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LIST OF MOST REPEATED COMPUTER MCQs FOR JOBS

1. 1 nibble equals to? 4 bits


2. 8 bits = 1 Byte
3. 16 bits = one word
4. 1 KB kilobyte=? 1024 Bytes
5. 1 GB gegabyte=? 1024 MB
6. 1 MB megabyte=? 1024 KB
7. 1 TB terabyte=? 1024 GB
8. A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to? 4 byte
9. A collection of bits is called byte.
10. A collection of related instructions organized for a common purpose is referred to as?
Program
11. A computer can solve more than one kind of problem. This is related to which of the
following characteristics? Versatility
12. A computer has very low failure rate because it uses electronic components. It produces
very consistent results. This is highlighted by which of the feature of computer?
Reliability
13. A computer programmer? Does all the thinking for a computer
14. A computer which CPU speed around 100 million instruction per second and with the
word length of around 64 bits is known as? Super computer
15. A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of? Accuracy
16. A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a resident package? Memory
17. A group of character that is termed as a single entity is called word.
18. A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master
is? Surface
19. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs? Digital
plotter
20. A JPEG is a picture file format – what does JPEG stand for? Joint Photographic Experts
Group
21. A kind of serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with magnetically-charged ink
sprayed dots is called? Ink-jet printer
22. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for? Input, storage,
manipulation and outputting of data
23. A name or number used to identify storage location devices? An address
24. A normal CD-ROM usually can store up to data? 680 MB
25. A number system that has eight different symbols to represent any quantity is known
as? Octal
26. A paper printout of a document is known as? Hardcopy output
27. A pentium 4 (P-4) employs roughly 40 million transistors.
28. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the
microcomputer is Known as? Address bus
29. A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called? Shift register
30. A set of flip flops integrated together is called? Register

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31. A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is?
Process description
32. A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a? Sensor
33. A song being played on computer speaker is? Soft output
34. A storage area used to store data to a Compensate for the difference in speed at which
the different units can handle data is? Buffer
35. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known
as? Pulse code modulation
36. A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have of RAM? 256
37. Abacus was the first? Mechanical calculator
38. ABC Stand for? Special purpose computer
39. Access time is? Seek time + latency time
40. All modern Computers operate on? Data
41. All PCs have a BIOS what does bios stand for-Basic Input Output System
42. ALU Stand for? Arithmetic Logic Unit
43. An application program that helps the user to change any number and immediately see
the result of that change is? Spreadsheet
44. An approach that permits the computer to work on several programs instead of one is?
Over lapped processing
45. An error in computer data is called? Bug
46. An IBM system/38 represents the computer class of? Small-scale computer
47. An integrated circuit is? Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
48. An online backing storage system capable of storing larger quantities of data is? Mass
storage
49. An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to
produce audio response is? Voice response unit
50. Analog computer works on the supply of? Continuous electrical pulses
51. Another word for a daisy wheel printer? Golf ball printer
52. Antivirus is also known as? Vaccines.
53. Application of flip-flap are counters, shift register and transfer register.
54. As compared to the secondary memory, the primary memory of a computer is? Fast
55. Authorization to make multiple software copies is called? Site licensing.
56. Basic is language? A procedural
57. BCD Stand for? Binary Coded Decimal
58. Binary circuit elements have? Two stable state
59. Binary digits are briefed as bit.
60. Bit stands for? Binary digits
61. Bootstrap is associated with computer.
62. By programmable machine we mean? Computers
63. CAD stands for? Computer aided design
64. CD-ROM stands for? Compact Disk Read Only Memory
65. Charles Babbage was awarded by Royal Society for his? Difference Engine
66. Chief component of first generation computer was? Vacuum Tubes and Valves
67. Circular division of disks to store and retrieve data is known as? Tracks

