760+ Computer Fundamentals Solved MCQs

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) .

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601.	Who built the first Mechanical Calculator
A.	Joseph Marie Jacquard
B.	John Mauchly
C.	Blaise Pascal
D.	Howard Aiken
Answer» C. Blaise Pascal

602.	The most important advantage of a video disk is
A.	Compactness
B.	Potential capacity
C.	Durability
D.	Cost effectiveness
Answer» B. Potential capacity

603.	Which of the following generation computers had expensive operation cost?
A.	First
B.	Second
C.	Third
D.	Fourth
Answer» A. First

604.	An IBM system/38 represents the computer class of:
A.	Small-scale computer
B.	Medium-scale computer
C.	Large-scale computer
D.	Super computer
Answer» A. Small-scale computer

605.	Another word for a daisy wheel printer
A.	Petal printer
B.	Golf ball printer
C.	Laser printer
D.	Line printer
Answer» B. Golf ball printer

606.	Cursor is a ____
A.	Pixel
B.	Thin blinking line
C.	Pointing device
D.	None of these
Answer» B. Thin blinking line

607.	Which device is used to backup the data?
A.	Floppy Disk
B.	Tape
C.	Network Drive
D.	All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above

608.	Which of the following printers are you sure will not to use if your objective is to print on multi carbon forms?
A.	Daisy wheel
B.	Dot matrix
C.	Laser
D.	Thimble
Answer» C. Laser

609.	Which of the following items are examples of storage devices?
A.	Floppy / hard disks
B.	CD-ROMs
C.	Tape devices
D.	All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above

610.	ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does ASCII stand for?
A.	American Stable Code for International Interchange
B.	American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
C.	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
D.	American Standard Code for Interchange Information
Answer» C. American Standard Code for Information Interchange

611.	Which computers are used as servers for any medium sized organizations?
A.	Mainframe Computer
B.	Mini Computers
C.	Micro Computers
D.	Super Computers
Answer» B. Mini Computers

612.	Slide Rules was invented in
A.	1614
B.	1617
C.	1620
D.	None of above
Answer» C. 1620

613.	A normal CD-ROM usually can store up to __________data?
A.	680 KB
B.	680 Bytes
C.	680 MB
D.	680 GB
Answer» C. 680 MB

615.	Which was the computer conceived by Babbage?
A.	Analytical engine
B.	Arithmetic machine
C.	Donald Knuth
D.	All of above
Answer» A. Analytical engine

616.	The lower deck of an abacus is known as
A.	heaven
B.	sky
C.	earth
D.	floor
Answer» C. earth

614.	Which of the following required large computer memory?
A.	Imaging
B.	Graphics
C.	Voice
D.	All of above
Answer» D. All of above

617.	All modern computer operate on
A.	Information
B.	Floppies
C.	Data
D.	Word
Answer» C. Data

618.	The computer that can input analog signals and return result in digital form
A.	Analog Computers
B.	Digital Computers
C.	Hybrid Computers
D.	Mainframe Computers
Answer» C. Hybrid Computers

619.	Offline device is
A.	A device which is not connected to CPU
B.	A device which is connected to CPU
C.	A direct access storage device
D.	An I/O device
Answer» A. A device which is not connected to CPU

620.	What is the latest write-once optical storage media?
A.	Digital paper
B.	Magneto-optical disk
C.	WORM disk
D.	CD-ROM disk
Answer» D. CD-ROM disk

621.	Which of the following programming language started from second generation?
A.	LISP
B.	C
C.	QBASIC
D.	FORTRAN
Answer» D. FORTRAN

622.	Which one of the following input device is user-programmable?
A.	Dumb terminal
B.	Smart terminal
C.	VDT
D.	Intelligent terminal
Answer» D. Intelligent terminal

623.	Floppy disks typically in diameter
A.	3?
B.	5.25?
C.	8?
D.	All of above
Answer» D. All of above

624.	Current SIMMs have either __ or __ connectors (pins)
A.	9 or 32
B.	30 or 70
C.	28 or 72
D.	30 or 72
Answer» D. 30 or 72

625.	Dot-matrix is a type of
A.	Tape
B.	Printer
C.	Disk
D.	Bus
Answer» B. Printer

760+ Computer Fundamentals Solved MCQs

Who built the first Mechanical Calculator

The most important advantage of a video disk is

Which of the following generation computers had expensive operation cost?

