1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

Engineering interview questions,Mcqs,Objective Questions,Class Notes,Seminor

topics,Lab Viva Pdf free download. CIVIL | Mechanical | CSE | EEE | ECE | IT |
Chemical Online Quiz Tests for Freshers.

HOME Interview Questions MCQs *LAB VIVA CLASS NOTES SEMINAR TOPICS
ONLINE TEST GATE IIT JEE CAT

Home » COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and

Answers » 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL
Questions and Answers

Custom

100 TOP COMPUTER

FUNDAMENTAL Questions
and Answers
Posted on March 13, 2017 by engineer 19
Comments

COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions

with Answers :-
1. UNIVAC is
A) Universal Automatic Computer Engineering Questions
B) Universal Array Computer Engineering Ques
C) Unique Automatic Computer 4,966 likes

D) Unvalued Automatic Computer

2. The basic operations performed by a computer are Like Page

A) Arithmetic operation
Be the first of your friends to like this
B) Logical operation
C) Storage and relative
D) All the above

3. The two major types of computer chips are

A) External memory chip
B) Primary memory chip

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 1/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

C) Microprocessor chip Find us on Google Plus

D) Both b and c Engineering i

Follow
4. Microprocessors as switching devices are for
which generation computers 683 followers

A) First Generation
B) Second Generation
Recent Comments
C) Third Generation
D) Fourth Generation Swathi on 50 TOP
POWER ELECTRONICS
5. What is the main difference between a mainframe Questions and Answers
and a super computer? pdf | MCQs
A) Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers
titumir on 50 TOP
B) Super computers are much smaller than mainframe
Building Construction &
computers
Materials LAB VIVA
C) Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as
Questions and Answers
fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as
many programs concurrently M.Seetha on 100 BASIC
D) Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs MECHANICAL
as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute few ENGINEERING
programs as fast as possible. Interview Questions
Answers PDF
6. ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character
coding systems. What does EBCDIC stand for? karni.seshagiri on 100
A) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code BASIC MECHANICAL
B) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code ENGINEERING
C) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code Interview Questions
D) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code Answers PDF

govind kewat on 100

7. The brain of any computer system is
TOP MINING
A) ALU
Engineering Interview
B) Memory
Questions and Answers
C) CPU
pdf
D) Control unit

8. 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

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 2/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

9. The two kinds of main memory are:

A) Primary and secondary
B) Random and sequential
C) ROM and RAM
D) All of above

10. A storage area used to store data to a compensate

for the difference in speed at which the different
units can handle data is
A) Memory
B) Buffer
C) Accumulator
D) Address

11. Computer is free from tiresome and boardoom.

We call it
A) Accuracy
B) Reliability
C) Diligence
D) Versatility

12. Integrated Circuits (Ics) are related to which

generation of computers?
A) First generation
B) Second generation
C) Third generation
D) Fourth generation

13. CD-ROM is a
A) Semiconductor memory
B) Memory register
C) Magnetic memory
D) None of above

14. A hybrid computer

A) Resembles digital computer
B) Resembles analogue computer
C) Resembles both a digital and analogue computer
D) None of the above

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 3/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

15. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code

called EBCDIC?
A) Minicomputers
B) Microcomputers
C) Mainframe computers
D) Super computer

16. The ALU of a computer responds to the

commands coming from
A) Primary memory
B) Control section
C) External memory
D) Cache memory

17. Chief component of first generation computer

was
A) Transistors
B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves
C) Integrated Circuits
D) None of above

18. To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in

color, you would want to use a/n
A) RGB monitor
B) Plotter
C) Inkjet printer
D) Laser printer

19. What are the stages in the compilation process?

A) Feasibility study, system design and testing
B) Implementation and documentation
C) Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation
D) None of the above

20. Which of the following IC was used in third

generation of computers?
A) SSI
B) MSI
C) LSI
D) Both a and b

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 4/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

21. The main electronic component used in first

generation computers was
A) Transistors
B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves
C) Integrated Circuits
D) None of above

22. A dumb terminal has

A) an embedded microprocessor
B) extensive memory
C) independent processing capability
D) a keyboard and screen

23. One millisecond is

A) 1 second
B) 10th of a seconds
C) 1000th of a seconds
D) 10000th of a seconds

24. The output quality of a printer is measured by

A) Dot per sq. inch
B) Dot per inch
C) Dots printed per unit time
D) All of the above

25. Which of the following was a special purpose

computer?
A) ABC
B) ENIAC
C) EDVAC
D) All of the above

26. What was the computer invented by Attanasoff

and Clifford?
A) Mark I
B) ABC
C) Z3
D) None of above

27. Which of the following storage devices can store

maximum amount of data?

