Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Computer Science MCQ - Set 3

Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following language?

Instruction in computer languages consists of

Which generation of computer is still under development

Which was the most popular first generation computer?

Which is considered a direct entry input device?

A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is

Each set of Napier’s bones consisted of ______ rods.

BCD is

When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?

From which generation operating systems were developed?

The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was

How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?

Properly arranged data is called

A computer consists of

Why are vacuum tubes also called valves?

John Napier invented Logarithm in

An integrated circuit is

What type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic on the bus, in order to prevent two devices from trying to use it at the same time?

Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is

Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?

Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several

What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?

The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document is

Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of

Which statement is valid about computer program?

The difference between memory and storage is that memory is _____ and storage is __

When was Pascaline invented?

Which of the following statement is valid?

A compiler is a translating program which

What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?

Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?

The term gigabyte refers to

in which year was UK’s premier computing event called ?The which computer? started?

Once you load the suitable program and provide required data, computer does not need human intervention. This feature is known as

What is a brand?

Machine language is

A byte consists of

Modern Computers are very reliable but they are not

. What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine

. What was the expected feature of fifth generation computers when Japan started FGCS?

. Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?

. The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists mainly of __ or __ media with varying capacities

. Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as

. Computer operators

. Which of the following is not anti-viruses software?

. What is a compiler?

. _______ computers are also called personal computers

. Which of the following is not input unit device?

. Identify the correct statement

. Which of the following statement is false?

. Which of the following require large computers memory?

. Which of the following is machine independence program?

. When was the first electro-mechanical computer developed?

. The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was:

. Which one is the largest space?

. FORTRAN programming language is more suitable for ____

. The brain of any computer system is

. Analog computer works on the supply of

. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?

. The advantage of COM are its __ and __

. The BIOS is the abbreviation of ________.

. Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?

. IBM 1401 is

. Most of the first generation computers were

. Floppy disks typically in diameter

tarain or thaneswwer 2nd battle was fought in

. On a PC, how much memory is available to application software?

. In a computer _____ is capable to store single binary bit.

. What does DMA stand for?

. Who invented Integrated Circuits?

. Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under?

. One computer that is not considered a portable is

. Which of the following is not an electronic computer?

tarain or thaneswwer 1st battle was fought in

. Which is the largest computer?

. Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?

. The personal computer industry was started by

. What is meant by a dedicated computer?

. Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?

. What was the main disadvantage of vacuum tubes?

. Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as

. Which is not a comptuer of first generation?

. Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as

. Who invented vacuum tubes?

. An approach that permits the computer to work on several programs instead of one is

. Who suggested Stored Program Concept

. The central processing unit (CPU) consists of

. The notable features like keyboards, monitors, GUI were developed in

. UNIVAC is

. Which is the highest form?

. Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine?

. What is an interpreter?

. Which is a semi conductor memory?

. RJ45 UTP cable has ________ Cables.

. Which of the following is not a valid size of a Floppy Disk?

. The earliest calculating devices are

. Word length of a Personal Computer is ___

. What was the first computer to perform all calculation using electronics rather than wheels, ratchets, or mechanical switches?

. A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a __ resident package

. Which unit converts computer data into human readable form?

. The full form of ALU is

. What produces useful information out of data?

. Which of the following device was not invented by Babbage?

. A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of

. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?

. A computer has very low failure rate because it uses electronic components. It produces very consistent results. This is highlighted by which of the feature of computer?

. A paper printout of a document is known as

. Which electronic component was made out of semiconductor material?

. The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called

. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?

. ABC is a

. The computer code for the interchange of information between terminals is

. When was the X window system born?

. What is the first stage in software development?

. Which of the following is valid statement?

. The Second Generation Computer was based on ________.

. EBCDIC stands for

. Personnel who design, program, operates and maintains computer equipment refers to

. IBM System/360 is

. A system is

. Which of the following programming language started from second generation?

