2.

Register is a
(a) Set of capacitors used to
register input instructions in
a digital computer
(b) Set of paper tapes and
cards put in a file
(c) Temporary storage unit
within the CPU having
dedicated or general purpose
use
(d) part of the auxiliary
memory
(e) device to convert current
signal into voltage signal

:C
3.
Errors in computer results
could be due to
(a) encoding of data (b)
transmission of data
(c) manipulation of data (d)
all of the above
(e) none of above

:D
4.
Terminal is a
(a) device used to give supply
to a computer
(b) Point at which data may
leave or enter the computer
(c) ending point in a program
(d) point where wires are
interconnected
(e) an input/output device

:B
5.
A computer programmer
(a) enters data into computer
(b) writes programs
(c) changes flow chart into
instructions
(d) provides solutions to
complex problems
(e) does total planning and
thinking for a computer

:E
6.
Pickup wrong definition
(a) Off line - is a system
peripheral equipment not
controlled by CPU
(b) Online - is system in
which peripheral equipment is
in direct contact with CPU
(c) Peripherals - are hardware
under the control of CPU, like
punched card readers, tapes,
drums, disk, output devices
(d) PL/I is the acronym
Peripheral Listing /Index
(e) Program or routine is a
set sequence of instructions
given to computer for problem
solving

:D
7.
When a CD (Compact Disc used
in audio and Video system) is
seen in sunlight, rainbow like
colours are seen. This can be

explained on the basis of

phenomenon of
(a) reflection and diffraction
(b) reflection and
transmission
(c) diffraction and
transmission
(d) refraction, diffraction
and transmission

:D
Internet is an
inter-networking of
information from one part of
the network to any other
provided the information is
packed according to certain
conventions
8.
For reproducing sound, a CD
(Compact Disc) audio player
uses a
(a) quartz crystal (b)
titanium needle
(c) laser beam (d) barium
titanium ceramic

:C
LASER stands for Light
Amplification by Stimulated
Emission of Radiation
9.
The memory of a computer is
commonly expressed in terms of
Kilobytes or Megabytes. A byte
is made up of
(a) eight decimal digits (b)
eight binary digits
(c) two binary digits (d) two
decimal digits

:B
A byte consists of 8 bits?8
binary digits
10.
Which of the following circuit
is used as a 'Memory device'
in computers?
(a) Rectifier (b) Flip-Flop
(c) Comparator (d) Attenuator

:B
Flip-flop refers to an
electronic component which can
adopt one of two possible
states -0 or 1. It acts as an
electronic switch which gets
changed its state when input
signals are received
11.
Which is/are the main
provisions of Information
Technology (IT) Act, 2000?
(a) Legal recognition to
digital signatures and
documents.
(b) Finalisation of contracts
through electronic media.
(c) Making hacking with
computer system an office.
(d) All of the above

:D
12.
Consider the following
statements about Internet
facility:

I. It serves as the largest

one-line information system.
II. It provides the most
dependable and latest mode for
sending E-mail.
III. Recurring expenditure on
communication E-mail is very
high.
IV. It is often misused and
has triggered cyber-crimes.
Which of these statements are
correct?
(a) I, II and IV (b) I and IV
(c) II, III and IV (d) II and
III

:A
13.
The computer device primarily
used to provide hard copy is
the
(a) CRT (b) Line Printer (c)
Computer Console (d) Card
Reader

:B

14.
The unit of hardware, which an
operator uses to monitor
computer processing, is the
(a) Card Reader (b) CPU (c)
Line Printer (d) Console

:D
15.
Computers can be classified in
which of the following
hierarchical orders?
(a) PC, Large, Super Micro,
Super Computer
(b) Super Micro, PC, Large,
Super Computer
(c) PC, Super Micro, Large,
Super Computer
(d) Large, Super Micro, Super
Computer, PC

:C
16.
Which one of the following is

a stored program machine?

