Top 300 Computer Fundamentals Questions: Practice Set

1. Which of the following is/are characteristics of Computer?
(A) Diligence
(B) Versatility
(C) Reliability
(D) All of the Above
Answer
(D) All of the Above

2. Faulty inputs lead to faulty results. It is known as _______
(A) Diligence
(B) Versatility
(C) GIGO
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(C) GIGO

3. GIGO stands for______
(A) Garbage In Garbage Out
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(B) Gateway In Gateway Out
(C) Gopher In Gopher Out
(D) Geographic In Geographic Out
Answer
(A) Garbage In Garbage Out

4. The capacity to perform multiple tasks simultaneously is
termed as ______
(A) Diligence
(B) Versatility
(C) Reliability
(D) All of the Above
Answer
(B) Versatility

5. A computer does not suffer from tiredness and lack of
concentration. It is known as _______
(A) Diligence
(B) Versatility
(C) GIGO
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(A) Diligence

6. First Generation computers used ______ for Circuitry and
________ for memory
(A) Transistor and Magnetic Core
(B) IC and Magnetic Memory
(C) Vacuum tubes and Magnetic drum
(D) IC and Magnetic Core
Answer
(C) Vacuum tubes and Magnetic drum

7. Second Generation computers were based on _______
(A) IC
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(B) Vacuum tube
(C) transistor
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(C) transistor

8. FLOPS stands for______
(A) Floating Point Operation Per Second
(B) File Processing Operation Per Second
(C) Floating Processing Operation Per Second
(D) File Loading Operation Per Second
Answer
(A) Floating Point Operation Per Second

9. Which language was used to program Second Generation
computers?
(A) Binary Coded language
(B) Assembly language
(C) Machine language
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(B) Assembly language

10. EDSAC stands for________
(A) Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer
(B) Electronic Discrete Storage Automatic Computer
(C) Electronic Delay Serial Automatic Computer
(D) Electronic Discrete Storage Automatic Computer
Answer
(A) Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer

11. Instructions and data can be stored in the memory of Computer
for automatically directing the flow of operations. It is called
_____ concept.
(A) Objective Programming
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(B) Stored program
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(B) Stored program

12. “Stored Program” concept was developed by ______
(A) Maurice Wilkes
(B) Von Neumann
(C) M.H.A. Newman
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(B) Von Neumann

13. Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer(EDVAC) was
designed on __________ concept.
(A) Objective Programming
(B) Stored program
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(B) Stored program

14. Which of the following was a small experimental machine based
on Neumann’s stored program concept?
(A) Analytical engine
(B) Pascaline
(C) Manchester Mark I
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(C) Manchester Mark I

15. Third Generation computers were based on _______
(A) IC
(B) Vacuum tube
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(C) transistor
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(A) IC

16. In EDSAC, an addition operation was completed in _____ micro
seconds.
(A) 4000
(B) 3000
(C) 2000
(D) 1500
Answer
(D) 1500

17. ULSI stands for______
(A) Ultra Large Scale Integration
(B) Ultimate Large Scale Integration
(C) Upper Large Scale Integration
(D) Ultra Large Script Integration
Answer
(A) Ultra Large Scale Integration

18. Which of the following is fourth generation computer?
(A) INTEL 4004
(B) IBM 360
(C) IBM 1401
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(A) INTEL 4004

19. IC is made up of _________
(A) microprocessor
(B) vacuum tube
(C) transistor
(D) None of the Above
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Answer
(C) transistor

20. Father of modern computer______
(A) Charles Babbage
(B) Alan Turing
(C) Ted Hoff
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(B) Alan Turing

21. A hybrid computer is the one having combined properties of
________
(A) Micro & Mini computers
(B) Mini & Super Computers
(C) Mainframe & Super Computers
(D) Analog & Digital computers
Answer
(D) Analog & Digital computers

22. Which of the following uses a handheld Operating Systems?
(A) Super Computer
(B) Laptop
(C) Mainframe
(D) PDA
Answer
(D) PDA

23. A _______ terminal can display images as well as text.
(A) text
(B) dumb
(C) graphical
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(C) graphical
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24. The word length of Micro computers lies in the range between
________
(A) 8 and 16 bits
(B) 8 and 21 bits
(C) 8 and 24 bits
(D) 8 and 32 bits
Answer
(D) 8 and 32 bits

25. The fastest and most expensive computers are______
(A) Super Computers
(B) Quantum Computers
(C) Mainframe Computers
(D) Micro Computers
Answer
(A) Super Computers

26. Which of the following is the smallest and fastest computer
imitating brain working?
(A) Super Computer
(B) Quantum Computer
(C) Mainframe Computer
(D) PDA
Answer
(B) Quantum Computer

27. A _____ terminal does not process or store data.
(A) dumb
(B) intelligent
(C) Both(A) & (B)
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(A) dumb

28. The user generally applies _________ to access mainframe or
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(A) node
(B) terminal
(C) desktop
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(B) terminal

29. Desktop and Personal computers are also known as_______
(A) Super Computer
(B) Quantum Computer
(C) Mainframe Computer
(D) Micro Computer
Answer
(D) Micro Computer

30. Graphical terminals are divided into two types. They are
_____
(A) text and dumb
(B) dumb and intelligent
(C) vector mode and raster mode
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(C) vector mode and raster mode