. The translator program used in assembly language is called

. EEPROM stands for

. Regarding data, computers are very good at

. Bit map terminal

. First generation computers used _________ for memory

. Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read and write operations?

. EPROM can be used for

. ENIAC uses

. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:

. which of the following is problem oriented language?

. A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to

. The term GIGO is related to

. Web cam is an

. Bit stands for

. Access time is

. Which device can understand difference between data & programs?

. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?

. Symbolic logic was discovered by

. Which of the following is not valid statement?

. Digital devices are

. Primary memory stores

. After copying the content how many times can you paste?

. WAN stands for

. An error in computer data is called

. The instructions for starting the computer are house on

. 1 nibble equals to

. Perforated paper used as input of output media is known as

. The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform

. Which American computer company is called Big Blue?

. It was in 2028 BS the _________ was brought in to calculate census data.

. Who is the inventor of ABC Computer?

. Which of the following is the largest unit?

. Find out who is not the inventor of transistors among following names

. Which of the following is not true for a magnetic disk?

. A disadvantage of the laser printer is

. The most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in electronic data processing system is called

. Which access method is used to access cassette tape?

. A Compiler is ____

. Which unit holds data temporarily?

. The computer size was very large in

. A name or number used to identify storage location devices?

. Which of the following is not computer language?

. Reading data is performed in magnetic disk by

. IBM 7000 digital computer

. Serial access memories are useful in applications where

. What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program as input & produce machine language code as output?

. The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as

. FORTRAN is

. Identify the true statement

. One of the popular mass storage device is CD ROM. What does CD ROM stand for?

. The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured

. Which of the following is a secondary memory device?

. By programmable machine we mean

. Which statement is valid about computer program?

. Microprocessors can be used to make

. Memory unit is one part of

. For what Antikyathera was used?

. Which of the following are (is) considered to be video component?

. Main storage is also called

. The qualitative or quantitative attribute of a variable or set of variables is termed as

. Which was the world’s first microcomputer that used Intel 80386 microprocessor chip?

. Which of the following is correct full form of BCD?

. The contents of information are stored in

. The first general purpose electronic computer in the world was

. Computer professionals working in a computer centre are

. A name or number used to identify a storage location is called

. Which of the following is first generation of computer

. An input /output device at which data enters or leaves a computer system is

. Which of the following term means to reckon?

. Hard disk is coated in both sides with

. Who used punched cards practically for the first time in the history of computers?

. To locate a data item for storage is

. Which of the following programming language were used in first generation computers?

. The term GIGO is related to which characteristics of computers?

. A hard copy would be prepared on a

. Which of the following is first generation computer?

. Which statement is valid about magnetic tape?

. Which of the following is not electro-mechanical computer?

. The term ‘computer’ is derived from

. In ________ mode, the communication channel is used in both directions at the same time?

. Who invented Slide Rules?

. The proper definition of a modern digital computer is

. Which of the following is the most powerful computers?

. Which of the printers used in conjunction with computers uses dry ink powder?

. What is the path from which data flow in a computer system is knon as

. Which term is used to describe RAM?

. In which year was chip used inside the computer for the first time?

. Assembly language started to be used from

. Which technology is more reliable?

. Which of the following is not an XT microprocessor?

. Hard disk is coated in both side with

. ASCII stands for

. Raw facts and figures about any particular topic are

. A computer can solve more than one kind of problem. This is related to which of the following characteristics?

. From which generation computers the printers were used?

. How many symbols exist in Baudot code?

. Following IC chip integrates 100 thousands electronic components per chip

. An application program that helps the user to change any number and immediately see the result of that change is

. In 1830, Charles Babbage designed a machine called the Analytical Engine which he showed at the Paris Exhibition. In which year was it exhibition?

. 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?

. In analog computer

. Which of the following computer is not invented by J.P. Eckert and John Mauchly?

. When was the company named IBM?

. Which of the following storage device can store the largest amount of data?

. Who invented Mark I?