(a) Micro-processor (b)
Calculator
(c) Analog-computer (d)
Micro-computer

:D
17.
First generation computer
systems used
(a) Transistors (b) Vacuum
tubes
(c) Magnetic cores (d) Silicon
chips

:B
18.
Transistors are associated
with which computer system?
(a) First generation (b) Fifth
generation
(c) Second generation (d)
None of these

:C
19.
Charles Babbage invented
(a) ENIAC (b) Difference
engine (c) Electronic computer
(d) Punched card

:B
20.
Who wrote the book 'Computer
Liberation and Dream Machine',
the first book on personal
computers?
(a) John McCarthy (b) Ted
Nelson (c) Niklaus Wirth (d)
Karl Capek

:B
21.
Who was the inventor of
mechanical calculator for
adding numbers?
(a) Charles Babbage (b) Peano
(c) Newton (d) Pascal

:D
22.
The most widely used
commercial programming
computer language is
(a) BASIC (b) COBOL (c)
FORTRAN (d) PASCAL

:B
Cobol is abbreviated term for
Common Business Oriented
Language. It is high level
programme language designed to
assist the task of programs by
enabling them to write
programme in more simple
manner
23.
The brain of a computer is
(a) CPU (b) CD (c) Floppy disc
(d) Megabyte

:A

CPU is abbreviated term for

Central Processing Unit. It is
the principal operating part
of a computer
24.
'Foxpro' is
(a) a medicine (b) a disease
(c) a computer language (d) an
animal

:C
25.
In computer language, one
kilobyte equals
(a) 1000 bytes (b) 1024 bytes
(c) 100 bytes (d) 8 bytes

:B
The memory of a computer is
commonly expressed in terms of
kilobytes
26.
Which one of the following is
not a programming language of

a computer?
(a) BASIC (b) FORTRAN (c)
LASER (d) PASCAL

:C
27.
Which of the following
packages is used for
composition in printing press?
(a) Lotus (b) dBase (c) Page
Maker (d) Word Perfect

:C
28.
Which one of the following is
not a computer language?
(a) BASIC (b) COBOL (c) LOTUS
(d) FORTRAN

:D
29.
The individual within the
operations group who

ordinarily uses a variety of

keyboard devices, is the
(a) Data Clerk (b) Keypunch
Operator
(c) Data Entry Clerk (d)
Computer Operator

:C
30.
An advantage of a distributed
word processing network is
(a) increased number of
reports handled
(b) less delay in inter-office
communications
(c) greater corporate control
over outputs
(d) All of these

:B
31.
The retrieval of information
from the computer is defined
as
(a) collection of data (b)

data retrieval operations

(c) output (d) data output
collection

:C
32.
Which of the following terms
could be used to describe the
concurrent processing of
computer programs via CRTs, on
one computer system?
(a) Time sharing (b) On-line
processing
(c) Interactive processing (d)
All of these

:D
33.
The daily processing of
corrections to customer
accounts best exemplifies the
processing mode of
(a) batch processing (b)
real-time processing
(c) time-sharing (d) off-line

processing

:A
34.
A characteristic of card
system is
(a) slowness in processing
data
(b) using cards as records of
transactions
(c) needing a larger data
staff
(d) All of these

:D
35.
Which of the following floppy
sizes exists?
(a) 5.25 inches (b) 4.75
inches (c) 6 inches (d) 8
inches

:A

36.
MS-DOS is the name of a/an
(a) Application software (b)
Hardware
(c) System software (d) None
of these

:C
37.
A peripheral device used in a
word processing system is
(a) Floppy disk (b) Magnetic
card reader
(c) CRT (d) All of these

:D
38.
A term used interchangeably
with diskette is
(a) Disk cartridge (b) Disk
pack
(c) Floppy disk (d) Packette
disk

:C
39.
An I/O device which provides
photographic outputs for
printing galleys, is the
(a) Camera printer (b)
Automatic typesetter
(c) Radix printer (d) All of
these

:D
40.
Which one of the following a
file?
(a) Floppy disk (b) Magnetic
drum (c) magnetic tape (d)
None of these

