Computer Fundamentals

1. UNIVAC is            

a. Universal Automatic Computer
b. Universal Array Computer
c. Unique Automatic Computer
d. Unvalued Automatic Computer

2. 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

3. ALU is

a. Arithmetic Logic Unit
b. Array Logic Unit
c. Application Logic Unit
d. None of above

4. VGA is

a. Video Graphics Array
b. Visual Graphics Array
c. Volatile Graphics Array
d. Video Graphics Adapter

5. IBM 1401 is

a. First Generation Computer
b. Second Generation Computer
c. Third Generation Computer
d. Fourth Generation Computer

6. MSI stands for

a. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
b. Medium System Integrated Circuits
c. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
d. Medium System Intelligent Circuit

7. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is

a. 1.40 MB
b. 1.44 GB
c. 1.40 GB
d. 1.44 MB

8. The first computer introduced in Nepal was

a. IBM 1400
b. IBM 1401
c. IBM 1402
d. IBM1402

9. WAN stands for

a. Wap Area Network
b. Wide Area Network
c. Wide Array Net
d. Wireless Area Network

10. MICR stands for

a. Magnetic Ink Character Reader
b. Magnetic Ink Code Reader
c. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
d. None

11. 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

12. BCD is

a. Binary Coded Decimal
b. Bit Coded Decimal
c. Binary Coded Digit
d. Bit Coded Digit
 

13. ASCII stands for

a. American Stable Code for International Interchange
b. American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
c. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
d. American Standard Code for Interchange Information
 

14. Which of the following is first generation of computer

a. EDSAC
b. IBM-1401
c. CDC-1604
d. ICL-2900
 

15. Chief component of first generation computer was

a. Transistors
b. Vacuum Tubes and Valves
c. Integrated Circuits
d. None of above
 

16. FORTRAN is

a. File Translation
b. Format Translation
c. Formula Translation
d. Floppy Translation
 

17. EEPROM stand for

a. Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
b. Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
c. Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
d. None of the above
 

18. Second Generation computers were developed during

a. 1949 to 1955
b. 1956 to 1965
c. 1965 to 1970
d. 1970 to 1990

19. The computer size was very large in

a. First Generation
b. Second Generation
c. Third Generation
d. Fourth Generation
 

20. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers

a. First Generation
b. Second Generation
c. Third Generation
d. Fourth Generation

21. Which generation of computer is still under development

a. Fourth Generation
b. Fifth Generation
c. Sixth Generation
d. Seventh Generation

22. Artificial Intelligence is associated with which generation?

a. First Generation
b. Second Generation
c. Fifth Generation
d. Sixth Generation

23. Which operation is not performed by computer

a. Inputting
b. Processing
c. Controlling
d. Understanding

24. Fifth generation computer is also known as

a. Knowledge information processing system
b. Very large scale integration (VLSI)
c. Both of above
d. None of above

25. Central Processing Unit is combination of

a. Control and storage
b. Control and output unit
c. Arithmetic logic and input unit
d. Arithmetic logic and control unit

26. The brain of any computer system is

a. Control Unit
b. Arithmetic Logic Unit
c. Central Processing Unit
d. Storage Unit

27. Pick the one that is used for logical operations or comparisons such as less than equal to or greater than.

a. Arithmetic and Logic Unit
b. Control Unit
c. Both of above
d. None of above

28. 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

29. Digital devices are

a. Digital Clock
b. Automobile speed meter
c. Clock with a dial and two hands
d. All of them

30. The computer that process both analog and digital is called

a. Analog computer
b. Digital computer
c. Hybrid computer
d. Mainframe computer

31. Which statement is valid about magnetic tape?

a. It is a plastic ribbon

b. It is coated on both sides with iron oxide

c. It can be erased and reused

d. All of above

32. The data recording format in most of the modern magnetic tape is

a. 7-bit ASCII

b. 7-bit EBCDIC

c. 8-bit ASCII

d. 8-bit EBCDIC

33. Which of the following is associated with error detector?

a. Odd parity bit

b. Even parity bit

c. Both of the above

d. None of above

34. Tape speed is measured in

a. Feet per second

b. Inch per second

c. Meter per second

d. Centimeter per second

35. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

a. Direct access

b. Sequential access

c. Both of above

d. None of above

36. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on

a. tracks per inch of surface

b. bits per inch of tracks

c. disk pack in disk surface

d. All of above

37. Reading data is performed in magnetic disk by

a. Read/write leads

b. Sectors

c. Track

d. Lower surface

38. Access time is

a. seek time + latency time

b. seek time

c. seek time – latency time

d. latency time

39. 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 above

40. Latency time is

a. Time to spin the needed data under head

b. Time to spin the needed data under track

c. Time to spin data under sector

d. All of above

41. Floppy disks are available in

a. Single side single density

b. Single side double density

c. Both of above

d. None of above

42. Floppy disks typically in diameter

a. 3”

b. 5.25”

c. 8”

d. All of above

43. Hard disk is coated in both side above

a. Magnetic metallic oxide

b. Optical metallic oxide

c. Carbon layer

d. All of the above

44. Binary circuit elements have

a. One stable state

b. Two stable state

c. Three stable state

d. None of above

45. Which statement is valid?

a. 1KB = 1024 bytes

b. 1 MB=2048 bytes

c. 1 MB = 1000 kilobytes

d. 1 KB = 1000 bytes

46. Which statement is valid about computer program?

a. It is understood by a computer

b. It is understood by programmer

c. It is understood user

d. Both of above

47. Software in computer

a. Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine

b. Increase the speed of central processing unit

c. Both of above

d. None of above

48. Which of the following is not computer language?

a. High level language

b. Medium level language

c. Low level language

d. All of the above

49. Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program?

