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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) .
| 301. |
The output quality of a printer is measured by |
| A. | Dot per inch |
| B. | Dot per sq. inch |
| C. | Dots printed per unit time |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» A. Dot per inch | |
| 302. |
On a PC, how much memory is available to application software? |
| A. | 1024 KB |
| B. | 760 KB |
| C. | 640 KB |
| D. | 560 KB |
| Answer» C. 640 KB | |
| 303. |
In a computer _____ is capable to store single binary bit. |
| A. | Capacitor |
| B. | Flip flop |
| C. | Register |
| D. | Inductor |
| Answer» B. Flip flop | |
| 304. |
What does DMA stand for? |
| A. | Distinct Memory Access |
| B. | Direct Memory Access |
| C. | Direct Module Access |
| D. | Direct Memory Allocation |
| Answer» B. Direct Memory Access | |
| 305. |
Who invented Integrated Circuits? |
| A. | Jack Kilby |
| B. | Robert Noyce |
| C. | Both of above |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» C. Both of above | |
| 306. |
Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under? |
| A. | System Software |
| B. | Application Software |
| C. | Utilities |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. System Software | |
| 307. |
One computer that is not considered a portable is |
| A. | Minicomputer |
| B. | Laptop computer |
| C. | Notebook computer |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» A. Minicomputer | |
| 308. |
Which of the following is not an electronic computer? |
| A. | ENIAC |
| B. | ABC |
| C. | UNIVAC |
| D. | EDVAC |
| Answer» B. ABC | |
| 309. |
What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator attention? |
| A. | Pixel |
| B. | Reverse video |
| C. | Touch screen |
| D. | Cursor |
| Answer» B. Reverse video | |
| 310. |
Which is the largest computer? |
| A. | Mainframe Computer |
| B. | Mini Computers |
| C. | Micro Computers |
| D. | Super Computers |
| Answer» A. Mainframe Computer | |
| 311. |
Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device? |
| A. | Bits |
| B. | Bytes |
| C. | Hertz |
| D. | Clock cycles |
| Answer» B. Bytes | |
| 312. |
The personal computer industry was started by |
| A. | IBM |
| B. | Apple |
| C. | Compaq |
| D. | HCL |
| Answer» A. IBM | |
| 313. |
What is meant by a dedicated computer? |
| A. | Which is used by one person only |
| B. | Which is assigned one and only one task |
| C. | Which uses one kind of software |
| D. | Which is meant for application software |
| Answer» B. Which is assigned one and only one task | |
| 314. |
Which programming languages are classified as low level languages? |
| A. | Basic, COBOL, FORTRAN |
| B. | Prolog 2, Expert Systems |
| C. | Knowledge based Systems |
| D. | Assembly Languages |
| Answer» D. Assembly Languages | |
| 315. |
What was the main disadvantage of vacuum tubes? |
| A. | They were larger in size |
| B. | They consumed a lot of electricity |
| C. | They produced heat and often burned out |
| D. | The operation cost was high |
| Answer» C. They produced heat and often burned out | |
| 316. |
Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as |
| A. | PC |
| B. | Memory address registers |
| C. | General purpose register |
| D. | Flags |
| Answer» C. General purpose register | |
| 317. |
Which is not a computer of first generation? |
| A. | ENIAC |
| B. | UNIVAC |
| C. | IBM 360 |
| D. | IBM 1401 |
| Answer» D. IBM 1401 | |
| 318. |
Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as |
| A. | PC |
| B. | Flags |
| C. | Memory Address Registers |
| D. | General Purpose Registers |
| Answer» B. Flags | |
| 319. |
Who invented vacuum tubes? |
| A. | John Bardeen |
| B. | William Shockley |
| C. | Lee de Forest |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» C. Lee de Forest | |
| 320. |
An approach that permits the computer to work on several programs instead of one is |
| A. | On-line thesaurus |
| B. | Multiprogramming |
| C. | Over lapped processing |
| D. | Outline processor |
| Answer» B. Multiprogramming | |
| 321. |
Who suggested Stored Program Concept |
| A. | John Mauchley |
| B. | J.P. Eckert |
| C. | John Neumann |
| D. | Joseph Jacquard |
| Answer» C. John Neumann | |
| 322. |
The central processing unit (CPU) consists of |
| A. | Input, output and processing |
| B. | Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage |
| C. | Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage |
| D. | Control unit, processing, and primary storage |
| Answer» C. Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage | |
| 323. |
The notable features like keyboards, monitors, GUI were developed in |
| A. | First generation |
| B. | Second generation |
| C. | Third generation |
| D. | Fourth generation |
| Answer» C. Third generation | |
| 324. |
UNIVAC is |
| A. | Universal Automatic Computer |
| B. | Universal Array Computer |
| C. | Unique Automatic Computer |
| D. | Unvalued Automatic Computer |
| Answer» A. Universal Automatic Computer | |
| 325. |
Which is the highest form? |
| A. | Data |