:D
41.
A decimal equivalent of m
second is
(a) 0.000001 sec (b) 1000000
sec (c) 0.001 sec (d) 1000 sec

:A
42.
A characteristic of the ASCII
code is
(a) its limitation to a
maximum of 96 character
configuration
(b) its use of the zone codes
1010, 1011 and 1100
(c) its independence from
Hollerith code
(d) All of these

:C
43.
A temporary storage area,
attached to the CPU, for I/O
operations, is a
(a) Channel (b) Buffer (c)
Register (d) Core

:B

44.
The computer code for
interchange of information
between terminals is
(a) ASCII (b) BCD (c) BCDIC
(d) Hollerith

:A
45.
ROM is composed of
(a) Magnetic cores (b)
Micro-processors
(c) Photoelectric cells (d)
Floppy disks

:B
46.
Which of the following is
true?
(a) Plotters are not available
for microcomputer systems
(b) Micro-computer are not
programmed like conventional
computers
(c) Mini-computers are

task-oriented
(d) The contents of ROM are
easily changed

:C
47.
Magnetic disk a medium known
as
(a) Serial access (b) Direct
access (c) Sequential access
(d) Sequential and rotational
access

:B
48.
A dot-matrix printer
(a) is an input-output device
(b) is an output device only
(c) is an input device only
(d) None of these

:B
49.

An octal number 237 is equal

to the binary number
(a) 010 011 111 (b) 010 111
011
(c) 011 101 101 (d) 011 000
001

:C
50.
A term associated with the
comparison of processing speed
is
(a) FFTS (b) MPG (c) MIPS (d)
CPS

:C

51.
The maximum size of a memory
addressed by 12 bits is
(a) 1 K bytes (b) 16 K bytes
(c) 32 K bytes (d) 4 K bytes

:D

52.
Compiler is the
(a) name given to the computer
operator
(b) part of the digital
machine to store the
information
(c) translator of source
program to object program
(d) part of arithmetic logic
unit
(e) operator of Boolean
Algebra

:C
53.
Main memory is
(a) Random Access Memory (b)
Read only Memory
(c) Serial Access Memory (d)
None of these

:A
54.

Which of the following is the

smallest and fastest computer
imitating brain working?
(a) Supercomputer (b) Quantum
Computer
(c) Param-10,000 (d) IBM chips

:B
55.
A compact disc (CD) is a data
storage of the type
(a) Magnetic (b) Optical (c)
Electrical (d)
Electromechanical

:A
56.
Which of the following is not
as language for computer
programming?
(a) WINDOWS (b) PASCAL (c)
BASIC
(d) COBOL (e) All of these

:A
57.
What are the two basic types
of memory that your computer
uses?
(a) RAM (b) RW/RAM (c) ROM (d)
ERAM (e) POST

:A
58.
The term gigabyte refers to
(a) 1024 bytes (b) 1024
kilobytes (c) 1024 megabytes
(d) 1024 gigabytes (e) None of
the above

:C
59.
A computer with CPU speed
around 100 million
instructions per second & with
the word length of around 64
bits is known as
(a) Super computer (b) Mini

computer (c) Micro computer

(d) Macro computer (e) None of
the above

:A
60.
What digits are representative
of all binary numbers?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) Both (a ) and
(b) (d) 3 (e) None of the
above

:C
61.
To locate a data items for
storage is
(a) Field (b) Feed (c)
Database
(d) Fetch (e) None of the
above

:D
62.

Off-line operation is the

operation of devices without
the control of
(a) Memory (b) CPU (c) ALU
(d) Control unit (e) None of
the above

:B
63.
A type of line printer that
uses an embossed steel band to
form the letters printed on
the paper is
(a) Golf ball printer (b)
Dot-matrix printer
(c) Laser printer (d) Band
printer (e) None of the above

:D
64.
A software used to convert
source program instructions to
object instruction is known as
(a) Compiler (b) Assembler (c)
Interpreter

(d) Language processor (e)

None of the above

:D
65.
The 'IC' chip, used in
computers, is made of
(a) Chromium (b) Iron oxide
(c) Silica (d) Silicon

:D
66.
Name the first general purpose
electronic computer

: UNIVAC
67.
The size of commonly used
Floppy disk is
(a) 4.5? (b) 3.5? (c) 3.25?
(d) 5.5?

