Q1)First generation computers are characterised by
A. Vaccum tubes
and magnetic drum
B. Minicomputers
C. Magnetic
tape and transistors
D. All of the
above
Answer: A
Q2)Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer
via its ports?
A. Data
B. Bytes
C. Graphics
D. Pictures
Answer: B
Q3)The process of writing computer instructions in a
programming language is known as
A. Coding
B. Processing
C. Programming
D. File
Answer: A
Q4)What is the general name of the device which produces
hardcopy graphics?
A. COM
B. Plotter
C. Printer
D. Microfilm
Answer: B
Q5)In comparison to the internal (main) memory, tape or disk
memory is
A. slower and
more expensive
B. slower and
less expensive
C. faster and
more expensive
D. faster and
less expensive
Answer: B
Q6)The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
A. primary
memory
B. control
section
C. external
memory
D. cache memory
Answer: B
Q7)A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to
A. 2 bytes
B. 32 bytes
C. 4 bytes
D. 8 bytes
Answer: C
Q8)Each model of a computer has a unique
A. Assembly
language
B. Machine
language
C. High level
language
D. All of the
above
Answer: B
Q9)The register which holds the address of the location to
or from which data are to be transferred is known as:
A. index
register
B. instruction
register
C. memory
address register
D. memory data
register
Answer: C
Q10)Transistorized computer circuits were introduced in the
A. first
generation
B. second
generation
C. third generation
D. fourth
generation
Answer: B
Q11)Communication ports are found on the back of
microcomputers. They are used to connect the computer to _____
A. printers
B. modems
C. other
hardware
D. All of the
above
Answer: D
Q12)Which of the following is not true of a magnetic disk?
A. It is
expensive relative to magnetic tape
B. It provides
only sequential access to stored data
C. Users can
easily update records by writing over the old data
D. It does not
provide an automatic audit trail
Answer: B
Q13)The most common input device used today is
A. Motherboard
B. Keyboard
C. Scanner
D. Mouse
Answer: B
Q14)What is the name of the temporary data storage area
between a peripheral device and the CPU which compensates for the difference
between their speeds?
A. Backing
storage
B. Buffer
C. Main storage
D. Temporary
storage
Answer: B
Q15)Which of the following is the fastest?
A. CPU
B. magnetic
tapes and disks
C. video
terminal
D. sensors,
mechanical controllers
Answer: A
Q16)A byte is comprised of:
A. One bit
B. Four bits
C. Eight bits
D. Sixteen bits
Answer: C
Q17)Which of the following printer can be classified as a
page-at-a-time printer?
A. Laser
printer
B. Dot-matrix printer
C. Thermal
printer
D. Inkjet
printer
Answer: A
Q18)A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant
for
A. doing quick
mathematical calculations
B. input,
storage, manipulation and outputting of data
C. electronic
data processing
D. performing
repetitive tasks accurately
Answer: B
