Computer Fundamentals 2Computer Fundamentals 2

Which of the following technology can be used to convert images directly to editable text?
1. OCR
2. OMR
3. MICR
4. All of above
The output quality of a printer is measured by
1. Dots per inch
2. Dot per sq. inch
3. Dots printed per unit time
4. All of above
In analog computer
1. Input is first converted to digital form
2. Input is never converted to digital form
3. Output is displayed in digital form
4. All of above
In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed
1. Parallel only
2. Sequentially only
3. Both sequentially and parallel
4. All of above
Who designed the first electronics computer – ENIAC?
1. Van-Neumann
2. Joseph M. Jacquard
3. J. Presper Eckert and
  John W Mauchly
4. All of above
Who invented the high level language c?
1. Dennis M. Ritchie
2. Niklaus Writh
3. Seymour Papert
4. Donald Kunth
Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to
1. Console-operator
2. Programmer
3. Peopleware (liveware)
4. System Analyst
When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
1. 1978
2. 1984
3. 1990
4. 1991
Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens?
1. Monitor
2. Hardware
3. Robot
4. Computer
An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
1. Leech
2. Squid
3. Slug
4. Glitch
Modern Computer are very reliable but they are not
1. Fast
2. Powerful
3. Infallible (perfect)
4. Cheap
What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator attention?
1. Pixel
2. Reverse video
3. Touch screen
4. Cursor
Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?
1. Daughter board
2. Motherboard
3. Father board
4. Breadboard
What is meant by a dedicated computer?
1. Which is used by one person only
2. Which is assigned one and only one task
3. Which uses one kind of software
4. Which is meant for application software
The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except:
1. Microprocessor
2. Disk controller
3. Serial interface
4. Modem
A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an
1. Interpreter
2. Simulator
3. Compiler
4. Commander
A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a/an
1. Compiler
2. Simulator
3. Interpreter
4. CPU
A disadvantage of the laser printer is
1. It is quieter than an impact printer
2. It is very slow
3. The output is of a lower quality
4. None of the above
Different components n the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?
1. Conductors
2. Buses
3. Connectors
4. Consecutives
The language that the computer can understand and execute is called
1. Machine language
2. Application software
3. System program
4. All of the above
Which of the following memories needs refresh?
1. SRAM
2. DRAM
3. ROM
4. All of above
Which of the below is not a type of live communication?
1. Chat
2. E-mail
3. Instant Messaging
4. IRC
Which of the below versions of Windows was the first to be released after Windows 98?
1. Windows 99
2. Windows 2000
3. Windows ME
4. Windows XP
. A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of
1. Speed
2. Accuracy
3. Cost
4. Memory
In the third generation of computers:
1. Distributed data processing first became popular
2. An operating system was first developed
3. High-level prcedu7ral languages were firs used
4. On-line, real time systems first became popular
In a punched card system, data is processed by a
1. Keypunch machine, sorter and posting machine
2. Accounting machine, posting machine, and billing machine
3. Sorter, posting machine, and billing machine
4. Accounting machine, keypunch machine and sorter
Most important advantage of an IC is its
1. Easy replacement in case of circuit failure
2. Extremely high reliability
3. Reduced cost
4. Lower power consumption
An integrated circuit is
1. A complicated circuit
2. An integrating device
3. Much costlier than a single transistor
4. Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for
1. Doing quick mathematical calculations
2. Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
3. Electronic data processing
4. Performing repetitive tasks accurately
The proper definition of a modern digital computer is
1. An electronic automated machine that can solve problems involving words and numbers
2. A more sophistic and modified electronic pocket calculator
3. Any machine that can perform mathematical operations
4. A machine that works on binary code
The number of dots per unit area is called the
1. Pixels
2. Resolution
3. Design
4. Design
Expansion of COBOL
1. Common Business of Language
2. Common Business Oriented Language
3. Common But Oriented Language
4. Common Business Oriented Letter
The expansion of LAN is
1. Local All Network
2. Local Are Network
3. Local Area Network
4. . Local All Area Network
The most common input device is
1. Mouse
2. Keyboard
3. Floppy
4. Memory
Each binary digit is called
1. Mega Byte
2. Bit
3. Byte
4. Bus
File extensions are used to identify the type of ……..