. ALU is

. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/an

. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?

. The purpose of vacuum tube was to NOT ack like

. As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are

. Which of the following is the most quickly accessible storage?

. The octal equivalence of 111010 is

. Excessive parallel processing is related to

. second generation computers were developed during

. What do you call a single point on a computer screen?

. Mostly which of the following device is used to carry user files?

. Which of the following computer implemented binary numbers, perform calculations using electronics and implemented separate computation and memory for the first time?

. FORTRAN is a programming language. What does FORTRAN stand for?

. Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?

. An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is

. Which of the items below are considered removable storage media?

. Which of the following is not purely output device?

. Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square roots?

. The first Macintosh computer was from

. Which of the following is not a form of data?

. Which is not a computer classification?

. The control unit of a microprocessor

. Which of the following is internal memory?

. Which operation is not performed by computer

. Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called?

. The magnetic storage chip used to provide non-volatile direct access storage of data and that have no moving parts are known as

. A collection of related instructions organized for a common purpose is referred to as

. Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and

. Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is called

. Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program?

. On which aspect the analog computers are better than digital?

. Which of the following processors use RISC technology?

. Which of the following machine was not invented by Charles Babbage?

. How many numbers could ENIAC store in its internal memory

. The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of

. Why ABC is considered electro-mechanical computer?

. Binary circuit elements have

. Which of the following is used for manufacturing chips?

. Which of the following is not a micro computer?

. The value of each bead in earth is

. When did John Napier develop logarithm?

. Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory?

. Which was the world’s first minicomputer and when was it introduced?

. A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master is

. The word length of a computer is measured in

. What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special softw3are called EMS (expanded memory specification)?

. Which unit holds data permanently?

. Before a disk can be used to store data. It must be_______

. Computer system comprises of major units

. The first general purpose electronic digital computer in the world was

. Signals can be analog or digital and a computer that processes the both type of signals is known as

. High level language is also called

. Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Silico Sapiens?

. Which of the following file organization is most efficient for a file with a high degree of file activity?

. Which of the following is associated with error detector?

. Magnetic tape can serve as

. Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry?

. The first digital computer built with IC chips was known as

. EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?

. MICR stands for

. Number crunchier is the informal name for

. RATS stand for

. Which technology is used in Compact disks?

. Different components of the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?

. Which is the first electronic digital computer?

. Which of the following is a storage device?

. The metal disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and contamination free containers are called

. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an

. Intel corporation produces chips for which computers?

. The first microprocessor built by the Intel corporation was called

. Which of the following is not a class of computers based on size?

. Who invented EDSAC?

. Which of the following is a class of computers based on model?

. What are the computers called that performs calculations and comparisons usually in the binary numbering system?

. The data recording format in most of the modern magnetic tape is

. Why ABC computer is called so?

. Who designed the first electronics computer ? ENIAC/

. Central Processing Unit is combination of

. IBM 1401 computer was

. Time during which a job is processed by the computer is

. CD-ROM stands for

. Which unit converts user data into machine readable form?

. Which unit is known as nerve center of computer?

. What does the disk drive of a computer do?

. Who invented the microprocessor?

. The Width of a processor’s data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are common data paths?

. MSI is the abbreviation of

. IMB launched its first personal computer called IBM-PC in 1981. It had chips from Intel, disk drives from Tandon, operating system from Microsoft, the printer from Epson and the application software from everywhere. Can you name the country which contributed

. Which statement is valid about interpreter?

. Easily reloctable language is

1st battle of pannipat was fought in

. What type of device is computer keyboard?

. Which is the limitation of high level language?

. An example of a digital device can be

. Which of the following is not true?

. A characteristic of card systems is:

. The full form of EEPROM is

. The original ASCII code used__bits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error checking

. A computer programmer

. Fifth generation computer is also known as

. The commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in electronic data processing system is called

. Which of the following have low failure rate?

. A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have__ of RAM.