An IBM system/38 represents the computer class of:

Another word for a daisy wheel printer

Cursor is a ____

Which device is used to backup the data?

Which of the following printers are you sure will not to use if your objective is to print on multi carbon forms?

Which of the following items are examples of storage devices?

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

Which computers are used as servers for any medium sized organizations?

Slide Rules was invented in

A normal CD-ROM usually can store up to __________data?

Which of the following required large computer memory?

Which was the computer conceived by Babbage?

The lower deck of an abacus is known as

All modern computer operate on

The computer that can input analog signals and return result in digital form

Offline device is

What is the latest write-once optical storage media?

Which of the following programming language started from second generation?

Which one of the following input device is user-programmable?

Floppy disks typically in diameter

Current SIMMs have either __ or __ connectors (pins)

Dot-matrix is a type of

Which is not consisted in a processor

IBM 1401 is the first computer to enter in Nepal. It belonged to

The Third Generation Computer was made with ________.

Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU?

Fifth generation computer is also known as

What is the name of the computer terminal which gives paper printout?

Programs are executed on the basis of a priority number in a

When was Apple Macintosh II microcomputer introduced in the market?

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

Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changed in 1924. What was that name?

The personnel who deals with the computer and its management put together are called

Which of the following is input device?

Which of the following is true?

Who built the world’s first electronic calculator using telephone relays, light bulbs and batteries?

WAN is a most used abbreviation in Networking, what is its full form?

In which language is source program written?

Which of the following is correct acronym of VGA?

A song being played on computer speaker is

In the IBM PC-At, what do the words AT stand for

Size of the primary memory of a PC ranges between

What is the number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9-trac magnetic tape?

Apple company used chips from ______ for its computers

Which of the following is a feature of fifth generation computers?

Charles Babbage was awarded by Royal Society for his

A computer which CPU speed around 100 million instruction per second and with the word length of around 64 bits is known as

Current SIMMs have either or connectors (pins)

626.	Which is not consisted in a processor
A.	ALU
B.	CU
C.	Memory
D.	Registers
Answer» C. Memory

627.	IBM 1401 is the first computer to enter in Nepal. It belonged to
A.	First Generation
B.	Second Generation
C.	Third Generation
D.	Froth Generation
Answer» B. Second Generation

628.	The Third Generation Computer was made with ________.
A.	Vacuum Tube
B.	Discrete Components
C.	IC
D.	Bio Chips
Answer» C. IC

629.	Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU?
A.	Control Unit and Registers
B.	Registers and Main Memory
C.	Control unit and ALU
D.	ALU and bus
Answer» C. Control unit and ALU

630.	Fifth generation computer is also known as
A.	Knowledge information processing system
B.	Very large scale integration
C.	Both of above
D.	None of above
Answer» A. Knowledge information processing system

631.	What is the name of the computer terminal which gives paper printout?
A.	Display screen
B.	Soft copy terminal
C.	Hard copy terminal
D.	Plotter
Answer» C. Hard copy terminal

632.	Programs are executed on the basis of a priority number in a
A.	Batch processing system
B.	Multiprogramming
C.	Time sharing
D.	None of these
Answer» B. Multiprogramming

633.	When was Apple Macintosh II microcomputer introduced in the market?
A.	1964
B.	1970
C.	1983
D.	1986
Answer» C. 1983

634.	When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?
A.	Hewlett-Packard
B.	Epson, 1981
C.	Laplink traveling software In1982
D.	Tandy model-2000, 1985
Answer» B. Epson, 1981

635.	Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changed in 1924. What was that name?
A.	Computer Tabulating Recording Co.
B.	The Tabulator Ltd.
C.	International Computer L
Answer» B. The Tabulator Ltd.