1. Data
2. File
3. Folder
4. Information
Three common network topologies
1. WAN, Ring, BUS
2. Ring, BUS, Star
3. BUS, Star, Wire
4. BUS, Star, LAN
Group of related web pages that are linked together form a ….
1. home page
2. website
3. web page
4. home site
E-mail has a unique ………………….
1. e-mail address
2. information
3. mail service
4. data
Process of removing errors from a program is called …
1. testing code
2. documentation
3. debugging
4. compiling
_____ looks similar to a floppy disk but has much greater storage capabilities — up to about 750 million characters.
1. CD
2. Zip disk
3. hard disk
4. DVD
Industries use CAM to _____.
1. shorten a product’s time to market
2. reduce product development costs
3. stay ahead of the competition
4. all of the above
A program is _____.
1. a collection of unprocessed text, numbers, images, audio, and video
2. a series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it
3. an instruction issued by replying to a question that is displayed
4. an instruction that causes a single specific action to be performed
Setting a monitor to display a higher resolution uses a _____.
1. smaller number of pixels and thus provides a smoother image
2. smaller number of pixels and thus provides a rougher image
3. greater number of pixels and thus provides a smoother image
4. greater number of pixels and thus provides a rougher image
Commonly used output devices include all of the following, except _____.
1. display devices
2. printers
3. ports
4. speakers and headsets
A _____ occurs when a read/write head touches the surface of a hard disk platter, usually resulting in a loss of data and sometimes loss of the entire drive.
1. disk crash
2. drive crash
3. data crash
4. head crass
Examples of nonvolatile storage media include all of the following except _____.
1. microfiche
2. RAM
3. floppy disks
4. PC Cards
Which of the below is not a type of computer battery?
1. BIOS
2. CMOS
3. . Li-ion
4. NiMH.
Who created the first mouse?
1. Bill Gates
2. Douglas Englebart
3. John Mauchly
4. Robert Noyce
Which of the following is an example of Binary?
1. 123
2. 111 1011
3. 7B
4. All of the above
Which of the following will not help your computer's security?
1. Firewall
2. Good Password
3. Updated software
4. Defragmenting
What is IRC?
1. Internet Relay Channel
2. Internet Respond Channel
3. Internet Relay Chat
4. Internet Response Cache
Which of the following is not a programming language?
1. Pascal
2. See
3. Java
4. Perl
Which of the following is not a network device?
1. Core
2. Switch
3. Hub
4. Router
What is BIOS short for?
1. Not short for anything
2. Basic Input/Output System
3. Binary Input/Output System
4. Bus Input/Output System
Which of the below media types hold the most information?
1. Blu-ray
2. CD
3. DVD
4. Floppy diskette
What is Apache?
1. operating system
2. web server
3. computer
4. browser
Which of the below is not related to the Internet and web development?
1. DOS
2. HTML
3. Java
4. PHP
What is the transfer rate of USB 2.0?
1. 12Mbps
2. 64Mbps
3. 256Mbps
4. 480Mbps
Which command clears the screen in MS-DOS and the Windows command line?
1. cd
2. clear
3. cls
4. echo
Which part of the computer does an IDE cable connect to?
1. Floppy drive
2. Hard disk drive
3. Sound card
4. Video card
A DNS translates a domain name into what?
1. Binary
2. Hex
3. IP
4. URL
When was the first e-mail sent?
1. 1963
2. 1969
3. 1971
4. 1974
How much disk space does a standard CD hold?
1. 650MB
2. 600MB
3. 500MB
4. 200MB
Which of the below is not an e-mail client?
1. Eudora
2. Opera
3. Outlook
4. Thunderbird
IP is an abbreviation for which of the following
1. Internet Printer
2. Internet Ping
3. Internet Person
4. Internet Protocol
Which of the following was the first Intel processor introduced?
1. 3080
2. 4004
3. 8080
4. 8086
Which of the following is not a search engine?
