Computer MCQs with answers For jobs in 2021

1. 1 nibble equals to? 4 bits

2. Perforated paper used as input of output media is known as? paper tapes
3. Which American computer company is called Big Blue? IBM
4. It was in 2028 BS the was brought in to calculate census data? IBM 1401
5. Who is called as Father of Computers?Charles Babbage
6. The first Digital Computer introduced, was named as?Mark-I
7. How many generations, computer can be classified? 5
8. Which unit holds data temporarily? Primary Memory Unit
9. The computer size was very large in? First Generation
10. A name or number used to identify storage location devices? An address
11. Which of the following is not computer language? Medium level language
12. Reading data is performed in magnetic disk by? Read/write lead
13. The term ‘computer’ is derived from? Latin language
14. To locate a data item for storage is? Fetch
15. Who used punched cards practically for the first time in the history of computers? Herman
Hollerith
16. Hard disk is coated in both sides with? Magnetic metallic oxide
17. Which of the following term means to reckon? Put are
18. Computer professionals working in a computer Centre are? Human ware
19. The contents of information are stored in? Memory data register
20. Main storage is also called? Memory
21. Memory unit is one part of? Central Processing Unit
22. By programmable machine we mean? computers
23. First Generation Computers contain? Vacuum Tubes
24. II Generation Computers are made of? Transistors
25. IV Generation Computers contain? LSI
26. Vth Generation Computers are based on? Artificial Intelligence
27. Computers, combine both measuring and counting, are called? Hybrid
28. In world today, most of the computers are? Digital
29. In any computer installation, how many elements consist? 3
30. Physical structure of computer is called? Hardware
31. CPU stands for? Central Processing Unit
32. In which type of computer, data are represented as discrete signals? Digital computer
33. Which of the following is available in the form of a PC now? Microcomputer
34. PARAM is an example of? Super computer
35. Who developed the analytical engine? Charles Babbage
36. GUI stands for? Graphical User Interface
37. The time taken by CPU to retrieve and interpret the instruction to be executed is
calledas? Instruction cycle
38. Which of the following is responsible for all types of calculations? ALU
39. Which of the following is permanent memory? ROM
40. The metal or plastic case that holds all the physical parts of the computer is the? System Unit
41. CD-ROM stands for? Compact Disk Read Only Memory
42. ALU Stand for? Arithmetic Logic Unit
43. VGA Stand for? Video Graphics Array
44. IBM 1401 is? Second Generation Computer
45. MSI stands for? Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
46. WAN stands for? Wide Area Network
47. MICR stands for? Magnetic Ink Character Reader
48. One byte consists of? eight bits
49. EEPROM stand for? Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
50. Which of the following is a secondary memory device? Disk
51. The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured? PROM
52. Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second? Dynamic RAM
53. In mode, the communication channel is used in both directions at the same time? Full-duplex
54. Memory is made up of? Large number of cells
55. What is the path from which data flow in a computer system is known as? Bus
56. Which technology is more reliable? Electronic
57. Raw facts and figures about any particular topic are? data
58. A computer can solve more than one kind of problem. This is related to which of the
following characteristics? Versatility
59. From which generation computers the printers were used? second
60. How many symbols exist in Bardot code?32
61. Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry? Intel
62. EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters? 256
63. Number crunchier is the informal name for? Super computer
64. RATS stand for? Regression Analysis Time Series
65. Which technology is used in Compact disks? Laser
66. The metal disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and contamination free containers
are called? Winchester disk
67. Intel Corporation produces chips for which computers? IBM PCs
68. The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corporation was called? 8080
69. The data recording format in most of the modern magnetic tape is? 8-bit EBCDIC
70. Who designed the first electronics Computer ? ENIAC/ C) J. P. Eckert and J. W. Muchly
71. Time during which a job is processed by the computer is? Execution time
72. Which unit converts user data into machine readable form? Input unit
73. Which unit is known as nerve center of computer? ALU
74. Access time is? seek time + latency time
75. Easily relocatable language is? Assembly language
76. Through which device the main components of the computer communicate with each