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68. Clip art is a? Computer prepared art.
69. Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine
code is called? Symbolic code
70. Computer is free from tiresome and boardroom. We call it? Diligence
71. Computer operators? Operate the device which input and output data from the
computer
72. Computer professionals working in a computer Centre are? Human ware
73. Computer system comprises of major units? Input unit, output unit, central processing
unit and storage unit
74. Computer with 80286 Microprocessor is? AT computers
75. Computers are also called personal computers? Micro Computers
76. Computers, combine both measuring and counting, are called? Hybrid
77. CPU speed of a personal computer is? 100 KIPS
78. CPU stands for? Central Processing Unit
79. Current SIMMs have either or connectors (pins)? 30 or 72
80. Cyber Space is called to Virtual world of the computer.
81. Daisy wheel printer is a type of? Impact printer
82. Diodes are used in analog computer circuits as limiter.
83. Dot-matrix is a type of? Printer
84. During World War II, IBM built the computers the Nazis used to manage their
death/concentration camps
85. Each set of Napier’s bones consisted of rods? 11
86. Easily re-locatable language is? Assembly language
87. EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters? 256
88. EBCDIC stands for? Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
89. EEPROM stand for? Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
90. EPROM can be used for? Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
91. Father of the Computer. Charles Babbage
92. Fifth generation computer is also known as? Knowledge information processing system
93. First apple computer was built in garage.
94. First Generation Computers contain? Vacuum Tubes
95. Floppy disks typically in diameter? 3
96. Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called? Diskettes
97. For which of the following computers can’t be used? Gathering data
98. FORTRAN stands for formula translator.
99. Free software is also known as? Public domain software.
100. From which generation computers the printers were used? Second
101. From which generation operating systems were developed? Third generation
102. GIGO stands for garbage in garbage out.
103. GUI stands for? Graphical User Interface
104. Hard disk is coated in both sides with? Magnetic metallic oxide
105. High density double sided floppy disks could store of data? 44 MB
106. How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048
x 4 memory chip? 11

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107. How many generations, computer can be classified? 5
108. How many numbers could ENIAC store in its internal memory? 20
109. How many symbols exist in Bardot code? 32
110. How many types of storage loops exists in magnetic bubble memory? 2
111. How was the generation of computer classified? By the device used in memory &
processor
112. IBM 1401 is? Second Generation Computer
113. IBM System/360 is? Mainframe Computer
114. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of
addresses will be? 65,536
115. II Generation Computers are made of? Transistors
116. In 1951 Univac – 1, the world’s first commercial computer was designed by John
Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert.
117. They built ENIAC, the first electronic computer in 1946
118. In 1968 mainframe was built.
119. In 1974, computer games were introduced.
120. In 1976 first supercomputer the Cray-1 was developed
121. In 1981 IBM produce the IBM PC.
122. In 1998 IBM made? Quantum computer
123. In a Computer is capable to store single binary bit? Flip flop
124. In analog computer? Input is never converted to digital form
125. In any computer installation, how many elements consist? 3
126. In computer DFD stands for? Data Flow Diagram.
127. In EBCDIC each character is denoted by 8 bits.
128. In mode, the communication channel is used in both directions at the same
time? Full-duplex
129. 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?
Motherboard
130. In order to play and hear sound on a computer, one needs? A sound card and
speakers
131. In what respect human beings are superior to computers? Intelligence
132. In what respect human beings are superior to computers? Intelligence
133. In which language is source program written? High level
134. In which type of computer, data are represented as discrete signals? Digital
computer
135. In which year was UK’s premier computing event started? 1980
136. In world today, most of the computers are? Digital
137. In WWW terms what does i.e. mean on a domain name-Ireland
138. Instructions and memory address are represented by? Binary codes
139. Intel Corporation produces chips for which computers? IBM PCs
140. IV Generation Computers contain? LSI
141. John Napier invented Logarithm in? 1614
142. Latency time is? Time to spin the needed data under head

