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FUNDAMENTAL a. Arithmetic Logic Unit 7. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk
b. Array Logic Unit is
OF c. Application Logic Unit a. 1.40 MB
d. None of above b. 1.44 GB
COMPUTERS c. 1.40 GB
170+ MCQ’s 4. VGA is d. 1.44 MB
a. Video Graphics Array
b. Visual Graphics Array 8. The first computer introduced in
1. UNIVAC is c. Volatile Graphics Array Nepal was
a. Universal Automatic Computer d. Video Graphics Adapter a. IBM 1400
b. Universal Array Computer b. IBM 1401
c. Unique Automatic Computer 5. IBM 1401 is c. IBM 1402
d. Unvalued Automatic Computer a. First Generation Computer d. IBM1402
b. Second Generation Computer
2. CD-ROM stands for c. Third Generation Computer 9. WAN stands for
a. Compactable Read Only Memory d. Fourth Generation Computer a. Wap Area Network
b. Compact Data Read Only Memory b. Wide Area Network
c. Compactable Disk Read Only 6. MSI stands for c. Wide Array Net
Memory a. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits d. Wireless Area Network
d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory b. Medium System Integrated Circuits
c. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit 10. MICR stands for
3. ALU is d. Medium System Intelligent Circuit a. Magnetic Ink Character Reader
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b. Magnetic Ink Code Reader d. None of above a. Fourth Generation

c. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader b. Fifth Generation
d. None 16. FORTRAN is c. Sixth Generation
a. File Translation d. Seventh Generation
11. EBCDIC stands for b. Format Translation
a. Extended Binary Coded Decimal c. Formula Translation 22. Artificial Intelligence is associated
Interchange Code d. Floppy Translation with which generation?
b. Extended Bit Code Decimal a. First Generation
Interchange Code 17. EEPROM stand for b. Second Generation
c. Extended Bit Case Decimal a. Electrically Erasable Programmable c. Fifth Generation
Interchange Code Read Only Memory d. Sixth Generation
d. Extended Binary Case Decimal b. Easily Erasable Programmable Read
Interchange Code Only Memory 23. Which operation is not performed
c. Electronic Erasable Programmable by computer
12. BCD is Read Only Memory a. Inputting
a. Binary Coded Decimal d. None of the above b. Processing
b. Bit Coded Decimal c. Controlling
c. Binary Coded Digit 18. Second Generation computers d. Understanding
d. Bit Coded Digit were developed during
a. 1949 to 1955 24. Fifth generation computer is also
13. ASCII stands for b. 1956 to 1965 known as
a. American Stable Code for c. 1965 to 1970 a. Knowledge information processing
International Interchange d. 1970 to 1990 system
b. American Standard Case for b. Very large scale integration (VLSI)
Institutional Interchange 19. The computer size was very large c. Both of above
c. American Standard Code for in d. None of above
Information Interchange a. First Generation
d. American Standard Code for b. Second Generation 25. Central Processing Unit is
Interchange Information c. Third Generation combination of
d. Fourth Generation a. Control and storage
14. Which of the following is first b. Control and output unit
generation of computer c. Arithmetic logic and input unit
a. EDSAC 20. Microprocessors as switching d. Arithmetic logic and control unit
b. IBM-1401 devices are for which generation
c. CDC-1604 computers 26. The brain of any computer system
d. ICL-2900 a. First Generation is
b. Second Generation a. Control Unit
15. Chief component of first c. Third Generation b. Arithmetic Logic Unit
generation computer was d. Fourth Generation c. Central Processing Unit
a. Transistors d. Storage Unit
b. Vacuum Tubes and Valves 21. Which generation of computer is
c. Integrated Circuits still under development
27. Pick the one that is used for logical d. 8-bit EBCDIC 39. Seek time is
operations or comparisons such as a. time to position the head over
less than equal to or greater than. 33. Which of the following is proper track
a. Arithmetic and Logic Unit associated with error detector? b. time to position the head over
b. Control Unit a. Odd parity bit proper sector
c. Both of above b. Even parity bit c. time to position the head over
d. None of above c. Both of the above proper cylinder
d. None of above d. none of above
28. Analog computer works on the
supply of 34. Tape speed is measured in 40. Latency time is
a. Continuous electrical pulses a. Feet per second a. Time to spin the needed data under
b. Electrical pulses but not continuous b. Inch per second head
c. Magnetic strength c. Meter per second b. Time to spin the needed data under
d. None of the above d. Centimeter per second track
c. Time to spin data under sector
29. Digital devices are 35. Magnetic disks are the most d. All of above
a. Digital Clock popular medium for
b. Automobile speed meter a. Direct access 41. Floppy disks are available in
c. Clock with a dial and two hands b. Sequential access a. Single side single density
d. All of them c. Both of above b. Single side double density
d. None of above c. Both of above
30. The computer that process both d. None of above
analog and digital is called 36. Storage capacity of magnetic disk
a. Analog computer depends on 42. Floppy disks typically in diameter
b. Digital computer a. tracks per inch of surface a. 3”
c. Hybrid computer b. bits per inch of tracks b. 5.25”
d. Mainframe computer c. disk pack in disk surface c. 8”
d. All of above d. All of above
31. Which statement is valid about 37. Reading data is performed in 43. Hard disk is coated in both side
magnetic tape? magnetic disk by above
a. It is a plastic ribbon a. Read/write leads a. Magnetic metallic oxide
b. It is coated on both sides with iron b. Sectors b. Optical metallic oxide
oxide c. Track c. Carbon layer
c. It can be erased and reused d. Lower surface d. All of the above
d. All of above
38. Access time is 44. Binary circuit elements have
32. The data recording format in most a. seek time + latency time a. One stable state
of the modern magnetic tape is b. seek time b. Two stable state
a. 7-bit ASCII c. seek time – latency time c. Three stable state
b. 7-bit EBCDIC d. latency time d. None of above
c. 8-bit ASCII
45. Which statement is valid? a. Translates instruction of a high level

