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This section includes 50 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following is the fastest type of computer ? |
| A. | Laptop |
| B. | Notebook |
| C. | Personal computer |
| D. | Workstation |
| E. | Supercomputer |
| Answer» F. | |
| 2. |
The latest machine in the series of PARAM made by NIT sikkim in 17th April 2016. |
| A. | PARAM Kanchenjunga |
| B. | PARAM YUVA |
| C. | PARAM YUVA II |
| D. | PARAM Kanchen |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. PARAM YUVA | |
| 3. |
Speed of first generation computer was in |
| A. | nano seconds |
| B. | milli seconds |
| C. | nano-milli seconds |
| D. | micro seconds |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 4. |
IC is made up of |
| A. | transistors |
| B. | microprocessors |
| C. | vacuum tubes |
| D. | Both '1' and '2' |
| E. | silicon |
| Answer» E. silicon | |
| 5. |
First generation computers used ............ languages. |
| A. | machine |
| B. | assembly |
| C. | Both '1' and '2' |
| D. | high level |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. assembly | |
| 6. |
Which of the following refers to the fastest, biggest and most expensive computer ? |
| A. | Notebooks |
| B. | Personal computer |
| C. | Laptops |
| D. | Supercomputer |
| E. | PDA's |
| Answer» E. PDA's | |
| 7. |
Which of the following options correctly expresses the meaning of the term 'PCs' ? |
| A. | Independent computers for all working staff |
| B. | Personal computers widely available to individual workers with which they can access information from layer systems and increase their personal productivity terminals |
| C. | Packed computers system formed by joining together of various computer terminals |
| D. | Computer manufactured by the Pentium Company |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Packed computers system formed by joining together of various computer terminals | |
| 8. |
Time sharing became possible in........... generation of computers. |
| A. | first |
| B. | second |
| C. | third |
| D. | fourth |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. third | |
| 9. |
Which of the following is the smallest and fastest computer imitating brain working ? |
| A. | Supercomputer |
| B. | Quantum computer |
| C. | Param-10000 |
| D. | IBM chips |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Param-10000 | |
| 10. |
The user generally applies ......... to access mainframe of supercomputer. |
| A. | terminal |
| B. | node |
| C. | desktop |
| D. | handheld |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. desktop | |
| 11. |
Which of the following is not the characteristic of EDSAC ? |
| A. | It was first storage computer. |
| B. | It was the first electromechanical machine . |
| C. | It can calculate table of squares. |
| D. | Both '1' and '2' |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. It can calculate table of squares. | |
| 12. |
Which of the following is the correct order of the four major functions of a computer ? |
| A. | process, A Output, A Input, A Storage |
| B. | Input, A Output, A Process, A Storage |
| C. | Process, A Storage, A Input, A Output |
| D. | Input, A Process, A Output, A Storage |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 13. |
Which is not a basic function of a computer ? |
| A. | Copy text |
| B. | Accept input |
| C. | Process data |
| D. | Store data |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Accept input | |
| 14. |
Plamtop computer is also known as |
| A. | personal computer |
| B. | notebook computer |
| C. | tablet PC |
| D. | handheld computer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 15. |
............ is not a microcomputer. |
| A. | Desktop computer |
| B. | Laptop |
| C. | Tablet PC |
| D. | Handheld computer |
| E. | Mainframe computer |
| Answer» F. | |
| 16. |
Which is not the example of special purpose computer ? |
| A. | Automatic aircraft landing |
| B. | Word processor |
| C. | Multimedia computer |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Multimedia computer | |
| 17. |
Analog computer works on the supple of |
| A. | continuous electrical pulses |
| B. | electrical pulses but not continuous |
| C. | magnetic strength |
| D. | physical strength |
| E. | natural strength |
| Answer» B. electrical pulses but not continuous | |
| 18. |
A .............. is a microprocessor based computing device. |
| A. | mainframe |
| B. | personal computer |
| C. | supercomputer |
| D. | analog computer |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. supercomputer | |
| 19. |
A ............. is a large and expensive computer capable of performing scientific and business applications. |
| A. | supercomputer |
| B. | mainframe computer |
| C. | minicomputer |
| D. | handheld computer |
| E. | desktop computer |
| Answer» B. mainframe computer | |
| 20. |
Who developed integrated chip ? |
| A. | Robert Nayak |
| B. | C Babbage |
| C. | JS Kilby |
| D. | CV Raman |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. CV Raman | |
| 21. |
Which type of computer is used in automatic aircraft landing ? |
| A. | General computer |
| B. | Super computer |
| C. | Special purpose |
| D. | Micro computer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Micro computer | |
| 22. |
Which computer is used for computer Aided Design (CAD) calculations ? |
| A. | Mini Computer |
| B. | Mainframe computer |
| C. | Super computer |
| D. | Micro computer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Mainframe computer | |
| 23. |
.........is any part of the computer that you can physically touch |
| A. | Hardware |
| B. | A divice |
| C. | A peripheral |
