Computer Fundamentals MCQ – The fifth set of computer fundamentals mcq questions is here with another 50 objective questions. Each question has four options and one correct answer.Stay tuned for more updates.
Questions
201. Which of the following is not valid statement?
A) Hard is referred to mean something temporary
B) Hard is used to mean something tangible
C) Soft is used to mean something permanent
D) Soft is used to mean something tangible
A) Hard is referred to mean something temporary
B) Hard is used to mean something tangible
C) Soft is used to mean something permanent
D) Soft is used to mean something tangible
202. Digital devices are
A) Digital Clock
B) Automobile speed meter
C) Clock with a dial and two hands
D) All of them
A) Digital Clock
B) Automobile speed meter
C) Clock with a dial and two hands
D) All of them
203. Primary memory stores
A) Data alone
B) Programs alone
C) Results alone
D) All of these
A) Data alone
B) Programs alone
C) Results alone
D) All of these
204. After copying the content how many times can you paste?
A) 1
B) 16
C) 32
D) Many
A) 1
B) 16
C) 32
D) Many
205. WAN stands for
A) Wap Area Network
B) Wide Area Network
C) Wide Array Net
D) Wireless Area Network
A) Wap Area Network
B) Wide Area Network
C) Wide Array Net
D) Wireless Area Network
206. An error in computer data is called
A) Chip
B) Bug
C) CPU
D) Storage device
A) Chip
B) Bug
C) CPU
D) Storage device
207. The instructions for starting the computer are house on
A) Random access memory
B) CD-Rom
C) Read only memory chip
D) All of above
A) Random access memory
B) CD-Rom
C) Read only memory chip
D) All of above
208. 1 nibble equals to
A) 1 bits
B) 2 bits
C) 4 bits
D) 8 bits
A) 1 bits
B) 2 bits
C) 4 bits
D) 8 bits
209. Perforated paper used as input of output media is known as
A) paper tapes
B) magnetic tape
C) punched papers tape
D) card punch
A) paper tapes
B) magnetic tape
C) punched papers tape
D) card punch
210. The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform
A) Arithmetic Operation
B) Logic operation
C) Fetch operations
D) Either of the above
A) Arithmetic Operation
B) Logic operation
C) Fetch operations
D) Either of the above
211. Which American computer company is called Big Blue?
A) Microsoft
B) Compaq Corp
C) IBM
D) Tandy Svenson
A) Microsoft
B) Compaq Corp
C) IBM
D) Tandy Svenson
212. It was in 2028 BS the _________ was brought in to calculate census data.
A) IBM 1400
B) IBM 1401
C) ICL 2950
D) None of above
A) IBM 1400
B) IBM 1401
C) ICL 2950
D) None of above
213. Who is the inventor of ABC Computer?
A) John v. Atanasoff
B) Clifford Berry
C) Both of above
D) None of above
A) John v. Atanasoff
B) Clifford Berry
C) Both of above
D) None of above
214. Which of the following is the largest unit?
A) data
B) field
C) record
D) database file
A) data
B) field
C) record
D) database file
215. Find out who is not the inventor of transistors among following names
A) John Burdeen
B) William Shockley
C) Walter Brattain
D) Lee de Forest
A) John Burdeen
B) William Shockley
C) Walter Brattain
D) Lee de Forest
216. Which of the following is not true for a magnetic disk?
A) It is expensive relative to magnetic tape
B) It provides only sequential access to stored data
C) Users can easily update records by writing over the old data
D) All of above
A) It is expensive relative to magnetic tape
B) It provides only sequential access to stored data
C) Users can easily update records by writing over the old data
D) All of above
217. A disadvantage of the laser printer is
A) It is quieter than an impact printer
B) It is very slow
C) The output is of a lower quality
D) None of the above
A) It is quieter than an impact printer
B) It is very slow
C) The output is of a lower quality
D) None of the above
218. 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
A) ASCII
B) EBCDIC
C) BCD
D) All of above
219. Which access method is used to access cassette tape?
A) Direct
B) Sequential
C) Both of the above
D) None of the above
A) Direct
B) Sequential
C) Both of the above
D) None of the above
220. A Compiler is ____
A) a combination of computer hardware
B) a program which translates from one high-level language to another
C) a program which translates from one high-level to a machine level language
D) None of these
A) a combination of computer hardware
B) a program which translates from one high-level language to another
C) a program which translates from one high-level to a machine level language
D) None of these
221. Which unit holds data temporarily?
A) Input unit
B) Secondary storage unit
C) Output Unit
D) Primary Memory Unit
A) Input unit
B) Secondary storage unit
C) Output Unit
D) Primary Memory Unit
222. The computer size was very large in
A) First Generation
B) Second Generation
C) Third Generation
D) Fourth Generation
A) First Generation
B) Second Generation
C) Third Generation
D) Fourth Generation
223. A name or number used to identify storage location devices?
A) A byte
B) A record
C) An address
D) All of above
A) A byte
B) A record
C) An address
D) All of above
224. 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
A) High level language
B) Medium level language
C) Low level language
D) All of the above
225. Reading data is performed in magnetic disk by
A) Read/write leads
B) Sectors
C) Track
D) Lower surface
A) Read/write leads
B) Sectors
C) Track
D) Lower surface
226. IBM 7000 digital computer
A) Belongs to second generation
B) Uses VLSI
C) Employs semiconductor memory
D) Has modular constructions
A) Belongs to second generation
B) Uses VLSI
C) Employs semiconductor memory
D) Has modular constructions
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227. Which of the following is not electro-mechanical computer?
