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1
Which of the following is not a class of computers based on size?
A
Mainframe Computers
B
Mini Computers
C
Micro Computers
D
Super Computers
2
Who invented EDSAC?
A
John v. Neumann
B
J.p. Eckert and John Mauchley
C
Maurice Wilkes
D
Howard Aiken
3
EEPROM stands for
A
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
B
Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
C
Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
D
Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
4
Which of the following is a class of computers based on model?
A
Digital Computer
B
Hybrid Computers
C
Analog Computers
D
AT Computers
5
What are the computers called that performs calculations and comparisons usually in the binary numbering system?
A
Analog Computers
B
Digital Computers
C
Hybrid Computers
D
None of above
6
ASCII stands for
A
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
B
American Scientific Code for International Interchange
C
American Standard Code for Intelligence Interchange
D
American Scientific Code for Information Interchange
7
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
8
Why ABC computer is called so?
A
Because it was developed by Atanasoff and Berry
B
Because it was thought to be the first computer so named with first alphabets of English
C
Both of above are the reason to name the computer ABC
D
None of above are true
9
Who designed the first electronics computer ? ENIAC/
A
Von Neumann
B
oseph M Jacquard
C
J. P. Eckert and J. W. Mauchly
D
All of above
10
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
11
IBM 1401 computer was
A
Mainframe Computer
B
Mini Computers
C
Micro Computers
D
None of above
12
Time during which a job is processed by the computer is
A
Delay times
B
Real time
C
Execution time
D
Down time
13
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
14
Which unit converts user data into machine readable form?
A
Input unit
B
Output unit
C
ALU
D
Control Unit
15
Which unit is known as nerve center of computer?
A
ALU
B
CU
C
Memory
D
Registers
16
What does the disk drive of a computer do?
A
Rotate the disk
B
Read the disk
C
Load a program from the disk into the memory
D
Both b and c
17
Access time is
A
seek time + latency time
B
seek time
C
seek time
D
latency time
18
Who invented the microprocessor?
A
Marcian E Huff
B
Herman H Goldstein
C
Joseph Jacquard
D
All of above
19
MICR stands for
A
Magnetic Ink Character Reader
B
Magnetic Ink Code Reader
C
Magnetic Ink Case Reader
D
None of above
20
The Width of a processor’s data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are common data paths?
A
8 bits
B
12 bits
C
16 bits
D
32 bits
21
MSI is the abbreviation of
A
Medium Scale Integrated
B
Medium System Integrated
C
Medium Scale Intelligent
D
Medium System Intelligent
22
IMB launched its first personal computer called IBM-PC in 1981. It had chips from Intel disk drives from Tandon operating system from Microsoft the printer from Epson and the application software from everywhere. Can you name the country which contributed
A
India
B
China
C
Germany
D
Taiwan
23
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
24
Easily reloctable language is
A
Machine language
B
Assembly language
C
High level language
D
Medium level language
25
Which of the following memories needs refresh?
A
SRAM
B
DRAM
C
ROM
D
All of above
26
Through which device the main components of the computer communicate with each other?
A
Keyboard
B
System Bus
C
Monitor
D
Memory
27
What type of device is computer keyboard?
A
Memory
B
Output
C
Storage
D
Input
28
Which is the limitation of high level language?
A
Lower efficiency
B
Machine dependence
C
machine level coding
D
None of above
29
An example of a digital device can be
A
Digital clock
B
Automobile speed meter
C
Clock with a dial and two hands
D
All of above
30
Which of the following is not true?
A
Transistors are much smaller
B
Transistors produce low heat
C
Transistors were less reliable
D
Transistors were used in radios and other electronic devices
31
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 above
32
The full form of EEPROM is
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
33
The original ASCII code used__bits of each byte reserving that last bit for error checking
A
5
B
6
C
7
D
8
34
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
35
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
36
The 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
37
Which of the following have low failure rate?
A
mechanical devices
B
electronic devices
C
electro-mechanical devices
D
None of above
38
Which of the following memories need refresh?
A
SRAM
B
DRAM
C
ROM
D
All of above
39
A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have__ of RAM.
A
4 KB
B
16 K
C
64 K
D
256 K
40
The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage element called
A
Semiconductor memory
B
Registers
C
Hard disks
D
Magnetic disk
41
Which was the computer conceived by Babbage?
A
Analytical Engine
B
Arithmetic Machine
C
Donald Kunth
D
All of above
42
The processing speed of first generation computers was
A
milliseconds
B
microseconds
C
nanoseconds
D
picoseconds
43
Model 5100 was ______ in 1957.
A
The first PC built by IBM
B
The first PC built by Apple
C
he first PC built by Motorola
D
The first PC built by Intel
44
VGA is
A
Video Graphics Array
B
Visual Graphics Array
C
Volatile Graphics Array
D
Video Graphics Adapter
45
A kind of scanner MICR is the short form of
A
Magnetic Ink Character Reader
B
Magnetic Ink Code Reader
C
Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
D
None
46
Which of the following is not a class based on size?
A
Mainframe Computer
B
Micro Computer
C
Mini Computer
D
Digital Computer
47
Which 8-bit chip was used in many of today’s TRS-80 computers?
A
Z-8000
B
Motorola 6809
C
Z-8808
D
Z-80
48
Which of the following disk is fixed disk?
A
Hard Disks
B
Flash Disks
C
Blu-Ray Disks
D
DVDs
49
Which of the following professions has not been affected by personal computers?
A
Medical
B
Clerical and law
C
Accounting
D
None of the above
50
The word Abacus is derived from Abax a word from
A
Latin language
B
Greek Language
C
Sanskrit language
D
Ancient Egypt
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