31. Which language is used for Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
(A) FORTRAN
(B) COBOL
(C) C
(D) PROLOG
Answer
(D) PROLOG
32. Who coined the term “Artificial Intelligence”?
(A) Charles Babbage
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(B) Alan Tuning
(C) Von Neumann
(D) John McCarthy
Answer
(D) John McCarthy
33. _________ is a computational model based on the structure of
biological neural networks?
(A) Artificial Neural Network (ANN)
(B) Biological Network
(C) Both(A) & (B)
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(A) Artificial Neural Network (ANN)
34. A neural network in which the signal passes in only one
direction is called _____
(A) Feed forward Neural Network
(B) Recurrent Neural Network
(C) Both(A) & (B)
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(A) Feed forward Neural Network
35. _________ is an artificial neural network with multiple hidden
layers between the input and output layers?
(A) Deep neural network
(B) Shallow neural network
(C) Both(A) & (B)
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(A) Deep neural network
36. The most famous Recurrent Neural Network is _______
(A) Perceptrons
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(B) Radial Basis Networks
(C) Hopfield net
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(C) Hopfield net
37. Which neural network allows feedback signal?
(A) Feed forward Neural Network
(B) Recurrent Neural Network
(C) Both(A) & (B)
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(B) Recurrent Neural Network
38. Which of the following is/are application(s) of Neural Network?
(A) Pattern recognition
(B) Mobile Computing
(C) Speech reading(Lip-reading)
(D) All of the Above
Answer
(D) All of the Above
39. Which algorithm is used in layered Feed forward Neural
Network?
(A) Back propagation algorithm
(B) Binary Search
(C) Both(A) & (B)
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(A) Back propagation algorithm
40. Radial Basis Function (RBF) networks have _____ layers.
(A) One
(B) Four
(C) Two
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(D) Three
Answer
(D) Three
41. The chip used in computers, is made of ______
(A) Silicon
(B) Iron Oxide
(C) Chromium
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(A) Silicon
42. Fourth Generation computers were based on _______
(A) IC
(B) Vacuum tube
(C) transistor
(D) Microprocessors
Answer
(D) Microprocessors
43. The first computer language developed was______
(A) COBOL
(B) PASCAL
(C) BASIC
(D) FORTRAN
Answer
(D) FORTRAN
44. The first calculator that can perform all four arithmetic
operations(Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division) was
known as______
(A) Pascaline
(B) Slide Rule
(C) Step Reckoner
(D) None of the Above
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Answer
(C) Step Reckoner
45. The first computer spreadsheet program was_________
(A) Lotus 1-2-3
(B) MS Excel
(C) Visicalc
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(C) Visicalc
46. Which of the following is an example for fourth generation
language(4GL)?
(A) COBOL
(B) PowerBuilder
(C) FORTRAN
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(B) PowerBuilder
47. VDU stands for________
(A) Video Display Unit
(B) Visual Display Unit
(C) Video Divide Unit
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(B) Visual Display Unit
48. Which language is directly understood by the computer without
translation program?
(A) BASIC
(B) Assembly language
(C) Machine language
(D) C language
Answer
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(C) Machine language
49. Herman Hollerith developed a machine called________
(A) Pascaline
(B) Analytical engine
(C) Census Tabulator
(D) Tabulating Machine
Answer
(D) Tabulating Machine
50. Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer(EDSAC) was
invented by _________
(A) Herman Hollerith
(B) JW Mauchy
(C) John Von Neumann
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(C) John Von Neumann
51. Which registers can interact with secondary memory?
(A) Register
(B) Memory Address Register(MAR)
(C) Instruction Register(IR)
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(B) Memory Address Register(MAR)
52. Which Flip Flop is used to store data in registers?
(A) D Flip Flop
(B) JK Flip Flop
(C) RS Flip Flop
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(A) D Flip Flop
53. ISP stands for______
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(A) Instruction Standard Processing
(B) Instruction Standard Processor
(C) Information Set Processing
(D) Instruction Set Processor
Answer
(D) Instruction Set Processor
54. The decoded instruction is stored in ______
(A) Register
(B) Memory Address Register(MAR)
(C) Instruction Register(IR)
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(C) Instruction Register(IR)
55. Which is not an integral part of computer?
(A) CPU
(B) Monitor
(C) Mouse
(D) UPS
Answer
(D) UPS
56. The most frequently used instructions of a computer program
are likely to be fetched from ______
(A) Hard disk
(B) ROM
(C) RAM
(D) Cache
Answer
(D) Cache
57. The primary aim of computer process is to convert the data into
______
(A) table
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(B) graph
(C) file
(D) information
Answer
(D) information
58. The main circuit-board of the system unit is _______
(A) RAM
(B) Mother Board
(C) Hard disk
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(B) Mother Board
59. ALU and Control Unit have special purpose locations called
_______
(A) Registers
(B) Mother Board
(C) Sockets
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(A) Registers
60. The communication line between CPU memory and
Peripherals is called a _________
(A) Registers
(B) Mother Board
(C) Bus
(D) None of the Above
Answer
(C) Bus
61. A communication system that transfers data between the
components inside a computer or between computers is called
_______
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A. Port
B. Bus
C. Registers
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Bus
62. Which bus connects all the internal components of a computer
such as CPU and memory to the main board(motherboard)?
A. Expansion Bus
B. External Bus
C. Internal Bus
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Internal Bus
63. A bus that connects a computer to Peripheral devices is called
_______
A. System Bus
B. Memory Bus
C. Front-Side Bus
D. External Bus
Answer
D. External Bus
64. External Bus is also referred as _________
A. System Bus
B. Memory Bus
C. Front-Side Bus
D. Expansion Bus
Answer
D. Expansion Bus
65. The Command to access the memory or the I/O device is
carried by ______
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A. Address Bus
B. Data Bus
C. Control Bus
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Control Bus
66. A computer bus that is used to specify a Physical address?
A. Address Bus
B. Data Bus
C. Control Bus
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Address Bus
67. A bus that transfer data from one component to another or
between computers is called _________
A. Address Bus
B. Data Bus
C. Control Bus
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Data Bus
68. RISC stands for________
A. Reverse Instruction Set Computer
B. Reverse Information Set Computer
C. Reduced Information Set Computer
D. Reduced Instruction Set Computer
Answer
D. Reduced Instruction Set Computer
69. ________ is a register for Short-term, intermediate storage of
arithmetic and logic data in a Computer’s CPU.
A. Accumulator
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B. Bus
C. Buffer
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Accumulator
70. _________ is a group of commands for a CPU in machine
language.
