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This set of Computer Fundamentals Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Computer Fundamentals Set 16

Q1 | Digital devices are
  • Digital Clock
  • Automobile speed meter
  • Clock with a dial and two hands
  • All of them
Q2 | Primary memory stores
  • Data alone
  • Programs alone
  • Results alone
  • All of these
Q3 | After copying the content how many times can you paste?
  • 1
  • 16
  • 32
  • Many
Q4 | WAN stands for
  • Wap Area Network
  • Wide Area Network
  • Wide Array Net
  • Wireless Area Network
Q5 | An error in computer data is called
  • Chip
  • Bug
  • CPU
  • Storage device
Q6 | The instructions for starting the computer are house on
  • Random access memory
  • CD-Rom
  • Read only memory chip
  • All of above
Q7 | 1 nibble equals to
  • 1 bits
  • 2 bits
  • 4 bits
  • 8 bits
Q8 | Perforated paper used as input of output media is known as
  • paper tapes
  • magnetic tape
  • punched papers tape
  • card punch
Q9 | The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform
  • Arithmetic Operation
  • Logic operation
  • Fetch operations
  • Either of the above
Q10 | Which American computer company is called Big Blue?
  • Microsoft
  • Compaq Corp
  • IBM
  • Tandy Svenson
Q11 | It was in 2028 BS the _________ was brought in to calculate census data.
  • IBM 1400
  • IBM 1401
  • ICL 2950
  • None of above
Q12 | Who is the inventor of ABC Computer?
  • John v. Atanasoff
  • Clifford Berry
  • Both of above
  • None of above
Q13 | Which of the following is the largest unit?
  • data
  • field
  • record
  • database file
Q14 | Find out who is not the inventor of transistors among following names
  • John Burdeen
  • William Shockley
  • Walter Brattain
  • Lee de Forest
Q15 | Which of the following is not true for a magnetic disk?
  • It is expensive relative to magnetic tape
  • It provides only sequential access to stored data
  • Users can easily update records by writing over the old data
  • All of above
Q16 | A disadvantage of the laser printer is
  • It is quieter than an impact printer
  • It is very slow
  • The output is of a lower quality
  • None of the above
Q17 | The most 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
Q18 | Which access method is used to access cassette tape?
  • Direct
  • Sequential
  • Both of the above
  • None of the above
Q19 | A Compiler is ____
  • a combination of computer hardware
  • a program which translates from one high-level language to another
  • a program which translates from one high-level to a machine level language
  • None of these
Q20 | Which unit holds data temporarily?
  • Input unit
  • Secondary storage unit
  • Output Unit
  • Primary Memory Unit
Q21 | The computer size was very large in
  • First Generation
  • Second Generation
  • Third Generation
  • Fourth Generation
Q22 | A name or number used to identify storage location devices?
  • A byte
  • A record
  • An address
  • All of above
Q23 | Which of the following is not computer language?
  • High level language
  • Medium level language
  • Low level language
  • All of the above
Q24 | Reading data is performed in magnetic disk by
  • Read/write leads
  • Sectors
  • Track
  • Lower surface
Q25 | IBM 7000 digital computer
  • Belongs to second generation
  • Uses VLSI
  • Employs semiconductor memory
  • Has modular constructions