other? System Bus
77. What type of device is computer keyboard? Input
78. Which is the limitation of high level language? Lower efficiency
79. The original ASCII code used bits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error checking? 7
80. A computer programmer? Does all the thinking for a computer
81. Fifth generation computer is also known as? Knowledge information processing system
82. A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have of RAM? 256
83. Model 5100 was in 1957? The first PC built by IBM
84. Which 8-bit chip was used in many of today’s TRS-80 computers? Z-80
85. Which of the following disk is fixed disk? Hard Disks
86. The word Abacus is derived from Abaxis a word from? Latin language
87. An online backing storage system capable of storing larger quantities of data is? Mass
storage
88. A kind of serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with magnetically-charged ink
sprayed dots is called? Ink-jet printer
89. Which of the following is an example of fifth generation computer? PIM/m
90. The number of records contained within a block of data on magnetic tape is defined by
the? Blocking factor
91. A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a resident package? Memory
92. Which unit converts computer data into human readable form? Output unit
93. What produces useful information out of data? Processing
94. Which of the following device was not invented by Babbage? Pascale
95. A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of? Accuracy
96. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer? Binary
97. A computer has very low failure rate because it uses electronic components. It produces very
consistent results. This is highlighted by which of the feature of computer? Reliability
98. A paper printout of a document is known as? Hardcopy output
99. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing? ALU
100. ABC Stand for? Special purpose computer
101. The computer code for the interchange of information between terminals is? ASCII
102. When was the X window system born? 1984
103. What is the first stage in software development? System Analysis
104. Which of the following is valid statement? Data in itself is useless unless it is
processed
105. EBCDIC stands for? Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
106. Personnel who design, program, operates and maintains computer equipment refers
to? People ware
107. IBM System/360 is? Mainframe Computer
108. Which of the following programming language started from second
generation? Cobol
109. The translator program used in assembly language is called? Assembler
110. Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read and Write
operations? RAM
111. EPROM can be used for? Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
112. A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to? 4 byte
113. The term GIGO is related to? Accuracy
114. Web cam is an? input unit device
115. Bit stands for? Binary digits
116. Which device can understand difference between data &programs? Microprocessor
117. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device? CD-ROM
118. Symbolic logic was discovered by? George Boole
119. An error in computer data is called? Bug
120. The instructions for starting the computer are house on? Read only memory
chipWhich of the following registers is loaded with the contents of the memory location
pointed by the PC? Instruction register
121. MIS is designed to provide information needed for effective decision making
by? Managers
122. Latency time is? Time to spin the needed data under head
123. Who built the first Mechanical Calculator? Blaise Pascal
124. Which of the following generation computers had expensive operation cost? First
125. An IBM system/38 represents the computer class of? Small-scale computer
126. Another word for a daisy wheel printer? Golf ball printer
127. Which computers are used as servers for any medium sized organizations? Mini
Computers
128. Slide Rules was invented in? 1620
129. A normal CD-ROM usually can store up to data? 680 MB
130. The lower deck of an abacus is known as? earth
131. All modern Computers operate on? Data
132. Offline device is? A device which is not connected to CPU
133. What is the latest write-once optical storage media? CD-ROM disk
134. Which one of the following input device is user- programmable? VDT
135. Floppy disks typically in diameter? 3
136. Current SIMMs have either or connectors (pins)? 30 or 72
137. Dot-matrix is a type of? Printer
138. Programs are executed on the basis of a priority number in? Multiprogramming
139. When was Apple Macintosh II microcomputer introduced in the market? 1983
140. When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by
whom? Epson, 1981
141. Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was
changed in 1924. What was that name? The Tabulator Ltd.
