MCQ in Computer Fundamentals Part 15 | ECE Board Exam

This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 15 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

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⇐ MCQ in Computer Fundamentals Part 14 | ECE Board Exam

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

701. Which one of the following is the oldest and most common transmission line?

A. twisted pair

B. coaxial cable

C. fiber optic cable

D. none of the above

702. which part is called the brain of the computer

A. hard disk

B. CPU

C. alu

D. memory

703. 1 giga byte is

A. 1024 bytes

B. 1024 kb

C. 1024 mb

D. none of the above

704. RAM

A. raid applicable memory

B. random access memory

C. radio activated memory

D. none of the above

705. Which of the following is not an output device

A. trackball

B. monitor

C. printer

D. speaker

706. Cray Y-MP/C90 is a

A. microcomputer

B. minicomputer

C. mainframe

D. supercomputer

707. which of the following is a portable computer?

A. laptop

B. subnotebooks

C. pda

D. all of the above

708. IBM S/390 is

A. microcomputer

B. minicomputer

C. mainframe

D. supercomputer

709. which one of the following is not a category of microcomputers

A. workstations

B. desktop

C. notebook

D. none of the above

710. sun Blade 2000 is a

A. desktop

B. workstation

C. supercomputer

D. none of the above

711. DDP stands for

A. direct database processing

B. distributed data processing

C. distributed database protection

D. direct data processing

712. which of these work well in DDP?

A. minicomputers

B. mainframes

C. workstation

D. portable computers

713. which one of the following is a Mainframe?

A. sunblade 2000

B. ibm z800

C. cray y-mp

D. all of the above

714. the complex procedure that converts raw data into useful information

A. parsing

B. powering

C. processing

D. none of the above

715. the circuit board to which a microprocessor is attached is

A. breadboard

B. perfboard

C. motherboard

D. none of the above

716. which one of the following is not a secondary storage device

A. magnetic tape

B. magneto optical disk

C. zip disk

D. none of the above

717. the chip used in IBM PC XT is

A. 8088

B. 8086

C. Pentium

D. none of the above

718. which one of these belong to Power PC family?

A. Pentium

B. 8086

C. 603

D. none of the above

719. Power Mac personal computers are built on

A. intel

B. Motorola

C. g3

D. none of the above

720. which of the following belongs to 80×86 line

A. 68000

B. 603

C. 80286

D. none of the above

721. access time is also known as

A. memory cycle time

B. effective access time

C. latency

D. none of the above

722. the performance of hierarchical memory is defined by

A. response time

B. effective access time

C. memory cycle time

D. none of the above

723. The memory closest to the processor is known as

A. page

B. ram

C. cache

D. none of the above

724. Memories are characterized by

A. function

B. capacity

C. response times

D. all of the above

725. the minimum period between two successive request is

A. response time

B. effective access time

C. memory cycle time

D. none of the above

726. Tape speed is measured in

A. Feet per second

B. Inch per second

C. Meter per second

D. Centimeter per second

727. Punched cards were first introduced by

A. Powers

B. Pascal

C. Jacquard

D. Herman Hollerith

728. Which computer support co-processors?

A. XT computer

B. AT computers

C. None of these

D. Both of these

729. A floppy disk contains

A. Circular tracks only

B. Sectors only

C. Both circular tracks and sectors

D. None of the above

730. The capacity of 3.5-inch floppy disk is

A. 1.40 MB

B. 1.44 GB

C. 1.40 GB

D. 1.44 MB

731. The contribution of Konrad Zuse was long ignored because

A. He made the computers secretly

B. his computers were very complicated, and it took time for the people to recognize its power

C. of political reasons. He was German.

D. All of the above

732. Any method for controlling access to or use of memory is known

A. Memory map

B. Memory protection

C. Memory management

D. Memory instruction

733. In what respect computers are superior to human beings?

A. Diligence

B. Intelligence

C. Both of above

D. None of above

734. Com in Latin is

A. intensifying prefix

B. intensifying suffix

C. a term that means to reckon

D. None of above

735. The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except:

A. Microprocessor

B. Disk controller

C. Serial interface

D. Modem

736. Which of the following is related to fifth generation computers?

A. