1.

Which of the following refers to the fastest, (C) desktop

biggest and most expensive computers ?
(D) Handheld
(a) Personal Computers
Ans - B
(b) Supercomputers
6.Super computer developed by Indian scientists
(c) Laptops
(a) Param
(d) Notebooks
(b) Super30l
Ans - B
(c) Compaq Presario
2.Supercomputers ___
(d) Cray YMP
(a) are smaller in size and processing capability
Ans - A
than mainframe computers
7.Which of the following uses a handheld operating
(b) are common in majority of households
system?
(c) contain thousands of microprocessors
(A) supercomputer
(d) are rarely used by researchers due to their lack
(B) personal computer
of computing capacity
(C) laptop
Ans - C
(D) PDA
3.A hybrid computer is the one having the
combined properties of Ans - D
(A) super and microcomputers 8.A computer system
(B) mini and microcomputers (a) hardware
(C) analog and digital computers (b) software
(D) super and mini computers (c) peripheral devices
Ans - C (d) All of these
4.Which of the following are computers that can be Ans - D
carried around easily ?
9.Desktop and personal computers are also known
(a) Minicomputers as
(b) Supercomputers (A) supercomputers
(c) PCs (B) Microcomputers
(d) Laptops (C) mainframes
Ans - D (D) Servers
5.The user generally applies _ to access mainframe Ans - B
or supercomputer.
10.Portable computer, also known as laptop
(A) terminal computer, weighing between 4 and 10 pounds is
called
(B) node
(a) general-purpose application D. Versatility
(b) Internet Ans - B
(c) scanner 15.Which of the following is the correct order of
the four major functions of a computer?
(d) notebook computer
(A) Input, Output, Process, Storage
Ans - D
(B) Input, Process, Output, Storage
11.It is the science that attempts to produce
machines that display the same type of intelligence (C) Process, Storage, Input, Output
that humans do
(D) Process, Output, Input, Storage
(A) Nano science
Ans - B
(B) Nano technology
16.The main characteristic of fourth generation
(C) Simulation was
(D) Artificial Intelligence (AI) A. Transistor
Ans - D B. Vacuum tubes
12.A central computer that holds collections of C. Integrated circuit
data and programs for many PCs, workstations and
D. VLSI
other computers is a(n) ___
Ans - D
(a) supercomputer
17.__ is used in third generation computer.
(b) minicomputer
A. Transistors
(c) server
B. Vacuum tubes
(d) Laptop
C. Microprocessor
Ans - C
D. Integrated circuit
13.These computers work by calculating the binary
digits. Ans - D
(A) Hybrid 18.Which of the following is the smallest
computer?
(B) Digital
A. Desktop
(C) Analog
B. Notebook
(D) General purpose
C. Laptop
Ans - B
D. Workstation
14.Which of the following is not a characteristic of
a computer? Ans - B
A. Speed 19.The first microprocessor was developed in 1971
by
B. Intelligence
A. Intel
C. Automation
B. Apple A. Sequentially only
C. Nasa B. Parallel only
D. None of these C. Both sequentially and parallel
Ans - A D. None of these
20.Which of the following is part of the system Ans - C
unit?
25.Which is not a basic function of a computer?
A. Monitor
A. Accept input
B. Floppy Disk
B. Accept and process data
C. CPU
C. Scan data
D. CD-ROM
D. Store data
Ans - C
Ans - C
21.Which of the following is generally costlier?
26.General purpose computer are used for
A. Personal computer
A. creating a small database
B. Mainframe
B. performs calculation
C. Notebook computer
C. accounting
D. Server
D. All of the above
Ans - B
Ans - D
22.Analog computer works on the supply of
27.The computer's capability of distinguishing
A. Continuous electrical pulses spoken words is called
B. Electrical pulses but not continuous A. Voice recognition
C. Magnetic strength B. Speech interpretation
D. Physical strength C. Vocalization
Ans - A D. Voice analysis
23.Personal computers can be connected together Ans - A
to form a
28.Every computer has a(n) __ ; many also have _
A. Server
A. operating system; a client system
B. Enterprise
B. operating system; instruction sets
C. Network
C. application programs; an operating system
D. Supercomputer
D. operating system; application programs
Ans - C
Ans - D
24.In latest generation computers, the instructions
are executed
29.The ALU and control unit of most of the (b) store
microcomputers are combined and manufactured
(c) output
on a single silicon chip. What is it called?
(d) Input
A. Monochip
Ans - B
B. Microprocessor
34.The section of the CPU that selects, interprets
C. ALU
and sees to the execution of program instructions
D. Control Unit
A. Memory
Ans - B
B. Register unit
30.The special program that translates code
C. Control unit
written in a programming language to machine
code is ____. D. ALU
(A) Library functions Ans - C
(B) Assembler 35.When your computer stops working suddenly, it
is referred to as a __.
(C) Compiler
(a) crash
(D) Header files
(b) die
Ans - C
(c) death
31.Microcomputer hardware consists of three
basic categories of physical equipment __. (d) Bug
(a) keyboard, monitor, hard drive Ans - A
(b) system unit, input/output, memory 36.A common boundary between two systems is
called
(c) system unit, input/output, secondary storage
A. Interdiction
(d) system unit, primary storage, secondary storage
B. Interface
Ans - B
C. Surface
32.What difference does the 5th generation
computer have from other generation computers? D. None of the above
A. Technological advancement Ans - B
B. Scientific code 37.Computers manipulate data in many ways, and
this manipulation is called
C. Object Oriented Programming
(a) upgrading
D. All of the above
(b) processing
Ans - A
(c) batching
33.Computers gather data, which means they allow
users to __ data. (d) Utilizing
(a) present Ans - B
38.Which computer has been designed to be as
compact as possible?
A. Mini
B. Super computer
C. Micro computer
D. Mainframe
Ans - C
39.__ are specially designed computer chips that
reside inside other devices, such as your car or
your electronic thermostat.
(a) Server
(b) Embedded computers
(c) Robotic computers
(d) Main frames
Ans - B
40.Which of the following is still useful for adding
numbers?
A. EDSAC
B. ENIAC
C. Abacus
D. UNIVAC
Ans - C