Computer Fundamentals

1. A light sensitive device that converts drawing, printed text or other images into digital form is
known as
a) Keyboard c) Plotter
b) Scanner d) OMR
2. The basic architecture of the computer was developed by
a) John Von Neumann c) Charles Babbage
b) Blaise Pascal d) Garden Moore
3. In how many generations a computer can be classified?
a) 3 c) 4
b) 5 d) 6
4. Fifth generation computer is based on
a) Artificial intelligence c) programming intelligence
b) VLSI d) system knowledge
5. The first generation computer was based on
a) Transistor c) VLSI
b) LSI d) Vacuum tubes
6. Microprocessor was introduced in which generation of computer?
a) 2 c) 3
b) 4 d) 5
7. Second generation computer is based onq
a) Transistor c) VLSI
b) LSI d) Vacuum tubes
8. Which of the following memory is non-volatile?
a) SRAM b) DRAM
b) ROM c) All of these
9. The brain of any computer system is
a) ALU c) CPU
b) Memory d) Control Unit
10. GUI stands for
a) Guided User Interface c) Graphical User Interface
b) Graph user Interface d) Graphical Unique Interface
11. Any data or instruction entered into the memory is considered as
a) Storage c) Output
b) Input d) Information
12. Time during which a job is processed by a computer is
a) Execution time c) Delay time
b) Real time d) Waiting time
13. Which of the following circuit is used as ‘Memory device’ in computers?
a) Rectifier c) Flip – Flop
b) Comparator d) Attenuator
14. The memory sizes in mainframe computers and advanced technology microcomputer are
expressed as
 a) Bytes c) Kilobytes
b) Megabytes d) Bits
15. Who invented the supercomputer?
a) Seymour Cray c) Charles Babbage
b) Charles Babbage d) JH Van Tassell
16. Which of the following is not is an advantage of magnetic disk storage?
a) The access time of magnetic disk is much less than that of magnetic tape
b) Disk storage is less than the tape storage
c) Disk storage is longer lasting than magnetic tape
d) None of the above
17. The 0 and 1 in the binary numbering system are called binary digits or
a) Bytes c) Bits
b) Kilobytes d) Decimal Bytes
18. The ‘IC’ chip, used in computers, is made of
a) Chromium c) Iron Oxide
b) Silica d) Silicon
19. The processor which performs arithmetic and logical operations is called
a) Control Unit c) ALU
b) Register d) Cache Memory
20. RAM chips
a) Allow the computer to store the data electronically
b) Store data indefinitely unless you delete it
c) Are secondary memory
d) All of the above
21. Super computer are mainly useful for
a) Mathematical intensive scientific applications
b) Data – retrieval operations
c) Input – output intensive processing
d) All of the above
22. The operating system manages
a) Memory c) Processor
b) Disk and I/O devices d) All of the above
23. Which memory is non-volatile and may be written only once?
a) RAM c) EEPROM
b) EPROM d) PROM
24. The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured is
a) RAM c) ROM
b) PROM d) EPROM
25. Which of the following memory is volatile?
a) RAM c) ROM
b) PROM d) EPROM
26. Which of the following is fastest?
a) CPU c) Magnetic tapes and disks
b) Video Terminal d) Sensors, Mechanical controllers
27. A kilobyte is equal to
a) 1000 bytes c) 512 bytes
b) 1024 bytes d) 1400 bytes
28. Which of the following is the 1's complement of 10?
a) 01 c) 110
b) 11 d) 10
29. The binary system uses powers of
a) 2 c) 10
b) 8 d) 16
30. The time required for the fetching and execution of one simple machine instruction is
a) Delay time c) CPU cycle
b) Real time d) Seek time
31. The time for which a piece of equipment operates is called
a) Seek time c) Effective time
b) Access time d) Real time
32. Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?
a) Direct c) Sequential
b) Random d) All of these
33. Which computer has been designed to be as compact as possible?
a) Mini c) Super computer
b) Micro computer d) Mainframe
34. Which device of computer operation dispenses with the use of the keyboard?
a) Joystick c) Light pen
b) Mouse d) Touch
35. Any type of storage that is used for holding information between steps in its processing is
a) CPU c) Primary storage
b) Intermediate storage d) Internal storage
36. Any storage device added to a computer beyond the immediately usable main storage is known as
a) Floppy disk c) Hard disk
b) Backing storage d) Punched card
37. Which output device is used for translating information from a computer into pictorial form on
paper.