a. 1KB = 1024 bytes 51. Machine language is language into machine language
b. 1 MB=2048 bytes a. Machine dependent b. Translates entire source program
c. 1 MB = 1000 kilobytes b. Difficult to program into machine language program
d. 1 KB = 1000 bytes c. Error prone c. It is not involved in program’s
d. All of above execution
46. Which statement is valid about d. All of above
computer program? 52. Mnemonic a memory trick is used
a. It is understood by a computer in which of the following language? 58. Which of the following is machine
b. It is understood by programmer a. Machine language independence program?
c. It is understood user b. Assembly language a. High level language
d. Both of above c. High level language b. Low level language
d. None of above c. Assembly language
47. Software in computer d. Machine language
a. Enhances the capabilities of the 53. The translator program used in
hardware machine assembly language is called 59. Which statement is valid about
b. Increase the speed of central a. Compiler interpreter?
processing unit b. Interpreter a. It translates one instruction at a
c. Both of above c. Assembler time
d. None of above d. Translator b. Object code is saved for future use
c. Repeated interpretation is not
48. Which of the following is not 54. Easily reloctable language is necessary
computer language? a. Machine language d. All of above
a. High level language b. Assembly language
b. Medium level language c. High level language 60. Which is the limitation of high
c. Low level language d. Medium level language level language?
d. All of the above a. Lower efficiency
55. Which of the following is called b. Machine dependence
49. Which language is directly low level languages? c. machine level coding
understood by the computer without a. Machine language d. None of above
translation program? b. Assembly language
a. Machine language c. Both of the above 61. High level language is also called
b. Assembly language d. None of above a. Problem oriented language
c. High level language b. Business oriented language
d. None of above 56. which of the following is problem c. Mathematically oriented language
oriented language? d. All of the above
50. Instruction in computer languages a. High level language
consists of b. Machine language 62. A computer programmer
a. OPCODE c. Assembly language a. Does all the thinking for a computer
b. OPERAND d. Low level language b. Can enter input data quickly
c. Both of above 57. A compiler is a translating c. Can operate all types of computer
d. None of above program which equipments
d. Can draw only flowchart a. Memory address registers

69. The octal equivalent of 111010 is b. Memory data registers
63. CD-ROM is a a. 81 c. Instruction register
a. Semiconductor memory b. 72 d. Program counter
b. Memory register c. 71 76. Which of the following registers is
c. Magnetic memory d. None of above used to keep track of address of the
d. None of above memory location where the next
70. The first electronic computer in instruction is located?
64. Which of the following is not a the world was a. Memory address register
primary storage device? a. UNIVAC b. Memory data register
a. Magnetic tape b. EDVAC c. Instruction register
b. Magnetic disk c. ENIAC d. Program counter
c. Optical disk d. All of above
d. None of above 77. Microprocessors can be used to
71. The most commonly used make
65. A name or number used to standard data code to represent a. Computers
identify a storage location devices? alphabetical, numerical and b. Digital systems
a. A byte punctuation characters used in c. Calculators
b. A record electronic data processing system is d. All of above
c. An address called
d. All of above a. ASCII 78. how many address lines are
b. EBCDIC needed to address each machine
66. Which of the following is a c. BCD location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?
secondary memory device? d. All of above a. 10
a. Keyboard b. 11
b. Disk 72. Which was the computer c. 8
c. ALU conceived by Babbage? d. 12
d. All of the above a. Analytical Engine
b. Arithmetic Machine 79. which American computer
67. The difference between memory c. Donald Kunth company is called Big Blue?
and storage is that memory is … and d. All of above a. Microsoft
storage is … b. Compaq Corp
a. Temporary, permanent 74. Offline device is c. IBM
b. Permanent, temporary a. A device which is not connected to d. Tandy Svenson
c. Slow, fast CPU
d. All of above b. A device which is connected to CPU 80. When did IBM introduce the
c. A direct access storage device 20286 based PC/AT?
68. A floppy disk contains d. An I/O device a. 1982
a. Circular tracks only b. 1984
b. Sectors only 75. Which of the following registers is c. 1985
c. Both circular tracks and sectors loaded with the contents of the d. 1989
d. All of the above memory location pointed by the PC?
81. When was the X window system 86. Who is credited with the idea of 91. who invented the
born? using punch cards to control patterns microprocessor?
a. 1984 in a waving machine? a. Marcian E Huff
b. 1989 a. Pascal b. Herman H Goldstein
c. 1988 b. Hollerith c. Joseph Jacquard
d. 1990 c. Babbage d. All of above
d. Jacquard
82. Today’s computer giant IBM was 92. One computer that is not
earlier known by different name 87. Most of the inexpensive personal considered a portable is
which was changes in 1924. What was computers do not have any disk or a. Minicomputer
that name? diskette drive. What is the name of b. Laptop computer
a. Tabulator Machine Co. such computes? c. Notebook computer
b. Computer Tabulating Recording Co. a. Home computers d. All of above
c. The Tabulator Ltd. b. Diskless computers 93. the accuracy of the floating point
d. International Computer Ltd. c. Dedicated computers numbers represent able in two 16bit
d. General purpose computers words of a computer is approximately
83. The first electronic general a. 16 digits
purpose digital computer built by 88. Which of the following require b. 6 digits
Mauchly and Eckert called ENIA did large computers memory? c. 4 digits
not work on the stored program a. Imaging d. All of above
principle. How many numbers could it b. Graphics
store in its internal memory? c. Voice 94. a dumb terminal has
a. 100 d. All of Above a. an embedded microprocessor
b. 20 b. extensive memory
c. 40 89. A term associated with the c. independent processing capability
d. 80 comparison of processing speeds of d. a keyboard and screen
different computer system is:
84. The digital computer was a. EFTS 95. plotter accuracy is measured in
developed primarily in b. MPG terms of repeatability and
a. USSR c. MIPS a. buffer size
b. Japan d. CPS b. resolution
c. USA c. vertical dimension
d. UK 90. The process of starting a or d. intelligence
restarting a computer system by
85. The subject of cybernetics deals loading instructions from a secondary 96. bit map terminal
with the science of storage device into the computer a. support display containing multiple
a. Genetics memory is called window
b. Control and communication a. Duping b. require considerable amount of
c. Molecular biology b. Booting video RAM
d. Biochemistry c. Padding c. requires tremendous amount of
d. CPS copying and hence low performance
d. all of above
c. EPROM b. Words are shorter in