| B. | Information |
| C. | Knowledge |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» C. Knowledge | |
| 326. |
Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine? |
| A. | Pascal |
| B. | Hollerith |
| C. | Babbage |
| D. | Jacquard |
| Answer» D. Jacquard | |
| 327. |
What is an interpreter? |
| A. | An interpreter does the conversion line by line as the program is run |
| B. | An interpreter is the representation of the system being designed |
| C. | An interpreter is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. An interpreter is the representation of the system being designed | |
| 328. |
Which is a semi conductor memory? |
| A. | Dynamic |
| B. | Static |
| C. | Bubble |
| D. | Both a & b |
| Answer» D. Both a & b | |
| 329. |
RJ45 UTP cable has ________ Cables. |
| A. | 2 pair |
| B. | 3 pair |
| C. | 4 pair |
| D. | 5 pair |
| Answer» C. 4 pair | |
| 330. |
Which of the following is not a valid size of a Floppy Disk? |
| A. | 8? |
| B. | 5 ¼? |
| C. | 3 ½? |
| D. | 5 ½? |
| Answer» D. 5 ½? | |
| 331. |
The earliest calculating devices are |
| A. | Abacus |
| B. | Clock |
| C. | Difference Engine |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Abacus | |
| 332. |
Word length of a Personal Computer is ___ |
| A. | 4 bits |
| B. | 8 bits |
| C. | 16 bits |
| D. | 64 bits |
| Answer» B. 8 bits | |
| 333. |
What was the first computer to perform all calculation using electronics rather than wheels, ratchets, or mechanical switches? |
| A. | Mark I |
| B. | ABC |
| C. | Z3 |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» B. ABC | |
| 334. |
A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a __ resident package |
| A. | CPU |
| B. | Memory |
| C. | Buffer |
| D. | ALU |
| Answer» B. Memory | |
| 335. |
Which unit converts computer data into human readable form? |
| A. | Input unit |
| B. | Output unit |
| C. | ALU |
| D. | Control Unit |
| Answer» B. Output unit | |
| 336. |
The full form of ALU is |
| A. | Arithmetic Logic Unit |
| B. | Array Logic Unit |
| C. | Application Logic Unit |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» A. Arithmetic Logic Unit | |
| 337. |
What produces useful information out of data? |
| A. | Computer |
| B. | Processing |
| C. | Programming |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» B. Processing | |
| 338. |
Which of the following device was not invented by Babbage? |
| A. | Pascaline |
| B. | Difference Engine |
| C. | Analytical Engine |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» A. Pascaline | |
| 339. |
A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of |
| A. | Speed |
| B. | Accuracy |
| C. | Reliability |
| D. | Cost |
| Answer» B. Accuracy | |
| 340. |
Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer? |
| A. | Binary |
| B. | Decimal |
| C. | Hexadecimal |
| D. | Octal |
| Answer» A. Binary | |
| 341. |
A computer has very low failure rate because it uses electronic components. It produces very consistent results. This is highlighted by which of the feature of computer? |
| A. | Accuracy |
| B. | Reliability |
| C. | Versatility |
| D. | Automatic |
| Answer» B. Reliability | |
| 342. |
A paper printout of a document is known as |
| A. | Softcopy output |
| B. | Hardcopy output |
| C. | Permanent Output |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» B. Hardcopy output | |
| 343. |
Which electronic component was made out of semiconductor material? |
| A. | Vacuum tubes |
| B. | Transistors |
| C. | ICs |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» C. ICs | |
| 344. |
The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called |
| A. | Read-out |
| B. | Read from |
| C. | Read |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» D. All of above | |
| 345. |
Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing? |
| A. | Disk unit |
| B. | Control unit |
| C. | ALU |
| D. | Modem |
| Answer» C. ALU | |
| 346. |
ABC is a |
| A. | Special purpose computer |
| B. | General purpose computer |
| C. | All Purpose Computer |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» A. Special purpose computer | |
| 347. |
The computer code for the interchange of information between terminals is |
| A. | ASCII |
| B. | BCD |
| C. | EBCDIC |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» A. ASCII | |
| 348. |
When was the X window system born? |
| A. | 1984 |
| B. | 1989 |
| C. | 1988 |
| D. | 1990 |
| Answer» A. 1984 | |
| 349. |
What is the first stage in software development? |
| A. | Specification and design |
| B. | Testing |
| C. | System Analysis |
| D. | Maintenance |
| Answer» C. System Analysis | |
| 350. |
Which of the following is valid statement? |
| A. | Data in itself is useless unless it is processed |
| B. | The data that is processed is called a program |
| C. | The data which is not yet processed is information |
| D. | Information is processed by computer to generate data. |
| Answer» A. Data in itself is useless unless it is processed | |
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