MCQGeeks
0 : 0 : 1
CBSE
JEE
NTSE
NEET
English
UK Quiz
Quiz
Driving Test
Practice
Games
Quiz
Computer Fundamentals
Computer Fundamental Miscellaneous
Quiz 23
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
Q.1
Which of the following can be output by a computer?
graphics
voice
text
computer-usable data or information
All of the above
Q.2
Sequential file organization is most appropriate for which of the following applications?
grocery-store checkout
bank checking accounts
payroll
airline reservations
None of the above
Q.3
LISP was developed by
John Mc Carthy
Blaise Pascal
Dr. Hollerith
John Napier
None of the above
Q.4
The first mechanical calculating machine was made by
William Oughtred
Gottfried Leibnitz
Blaise Pascal
Charles Babbage
None of the above
Q.5
Which programming language is much in vogue among users of microcomputers
ALGOL
APL
LOGO
FORTH
None of the above
Q.6
Multiplication of 111
2
by 101
2
is
110011
2
100011
2
111100
2
000101
2
None of the above
Q.7
Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is located?
Memory Address Register
Memory Data Register
Instruction Register
Program Counter
None of the above
Q.8
The code that should be adequate for present and anticipated data processing both for machine and human use is
Conciseness
Uniqueness
Operability
All of the above
None of the above
Q.9
What is the number of bit patterns provided by a 7-bit code?
256
128
64
512
None of the above
Q.10
The basic unit within a computer store capable of holding a single unit of data is
Register
ALU
Control unit
Store location
None of the above
Q.11
An error in computer data is called
Chip
Bug
Bit
Byte
None of the above
Q.12
A system program which helps the execution of user programs is known as
System software
Application program
Batch operating system
Utilities
None of the above
Q.13
All inputs must be in ON position to have an output is known as
NOT gate
AND gate
OR gate
XOR gate
None of the above
Q.14
The intersection of a column and row in a spreadsheet is called a bon or
Key
Field
Cell
Menu
None of the above
Q.15
A magnetic storage device on which data is stored on a cylindrical drum, subdivided into tracks is known as
Punched card
Magnetic disk
Magnetic tape
Drum
None of the above
Q.16
The number of bits that are typically stored on each track of a magnetic disk is usually
the same
different
depend on the program to be stored
All of the above
None of the above
Q.17
The silicon chips used for data processing are called
RAM chips
ROM chips
Micro processor
PROM chips
None of the above
Q.18
The magnetic storage chips used to provide nonvolatile direct access storage of data and that have no moving parts are known as
Magnetic core memory
Magnetic tape memory
Magnetic disk memory
Magnetic bubble memory
None of the above
Q.19
In the third generation of computers:
distributed data processing first became popular
an operating system was first developed
high-level procedural languages were first used
on-line, realtime systems first became popular
All of the above
Q.20
A common example of a data storage medium is
cartidge
floppies
cluge
disk
None of the above
Q.21
Main storage is also called
Accumulator
Control unit
Register unit
memory
None of the above
Q.22
Which printer is very commonly used for desk-top publishing?
Laser printer
Ink-jet printer
Daisy wheel printer
Dot-matrix printer
None of the above
Q.23
IBM-PC is an example of
A main frame
Machine-in-built
Micro computer
Special purpose
None of the above
Q.24
Which of the following will happen when data is entered into a memory location?
It will add to the content of the location
It will change the address of the memory location
It will erase the previous content
It will not be fruitful if thjere is already some data at that location
None of the above
Q.25
An electronic circuit with about 20 transistors fabricated on a silicon chip is known as
SSI
MSI
DPS
RJE
None of the above
Q.26
Hard disks are formatted in the same manner as floppy disks. However, before a hard disk can be formatted, it must first be _____
partitioned
sectioned
deleted
inter-sectioned
write protected
Q.27
The no of logical records in a physical record is
Group
Blocking factor
Sector
Field
None of the above
Q.28
Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to
Console-operator
Programmer
Peopleware
System Analyst
None of the above
Q.29
Instructions and memory addresses are represented by
character codes
binary codes
binary word
parity bit
None of the above
Q.30
Which type of computers use the 8 bit code called EBCDIC?
Minicomputers
Microcomputers
Mainframe computers
Supercomputers
None of the above
Q.31
Which generation of computers is covered by the period 1964-77?
First
Second
Third
Forth
None of the above
Q.32
A data item which is not broken down into smaller units is _____
Data element
Elementary data item
Data entry
Database management
None of the above
Q.33
A computer is a box full of electronic
Switching devices
Chips
Circuits
Registers
None of the above
Q.34
First CAD system called AutoCAD for the PCs was announced in the year 1982. Can you tell who announced it?
Intel Corpn.
Rolta India Ltd.
Autodesk Inc
AT & T Corp.
None of the above
Q.35
To set a register or counter to the all-zero-state is
Rerun
Reset
Remote
Release
None of the above
Q.36
Which is used to store firmware.
RAM
ROM
PROM
EPROM
None of the above
Q.37
What are the concentric circles on floppy disks know as?
Tracks
Cylinders
Sectors
Segments
None of the above
Q.38
A one-bit signal that indicates the start of data transmission by an asynchronous device is
Parity bit
Status bit
Zero bit
Start bit
None of the above
Q.39
Which of the following is NOT a primary storage device?
Magnetic tape
Magnetic disk
Optical disk
All of the above
None of the above
Q.40
A device that prints one character at a time is kknown as
Laser printer
Line printer
Character printer
Dot-Matrix printer
None of the above
Q.41
Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as
PC
Memory Address Registers
General purpose registers
Flags
None of the above
Q.42
A digital device that processes data is known as
Data processor
Data entry
DBMS
Database
None of the above
Q.43
A mechanism for arranging controlled access to a shared resource is
Retrieving
Sorting
Balleting
Lock-out
None of the above
Q.44
A generalised software package produced to meet the bugs of a variety of data processing users is known as
Utility programs
System software
Operating system
Application package
None of the above
Q.45
Who is 1988 announced the latest version of CD-ROM called CD-ROMXA (extended architecture) which provides a documented means of integrating digital audio with computer data on a CD-ROM disk?
Sony
Philips
Microsoft
All of the above
None of the above
Q.46
Third generation computers
Were the first to use integrated circuitry
Were the first to use built-in error detecting devices
Used transistors insted of vaccum tubes
All of the above
None of the above
Q.47
What is the name of the display feature that highlights areas of the screen which require operator attention?
Pixel
Reverse video
Touch screen
Cursor
None of the above
Q.48
The third generation of computers covers the period:
1971-1982
1982-1994
1959-1964
1965-1971
1995-now
Q.49
An electronic logic gate whose output is logic 0 only when all inputs are logic 1 is
NOR
NAND
OR
NOT
None of the above
Q.50
Which of the following is the expansion of EBCDIC
Extended bit comparable to digital interface for computer
Extended bootable computerised digital infrared calculator
Extended binary coded decimal interchange code
Extended binary coded decimal information code
None of the above
0 h : 0 m : 1 s
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
Report Question
×
What's an issue?
Question is wrong
Answer is wrong
Other Reason
Want to elaborate a bit more? (optional)
Support mcqgeeks.com by disabling your adblocker.
×
Please disable the adBlock and continue.
Thank you.
Reload page