A. Information Set
B. Instruction Set
C. Buffer
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Instruction Set
71. Von Neumann Architecture is a _______
A. Multiple Instruction Multiple Data(MIMD)
B. Single Instruction Multiple Data(SIMD)
C. Multiple Instruction Single Data(MISD)
D. Single Instruction Single Data(SISD)
Answer
D. Single Instruction Single Data(SISD)
72. Programming that actually controls the path of signals or data
within computer is called________
A. Assembly language Programming
B. Machine language Programming
C. Micro Programming
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Micro Programming
73. CISC stands for _________
A. Compound Instruction Set Computer
B. Complex Information Set Computer
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C. Compound Information Set Computer
D. Complex Instruction Set Computer
Answer
D. Complex Instruction Set Computer
74. The register which holds the address of the location to or from
which data are to be transferred is known as_______
A. Instruction Register
B. Control register
C. Memory Address Register
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Memory Address Register
75. An interrupt can be temporarily ignored by the counter is called
_______
A. Maskable Interrupt
B. Non-maskable Interrupt
C. vectored Interrupt
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Maskable Interrupt
76. The computer performs all mathematical and logical operations
inside its _______
A. Visual Display Unit
B. Memory Unit
C. Output Unit
D. Central Processing Unit
Answer
D. Central Processing Unit
77. Which of the following Unit can be used to measure the speed
of a computer?
A. BAUD
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B. SYPS
C. MIPS
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. MIPS
78. The circuit used to store one bit of data is known as_____
A. Encoder
B. OR
C. Flip Flop
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Flip Flop
79. The control unit controls other units by generating control and
_______
A. Command Signals
B. Timing signals
C. Transfer signals
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Timing signals
80. Which of the following bus structure is usually used to
connect I/O devices?
A. Single bus
B. Multiple bus
C. Star bus
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Single bus
81. An interface that provides I/O transfer of data directly to and
form the memory unit and peripheral is termed as________
A. DDA
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B. Serial interface
C. Direct Memory Access (DMA)
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Direct Memory Access (DMA)
82. A basic instruction that can be interpreted by computer
generally has ________
A. An operand and an address
B. decoder and an accumulator
C. Sequence register and decoder
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. An operand and an address
83. The load instruction is mostly used to designate a transfer from
memory to a processor register known as_________
A. Accumulator
B. Instruction Register
C. Program counter
D. Memory address Register
Answer
A. Accumulator
84. The communication between the components in a
microcomputer takes place via the address and ______
A. I/O bus
B. Data bus
C. Address bus
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Data bus
85. The operation executed on data stored in registers is
called_______
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A. Macro-operation
B. Micro-operation
C. Bit-operation
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Micro-operation
86. Which register keeps tracks of the instructions in the program
stored in memory?
A. Address Register
B. Index Register
C. Program Counter
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Program Counter
87. In which addressing mode the operand is given explicitly in the
instruction?
A. Absolute
B. Immediate
C. Indirect
D. Direct
Answer
B. Immediate
88. When necessary, the results are transferred from the CPU to
main memory by _______
A. I/O devices.
B. CPU.
C. Shift registers.
D. None of the Above.
Answer
C. Shift registers.
89. A group of bits that tell the computer to perform a specific
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operation is known as_______
A. Instruction code
B. Micro-operation
C. Accumulator
D. Register
Answer
A. Instruction code
90. The average time required to reach a storage location in
memory and obtain its contents is called_____.
A. Latency time.
B. Access time.
C. Turnaround time.
D. Response time.
Answer
B. Access time.
91. The addressing mode which makes use of in-direction pointers
is ______
A. Offset addressing mode
B. Relative addressing mode
C. Indirect addressing mode
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Indirect addressing mode
92. Which addressing mode is most suitable to change the normal
sequence of execution of instructions?
A. Immediate
B. Indirect
C. Relative
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Relative
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93. Which of the following is used as an intermediate to extend the
processor BUS?
A. Gateway
B. Router
C. Connector
D. Bridge
Answer
D. Bridge
94. The method of accessing the I/O devices by repeatedly
checking the status flags is_________
A. Memory-mapped I/O
B. Program-controlled I/O
C. I/O mapped
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Program-controlled I/O
95. The process where in the processor constantly checks the
status flags is called as _________
A. Polling
B. Inspection
C. Reviewing
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Polling
96. The branch logic that provides decision making capabilities in
the control unit is known as_______
A. conditional transfer
B. unconditional transfer
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above
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B. unconditional transfer
97. Interrupts that are initiated by an instruction are_______
A. internal
B. external
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C. hardware
D. software
Answer
D. software
98. Interrupts which are initiated by an I/O drive are ___________
A. internal
B. external
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. All of the above
Answer
B. external
99. Content of the program counter is added to the address part of
the instruction in order to obtain the effective address is
called_______
A. relative address mode.
B. index addressing mode.
C. register mode.
D. implied mode.
Answer
A. relative address mode.
100. A register capable of shifting its binary information either to
the right or the left is called a_________
A. parallel register.
B. serial register.
C. shift register.
D. storage register.
Answer
C. shift register.
101. The pattern of printed lines on most products are called
________
A. OCR
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B. prices
C. bar codes
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. bar codes
102. MICR stands for ____________
A. Magnetic Ink Colour Recognition
B. Magnetic Ink Code Recognition
C. Magnetic Ink Computer Recognition
D. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
Answer
D. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
103. The OCR recognises the _______ of the characters with the
help of light source.
A. Size
B. Shape
C. Colour
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Shape
104. Which Unit is used to measure the speed of a printer?
A. DPI
B. CPM
C. PPM
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. PPM
105. Which of the following groups consist of only Input devices?
A. Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor
B. Mouse, Keyboard, Printer
C. Mouse, Keyboard, Plotter
