Computer MCQ Quiz Hub

1. What is a light pen?
Mechanical Input device
Optical input device
Electronic input device
Optical output device

2. BCD is
Binary Coded Decimal
Binary Coded Decimal
Binary Coded Digit
Bit Coded Digit

3. ASCII stands for
American Stable Code for International Interchange
American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
American Standard Code for Interchange Information

4. Which of the following is first generation of computer?
EDSAC
IBM-1401
CDC-1604
ICL-2900

5. Chief component of first generation computer was
Transistors
Vacuum Tubes and Valves
Integrated Circuits
None of above

6. FORTRAN is
File Translation
Format Translation
Formula Translation
Floppy Translation

7. EEPROM stands for
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
None of the above

8. Second Generation computers were developed during
1949 to 1955
1949 to 1955
1965 to 1970
1970 to 1990

9. The computer size was very large in
First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
Fourth Generation

10. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
Fourth Generation

11. Which of the following devices can be sued to directly image printed text?
OCR
OMR
MICR
All of above

12. The output quality of a printer is measured by
Dot per inch
Dot per sq. inch
Dots printed per unit time
All of above

13. In analogue computer
Input is first converted to digital form
Input is never converted to digital form
Output is displayed in digital form
All of above

14. In latest generation computers the instructions are executed
Parallel only
Sequentially only
Both sequentially and parallel
All of above

15. Who designed the first electronics computer ? ENIAC?
Van-Neumann
Joseph M. Jacquard
J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly
All of above

16. Who invented the high level language C?
Dennis M. Ritchie
Niklaus Writh
Seymour Papert
Donald Kunth

17. Personnel who design program operate and maintain computer equipment refers to
Console-operator
Programmer
Peopleware
System Analyst

18. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
1978
1984
1990
1991

19. Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens which device is called Sillico Sapiens?
Monitor
Hardware
Robot
Computer

20. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
Leech
Squid
Slug
Glitch