16 Computer Fundamental mcqs online test

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1. The first microprocessors produced by Intel Corpn. and Texas
   Instruments were used primarily to control small
   
   1.   A. microwave ovens
   2.   B. washing machines
   3.   C. calculators
   4.   D. personal computers
2. Which printer uses a combination of laser-beam & electro
   photographic techniques.
   1.   A. Laser printers
   2.   B. Dot-Matrix
   3.   C. Line printer
   4.   D. Daisy wheel
3. A billionth of a second is defined as a:
   
   1.   A. millisecond
   2.   B. microsecond
   3.   C. nanosecond
   4.   D. picoseconds
4. Which of the following is not currently a topic in computer science?
   
   1.   A. Speech recognition
   2.   B. Artificial intelligence
   3.   C. Thermodynamics
   4.   D. Multiprocessing
5. Where have the program and data to be located before the ALU and
   control unit of a computer can operate on it?
   1.   A. Internal memory
   2.   B. Secondary memory
   3.   C. Microprocessor
   4.   D. Magnetic tapes
6. When was Apple Macintosh II microcomputer introduced in the
   market?
   1.   A. 1964
   2.   B. 1970
   3.   C. 1987
   4.   D. 1986
7. Control Unit of a digital computer is often called the
   
   1.   A. Clock
   2.   B. Nerve center
   3.   C. ICs
   4.   D. All of the above
8. The unit of a computer system that executes program,
   communicates with and often controls the operation of other
   subsystems of the computer is known as
   1.   A. CPU
   2.   B. Control Unit
   3.   C. I/O unit
   4.   D. Peripheral unit
9. Human beings are referred to as Homosapiens. Which device is
   called Silico sapiens?
   1.   A. Monitor
   2.   B. Hardware
   3.   C. Robot
   4.   D. Computer
10. Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette
    tape
    1.   A. direct
    2.   B. sequential
    3.   C. random
    4.   D. All of the above
11. The most important advantage of a video disk is
    
    1.   A. Compactness
    2.   B. Potential capacity
    3.   C. Durability
    4.   D. Cost effectiveness
12. The process of entering data into a storage location
    
    1.   A. adds to the contents of the location
    2.   B. cause variation in its address number
    3.   C. is known as a readout operation
    4.   D. is destructive of previous contents
13. Time during which a job is processed by the computer is
    
    1.   A. Delay time
    2.   B. Real time
    3.   C. Execution time
    4.   D. Down time
14. Which of the following is used to insure the high quality of computer
    output?
    1.   A. computer output microfilm
    2.   B. output controls
    3.   C. voice output systems
    4.   D. liquid crystal display
15. The most common binary code in use today is the 8 bit ASCII code.
    What do the letters ASCII stand for?
    1.   A. American Standard Code for International Interchange
    2.   B. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
    3.   C. American Standard Code for Intelligence Interchange
    4.   D. American Scientific Code for Information Interchange
16. The software used to convert source program instructions to object
    instruction is known as
    1.   A. Compiler
    2.   B. Assembler
    3.   C. Interpreter
    4.   D. Language processor
17. Binary numbers need more places for counting because:
    
    1.   A. 0's and 1's can be added in front of them
    2.   B. 0's and 1's have to be properly placed
    3.   C. They are always big numbers
    4.   D. Binary base is small
18. Backing storage is so named because it
    
    1.   A. is always kept at the back of the CPU
    2.   B. is slow and backward
    3.   C. backs up the computer
    4.   D. lags behind the main memory
19. The ASCII code for the character J is:
    
    1.   A. 106
    2.   B. 105
    3.   C. 074
    4.   D. 075
20. Off-line operation is the operation of devices without the control of
    1.   A. Memory
    2.   B. CPU
    3.   C. ALU
    4.   D. Control unit
21. What is meant by a dedicated computer?
    
    1.   A. Which is used by one person only
    2.   B. Which is assigned one and only one task
    3.   C. Which uses on kind of software
    4.   D. Which is meant for application software only
22. Which of the following is the user programmed semiconductor
    memory?
    1.   A. SRAM
    2.   B. DRAM
    3.   C. EPROM
    4.   D. All of the above
23. An instruction that transfers program control to one or more
    possible paths is known as
    1.   A. Utility program
    2.   B. System software
    3.   C. Broadband channel
    4.   D. Application program
24. The two kinds of main Memory are:
    
    1.   A. Primary and secondary
    2.   B. Random and sequential
    3.   C. ROM and RAM
    4.   D. All of the above
25. Name of the first guided weapon in the world which used a
    programmable digital computer:
    
    1.   A. Sting Ray Torpedo
    2.   B. Mk 46 Torpedo
    3.   C. Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM)
    4.   D. Tomahawk Missile
26. Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as
    
    1.   A. System software
    2.   B. Application software
    3.   C. Utility programs
    4.   D. Operating system
27. What is the name given to the weapons which use computerised
    guidance system?
    1.   A. Guided weapons
    2.   B. Smart weapons
    3.   C. Dumb weapons
    4.   D. Starwars weapons
28. A monitor's _____ is the distance between the holes in the mask
    behind the screen. This helps determine how sharp the dots appear.
    1.   A. refresh rate
    2.   B. dot pitch
    3.   C. resolution
    4.   D. color depth
29. The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed
    storage elements called
    
    1.   A. semiconductor memory
    2.   B. registers
    3.   C. hard disk
    4.   D. magnetic disk
30. What is the name of the printer which prints all the A's in a line
    before all the B's?
    1.   A. Thermal printer
    2.   B. Electrostatic printer
    3.   C. Line printer
    4.   D. Ink-jet printer