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This set of Computer Fundamentals Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Computer Fundamentals Set 19

Q1 | Raw facts and figures about any particular topic are
  • Information
  • facts
  • data
  • none of above
Q2 | A computer can solve more than one kind of problem. This is related to which of the following characteristics?
  • Accuracy
  • Reliability
  • Versatility
  • Automatic
Q3 | From which generation computers the printers were used?
  • first
  • second
  • third
  • fourth
Q4 | How many symbols exist in Baudot code?
  • 32
  • 116
  • 58
  • 76
Q5 | Following IC chip integrates 100 thousands electronic components per chip
  • SSI
  • MSI
  • LSI
  • VLSI
Q6 | An application program that helps the user to change any number and immediately see the result of that change is
  • Desktop publishing program
  • Database
  • Spreadsheet
  • All of above
Q7 | In 1830, Charles Babbage designed a machine called the Analytical Engine which he showed at the Paris Exhibition. In which year was it exhibition?
  • 1820
  • 1860
  • 1855
  • 1870
Q8 | What is the name of the new color laptop computer which is powered by a 386 processor at 33 MHz and is built by Epson?
  • AX3/33
  • NEC-20
  • Magnum 2000
  • HCL-3000
Q9 | In analog computer
  • Input is first converted to digital form
  • Input is never converted to digital form
  • Output is displayed in digital form
  • All of the above
Q10 | Which of the following computer is not invented by J.P. Eckert and John Mauchly?
  • ENIAC
  • EDVAC
  • UNIVAC
  • EDSAC
Q11 | When was the company named IBM?
  • 1914
  • 1924
  • 1975
  • None of above
Q12 | Which of the following storage device can store the largest amount of data?
  • Hard Disks
  • Flash Disks
  • Blu-Ray Disks
  • DVDs
Q13 | Who invented Mark I?
  • Howard Aikin
  • J. P. Eckert
  • John Mauchley
  • John v. Atanasoff
Q14 | ALU is
  • Arithmetic Logic Unit
  • Array Logic Unit
  • Application Logic Unit
  • None of above
Q15 | A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/an
  • Interpreter
  • CPU
  • Compiler
  • Simulator
Q16 | When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
  • 1978
  • 1984
  • 1990
  • 1991
Q17 | The purpose of vacuum tube was to NOT act like
  • an amplifier
  • a switch
  • a router
  • None of above
Q18 | As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are
  • More expensive
  • More portable
  • Less rigid
  • Slowly accessed
Q19 | Which of the following is the most quickly accessible storage?
  • RAM
  • Registers
  • Disks
  • Pen Drive
Q20 | The octal equivalence of 111010 is
  • 81
  • 72
  • 71
  • None of above
Q21 | Excessive parallel processing is related to
  • First generation
  • Fourth generation
  • Fifth Generation
  • Third generation
Q22 | Second generation computers were developed during
  • 1949 to 1955
  • 1956 to 1965
  • 1965 to 1970
  • 1970 to 1990
Q23 | What do you call a single point on a computer screen?
  • Cell
  • Element
  • Pixel
  • Bit
Q24 | Mostly which of the following device is used to carry user files?
  • Floppy Disk
  • Hard Disk
  • RAM
  • CDROM
Q25 | Which of the following computer implemented binary numbers, perform calculations using electronics and implemented separate computation and memory for the first time?
  • Mark I
  • ABC
  • Z3
  • None of above