General Computer Test - 96

 

1. IBM 7000 digital computer

 A) Belongs to second generation

B) Uses VLSI

C) Employs semiconductor memory

D) Has modular constructions

 

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

A) Mark

B) ABC

C) Zuse

D) UNIVAC

 

3. The term ‘computer’ is derived from

A) Greek language

B) Sanskrit language

C) Latin language

D) German language

 

4. Which statement is valid about magnetic tape?

A) It is a plastic ribbon

B) It is coated on both sides with iron oxide

C) It can be erased and reused

D) All of above

 

5. Which of the following is first generation computer?

 

A) EDSAC

B) IBM 1401

C) CDC 1604

D) ICL 2950

 

6. A hard copy would be prepared on a

A) Line printer

B) Dot matrix Printer

C) Typewriter terminal

D) All of the above

 

7. The term GIGO is relate to which characteristics of computers?

A) Speed

B) Automatic

 C) Accuracy

D) Reliability

 

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

A) Machine language

 B) Assembly language

 C) Both of above

D) None of above

 

9. To locate a data item for storage is

A) Field

B) Feed

C) Database

D) Fetch

 

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

A) Charles Babbage

B) Dr. Herman Hollerith

C) Howard Aikin

D) Joseph Jacquard

 

11. Hard disk is coated in both sides with

A) Magnetic metallic oxide

B) Optical metallic oxide

C) Carbon layer

D) All of the above

 

12. Which of the following term means to reckon?

A) putare

B) com

C) computa

D) computar

 

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

A) Keyboard

 B) Terminal

 C) Printer

D) Plotter

 

14. Which of the following is first generation of computer

A) EDSAC

B) IBM-1401

C) CDC-1604

D) ICL-2900

 

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

A) A byte

B) A record

C) An address

D) All of above

 

16. Computer professionals working in a computer centre are

A) Software

B) Firmware

C) Hardware

D) Humanware

 

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

A) UNIVAC

B) EDVAC

 C) ENIAC

D) All of above

 

18. The contents of information are stored in

A) Memory data register

B) Memory address register

C) Memory arithmetic registers

D) Memory access register

 

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

A) Binary Coded Decimal

B) Bit Coded Decimal

 C) Binary Coded Digit

 D) Bit Coded Digit

 

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

A) IBM PS/2

B) HP-9830

C) DeskPro-386

D) IBM-360

 

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

A) data

B) information

C) both of above

D) none of above

 

22. Main storage is also called

A) Accumulator

B) Control Unit

C) Register Unit

 D) Memory

 

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

A) Resolution

 B) Color depth

C) Refresh rate

D) All of the alcove

 

24. For what Antikyathera was used?

A) For counting

B) For Calculating tax collection

C) For calculating astronomical positions

D) For calculating firing weapons

 

25. Memory unit is one part of

A) Input device

B) Control unit

C) Output device

D) Central Processing Unit

1-D        2-D        3-C        4-D        5-A

6-D        7-C        8-A        9-D        10-B      11-A      12-A      13-B      14-A      15-C

16-D      17-C      18-A      19-A      20-C      21-A      22-D      23-D      24-C      25-D