The document contains 30 multiple choice questions about computers and technology. It covers topics like computer languages, parts of a computer, input/output devices, types of computers, and computer history. For each question there are 4 answer options and the correct answer is indicated.
The document contains 30 multiple choice questions about computers and technology. It covers topics like computer languages, parts of a computer, input/output devices, types of computers, and computer history. For each question there are 4 answer options and the correct answer is indicated.
The document contains 30 multiple choice questions about computers and technology. It covers topics like computer languages, parts of a computer, input/output devices, types of computers, and computer history. For each question there are 4 answer options and the correct answer is indicated.
The document contains 30 multiple choice questions about computers and technology. It covers topics like computer languages, parts of a computer, input/output devices, types of computers, and computer history. For each question there are 4 answer options and the correct answer is indicated.
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6. Which of the following computer language is written in binary codes only?
a) pascal b) machine language c) C d) C#
b) machine language 1. Who is the father of Computers? a) James Gosling b) Charles Babbage c) Dennis Ritchie d) Bjarne Stroustrup b) Charles Babbage 2. Which of the following is the correct abbreviation of COMPUTER? a) Commonly Occupied Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research b) Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Environmental Research c) Commonly Oriented Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research d) Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research d) Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research 5. Which of the following language does the computer understand? a) Computer understands only C Language b) Computer understands only Assembly Language c) Computer understands only Binary Language d) Computer understands only BASIC c) Computer understands only Binary Language 7. Which of the following is the brain of the computer? a) Central Processing Unit b) Memory c) Arithmetic and Logic unit d) Control unit a) Central Processing Unit 8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a computer? a) Versatility b) Accuracy c) Diligence d) I.Q. d) I.Q. 9. Which of the following is the smallest unit of data in a computer? a) Bit b) KB c) Nibble d) Byte a) Bit A nibble comprises 4 bits, a byte is a collection of 8 bits 10. Which of the following unit is responsible for converting the data received from the user into a computer understandable format? a) Output Unit b) Input Unit c) Memory Unit d) Arithmetic & Logic Unit b) Input Unit 11. Which of the following monitor looks like a television and are normally used with non-portable computer systems? a) LED b) LCD c) CRT d) Flat Panel Monitors c) CRT A CRT (or the Cathode Ray Tube) Monitor looks like a television ideally. The flat-panel monitors are thinner and lighter in comparison. 12. Which of the following is not a type of computer code? a) EDIC b) ASCII c) BCD d) EBCDIC a) EDIC 13. Which of the following part of a processor contains the hardware necessary to perform all the operations required by a computer? a) Controller b) Registers c) Cache d) Data path d) Data path 14. Which of the following is designed to control the operations of a computer? a) User b) Application Software c) System Software d) Utility Software c) System Software System Software is designed to control the operations and extend the processing capability of a computer system. 15. Which of the following device use positional notation to represent a decimal number? a) Pascaline b) Abacus c) Computer d) Calculator b) Abacus 16. Which of the following is used in EBCDIC? a) Super Computers b) Mainframes c) Machine Codes d) Programming b) Mainframes This concept of EBCDIC was invented by IBM 18. Which of the following defines the assigned ordering among the characters used by the computer? a) Accumulation b) Sorting c) Collating Sequence d) Unicode c) Collating Sequence 19. Which of the following storage is a system where a robotic arm will connect or disconnect off-line mass storage media according to the computer operating system demands? a) Magnetic b) Secondary c) Virtual d) Tertiary d) Tertiary 20. Which of the following is known as the interval between the instant a computer makes a request for the transfer of data from a disk system to the primary storage and the instance the operation is completed? a) Disk utilization time b) Drive utilization time c) Disk access time d) Disk arrival time d) Disk arrival time 21. Which of the following devices provides the communication between a computer and the outer world? a) Compact b) I/O c) Drivers d) Storage b) I/O The I/O i.e. the input/output devices provide a means of communication between the computer and the outer world. They are often referred to as peripheral devices sometimes. 2. Which of the following are the input devices that enable direct data entry into a computer system from source documents? a) System Access devices b) Data acquiring devices c) Data retrieving devices d) Data Scanning devices ) Data Scanning devices 23. Which of the following is the device used for converting maps, pictures, and drawings into digital form for storage in computers? a) Image Scanner b) Digitizer c) MICR d) Scanner b) Digitizer 24. Which of the following can access the server? a) Web Client b) User c) Web Browser d) Web Server a) Web Client 25. Which of the following is known as the language made up of binary-coded instructions? a) High level b) BASIC c) C d) Machine d) Machine 27. Which of the following is created when a user opens an account in the computer system? a) SFD b) MFD c) Subdirectory d) RFD c) Subdirectory 28. Which of the following is a technique that marked the beginning of computer communications? a) User Environment b) Batch Environment c) Time Sharing d) Message passing c) Time Sharing 29. Which of the following is a type of technique in which dumb terminals are connected to a central computer system? a) Time Sharing b) Message passing c) Batch environment d) User environment a) Time Sharing 30. Which of the following service allows a user to log in to another computer somewhere on the Internet? a) e-mail b) UseNet c) Telnet d) FTP c) Telnet 31. Which of the following is not a type of computer on the basis of operation? a) Digital b) Analog c) Hybrid d) Remote d) Remote 32. Which of the following type of computer is mostly used for automatic operations? a) analog b) digital c) hybrid d) remote c) hybrid 33. Which of the following invention gave birth to the much cheaper microcomputers? a) PDAs b) Microprocessors c) Microcomputers d) Mainframes b) Microprocessors also called a single-chip CPU 34. Which of the following computers are lower than mainframe computers in terms of speed and storage capacity? a) Mainframes b) Hybrid c) Mini d) Super c) Mini 35. Which of the following is the first neural network computer? a) AN b) AM c) RFD d) SNARC d) SNARC it was built by Minsky and Edmonds in 1956. MS-Word is an example of C) Application software
Ctrl, Shift and Alt are called .......... keys. And the window key A) modifier
A computer cannot "boot" if it does not have the _____
C) Operating system
________ is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors B) Formatting
Junk e-mail is also called ______
A) Spam
Microsoft Office is an example of a
C) Horizontal market software
_____are attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by