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143. Magnetic tape can serve as? Secondary storage media
144. Main storage is also called? Memory
145. Mark sensing is another term for? OMR.
146. Mark-1, Apple-1, and colossus were initial desktop computers.
147. Memory is made up of? Large number of cells
148. Memory unit is one part of? Central Processing Unit
149. MICR stands for? Magnetic Ink Character Reader
150. MIS is designed to provide information needed for effective decision making by?
Managers
151. Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following language? Assembly
language
152. Model 5100 was in 1957? The first PC built by IBM
153. Most of the first generation computers were? Special purpose computers
154. Most of the inexpensive personal computers do not have any disk or diskette
drive. What is the name of such computes? Diskless computers
155. Mostly which of the following device is used to carry user files? Floppy Disk
156. MSI stands for? Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
157. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a
single processing unit to link several? Dumb terminals
158. Name the first web browser publicly available NCSA Mosaic
159. NOS refer to operating systems for a network.
160. Number crunchier is the informal name for? Super computer
161. Offline device is? A device which is not connected to CPU
162. On a PC, how much memory is available to application software? 640 KB
163. One byte consists of? Eight bits
164. One millisecond is? 1000th of a seconds
165. One of a class of storage device devices that can access storage locations in any
order is? DASD
166. Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under? System Software
167. PARAM is a supercomputer.
168. PARAM is an example of? Super computer
169. Perforated paper used as input of output media is known as? Paper tapes
170. Personnel who design, program, operates and maintains computer equipment
refers to? People ware
171. Physical structure of computer is called? Hardware
172. Pick the one that is used for logical operations or comparisons such as less than
equal to or greater than? Arithmetic and Logic Unit
173. Programs are executed on the basis of a priority number in? Multiprogramming
174. PROM is the abbreviation of? Programmable read only memory
175. Properly arranged data is called? Information
176. RATS stand for? Regression Analysis Time Series
177. Raw facts and figures about any particular topic are? Data
178. Reading data is performed in magnetic disk by? Read/write lead
179. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct? It is a peripheral device

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180. Registers are temporary storage areas within the CPU.
181. Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes
(bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as? Flags
182. Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are
known as? General purpose register
183. RJ45 UTP cable has Cables? 4 pair
184. Shell is an operating environment.
185. Slide Rules was invented in? 1620
186. Software in computer? Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine
187. Super computers uses? Parallel processing
188. Symbolic logic was discovered by? George Boole
189. The 1st commercially produced and sold computer (1951) was UNIVAC.
190. The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of
a computer is approximately? 16 digits
191. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from? Control section
192. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called? Sorting
193. The BIOS is the abbreviation of? Basic Input Output System
194. The B-programming language was developed by Ken Thompson.
195. The brain of any computer system is? CPU
196. The central processing unit (CPU) consists of? Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit
and primary storage
197. The computer code for the interchange of information between terminals is?
ASCII
198. The computer size was very large in? First Generation
199. The contents of information are stored in? Memory data register
200. The data recording format in most of the modern magnetic tape is? 8-bit EBCDIC
201. The digital computer was developed primarily in? USA
202. The earliest calculating devices are? Abacus
203. The first computer introduced in Nepal was? IBM 1401
204. The first Digital Computer introduced, was named as? Mark-I
205. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was?
Radio Shak
206. The first home computer (1977), which was sold in millions of units was Apple II.
207. The first Macintosh computer was from? Fourth generation
208. The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corporation was called? 8080
209. The first microprocessor was developed in 1971 by Intel.
210. The instructions for starting the computer are house on? Read only memory chip
211. The language of small talk is object oriented.
212. The language that the computer can understand and execute is called? Machine
language
213. The latest PC keyboards use a circuit that senses the movement by the change in
its capacitance? Capacitance keyboard
214. The least significant bit of the binary number, which is equivalent to any odd
decimal number, is?