97. how many symbols exist in Baudot d. ROM microprocessors
code? c. Microprocessor does not contain
a. 32 103. The memory which is I/O device
b. 116 programmed at the time it is d. Exactly the same as the machine
c. 58 manufactured cycle time
d. 76 a. ROM
b. RAM 108. Which was the world’s first
98. Daisy wheel printer is a type of c. PROM microcomputer that used Intel 80386
a. Matrix printer d. EPROM microprocessor chip?
b. Impact printer a. IBM PS/2
c. Laser printer 104. Which of the following memory b. HP-9830
d. Manual printer medium is not used as main memory c. DeskPro-386
system? d. IBM-360
99. The number of records contained a. Magnetic core 109. When was the world’s first
within a block of data on magnetic b. Semiconductor laptop computer introduced in the
tape is defined by the c. Magnetic tape market and by whom?
a. Block definition d. Both semiconductor and magnetic a. Hewlett-Packard, 1980
b. Record contain clause tape b. Epson, 1981
c. Blocking factor c. Laplink Traveling Software Inc, 1982
d. Record per block 105. The control unit of a d. Tandy Model-200, 1985
microprocessor 110. The first microprocessor built by
100. Serial access memories are a. Stores data in the memory the Intel corporation was called
useful in applications where b. Accepts input data from keyboard a. 8008
a. Data consists of numbers c. Performs arithmetic/logic function b. 8080
b. Short access time is required d. None of above c. 4004
c. Each stored word is processed d. 8800
differently 106. Registers which are partially 111. who built the world’s first
d. Data naturally needs to flow in and visible to users and used to hold electronic calculator using telephone
out in serial form conditional codes (bits set by the CPU relays, light bulbs and batteries?
hardware as the result of operations), a. Claude Shannon
101. how many types of storage loops are known as b. Konrard Zues
exists in magnetic bubble memory a. PC c. George Stibits
a. 8 b. Flags d. Howard H. Aiken
b. 4 c. Memory Address Registers
c. 16d. 2 d. General Purpose Registers 112. Who developed a mechanical
device in the 17th century that could
102. which of the following memories 107. One of the main feature that add, subtracts, multiply, divide and
must be refreshed many times per distinguish microprocessors from find square roots?
second? micro-computer is a. Napier
a. Static RAM a. Words are usually large in b. Babbage
b. Dynamic RAM microprocessors c. Pascal
d. Leibniz c. Reduced cost a. Small-scale computer