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D. Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner
Answer
D. Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner
106. USB refers to a ______
A. storage device
B. processor
C. port type
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. port type
107. OCR is used for the preparation of _________
A. electricity bills
B. telephone bills
C. insurance premium
D. All of the Above
Answer
D. All of the Above
108. A joystick is primarily used to/for ________
A. print text
B. draw picture
C. computer gaming
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. computer gaming
109. The ______ may also be called the screen or monitor.
A. Scanner
B. Display
C. Hard Disk
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Display
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110. What type of devices are computer speakers or headphones?
A. Input
B. Output
C. Input/Output
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Output
111. Which of these is a pointing and drop device?
A. Scanner
B. Printer
C. Keyboard
D. Mouse
Answer
D. Mouse
112. A parallel port is most often used by ________
A. Scanner
B. Printer
C. Keyboard
D. Mouse
Answer
B. Printer
113. A hard copy would prepared on a _______
A. Dot matrix Printer
B. Plotter
C. Type Writer Terminal
D. All of the above
Answer
D. All of the above
114. External devices such as printers, keyboards and modems are
known as _________
A. Special Buys
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B. Add on Devices
C. Peripherals
D. All of the above
Answer
C. Peripherals
115. The higher the resolution of a monitor, the _________
A. larger the pixels.
B. closer together the pixels.
C. further apart the pixels.
D. less clear the screen is.
Answer
B. closer together the pixels.
116. In laser printers, printing is achieved by deflecting laser beam
on to __________ surface of a drum.
A. Magnetic
B. Electric
C. Photosensitive
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Photosensitive
117. The rate at which scanning is repeated in a CRT is called
________
A. Resolution
B. Refresh rate
C. Bandwidth
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Refresh rate
118. An example of peripheral equipment is _______
A. Printer
B. CPU
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C. Spread Sheet
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Printer
119. Trackball is an example of a/an _____
A. Output device
B. Printing device
C. Pointing device
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Pointing device
120. Which is the best position for operating the mouse?
A. Tail away from the user
B. Tail facing the right
C. Tail facing the left
D. Tail towards the user
Answer
D. Tail towards the user
121. First Computer mouse was built by_______
A. Douglas Engelbart
B. William English
C. Robert Zawacki
D. Von Neumann
Answer
A. Douglas Engelbart
122. Which of the following is not a hardware?
A. Processor
B. Printer
C. Mouse
D. Java
Answer
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D. Java
123. The transfer of data from a CPU to peripheral devices of
computer is achieved through ________
A. Modem
B. Interface
C. Buffer
D. I/O Ports
Answer
D. I/O Ports
124. A thin plate or board that contains electronic components is
called ___________
A. Hard Disk
B. RAM
C. ROM
D. Circuit Board
Answer
D. Circuit Board
125. A ___________ is used to create a digital representation of a
printed document or photograph.
A. Video Digitizer
B. Scanner
C. Monitor
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Scanner
126. The wheel located between the two standard buttons on a
mouse is used to ________
A. click in Web pages.
B. scroll.
C. click and select items.
D. jump to different Web pages
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B. scroll.
127. Any data and instruction entered in the memory of a computer
is__________
A. Storage
B. Output
C. Input
D. Information
Answer
C. Input
128. Which input device resembles an upside-down mouse?
A. Trackball
B. Pointing stick
C. Track pad
D. Touch pad
Answer
A. Trackball
129. Bar-code readers use light to read ______
A. UPCs
B. UPSs
C. POSs
D. optical marks
Answer
A. UPCs
130. The display size of a monitor is measured _________
A. diagonally.
B. horizontally.
C. vertically.
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. diagonally.
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131. The computer or system peripherals that receives data from
processing unit are called ___________
A. Input Devices
B. Output Devices
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Output Devices
132. A displaying screen in which text is presented in one colour and
background is of any other colour is called ________
A. monochrome screen
B. high resolution screen
C. low resolution screen
D. medium resolution screen
Answer
A. monochrome screen
133. LED stands for _________
A. Low Emission Display
B. Liquid Emitting Display
C. Less Emitting Diode
D. Light Emitting Diode
Answer
D. Light Emitting Diode
134. A marker on the computer screen used to show the current
position is called _________
A. coloured marker
B. position checker
C. cursor
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. cursor
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135. Which of the following device is used to enter the text and
numerical data in a computer?
A. Plotter
B. Scanner
C. Printer
D. Keyboard
Answer
D. Keyboard
136. Printer resolution is usually measured in ________
A. Characters Per Minute (CPM)
B. Pixels Per Inch (PPI)
C. Pages Per Minute (PPM)
D. Dots Per Inch (DPI)
Answer
D. Dots Per Inch (DPI)
137. _______ is an input device that converts analog information
into digital form.
A. Plotter
B. Track Ball
C. Light Pen
D. Digitizer
Answer
D. Digitizer
138. __________ is a special type of optical scanner used to
recognize the type of mark made by Pen or Pencil.
A. Optical Character Reader
B. Bar code Reader
C. Optical Mark Reader
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Optical Mark Reader
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139. Which of the following is non-emissive display?
A. LED
B. LCD
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. LCD
140. __________ printers print the characters by striking them
on the ribbon which is then pressed on the paper.
A. Impact
B. Non Impact
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Impact
141. Which input device is used to read information on a credit card?
A. Graphic Tablet
B. Numeric Keyboard
C. Bar Code reader
D. Magnetic Stripe reader
Answer
D. Magnetic Stripe reader
142. LCD stands for _________
A. Light Crystal Display
B. Low Crystal Display
C. Less Crystal Display
D. Liquid Crystal Display
Answer
D. Liquid Crystal Display
143. Which of the following works as mouse?
A. Keyboard
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B. Scanner
C. Track ball
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Track ball
144. The work done by a computer operator is displayed in which
part of computer?
A. CPU
B. VDU
C. ALU
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. VDU
145. Which involves photo scanning of the text character by
character, analysis of the scanned in image , and then
translation of the character image into character code?
A. OCR
B. OMR
C. Bar code Reader
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. OCR
146. In OCR processing, When a character is recognized, it is
converted into_______ code.
A. binary
B. ASCII
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. ASCII
147. Laser printers and Ink-jet printers are an example of _______
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A. Impact
B. Non Impact