:B
68.
Which of the following
statement is wrong
(a) Windows XP is an operating
system
(b) Linux is owned and sold by
Microsoft
(c) Photoshop is a graphical
design tool by Adobe
(d) Linux is free and open
source software

:B
69.
Operating system of a computer
(a) Enables the programmer to
draw a flow chart
(b) Links a program with
subroutine with references
(c) Provides a layer, user
friendly interface
(d) None of the above

:C

70.
The term ?Operating System?
means
(a) A set of programs which
control computer working
(b) The way a user operates
the computer system
(c) Conversion of high level
language to machine language
(d) The way computer operator
works

:A
71.
Wild card operators specifies
(a) can be used when writing
into multiple files
(b) allows several files to be
read simultaneously
(c) Provide an easy way of
groups of related files
(d) Are only used when
printing the contents of a
file

:C
72.
Which one of the following is
not a broadband communication
medium
(a) Microwave (b) Fibre optic
cable
(c) Twisted pair (d) Coaxial
cable

:C
73.
Which of the following
performs modulation and
demodulation
(a) Coaxial cable (b)
Satellite (c) Modem (d)
Optical fibre

:C
74.
Which one of the following is
not an application software
package

(a) Redhat Linux (b) Microsoft

Office
(c) Adobe PageMaker (d) Open
Office

:A
75.
Who is the father of computer

: Charles Babbage
76.
The function of key F4 is

: to repeat the last action

77.
The function of key F4 is

: to repeat the last action

78.
The 0 and 1 in the binary
numbering system are called

binary digits or .......

(a) bytes (b) kilobytes (c)
decimal bytes (d) bits (e)
nibbles

:D
79.
A monitor's ...... is the
distance between the holes in
the mask behind the screen.
This helps determine how sharp
the dots appear.
(a) refresh rate (b) dot pitch
(c) resolution
(d) colour depth (e) None of
the above

:B
80.
A directly accessible
appointment calendar is a
feature of a ....... resident
package.
(a) CPU (b) memory (c) Buffer
(d) ALU (e) None of the above

:B
81.
Perforated paper used as input
or output media is known as
(a) Paper tape (b) Magnetic
tape (c) Punched paper tape
(d) Card punch (e) None of the
above

:A
82.
The invention of the slide
rule is attributed to
(a) Babbage (b) Oughtred (c)
Pascal
(d) Napier (e) None of the
above

:B
83.
Which of the following is not
an advantage of magnetic disk

storage.
(a) The access time of
magnetic disk is much less
than that of magnetic tape
(b) Disk storage is longer
lasting than magnetic tape
(c) Disk storage is less
expensive than tape storage
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the above

:E
84.
The memory sizes in mainframe
computers and advanced
technology micro computer are
expressed as
(a) Bytes (b) Kilo-bytes (c)
Bits
(d) Megabytes (e) None of the
above

:D
85.
A prefix for billion which is

equal to .... is called as

billi.
(a) 100 (b) 10000 (c) 1000 (d)
10 (e) None of the above

:D
86.
Each model of a computer has a
unique
(a) Assembly language (b)
Machine language
(c) High level language (d)
All of the above
(e) None of the above

:B
87.
One kilobyte = ____ byte.
(a) 1250 (b) 2088 (c) 1024 (d)
1000

:C
88.

