QUESTION BANK FOR DCA I SEM Fundamentals of Computer (101) Hi-tech Institute Of Computers

MIZORAM STATE COUNCIL FOR TECHNIAL EDUCATION

Diploma Course Examination, December, 2019
Semester-I: Diploma in Computer Application
Subject: Fundamentals of Computer (DCA-101)
Full Marks: 40 Time: 1 hour
SETC

Choose the correct answer from the following questions: (1X40=40)

1. Which of the following is known as brain of a computer system
a) ALU c) CU b) CPU d) None of the above
2. The Register which hold the result of operation performed by a processor is
a) Main memory Resister c) Instruction Register b) Accumulator Register d) Memory Buffer Register
3. Full form of MAR is
a) Memory Address Register c) Mother Board Register
b) Main Address Register d) Memory Accumulator Register
4. Which of the following memory device has highest capacity of storage
a) Optical Disk c) Magnetic Tape b) Hard Disk d) Magnetic Disk
5. Which of the following storage device is magnetic disk type
a) Floppy Disk c) Memory Card b) Compact Disk d) Pen Drive
6. A rate at which a computer read/write data from/to a memory is known as
a) Writing speed c) Transfer Rate b) Memory speed d) Download speed
7. Which of the following is an output device
a) Plotter c) joystick b) Scanner d) Keyboard
8. Which is the most popular hard copy output device
a) Printer c) Monitor b) Bar Code Reader d) Joystick
9. Group of Program that solve specific Program is called
a) Software package c) Operating System b) Middleware d) Linux
10. To convert assembly language program into machine language we used
a) Assembler c) Interpreter b) Code converter d) None of the above
11. The process of writing an instruction which is understandable and acceptable by a computer system is known as
a) Language writing c) Manual Guiding b) Text Instruction d) Programming
12. The limitation of writing instruction in Machine language includes
a) Machine dependent c) Error Prone b) Difficult to program d) All of the above
13. Full form of LCD is
a) Liquid Crystal Display c) Liquid Circuit Display b) Logical Circuit Display d) None of the above
14. Which of the following is most powerful computer system
a) Mainframe Computer c) Windows 10 Computer b) Ipad d) Intel Computer
15. ITA is an act of Indian parliament which stands for
a) Information Treaty Act c) Intellectual Treaty Act
b) Information Technology Act d) Individual Technology Act
16. The ITA-2000 was notified on
a) 7th November 2000 c) 17th December 2000 b) 17th October 2000 d) 7th October 2000
17. The full form of SCSI is
a) Small Computer System Interface b) Small Computer Small Interface
c) Simple Computer System Interface d) Small Computer Single Interface
18. The ITA 2000 consist of 94 section and
a) 14 Schedules c) 14 Articles b) 4 Schedules d) 4 Parts
19. C language was developed in the year 1972 by
a) Mark Zuckerberg b) Denise Ritchie and Brian Kernighan c) Bill Gates d) None of the above
20. Which of the following computer is suitable in an absence of external power source
a) Tower PC c) Supercomputer b) Laptop d) Workstation Computer
21. The most commonly used in Personal Computer include Monitor
a) configuration c) Mouse b) Keyboard d) All of the above
22. A software is classified into System Software and_
a) Utility Software c) Programming Software b) Application Software d) Spreadsheet Software
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23. Which of the following is System Software

a) Microsoft Excel c) Operating System b) Antivirus Software d) None of the above
24. Which of the following software is not among Application Software
a) Word Processing Software b) Programming Language Translator Software
c) Personal Assistance Software d) Spreadsheet Software
25. The process of creating a copy of some data from the computer system to another storage device is known as
a) Disk Backup c) Data Duplicating b) Virtual Copying d) Data Backup
26. Which of the following is not input device
a) Monitor c) Digitizer b) Scanner d) Keyboard
27. Full form of OCR is
a) Optical Changing Recognition b) Optical Character Recognition
c) Optical Character Recorder d) Optical Changing Recorder
28. Which of the following is not types of processor architectures
a) RIM c) CISC b) EPIC d) RISC
CISC – Complex Instruction set Computer.
RISC – Reduced Instruction set Computer
EPIC – Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing
29. RAM stand for
a) Read Of Memory c) Read Only Memory b) Recursive Online Memory d) Readable Only Memory
30. Which of the following is not secondary Memory
a) Magnetic Tapes c) ROM b) Hard Disk d) DVD (None of the above)
31. The second Generation of Computer falls in the year
a) 1932-1942 c) 1955-1964 b) 1942-1955 d) 1950-1965
32. During which generation of computer ULSI (Ultra Large Scale Integration) technology was used
a) 1th Generation c) 3rd Generation b) 2nd Generation d) 5th Generation
33. A Computer which is also known as data processor converts data into
a) Worksheet c) Datasheet b) Information d) None of the above
34. Which of the following statement is true
a) Computer can work only one single job at a time b) Computer is a very fast device
c) Computer has very high IQ d) Computer has feelings
35. Who introduce stored program concept in 1940
a) John Von Neumann c) Blaise Pascal b) Charles Babbage d) Adam Turing

Refer to the Diagram below for Question No 6 to 10

Fig: Basic Organisation of Computer System

36. The black arrow indicates flow of

a) Instruction and data c) Control Bus b) Electrical supply d) None of the above
37. Which Unit is called as ALU
a) 1 b) 3 c) 5 d) 6
38. Which Unit represent Storage Unit
a) 4 and 5 c) 1 and 2 b) 4 only d) 2 only (1 only OR 2 and 3)
39. Unit 4 in the Diagram represent
a) CPU c) Storage Unit b) Control Unit d) Process Unit
40. Unit 6 Represent
a) ALU c) Storage Unit b) Flow of Data d) CPU
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