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 5/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

A) Floppy Disk
B) Hard Disk
C) Compact Disk
D) Magneto Optic Disk

28. Which computer was considered the first

electronic computer until 1973 when court
invalidated the patent?
A) ENIAC
B) MARK I
C) Z3
D) ABC

29. A physical connection between the

microprocessor memory and other parts of the
microcomputer is known as
A) Path
B) Address bus
C) Route
D) All of the above

30. High density double sided floppy disks could

store _____ of data
A) 1.40 MB
B) 1.44 GB
C) 1.40 GB
D) 1.44 MB

31. A high quality CAD system uses the following for

printing drawing and graphs
A) Dot matrix printer
B) Digital plotter
C) Line printer
D) All of the above

32. Which of the following is not an input device?

A) OCR
B) Optical scanners
C) Voice recognition device
D) COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 6/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

33. The accuracy of the floating-point numbers

representable in two 16-bit words of a computer is
approximately
A) 16 digits
B) 6 digits
C) 9 digits
D) All of above

34. In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device

drivers, memory, expansion slots and active
components are mounted on a single board. What is
the name of the board?
A) Motherboard
B) Daughterboard
C) Bredboard
D) Fatherboard

35. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives,

memory expansion slots and active components are
mounted on a single board. What is the name of this
board?
A) Motherboard
B) Breadboard
C) Daughter board
D) Grandmother board

36. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

A) Direct access
B) Sequential access
C) Both of above
D) None of above

37. A technique used by codes to convert an analog

signal into a digital bit stream is known as
A) Pulse code modulation
B) Pulse stretcher
C) Query processing
D) Queue management

38. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more

correct?

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 7/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

A) It is an output device
B) It is an input device
C) It is a peripheral device
D) It is hardware item

39. 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

40. When was vacuum tube invented?

A) 1900
B) 1906
C) 1910
D) 1880

41. Which of the following produces the best quality

graphics reproduction?
A) Laser printer
B) Ink jet printer
C) Plotter
D) Dot matrix printer

42. Computers with 80286 microprocessor is

A) XT computer
B) AT comptuers
C) PS/2 computer
D) None of above

43. An application suitable for sequential processing

is
A) Processing of grades
B) Payroll processing
C) Both a and b
D) All of above

44. Which of the following is not processing?

A) arranging
B) manipulating

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 8/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

C) calculating
D) gathering

45. The digital computer was developed primarily in

A) USSR
B) Japan
C) USA
D) UK

46. 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

47. 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) Computing Tabulating Recording Co.
C) The Tabulator Ltd.
D) International Computer Ltd.

48. Before a disk drive can access any sector record,

a computer program has to provide the record’s disk
address. What information does this address
specify?
A) Track number
B) Sector number
C) Surface number
D) All of above

49. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is

called
A) Sorting
B) Classifying
C) Reproducing
D) Summarizing

50. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in

the CPU of a computer?

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 9/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

A) To produce result
B) To compare numbers
C) To control flow of information
D) To do math’s works

COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Interview Questions

::
51. Abacus was the first
A) electronic computer
B) mechanical computer
C) electronic calculator
D) mechanical calculator

52. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a

RAM, the number of addresses will be
A) 216
B) 65,536
C) 64K
D) Any of the above

53. Instructions and memory address are represented by

A) Character code
B) Binary codes
C) Binary word
D) Parity bit

54. The terminal device that functions as a cash register,

computer terminal, and OCR reader is the:
A) Data collection terminal
B) OCR register terminal
C) Video Display terminal
D) POS terminal

55. A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____

A) Counter
B) Adder
C) Register
D) None of the above

56. People often call ______ as the brain of computer system

A) Control Unit

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 10/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