Which of the following circuit

is used as a 'Memory device'
in computers?
(a) Rectifier (b) Flip-Flop
(c) Comparator (d) Attenuator

:B
89.
To move the cursor to the end
of the document press

: Ctrl + End
90.
In Word Processing the red
underline indicates

: Spelling mistakes
91.
The shortcut key to print
documents is

: Ctrl + P

92.
First layer in the OSI
reference model is
(a) Data link (b) Network (c)
Physical (d) Application

:C
93.
Viruses, Trojan horses and
Worms are
(a) able to harm computer
system
(b) unable to detect if
affected on computer
(c) user-friendly applications
(d) harmless applications
resident on computer

:A
94.
Program threats are
(a) Trap doors (b) Trojan
horse (c) Both (a) & (b

:B
95.
Failure of passwords security
due to exposure can result
from
(a) Electronic monitoring (b)
Visual (c) Both (a) & (b)

:C
96.
Data security threats include
(a) Hardware failure (b)
Privacy invasion
(c) Fraudulent manipulation of
data (d) All of the above

:B
97.
The bar which displays
information about the current
page number is

: Status bar
98.
Graphical pictures that
represent an object like file,
folder etc. are
(a) Task bar (b) Windows (c)
Desktop (d) Icons

:D
99.
Who invented the
super-computer?
(a) P.T Farnsworth (b) J.R
Whinfield
(c) J.H. Van Tassell (d)
Charles Ginsberg

:C
100.
Accessing records from a file
directly without searching
from the beginning of the file
is
(a) Time sharing (b) Random

(c) Direct access (d) Access

time (e) None of the above

:C

101.
Time during which a job is
processed by the computer is
(a) Delay time (b) Real time
(c) Execution time
(d) Down time (e) None of the
above

:C
102.
What does that acronym VGA
stand for?
(a) Extended Graphics Adapter
(b) Enhanced Graphics Array
(c) Video Graphics Array
(d) Color Graphics Array
(e) Video Graphics Adapter

:C

103.
A set of instructions provided
to the computer to process
data is
(a) Processor (b) Information
(c) Program (d) Output

:C
104.
A memory in which the
information is stored last is
on top & is retrieved first is
known as
(a) PROM (b) Buffer (c) Stack
(d) RAM (e) None of the above

:C
105.
Computer Operators
(a) Write computer programs
for specific problems
(b) Operate the devices which
input and output data from the
computer

(c) Normally require a college

degree in computer science
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these

:B
106.
A software package to perform
calculations on data arranged
in an array is
(a) System software (b)
Utility programs
(c) Electronic spread sheet
(d) Application programs
(e) None of the above

:C
107.
A code which uses more bits
for each character then what
is necessary is known as
(a) Hollerith code (b) Gray
code (c) Redundant code
(d) Mnemonics (e) None of the
above

:C
108.
Which disk interface standard
included support for up to
eight peripheral devices?
(a) ST50G /412 (b) IDE (c)
SCSI (d) ESDI (e) None of the
above

:C
109.
A memory space used for the
temporary storage of data is
(a) PROM (b) SAM (c)
Scratchpad storage
(d) Buffer (e) None of the
above

:C
110.
The language that is an input
for statement translation is

called
(a) Assembly language (b)
Source language (c) High-level
language (d) Object language
(e) None of the above

:B
111.
A part located in the central
processing unit that stores
data & information is known as
(a) Core memory (b) PROM (c)
EPROM
(d) ROM (e) None of the above

:A
112.
Programs designed to perform
specific tasks is called known
as
(a) System software (b)
Application software
(c) Utility programs (d)
Operating system (e) None of
the above

:B
113.
A storage device which is used
to store data & information
external to the main storage
is known as
(a) Buffer (b) Backing storage
(c) PROM
(d) Accumulator (e) None of
the above

:B
114.
An output device that uses
words or messages recorded on
a magnetic medium to produce
audio response is
(a) Magnetic tape (b) Voice
response unit
(c) Voice recognition unit (d)
Voice band

:B

115.
Pick out the wrong statement.
(a) Information stored in RAM
can be changed by overwriting
it
(b) Information stored in ROM
cannot be changed by
overwriting
(c) Information can be stored
in any location of RAM
(d) Computer main memory can
be accessed only sequentially
(e) None of the above

:D
116.
Computer instructions written
with the use of English words
instead of binary machine code
is called
(a) Mnemonics (b) Symbolic
code
(c) Gray code (d) Opcode (e)
None of the above