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Non Impact
148. Which of the following is used as principal flight control in the
cockpit of many air crafts?
A. Graphic Tablet
B. Joy Stick
C. Bar Code reader
D. Magnetic Stripe reader
Answer
B. Joy Stick
149. TFT stands for ________
A. Thick Film Transistor
B. Thin Film Transistor
C. Thin Film Transmitter
D. Thick Film Transmitter
Answer
B. Thin Film Transistor
150. Which of the following is used at Point of Sales to input
product information?
A. Graphic Tablet
B. MICR
C. Bar Code reader
D. Magnetic Stripe reader
Answer
C. Bar Code reader
151. Which input device is used for inserting pin numbers for credit
cards?
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A. Graphic Tablet
B. Numeric pad
C. Bar Code reader
D. Magnetic Stripe reader
Answer
B. Numeric pad
152. _________ is a device used for reading bar coded data
(contains light and dark lines).
A. Graphic Tablet
B. Numeric pad
C. Bar Code reader
D. Magnetic Stripe reader
Answer
C. Bar Code reader
153. Which input device is usually a standard feature of laptops?
A. Graphic Tablet
B. Numeric Keyboard
C. touch pad
D. Magnetic Stripe reader
Answer
C. touch pad
154. __________ are devices that convert electrical energy into
light.
A. Emissive Displays
B. Non-Emissive Displays
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Emissive Displays
155. Which of the following input device is used in Banks to read
magnetised characters on a Cheque?
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A. OCR
B. MICR
C. Bar Code reader
D. Magnetic Stripe reader
Answer
B. MICR
156. _________ printers print the characters without using ribbon
and it can print a complete page at a time.
A. Impact
B. Non Impact
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Non Impact
157. Impact printers can be divided into ______ types.
A. Four
B. Six
C. Three
D. Two
Answer
D. Two
158. ________ printers are the printers that print one character at a
time.
A. Laser
B. Drum
C. Chain
D. Dot Matrix
Answer
D. Dot Matrix
159. Which of the following is an example for Character printer?
A. Laser
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B. Drum
C. Chain
D. Daisy Wheel
Answer
D. Daisy Wheel
160. Which of the following is an example for line printer?
A. Laser
B. Drum
C. Daisy Wheel
D. Dot Matrix
Answer
B. Drum
161. Non-Impact Printers use ________ technologies.
A. electrostatic and chemical
B. thermal
C. inkjet
D. All of the Above
Answer
D. All of the Above
162. Which printers produce output by mechanical contact between
the print head and paper?
A. Impact
B. Non-impact
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Impact
163. ______ is a computer printer for printing vector graphics.
A. Plotter
B. Projector
C. Both (A) and (B)
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D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Plotter
164. Plotter can be divided into _________ types.
A. Three
B. Six
C. Four
D. Two
Answer
D. Two
165. The refresh rate of monitor is measured in _______
A. byte
B. seconds
C. Hertz
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Hertz
166. In DLP Projector, DLP stands for________
A. Direct Light Processing
B. Direct Low Processing
C. Digital Low Processing
D. Digital Light Processing
Answer
D. Digital Light Processing
167. __________ is an interface for connecting eight or more data
wires.
A. Serial Port
B. Fire wire
C. Parallel Port
D. None of the Above
Answer
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C. Parallel Port
168. ________ is a high-speed real-time interface for serial bus and
it has data transfer up to 400 Mbps.
A. Serial Port
B. Fire wire
C. Parallel Port
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Fire wire
169. __________ transmits one bit of data through a single wire.
A. Serial Port
B. Fire wire
C. Parallel Port
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Serial Port
170. Which refers to the diagonal distance between two coloured
pixels?
A. Refresh rate
B. Dot Pitch
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Dot Pitch
171. ________ is an input device that accepts input when the user
places a fingertip on the computer screen.
A. Joy Stick
B. Light Pen
C. Trackball
D. Touch Screen
Answer
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D. Touch Screen
172. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is also known as
_________
A. Intelligent Code Recognition
B. Intermediate Code Recognition
C. Intermediate Character Recognition
D. Intelligent Character Recognition
Answer
D. Intelligent Character Recognition
173. __________ is a handheld electro-optical pointing device. It is
also called mouse pen.
A. Joy Stick
B. Light Pen
C. Trackball
D. Touch Screen
Answer
B. Light Pen
174. Joystick allows movements in _____ directions.
A. Up and Down
B. Left an Right
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Both (A) and (B)
175. A basic touch screen has three main components. It includes
touch sensor, controller and ________
A. transmitter
B. receiver
C. software driver
D. None of the Above
Answer
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C. software driver
176. __________ an external bus standard used for transferring
data to and from digital devices.
A. Serial Port
B. Firewire
C. Parallel Port
D. USB
Answer
D. USB
177. ________ printer is also called pin printer.
A. Laser
B. Drum
C. Daisy Wheel
D. Dot Matrix
Answer
D. Dot Matrix
178. Which of the following is also known as reflective scanner?
A. Handheld scanner
B. Flatbed scanner
C. Drum scanner
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Flatbed scanner
179. A scanner that is moved by hand over the material being
captured is known as ________
A. Sheetfed scanner
B. Flatbed scanner
C. Drum scanner
D. Handheld scanner
Answer
D. Handheld scanner
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180. MICR reads the characters by examining their shapes in
_________ form.
A. binary
B. ASCII
C. matrix
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. matrix
181. Where would you find the letters “QWERTY”?
A. Joy Stick
B. Light Pen
C. Numeric Pad
D. Keyboard
Answer
D. Keyboard
182. What does a light pen contain?
A. lead
B. ink
C. light sensing elements
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. light sensing elements
183. _________ is a protocol designed for recording and playing
back music on digital synthesizers.
A. Musical Interface
B. Graphical User Interface (GUI)
C. Musical Digital Instrument Interface (MIDI)
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Musical Digital Instrument Interface (MIDI)
184. Which is an interactive device that facilitates touch sensation
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and fine-motion control in Robotics and Virtual reality?
A. Light Pen
B. Joystick
C. Data Glove
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Data Glove
185. Special I/O devices such as, Joy stick, Data Glove are involved
in ______________ applications.
A. Photonics
B. Haptics
C. Agnostic
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Haptics
Haptics – Science of applying touch sensation and control to
interact with computer applications
186. Which device typically attachable to computer keyboard that
allows a blind people to read?
A. Light Pen
B. Joystick
C. Touch screen
D. Braille display
Answer
D. Braille display
187. Many Dot Matrix printers are ________
A. uni-directional
B. bi-directional
C. multi-directional
D. None of the Above
Answer
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B. bi-directional
188. Which is a hardware component or system of components that
allows a human being to interact with a computer?
A. Interface device (IDF)
B. Graphical User Interface (GUI)
