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This set of Computer Fundamentals Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Computer Fundamentals Set 28

Q1 | Computers built before the First Generation of computers were:
  • Mechanical
  • Electro-mechanical
  • Electrical
  • None of these
Q2 | Which of the following is a way to access secondary memory?
  • Random access memory
  • Action method
  • Transfer method
  • Density method
Q3 | What is System Analysis?
  • The design of the screen the user will see and use to enter or display data
  • System analysis defines the format and type of data the program will use
  • System Analysis involves creating formal model of the problem to be solved
  • None of the above
Q4 | Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only store information to it but cannot erase or modify it?
  • Floppy Disk
  • Hard Disk
  • Tape Drive
  • CDROM
Q5 | Which is an item of storage medium in the form of circular plate?
  • Disk
  • CPU
  • Printer
  • ALU
Q6 | Daisy wheel printer is a type of
  • Matrix printer
  • Impact printer
  • Laser printer
  • Manual printer
Q7 | A number system that has eight different symbols to represent any quantity is known as
  • Binary
  • Octal
  • Decimal
  • Hexadecimal
Q8 | The two basic types of record access methods are:
  • Sequential and random
  • Sequential and indexed
  • Direct and immediate
  • Online and real time
Q9 | Artificial Intelligence is associated with which generation?
  • First Generation
  • Second Generation
  • Fifth Generation
  • Sixth Generation
Q10 | One of a class of storage device devices that can access storage locations in any order is
  • DTE
  • DASD
  • DDE
  • DDE
Q11 | The actual execution of instructions happens in
  • ALU
  • CU
  • Memory
  • None of above
Q12 | Floppy disks are available in
  • Single side single density
  • Single side double density
  • Both of above
  • None of above
Q13 | Which of the following is not electro-mechanical computer?
  • Z3
  • ABC
  • mark I
  • ENIAC
Q14 | Which of the following is a programming language?
  • Lotus
  • Pascal
  • MS-Excel
  • Netscape
Q15 | Which converts the user data into machine readable form?
  • input unit, output unit, control unit
  • central processing unit
  • output unit
  • decoder unit
Q16 | In what respect human beings are superior to computers?
  • Diligence
  • Intelligence
  • Slavery
  • Reliability
Q17 | As compared to the secondary memory, the primary memory of a computer is
  • Large
  • Cheap
  • Fast
  • Slow
Q18 | The language that the computer can understand and execute is called
  • Machine language
  • Application software
  • System program
  • All of above
Q19 | How was the generation of computer classified?
  • by the device used in memory & processor
  • by the speed of computer
  • by the model of the computer
  • by the accuracy of computer
Q20 | Which of the following is not a feature of first generation computers
  • They used vacuum tubes or valves as main electronic component
  • They consumed lots of electricity and produced excessive heat
  • They used machine language and assembly language to program the machine
  • None of above
Q21 | CAD stands for
  • Computer aided design
  • Computer algorithm for design
  • Computer application in design
  • All of the above
Q22 | Which of the following memories has the shortest access times?
  • Cache memory
  • Magnetic bubble memory
  • Magnetic core memory
  • RAM
Q23 | A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a
  • Computer
  • Microcomputer
  • Programmable
  • Sensor
Q24 | Which of the following is not a primary storage device?
  • Magnetic tape
  • Magnetic disk
  • Optical disk
  • All of above
Q25 | Who invented Analytical engine?
  • Blaise Pascal
  • George Bool
  • Charles Babbage
  • Dr. Herman Hollerith