d. Lower power consumption b. Medium-scale computer
113. IBM 7000 digital computer c. Large-scale computer
a. Belongs to second generation 118. In a punched card system, data is d. Super computer
b. Uses VLSI processed by a
c. Employs semiconductor memory a. Keypunch machine, sorter and 123. The first firm to mass- market a
d. Has modular constructions posting machine microcomputer as a personal
b. Accounting machine, posting computer was
114. The proper definition of a machine, and billing machine a. IBM
modern digital computer is c. Sorter, posting machine, and billing b. Sperry Univac
a. An electronic automated machine machine c. Data General corporation
that can solve problems involving d. Accounting machine, keypunch d. Radio Shack
words and numbers machine and sorter
b. A more sophistic and modified 119. The first machine to successfully 124. A digital computer did not score
electronic pocket calculator perform a long series of arithmetic over an analog computer in terms of
c. Any machine that can perform and logical operations was; a. Speed
mathematical operations a. ENIAC b. Accuracy
d. A machine that works on binary b. Mark I c. Cost
code c. Analytic engine d. Memory
d. UNIVAC-I 125. In 1830, Charles Babbage
115. A modern electronic computer is designed a machine called the
a machine that is meant for 120. In the third generation of Analytical Engine which he showed at
a. Doing quick mathematical computers: the Paris Exhibition. In which year was
calculations a. Distributed data processing first it exhibition?
b. Input, storage, manipulation and became popular a. 1820
outputting of data b. An operating system was first b. 1860
c. Electronic data processing developed c. 1855
d. Performing repetitive tasks c. High-level prcedu7ral languages d. 1870
accurately were firs used 126. Which was the world’s first
d. On-line, real time systems first minicomputer and when was it
116. An integrated circuit is became popular introduced?
a. A complicated circuit a. PDP-I, 1958
b. An integrating device 121. A characteristic of card systems b. IBM System/36, 1960
c. Much costlier than a single is: c. PDP-II, 1961
transistor a. Slowness in processing data d. VAX 11/780, 1962
d. Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip b. Using cards as records of 127. Where was India’s first computer
transactions installed and when?
117. Most important advantage of an c. Needing a larger DP staff a. Indian Institute of Technology,
IC is its d. All of the above Delhi, 1977
a. Easy replacement in case of circuit b. Indian Institute of Science,
failure 122. An IBM system/38 represents Bangalore, 1971
b. Extremely high reliability the computer class of: c. Indian Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., 1968
d. Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, c. The output is of a lower quality 138. While inserting a diskette into
1955 d. None of above the diskette drive of a PC, the
diskette’s label side should face
128. Which of the following are the 134. Which of the following is not true a. East
two main components of the CPU? for a magnetic disk? b. North
a. Control unit and registers a. It is expensive relative to c. South
b. Registers and main memory magnetic tape d. Up
c. Control Unit and ALU b. It provides only sequential access
d. ALU and bus to stored data 139. in which year was UK’s premier
c. Users can easily update records computing event called “The which
129. Which of the following is true? by writing over the old data computer” started?
a. Fields are composed of bytes d. All of above a. 1980
b. Records are composed of fields 135. The primary advantage of key-to- b. 1985
c. Fields are composed of characters tape data entry system is c. 1986
d. All of above a. A large percentage of editing can d. 1987
be performed at the time of data
130. Which of the following file entry 140. The latest PC keyboards use a
organization is most efficient for a file b. Key verification is easily circuit that senses the movement by
with a high degree of file activity? performed the change in its capacitance,
a. Sequential c. The tape is reusable a. Capacitance keyboard
b. ISAM d. Keying errors can be detected as b. Mechanical keyboard
c. VSAM they occur. c. Qwerty keyboard
d. B-Tree Index d. Dvorak keyboard
136. The terminal device that 141. Different components on the
131. The two basic types of record- functions as a cash register, computer motherboard of a PC processor unit
access methods are terminal, and OCR reader is the: are linked together by sets or parallel
a. Sequential and random a. Data collection terminal electrical conducting lines. What are
b. Sequential and indexed b. OCR register terminal these lines called?
c. Direct and immediate c. Video Display terminal a. Conductors
d. On-line and real time d. POS terminal b. Buses
c. Connectors
132. The advantage of COM are its … 137. Which of the following does not d. Connectively
and … affect the resolution of a video display 142. Which of the following
a. Compact size; speed readability image? magazines covers only the IBM PC and
b. Compact size, speed a. Bandwidth its compatibles?
c. Readability; speed b. Raster scan rage a. Byte
d. Low cost; readability c. Vertical and horizontal lines of b. PC Magazine
133. A disadvantage of the laser resolution c. Personal Computing
printer is: d. Screen size d. Interface Age
a. It is quieter than an impact 143. Which of the following
printer professions has not been affected by
b. It is very slow personal computers?
a. Medical d. All of above b. Dot per sq. inch

b. Clerical and law c. Dots printed per unit time
c. Accounting 149. An application suitable for d. All of above
d. None of the above sequential processing is
a. Processing of grades 155. In analog computer
144. The arranging of data in a logical b. Payroll processing a. Input is first converted to digital
sequence is called c. Both a and b form
a. Sorting d. All of above b. Input is never converted to
b. Classifying digital form
c. Reproducing 150. The word processing task c. Output is displayed in digital form
d. Summarizing associated with changing the d. All of above
appearance of a document is
145. When was Apple Macintosh II a. Editing 156. In latest generation computers,
microcomputer introduced in the b. Writing the instructions are executed
market? c. Formatting a. Parallel only
a. 1964 d. All of above b. Sequentially only
b. 1970 c. Both sequentially and parallel
c. 1983 151. Which of the following is used as d. All of above
d. 1986 a primary storage device?
a. Magnetic drum 157. Who designed the first
146. What is the name of the new b. Prom electronics computer – ENIAC?
color laptop computer which is c. Floppy a. Van-Neumann
powered by a 386 processor at 33 d. All of above b. Joseph M. Jacquard
MHz and is built by Epson? c. J. Presper Eckert and John W
a. AX3/33 152. Which of the following memories Mauchly
b. NEC-20 needs refreshing? d. All of above
c. Magnum 2000 a. SRAM 158. Who invented the high level
d. HCL-3000 b. DRAM language c?
c. ROM a. Dennis M. Ritchie
147. What does the disk drive of a d. All of above b. Niklaus Writh
computer do? c. Seymour Papert
a. Rotate the disk 153. Which of the following devices d. Donald Kunth
b. Read the disk can be sued to directly image printed 159. Personnel who design, program,
c. Load a program from the disk into text? operate and maintain computer
the memory a. OCR equipment refers to
d. Both b and c b. OMR a. Console-operator
c. MICR b. Programmer
148. The language that the computer d. All of above c. Peopleware
can understand and execute is called d. System Analyst
a. Machine language 154. The output quality of a printer is 160. When did arch rivals IBM and
b. Application software measured by Apple Computers Inc. decide to join
c. System program a. Dot per inch hands?
a. 1978 everywhere. Can you name the