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215. The lower deck of an abacus is known as? Earth
216. The magnetic storage chip used to provide non-volatile direct access storage of
data and that have no moving parts are known as? Magnetic bubble memory
217. The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured? PROM
218. The metal disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and contamination
free containers are called? Winchester disk
219. The metal or plastic case that holds all the physical parts of the computer is the?
System Unit
220. The notable features like keyboards, monitors, GUI were developed in? Third
generation
221. The number of records contained within a block of data on magnetic tape is
defined by the? Blocking factor
222. The octal equivalence of 111010 is? 72
223. The original ASCII code used bits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error
checking? 7
224. The output quality of a printer is measured by? Dot per inch
225. The output quality of a printer is measured by? Dot per sq. inch
226. The personal computer industry was started by? IBM
227. The Stepped Reckoner was invented by? Gottfried Leibnitz
228. The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of? Control and communication
229. The term ‘computer’ is derived from? Latin language
230. The term gigabyte refers to? 1024 megabytes
231. The term GIGO is related to? Accuracy
232. The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and
OCR reader is the? POS terminal
233. The time taken by CPU to retrieve and interpret the instruction to be executed is
called as? Instruction cycle
234. The transformation from heavy computers to PCs was made possible using
microprocessors.
235. The translator program used in assembly language is called? Assembler
236. The two basic types of record access methods are? Sequential and random
237. The two kinds of main memory are? ROM and RAM
238. The value of each bead in earth is? 1
239. The word Abacus is derived from Abaxis a word from? Latin language
240. The word length of a computer is measured in? Bits
241. The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a
document is? Formatting
242. The world’s most powerful super computer is called ASCI white.
243. Through which device the main components of the computer communicate with
each other? System Bus
244. Time during which a job is processed by the computer is? Execution time
245. To locate a data item for storage is? Fetch
246. To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n?
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247. To rage capacity of magnetic disk depends on? Disk pack in disk surface
248. Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was
changed in 1924. What was that name? The Tabulator Ltd.
249. UNIVAC Stand for? Universal Automatic Computer
250. VGA Stand for? Video Graphics Array
251. Virtual memory is also known as virtual page.
252. Vth Generation Computers are based on? Artificial Intelligence
253. WAN stands for? Wide Area Network
254. Web cam is an? Input unit device
255. Wetware stands for any organic intelligence.
256. What company introduced the first commercial minicomputer 65 DEC
257. What do you call a single point on a computer screen? Pixel
258. What does CMOS stand for in a computer- Complementary metal Oxide Semi-
conductor?
259. What does DMA stand for? Direct Memory Access
260. What does Intel stand for- Integrated Electronics
261. What does the sun in SUN Microsystems stand for Stanford University Network.
262. What is a light pen? Optical input device
263. What is an interpreter? An interpreter is the representation of the system being
designed
264. What is meant by a dedicated computer? Which is assigned one and only one
task
265. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the
same time? Terminal
266. What is the common name for an integrated circuit A Chip
267. What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine? 1837
268. What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine? 1837
269. What is the first stage in software development? System Analysis
270. What is the latest write-once optical storage media? CD-ROM disk
271. What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which
requires operator attention? Reverse video
272. What is the name of the new color laptop computer which is powered by a 386
processor at 33 MHz and is built by Epson? AX3/33
273. What is the number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9-trac magnetic tape?
9
274. What is the path from which data flow in a computer system is known as? Bus
275. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer? To
compare numbers
276. What produces useful information out of data? Processing
277. 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? Bus
arbitration
278. What type of device is computer keyboard? Input

