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1. UNIVAC is- 8. Storage capacity of magnetic disk
A) Universal Automatic Computer depends on
B) Universal Array Computer A) tracks per inch of surface
C) Unique Automatic Computer B) bits per inch of tracks
D) Unvalued Automatic Computer C) disk pack in disk surface
2. The basic operations performed by a computer are- D) All of above
A) Arithmetic operation B) Logical operation 9. The two kinds of main memory are
C) Storage and relative D) All the above A) Primary and secondary
3. The two major types of computer chips are B) Random and sequential
A) External memory chip C) ROM and RAM
B) Primary memory chip D) All of above
C) Microprocessor chip 10. A storage area used to store data to
D) Both b and c a compensate for the difference in
4. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which speed at which the different
generation computers units can handle data is
A) First Generation B) Second Generation A) Memory B) Buffer
C) Third Generation D) Fourth Generation C) Accumulator D) Address
5.What is the main difference between a mainframe 11. Computer is free from tiresome
and a super computer? and boardrooms. We call it-
A) Super computer is much larger than main- A) Accuracy B) Reliability
frame computers C) Diligence D) Versatility
B) Super computers are much smaller than main- 12. Integrated Circuits (lcs) are related
frame computers to which generation of computers?
C) Supercomputers are focused to execute few A) First generation
programs as fast as possible while mainframe B) Second generation
uses its power to execute as many programs C) Third generation
concurrently D) Fourth generation
D) Super computers are focused to execute as 13. CD-ROM is a
many programs as possible while mainframe A) Semiconductor memory
uses its power to execute few programs as fast B) Memory register
as possible C) Magnetic memory
6. ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character cod- D) None of above
ing systems. What does EBCDIC stand for? 14. A hybrid computer
A) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange A) Resembles digital computer
Code B) Resembles analogue computer
B) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange C) Resembles both a digital and
Code analogue computer
C)Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange D) None of the above
Code 15. Which type of computers uses the
D) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
Code A) Minicomputers
7. The brain of any computer system is B) Microcomputers
A) ALU B) Memory C) Mainframe computers
C)CPU D) Control unit D) Super computer
16. The ALU of a computer responds to the 25. Which of the following was a special
commands coming from purpose computer?
A) Primary memory A) ABC B) ENIAC
B) Control section C) EDVAC D) All of the
above
C) External memory 26. What was the computer invented by
D) Cache memory Atanasoff and Clifford?
17. Chief component of first-generation A) Mark 1 B) ABC
computer was C) Z3 D) None of above
A) Transistors 27. Which of the following storage
B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves devices can store maximum amount
C) Integrated Circuits of data?
D) None of above A) Floppy disk
18. To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) B) Hard disk
in color. You would want to use a/an C) Compact disk
A) RGB monitor B) Plotter D) Magneto Optic Disk
C) Ink-jet printer D) Laser printer 28. Which computer was considered
the
19. What are the stages in the compilation first electronic computer until 1973
process? when court invalidated the patent?
A) Feasibility study, system design and A) ENIAC B) MARK 1
testing C) Z3 D) ABC
B) Implementation and documentation 29. A physical connection between the
C) Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and microprocessor memory and other
code generation parts of the microcomputer are
D) None of the above known as
20. Which of the following IC was used in third A) Path B) Address bus
generation of computers? C) Route D) All of the above
A) SSI B) MSI 30. High-density double-sided floppy
C) LSI C) Both a and b disks could store _______of data.
21. The main electronic component used in first A) 1.40 MB B) 1.44 GB
generation computers were C) 1.40 GB D) 1.44 MB
A) Transistors 31. A high-quality CAD system uses the
B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves following for printing drawing and
C) Integrated circuits graphs
D) None of above A) Dot matrix printer
22. A dumb terminal has B) Digital plotter
A) an embedded microprocessor C) Line printer
B) extensive memory D) All of the above
C) independent processing capability 32. Which of the following is not an
D) a keyboard and screen input device?
23. One millisecond is A) OCR
A) 1 second B) 10th of a seconds B) Optical scanners
C) 1000th of a seconds D) 10000th of a seconds C) Voice recognition device
24. The output quality of a printer is measured by D) COM (Computer Output to
A) Dot per sq. inch Microfilm)
B) Dot per inch
C) Dots printed per unit time

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33. The accuracy of the floating-point numbers 42. Computers with 80286 microprocessor
is
representable in two 16-bit words of a A) XT computer B) AT computers
computer is approximately C) PS/2 computer D) None of
above
A) 16 digits B) 6 digits 43. An application suitable for sequential
C) 9 digits D) All of the above processing is-
34. In the most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the A) Processing of grades
device drivers, memory, expansion slots B) Payroll processing
and activate components are mounted on a C) Both a and b
single board. What is the name of the board? D) All of above
A) Motherboard B) Daughterboard 44. Which of the following produces the
best
C) Bredboard D) Fatherboard quality graphics reproduction?
35. In the most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the A) Laser printer B) Ink jet printer
device drivers, memory, expansion slots C) Plotter D) Dot matrix
printer
and activate components are mounted on a 45. The digital computer was developed
single board. What is the name of the board? primarily in
A) Motherboard B) Bredboard A) USSR B) Japan
C) Daughterboard D) Grandmotherboard C) USA D) UK
36. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium 46. Software in computer
for A) Enhances the capabilities of the
A) Direct access B) Sequential access hardware machine
C) Both of above D) None of above B) Increase the speed of central
37. A technique used by codes to convert an processing unit
analog signal into a digital bit stream is C) Both of above D) None of
above
known as 47. Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier
A) Pulse code modulation known by different name which was
B) Pulse stretcher changing in 1924. What was that name?
C) Query processing A) Tabular Machine Co.
D) Queue management B) Computing Tabulating Recording Co.
38. Regarding a VDU, which statement is more C) The Tabulator Ltd.
correct? D) International Computer Ltd.
A) It is an output device 48. Before a disk drive can access any sector
B) It is an input device record, a computer program has to
C) It is a peripheral device provide the record’s disk address. What
D) It is hardware item information does this address specify?
39. A modern electronic computer is a machine A) Track number B) Sector number
that is meant for C) Surface number D) All of above
A) Doing quick mathematical calculations 49. The arranging of data in a logical
B) Input storage, manipulation and sequence is called
outputting of data A) Sorting B) Classifying
C) Electronic data processing C) Reproducing D) Summarizing

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40. When was vacuum tube invented? unit in the CPU of a computer?
A) 1900 B) 1906 A) To produce result
C) 1910 D) 1880 B) To compare numbers
41. Which of the following is not processing? C) To control flow of information
A) arranging B) manipulating D) To do math’s works
C) calculating D) gathering