C. Musical Digital Instrument Interface (MIDI)
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Interface device (IDF)
189. Which is an escape code language used to send commands to
the printer for printing documents?
A. Postscript
B. PCL
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. PCL
190. PCL stands for _________
A. Print Code Language
B. Printer Code Language
C. Printer Character Language
D. Printer Command Language
Answer
D. Printer Command Language
191. ________ is a printer language that uses English phrases and
programmatic constructions to describe the appearance of a
printed page to the printer.
A. Postscript
B. PCL
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
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A. Postscript
192. _________ is a device which recognises physical or behavioural
traits of the individual.
A. Smart Card Reader
B. Optical Character Reader(OCR)
C. Optical Mark Reader(OCR)
D. Biometric Sensor
Answer
D. Biometric Sensor
193. Printer resolution is a numerical measure of print quality that is
measured in _______
A. Pages Per Minute (PPM)
B. Lines Per Minute (LPM)
C. Characters Per Second (CPS)
D. Dots Per Inch (DPI)
Answer
D. Dots Per Inch (DPI)
194. The toner or ink in a Laser printer is________
A. dry
B. wet
C. Either (A) or (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. dry
195. A thermal transfer printer is a ________ printer that uses heat
to register an impression on paper.
A. Impact
B. Non-impact
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
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B. Non-impact
196. Thermal transfer printer can be divided into ______ types.
A. Three
B. Four
C. Six
D. Two
Answer
D. Two
Direct Thermal Printer, Thermal Wax transfer Printer
197. Direct Thermal printer does not use _________
A. heat
B. coated paper
C. ribbon
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. ribbon
198. Which of the following type of printer uses a thermal transfer ribbon
that contains wax-based ink?
A. Direct Thermal
B. Thermal Wax transfer
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Thermal Wax transfer
199. __________ is a device that performs a variety of functions
that would otherwise be carried out by separate peripheral
devices.
A. Single Function Peripheral
B. Multi Function Peripheral
C. Dual Function Peripheral
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D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Multi Function Peripheral
200. Impact printer(s) is/are _______
A. Dot Matrix printer
B. Line printer
C. Daisy Wheel printer
D. All of the Above
Answer
D. All of the Above
201. The term ________ refers to data storage systems that make it
possible for a computer or electronic device to store and
retrieve data.
A. input technology
B. output technology
C. storage technology
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. storage technology
202. _________ is the time from the start of one storage device
access to the time when the next access can be started.
A. Mode
B. Access time
C. capacity
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Access time
203. The memory unit that communicates directly with the CPU is
called ________
A. Secondary or Auxiliary Memory
B. Primary or Main Memory
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C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Primary or Main Memory
204. Which memory stores large amount of data and the data can
not be processed directly by the CPU?
A. Secondary or Auxiliary Memory
B. Primary or Main Memory
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Secondary or Auxiliary Memory
205. Which of the following is/are hard disk performance
parameter?
A. Seek time
B. Latency period
C. Access time
D. All of the above
Answer
D. All of the above
206. A disk’s content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and
that cannot be changed or erased by the user is ________
A. Write only
B. Read Only
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Read Only
207. Which of the following memories uses a MOS capacitor as its
memory cell?
A. SRAM
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B. DRAM
C. ROM
D. FIFO
Answer
B. DRAM
208. A nibble is equal to _______
A. 4 bits
B. 8 bits
C. 16 bits
D. 32 bits
Answer
A. 4 bits
209. A byte can represent any number between 0 and _______
A. 312
B. 255
C. 1024
D. 1025
Answer
B. 255
210. Which of the following memory chip is faster?
A. DRAM
B. SRAM
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. SRAM
211. The term ‘giga byte’ equals to ________
A. 1024 byte
B. 1024 KB
C. 1024 GB
D. 1024 MB
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D. 1024 MB
212. _________ is a data area shared by hardware devices or
program processes that operate at different speeds or with
different sets of priorities.
A. Flash memory
B. Virtual memory
C. Buffer
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Buffer
213. _________ is the transfer of computer data from a temporary
storage area to the computer’s permanent memory.
A. Flash
B. Virtual
C. Buffer Flush
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Buffer Flush
214. Which is a general term for all forms of solid state memory that
do not need to have their memory contents periodically
refreshed.
A. Volatile memory
B. Non Volatile memory
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Non Volatile memory
215. _________is computer storage that only maintains its data
while the device is powered.
A. Volatile memory
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B. Non Volatile memory
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Volatile memory
216. _________ is a type of non-volatile memory that erases data in
units called blocks.
A. Flash memory
B. Virtual memory
C. Buffer
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Flash memory
217. _____________is a feature of an operating system that allows
a computer to compensate for shortages of physical memory by
temporarily transferring pages of data from RAM to disk
storage.
A. Flash memory
B. Virtual memory
C. Buffer
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Virtual memory
218. ________ is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and
sectors.
A. Formatting
B. Tracking
C. Allotting
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Formatting
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219. The primary device that a computer uses to store information is
_______
A. Floppy Disk
B. Monitor
C. Hard Drive
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Hard Drive
220. A removable magnetic disk that holds information is
__________
A. Floppy Disk
B. Hard Drive
C. Monitor
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Floppy Disk
221. Which of the following is a type of RAM used specifically for
video adapters or 3D accelerators?
A. DRAM
B. SRAM
C. SGRAM
D. VRAM
Answer
D. VRAM (Video RAM)
222. Which of the following is clock-synchronized RAM that is used
for video memory?
A. DRAM
B. SRAM
C. SGRAM
D. None of the Above
Answer
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C. SGRAM (Synchronous Graphics RAM)
223. _________is a copy of Basic Input/Output Operating System
(BIOS) routines from Read Only Memory (ROM) into a special
area of RAM so that they can be accessed more quickly.
A. Dynamic RAM
B. Shadow RAM
C. Synchronous Graphics RAM
D. Video RAM
Answer
B. Shadow RAM
224. Which memory does not use capacitor in its memory cell?
A. SRAM
B. DRAM
C. ROM
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. SRAM
225. Information stored in RAM need to be ________
A. Check
B. modify
C. refresh periodically
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. refresh periodically
