1 UNIVAC is
a. Universal Automatic Computer b.
Universal Array Computer
c. Unique Automatic Computer d. Unvalued Automatic Computer (a)
c. Unique Automatic Computer d. Unvalued Automatic Computer (a)
2. CD-ROM stands for
a. Compactable Read
Only Memory b. Compact Data Read Only
Memory
c. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory (d)
c. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory (d)
3. ALU is
a. Arithmetic Logic
Unit b. Array Logic Unitc.
Application Logic Unit d. None of above a)+ 4. VGA is
a. Video Graphics
Array b. Visual
Graphics Array c. Volatile
Graphics Array
d. Video Graphics Adapter A
d. Video Graphics Adapter A
5. IBM 1401 is
a. First Generation Computer b.
Second Generation Computer
c. Third Generation Computer d. Fourth Generation Computer B
c. Third Generation Computer d. Fourth Generation Computer B
6. MSI stands for
a. Medium Scale
Integrated Circuits b. Medium System
Integrated Circuits
c. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit d. Medium System Intelligent Circuit A
c. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit d. Medium System Intelligent Circuit A
7. 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 D
8. The first computer introduced in Nepal was
a. IBM 1400 b. IBM 1401 c.
IBM 1402 d. IBM1402 B
9. WAN stands for
a. Wap Area Network b. Wide Area Network c. Wide Array Net d.
Wireless Area Network B
.1. EBCDIC stands for
a. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code b. Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code c. Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code d. Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
a. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code b. Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code c. Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code d. Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
2. BCD is a. Binary Coded Decimal b. Bit Coded Decimal c. Binary Coded
Digit d. Bit Coded Digit
3. ASCII stands for
a. American Stable Code for International Interchange b. American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange c. American Standard Code for Information Interchange d. American Standard Code for Interchange Information
3. ASCII stands for
a. American Stable Code for International Interchange b. American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange c. American Standard Code for Information Interchange d. American Standard Code for Interchange Information
4. Which of the
following is first generation of computer
a. EDSAC b. IBM-1401 c. CDC-1604 d. ICL-2900
a. EDSAC b. IBM-1401 c. CDC-1604 d. ICL-2900
5. Chief component of
first generation computer was
a. Transistors b. Vacuum Tubes and Valves c. Integrated Circuits d. None of above
a. Transistors b. Vacuum Tubes and Valves c. Integrated Circuits d. None of above
6. FORTRAN is
a. File Translation b. Format Translation c. Formula Translation d. Floppy Translation
a. File Translation b. Format Translation c. Formula Translation d. Floppy Translation
7. EEPROM stand for
a. Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory b. Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory c. Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory d. None of the above
a. Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory b. Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory c. Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory d. None of the above
8. Second Generation
computers were developed during
a. 1949 to 1955 b. 1956 to 1965 c. 1965 to 1970 d. 1970 to 1990
9. The computer size was very large in
a. First Generation b. Second Generation c. Third Generation d. Fourth Generation
a. 1949 to 1955 b. 1956 to 1965 c. 1965 to 1970 d. 1970 to 1990
9. The computer size was very large in
a. First Generation b. Second Generation c. Third Generation d. Fourth Generation
10. Microprocessors as
switching devices are for which generation computers
a. First Generation b. Second Generation c. Third Generation d. Fourth Generation
a. First Generation b. Second Generation c. Third Generation d. Fourth Generation
1A 2A 3. C4. A5B6. C7.
A8. B9. A 10. D
5. Who designed the first electronics computer
– ENIAC?
c. J. Presper
Eckert and John W Mauchly
6. Who invented the high level language c?
a. Dennis M. Ritchie
7. Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to
c. Peopleware
8. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to
join hands?
d. 1991
9. Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is
called Sillico Sapiens?
d. Computer
10. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is
the alternative computer jargon for it?
d. Glitch
11. Modern Computer are very reliable but they
are not
c. Infallible
12. What is the name of the display feature that highlights are
of the screen which requires operator attention?
b. Reverse video
14. Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for
such boards?
b. Motherboar
15. 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
16. What is meant by a dedicated computer?
b. Which is assigned one
and only one task
17. The system unit of a personal computer typically contains
all of the following except:
d. Modem
18. A computer program that converts an entire program into
machine language is called a/an
c. Compiler
19. A computer program that translates one program instructions
at a time into machine language is called a/an
a. Interpreter
20. A small or intelligent device is so called because it
contains within it a
d. Sensor
1 The ALU of a computer responds to the
commands coming from
a.