B) Arithmetic Logic Unit

C) Central Processing Unit
D) Storage Unit

57. Which is used for manufacturing chips?

A) Bus
B) Control unit
C) Semiconductors
D) A and b only

58. The value of each bead in heaven is

A) 1
B) 3
C) 5
D) 7

59. The first computer introduced in Nepal was

A) IBM 1400
B) IBM 1401
C) IBM 1402
D) IBM1402

60. 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

61. Instruction in computer languages consists of

A) OPCODE
B) OPERAND
C) Both of above
D) None of above

62. Which generation of computer is still under development

A) Fourth Generation
B) Fifth Generation
C) Sixth Generation
D) Seventh Generation

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 11/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

63. A register organized to allow to move left or right

operations is called a ____
A) Counter
B) Loader
C) Adder
D) Shift register

64. Which was the most popular first generation computer?

A) IBM 1650
B) IBM 360
C) IBM 1130
D) IBM 2700

65. Which is considered a direct entry input device?

A) Optical scanner
B) Mouse and digitizer
C) Light pen
D) All of the above

66. A set of information that defines the status of resources

allocated to a process is
A) Process control
B) ALU
C) Register Unit
D) Process description

67. Each set of Napier’s bones consisted of ______ rods.

A) 5
B) 9
C) 11
D) 13

68. BCD is
A) Binary Coded Decimal
B) Bit Coded Decimal
C) Binary Coded Digit
D) Bit Coded Digit

69. When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in

the market and by whom?
A) HewlettPackard, 1980

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 12/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

B) Epson, 1981
C) Laplink Traveling Software Inc, 1982
D) Tandy Model200, 1985

70. From which generation operating systems were

developed?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth

71. The first firm to massmarket a microcomputer as a

personal computer was
A) IBM
B) Super UNIVAC
C) Radio Shaks
D) Data General Corporation

72. 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

73. Properly arranged data is called

A) Field
B) Words
C) Information
D) File

74. A computer consists of

A) A central processing unit
B) A memory
C) Input and output unit
D) All of the above

75. Why are vacuum tubes also called valves?

A) Because they can amplify the weak signals and make them
strong
B) Because they can stop or allow the flow of current

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 13/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

C) Both of above
D) None of above

76. John Napier invented Logarithm in

A) 1614
B) 1617
C) 1620
D) None of above

77. 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

78. What type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor

to regulate traffic on the bus, in order to prevent two devices
from trying to use it at the same time?
A) Bus control
B) Interrupts
C) Bus arbitration
D) Status

79. Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface,

the trackball is
A) Stationary
B) Difficult to move
C) Dragged
D) Moved in small steps

80. Which of the following is used as a primary storage

device?
A) Magnetic drum
B) Hard Disks
C) Floppy
D) All of above

81. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small

business because they use a single processing unit to link
several
A) Personal computers

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 14/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

B) Workstations
C) Dumb terminals
D) Mainframes

82. What are the three decisions making operations

performed by the ALU of a computer?
A) Grater than
B) Less than
C) Equal to
D) All of the above

83. The word processing task associated with changing the

appearance of a document is
A) Editing
B) Writing
C) Formatting
D) All of above

84. Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This

computer was of
A) first generation
B) second generation
C) third generation
D) fourth generation

85. Algorithm and Flow chart help us to

A) Know the memory capacity
B) Identify the base of a number system
C) Direct the output to a printer
D) Specify the problem completely and clearly

86. 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 a & b

87. The difference between memory and storage is that

memory is _____ and storage is __
A) Temporary, permanent
B) Permanent, temporary

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 15/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

C) Slow, fast
D) All of above

88. When was Pascaline invented?

A) 1617
B) 1620
C) 1642
D) 1837

89. Which of the following statement is valid?

A) Lady Augusta is the first programmer
B) Ada is the daughter of Lord Byron, a famous English poet
C) ADA is a programming language developed by US Defense
D) All of above

90. 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

91. What is required when more than one person uses a

central computer at the same time?
A) Light pen
B) Mouse
C) Digitizer
D) Terminal

92. Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored

Program Concept?
A) UNIVAC
B) ENIAC
C) EDSAC
D) None of above

93. The term gigabyte refers to

A) 1024 bytes
B) 1024 kilobytes

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 16/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

C) 1024 megabytes
D) 1024 gigabyte

94. in which year was UK’s premier computing event called ?