. The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage element called

. Basic is ________ language.

. The primary advantage of key-to-tape data entry system is

. What was the first computer brought in Nepal?

. Which of the following is used only for data entry and storage, and never for processing?

. Charles Babbage is considered the father of modern computers because

. The operating speed of third generation computer was

. Pick the one that is used for logical operations or comparisons such as less than equal to or greater than.

. Mini computers and micro computers are from which generation of computers?

. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment?

. Which of the following will happen when data is entered into a memory location?

. When we look at the cost, which of the following computer is most expensive?

. A computer which CPU speed around 100 million instruction per second and with the word length of around 64 bits is known as

. Charles Babbage was awarded by Royal Society for his

. Which of the following is a feature of fifth generation computers?

. What is the number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9-trac magnetic tape?

. Apple company used chips from ______ for its computers

. Size of the primary memory of a PC ranges between

. In the IBM PC-At, what do the words AT stand for

. A song being played on comptuer speaker is

. Which of the following is correct acronym of VGA?

. In which language is source program written?

. WAN is a most used abbreviation in Newtorking, what is its full form?

. Who built the world’s first electronic calculator using telephone relays, light bulbs and batteries?

. Which of the following is true?

. Which of the following is input device?

. The personnel who deals with the computer and its management put together are called

. Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changed in 1924. What was that name?

. When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?

. Programs are executed on the basis of a priority number in a

. When was Apple Macintosh II microcomputer introduced in the market?

. What is the name of the computer terminal which gives paper printout?

. Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU?

. The Third Generation Computer was made with ________.

. IBM 1401 is the first computer to enter in Nepal. It belonged to

. Which is not consisted in a processor

. Dot-matrix is a type of

. Current SIMMs have either __ or __ connectors (pins)

. Which one of the following input device is user-programmable?

. What is the latest write-once optical storage media?

. Offline device is

. The

. All modern computer operate on

. The lower deck of an abacus is known as

. Which of the following required large computer memory?

. Slide Rules was invented in

. A normal CD-ROM usually can store up to __________data?

. Which computers are used as servers for any medium sized organizations?

. ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does ASCII stand for?

. Which of the following items are examples of storage devices?

. Which of the following printers are you sure will not to use if your objective is to print on multi carbon forms?

. Cursor is a ____

. Which device is used to backup the data?

. Another word for a daisy wheel printer

. An IBM system/38 represents the computer class of:

. Which of the following generation computers had expensive operation cost?

. The most important advantage of a video disk is

. Latency time is

. Which is valid statement

. MIS is designed to provide information needed for effective decision making by?

. Which of the following are the cheapest memory devices in terms of Cost/Bit?

. Which of the following registers is loaded with the contents of the memory location pointed by the PC?

. Mark I is also known as

. The number of records contained within a block of data on magnetic tape is defined by the

. Which of the following is not a third generation computer?

. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

. Which of the following is an example of fifth generation computer?

. Which of the following printing devices an output composed of a series of data?

. Which of the following does not affect the resolution of a video display image?

. An online backing storage system capable of storing larger quantities of data is

. A kind of serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with magnetically-charged ink sprayed dots is called

. In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed

. The word Abacus is derived from Abax, a word from

. Which of the following professions has not been affected by personal computers?

. Which of the following disk is fixed disk?

. Which 8-bit chip was used in many of today’s TRS-80 computers?

. Which of the following is not a class based on size?

. A kind of scanner MICR is the short form of

. VGA is

. Model 5100 was ______ in 1957.

. Which was the computer conceived by Babbage?

. The processing speed of first generation computers was

. A computer Program that translates one program instruction at a time into machine language is called a/an

. The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Eckert and Mauchly called ENIAC did not work on the stored program concept. How many numbers could it store in its internal memory?

. The computer that process both analog and digital is called

. What was the name of the first commercially available microprocessor chip?

. Which of the following class of computers can process physical quantities such as speed?

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