:B
117.
Which printer uses a
combination of laser-beam &
electro photographic
techniques.
(a) Laser printer (b)
Dot-Matrix (c) Line printer
(d) Daisy wheel (e) None of
the above

:A
118.
A file containing relatively
permanent data is
(a) Random file (b)
Transaction file
(c) Master file (d) Sequential
file (e) None of the above

:C
119.
The process of writing
computer instructions in a

programming language is known

as
(a) Coding (b) Processing
(c) Programming (d) File (e)
None of the above

:A
120.
Which is used to provide the
sight information to the right
person at the right time for
proper decision making.
(a) DBMS (b) MIS (c) ISO (d)
PSO (e) None of these

:B
121.
An instruction that transfers
program control to one or more
possible paths is knows as
(a) Utility program (b) System
software (c) Broadband channel
(d) Application program (e)
None of the above

:C
122.
A processing unit that
coordinates networks and data
communication is known as
(a) Control unit (b)
Communication processor
(c) Register unit (d) CPU (e)
None of these

:B
123.
An input device which can read
characters directly from an
ordinary piece of paper is
(a) OCR (b) OMR (c) MSI (d)
POS (e) None of these

:A
124.
FLEXCUBE is an IT solution
applicable in the field of
(a) Banking (b) Insurance (c)

Pharmaceutical
(d) Retail supply chain (e)
Agriculture

:A
125.
'.in' is:
(a) inside (b) international
negotiations
(c) the official internet
domain of India
(d) none of the above (e) None
of these

:C
126.
The first microprocessor Intel
4004 was produced in the year

: 1971
127.
Name the first microprocessor

: Intel 4004
128.
In what storage device,
recording is done by burning
tiny pits on a circular disk
(a) Floppy disc (b) Optical
disc (c) Magnetic tape (d)
Punched cards

:B
129.
A good query system
(a) can be accessed only by
data processing professionals
(b) can accept English
language commands (c) allow
non-programmers to access
information stored in a
database (d) both (a) & (b)

:C
130.
An operation that increases

the length of a list is

(a) Insert (b) Delete (c)
Update (d) Select

:A
131.
The Operating System operates
(a) Processor (b) Disks and
I/O devices (c) Memory (d) All
of the above

:D
132.
A program written in high
level language is translated
to machine language using
(a) Loader (b) Interpreter (c)
Assembler (d) Compiler

:D
133.
Which of the following file
name extension suggests that

the file is a backup copy of

another file
(a) Txt (b) Bak (c) com (d)
Bas

:B
134.
All the time a computer is
switched on, its operating
system has to stay in
(a) Virtual memory (b) Main
memory (c) Secondary memory
(d) Cache memory

:B
135.
What device is used to
entering X-Y co-ordinates
(a) Mouse (b) OCR (c) Scanner
(d) Keyboard

:A
136.

ENIAC

: Electronic Numerical
Integrator And Computer
137.
The first large scale, general
purpose digital computer
(a) ENIAC (b) Tabulating
Machines (c) Super Computers

:A
138.
Who developed the World Wide
Web first

: Timothy Berners Lee

139.
Which computer company
introduced mouse for the first
time

: Apple Corporation

140.
The first computer installed
in India, HEC-2M was in

: Calcutta
141.
One kilobyte is equal to

: 1024 bytes
142.
Who is the architect of
Supercomputer

: Seymour Cray
143.
Sabir Bhatia is famous with

: Hot mail
144.
Polymorphic viruses causes

a. Tuberculosis
b. Problems in computers
d. Problems in X-ray films
:B
145.
In computer jargon RAM refers
to

: Random Access Memory

146.
The brain of computer is

: C.P.U
147.
The longest key in a computer
key board

: Space bar
148.
Digital computers are
classified into how many

categories

: Four
149.
Which computer program
defeated world champion
Vladimir Kramnik 4-2 in the
Man Vs Machine contest

: Deep Fritz
150.
?Binary Code? used in
computers makes use of which
numbers

:0&1
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