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This section includes 48 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Fundamentals knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data |
| A. | 1.40 MB |
| B. | 1.44 GB |
| C. | 1.40 GB |
| D. | 1.44 MB |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Which of the following IC was used in third generation of computers? |
| A. | SSI |
| B. | MSI |
| C. | LSI |
| D. | Both a and b |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
What are the stages in the compilation process? |
| A. | Feasibility study, system design and testing |
| B. | Implementation and documentation |
| C. | Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 4. |
To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n |
| A. | RGB monitor |
| B. | Plotter |
| C. | Ink-jet printer |
| D. | Laser printer |
| Answer» C. Ink-jet printer | |
| 5. |
Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent? |
| A. | ENIAC |
| B. | MARK I |
| C. | Z3 |
| D. | ABC |
| Answer» B. MARK I | |
| 6. |
What was the computer invented by Attanasoff and Clifford? |
| A. | Mark I |
| B. | ABC |
| C. | Z3 |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» C. Z3 | |
| 7. |
Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data? |
| A. | Floppy Disk |
| B. | Hard Disk |
| C. | Compact Disk |
| D. | Magneto Optic Disk |
| Answer» C. Compact Disk | |
| 8. |
One millisecond is |
| A. | 1 second |
| B. | 10th of a seconds |
| C. | 1000th of a seconds |
| D. | 10000th of a seconds |
| Answer» D. 10000th of a seconds | |
| 9. |
Which of the following was a special purpose computer? |
| A. | ABC |
| B. | ENIAC |
| C. | EDVAC |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. ENIAC | |
| 10. |
A dumb terminal has |
| A. | an embedded microprocessor |
| B. | extensive memory |
| C. | independent processing capability |
| D. | a keyboard and screen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
The main electronic component used in first generation computers was |
| A. | Transistors |
| B. | Vacuum Tubes and Valves |
| C. | Integrated Circuits |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» C. Integrated Circuits | |
| 12. |
Chief component of first generation computer was |
| A. | Transistors |
| B. | Vacuum Tubes and Valves |
| C. | Integrated Circuits |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» C. Integrated Circuits | |
| 13. |
Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC? |
| A. | Minicomputers |
| B. | Microcomputers |
| C. | Mainframe computers |
| D. | Super computer |
| Answer» D. Super computer | |
| 14. |
A hybrid computer |
| A. | Resembles digital computer |
| B. | Resembles analogue computer |
| C. | Resembles both a digital and analogue computer |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 15. |
Integrated Circuits (Ics) are related to which generation of computers? |
| A. | First generation |
| B. | Second generation |
| C. | Third generation |
| D. | Fourth generation |
| Answer» D. Fourth generation | |
| 16. |
Computer is free from tiresome and boardoom. We call it |
| A. | Accuracy |
| B. | Reliability |
| C. | Diligence |
| D. | Versatility |
| Answer» D. Versatility | |
| 17. |
From which generation operating systems were developed? |
| A. | First |
| B. | Second |
| C. | Third |
| D. | Fourth |
| Answer» D. Fourth | |
| 18. |
When was vacuum tube invented? |
| A. | 1900 |
| B. | 1906 |
| C. | 1910 |
| D. | 1880 |
| Answer» C. 1910 | |
| 19. |
Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for |
| A. | Direct access |
| B. | Sequential access |
| C. | Both of above |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» D. None of above | |
| 20. |
In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board? |
| A. | Motherboard |
| B. | Breadboard |
| C. | Daughter board |
| D. | Grandmother board |
| Answer» B. Breadboard | |
| 21. |
In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drivers, memory, expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of the board? |
| A. | Motherboard |
| B. | Daughterboard |
| C. | Bredboard |
| D. | Fatherboard |
| Answer» B. Daughterboard | |
| 22. |
The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a computer is approximately |
| A. | 16 digits |
| B. | 6 digits |
| C. | 9 digits |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» C. 9 digits | |
| 23. |
What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer? |
| A. | To produce result |
| B. | To compare numbers |
| C. | To control flow of information |
| D. | To do math s works |