The which computer? started?
A) 1980
B) 1985
C) 1986
D) 1987

95. Once you load the suitable program and provide required
data, computer does not need human intervention. This
feature is known as
A) Accuracy
B) Reliability
C) Versatility
D) Automatic

96. What is a brand?

A) The name of companies that made computers
B) The name of product a company gives to identify its
product in market
C) A name of class to indicate all similar products from
different companies
D) All of above

97. Machine language is

A) Machine dependent
B) Difficult to program
C) Error prone
D) All of above

98. A byte consists of

A) One bit
B) Four bits
C) Eight bits
D) Sixteen bits

99. Modern Computers are very reliable but they are not
A) Fast
B) Powerful

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 17/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

C) Infallible
D) Cheap

100. What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical

engine
A) 1642
B) 1837
C) 1880
D) 1850

1A 2D 3D 4D 5C 6A 7C 8D 9C 10B
11C 12C 13D 14C 15C 16B 17B 18B 19C 20D 21B 22D
23C 24B 25A 26B 27B 28A 29B 30D 31B 32D 33B 34A
35A 36D 37A 38C 39B 40B 41C 42B 43C 44D 45C 46A
47B 48D 49A 50B 51D 52B 53B 54D 55C 56C 57C 58C
59B 60B 61C 62B 63D 64A 65D 66D 67C 68A 69B 70C
71C 72B 73C 74D 75B 76A 77D 78C 79A 80A 81C 82D
83C 84B 85D 86D 87A 88C 89D 90D 91D 92C 93C 94-
A 95D 96B 97D 98C 99C 100B

Basic COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions pdf free

download ::

← 100 TOP WEB 500 TOP MS ACCESS Questions

TECHNOLOGIES Multiple and Answers →
Choice Questions and Answers

19 THOUGHTS ON “100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS”

jagannath bisoi
MAY 6, 2017 AT 2:54 AM

this is very good for remember all the computer

fundamental knowledge

REPLY

Situ sujit kumar

FEBRUARY 26, 2017 AT 2:17 PM

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 18/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

This the really help of exam

REPLY

Tylen
DECEMBER 5, 2016 AT 6:40 AM

Could you make a PDF for that?

REPLY

spaekze hassan
NOVEMBER 29, 2016 AT 6:44 AM

Great work
But how do I download this page??

REPLY

yaswanth
NOVEMBER 21, 2016 AT 1:28 PM

how can i download this

REPLY

Stephen Mukalu
NOVEMBER 16, 2016 AT 9:16 AM

Good but where is the answers?

REPLY

victor
OCTOBER 28, 2016 AT 5:47 PM

Very informative but I wish u should have PDF

for that

REPLY

veer
http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 19/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 AT 4:51 PM

it’s really good

REPLY

wilfred
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 AT 4:02 PM

good work

REPLY

ā engineer
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 AT 4:30 PM

Thank you so much

REPLY

alinaitwe jonan
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 AT 12:44 PM

structured questions

REPLY

Moyna
AUGUST 4, 2016 AT 11:31 AM

Good

REPLY

dhara
JUNE 30, 2016 AT 12:21 PM

very useful for me thank you so much .

REPLY

miraj uddin mallick

JUNE 20, 2016 AT 3:25 AM
http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 20/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

good

REPLY

Supriya
JUNE 16, 2016 AT 5:32 PM

This is really helpful for us.

REPLY

Supriya
JUNE 15, 2016 AT 12:36 PM

Thanks

REPLY

janak dhami
MAY 1, 2016 AT 2:54 PM

Sir 24 number ko question The output quality of

a printer is measured by
A. Dots per sq inch
B. Dots per inch
C. Dots priented per unit time
D. All of the above
A ra B Sangai va A answer hudaina sir Iam
confuse this question sir

REPLY

manikanta
FEBRUARY 8, 2016 AT 6:56 AM

very Good

REPLY

ā engineer
FEBRUARY 8, 2016 AT 7:25 AM

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 21/22
1/16/2018 100 TOP COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL Questions and Answers

Thank you Manikanta…..

REPLY

LEAVE A REPLY

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Comment

Name *

Email *

Website

Post Comment

Engineering interview questions,multiple choice questions,objective type questions,seminor

topics,lab viva questions and answers ,online quiz test pdf free download for freshers.

Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Contact us | About us

http://engineeringinterviewquestions.com/computerfundamentalquestionsandanswers/ 22/22