b. 1984 country which contributed the video 170. A computer program that
c. 1990 display? converts an entire program into
d. 1991 a. India machine language is called a/an
161. Human beings are referred to as b. China a. Interpreter
Homosapinens, which device is called c. Germany b. Simulator
Sillico Sapiens? d. Taiwan c. Compiler
a. Monitor d. Commander
b. Hardware 166. Personal computers use a
c. Robot number of chips mounted on a main 171. A computer program that
d. Computer circuit board. What is the common translates one program instructions at
name for such boards? a time into machine language is called
162. An error in software or hardware a. Daughter board a/an
is called a bug. What is the alternative b. Motherboard a. Interpreter
computer jargon for it? c. Father board b. CPU
a. Leech d. Breadboard c. Compiler
b. Squid d. Simulator
c. Slug 167. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the
d. Glitch device drives, memory expansion 172. A small or intelligent device is so
slots and active components are called because it contains within it a
163. Modern Computer are very mounted on a single board. What is a. Computer
reliable but they are not the name of this board? b. Microcomputer
a. Fast a. Motherboard c. Programmable
b. Powerful b. Breadboard d. Sensor
c. Infallible c. Daughter board
d. Cheap d. Grandmother board
168. What is meant by a dedicated
164. What is the name of the display computer?
feature that highlights are of the a. Which is used by one person only
screen which requires operator b. Which is assigned one and only
attention? one task
a. Pixel c. Which uses one kind of software
b. Reverse video d. Which is meant for application
c. Touch screen software
d. Cursor
169. The system unit of a personal
165. IMB launched its first personal computer typically contains all of the
computer called IBM-PC in 1981. It following except:
had chips from Intel, disk drives from a. Microprocessor
Tandon, operating system from b. Disk controller
Microsoft, the printer from Epson and c. Serial interface
the application software from d. Modem ANSWERS
MU (Memory Unit) and CU Explanation: After the invention of

