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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) .
| 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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