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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Computer Science Engineering (CSE) , Information Technology Engineering (IT) , Bachelor of Science in Computer Science FY (BSc CS) , Bachelor of Science in Information Technology FY (BSc IT) , Bachelor of Science in Animation FY (B.Sc animation) .
| 451. |
Raw facts and figures about any particular topic are |
| A. | Information |
| B. | facts |
| C. | data |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» C. data | |
| 452. |
A computer can solve more than one kind of problem. This is related to which of the following characteristics? |
| A. | Accuracy |
| B. | Reliability |
| C. | Versatility |
| D. | Automatic |
| Answer» C. Versatility | |
| 453. |
From which generation computers the printers were used? |
| A. | first |
| B. | second |
| C. | third |
| D. | fourth |
| Answer» B. second | |
| 454. |
How many symbols exist in Baudot code? |
| A. | 32 |
| B. | 116 |
| C. | 58 |
| D. | 76 |
| Answer» A. 32 | |
| 455. |
Following IC chip integrates 100 thousands electronic components per chip |
| A. | SSI |
| B. | MSI |
| C. | LSI |
| D. | VLSI |
| Answer» C. LSI | |
| 456. |
An application program that helps the user to change any number and immediately see the result of that change is |
| A. | Desktop publishing program |
| B. | Database |
| C. | Spreadsheet |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» C. Spreadsheet | |
| 457. |
In 1830, Charles Babbage designed a machine called the Analytical Engine which he showed at the Paris Exhibition. In which year was it exhibition? |
| A. | 1820 |
| B. | 1860 |
| C. | 1855 |
| D. | 1870 |
| Answer» C. 1855 | |
| 458. |
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? |
| A. | AX3/33 |
| B. | NEC-20 |
| C. | Magnum 2000 |
| D. | HCL-3000 |
| Answer» A. AX3/33 | |
| 459. |
In analog computer |
| A. | Input is first converted to digital form |
| B. | Input is never converted to digital form |
| C. | Output is displayed in digital form |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Input is never converted to digital form | |
| 460. |
Which of the following computer is not invented by J.P. Eckert and John Mauchly? |
| A. | ENIAC |
| B. | EDVAC |
| C. | UNIVAC |
| D. | EDSAC |
| Answer» D. EDSAC | |
| 461. |
When was the company named IBM? |
| A. | 1914 |
| B. | 1924 |
| C. | 1975 |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» B. 1924 | |
| 462. |
Which of the following storage device can store the largest amount of data? |
| A. | Hard Disks |
| B. | Flash Disks |
| C. | Blu-Ray Disks |
| D. | DVDs |
| Answer» A. Hard Disks | |
| 463. |
Who invented Mark I? |
| A. | Howard Aikin |
| B. | J. P. Eckert |
| C. | John Mauchley |
| D. | John v. Atanasoff |
| Answer» A. Howard Aikin | |
| 464. |
ALU is |
| A. | Arithmetic Logic Unit |
| B. | Array Logic Unit |
| C. | Application Logic Unit |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» A. Arithmetic Logic Unit | |
| 465. |
A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/an |
| A. | Interpreter |
| B. | CPU |
| C. | Compiler |
| D. | Simulator |
| Answer» C. Compiler | |
| 466. |
When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands? |
| A. | 1978 |
| B. | 1984 |
| C. | 1990 |
| D. | 1991 |
| Answer» D. 1991 | |
| 467. |
The purpose of vacuum tube was to NOT act like |
| A. | an amplifier |
| B. | a switch |
| C. | a router |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» C. a router | |
| 468. |
As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are |
| A. | More expensive |
| B. | More portable |
| C. | Less rigid |
| D. | Slowly accessed |
| Answer» A. More expensive | |
| 469. |
Which of the following is the most quickly accessible storage? |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | Registers |
| C. | Disks |
| D. | Pen Drive |
| Answer» B. Registers | |
| 470. |
The octal equivalence of 111010 is |
| A. | 81 |
| B. | 72 |
| C. | 71 |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» B. 72 | |
| 471. |
Excessive parallel processing is related to |
| A. | First generation |
| B. | Fourth generation |
| C. | Fifth Generation |
| D. | Third generation |
| Answer» C. Fifth Generation | |
| 472. |
Second generation computers were developed during |
| A. | 1949 to 1955 |
| B. | 1956 to 1965 |
| C. | 1965 to 1970 |
| D. | 1970 to 1990 |
| Answer» B. 1956 to 1965 | |
| 473. |
What do you call a single point on a computer screen? |
| A. | Cell |
| B. | Element |
| C. | Pixel |
| D. | Bit |
| Answer» C. Pixel | |
| 474. |
Mostly which of the following device is used to carry user files? |
| A. | Floppy Disk |
| B. | Hard Disk |
| C. | RAM |
| D. | CDROM |
| Answer» A. Floppy Disk | |
| 475. |
Which of the following computer implemented binary numbers, perform calculations using electronics and implemented separate computation and memory for the first time? |
| A. | Mark I |
| B. | ABC |
| C. | Z3 |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» B. ABC | |
| 476. |
FORTRAN is a programming language. What does FORTRAN stand for? |