a) Mouse c) Plotter
b) Touch panel d) Card punch
38. An optical input device that interprets pencil marks on paper media is
a) O.M.R c) Punch card reader
b) Optical scanners d) Magnetic tape
39. Most important advantage of an IC is its
a) Reduced cost c) Easy replacement in case of circuit failure
b) Extremely high reliability d) Low power consumption
40. A device designed to read information encoded into a small plastic card is
a) Magnetic tape c) Badge reader
b) Tape puncher d) Card puncher
41. A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master is
a) Cylinder c) Cluster
b) Surface d) Track
42. The device that can both feed data into and accept data from a computer is
a) ALU c) CPU
 b) Input - output device d) All of these
43. A modern digital computer has
a) Extremely high-speed c) Large memory
b) Almost unlimited array d) All of these
44. Which of the following can store information in the form of microscopic pits on metal disks?
a) Laser disks c) Tape cassettes
b) RAM cartridge d) Punched cards
45. A device for converting handwritten impressions into coded characters & positional coordinates
for input to a computer is
a) Touch panel c) Mouse
b) Wand d) Writing tablet
46. A storage system for small amounts of data is
a) Magnetic card c) Magnetic Tape
b) Punched card d) Optical Mark Reader
47. A pen shaped device which can sense light, and is used to point at spots on a video screen.
a) Mouse c) Light pen
b) Joystick d) Plotter
48. Compression of digital data for efficient storage is
a) Buffer c) CPU
b) Packing d) Field
49. A stand-alone system which produces one page of printed output at a time is
a) Page printer c) Line printer
b) Laser printer d) Dot matrix Printer
50. A memory that does not change its contents without external causes is known as
a) Dynamic memory c) Static memory
b) RAM d) EEPROM
51. Computer memory consists of
a) RAM c) ROM
b) PROM d) All of these
52. A memory that holds micro programs is
a) Core memory c) RAM
b) ROM d) Control memory
53. RAM is used as a short memory because it is
a) Volatile c) Has small capacity
b) Very expensive d) Programmable
54. Which is a device that changes information into digital form?
a) Modem c) Digitizer
b) Mouse d) Light pen
55. Who is considered the 'father' of the minicomputer and one of the founder fathers of the modern
computer industry world-wide?
a) George Tate c) Kenneth H. Olsen
b) Seymour Cray d) Basic Pascal
56. Which printer uses a combination of laser-beam & electro photographic techniques?
a) Laser printers c) Dot-Matrix
b) Line printer d) Daisy wheel
57. Where have the program and data to be located before the ALU and control unit of a computer
can operate on it?
a) Internal memory c) Secondary memory
b) Microprocessor d) Magnetic tapes
58. ________ is the high speed memory used in the computer.
a) RAM c) Hard Disk
b) Cache d) BIOS
59. Which of the following is not used as secondary memory?
a) Semiconductor Memory c) Magnetic Disks
b) Magnetic Drums d) Magnetic Tapes
60. A collection of 8 bits is called
a) Byte c) Nibble
b) Record d) Word
61. A typical modern computer uses
a) LSI Chips c) Magnetic cores for secondary storage
b) Magnetic tape for primary memory d) More than 10,000 vacuum tubes
62. The term ‘memory’ applies to which of the following?
a) Logic c) Storage
b) Input Device d) Output Device
63. Which of the following is true about a primary storage?
a) It is a part of the CPU c) It allows very fast access of data
b) It is relatively more expensive d) All of these
64. How many bytes are there in 1011 1001 0110 1110 numbers?
a) 1 c) 2
b) 4 d) 8
65. The Octal equivalent of 111 010 is
a) 81 c) 72
b) 71 d) 75
66. The binary equivalent of the hexadecimal number 7BD is
a) 011110111101 c) 111010111101
b) 101110111101 d) 111111000110
67. The binary code of 73 power 10 is
a) 1010001 c) 1000100
b) 1100101 d) 1001001
68. The binary system has the radix of
a) 16 c) 2
b) 8 d) 10
69. Hexadecimal number is a mixture of
a) Binary and Decimal number c) Binary and Octal number
b) Octal and the Decimal number d) Letters and Decimal digits
70. A half byte is called
a) Bug c) Nibble
b) Data d) Bit