Q1. IBM was provided software for PC DOS by which of the following company?
(a) Microsoft
(b) Sony
(c) Google
(d) Apple
(e) None of the above
Q2. Which of the following was used to program the first computer?
(a) Assembly language
(b) Machine language
(c) Source code
(d) Object code
(e) ASCII code
Q3. Charles Babbage is known to have conceived which of the following earliest Computing machine?
(a) Analytical engine
(b) ENIAC
(c) UNIVAC
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the above
Q4. In second generation, which type of memory was used to store data?
(a) Paper tapes
(b) Magnetic drum
(c) Magnetic core
(d) Magnetic tape
(e) Magnetic disk
Q5. The first electronic digital computer contained _________?
(a) Electronic valves
(b) Neural Networks
(c) Fuzzy Logic
(d) Semiconductor memory
(e) None of these
Q6. What is the blinking symbol on the screen that shows where the next character will appear?
(a) Cursor
(b) Delete key
(c) Arrow key
(d) Return key
(e) None of these
Q7. The dual-port version of DRAM formerly used in graphics adaptors is
(a) FPM DRAM
(b) EDORAM
(c) VRAM
(d) DDRSDRAM
(e) None of these
Q8. Which of the following is a term related with printer?
(a) DVD
(b) Cartridge
(c) Hard-disk
(d) Keyboard
(e) None of these
Q9. To justify the selected text, the shortcut key is _______.
(a) Ctrl+1
(b) Ctrl+J
(c) Ctrl+U
(d) Ctrl+Alt+K
(e) None of these
Q10. Trackball is an example of a/an
(a) Programming device
(b) Pointing device
(c) Output device
(d) Software device
(e) Printing device
Q11. A micro-computer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer with a microprocessor. Which is the first micro-computer?
(a) Z2
(b) Titan-1
(c) MARK-B
(d) Altair
(e) None of these
Q12. Which of the following is the short cut key combination to make text bold in MS Excel?
(a) Ctrl + Down Arrow Key
(b) Ctrl + 2
(c) Ctrl + 3
(d) Ctrl + 4
(e) Shift+Alt
Q13. Which of the following supports 32-bit processor?
(a) Windows 2000
(b) Windows 7
(c) Windows 8.1
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
Q14. Which among the following is the smallest unit of storage?
(a) Byte
(b) Bit
(c) Bug
(d) Nibble
(e) None of these
Q15. Which among the following is a language directly understood by CPU?
(a) Machine
(b) C
(c) C++
(d) Java
(e) HTML
Answers:
Q1. IBM was provided software for PC DOS by which of the following company?
(a) Microsoft
(b) Sony
(c) Google
(d) Apple
(e) None of the above
Ans.(a)
Microsoft provided Operating System to IBM PC DOS
Q2. Which of the following was used to program the first computer?
(a) Assembly language
(b) Machine language
(c) Source code
(d) Object code
(e) ASCII code
Ans.(b)
Earliest computers used Machine language.
Q3. Charles Babbage is known to have conceived which of the following earliest Computing machine?
(a) Analytical engine
(b) ENIAC
(c) UNIVAC
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the above
Ans.(a)
The Analytical Engine was a proposed mechanical general-purpose computer designed by English mathematician and computer pioneer Charles Babbage. It was first described in 1837 as the successor to Babbage's difference engine, a design for a mechanical computer.
Q4. In second generation, which type of memory was used to store data?
(a) Paper tapes
(b) Magnetic drum
(c) Magnetic core
(d) Magnetic tape
(e) Magnetic disk
Ans.(c)
In second generation, magnetic cores were used as primary memory and magnetic tape and magnetic disks as secondary storage devices. In this generation assembly language and high-level programming languages like FORTRAN, COBOL were used.
Q5. The first electronic digital computer contained _________?
(a) Electronic valves
(b) Neural Networks
(c) Fuzzy Logic
(d) Semiconductor memory
(e) None of these
Ans.(a)
The first electronic digital computer contained electronic valves.
Q6. What is the blinking symbol on the screen that shows where the next character will appear?
(a) Cursor
(b) Delete key
(c) Arrow key
(d) Return key
(e) None of these
Ans.(a)
In computer user interfaces, a cursor is an indicator used to show the current position for user interaction on a computer monitor or other display device that will respond to input from a text input or pointing device.
Q7. The dual-port version of DRAM formerly used in graphics adaptors is
(a) FPM DRAM
(b) EDORAM
(c) VRAM
(d) DDRSDRAM
(e) None of these
Ans.(c)
Video RAM, or VRAM, is a dual-ported variant of dynamic RAM (DRAM), which was once commonly used to store the framebuffer in some graphics adapters.
Q8. Which of the following is a term related with printer?
(a) DVD
(b) Cartridge
(c) Hard-disk
(d) Keyboard
(e) None of these
Ans.(b)
An ink cartridge or inkjet cartridge is a component of an inkjet printer that contains the ink that is deposited onto paper during printing.
Q9. To justify the selected text, the shortcut key is _______.
(a) Ctrl+1
(b) Ctrl+J
(c) Ctrl+U
(d) Ctrl+Alt+K
(e) None of these
Ans.(b)
Ctrl+J is used to justify the selected text.
Q10. Trackball is an example of a/an
(a) Programming device
(b) Pointing device
(c) Output device
(d) Software device
(e) Printing device
Ans.(b)
Trackball is an example of a pointing device (mouse).
Q11. A micro-computer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer with a microprocessor. Which is the first micro-computer?
(a) Z2
(b) Titan-1
(c) MARK-B
(d) Altair
(e) None of these
Ans.(d)
The Altair is widely recognized as the spark that ignited the microcomputer revolution as the first commercially successful personal computer
Q12. Which of the following is the short cut key combination to make text bold in MS Excel?
(a) Ctrl + Down Arrow Key
(b) Ctrl + 2
(c) Ctrl + 3
(d) Ctrl + 4
(e) Shift+Alt
Ans.(b)
Ctrl + 2 is the shortcut key to make text bold in Excel
Q13. Which of the following supports 32-bit processor?
(a) Windows 2000
(b) Windows 7
(c) Windows 8.1
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
Ans.(d)
All of the given options support 32-bit processor
Q14. Which among the following is the smallest unit of storage?
(a) Byte
(b) Bit
(c) Bug
(d) Nibble
(e) None of these
Ans.(b)
Bit is smallest unit of storage, Nibble= 4Bits, Byte= 8Bits.
Q15. Which among the following is a language directly understood by CPU?
(a) Machine
(b) C
(c) C++
(d) Java
(e) HTML
CPU doesn’t understand the C++ language (or any high level programming language). All the High level language statements must be translated into machine code before they can be executed.