Primary memory b. Control section c. External memory d. Cache memory
2. The act of retrieving existing data from
memory is called
a.
Read-out b. Read from c. Read d.
All of above
3. All modern computer operate on
a.
Information b. Floppies c. Data d.
Word
4. Instructions and memory address are
represented by
a.
Character code b. Binary codes c. Binary word d. Parity bit
5. Which of the following code used in present
day computing was developed by IBM Corporation?
a.
ASCII b. Hollerith Code c. Baudot Code d. EBCDIC Code
6. What is the latest write-once optical storage media?
a.
Digital paper b. Magneto-optical
disk c. WORM disk d. CD-ROM disk
7. The most important advantage of a video
disk is
a.
Compactness b. Potential capacity c. Durability d. Cost effectiveness
8. What is the number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9-trac
magnetic tape?
a. 9 b. 16 c.
18 d. 27
9. Before a disk drive can access any sector
record, a computer program has to provide the record’s disk address. What
information does this address specify?
a.
Track number b. Sector number c. Surface number d. All of abov
10. As compared to diskettes, the hard disks
are
a. More
expensive b. More portable c. Less rigid d. Slowly accessed
11. Floppy disks which are made from flexible
plastic material are also called?
a. Hard
disks b. High-density disks c. Diskettes d. Templates
12. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more
correct?
a. It
is an output device b. It is an input
device c. It is a peripheral device d. It is hardware item
13. What is the name of the computer terminal
which gives paper printout?
a.
Display screen b. Soft copy terminal c. Hard copy terminal d. Plotter
14. Dot-matrix is a type of a. Tape e.
Printer f. Disk g. Bus
15. The two kinds of main memory are:
a.
Primary and secondary b. Random and
sequential c. ROM and RAM d. All of above
16. A kind of serial
dot-matrix printer that forms characters with magnetically-charged ink sprayed
dots is called
a.
Laser printer b. Ink-jet printer c. Drum printer d. Chan printer
17. Which printer is very commonly used for
desktop publishing?
a.
Laser printer b. Inkjet printer c. Daisywheel printer d. Dot matrix printer
18. An output device
that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio
response is
b.
Magnetic tape c. Voice response unit d. Voice recognition unit e. Voice band
19. Which of the
following will happen when data is entered into a memory location?
a. It
will add to the content of the location
b. It will change the
address of the memory location
c. It will erase the
previous content
d. It
will not be fruitful if there is already some data at the location
20. A storage area
used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the
different units can handle data is
a.
Memory b. Buffer c. Accumulator d. Address
1b. 2. d. 3. c. 4. b. 5. d6d. 7. b. 8. a. 9. d. 10. a. 11. c. 12c. 13. c. 14. b15. c. 16. b17. a. 18. b. 19. c. 20. b.
correcting
errors in a program : Debugging
2.The
first page of a website : Home Page
3.The
bank cheques use the principle of : MICR -
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
4. What
is e-commerce : Buying and
selling products and services over the internet
5. A
person who used his or her expertise to gain access to other people’s computers
to get information illegally or do damage is a .........: Hacker
6.What is
a junk e-mail? : An
unsolicited mail from an unknown sender. Junk email is spam
7.
Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT are known as : an Operating System
8. A
______ is a set of rules : Protocols
9. A file
with extension “.dox” can be made by the use of software ______ :Word
2007
10. What is an embedded system : A computer
and software system that controls a machine or appliance
11. Most
application software today comes with and interface called a(n) :Graphical
User Interface (GUI)
12.A
compiler translates a program written in a high level language into :Machine
Language
13. Inorder to save an existing document with a different name you need to use: Save as command
14. Ctrl, Shift and Alt are called ______ keys : Function
15. Every component of your computer is either : Hardware or Software
16. How many write cycles are allowed to EEPROM? 1000
17. EEPROM ______ : Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
18. The connection between your computer at home and your local ISP is called ____ : The last mile
19. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the internet, is called ______ : Patch
20. Vendor-created programme modifications are called ______ : Patches
21. Computer virus is ______ : Computer Program
22. Which is the part of a computer that one can touch and feel : Hardware
23.Data that is copied from an application is stored in the ______ :Clipboard
24. ______ refers the fastest, biggest and most expensive computer :Super Computer
25. Soft Copy refers to :Screen Output
26. If the URL http/www.prenhall.com, the portion labelled http is the ______ : Host (HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)
27. Permanent instruction that the computer uses when it is turned on and that cannot be changed by other instructions are contained in : ROM - Read Only Memory. It is non-volatile
28. What is the most common way to get a virus in your computer’s hard disk? By opening e-mails
29. A(n) ______ allows sharing of a broadband internet connection : Router
30. Who is the founder of face book? Mark Zuckerbegs
31. The Internet is ______: a large network of networks
32. What are .bas, .doc and html ______ : extensions
33. You can keep your personal files/folders in ___ : My documents
34. The rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data or information is a ______ : Window
35. Same thing which has easily understood instructions is said to be ______ : User friendly
36. Cache and main memory will lose their contents when the power is off. They are : Volatile
37. A pattern of printed lines on most products are called : barcodes
38. The ______ becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing : Mouse pointer
39. Latest version of MS Office is : Office 2007
40. What is the name of latest server operating system developed by microsoft : Windows 2008
41. Memory is made up of _______ : Large number of cells
42. Most mail programs automatically complete the following two parts in an e-mail : From and Date
43. Micro processor was introduced in which generation of computer? :Fourth Generation
44. The most powerful type of computer is : Super Computer
45. The acronym DBMS stands for what? :Data Based Management System
46. Computers process binary numbers which are composed of : 1s and 0 s
47. A ______ represents approximate one billion memory location : Giga byte
48. The common storage device for the personal computer is the : Hard disk drive
49. Computer that are portable and convinient for users who travel are known as : Laptops
50. URL stands for :Uniform Resource Locater
51. Which menu is MS word can be used to change page size and type face? : Format
52. The first electronic computer in the world was : ENIAC (Electronic Numeric Integrator and Calculator)
53. A computer whcih CPU speed around 100 million instruction per second and with the word length of around 64 bits is known as: Super Computer
54. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple computers inc decide to join hands?: 1991
55. Main memory works in conjunctions with: CPU
56. An assembler is used to translate a program written in: Assembly Language
57. The ______ settings are automatic and standard : Default
58.When a computer suddenly stops working, it is said to be :Hanged
59. A CD-RW disk: can be erased and re-written
60. For sound recording, what is necessary : Microphone
61. A program that works like a calculator for keeping track of money and making budgets is used a : Spread sheet
62. The acronym HTML stands for :Hyper Text Mark up language
63. To restart the computer ______ key is used: Alt + Ctrl + Del
64. LAN stands for: Local Area Network
65. A micro processor is the brain of the computer and is also called :Microchip
66. WWW stands for: World Wide Web
67. A popular way to learn about computer without evergoing to a classroom is called : e-learning
68. What is the another name for a chip Silicon Chip, Integrated circuit, :semiconductor
69. Digital photos and scanned images are typically stored as graphics with extension such as .bmp, .png, .jpg, .tif or .gif : bitmap
70. How many characters can be typed in a single cell Excel? 65,535
71. A ______ is an unique name that you give to a file of information.:Filename
72. If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade you would use a: repeater
73. The ______ is the term used to describe the windows that is currently being used : Active Window
74. Smallest storage unit of a computer is : bit
75. The ______ controls communications for the entire computer system :Mother Board
77. RAM is reffered to as storage : Volatile