226. Memory is made up of _________
A. set of wires
B. large number of cells
C. set of circuits
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. large number of cells
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227. ________ is the ability of a device to ‘jump’ directly to the
requested data
A. Sequential access
B. Random access
C. Quick access
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Random access
228. Virtual memory is _________
A. an extremely large main memory
B. an extremely large secondary memory
C. a type of used in super computers
D. an illusion of extremely large main memory
Answer
D. an illusion of extremely large main memory
229. Which of the following is an example of optical disk?
A. Magnetic disk
B. Memory disk
C. Digital Versatile Disk
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Digital Versatile Disk
230. Cache and main memory will not be able to hold their
contents when the power is off. They are ________
A. Static
B. Dynamic
C. Non Volatile
D. Volatile
Answer
D. Volatile
231. The hardware in which data may be stored for a computer
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system is called ________
A. Registers
B. Bus
C. Control Unit
D. Memory
Answer
D. Memory
232. Which of the following memory is capable of operating at
electronics speed?
A. Magnetic disk
B. Magnetic drum
C. Semiconductor memory
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Semiconductor memory
233. Memories in which any location can be reached in a fixed
amount of time after specifying its address is called ________
A. Sequential Access Memory
B. Random Access Memory
C. Quick Access Memory
D. Mass storage
Answer
B. Random Access Memory
234. Which of the following is the user programmed semiconductor
memory?
A. SRAM
B. DRAM
C. EPROM
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. EPROM
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235. ____________ is a type of non-volatile memory composed of a
thin layer of material that can be easily magnetized in only one
direction.
A. Bubble memory
B. RAM
C. SRAM
D. None of the Above
Answer
A. Bubble memory
236. The magnetic storage chips used to provide non-volatile direct
access storage of data and that have no moving parts are
known as________
A. Magnetic core memory
B. Magnetic tape memory
C. Magnetic disk memory
D. Magnetic bubble memory
Answer
D. Magnetic bubble memory
237. ___________ is a very high speed memory placed in between
RAM and CPU.
A. Magnetic disk
B. Magnetic drum
C. Virtual memory
D. Cache memory
Answer
D. Cache memory
238. EDODRAM stands for _________
A. Extended Digital Output Dynamic RAM
B. Extended Dynamic Output Digital RAM
C. Extended Data Output Digital RAM
D. Extended Data Output Dynamic RAM
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D. Extended Data Output Dynamic RAM
239. A byte is a collection of _______
A. 4 bits
B. 12 bits
C. 6 bits
D. 8 bits
Answer
D. 8 bits
240. Which of the following terms is the most closely related to
main memory?
A. Non Volatile
B. Permanent
C. Temporary
D. None of the Above
Answer
C. Temporary
241. Under virtual storage ________
A. Two or more programs are stored in primary storage
B. Only active pages of a program in primary storage
C. Inter-program, interference may occur
D. None of the Above
Answer
B. Only active pages of a program in primary storage
242. Comparing with secondary storage, primary storage is ______
A. Slow and expensive
B. Slow and inexpensive
C. Fast and inexpensive
D. Fast and expensive
Answer
D. Fast and expensive
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243. Technique of placing software/programs in a ROM
semiconductor chip is called ______
A. PROM
B. EPROM
C. Firmware
D. None of the above
Answer
C. Firmware
244. The ______ can be programmed one time either the
manufacturer or the computer user.Once programmed it cannot
be modified.
A. PROM
B. EPROM
C. RAM
D. ROM
Answer
D. ROM
245. Technique to implement virtual memory where memory is
divided into units of fixed size memory is _________
A. Paging
B. De-fragments
C. Segmentation
D. None of the above
Answer
A. Paging
246. Storage device where time to retrieve stored information is
independent of address where it is stored is called _______
A. Random Access Memory
B. Secondary Memory
C. System
D. None of the above
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A. Random Access Memory
247. A memory in CPU that holds program instructions, input data,
intermediate results and the output information produced
during processing is __________
A. System
B. Primary Memory
C. Secondary Memory
D. None of the above
Answer
B. Primary Memory
248. Technique of using disk space to make programs believe that
the system contains more Random Access Memory(RAM) than
is actually available is called ______
A. Random Access Memory
B. Primary Memory
C. Secondary Memory
D. Virtual Memory
Answer
D. Virtual Memory
249. CPU performs read/write operations at any point in time in
_____
A. PROM
B. EPROM
C. RAM
D. ROM
Answer
B. EPROM
250. A storage device or medium where the access time is
dependent upon the location of the data is called ________
A. Parallel access
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B. Serial access
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above
Answer
B. Serial access
251. The instructions for starting the computer are house on
________
A. Hard Disk
B. CD-ROM
C. Read Only Memory chip
D. All of the above
Answer
C. Read Only Memory chip
252. EAROM stands for ______
A. Electrically Altered Read Only Memory
B. Electrically Accepted Read Only Memory
C. Electronically Alterable Read Only Memory
D. Electrically Alterable Read Only Memory
Answer
D. Electrically Alterable Read Only Memory
253. _______ is a method of storing data bits using magnetic
charges instead of the electrical charges used by DRAM.
A. VRAM
B. WRAM
C. MRAM
D. None of the above
Answer
C. MRAM
Magneto resistive RAM
254. _______ is a high-performance video RAM that is dual ported.
A. VRAM
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B. WRAM
C. MRAM
D. None of the above
Answer
B. WRAM
Window RAM
255. ______ is RAM that combines the fast read and write access of
Dynamic RAM
A. VRAM
B. WRAM
C. MRAM
D. FRAM
Answer
D. FRAM
Ferroelectric RAM
256. _________is a form of non-volatile storage that operates by
changing the resistance of a specially formulated solid dielectric
material.
A. VRAM
B. WRAM
C. MRAM
D. RRAM
Answer
D. RRAM
Resistive RAM
257. Which of the following memories has the shortest access time?
A. Cache memory
B. Magnetic Bubble Memory
C. Magnetic Core Memory
D. None of the above
Answer
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A. Cache memory
258. Which of the following is mandatory for every disk?
A. root
B. sub
C. bare
D. None of the above
Answer
A. root
259. Which of the following is the smallest measure of storage?
A. KB
B. MB
C. TB
D. Byte
Answer
D. Byte
260. Kilobyte equals to how many bytes?
A. 1000
B. 1064
C. 1024
D. None of the above
Answer
C. 1024
261. _________ is a generic term for organized collection of
computer data and instructions.
A. firmware
B. Software
C. hardware
D. None of the above
Answer
B. Software
262. Software refers to ____
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A. firmware
B. physical components that a computer is made of
C. programs
D. None of the above
Answer
C. programs
263. Software can be categorized as ________
A. Firmware and Hardware
B. System software and Firmware
C. Application software and Hardware
D. System software and Application Software
Answer
D. System software and Application Software
264. This type of software works with end users, application
software and computer hardware to handle the majority of