1. UNIVAC is (Control Unit). IC chips the development of
Correct Answer: a. Universal computers plunged into next
Automatic Computer 4. VGA is phase. Small Scale Integration and
Correct Answer: a. Video Graphics Medium Scale Integration (SSI and
Explanation: There are no Array MSI) were used in third generation
computers with the name as in of computers and Large Scale
other options. UNIVAC was the Explanation: VGA is a type of Integration and Very Large Scale
first general purpose electronic Graphics Adapter. Graphic Adapter Integration (LSI and VLSI) are being
digital computer designed for is an electronic board that controls used in fourth generation of
commercial use, produced by the display of a monitor. This computers. People are now
Universal Accounting Company of device helps the motherboard to expecting ULSI (Ultra Large Scale
John Mauchly and J.P.Eckert in work with the monitor and in VGA Integration) Circuits to be used for
1951. and SVGA the last letter ‘A’ stands fifth generation computers.
for ‘Array’ whereas in MDA, CGA,
2. CD-ROM stands for MCGA the last letter ‘A’ stands for 7. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy
Correct Answer: d. Compact Disk ‘Adapter’. disk is
Read Only Memory Correct Answer: d. 1.44 MB
5. IBM 1401 is
Explanation: There are no objects Correct Answer: b. Second Explanation: Microfloppy disks (3.5
with the name as in other options. Generation Computer inch) if it is high density (MF2HD)
CD-ROM is a non-volatile optical Explanation: IBM 1401 is a Second can store 1.44 MB and if it is low
data storage medium using the Generation Computer and is the density (MF2DD), it can store 720
same physical format as audio first computer to enter Nepal in KB. Mini Floppy disks (5.25 inch) if
compact disk, readable by a 2028 BS for census. Government it is high density (MD2HD) can
computer with a CD-ROM drive. of Nepal had brought this store 1.2 MB and low density
The standard 12 cm diameter CD- computer on rent and later (MD2DD) stores 360 KB of data.
ROM store about 660 megabytes. purchased for data processing in
Bureau of Statistics. After this 8. The first computer introduced in
3. ALU is computer, another ICL 2950/10, a Nepal was
Correct Answer: a. Arithmetic British computer, was purchased Correct Answer: b. IBM 1401
Logic Unit by the fund of UNDP and UNFPA
for the census of 2038 BS is second Explanation: IBM 1401, a second
Explanation: ALU is a unit in computer in Nepal. generation computer was brought
Central Processing Unit in a in Nepal by the Government of
computer system that is 6. MSI stands for Nepal paying One Lakh and twenty
responsible for arithmetic Correct Answer: a. Medium Scale five thousands per month to use in
calculations and logical operations. Integrated Circuits the census in 2028 B.S. Before this
Apart from ALU, the CPU contains computer, Nepal was using a
calculating device called Facit for decimal digits. 256 characters can the development of computer
statistical tasks. be coded using EBCDIC. since it was the first computer to
use John von. Neumann’s Stored
9. WAN stands for 12. BCD is Program Concept. It used 3000
Correct Answer: b. Wide Area Correct Answer: a. Binary Coded vacuum tubes and computers with
Network Decimal vacuum tubes are of first
generation computers.
Explanation: There are three Explanation: BCD is a binary coded
different classes of computer notation in which each of the 15. Chief component of first
network namely, Local Area decimal digits is expressed as a 8- generation computer was
Network (LAN) that covers a small bit binary numeral. For example in Correct Answer: b. Vacuum Tubes
geographical area such as a room, binary coded decimal notation 12 and Valves
a building or a compound; is 0001 0010 as opposed to 1100 in
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) pure binary. Explanation: Transistors were used
that has a citywide coverage; and for second generation computers
Wide Area Network (WAN) that 13. ASCII stands for and integrated circuits in third
covers the whole globe or beyond Correct Answer: c. American generation. First generation
the globe. Standard Code for Information computers used vacuum tubes and
Interchange valves as their main electronic
10. MICR stands for component. Vacuum Tubes were
Correct Answer: a. Magnetic Ink Explanation: ASCII is a code which invented by Lee DeForest in 1908.
Character Reader converts characters – letters,
digits, punctuations and control 16. FORTRAN is
Explanation: MICR (Magnetic Ink characters such as Alt, Tab etc – Correct Answer: c. Formula
Character Reader) is kind of into numeral form. ASCII code is Translation
scanner that can scan and identify used to represent data internally
the writing of magnetic ink. This in micro-computers. ASCII codes Explanation: FORTRAN (Formula
device is used in banks to verify are 7 bits and can represent 0 to Translation) is one of the earlier
signatures in Checks. 127 and extended ASCII are 8 bits High Level programming languages
11. EBCDIC stands for that represents 0 to 255. used to write scientific
Correct Answer: a. Extended applications. It was developed by
Binary Coded Decimal Interchange 14. Which of the following is first IBM in 1956.
Code generation of computer
Correct Answer: a. EDSAC 17. EEPROM stand for
Explanation: EBCDIC is an 8-bit Correct Answer: a. Electrically
binary code for larger IBMs Explanation: IBM-1401, CDC-1604 Erasable Programmable Read Only
primarily mainframes in which is second generation computer. Memory
each byte represent one ICL-2900 is a fourth generation
alphanumeric character or two computer. EDSAC is important in Explanation: There are three types
of ROM namely, PROM, EPROM of vacuum tubes that required lot chips is underway. Electrons can
and EEPROM. PROM can’t be of space made them gigantic in travel 5 times faster in Gallium
reprogrammed, EPROM can be size. Single transistor could replace Arsenide compared to the silicon.
erased by exposing it in high 1000 vacuum tubes and a single IC Similarly, genetically engineered
protein molecules are being tried for
intensity ultraviolet light and chip replaced 1000s of transistors
processors. Fifth generation
EEPROM can be erased and made computers smaller and more
computers are expected to have
reprogrammed electrically. It is not speedy. artificial intelligence, ability to use
needed to be removed from the natural language.
computer to be modified. 20. Microprocessors as switching
devices are for which generation
18. Second Generation computers computers 22. Artificial Intelligence is associated
were developed during Correct Answer: Fourth with which generation?
Correct Answer: 1956 to 1965 Generation
Correct Answer: c. Fifth Generation
Explanation: Second generation Explanation: Microprocessors
Explanation: ‘A computer is a slave
computers used transistors as further revolutionized the
in a box’. This is a saying due to the
their main electronic component. development of computers.
lack of intelligence in computer in
Transistor was invented by Bell Lab Personal microcomputers were spite of their speed, accuracy,
Scientists John Burdeen, Walter possible due to the diligence and reliability. A computer
Brattain and William Shockley in microprocessors. The first can only perform instructed task in
1947 and won the Nobel Prize in microprocessor called Intel 4004 the way already programmed. Thus,
1956 but it was not used in was developed by American Intel scientists are trying to develop
computers till 1956. The second Corporation in 1971. artificial intelligence in computers so
generation continued until the Microprocessors are used in the that they can think and make
implementation of IC chips computers of fourth generation decisions themselves. This is expected
invented by Jack Kilby in Texas computers. for fifth generation computers.
Instruments in 1958.
21. Which generation of computer is 23. Which operation is not performed
still under development by computer
19. The computer size was very Correct Answer: d. Understanding
large in
Correct Answer: b. Fifth Generation
Correct Answer: a. First Explanation: Computers can’t
Generation understand since they don’t have
Explanation: Today’s computer fall
under the fourth generation intelligence. Let’s hope in fifth
Explanation: It is obvious that computers that uses the LSI and VLSI generation they will achieve artificial
computers developed with more Integrated Circuits. For fifth intelligence and be able to
power, reliability, speed and generation computers it is expected understand.
smaller sizes due to the for Ultra Large Scale Integrated
enhancement of technology. First Circuits (ULSI). The study for using
generation computers used 1000s Gallium Arsenide instead of silicon
24. Fifth generation computer is also

