Computer Fundamentals: MCQs - Page 10
1. The actual execution of instructions happens in
Correct Answer: ALU
2. Daisy wheel printer is a type of
Correct Answer: Impact printer
3. Computers built before the First Generation of computers were:
Correct Answer: Electro-mechanical
4. As compared to the secondary memory, the primary memory of a computer is
Correct Answer: Fast
5. Who built the world’s first electronic calculator using telephone relays, light bulbs and batteries?
Correct Answer: George Stibits
6. The computer that processes both analog and digital is called
Correct Answer: Hybrid computer
7. The personnel who deals with the computer and its management put together are called
Correct Answer: Human ware
8. When was Apple Macintosh II microcomputer introduced in the market?
Correct Answer: 1983
9. What is the name of the computer terminal which gives paper printout?
Correct Answer: Hard copy terminal
10. Programs are executed on the basis of a priority number in a
Correct Answer: Multiprogramming
11. Dot-matrix is a type of
Correct Answer: Printer
12. The primary advantage of key-to-tape data entry system is
Correct Answer: The tape is reusable
13. IBM 1401 is the first computer to enter in Nepal. It belonged to
Correct Answer: Second Generation
14. When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?
Correct Answer: Epson, 1981
15. Which of the following is true?
Correct Answer: All of above
16. Which of the following has the fastest access time?
Correct Answer: Semiconductor Memories
17. Basic is ________ language.
Correct Answer: a procedural
18. What is the number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9-track magnetic tape?
Correct Answer: 9
19. In the IBM PC-At, what do the words AT stand for?
Correct Answer: Advance technology
20. Size of the primary memory of a PC ranges between
Correct Answer: 256KB & 640KB
21. When we look at the cost, which of the following computer is most expensive?
Correct Answer: Super Computers
22. In which language is the source program written?
Correct Answer: High level
23. A song being played on a computer speaker is
Correct Answer: Soft output
24. Apple company used chips from ______ for its computers.
Correct Answer: Motorola
25. Which of the following is a feature of fifth generation computers?
Correct Answer: All of above
26. Charles Babbage was awarded by Royal Society for his
Correct Answer: Difference Engine
27. A computer which CPU speed is around 100 million instructions per second and with the word length of around 64 bits is known as
Correct Answer: Super computer
28. Which of the following will happen when data is entered into a memory location?
Correct Answer: It will erase the previous content
29. A number system that has eight different symbols to represent any quantity is known as
Correct Answer: Octal
30. Which of the following is a way to access secondary memory?
Correct Answer: Random access memory
31. Which of the following is used only for data entry and storage, and never for processing?
Correct Answer: Dumb terminal
32. Floppy disks are available in
Correct Answer: Both of above
33. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment?
Correct Answer: Mouse
34. Mini computers and microcomputers are from which generation of computers?
Correct Answer: Fourth
35. The two basic types of record access methods are:
Correct Answer: Sequential and random
36. The operating speed of the third-generation computer was
Correct Answer: Nanoseconds
37. Which of the following is true?
Correct Answer: None of above
38. One computer that is not considered a portable computer is
Correct Answer: Minicomputer
39. What was the first computer brought in Nepal?
Correct Answer: IBM 1401
40. Which of the following is not an electro-mechanical computer?
Correct Answer: ENIAC
41. In what respect human beings are superior to computers?
Correct Answer: Intelligence
42. Which is an item of storage medium in the form of a circular plate?
Correct Answer: Disk
43. One of the main features that distinguish microprocessors from micro-computers is
Correct Answer: Microprocessors do not contain I/O devices
44. The language that the computer can understand and execute is called
Correct Answer: Machine language
45. When did IBM introduce the 20286 based PC/AT?
Correct Answer: 1984
46. What was the name of the first commercially available microprocessor chip?
Correct Answer: Intel 4004
47. Which of the following class of computers can process physical quantities such as speed?
Correct Answer: Analog Computers
48. How many types of storage loops exist in magnetic bubble memory?
Correct Answer: 2
49. Which computers used operating systems by Microsoft?
Correct Answer: Both A & C
50. The silicon chips used for data processing are called
Correct Answer: Micro processors