A) Mark I
B) ABC
C) Zuse
D) UNIVAC
A) Mark I
B) ABC
C) Zuse
D) UNIVAC
228. The term ‘computer’ is derived from
A) Greek language
B) Sanskrit language
C) Latin language
D) German language
A) Greek language
B) Sanskrit language
C) Latin language
D) German language
229. 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
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
230. Which of the following is first generation computer?
A) EDSAC
B) IBM 1401
C) CDC 1604
D) ICL 2950
A) EDSAC
B) IBM 1401
C) CDC 1604
D) ICL 2950
231. A hard copy would be prepared on a
A) Line printer
B) Dot matrix Printer
C) Typewriter terminal
D) All of the above
A) Line printer
B) Dot matrix Printer
C) Typewriter terminal
D) All of the above
232. The term GIGO is related to which characteristics of computers?
A) Speed
B) Automatic
C) Accuracy
D) Reliability
A) Speed
B) Automatic
C) Accuracy
D) Reliability
233. Which of the following programming language were used in first generation computers?
A) Machine language
B) Assembly language
C) Both of above
D) None of above
A) Machine language
B) Assembly language
C) Both of above
D) None of above
234. To locate a data item for storage is
A) Field
B) Feed
C) Database
D) Fetch
A) Field
B) Feed
C) Database
D) Fetch
235. Who used punched cards practically for the first time in the history of computers?
A) Charles Babbage
B) Dr. Herman Hollerith
C) Howard Aikin
D) Joseph Jacquard
A) Charles Babbage
B) Dr. Herman Hollerith
C) Howard Aikin
D) Joseph Jacquard
236. Hard disk is coated in both sides with
A) Magnetic metallic oxide
B) Optical metallic oxide
C) Carbon layer
D) All of the above
A) Magnetic metallic oxide
B) Optical metallic oxide
C) Carbon layer
D) All of the above
237. Which of the following term means to reckon?
A) putare
B) com
C) computa
D) computar
A) putare
B) com
C) computa
D) computar
238. An input /output device at which data enters or leaves a computer system is
A) Keyboard
B) Terminal
C) Printer
D) Plotter
A) Keyboard
B) Terminal
C) Printer
D) Plotter
239. Which of the following is first generation of computer
A) EDSAC
B) IBM-1401
C) CDC-1604
D) ICL-2900
A) EDSAC
B) IBM-1401
C) CDC-1604
D) ICL-2900
240. A name or number used to identify a storage location is called
A) A byte
B) A record
C) An address
D) All of above
A) A byte
B) A record
C) An address
D) All of above
241. Computer professionals working in a computer centre are
A) Software
B) Firmware
C) Hardware
D) Humanware
A) Software
B) Firmware
C) Hardware
D) Humanware
242. The first general purpose electronic computer in the world was
A) UNIVAC
B) EDVAC
C) ENIAC
D) All of above
A) UNIVAC
B) EDVAC
C) ENIAC
D) All of above
243. The contents of information are stored in
A) Memory data register
B) Memory address register
C) Memory arithmetic registers
D) Memory access register
A) Memory data register
B) Memory address register
C) Memory arithmetic registers
D) Memory access register
244. Which of the following is correct full form of BCD?
A) Binary Coded Decimal
B) Bit Coded Decimal
C) Binary Coded Digit
D) Bit Coded Digit
A) Binary Coded Decimal
B) Bit Coded Decimal
C) Binary Coded Digit
D) Bit Coded Digit
245. Which was the world’s first microcomputer that used Intel 80386 microprocessor chip?
A) IBM PS/2
B) HP-9830
C) DeskPro-386
D) IBM-360
A) IBM PS/2
B) HP-9830
C) DeskPro-386
D) IBM-360
246. The qualitative or quantitative attribute of a variable or set of variables is termed as
A) data
B) information
C) both of above
D) none of above
A) data
B) information
C) both of above
D) none of above
247. Main storage is also called
A) Accumulator
B) Control Unit
C) Register Unit
D) Memory
A) Accumulator
B) Control Unit
C) Register Unit
D) Memory
248. Which of the following are (is) considered to be video component?
A) Resolution
B) Color depth
C) Refresh rate
D) All of the alcove
A) Resolution
B) Color depth
C) Refresh rate
D) All of the alcove
249. For what Antikyathera was used?
A) For counting
B) For Calculating tax collection
C) For calculating astronomical positions
D) For calculating firing weapons
A) For counting
B) For Calculating tax collection
C) For calculating astronomical positions
D) For calculating firing weapons
250. Memory unit is one part of
A) Input device
B) Control unit
C) Output device
D) Central Processing Unit
A) Input device
B) Control unit
C) Output device
D) Central Processing Unit
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