Q1)A typical modern computer uses
A. LSI chips
B. Vacuum tubes
C. Valves
D. All the
above
Answer: A
LSI—Large Scale Integration
Q2)Who was the father of Punched Card Processing?
A. J Presper
Eckert
B. Charles
Babbage
C. Dr. Herman
Hollerith
D. Blaise
Pascal
Answer: C
Q3)EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?
A. 8
B. 16
C. 32
D. 256
Answer: D
NOTE: Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)
is an 8-bit character encoding used mainly on IBM mainframe computer operating
systems.
Q4)The barcode which is used on all types of items, is read
by a scanning device directly into the computer. What is the name of this
scanning device?
A. Laser
scanner
B. Wand
C. OCR
D. MICR
Answer: A
Q5)What type of computer programming is used for airplane
ticket reservation system?
A. Multi
programming
B. Real time
programming
C. Time sharing
D. Batch programming
Answer: B
Q6)A processing unit that coordinates networks and data
communication is known as
A. Control unit
B. Communications processor
C. Register
unit
D. CPU
Answer: B
Q7)The terminal device that functions as a cash register,
computer terminal, and OCR reader is the:
A. Data
collection terminal
B. OCR register
terminal
C. Video
display terminal
D. POS terminal
Answer: D
Q8)Which of the following professions has not been affected
by personal computers?
A. medical
B. clerical
C. accounting
D. None of the
above
Answer: D
Q9)What is the name given to the 8-bit unit used for coding
data?
A. block of
characters
B. byte
C. word
D. K
Answer: B
Q10)What is meant by the term RAM?
A. Memory which
can only be read
B. Memory which
can be both^read and written to
C. Memory which
is used for permanent storage
D. Memory which
can only be written to
Answer: B
Q11)Magnetic tape can serve as :
A. secondary-storage media
B. output media
C. input media
D. All of the
above
Answer: D
Q12)In magnetic disks, data is organized on the platter in a
concentric sets of rings called
A. sector
B. track
C. head
D. block
Answer: B
Q13)Which term is not used to describe the memory component
of a computer?
A. ROM
B. PROM
C. RAM
D. SAM
Answer: D
Q14)In a punched card system, data is processed by a
A. keypunch
machine, sorter, and posting machine
B. accounting
machine, posting machine, and billing machine
C. sorter,
posting machine, and billing machine
D. accounting
machine, keypunch machine, and sorter
Answer: D
Q15)Who coordinates the sequencing of events within the
central processor of a computer?
A. Logic unit
B. Arithmetic
unit
C. Register
D. Control unit
Answer: D
Q16)The equipment with which the computer talks to its users
is called a
A. word
processor
B. peripheral
C. software
D. diskette
Answer: B
Q17)The term gigabyte refers to
A. 1024 bytes
B. 1024
kilobytes
C. 1024
megabytes
D. 1024
gigabytes
Answer: C
Q18)Accessing records from a file directly without searching
from the beginning of the file is
A. Time sharing
B. Random
C. Direct
access
D. Access time
Answer: C
Q19)The monitor of a computer is connected to it by a
A. Wire
B. Cable
C. Bus
D. Line driver
Answer: B
Q20)An integrated circuit is
A. a
complicated circuit
B. an
integrating device
C. much
costlier than a single transistor
D. fabricated
on a tiny silicon chip
Answer: D
