180+ IT in Management Solved MCQs

1.

UNIVAC is

A. universal automatic computer
B. universal array computer
C. unique automatic computer
D. unvalued automatic computer
Answer» A. universal automatic computer
2.

The basic operations performed by a computer are

A. arithmetic operation
B. logical operation
C. storage and relative
D. all the above
Answer» D. all the above
3.

The two major types of computer chips are

A. external memory chip
B. primary memory chip
C. microprocessor chip
D. both b and c
Answer» D. both b and c
4.

Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers

A. first generation
B. second generation
C. third generation
D. fourth generation
Answer» D. fourth generation
5.

ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does EBCDIC stand for?

A. extended binary coded decimal interchange code
B. extended bit code decimal interchange code
C. extended bit case decimal interchange code
D. extended binary case decimal interchange code
Answer» A. extended binary coded decimal interchange code
6.

Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on

A. tracks per inch of surface
B. bits per inch of tracks
C. disk pack in disk surface
D. all of above
Answer» D. all of above
7.

The two kinds of main memory are:

A. primary and secondary
B. random and sequential
C. rom and ram
D. all of above
Answer» C. rom and ram
8.

A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is

A. memory
B. buffer
C. accumulator
D. address
Answer» B. buffer
9.

Computer is free from tiresome and boardoom. We call it

A. accuracy
B. reliability
C. diligence
D. versatility
Answer» C. diligence
10.

Integrated Circuits (Ics) are related to which generation of computers?

A. first generation
B. second generation
C. third generation
D. fourth generation
Answer» C. third generation
11.

CD-ROM is a

A. semiconductor memory
B. memory register
C. magnetic memory
D. none of above
Answer» D. none of above
12.

Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?

A. minicomputers
B. microcomputers
C. mainframe computers
D. super computer
Answer» C. mainframe computers
13.

The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from

A. primary memory
B. control section
C. external memory
D. cache memory
Answer» B. control section
14.

Chief component of first generation computer was

A. transistors
B. vacuum tubes and valves
C. integrated circuits
D. none of above
Answer» B. vacuum tubes and valves
15.

To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n

A. rgb monitor
B. plotter
C. ink-jet printer
D. laser printer
Answer» B. plotter
16.

What are the stages in the compilation process?

A. feasibility study, system design and testing
B. implementation and documentation
C. lexical analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation
D. none of the above
Answer» C. lexical analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation
17.

Which of the following IC was used in third generation of computers?

A. ssi
B. msi
C. lsi
D. both a and b
Answer» D. both a and b
18.

The main electronic component used in first generation computers was

A. transistors
B. vacuum tubes and valves
C. integrated circuits
D. none of above
Answer» B. vacuum tubes and valves
19.

A dumb terminal has

A. an embedded microprocessor
B. extensive memory
C. independent processing capability
D. a keyboard and screen
Answer» D. a keyboard and screen
20.

One millisecond is

A. 1 second
B. 10th of a seconds
C. 1000th of a seconds
D. 10000th of a seconds
Answer» C. 1000th of a seconds
21.

The output quality of a printer is measured by

A. dot per sq. inch
B. dot per inch
C. dots printed per unit time
D. all of the above
Answer» A. dot per sq. inch
22.

Which of the following was a special purpose computer?

A. abc
B. eniac
C. edvac
D. all of the above
Answer» A. abc
23.

What was the computer invented by Attanasoff and Clifford?

A. mark i
B. abc
C. z3
D. none of above
Answer» B. abc
24.

Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?

A. floppy disk
B. hard disk
C. compact disk
D. magneto optic disk
Answer» B. hard disk
25.

Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent?

A. eniac
B. mark i
C. z3
D. abc
Answer» A. eniac
26.

A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is known as

A. path
B. address bus
C. route
D. all of the above
Answer» B. address bus
27.

High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data

A. 1.40 mb
B. 1.44 gb
C. 1.40 gb
D. 1.44 mb
Answer» D. 1.44 mb
28.

A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs

A. dot matrix printer
B. digital plotter
C. line printer
D. all of the above
Answer» B. digital plotter
29.

Which of the following is not an input device?

A. ocr
B. optical scanners
C. voice recognition device
D. com (computer output to microfilm)
Answer» D. com (computer output to microfilm)
30.

The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a computer is approximately

A. 16 digits
B. 6 digits
C. 9 digits
D. all of above
Answer» B. 6 digits
31.

In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?

A. motherboard
B. breadboard
C. daughter board
D. grandmother board
Answer» A. motherboard
32.

Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

A. direct access
B. sequential access
C. both of above
D. none of above
Answer» C. both of above
33.

A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as

A. pulse code modulation
B. pulse stretcher
C. query processing
D. queue management
Answer» A. pulse code modulation
34.

Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?

