This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 12 of the Series in Computer Fundamentals as one of the Electronics Engineering topic. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Exam Questions in Electronics Engineering field, Electronics Books, Journals and other Electronics References.
MCQ Topic Outline included in ECE Board Exam Syllabi
- MCQ in analog and Digital System
- MCQ in Binary Number System
- MCQ in Boolean Algebra
- MCQ in Mathematical Logic and Switching Networks
- MCQ in Basic digital Circuits (logic gates, flip-flops, multivibrators, etc)
- MCQ in Static and dynamic Memory Devices
- MCQ in Programming and Machine Languages
- MCQ in Information and Acquisition Processing
- MCQ in Analog / Digital Conversion
- MCQ in Computer Networking
Continue Practice Exam Test Questions Part 12 of the Series
⇐ MCQ in Computer Fundamentals Part 11 | ECE Board Exam
Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.
551. _____ refers to how sharply an individual color pixel on a monitor appears
A. resolution
B. dot-pitch
C. convergence
D. none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
552. VGA was developed by
A. sun
B. apple
C. hp
D. none of the above
Answer: Option D
Solution:
553. ____ is the amount of data that can be transmitted in a fixed amount of time
A. convergence
B. resolution
C. bandwidth
D. none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
554. which one of the following video standards is not introduced by IBM
A. 8514/a
B. xga
C. vga
D. none of the above
Answer: Option D
Solution:
555. which one of the following printers cannot produce letter-quality type?
A. daisy wheel
B. inkjet
C. laser printers
D. dot matrix
Answer: Option D
Solution:
556. which one of the following is not an impact printer?
A. daisy wheel
B. dotmatrix
C. laser printers
D. line printers
Answer: Option C
Solution:
557. laser Printer is also known as
A. thermal printers
B. page printers
C. impact printers
D. all of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
558. PCL stands for
A. printer control language
B. pulse coded language
C. portable control language
D. none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
559. Plotters differ from printer in that they draw lines using a
A. laser
B. pen
C. daisy wheel
D. cartridge
Answer: Option B
Solution:
560. ____ is an expansion board that enables a computer to manipulate and output sounds
A. motherboard
B. soundcard
C. pci
D. none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
561. the number of electron guns in a color CRT monitor is
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 1
Answer: Option B
Solution:
562. which of the following is an operating system?
A. dos
B. os/2
C. unix
D. all of the above
Answer: Option D
Solution:
563. which of the following is a database management system?
A. ms word
B. lotus 1-2-3
C. oracle
D. none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
564. which of the following is a spreadsheet?
A. MS excel
B. MS PowerPoint
C. MS word
D. none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
565. which of the following is a word processor?
A. MS word
B. WordStar
C. WordPerfect
D. all of the above
Answer: Option D
Solution:
566. Program that converts a source code into an object code
A. operating systems
B. compilers
C. spreadsheet
D. none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
567. Program that analyses and execute each line of the source code in succession
A. compiler
B. spreadsheet
C. interpreter
D. all of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
568. which of the following is a systems software
A. word processor
B. debugger
C. spreadsheet
D. all of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
569. which of the following is a presentation graphics software
A. lotus freelance graphics
B. amipro
C. xenix
D. all of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
570. SQL stands for
A. standard query language
B. sequential query language
C. structured query language
D. none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
571. which of the following is the most important program in a computer
A. word processor
B. spreadsheet
C. presentation graphics
D. none of the above
Answer: Option D
Solution:
572. Primary purpose of operating system
A. productivity maximization
B. coding
C. maintenance
D. testing
Answer: Option A
Solution:
573. MVS stands for
A. many very large system
B. multi value system
C. multiple virtual storage
D. none of the above
Answer: Option D
Solution:
574. which of the following is a multiuser operating system?
A. dos
B. mvs
C. unix
D. all of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
575. DOS stands for
A. disk operating system
B. dirty old system
C. dynamic operating system
D. none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
576. John Napier invented Logarithm in
A. 1614
B. 1617
C. 1620
D. none of above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
577. An integrated circuit is
A. a complicated circuit
B. an integrating device
C. much costlier than a single transistor
D. fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
Answer: Option D
Solution:
578. 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?
A. bus control
B. interrupts
C. bus arbitration
D. status
Answer: Option C
Solution:
579. Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is
A. stationary
B. difficult to move
C. dragged
D. moved in small steps
Answer: Option A
Solution:
580. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?
A. magnetic drum
B. hard disks
C. floppy
D. all of above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
581. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several
A. personal computers
B. workstations
C. dumb terminals
D. mainframes
Answer: Option C
Solution:
582. What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?
A. grater than
B. less than
C. equal to
D. all of the above
Answer: Option D
Solution:
583. The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document is
A. editing
B. writing
C. formatting
D. all of above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
584. Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of
A. first generation
B. second generation
C. third generation
D. fourth generation
Answer: Option C
Solution:
585. Algorithm and Flow chart help us to
A. know the memory capacity
B. identify the base of a number system
C. direct the output to a printer
D. specify the problem completely and clearly
Answer: Option D
Solution:
586. Which statement is valid about computer program?
A. it is understood by a computer
B. it is understood by programmer
C. it is understood user
D. both a & b
Answer: Option D
Solution:
587. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is _____ and storage is __
A. temporary, permanent
B. permanent, temporary
C. slow, fast
D. all of above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
588. When was Pascaline invented?
A. 1617
B. 1620
C. 1642
D. 1837
Answer: Option C
Solution:
589. Which of the following statement is valid?
A. lady Augusta is the first programmer
B. Ada is the daughter of lord Byron, a famous English poet
C. Ada is a programming language developed by us defense
D. all of above
Answer: Option D
Solution:
590. A compiler is a translating program which
A. translates instruction of a high-level language into machine language
B. translates entire source program into machine language program
C. it is not involved in program??€™s execution
D. all of above
Answer: Option D
Solution:
591. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
A. light pen
B. mouse
C. digitizer
D. terminal
Answer: Option D
Solution:
592. Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?
A. Univac
B. eniac
C. edsac
D. none of above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
593. The term gigabyte refers to
A. 1024 bytes
B. 1024 kilobytes
C. 1024 megabytes
D. 1024 gigabyte
Answer: Option C
Solution:
594. in which year was UK’s premier computing event called? The which computer? started?
A. 1980
B. 1985
C. 1986
D. 1987
Answer: Option A
Solution:
595. Once you load the suitable program and provide required data, computer does not need human intervention. This feature is known as
A. accuracy
B. reliability
C. versatility
D. automatic
Answer: Option D
Solution:
596. What is a brand?
A. the name of companies that made computers
B. the name of product a company gives to identify its product in market
C. a name of class to indicate all similar products from different companies
D. all of above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
597. Machine language is
A. machine dependent
B. difficult to program
C. error prone
D. all of above
Answer: Option D
Solution:
598. A byte consists of
A. one bit
B. four bits
C. eight bits
D. sixteen bits
Answer: Option C
Solution:
599. Modern Computers are very reliable, but they are not
A. fast
B. powerful
C. infallible
D. cheap
Answer: Option C
Solution:
600. What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine
A. 1642
B. 1837
C. 1880
D. 1850
Answer: Option B
Solution:
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