Computer Fundamentals Set 23

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This set of Computer Fundamentals Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Computer Fundamentals Set 23

Q1 | Access time is
  • seek time + latency time
  • seek time
  • seek time
  • latency time
Answer: seek time + latency time
Q2 | Who invented the microprocessor?
  • Marcian E Huff
  • Herman H Goldstein
  • Joseph Jacquard
  • All of above
Answer: Marcian E Huff
Q3 | MICR stands for
  • Magnetic Ink Character Reader
  • Magnetic Ink Code Reader
  • Magnetic Ink Case Reader
  • None of the above
Answer: Magnetic Ink Character Reader
Q4 | The Width of a processor’s data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are common data paths?
  • 8 bits
  • 12 bits
  • 16 bits
  • 32 bits
Answer: 8 bits
Q5 | MSI is the abbreviation of
  • Medium Scale Integrated
  • Medium System Integrated
  • Medium Scale Intelligent
  • Medium System Intelligent
Answer: Medium Scale Integrated
Q6 | IMB launched its first personal computer called IBM-PC in 1981. It had chips from Intel, disk drives from Tandon, operating system from Microsoft, the printer from Epson and the application software from everywhere. Can you name the country which contribute
  • India
  • China
  • Germany
  • Taiwan
Answer: Taiwan
Q7 | Which statement is valid about interpreter?
  • It translates one instruction at a time
  • Object code is saved for future use
  • Repeated interpretation is not necessary
  • All of above
Answer: Object code is saved for future use
Q8 | Easily reloctable language is
  • Machine language
  • Assembly language
  • High level language
  • Medium level language
Answer: Assembly language
Q9 | Which of the following memories needs refresh?
  • SRAM
  • DRAM
  • ROM
  • All of above
Answer: DRAM
Q10 | Through which device the main components of the computer communicate with each other?
  • Keyboard
  • System Bus
  • Monitor
  • Memory
Answer: System Bus
Q11 | What type of device is computer keyboard?
  • Memory
  • Output
  • Storage
  • Input
Answer: Input
Q12 | Which is the limitation of high level language?
  • Lower efficiency
  • Machine dependence
  • machine level coding
  • None of above
Answer: Lower efficiency
Q13 | An example of a digital device can be
  • Digital clock
  • Automobile speed meter
  • Clock with a dial and two hands
  • All of the above
Answer: Digital clock
Q14 | Which of the following is not true?
  • Transistors are much smaller
  • Transistors produce low heat
  • Transistors were less reliable
  • Transistors were used in radios and other electronic devices
Answer: Transistors were less reliable
Q15 | A characteristic of card systems is:
  • Slowness in processing data
  • Using cards as records of transactions
  • Needing a larger DP staff
  • All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q16 | The full form of EEPROM is
  • Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
  • Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
  • Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
  • None of the above
Answer: Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Q17 | The original ASCII code used__bits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error checking
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
Answer: 7
Q18 | A computer programmer
  • Does all the thinking for a computer
  • Can enter input data quickly
  • Can operate all types of computer equipments
  • Can draw only flowchart
Answer: Does all the thinking for a computer
Q19 | Fifth generation computer is also known as
  • Knowledge information processing system
  • Very large scale integration (VLSI)
  • Both of above
  • None of above
Answer: Knowledge information processing system
Q20 | The commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in electronic data processing system is called
  • ASCII
  • EBCDIC
  • BCD
  • All of above
Answer: All of above
Q21 | Which of the following have low failure rate?
  • mechanical devices
  • electronic devices
  • electro-mechanical devices
  • None of above
Answer: electronic devices
Q22 | Which of the following memories need refresh?
  • SRAM
  • DRAM
  • ROM
  • All of the above
Answer: DRAM
Q23 | A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have__ of RAM.
  • 4 KB
  • 16 K
  • 64 K
  • 256 K
Answer: 256 K
Q24 | The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage element called
  • Semiconductor memory
  • Registers
  • Hard disks
  • Magnetic disk
Answer: Registers
Q25 | Which was the computer conceived by Babbage?
  • Analytical Engine
  • Arithmetic Machine
  • Donald Kunth
  • All of above
Answer: Analytical Engine
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