142. Who built the world’s first electronic calculator using telephone relays, light bulbs
and batteries? George Stibitz
143. In which language is source program written? High levelA song being played on
computer speaker is? soft output
144. What is the number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9-trac magnetic tape? 9
145. Charles Babbage was awarded by Royal Society for his? Difference Engine
146. A computer which CPU speed around 100 million instruction per second and with the
word length of around 64 bits is known as? Super computer
147. Which of the following will happen when data is entered into a memory location? It
will erase the previous content
148. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User
Environment? Mouse
149. An application program that helps the user to change any number and immediately
see the result of that change is? Spreadsheet
150. What is the name of the new color laptop computer which is powered by a 386
processor at 33 MHz and is built by Epson? AX3/33
151. In analog computer? Input is never converted to digital form
152. When as the Company named IBM? 1924
153. Which of the following storage device can store the largest amount of data? Hard
Disks
154. The octal equivalence of 111010 is? 72
155. What do you call a single point on a computer screen? Pixel
156. Mostly which of the following device is used to carry user files? Floppy Disk
157. An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to
produce audio response is? Voice response unit
158. Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, Subtract,
Multiple divide and find square roots? Leibniz
159. The first Macintosh computer was from? Fourth generation
160. Which of the following is internal memory? RAM
161. Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called? Diskettes
162. The magnetic storage chip used to provide non-volatile direct access storage of data
and that have no moving parts are known as? Magnetic bubble memory
163. A collection of related instructions organized for a common purpose is referred to
as? Program
164. Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary
machine code is called? Symbolic code
165. Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation
program? Machine language
166. Which of the following processors use RISC technology? Power PC
167. Which of the following machine was not invented by Charles Babbage? Tabulating
Machine
168. How many numbers could ENIAC store in its internal memory? 20
169. The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of? Control and communication
170. Binary circuit elements have? Two stable state
171. The value of each bead in earth is? 1
172. Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main
memory? Permanent
173. Which was the world’s first minicomputer and when was it introduced? PDP-I, 1958
174. A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one
master is? Surface
175. The word length of a computer is measured in? Bits
176. Which unit holds data permanently? Secondary storage unit
177. Computer system comprises of major units? input unit, output unit, central
processing unit and storage unit
178. Magnetic tape can serve as? Secondary storage media
179. The latest PC keyboards use a circuit that senses the movement by the change in its
capacitance? Capacitance keyboard
180. The Stepped Reckoner was invented by? Gottfried Leibnitz
181. While inserting a diskette into the diskette drive of a PC, the diskette’s label side
should face? Up
182. Most of the inexpensive personal computers do not have any disk or diskette drive.
What is the name of such computes? Diskless computers
183. What is a light pen? Optical input device
184. When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the
keystroke into the corresponding bits? ANSI
185. In order to play and hear sound on a computer, one needs? a sound card and
speakers
186. For which of the following computers can’t be used? gathering data
187. Who invented punched cards? Joseph Jacquard
188. Which device is required for the Internet connection? Modem
189. Pick the one that is used for logical operations or comparisons such as less than equal
to or greater than? Arithmetic and Logic Unit
190. Which of the following is used only for data entry and storage, and never for
processing? Dumb terminal
191. Basic is language? a procedural
192. Which of the following have the fastest access time? Semiconductor Memories
193. How many types of storage loops exists in magnetic bubble memory? 2
194. Daisy wheel printer is a type of? Impact printer
195. A number system that has eight different symbols to represent any quantity is known
as? Octal
196. The two basic types of record access methods are? Sequential and random
197. One of a class of storage device devices that can access storage locations in any order
is? DASD
198. In what respect human beings are superior to computers? IntelligenceAs compared to
the secondary memory, the primary memory of a computer is? Fast
199. The language that the computer can understand and execute is called? Machine
language
200. How was the generation of computer classified? by the device used in memory &
processor
201. CAD stands for? Computer aided design
202. Which of the following memories has the shortest access times? Cache memory
203. .A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a? Sensor
204. Who invented Analytical engine? Charles Babbage
205. CPU speed of a personal computer is? 100 KIPS
206. Circular division of disks to store and retrieve data is known as? tracks
207. The least significant bit of the binary number, which is equivalent to any odd decimal
number, is?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? Motherboard
208. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is
known as? Pulse code modulation
209. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct? It is a peripheral device
210. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for? Input, storage,
manipulation and outputting of data
211. When was vacuum tube invented? 1906
212. Computer with 80286 Microprocessor is? AT computers
213. The digital computer was developed primarily in? USA
214. Software in computer? Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine
215. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called? Sorting
216. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer? To compare
numbers
217. What was the expected feature of fifth generation computers when Japan started
FGCS? Parallel Processing
218. Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory
system? Magnetic tape
219. Computer operators? operate the device which input and output data from the
computer
220. Computers are also called personal computers? Micro Computers
221. Which of the following is machine independence program? High level language
222. When was the first electro-mechanical computer developed? 1944
223. Analog computer works on the supply of? Continuous electrical pulses
224. The BIOS is the abbreviation of ?Basic Input Output System
225. Most of the first generation computers were? Special purpose computers
226. The output quality of a printer is measured by? Dot per sq. inch
227. On a PC, how much memory is available to application software? 640 KB
228. In a Computer is capable to store single binary bit? Flip flop
229. What does DMA stand for? Direct Memory Access
230. Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under? System Software
231. What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which
requires operator attention? Reverse video
232. Which of the following is a way to access secondary memory? Random access
memory
233. UNIVAC Stand for? Universal Automatic Computer
234. The brain of any computer system is? CPU
235. To rage capacity of magnetic disk depends on? disk pack in disk surface
236. The two kinds of main memory are? ROM and RAM
237. A storage area used to store data to a Compensate for the difference in speed at which
the different units can handle data is? Buffer
238. Computer is free from tiresome and boardroom. We call it? DiligenceWhich type of
computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC? Mainframe computers
239. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from? Control section
240. Chief component of first generation computer was? Vacuum Tubes and Valves
241. To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use
a/n? PlotterOne millisecond is? 1000th of a seconds
242. The output quality of a printer is measured by? Dot per inch
243. Which of the following was a special purpose computer? ABC
244. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data? Hard
Disk
245. Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court
invalidated the patent? ENIACA physical connection between the microprocessor memory
and other parts of the microcomputer is known as? Address bus
246. High density double sided floppy disks could store of data? 44 MB
247. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and
graphs? Digital plotter
248. The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a
computer is approximately? 16 digits
249. Which is the largest computer? Mainframe Computer
250. The personal computer industry was started by? IBM
251. What is meant by a dedicated computer? Which is assigned one and only one task
252. Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known
as? General purpose register
253. Abacus was the first ? mechanical calculator
254. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of
addresses will be? 65,536
255. Instructions and memory address are represented by? Binary codes
256. The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and OCR
reader is the? POS terminal
257. A set of flip flops integrated together is called? Register
258. Which is used for manufacturing chips? Semiconductors
259. The first computer introduced in Nepal was? IBM 1401
260. Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following language? Assembly
language
261. A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called ?Shift register
262. Which was the most popular first generation computer? IBM 650
263. A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process
is? Process description
264. Each set of Napier’s bones consisted of rods? 11
265. BCD Stand for? Binary Coded Decimal
266. When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by
whom? Epson, 1981
267. From which generation operating systems were developed? Third generation
268. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was? Radio
Shak
269. How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4
memory chip? 11
270. Properly arranged data is called? Information
271. John Napier invented Logarithm in? 1614
272. An integrated circuit is? Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
273. 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? Bus arbitration
274. Whereas a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is? Stationary
275. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device? Magnetic drum
276. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single
processing unit to link several? Dumb terminals
277. The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document
is? Formatting
278. When was Pascale invented? 1642
279. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same
time? Terminal
280. The term gigabyte refers to? 1024 megabytes
281. in which year was UK’s premier computing event started? 1980
282. What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine? 1837
283. Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits
set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as? Flags
284. An approach that permits the computer to work on several programs instead of one
is? Over lapped processing
285. Who suggested Stored Program Concept? John Neumann
286. The central processing unit (CPU) consists of? Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit
and primary storage
287. The notable features like keyboards, monitors, GUI were developed in? Third
generation
288. Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving
machine? Jacquard
289. What is an interpreter? An interpreter is the representation of the system being
designed
290. RJ45 UTP cable has Cables? 4 pair
291. Which of the following is not a valid size of a Floppy Disk? 5 ½
292. The earliest calculating devices are? Abacus
293. Word length of a Personal Computer is? 8 bits