A. it is an output device
B. it is an input device
C. it is a peripheral device
D. it is hardware item
Answer» C. it is a peripheral device
35.

A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for

A. doing quick mathematical calculations
B. input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
C. electronic data processing
D. performing repetitive tasks accurately
Answer» B. input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
36.

When was vacuum tube invented?

A. 1900
B. 1906
C. 1910
D. 1880
Answer» B. 1906
37.

Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?

A. laser printer
B. ink jet printer
C. plotter
D. dot matrix printer
Answer» C. plotter
38.

Computers with 80286 microprocessor is

A. xt computer
B. at comptuers
C. ps/2 computer
D. none of above
Answer» B. at comptuers
39.

An application suitable for sequential processing is

A. processing of grades
B. payroll processing
C. both a and b
D. all of above
Answer» C. both a and b
40.

Which of the following is not processing?

A. arranging
B. manipulating
C. calculating
D. gathering
Answer» D. gathering
41.

The digital computer was developed primarily in

A. ussr
B. japan
C. usa
D. uk
Answer» C. usa
42.

Software in computer

A. enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine
B. increase the speed of central processing unit
C. both of above
D. none of above
Answer» A. enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine
43.

Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record’s disk address. What information does this address specify?

A. track number
B. sector number
C. surface number
D. all of above
Answer» D. all of above
44.

The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called

A. sorting
B. classifying
C. reproducing
D. summarizing
Answer» A. sorting
45.

What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?

A. to produce result
B. to compare numbers
C. to control flow of information
D. to do math’s works
Answer» B. to compare numbers
46.

Abacus was the first

A. electronic computer
B. mechanical computer
C. electronic calculator
D. mechanical calculator
Answer» D. mechanical calculator
47.

If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be

A. 216
B. 65,536
C. 64k
D. any of the above
Answer» B. 65,536
48.

The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and OCR reader is the:

A. data collection terminal
B. ocr register terminal
C. video display terminal
D. pos terminal
Answer» D. pos terminal
49.

A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____

A. counter
B. adder
C. register
D. none of the above
Answer» C. register
50.

People often call ______ as the brain of computer system

A. control unit
B. arithmetic logic unit
C. central processing unit
D. storage unit
Answer» C. central processing unit
51.

Which is used for manufacturing chips?

A. bus
B. control unit
C. semiconductors
D. a and b only
Answer» C. semiconductors
52.

The value of each bead in heaven is

A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
Answer» C. 5
53.

The first computer introduced in Nepal was

A. ibm 1400
B. ibm 1401
C. ibm 1402
D. ibm1402
Answer» B. ibm 1401
54.

Instruction in computer languages consists of

A. opcode
B. operand
C. both of above
D. none of above
Answer» C. both of above
55.

Which generation of computer is still under development

A. fourth generation
B. fifth generation
C. sixth generation
D. seventh generation
Answer» B. fifth generation
56.

A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a ____

A. counter
B. loader
C. adder
D. shift register
Answer» D. shift register
57.

Which was the most popular first generation computer?

A. ibm 1650
B. ibm 360
C. ibm 1130
D. ibm 2700
Answer» A. ibm 1650
58.

Which is considered a direct entry input device?

A. optical scanner
B. mouse and digitizer
C. light pen
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
59.

A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is

A. process control
B. alu
C. register unit
D. process description
Answer» D. process description
60.

BCD is

A. binary coded decimal
B. bit coded decimal
C. binary coded digit
D. bit coded digit
Answer» A. binary coded decimal
61.

When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?

A. hewlett-packard, 1980
B. epson, 1981
C. laplink traveling software inc, 1982
D. tandy model-200, 1985
Answer» B. epson, 1981
62.

From which generation operating systems were developed?

A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
Answer» C. third
63.

The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was

A. ibm
B. super univac
C. radio shaks
D. data general corporation
Answer» C. radio shaks
64.

How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?

A. 10
B. 11
C. 8
D. 12
Answer» B. 11
65.

Properly arranged data is called

A. field
B. words
C. information
D. file
Answer» C. information
66.

Why are vacuum tubes also called valves?

A. because they can amplify the weak signals and make them strong
B. because they can stop or allow the flow of current
C. both of above
D. none of above
Answer» B. because they can stop or allow the flow of current
67.

John Napier invented Logarithm in

A. 1614
B. 1617
C. 1620
D. none of above
Answer» A. 1614
68.

An integrated circuit is

A. a complicated circuit
B. an integrating device
C. much costlier than a single transistor
D. fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
Answer» D. fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
69.

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?