| D. | An application |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. A divice | |
| 24. |
The word computer has been derived from which of the following language ? |
| A. | Greek |
| B. | English |
| C. | Hindi |
| D. | Latin |
| E. | Spanish |
| Answer» E. Spanish | |
| 25. |
Which part of the computer is used for calculting and comparing ? |
| A. | Disk Unit |
| B. | Control Unit |
| C. | Modem |
| D. | ALU |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
The arithmetic / logic unit performs the following actions |
| A. | checks data for accuracy |
| B. | does calculations using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division |
| C. | does both calculations and logical comparisons |
| D. | does logical comparisons, such as equal to greater than, less than |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 27. |
Once information is input into a computer it becomes |
| A. | objects |
| B. | data |
| C. | ideas |
| D. | facts |
| E. | none of these |
| Answer» C. ideas | |
| 28. |
Which of the following is known as father of computer ? |
| A. | Dennis Ritchie |
| B. | Napier |
| C. | Charles Babbage |
| D. | Alan Turing |
| E. | Grace Hoppers |
| Answer» D. Alan Turing | |
| 29. |
Which machine reads one card at a time ? |
| A. | Pascaline |
| B. | Tabulating |
| C. | Abacus |
| D. | Leibnitz |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Abacus | |
| 30. |
First super computer developed in India is |
| A. | PARAM |
| B. | Aryabhatt |
| C. | Buddha |
| D. | Ram |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Aryabhatt | |
| 31. |
Which types of computers are used in hospitals like ECG and DIALYSIS ? |
| A. | Digital |
| B. | Hybrid |
| C. | Analog |
| D. | Microcomputer |
| E. | Mainframe |
| Answer» C. Analog | |
| 32. |
Who designed the first electronic computer-ENIAC ? |
| A. | Von Neumann |
| B. | Joseph M Jacquard |
| C. | Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 33. |
Computers gather data, which means that they allow users is to ........data |
| A. | Present |
| B. | Out put |
| C. | Input |
| D. | Store |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Store | |
| 34. |
All of the logic and mathematical calculations done by the computer happen in / on the |
| A. | system board |
| B. | central control unit |
| C. | central processing unit |
| D. | mother board |
| E. | memory |
| Answer» D. mother board | |
| 35. |
Computer..... is whatever is typed, submitted, or transmitted to a computer system. |
| A. | input |
| B. | output |
| C. | data |
| D. | circuitry |
| E. | none of these |
| Answer» B. output | |
| 36. |
The first computer which provides storage is |
| A. | EDSAC |
| B. | EDVAC |
| C. | MARK-I |
| D. | ACE |
| Answer» B. EDVAC | |
| 37. |
Desktop and personal computers are also known as |
| A. | supercomputers |
| B. | servers |
| C. | mainframes |
| D. | peripheral equipment |
| E. | microcomputers |
| Answer» F. | |
| 38. |
The Analytical Engine developed during first generation of computers used ..... as a memory unit |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | floppies |
| C. | cards |
| D. | counter wheels |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 39. |
A hybrid computer is the one having the combined properties of |
| A. | super and microcomputers |
| B. | mini and microcomputers |
| C. | analog and digital computers |
| D. | super and mini computers |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. super and mini computers | |
| 40. |
Which of the following uses a handheld operating system ? |
| A. | A supercomputer |
| B. | A personal computer |
| C. | A laptop |
| D. | A mainframe |
| E. | A PDA |
| Answer» F. | |
| 41. |
Part number, description and number of parts ordered are examples of |
| A. | control |
| B. | output |
| C. | processing |
| D. | feedback |
| E. | input |
| Answer» D. feedback | |
| 42. |
Data or information used to run the computer is called |
| A. | hardware |
| B. | CPU |
| C. | peripheral |
| D. | software |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 43. |
The third generation computers were made with |
| A. | bio |
| B. | transistors |
| C. | integrated circuits |
| D. | vacuum tubes |
| E. | discrete components |
| Answer» D. vacuum tubes | |
| 44. |
Which of the following is small microprocessor based computer designed to be used by one person at a time ? |
| A. | Netbook |
| B. | Supercomputer |
| C. | All-in-one |
| D. | Notebook |
| E. | Personal computer |
| Answer» F. | |
| 45. |
PCs are considered fourth-generation and contain |
| A. | information |
| B. | data |
| C. | vacuum tubes |
| D. | microprocessors |
| E. | transistors |
| Answer» E. transistors | |
| 46. |
Integrated Circuit (IC) chips used in computers are made with |
| A. | copper |
| B. | aluminium |
| C. | gold |
| D. | silicon |
| E. | silver |
| Answer» E. silver | |
| 47. |
A computer cannot perform which of the following functions ? |
| A. | Addition |
| B. | Subraction |
| C. | Bake a cake |
| D. | Division |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Division | |
| 48. |
Which of the following is generally costlier ? |
| A. | Server |
| B. | Notebook computer |
| C. | Personal computer |
| D. | Laptop computer |
| E. | Mainframe |
| Answer» F. | |
| 49. |
Integrated Chips of IC's were started to be in use from which generation of Computers ? |
| A. | 1st Generation |
| B. | 2nd Generation |
| C. | 3rd Generation |
| D. | 4th Generation |
| E. | 5th Generation |
| Answer» D. 4th Generation | |
| 50. |
Which among the given options is IBM's Supercomputer ? |
| A. | Tihane-2 |
| B. | Sunway Taihu Light |
| C. | Watson |
| D. | Shasra-T |
| E. | Brain |
| Answer» D. Shasra-T | |