Computer MCQ Quiz Hub

1. Which was the most popular first generation computer?
IBM 1650
IBM 360
IBM 1130
IBM 2700

2. Which is considered a direct entry input device?
Optical scanner
Mouse and digitizer
Light pen
All of the above

3. A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is
Process control
ALU
Register Unit
Process description

4. Each set of Napier?s bones consisted of ______ rods
5
9
11
13

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

6. When was the world?s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?
Hewlett-Packard 1980
Epson 1981
Laplink Traveling Software Inc 1982
Tandy Model-200 1985

7. From which generation operating systems were developed?
First
Second
Third
Fourth

8. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
IBM
Super UNIVAC
Radio Shaks
Data General Corporation

9. How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?
10
11
8
12

10. Properly arranged data is called
Field
Words
Information
File

11. A computer consists of
A central processing unit
A memory
Input and output unit
All of the above

12. Why are vacuum tubes also called valves?
Because they can amplify the weak signals and make them strong
Because they can stop or allow the flow of current
Both of above
None of above

13. John Napier invented Logarithm in
1614
1617
1620
None of above

14. An integrated circuit is
A complicated circuit
An integrating device
Much costlier than a single transistor
Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip

15. 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?
Bus control
Interrupts
Bus arbitration
Status

16. Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface the trackball is
Stationary
Difficult to move
Dragged
Moved in small steps

17. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?
Magnetic drum
Hard Disks
Floppy
All of above

18. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several
Personal computers
Workstations
Dumb terminals
Mainframes

19. What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?
Grater than
Less than
Equal to
All of the above

20. The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document is
Editing
Writing
Formatting
All of above

21. Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of
first generation
second generation
third generation
fourth generation

22. Algorithm and Flow chart help us to
Know the memory capacity
Identify the base of a number system
Direct the output to a printer
Specify the problem completely and clearly

23. Which statement is valid about computer program?
It is understood by a computer
It is understood by programmer
It is understood user
Both a & b

24. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is _____ and storage is __
Temporary permanent
Permanent temporary
Slow fast
All of above

25. When was Pascaline invented
1617
1620
1642
1837

26. Which of the following statement is valid?
Lady Augusta is the first programmer
Ada is the daughter of Lord Byron a famous English poet
ADA is a programming language developed by US Defense
All of above

27. A compiler is a translating program which
Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language
Translates entire source program into machine language program
It is not involved in program?s execution
All of above

28. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
Light pen
Mouse
Digitizer
Terminal

29. Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?
UNIVAC
ENIAC
EDSAC
None of above

30. The term gigabyte refers to
1024 bytes
1024 kilobytes
1024 megabytes
1024 gigabyte

31. in which year was UK?s premier computing event called ?The which computer? started?
1980
1985
1986
1987

32. Once you load the suitable program and provide required data computer does not need human intervention. This feature is known as
Accuracy
Reliability
Versatility
Automatic

33. What is a brand?
The name of companies that made computers
The name of product a company gives to identify its product in market
A name of class to indicate all similar products from different companies
All of above

34. Machine language is
Machine dependent
Difficult to program
Error prone
All of above

35. A byte consists of
One bit
Four bits
Eight bits
Sixteen bits

36. Modern Computers are very reliable but they are not
Fast
Powerful
Infallible
Cheap

37. What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine
1642
1837
1880
1850