| Answer» C. To control flow of information | |
| 24. |
The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called |
| A. | Sorting |
| B. | Classifying |
| C. | Reproducing |
| D. | Summarizing |
| Answer» B. Classifying | |
| 25. |
Today s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changes in 1924. What was that name? |
| A. | Tabulator Machine Co. |
| B. | Computing Tabulating Recording Co. |
| C. | The Tabulator Ltd. |
| D. | International Computer Ltd. |
| Answer» C. The Tabulator Ltd. | |
| 26. |
Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record s disk address. What information does this address specify? |
| A. | Track number |
| B. | Sector number |
| C. | Surface number |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Software in computer |
| A. | Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine |
| B. | Increase the speed of central processing unit |
| C. | Both of above |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» B. Increase the speed of central processing unit | |
| 28. |
The digital computer was developed primarily in |
| A. | USSR |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | USA |
| D. | UK |
| Answer» D. UK | |
| 29. |
Computers with 80286 microprocessor is |
| A. | XT computer |
| B. | AT comptuers |
| C. | PS/2 computer |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» C. PS/2 computer | |
| 30. |
Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction? |
| A. | Laser printer |
| B. | Ink jet printer |
| C. | Plotter |
| D. | Dot matrix printer |
| Answer» D. Dot matrix printer | |
| 31. |
Which of the following is not processing? |
| A. | arranging |
| B. | manipulating |
| C. | calculating |
| D. | gathering |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
An application suitable for sequential processing is |
| A. | Processing of grades |
| B. | Payroll processing |
| C. | Both a and b |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» D. All of above | |
| 33. |
Instruction in computer languages consists of |
| A. | OPCODE |
| B. | OPERAND |
| C. | Both of above |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» D. None of above | |
| 34. |
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» C. Laplink Traveling Software Inc, 1982 | |
| 35. |
BCD is |
| A. | Binary Coded Decimal |
| B. | Bit Coded Decimal |
| C. | Binary Coded Digit |
| D. | Bit Coded Digit |
| Answer» B. Bit Coded Decimal | |
| 36. |
Each set of Napier s bones consisted of ______ rods. |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 11 |
| D. | 13 |
| Answer» D. 13 | |
| 37. |
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» E. | |
| 38. |
Which was the most popular first generation computer? |
| A. | IBM 1650 |
| B. | IBM 360 |
| C. | IBM 1130 |
| D. | IBM 2700 |
| Answer» B. IBM 360 | |
| 39. |
A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a ____ |
| A. | Counter |
| B. | Loader |
| C. | Adder |
| D. | Shift register |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
The value of each bead in heaven is |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» D. 7 | |
| 41. |
Which generation of computer is still under development |
| A. | Fourth Generation |
| B. | Fifth Generation |
| C. | Sixth Generation |
| D. | Seventh Generation |
| Answer» C. Sixth Generation | |
| 42. |
A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____ |
| A. | Counter |
| B. | Adder |
| C. | |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» D. D. | |
| 43. |
eople often call ______ as the brain of computer system |
| A. | Control Unit |
| B. | Arithmetic Logic Unit |
| C. | Central Processing Unit |
| D. | Storage Unit |
| Answer» D. Storage Unit | |
| 44. |
Instructions and memory address are represented by |
| A. | Character code |
| B. | Binary codes |
| C. | Binary word |
| D. | Parity bit |
| Answer» C. Binary word | |
| 45. |
Abacus was the first |
| A. | electronic computer |
| B. | mechanical computer |
| C. | electronic calculator |
| D. | mechanical calculator |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be |
| A. | 216 |
| B. | 65,536 |
| C. | 64K |
| D. | Any of the above |
| Answer» C. 64K | |
| 47. |
Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following language? |
| A. | Machine language |
| B. | Assembly language |
| C. | High level language |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» C. High level language | |
| 48. |
The first computer introduced in Nepal was |
| A. | IBM 1400 |
| B. | IBM 1401 |
| C. | IBM 1402 |
| D. | IBM1402 |
| Answer» C. IBM 1402 | |