760+ Computer Fundamentals Solved MCQs

Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers

What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?

ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does EBCDIC stand for?

The brain of any computer system is

Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on

The two kinds of main memory are:

A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is

Computer is free from tiresome and boardoom. We call it

Integrated Circuits (Ics) are related to which generation of computers?

CD-ROM is a

A hybrid computer

Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?

The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from

Chief component of first generation computer was

To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n

What are the stages in the compilation process?

Which of the following IC was used in third generation of computers?

The main electronic component used in first generation computers was

A dumb terminal has

One millisecond is

The output quality of a printer is measured by .

Which of the following was a special purpose computer?

What was the computer invented by Attanasoff and Clifford?

Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?

Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent?

A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is known as

High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data

A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs

Which of the following is not an input device?

The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a computer is approximately

In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drivers, memory, expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of the board?

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?

Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as

Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?

A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for

When was vacuum tube invented?

Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?

Computers with 80286 microprocessor is

An application suitable for sequential processing is

Which of the following is not processing?

The digital computer was developed primarily in

Software in computer

Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changes in 1924. What was that name?

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?

The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called

What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?

Abacus was the first

If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be

Instructions and memory address are represented by

The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and OCR reader is the:

A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____

People often call ______ as the brain of computer system

Which is used for manufacturing chips?

The value of each bead in heaven is

The first computer introduced in Nepal was

Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following language?

Instruction in computer languages consists of

Which generation of computer is still under development

A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a ____

Which was the most popular first generation computer?

Which is considered a direct entry input device?

A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is

Each set of Napier’s bones consisted of ______ rods.

BCD is

When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?

From which generation operating systems were developed?

The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was

How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?

Properly arranged data is called

A computer consists of

Why are vacuum tubes also called valves?

John Napier invented Logarithm in

An integrated circuit is

What type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic on the bus, in order to prevent two devices from trying to use it at the same time?

Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is

Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?

Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several

What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?

The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document is

Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of

Algorithm and Flow chart help us to

Which statement is valid about computer program?

The difference between memory and storage is that memory is _____ and storage is __

When was Pascaline invented?

Which of the following statement is valid?

A compiler is a translating program which

What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?

Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?

The term gigabyte refers to

in which year was UK’s premier computing event called ?The which computer? started?

Once you load the suitable program and provide required data, computer does not need human intervention. This feature is known as

What is a brand?

Machine language is

A byte consists of

Modern Computers are very reliable but they are not

What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine

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