multi-programming





6. A light sensitive device that converts drawing, printed text or other images into digital form is ________ ?

a. Keyboard

b. Scanner

c. OMR

d. None of these





7. WWW stands for ________ ?

a. World Whole Web

b. Wide World Web

c. Web World Wide

d. World Wide Web





8. A collection of system programs that controls and co-ordinates the overall operations of a computer system is called ________ ?

a. System software

b. Operating system

c. Utility program

d. Device driver





9. What type of operating system MS-DOS is?

a. Command Line Interface

b. Graphical User Interface

c. Multitasking

d. Menu Driven Interface





10. Which technology is used in compact disks?

a. Mechanical

b. Electrical

c. Electro Magnetic

d. Laser





11. 1 Gigabyte is equal to ________ ?

a. 1024 bits

b. 1032 megabytes

c. 1024 kilobytes

d. 1024 megabytes





12. The brain of any computer system is ________ ?

a. ALU

b. Memory

c. CPU

d. Control unit





13. Which of the following are components of Central Processing Unit (CPU) ?

a. Arithmetic logic unit, Mouse

b. Arithmetic logic unit, Control unit

c. Arithmetic logic unit, Integrated Circuits

d. Control Unit, Monitor





14. Analog computer works on the supply of ________ ?

a. Continuous electrical pulses

b. Electrical pulses but not continuous

c. Magnetic strength

d. None of the above





15. Which one is Digital device, select from the choices below?

a. Digital Clock

b. Automobile analog speed meter

c. Clock with a dial and two hands

d. All of them





16. The computer that process both analog and digital is called ________ ?

a. Analog computer

b. Digital computer

c. Hybrid computer

d. Mainframe computer





17. CD-ROM stands for ________ ?

a. Compactable Read Only Memory

b. Compact Data Read Only Memory

c. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory

d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory





18. ALU is ________ ?

a. Arithmetic Logic Unit

b. Array Logic Unit

c. Application Logic Unit

d. None of above





19. VGA is _________ ?

a. Video Graphics Array

b. Visual Graphics Array

c. Volatile Graphics Array

d. Video Graphics Adapter





20. MSI stands for ________ ?

a. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits

b. Medium System Integrated Circuits

c. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit

d. Medium System Intelligent Circuit





21. WAN stands for _______ ?

a. Wap Area Network

b. Wide Area Network

c. Wide Array Net

d. Wireless Area Network





22. What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?

a. Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers

b. Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers

c. Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently

d. Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible





23. ________ is called the father of modern digital computer?

a. Allen Turing

b. Blaise Pascal

c. Charles Babbage

d. J.H Muller





24. Who is the father computer science?

a. Allen Turing

b. Charles Babbage

c. Simur Cray

d. Augusta Adaming





25. A CPU contains _______ ?

a. a card reader and a printing device

b. an analytical engine and a control unit

c. a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit

d. an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader





26. Which of the following controls the process of interaction between the user and operating system?

a. User interface

b. Language translator

c. Platform

d. Screen saver





27. The first computers were programmed using _________ ?

a. Assembly language

b. Machine language

c. Source code

d. Object code





28. _________ is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.

a. Network

b. Peripheral

c. Expansion board

d. Digital device





29. Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called ________ ?

a. Entry codes

b. Passwords

c. Security commands

d. Code words





30. Which of the following statements is true about minicomputer and microcomputer?

a. Minicomputer works faster than Microcomputer

b. Microcomputer works faster than Minicomputer

c. Speed of both the computers is the same

d. The speeds of both these computers cannot be compared with the speed of advanced





31. You can organize files by storing them in ________ ?

a. achieves

b. folders

c. indexes

d. lists





32. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer Network?

a. Printers

b. Speakers

c. Floppy disk drives

d. None of these





33. Which device is required for the Internet connection?

a. Joystick

b. Modem

c. CD Drive

d. NIC Card





34. What is a light pen?

a. A Mechanical Input device

b. Optical input device

c. Electronic input device

d. Optical output device





35. UNIVAC is _________ ?

a. Universal Automatic Computer

b. Universal Array Computer

c. Unique Automatic Computer

d. Unvalued Automatic Computer





36. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk was ________ ?

a. 1.40 MB

b. 1.44 GB

c. 1.40 GB

d. 1.44 MB





37. MICR stands for ________ ?

a. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

b. Magnetic Ink Code Reader

c. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader

d. None of these





38. EBCDIC stands for ________ ?

a. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

b. Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code

c. Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code

d. Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code





39. Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?

a. Printer

b. Key board

c. Mouse

d. Arithmetic & Logic unit





40. CAD stands for _______ ?

a. Computer Aided Design

b. Computer Algorithm for Design

c. Computer Application in Design

d. Computer Analogue Design





41. Junk e-mail is also called ________ ?

a. spam

b. spoof

c. sniffer script

d. spool





42. Which statement describe "Hackers"?

a. all have the same motive

b. break into other people's computers

c. may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage

d. are people who are allergic to computers





43. What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-server system?

a. Mainframe

b. Mini-computer

c. Microcomputer

d. PDA





44. A computer cannot 'boot' if it does not have the ________ ?

a. Compiler

b. Loader

c. Operating System

d. Assembler





45. The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called ________ ?

a. double-space

b. line spacing

c. single space

d. vertical spacing





46. Example of non-numeric data is ________ ?

a. Employee address

b. Examination score

c. Bank balance

d. All of these





47. What is embedded system?

a. The programme which arrives by being wrapped in box

b. The programme which is the permanent part of the computer

c. The computer which is the part of a larger system or machine

d. The computer and software system that control the machine





48. When a file is saved for the first time?

a. a copy is automatically printed

b. it must be given name to identify it

c. it does not need a name

d. it only needs a name if it is not going to be printed





49. Where are data and programme stored when the processor uses them?

a. Main memory

b. Secondary memory

c. Disk memory

d. Programme memory





50. ________ represents raw facts, where-as ________ is data made meaningful?

a. Information, reporting

b. Data, information

c. Information, bits

d. Records, bytes

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