A. bus control
B. interrupts
C. bus arbitration
D. status
Answer» C. bus arbitration
70.

Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is

A. stationary
B. difficult to move
C. dragged
D. moved in small steps
Answer» A. stationary
71.

Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?

A. magnetic drum
B. hard disks
C. floppy
D. all of above
Answer» A. magnetic drum
72.

Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several

A. personal computers
B. workstations
C. dumb terminals
D. mainframes
Answer» C. dumb terminals
73.

What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?

A. grater than
B. less than
C. equal to
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
74.

The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document is

A. editing
B. writing
C. formatting
D. all of above
Answer» C. formatting
75.

Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of

A. first generation
B. second generation
C. third generation
D. fourth generation
Answer» B. second generation
76.

Algorithm and Flow chart help us to

A. know the memory capacity
B. identify the base of a number system
C. direct the output to a printer
D. specify the problem completely and clearly
Answer» D. specify the problem completely and clearly
77.

Which statement is valid about computer program?

A. it is understood by a computer
B. it is understood by programmer
C. it is understood user
D. both a & b
Answer» D. both a & b
78.

When was Pascaline invented?

A. 1617
B. 1620
C. 1642
D. 1837
Answer» C. 1642
79.

Which of the following statement is valid?

A. lady augusta is the first programmer
B. ada is the daughter of lord byron, a famous english poet
C. ada is a programming language developed by us defense
D. all of above
Answer» D. all of above
80.

A compiler is a translating program which

A. translates instruction of a high level language into machine language
B. translates entire source program into machine language program
C. it is not involved in program’s execution
D. all of above
Answer» D. all of above
81.

What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?

A. light pen
B. mouse
C. digitizer
D. terminal
Answer» D. terminal
82.

Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?

A. univac
B. eniac
C. edsac
D. none of above
Answer» C. edsac
83.

The term gigabyte refers to

A. 1024 bytes
B. 1024 kilobytes
C. 1024 megabytes
D. 1024 gigabyte
Answer» C. 1024 megabytes
84.

Once you load the suitable program and provide required data, computer does not need human intervention. This feature is known as

A. accuracy
B. reliability
C. versatility
D. automatic
Answer» D. automatic
85.

What is a brand?

A. the name of companies that made computers
B. the name of product a company gives to identify its product in market
C. a name of class to indicate all similar products from different companies
D. all of above
Answer» B. the name of product a company gives to identify its product in market
86.

Machine language is

A. machine dependent
B. difficult to program
C. error prone
D. all of above
Answer» D. all of above
87.

A byte consists of

A. one bit
B. four bits
C. eight bits
D. sixteen bits
Answer» C. eight bits
88.

Modern Computers are very reliable but they are not

A. fast
B. powerful
C. infallible
D. cheap
Answer» C. infallible
89.

What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine

A. 1642
B. 1837
C. 1880
D. 1850
Answer» B. 1837
90.

What was the expected feature of fifth generation computers when Japan started FGCS?

A. operating systems
B. paralled processing
C. ulsi
D. none of above
Answer» B. paralled processing
91.

Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?

A. magnetic core
B. semiconductor
C. magnetic tape
D. both semiconductor and magnetic tape
Answer» C. magnetic tape
92.

The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists mainly of __ or __ media with varying capacities

A. memory or video
B. magnetic or optical
C. optical or memory
D. video or magnetic
Answer» B. magnetic or optical
93.

Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as

A. system software
B. application software
C. utility programs
D. operating system
Answer» B. application software
94.

Computer operators

A. writes computer programs for specific problems
B. operate the device which input and output data from the computer
C. normally require a college degree in computer science
D. all of the above
Answer» B. operate the device which input and output data from the computer
95.

Which of the following is not anti-viruses software?

A. nav
B. f-prot
C. oracle
D. mcafee
Answer» C. oracle
96.

What is a compiler?

A. a compiler does a conversion line by line as the program is run
B. a compiler converts the whole of a higher level program code into machine code in one step
C. a compiler is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution
D. none of the above
Answer» B. a compiler converts the whole of a higher level program code into machine code in one step
97.

_______ computers are also called personal computers

A. mainframe computer
B. mini computers
C. micro computers
D. super computers
Answer» C. micro computers
98.

Which of the following is not input unit device?

A. scanner
B. camera
C. plotter
D. digitizer
Answer» C. plotter
99.

Identify the correct statement

A. ibm pcs used risc cpu designs
B. macintosh used cisc cpu design
C. ibm used cisc cpu design
D. none of above is true
Answer» C. ibm used cisc cpu design
100.

Which of the following statement is false?

A. mechanical analog computers have existed for thousands of years
B. there are mechanical analog computers and electronic analog computers.
C. all electronic computers are digital computers
D. all of above are false
Answer» C. all electronic computers are digital computers
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