Computer Fundamental Basic MCQs (Long Quiz) (Part 12)
This is the quiz about basics of Computer Fundamental . Students and new learner's can test their knowledge.
1. Computer can not do anything without a
Memory
Program
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2. The ability of a computer system to remain operational despite various failures is
Resilience
Versatility
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3. The third generation of computers covers the period:
1959-1964
1965-1971
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4. An electronic logic gate whose output is logic 0 only when all inputs are logic 1 is
NOR
NAND
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5. A vertically aligned set of tracks on a disk pack is known as
Surface
Cylinder
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6. A generalised software package produced to meet the bugs of a variety of data processing users is known as
Operating system
Application package
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7. Third generation computers
Were the first to use integrated circuitry
Were the first to use built-in error detecting devices
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8. What is the name of the display feature that highlights areas of the screen which require operator attention?
Pixel
Reverse video
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9. To set a register or counter to the all-zero-state is
Rerun
Reset
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10. Which is used to store firmware.
RAM
ROM
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11. A device that prints one character at a ! time is known as
Line printer
Character printer
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12. A mechanism for arranging controlled access to a shared resource is
Lock-out
Sorting
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13. A computer is a box full of electronic
Switching devices
Chips
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14. What are the concentric circles on floppy disks know as?
Tracks
Cylinders
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15. A one-bit signal that indicates the start of data transmission by an asynchronous device is
Status bit
Start bit
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16. 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
PC
Flags
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17. An electronic circuit with about 20 transistors fabricated on a silicon chip is known as
SSI
MSI
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18. Instructions and memory addresses are represented by
Character codes
Binary Codes
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19. Which generation of computers is covered by the period 1964-77?
Second
Third
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20. First CAD system called AutoCAD for the PCs was announced in the year 1982. Can you tell who announced it?
Intel Corpn.
Autodesk Inc
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21. Main storage is also called
memory
control unit
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22. Which printer is very commonly used for desk-top publishing?
Laser Printer
Ink-jet Printer
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23. Hard disks are formatted in the same manner as floppy disks. However, before a hard disk can be formatted, it must first be _____
partitioned
sectioned
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24. The no of logical records in a physical record is
Group
Blocking factor
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25. In the third generation of computers:
high-level procedural languages were first used
on-line, realtime systems first became popular
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26. IBM-PC is an example of
Micro computer
A main frame
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27. All inputs must be in ON position to have an output is known as
NOT gate
AND gate
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28. The number of bits that are typically stored on each track of a magnetic disk is usually
the same
different
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29. An error in computer data is called
Chip
Bug
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30. A system program which helps the execution of user programs is known as
Batch operating system
Utilities
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