1. Google
2. Zeal
3. Amazon
4. Hotbot
A Web site can contain one or more
1. spiders
2. Web pages
3. networks
4. systems
What do you call the printer output?
1. Hard copy
2. Copy paper.
3. Soft copy.
4. Photocopy
UPS stands for:
1. Universal Power Supply
2. Uninterrupted Power Supply
3. United Power Supply
4. Union Power Supply
A worldwide network of computers.
1. CPU
2. Internet
3. RAM
4. Network
Keys such as alt, control and caps lock are called
1. lock keys
2. toggle keys
3. function keys
4. combination keys
The first thing loaded on to your computer is what?
1. an internet acsess chip
2. a hardrive
3. a sound chip
4. an operating system
What types of things do you attach to parallel ports?
1. monitors and mice
2. headphones and keyboards
3. Basketballs and Lizards
4. printers and scanners
If you have a NIC in your computer you can:
1. Perform complex mathematical calculations
2. Connect a scanner
3. Conduct video conferences
4. Connect to a network
The capacity of your hard drive is measured in
1. MHz
2. Mbps
3. Gigabytes
4. 52X
Which of the following will you require to hear music on your computer?
1. Joy Stick
2. Mouse
3. Video Card
4. Sound Card
What type of network connection is NOT a way of connecting to the Internet?
1. TCP/IP
2. Dial-up
3. ISDN
4. ADSL
Which of the following is the correct syntax for a URL?
1. [email protected]
2. c:\windows
3. index.html
4. www.aol.com
Pictorial representation of the procedure proposed to solve a problem by a program:
1. Bar Chart
2. Line Chart
3. Flow chart
4. Pseudo Code
A set of 4 bit is called:
1. Byte
2. Nibble
3. Word
4. Double Word
A program written using binary codes is called:
1. Assemly Language
2. Interpreter
3. Machine language
4. Compiler
The computer which has incorporated the characters of analog and digital computers is:
1. Micro Computer
2. Super Computer
3. Mini Computer
4. Hybrid computers
The letters, "DOS" stand for
1. Data Out System
2. Disk Out System
3. Disk Operating System
4. Data Operating System
All computers must have:
1. Word processing software
2. An operating system
3. A printer attached
4. A virus checking program
What are the four key functions of a computer system?
1. input, processing, output, and storage
2. keyboard, display, memory, and disk drive
3. word processing, spreadsheets, database
4. bits, bytes, words, and OSI
Which is the best choice for a specification for a video card?
1. SCSI
2. AGP
3. PCI
4. SATA
What type of connector is used to plug a telephone line into a modem?
1. COM1
2. RJ-11
3. RJ-45
4. RJ-10
Which of the following is NOT a type of motherboard expansion slot?
1. ISA
2. PCI
3. AGP
4. ATX
Which of the following is NOT a type of computer hard drive?
1. IDE
2. FDD
3. SCSI
4. EIDE
Which of the following retains the information it's storing when the power to the system is turned off?
1. RAM
2. ROM
3. DRAM
4. CPU
An OS is responsible for all of the following functions EXCEPT
1. Loading applications into the computer’s memory
2. Calculating formulas in a spreadsheet
3. Managing primary and secondary storage
4. Coordinating applications with computer hardware
MS-DOS and some versions of UNIX are examples of _______________ interfaces.
1. old fashioned
2. parallel
3. command-line
4. GUI
Information presented in many forms: sound, text, images, video and data are referred to as _____________.
1. fileserver
2. storage
3. memory
4. multimedia
_____________ performs a special function, such as compressing files, analyzing the hard drive or scanning for virusws.
1. multimedia
2. utility Software
3. application software
4. operating system software
Where are programs and data kept while the processor is using them?
1. Main memory
2. Secondary memory
3. Disk memory
4. Program memory
Which of the following is not a database program?
1. MS-Excel
2. dbase III+
3. Oracle
4. MY SQL
Which of the following is the lowest level of computer language?
1. Machine Language
2. Pascal
3. Java
4. C++
Computers process _____.
1. information into data
2. instructions into data
3. data into information
4. data into instructions

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