Computer Fundamental Test-1

(Course Instructor - Nagendra Singh)

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A personal computer (PC) is a ________computer:

a) Super b) Main Frame
c) Micro d) None of The Above

2. The basic goal of computer process is to convert data into

__________.
a) information b) tables
c) files d) graphs
e) None of these

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3. The benefit of using computers is that ________.
.Sa) Computers are very fast and can store huge amounts of data
b) Computers provide accurate output even when input is incorrect
c) Computers are designed to be inflexible
d) All of these
e) None of these

4. Microcomputer hardware consists of three basic categories of

physical equipment __________.
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a) keyboard, monitor, hard drive
b) system unit, input/output, memory
c) system unit, input/output, secondary storage
d) system unit, primary storage, secondary storage
e) None of these

5. Computers gather data, which means they allow users to

__________ data.
a) present b) store
c) output d) input e) None of these

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6. Super computer developed by Indian scientists
a) Param b) Super30l
c) Compaq Presario d) Cray YMP
e) Blue Gene

7. Multi-programming systems________:
a) Are easier to develop than single programming systems
b) Execute each job faster
c) Execute more jobs in the same time
d) None of The Above

8. Which of the following are computers that can be carried

around easily ?
a) Minicomputers b) Supercomputers
c) PCs d) Laptops
e) None of these

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9. Most Keyboards use an arrangement of keys given the name:
a) Dvorak b) QWERTY
c) CISC d) None of The Above

10. When your computer stops working suddenly, it is referred

to as a __________.
a) crash b) die
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c) death d) penalty
e) None of these

11.The digital signals can be represented by :

a) Binary Codes b) 0 and 1
c) High and Low d) All of The Above
e) None of The Above

12. Which of the following is the fastest type of computer?

a) Laptop b) Notebook
c) Personal computer d) Workstation
e) Supercomputer

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13. What is an embedded system?
a) A program that comes wrapped in a box.
b) A program that is permanent part of a computer
c) A computer that is part of a larger computer
d) A computer and software system that controls a machine or
appliance
e) None of these

14. The input device most commonly used to enter text would
be the:
a) Bar Code Reader b) Microphone
c) Keyboard d) None of The Above

15. Palmtop computer is also known as

a) Personal computer b) Notebook computer
c) Tablet PC
e) None of these

. d) Handled computer

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A desktop computer is also known as _________.
a) Palm Pilot b) PC
c) laptop d) mainframe
e) None of these

17. Microprocessors were introduced in which generation of

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computer?
a) Second Generation b) third Generation
c) Both (a) and (b) d) Fourth Generation
e) None of these

18. Laptops are…….

a) Computers used in chemical laboratories
b) Portable, light weight and fit into briefcases
c) Hearing voice recognition system
d) Desktop
e) All of the above

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19. Which of the following refers to the fastest, biggest and
most expensive computers ?
a) Personal Computers b) Supercomputers
c) Laptops d) Notebooks
e) None of these

20. Which is not a basic function of a computer?

a) Accept and process data b) Accept input
c) Process data d) Store data
e) Scan text

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