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This set of Computer Fundamentals Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Computer Fundamentals Set 20

Q1 | FORTRAN is a programming language. What does FORTRAN stand for?
  • File Translation
  • Format Translation
  • Formula Translation
  • Floppy Translation
Q2 | Which of the following memories needs refreshing?
  • SRAM
  • DRAM
  • ROM
  • All of above
Q3 | Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?
  • Data
  • Bytes
  • Graphics
  • Pictures
Q4 | An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is
  • Magnetic tape
  • Voice response unit
  • Voice recognition unit
  • Voice band
Q5 | Which of the items below are considered removable storage media?
  • Removable hard disk cartridges
  • (Magneto-optical) disk
  • Flexible disks cartridges
  • All of the above
Q6 | Which of the following is not purely output device?
  • Screen
  • Printer
  • Speaker
  • Plotter
Q7 | Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square roots?
  • Napier
  • Babbage
  • Pascal
  • Leibniz
Q8 | The first Macintosh computer was from
  • First generation
  • Second generation
  • Third generation
  • Fourth generation
Q9 | Which of the following is not a form of data?
  • numbers and characters
  • images
  • sound
  • none of above
Q10 | Which is not a computer classification?
  • mainframe
  • maxframe
  • mini
  • notebook
Q11 | The control unit of a microprocessor
  • Stores data in the memory
  • Accepts input data from keyboard
  • Performs arithmetic/logic function
  • None of above
Q12 | Which of the following is internal memory?
  • Disks
  • Pen Drives
  • RAM
  • CDs
Q13 | Which operation is not performed by computer
  • Inputting
  • Processing
  • Controlling
  • Understanding
Q14 | Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called?
  • Hard disks
  • High-density disks
  • Diskettes
  • Templates
Q15 | The magnetic storage chip used to provide non-volatile direct access storage of data and that have no moving parts are known as
  • Magnetic core memory
  • Magnetic tape memory
  • Magnetic disk memory
  • Magnetic bubble memory
Q16 | A collection of related instructions organized for a common purpose is referred to as
  • File
  • Database
  • Program
  • None of above
Q17 | Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and
  • Buffer size
  • Resolution
  • Vertical dimensions
  • Intelligence
Q18 | Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is called
  • Mnemonics
  • Symbolic code
  • Gray codes
  • Opcode
Q19 | Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program?
  • Machine language
  • Assembly language
  • High level language
  • None of above
Q20 | On which aspect the analog computers are better than digital?
  • Speed
  • Accuracy
  • Reliability
  • Automatic
Q21 | Which of the following processors use RISC technology?
  • 486dx
  • Power PC
  • 486sx
  • 6340
Q22 | Which of the following machine was not invented by Charles Babbage?
  • Tabulating Machine
  • Analytical Engine
  • Difference Engine
  • Both C and D
Q23 | How many numbers could ENIAC store in its internal memory
  • 100
  • 20
  • 80
  • 40
Q24 | The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of
  • Genetics
  • Control and communication
  • Molecular biology
  • Biochemistry
Q25 | Why ABC is considered electro-mechanical computer?
  • Because it was invented before electronic computers were developed
  • Because there are wheels, drums, bars to rotate and move to produce result
  • Because they use the flow of electrons in different component
  • None of above