known as
Correct Answer: a. Knowledge 27. Pick the one that is used for logical 30. The computer that process both
information processing system operations or comparisons such as analog and digital is called
less than equal to or greater than.
Explanation: Fifth Generation Correct Answer c. Hybrid Computer
computers will have artificial Correct Answer: a. Arithmetic and
intelligence and will be able to Logic Unit Explanation: Analog, Digital and
understand making knowledge Hybrid are the three classes of
information processing system Explanation: Logical sub-unit of ALU computers based on the work or
possible, performs all the comparisons such as principle on which computer work.
less than equal to or greater than. Hybrid computers can perform both
Arithmetic sub-unit of ALU performs the tasks of analog computers as well
25. Central Processing Unit is calculations such as addition, as hybrid computers. These
combination of subtraction and so on. computers are used in aircraft,
Correct Answer: d. Arithmetic logic hospitals where measuring physical
and control unit quantities and converting them into
28. Analog computer works on the digital data to analyze is required.
Explanation: Arithmetic logic and supply of 31. Which statement is valid about
control unit along with memory unit magnetic tape?
forms a complete central processing Correct Answer: a. Continuous a. It is a plastic ribbon
unit and central processing unit along electrical pulses
with input/output unit forms a 32. The data recording format in most
computer system. Explanation: Analog computers of the modern magnetic tape is
works on the continuous electrical d. 8-bit EBCDIC
pulses and digital computers work on
26. The brain of any computer system the discrete electrical pulses. Analog 33. Which of the following is
is computers need to process physical associated with error detector?
quantities such as temperature, c. Both of the above
Correct Answer: c. Central pressure, speed etc.
Processing Unit 34. Tape speed is measured in
b. Inch per second
Explanation: Control unit or 29. Digital devices are
arithmetic logical unit alone can not 35. Magnetic disks are the most
represent the function of brain to Correct Answer: a. Digital Clock. popular medium for
compare with neither does storage c. Both of above
unit only. Central Processing Unit is Explanation: Automobile speed
the combination of control, arithmetic meter and clock with a dial and two 36. Storage capacity of magnetic disk
logic and memory units thus can be hands are analog devices. Speed depends on
compared with brain that controls the meter works on speed of wheel and d. All of above
body, processes its functions and the later works on tension of dialed
remembers. spring. 37. Reading data is performed in
magnetic disk by 49. Which language is directly 67. Correct Answer: a