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279. What was the expected feature of fifth generation computers when Japan
started FGCS? Parallel Processing
280. What was the world’s first high level programming language 1957: IBM FORTRAN
281. When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting
the keystroke into the corresponding bits? ANSI
282. When as the Company named IBM? 1924
283. When was Apple Macintosh II microcomputer introduced in the market? 1983
284. When was Pascale invented? 1642
285. When was the first electro-mechanical computer developed? 1944
286. When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by
whom? Epson, 1981
287. When was the X window system born? 1984
288. When was vacuum tube invented? 1906
289. Whereas a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is?
Stationary
290. Which 8-bit chip was used in many of today’s TRS-80 computers? Z-80
291. Which American computer company is called Big Blue? IBM
292. Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry? Intel
293. Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when
court invalidated the patent? ENIAC
294. Which computers are used as servers for any medium sized organizations? Mini
Computers
295. Which device can understand difference between data &programs?
Microprocessor
296. Which device is required for the Internet connection? Modem
297. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User
Environment? Mouse
298. Which is the largest computer? Mainframe Computer
299. Which is the limitation of high level language? Lower efficiency
300. Which is used for manufacturing chips? Semiconductors
301. Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation
program? Machine language
302. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer? Binary
303. Which of the following device was not invented by Babbage? Pascale
304. Which of the following disk is fixed disk? Hard Disks
305. Which of the following generation computers had expensive operation cost?
First
306. Which of the following have the fastest access time? Semiconductor Memories
307. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device? CD-ROM
308. Which of the following is a secondary memory device? Disk
309. Which of the following is a way to access secondary memory? Random access
memory
310. Which of the following is an example of fifth generation computer? PIM/m
311. Which of the following is available in the form of a PC now? Microcomputer

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312. Which of the following is internal memory? RAM
313. Which of the following is machine independence program? High level language
314. Which of the following is not a valid size of a Floppy Disk? 5 ½
315. Which of the following is not computer language? Medium level language
316. Which of the following is permanent memory? ROM
317. Which of the following is responsible for all types of calculations? ALU
318. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device? Magnetic drum
319. Which of the following is used only for data entry and storage, and never for
processing? Dumb terminal
320. Which of the following is valid statement? Data in itself is useless unless it is
processed
321. Which of the following machine was not invented by Charles Babbage?
Tabulating Machine
322. Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read and Write
operations? RAM
323. Which of the following memories has the shortest access times? Cache memory
324. Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second?
Dynamic RAM
325. Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?
Magnetic tape
326. Which of the following processors use RISC technology? Power PC
327. Which of the following programming language started from second generation?
COBOL
328. Which of the following registers is loaded with the contents of the memory
location pointed by the PC? Instruction register
329. Which of the following storage device can store the largest amount of data?
Hard Disks
330. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
Hard Disk
331. Which of the following term means to reckon? Put are
332. Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory?
Permanent
333. Which of the following was a special purpose computer? ABC
334. Which of the following will happen when data is entered into a memory
location? It will erase the previous content
335. Which one of the following input device is user- programmable? VDT
336. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing? ALU
337. Which technology is more reliable? Electronic
338. Which technology is used in Compact disks? Laser
339. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC? Mainframe
computers
340. Which unit converts computer data into human readable form? Output unit
341. Which unit converts user data into machine readable form? Input unit
342. Which unit holds data permanently? Secondary storage unit

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343. Which unit holds data temporarily? Primary Memory Unit
344. Which unit is known as nerve center of computer? ALU
345. Which was the most popular first generation computer? IBM 650
346. Which was the world’s first minicomputer and when was it introduced? PDP-I,
1958
347. While inserting a diskette into the diskette drive of a PC, the diskette’s label side
should face? Up
348. Who built the first Mechanical Calculator? Blaise Pascal
349. Who built the world’s first electronic calculator using telephone relays, light
bulbs and batteries? George Stibitz
350. Who designed the first electronics Computer/ ENIAC? John Mauchly and
J. Presper Eckert
351. Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add,
Subtract, Multiple divide and find square roots? Leibniz
352. Who developed the analytical engine? Charles Babbage
353. Who invented Analytical engine? Charles Babbage
354. Who invented punched cards? Joseph Jacquard
355. Who is called as Father of Computers? Charles Babbage
356. Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a
waving machine? Jacquard
357. Who suggested Stored Program Concept? John Neumann
358. Who used punched cards practically for the first time in the history of
computers? Herman Hollerith
359. Word length of a Personal Computer is? 8 bits
360. World Wide Web was invented in 1993 by Tim Bareness Lee.

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