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This set of Computer Fundamentals Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Computer Fundamentals Set 22

Q1 | RATS stand for
  • Regression Analysis Time Series
  • Regression Analysis Time Sharing
  • Real Analysis Series
  • All of above
Q2 | Which technology is used in Compact disks?
  • Mechanical
  • Electrical
  • Electro Magnetic
  • Laser
Q3 | Different components of the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?
  • Conductors
  • Buses
  • Connectors
  • Consecutives
Q4 | Which is the first electronic digital computer?
  • ENIAC
  • MARK I
  • Z3
  • ABC
Q5 | Which of the following is a storage device?
  • Tape
  • Hard Disk
  • Floppy Disk
  • All of the above
Q6 | The metal disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and contamination free containers are called
  • Hard disks
  • Floppy disk
  • Winchester disk
  • Flexible disk
Q7 | A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an
  • Interpreter
  • Simulator
  • Compiler
  • Commander
Q8 | Intel corporation produces chips for which computers?
  • IBM PCs
  • Apple/Macintosh PCs
  • Both of above
  • None of above
Q9 | The first microprocessor built by the Intel corporation was called
  • 8008
  • 8080
  • 4004
  • 8800
Q10 | Which of the following is not a class of computers based on size?
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Mini Computers
  • Micro Computers
  • Super Computers
Q11 | Who invented EDSAC?
  • John v. Neumann
  • J.P. Eckert and John Mauchley
  • Maurice Wilkes
  • Howard Aiken
Q12 | EEPROM stands for
  • Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
  • Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
  • Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
  • Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Q13 | Which of the following is a class of computers based on model?
  • Digital Computer
  • Hybrid Computers
  • Analog Computers
  • AT Computers
Q14 | What are the computers called that performs calculations and comparisons usually in the binary numbering system?
  • Analog Computers
  • Digital Computers
  • Hybrid Computers
  • None of above
Q15 | ASCII stands for
  • American Standard Code for Information Interchange
  • American Scientific Code for International Interchange
  • American Standard Code for Intelligence Interchange
  • American Scientific Code for Information Interchange
Q16 | The data recording format in most of the modern magnetic tape is
  • 7-bit ASCII
  • 7-bit EBCDIC
  • 8-bit ASCII
  • 8-bit EBCDIC
Q17 | Why ABC computer is called so?
  • Because it was developed by Atanasoff and Berry
  • Because it was thought to be the first computer so named with first alphabets of English
  • Both of above are the reason to name the computer ABC
  • None of above are true
Q18 | Who designed the first electronics computer ? ENIAC/
  • Von Neumann
  • Joseph M Jacquard
  • J. P. Eckert and J. W. Mauchly
  • All of above
Q19 | Central Processing Unit is combination of
  • Control and storage
  • Control and output unit
  • Arithmetic logic and input unit
  • Arithmetic logic and control unit
Q20 | IBM 1401 computer was
  • Mainframe Computer
  • Mini Computers
  • Micro Computers
  • None of above
Q21 | Time during which a job is processed by the computer is
  • Delay times
  • Real time
  • Execution time
  • Down time
Q22 | CD-ROM stands for
  • Compactable Read Only Memory
  • Compact Data Read Only Memory
  • Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
  • Compact Disk Read Only Memory
Q23 | Which unit converts user data into machine readable form?
  • Input unit
  • Output unit
  • ALU
  • Control Unit
Q24 | Which unit is known as nerve center of computer?
  • ALU
  • CU
  • Memory
  • Registers
Q25 | What does the disk drive of a computer do?
  • Rotate the disk
  • Read the disk
  • Load a program from the disk into the memory
  • Both b and c