a. Read/write leads understood by the computer without
translation program? 68. Correct Answer: c
38. Access time is a. Machine language
a. seek time + latency time 69. Correct Answer: b
50. Instruction in computer languages
39. Seek time is consists of 70. Correct Answer: c
a. time to position the head over c. Both of above
proper track 71. Correct Answer: a
51. Machine language is
40. Latency time is d. All of above 72. Which was the computer
a. Time to spin the needed data under conceived by Babbage?
head 52. Correct Answer: b a. Analytical Engine
41. Floppy disks are available in 53. Correct Answer: c 73. Offline device is
c. Both of above a. A device which is not connected to
54. Correct Answer: b CPU
42. Floppy disks typically in diameter
d. All of above 55. Correct Answer: c 74. Which of the following registers is
loaded with the contents of the
43. Hard disk is coated in both side 56. Correct Answer: a memory location pointed by the PC?
above c. Instruction register
a. Magnetic metallic oxide 57. Correct Answer: d
75. Which of the following registers is
44. Binary circuit elements have 58. Correct Answer: a used to keep track of address of the
b. Two stable state memory location where the next
59. Correct Answer: a instruction is located?
45. Which statement is valid? d. Program counter
a. 1KB = 1024 bytes 60. Correct Answer: a
76. Microprocessors can be used to
46. Which statement is valid about 61. Correct Answer: d make
computer program? d. All of above
d. Both of above 62. Correct Answer: a
78. how many address lines are
47. Software in computer 63. Correct Answer: d needed to address each machine
a. Enhances the capabilities of the location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?
hardware machine 64. Correct Answer: d b. 11
48. Which of the following is not 65. Correct Answer: c 79. which American computer
computer language? company is called Big Blue?
b. Medium level language 66. Correct Answer: b c. IBM
80. When did IBM introduce the
20286 based PC/AT? d. All of Above 118. In a punched card system, data is
b. 1984 processed by a
89. A term associated with the d. Accounting machine, keypunch
81. When was the X window system comparison of processing speeds of machine and sorter
born? different computer system is:
a. 1984 c. MIPS 119. The first machine to successfully
perform a long series of arithmetic
82. Today’s computer giant IBM was 90. The process of starting a or and logical operations was;
earlier known by different name restarting a computer system by b. Mark I
which was changes in 1924. What was loading instructions from a secondary
that name? storage device into the computer 120. In the third generation of
a. Tabulator Machine Co. memory is called computers:
b. Booting d. On-line, real time systems first
83. The first electronic general 91. who invented the became popular
purpose digital computer built by microprocessor?
Mauchly and Eckert called ENIA did a. Marcian E Huff 121. A characteristic of card systems
not work on the stored program 92. One computer that is not is:
principle. How many numbers could it considered a portable is d. All of the above
store in its internal memory? a. Minicomputer
b. 20 122. An IBM system/38 represents
the computer class of:
84. The digital computer was a. Small-scale computer
developed primarily in 113. IBM 7000 digital computer
c. USA c. Employs semiconductor memory 123. The first firm to mass- market a
microcomputer as a personal
85. The subject of cybernetics deals 114. The proper definition of a computer was
with the science of modern digital computer is c. Data General corporation
b. Control and communication d. A machine that works on binary
code 124. A digital computer did not score
86. Who is credited with the idea of over an analog computer in terms of
using punch cards to control patterns 115. A modern electronic computer is b. Accuracy
in a waving machine? a machine that is meant for
d. Jacquard b. Input, storage, manipulation and 125. In 1830, Charles Babbage
outputting of data designed a machine called the
87. Most of the inexpensive personal Analytical Engine which he showed at
computers do not have any disk or 116. An integrated circuit is the Paris Exhibition. In which year was
diskette drive. What is the name of d. Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip it exhibition?
such computes? c. 1855
a. Home computers 117. Most important advantage of an
IC is its 126. Which was the world’s first
88. Which of the following require b. Extremely high reliability minicomputer and when was it
large computers memory? introduced?
a. PDP-I, 1958 136. The terminal device that 145. When was Apple Macintosh II
functions as a cash register, computer microcomputer introduced in the
127. Where was India’s first computer terminal, and OCR reader is the: market?
installed and when? d. POS terminal c. 1983
d. Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 146. What is the name of the new
1955 137. Which of the following does not color laptop computer which is
affect the resolution of a video display powered by a 386 processor at 33
128. Which of the following are the image? MHz and is built by Epson?
two main components of the CPU? d. Screen size a. AX3/33
c. Control Unit and ALU
138. While inserting a diskette into 147. What does the disk drive of a
129. Which of the following is true? the diskette drive of a PC, the computer do?
d. All of above diskette’s label side should face d. Both b and c
d. Up
130. Which of the following file 148. The language that the computer
organization is most efficient for a file 139. in which year was UK’s premier can understand and execute is called
with a high degree of file activity? computing event called “The which a. Machine language
a. Sequential computer” started?
a. 1980 149. An application suitable for
131. The two basic types of record- 140. The latest PC keyboards use a sequential processing is
access methods are circuit that senses the movement by c. Both a and b
a. Sequential and random the change in its capacitance,
a. Capacitance keyboard 150. The word processing task
132. The advantage of COM are its … 141. Different components on the associated with changing the
and … motherboard of a PC processor unit appearance of a document is
b. Compact size, speed are linked together by sets or parallel c. Formatting
electrical conducting lines. What are
133. A disadvantage of the laser these lines called? 151. Which of the following is used as
printer is: b. Buses a primary storage device?
d. None of above 142. Which of the following b. Prom
magazines covers only the IBM PC and
134. Which of the following is not true its compatibles? 152. Which of the following memories
for a magnetic disk? b. PC Magazine needs refreshing?
b. It provides only sequential access 143. Which of the following b. DRAM
to stored data professions has not been affected by
personal computers? 153. Which of the following devices
135. The primary advantage of key-to- d. None of the above can be sued to directly image printed
tape data entry system is 144. The arranging of data in a logical text?
c. The tape is reusable sequence is called a. OCR
a. Sorting
154. The output quality of a printer is
measured by
b. Dot per sq. inch 164. What is the name of the display 170. A computer program that
feature that highlights are of the converts an entire program into
155. In analog computer screen which requires operator machine language is called a/an
b. Input is never converted to attention? c. Compiler
digital form b. Reverse video
171. A computer program that
156. In latest generation computers, 165. IMB launched its first personal translates one program instructions at
the instructions are executed computer called IBM-PC in 1981. It a time into machine language is called
c. Both sequentially and parallel had chips from Intel, disk drives from a/an
Tandon, operating system from a. Interpreter
157. Who designed the first Microsoft, the printer from Epson and
electronics computer – ENIAC? the application software from 172. A small or intelligent device is so
c. J. Presper Eckert and John W everywhere. Can you name the called because it contains within it a
Mauchly country which contributed the video d. Sensor
display?
158. Who invented the high level d. Taiwan
language c?
a. Dennis M. Ritchie 166. Personal computers use a
number of chips mounted on a main
159. Personnel who design, program, circuit board. What is the common
operate and maintain computer name for such boards?
equipment refers to b. Motherboard
c. Peopleware
160. When did arch rivals IBM and 167. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the
Apple Computers Inc. decide to join device drives, memory expansion
hands? slots and active components are
d. 1991 mounted on a single board. What is
the name of this board?
161. Human beings are referred to as a. Motherboard
Homosapinens, which device is called
Sillico Sapiens? 168. What is meant by a dedicated
d. Computer computer?
b. Which is assigned one and only
162. An error in software or hardware one task
is called a bug. What is the alternative
computer jargon for it? 169. The system unit of a personal
d. Glitch computer typically contains all of the
following except:
163. Modern Computer are very d. Modem
reliable but they are not
c. Infallible

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b. Magnetic Ink Code Reader d. None of above a. Fourth Generation

45. Which statement is valid? a. Translates instruction of a high level

d. Can draw only flowchart a. Memory address registers

c. EPROM b. Words are shorter in

d. Leibniz c. Reduced cost a. Small-scale computer

a. Medical d. All of above b. Dot per sq. inch

a. 1978 everywhere. Can you name the

MU (Memory Unit) and CU Explanation: After the invention of

24. Fifth generation computer is also

magnetic disk by 49. Which language is directly 67. Correct Answer: a

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