NBCE FINAL EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER

1. The term ‘Computer’ is derived from..........

a. Latin b. German c. French d. Arabic
2. Who is the inventor of “Difference Engine”?
a. Allen Turing b. Charles Babbage c. Simur Cray d. Augusta Adaming
3. Who is the father of Computer?
a. Allen Turing b. Charles Babbage c. Simur Cray d. Augusta Adaming
4. Who is the father of Computer science?
a. Allen Turing b. Charles Babbage c. Simur Cray d. Augusta Adaming
5. Who is the father of personal computer?
a. Edward Robert b. Allen Turing c. Charles Babbage d. None of these
6. A CPU contains
a. a card reader and a printing device b. an analytical engine and a control unit
c. a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit d. an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader
7. Which of the following controls the process of interaction between the user and the operating
system?
a. User interface b. Language translatorc. Platform d. Screen saver
8. The first computers were programmed using
a. assembly language b. machine languagec. source code d. object code
9. ..........is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information
between computing devices.
a. network b. peripheral c. expansion board d. digital device
10. Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called
a. Entry codes b. Passwords c. Security commands d. Code words
11. Which of the following statements is true ?
a. Minicomputer works faster than Microcomputerb. Microcomputer works faster than Minicomputer
c. Speed of both the computers is the same
d. The speeds of both these computers cannot be compared with the speed of advanced
12. You organize files by storing them in
a. archives b. folders c. indexes d. lists
13. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer
Network?
a. Printers b. Speakers c. Floppy disk drives d. Keyboards
14. Which device is required for the Internet connection?
a. Joystick b. Modem c. CD Drive d. NIC Card
15. What is a light pen?
a. A Mechanical Input device b. Optical input devicec. Electronic input device d. Optical output device
16. UNIVAC is
a. Universal Automatic Computer b. Universal Array Computer
c. Unique Automatic Computer d. Unvalued Automatic Computer
17. CD-ROM stands for
a. Compactable Read Only Memory b. Compact Data Read Only Memoryc. Compactable Disk Read Only
Memory d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory
18. ALU is
a. Arithmetic Logic Unit b. Array Logic Unitc. Application Logic Unit d. None of above
19. VGA is
a. Video Graphics Array b. Visual Graphics Arrayc. Volatile Graphics Array d. Video Graphics Adapter
20. IBM 1401 is
a. First Generation Computer b. Second Generation Computerc. Third Generation Computer d . Fourth
Generation Computer