78. What is the name of list that stores the URL’s of web pages and links visited in past fewdays. History list
79. Which type of commerce is characterised by low volume and high value transactions in Banking: B2B (Business to Business)
13. Inorder to save an existing document with a different name you need to use: Save as command
14. Ctrl, Shift and Alt are called ______ keys : Function
15. Every component of your computer is either : Hardware or Software
16. How many write cycles are allowed to EEPROM? 1000
17. EEPROM ______ : Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
18. The connection between your computer at home and your local ISP is called ____ : The last mile
19. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the internet, is called ______ : Patch
20. Vendor-created programme modifications are called ______ : Patches
21. Computer virus is ______ : Computer Program
22. Which is the part of a computer that one can touch and feel : Hardware
23.Data that is copied from an application is stored in the ______ :Clipboard
24. ______ refers the fastest, biggest and most expensive computer :Super Computer
25. Soft Copy refers to :Screen Output
26. If the URL http/www.prenhall.com, the portion labelled http is the ______ : Host (HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)
27. Permanent instruction that the computer uses when it is turned on and that cannot be changed by other instructions are contained in : ROM - Read Only Memory. It is non-volatile
28. What is the most common way to get a virus in your computer’s hard disk? By opening e-mails
29. A(n) ______ allows sharing of a broadband internet connection : Router
30. Who is the founder of face book? Mark Zuckerbegs
31. The Internet is ______: a large network of networks
32. What are .bas, .doc and html ______ : extensions
33. You can keep your personal files/folders in ___ : My documents
34. The rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data or information is a ______ : Window
35. Same thing which has easily understood instructions is said to be ______ : User friendly
36. Cache and main memory will lose their contents when the power is off. They are : Volatile
37. A pattern of printed lines on most products are called : barcodes
38. The ______ becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing : Mouse pointer
39. Latest version of MS Office is : Office 2007
40. What is the name of latest server operating system developed by microsoft : Windows 2008
41. Memory is made up of _______ : Large number of cells
42. Most mail programs automatically complete the following two parts in an e-mail : From and Date
43. Micro processor was introduced in which generation of computer? :Fourth Generation
44. The most powerful type of computer is : Super Computer
45. The acronym DBMS stands for what? :Data Based Management System
46. Computers process binary numbers which are composed of : 1s and 0 s
47. A ______ represents approximate one billion memory location : Giga byte
48. The common storage device for the personal computer is the : Hard disk drive
49. Computer that are portable and convinient for users who travel are known as : Laptops
50. URL stands for :Uniform Resource Locater
51. Which menu is MS word can be used to change page size and type face? : Format
52. The first electronic computer in the world was : ENIAC (Electronic Numeric Integrator and Calculator)
53. A computer whcih CPU speed around 100 million instruction per second and with the word length of around 64 bits is known as: Super Computer
54. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple computers inc decide to join hands?: 1991
55. Main memory works in conjunctions with: CPU
56. An assembler is used to translate a program written in: Assembly Language
57. The ______ settings are automatic and standard : Default
58.When a computer suddenly stops working, it is said to be :Hanged
59. A CD-RW disk: can be erased and re-written
60. For sound recording, what is necessary : Microphone
61. A program that works like a calculator for keeping track of money and making budgets is used a : Spread sheet
62. The acronym HTML stands for :Hyper Text Mark up language
63. To restart the computer ______ key is used: Alt + Ctrl + Del
64. LAN stands for: Local Area Network
65. A micro processor is the brain of the computer and is also called :Microchip
66. WWW stands for: World Wide Web
67. A popular way to learn about computer without evergoing to a classroom is called : e-learning
68. What is the another name for a chip Silicon Chip, Integrated circuit, :semiconductor
69. Digital photos and scanned images are typically stored as graphics with extension such as .bmp, .png, .jpg, .tif or .gif : bitmap
70. How many characters can be typed in a single cell Excel? 65,535
71. A ______ is an unique name that you give to a file of information.:Filename
72. If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade you would use a: repeater
73. The ______ is the term used to describe the windows that is currently being used : Active Window
74. Smallest storage unit of a computer is : bit
75. The ______ controls communications for the entire computer system :Mother Board
77. RAM is reffered to as storage : Volatile
78. What is the name of list that stores the URL’s of web pages and links visited in past fewdays. History list
79. Which type of commerce is characterised by low volume and high value transactions in Banking: B2B (Business to Business)