a. Machine language

b. Assembly language

c. High level language

d. None of above

50. Instruction in computer languages consists of

a. OPCODE

b. OPERAND

c. Both of above

d. None of above

51. Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following language?

a. Machine language

b. Assembly language

c. High level language

d. None of above

52. The translator program used in assembly language is called

a. Compiler

b. Interpreter

c. Assembler

d. Translator

53. Easily reloctable language is

a. Machine language

b. Assembly language

c. High level language

d. Medium level language

54. Which of the following is called low level languages?

a. Machine language

b. Assembly language

c. Both of the above

d. None of above

55. which of the following is problem oriented language?

a. High level language

b. Machine language

c. Assembly language

d. Low level language

56. A compiler is a translating program which

a. Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language

b. Translates entire source program into machine language program

c. It is not involved in program’s execution

d. All of above

57. Which of the following is machine independence program?

a. High level language

b. Low level language

c. Assembly language

d. Machine language

58. Which statement is valid about interpreter?

a. It translates one instruction at a time

b. Object code is saved for future use

c. Repeated interpretation is not necessary

d. All of above

59. Which is the limitation of high level language?

a. Lower efficiency

b. Machine dependence

c. machine level coding

d. None of above

60. High level language is also called

a. Problem oriented language

b. Business oriented language

c. Mathematically oriented language

d. All of the above

61. A computer programmer

a. Does all the thinking for a computer

b. Can enter input data quickly

c. Can operate all types of computer equipments

d. Can draw only flowchart

62. CD-ROM is a

a. Semiconductor memory

b. Memory register

c. Magnetic memory

d. None of above

63. Which of the following is not a primary storage device?

a. Magnetic tape

b. Magnetic disk

c. Optical disk

d. None of above

64. A name or number used to identify a storage location devices?

a. A byte

b. A record

c. An address

d. All of above

65. Which of the following is a secondary memory device?

a. Keyboard

b. Disk

c. ALU

d. All of the above

66. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is … and storage is …

a. Temporary, permanent

b. Permanent, temporary

c. Slow, fast

d. All of above

67. A floppy disk contains

a. Circular tracks only

b. Sectors only

c. Both circular tracks and sectors

d. All of the above

68. The octal equivalent of 111010 is

a. 81

b. 72

c. 71

d. None of above

69. The first electronic computer in the world was

a. UNIVAC

b. EDVAC

c. ENIAC

d. All of above

70. The most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in electronic data processing system is called

a. ASCII

b. EBCDIC

c. BCD

d. All of above

71. Which was the computer conceived by Babbage?

a. Analytical Engine

b. Arithmetic Machine

c. Donald Kunth

d. All of above

72. Offline device is

a. A device which is not connected to CPU

b. A device which is connected to CPU

c. A direct access storage device

d. An I/O device

73. 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 register

d. Program counter

74. 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

75. Microprocessors can be used to make

a. Computers

b. Digital systems

c. Calculators

d. All of above

76. how many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?

a. 10

b. 11

c. 8

d. 12

77. which American computer company is called Big Blue?

a. Microsoft

b. Compaq Corp

c. IBM

d. Tandy Svenson

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

a. 1982

b. 1984

c. 1985

d. 1989

79. When was the X window system born?

a. 1984

b. 1989

c. 1988

d. 1990

80. Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changes in 1924. What was that name?

a. Tabulator Machine Co.

b. Computer Tabulating Recording Co.

c. The Tabulator Ltd.

d. International Computer Ltd.

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

a. 100

b. 20

c. 40

d. 80

82. The digital computer was developed primarily in

a. USSR

b. Japan

c. USA

d. UK

83. The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of

a. Genetics

b. Control and communication

c. Molecular biology

d. Biochemistry

84. Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine?

a. Pascal

b. Hollerith

c. Babbage

d. Jacquard

85. Most of the inexpensive personal computers do not have any disk or diskette drive. What is the name of such computes?

a. Home computers

b. Diskless computers

c. Dedicated computers

d. General purpose computers

86. Which of the following require large computers memory?

a. Imaging

b. Graphics

c. Voice

d. All of Above

87. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:

a. EFTS

b. MPG

c. MIPS

d. CPS

88. The process of starting a or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the computer memory is called

a. Duping

b. Booting

c. Padding

d. CPS

89. who invented the microprocessor?

a. Marcian E Huff

b. Herman H Goldstein

c. Joseph Jacquard

d. All of above

90. One computer that is not considered a portable is

a. Minicomputer

b. Laptop computer

c. Notebook computer

d. All of above

91. IBM 7000 digital computer

a. Belongs to second generation

           b. Uses VLSI         

c. Employs semiconductor memory

d. Has modular constructions

92. The proper definition of a modern digital computer is

a. An electronic automated machine that can solve problems involving words and numbers

b. A more sophistic and modified electronic pocket calculator

c. Any machine that can perform mathematical operations

d. A machine that works on binary code

93. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for

a. Doing quick mathematical calculations

b. Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data

c. Electronic data processing

d. Performing repetitive tasks accurately

94. An integrated circuit is

a. A complicated circuit

b. An integrating device

c. Much costlier than a single transistor

d. Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip

95. 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

96. 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

97. The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was;

a. ENIAC

b. Mark I

c. Analytic engine

d. UNIVAC-I

98. In the third generation of computers:

a. Distributed data processing first became popular

b. An operating system was first developed

c. High-level prcedu7ral languages were firs used

d. On-line, real time systems first became popular

99. A characteristic of card systems is:

a. Slowness in processing data

b. Using cards as records of transactions

c. Needing a larger DP staff

d. All of the above

100. An IBM system/38 represents the computer class of:

a. Small-scale computer

b. Medium-scale computer

c. Large-scale computer

d. Super computer