| A. | File Translation |
| B. | Format Translation |
| C. | Formula Translation |
| D. | Floppy Translation |
| Answer» C. Formula Translation | |
| 477. |
Which of the following memories needs refreshing? |
| A. | SRAM |
| B. | DRAM |
| C. | ROM |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» B. DRAM | |
| 478. |
Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports? |
| A. | Data |
| B. | Bytes |
| C. | Graphics |
| D. | Pictures |
| Answer» A. Data | |
| 479. |
An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is |
| A. | Magnetic tape |
| B. | Voice response unit |
| C. | Voice recognition unit |
| D. | Voice band |
| Answer» B. Voice response unit | |
| 480. |
Which of the items below are considered removable storage media? |
| A. | Removable hard disk cartridges |
| B. | (Magneto-optical) disk |
| C. | Flexible disks cartridges |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 481. |
Which of the following is not purely output device? |
| A. | Screen |
| B. | Printer |
| C. | Speaker |
| D. | Plotter |
| Answer» A. Screen | |
| 482. |
Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square roots? |
| A. | Napier |
| B. | Babbage |
| C. | Pascal |
| D. | Leibniz |
| Answer» D. Leibniz | |
| 483. |
The first Macintosh computer was from |
| A. | First generation |
| B. | Second generation |
| C. | Third generation |
| D. | Fourth generation |
| Answer» D. Fourth generation | |
| 484. |
Which of the following is not a form of data? |
| A. | numbers and characters |
| B. | images |
| C. | sound |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» D. none of above | |
| 485. |
Which is not a computer classification? |
| A. | mainframe |
| B. | maxframe |
| C. | mini |
| D. | notebook |
| Answer» B. maxframe | |
| 486. |
The control unit of a microprocessor |
| A. | Stores data in the memory |
| B. | Accepts input data from keyboard |
| C. | Performs arithmetic/logic function |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» D. None of above | |
| 487. |
Which of the following is internal memory? |
| A. | Disks |
| B. | Pen Drives |
| C. | RAM |
| D. | CDs |
| Answer» C. RAM | |
| 488. |
Which operation is not performed by computer |
| A. | Inputting |
| B. | Processing |
| C. | Controlling |
| D. | Understanding |
| Answer» D. Understanding | |
| 489. |
Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called? |
| A. | Hard disks |
| B. | High-density disks |
| C. | Diskettes |
| D. | Templates |
| Answer» C. Diskettes | |
| 490. |
The magnetic storage chip used to provide non-volatile direct access storage of data and that have no moving parts are known as |
| A. | Magnetic core memory |
| B. | Magnetic tape memory |
| C. | Magnetic disk memory |
| D. | Magnetic bubble memory |
| Answer» D. Magnetic bubble memory | |
| 491. |
A collection of related instructions organized for a common purpose is referred to as |
| A. | File |
| B. | Database |
| C. | Program |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» C. Program | |
| 492. |
Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and |
| A. | Buffer size |
| B. | Resolution |
| C. | Vertical dimensions |
| D. | Intelligence |
| Answer» B. Resolution | |
| 493. |
Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is called |
| A. | Mnemonics |
| B. | Symbolic code |
| C. | Gray codes |
| D. | Opcode |
| Answer» B. Symbolic code | |
| 494. |
Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program? |
| A. | Machine language |
| B. | Assembly language |
| C. | High level language |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» A. Machine language | |
| 495. |
On which aspect the analog computers are better than digital? |
| A. | Speed |
| B. | Accuracy |
| C. | Reliability |
| D. | Automatic |
| Answer» B. Accuracy | |
| 496. |
Which of the following processors use RISC technology? |
| A. | 486dx |
| B. | Power PC |
| C. | 486sx |
| D. | 6340 |
| Answer» B. Power PC | |
| 497. |
Which of the following machine was not invented by Charles Babbage? |
| A. | Tabulating Machine |
| B. | Analytical Engine |
| C. | Difference Engine |
| D. | Both C and D |
| Answer» A. Tabulating Machine | |
| 498. |
How many numbers could ENIAC store in its internal memory |
| A. | 100 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 80 |
| D. | 40 |
| Answer» B. 20 | |
| 499. |
The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of |
| A. | Genetics |
| B. | Control and communication |
| C. | Molecular biology |
| D. | Biochemistry |
| Answer» B. Control and communication | |
| 500. |
Why ABC is considered electro-mechanical computer? |
| A. | Because it was invented before electronic computers were developed |
| B. | Because there are wheels, drums, bars to rotate and move to produce result |
| C. | Because they use the flow of electrons in different component |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» B. Because there are wheels, drums, bars to rotate and move to produce result | |
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