technical details.
A. Communications software
B. Application software
C. Utility software
D. System software
Answer
D. System software
265. ___________programs perform day to day tasks related to the
maintenance of the computer system.
A. Operating system
B. System Utilities
C. Language translators
D. Application software
Answer
System Utilities
266. Application software
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A. is designed to help programmers
B. is used to control the operating System
C. performs specific task for computer users
D. is used for making design only
Answer
C. performs specific task for computer users
267. It is the set of programs that enables your computers hardware
device and application software to work together.
A. Operating system
B. Helper software
C. System software
D. Application software
Answer
C. System software
268. Which of the following is/are an example(s) of System
Software?
A. Device Drivers
B. Language translators
C. System Utilities
D. All of the above
Answer
D. All of the above
269. ______ is the first layer of software loaded into computer
memory when it starts up.
A. Device Drivers
B. Language translators
C. System Utilities
D. Operating system
Answer
D. Operating system
270. ______ are system programs, which are responsible for
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proper functioning of devices.
A. Device Drivers
B. Language translators
C. System Utilities
D. Operating system
Answer
A. Device Drivers
271. A _________ helps in converting programming languages to
machine language.
A. Operating system
B. System Utilities
C. Language translator
D. Application software
Answer
C. Language translator
272. Which of the following is/are example(s) of an Operating
System?
A. UNIX
B. Linux
C. Windows XP
D. All of the above
Answer
D. All of the above
273. Language Translators can be divided into three major
categories.They are _________
A. Compiler, Operating System and Assembler
B. Compiler, Device Driver and Assembler
C. Compiler, Interpreter and System Utility
D. Compiler, Interpreter and Assembler
Answer
D. Compiler, Interpreter and Assembler
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274. Which of the following language is the closest to the machine
code?
A. Compiler
B. Interpreter
C. Assembler
D. None of the above
Answer
C. Assembler
275. Which analyses and executes the source code in line-by-line
manner, without looking at the entire program?
A. Compiler
B. Interpreter
C. Assembler
D. None of the above
Answer
B. Interpreter
276. A ________ is a special program that processes statements
written in a particular programming language and turns them
into machine language.
A. Compiler
B. Device Driver
C. Assembler
D. None of the above
Answer
A. Compiler
277. ___________ is a software used to compose, format, edit, and
print electronic documents.
A. Spreadsheets
B. Word Processor
C. Image Editors
D. None of the above
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B. Word Processor
278. Which of the following is/are example(s) of Word Processors?
A. Microsoft Word
B. WordPerfect
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above
Answer
C. Both (A) and (B)
279. ______are designed specifically for capturing, creating, editing
and manipulating images?
A. Spreadsheets
B. Word Processor
C. Image Editors
D. None of the above
Answer
C. Image Editors
280. Which of the following is/are example(s) of Spreadsheets?
A. Microsoft Excel
B. Lotus 1-2-3
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above
Answer
C. Both (A) and (B)
281. Which refers to any program that is not copy righted?
A. Freeware
B. Shareware
C. Open Source Software
D. Public Domain Software
Answer
D. Public Domain Software
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282. Which term is commonly used for copyrighted software given
away free by its author?
A. Freeware
B. Shareware
C. Open Source Software
D. Public Domain Software
Answer
A. Freeware
283. __________ is the software which comes with the permission
for people to redistribute copies for a limited period.
A. Freeware
B. Shareware
C. Open Source Software
D. Public Domain Software
Answer
B. Shareware
284. Linux is a type of ___________
A. Freeware
B. Shareware
C. Open Source Software
D. Public Domain Software
Answer
C. Open Source Software
285. Which of the following is application software?
A. Database Management System
B. Spreadsheets
C. Image Editor
D. All of the above
Answer
D. All of the above
286. ___________ is a combination of software permanently storedin the memory.
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A. Freeware
B. Shareware
C. Open Source Software
D. Firmware
Answer
D. Firmware
287. ____________ represents the majority of software purchased
from software publishers.
A. Commercial Software
B. Proprietary Software
C. Open Source Software
D. Firmware
Answer
A. Commercial Software
288. Which of the following software is also called as Closed Source
Software?
A. Commercial Software
B. Proprietary Software
C. Open Source Software
D. Firmware
Answer
B. Proprietary Software
289. ____________ is a collection of one or more files that correct
flaws in the performance, reliability or security of a specific
software product.
A. Software Update
B. Software Piracy
C. Software patch
D. None of the above
Answer
C. Software patch
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290. Which of the following is System Software?
A. Microsoft Word
B. Microsoft Excel
C. Adobe Photoshop
D. Windows 7
Answer
D. Windows 7
291. Which of the following is/are example(s) of Image Editors?
A. Adobe photoshop
B. Adobe Illustrator
C. CorelDraw
D. All of the above
Answer
D. All of the above
292. ____________ distributed as freeware, but it requires the user
to view advertisements to use the software.
A. Adware
B. Abandonware
C. Donationware
D. All of the above
Answer
A. Adware
293. Adware is some times called ________
A. Shareware
B. Abandonware
C. Donationware
D. Spyware
Answer
D. Spyware
294. ________ is the unauthorized copying of an organization’s
internally developed software or the illegal duplication of
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commercially available software.
A. Software license
B. Software Piracy
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above.
Answer
B. Software Piracy
295. Which of the following activity can be termed as Software
Piracy?
A. Softloading
B. Hard Disk loading
C. Internet Downloading
D. All of the above
Answer
D. All of the above
296. __________ means sharing a program with someone who is
not authorized by the license agreement to use it.
A. Softloading
B. Hard Disk loading
C. Internet Downloading
D. Renting
Answer
D. All of the above
297. EULA is a legal agreement between a software producer and a
user. What does EULA stand for?
A. Exit User License Agreement
B. Exit Utility License Agreement
C. End Utility License Agreement
D. End User License Agreement
Answer
D. End User License Agreement
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298. If you borrow and copy a friend’s software in violation of the
licensing agreement, what kind of piracy is that?
A. Internet Downloading
B. Hard Disk loading
C. Softloading
D. Renting
Answer
C. Softloading
299. Softloading is also called __________
A. End User Piracy
B. Softlifting
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above.
Answer
C. Both (A) and (B)
300. __________ is a content distribution protocol enables
efficient software distribution and peer-to-peer sharing of very
large files by enabling users to serve as network redistribution
points.
A. Freeware
B. BitTorrent
C. CorelDraw
D. None of the above.
Answer
B. BitTorrent

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