21. MSI stands for

a. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits b. Medium System Integrated Circuits
c. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit d. Medium System Intelligent Circuit
22. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is
a. 1.40 MB b. 1.44 GB c. 1.40 GB d. 1.44 MB
23. WAN stands for
a. Wap Area Network b. Wide Area Networkc. Wide Array Net d. Wireless Area Network
24. MICR stands for
a. Magnetic Ink Character Reader b. Magnetic Ink Code Readerc. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader d. None
25. EBCDIC stands for
a. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Codeb. Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
c. Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Coded. Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
26. Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?
a. Printer b. Key boardc. Mouse d. Arithmetic & Logic unit
27. CAD stands for
a. Computer aided design b. Computer algorithm for designc. Computer application in design d. Computer
analogue design
28. Junk e-mail is also called
a. spam b. spoofc. sniffer script d. spool
29. Hackers
a. all have the same motiveb. break into other people's computersc. may legally break into computers as long
as they do not do any damaged. are people who are allergic to computers
30. What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-server system?
a. Mainframe b. Mini-computerc. Microcomputer d. PDA
31. A computer cannot 'boot' if it does not have the
a. Compiler b. Loaderc. Operating System d. Assembler
32. The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called
a. double-space b. line spacing c. single space d. vertical spacing
33. Example of non-numeric data is
a. Employee address b. Examination score c. Bank balance d. All of these
34. What is embedded system?
a. The programme which arrives by being wrapped in box.b. The programme which is the permanent part of
the computer
c. The computer which is the part of a big computerd. The computer and software system that control the
machine
35. First page of Website is termed as-
a. Homepage b. Index c. JAVA script d. Bookmark
36. . ..................... Is the appearance of typed characters?
a. Size b. Format c. Point d. Colour
37. When a file is saved for the first time
a. a copy is automatically printedb. it must be given a name to identify itc. it does not need a name
d. it only needs a name if it is not going to be printed
38. Office LANS, which are scattered geographically on large scale, can be connected by the use
of corporate
a. CAN b. LAN c. DAN d. WAN
39. Where are data and programme stored when the processor uses them?
a. Main memory b. Secondary memoryc. Disk memory d. Programme memory
40. . ............... represents raw facts, where-as................. is data made meaningful.
a. Information, reporting b. Data, informationc. Information, bits d. Records, bytes
41. What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?
a. ROM information can be easily updated.
b. Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power.
c. ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage.
d. ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers.
42. What do you call the programs that are used to find out possible faults and their causes?
a. operating system extensions b. cookiesc. diagnostic software d. boot diskettes
43. Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?
a. BASIC, COBOL, Fortran b. Prologc. C, C++ d. Assembly languages
44. Which of the following is not anti- viruses’ software?
a. NAV b. F-Prot
c. Oracle d. McAfee
45. Which device is required for the Internet connection?
a. Joystick b. Modem
c. CD Drive d. NIC Card
46. What does DMA stand for?
a. A. Distinct Memory Access b. Direct Memory Access
c. Direct Module Access d. Direct Memory Allocation
47. Which of the following is a storage device?
a. Tape b. Hard Disk
c. Floppy Disk d. All of the above
48. When did John Napier develop logarithm?
a. 1416 b. 1614c. 1641 d. 1804
49. A normal CD- ROM usually can store up to _________ _data?
a. 680 KB b. 680 Bytesc. 680 MB d. 680 GB
50. MIS is designed to provide information needed for effective decision making by?
a. Consumers b. Workersc. Foremen d. Managers
51. What is a light pen?
a. Mechanical Input device b. Optical input devicec. Electronic input device d. Optical output device
52. BCD is
a. Binary Coded Decimal b. Bit Coded Decimalc. Binary Coded Digit d. Bit Coded Digit
53. ASCII stands for
a. American Stable Code for International Interchangeb. American Standard Case for Institutional
Interchangec. American Standard Code for Information Interchanged. American Standard Code for
Interchange Information
54. Which of the following is first generation of computer?
a. EDSAC b. IBM-1401 c. CDC-1604 d. ICL-2900
55. Chief component of first generation computer was
a. Transistors b. Vacuum Tubes and Valvesc. Integrated Circuits d. None of above
56. FORTRAN is
a. File Translation b. Format Translationc. Formula Translation d. Floppy Translation
57. EEPROM stands for
a. Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memoryb. Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only
Memory
c. Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memoryd. None of the above
58. Second Generation computers were developed during
a. 1949 to 1955 b. 1956 to 1965c. 1965 to 1970 d. 1970 to 1990
59. The computer size was very large in
a. First Generation b. Second Generationc. Third Generation d. Fourth Generation
60. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
a. First Generation b. Second Generationc. Third Generation d. Fourth Generation
61. Which of the following devices can be sued to directly image printed text?
a. OCR b. OMRc. MICR d. All of above
62. The output quality of a printer is measured by
a. Dot per inch b. Dot per sq. inchc. Dots printed per unit time d. All of above
63. In analogue computer
a. Input is first converted to digital form b. Input is never converted to digital form
c. Output is displayed in digital form d. All of above
64. In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed
a. Parallel only b. Sequentially onlyc. Both sequentially and parallel d. All of above
65. Who designed the first electronics computer – ENIAC?
a. Van-Neumann b. Joseph M. Jacquardc. J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly d. All of above
66. Who invented the high level language “C”?
a. Dennis M. Ritchie b. Niklaus Writhc. Seymour Papert d. Donald Kunth
67. Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to
a. Console-operator b. Programmerc. Peopleware d. System Analyst
68. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
a. 1978 b. 1984c. 1990 d. 1991
69. Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens?
a. Monitor b. Hardwarec. Robot d. Computer
70. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
a. Leech b. Squidc. Slug d. Glitch
71. Modern Computer are very reliable but they are not
a. Fast b. Powerfulc. Infallible d. Cheap
72. What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires
operator attention?
a. Pixel b. Reverse videoc. Touch screen d. Cursor
73. Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the
common name for such boards?
a. Daughter board b. Motherboardc. Father board d.Breadboard
74. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components
are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?
a. Motherboard b. Breadboardc. Daughter board d. Grandmother board
75. What is meant by a dedicated computer?
a. Which is used by one person only b. Which is assigned one and only one task
c. Which uses one kind of software d. Which is meant for application software
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76. The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except:
a. Microprocessor b. Disk controller c. Serial interface d. Modem
77. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an
a. Interpreter b. Simulator c. Compiler d. Commander
78. A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language
is called a/an
a. Interpreter b. CPU c. Compiler d. Simulator
79. A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a
a. Computer b. Microcomputer c. Programmable d. Sensor
80. A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known as
a. Boot b. Bug c. Biff d. Strap
81. A self replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970s science fiction
novel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider is
a. Bug b. Vice c. Lice d. Worm
82. A state. is a bi-stable electronic circuit that has
a. Multivibrator b. Flip-flop c. Logic gates d. laten
83. Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail is known as
a. Spam b. Trash c. Calibri d. Courier
84. DOS stands for
a. Disk Operating System b. Disk operating sessionc. Digital Operating System d. Digital Open system
85. Who is the chief of Microsoft
a. Babbage b. Bill Gates c. Bill Clinton d. none of these
86. Which of the following are input devices?
a. Keyboard b. Mouse c. Card reader d. Any of these
87. Examples of output devices are
a. Screen b. Printer c. Speaker d. All of these
88. Which of the following is also known as brain of computer
a. Control unit b. Central Processing unitc. Arithmetic and language unit d. Monitor
89. IBM stands for
a. Internal Business Management b. International Business Management
c. International Business Machines d. Internal Business Machines
90. ............ translates and executes program at run time line by line
a. Compiler b. Interpreterc. Linker d. Loader
91. is an OOP principle
a. Structured programming b. Procedural programmingc. Inheritance d. Linking
92. COBOL is widely used in application s
a. Commercial b. Scientific c. Space d. Mathematical
93. RAM stands for
a. Random origin money b. Random only memoryc. Read only memory d. Random access memory
94. 1 Byte =?
a. 8 bits b. 4 bits c. 2 bits d. 9 bits
95. SMPS stands for
a. Switched mode Power Supply b. Start mode power supplyc. Store mode power supply d. Single mode
power supply
96. The device used to carry digital data on analogue lines is called as
a. Modem b. Multiplexerc. Modulator d. Demodulator
97. VDU is also called
a. Screen b. Monitor c. Both 1 & 2 d. printer
98. BIOS stands for
a. Basic Input Output system b. Binary Input output systemc. Basic Input Off system d. all the above
99. Father of “C‘ programming language
a. Dennis Ritchie b. Prof John Keenlyc. Thomas Kurtz d. Bill Gates
100. The instructions that tell a computer how to carry out the processing tasks are referred
to as computer.........
a. programs b. processors c. input devices d. memory modules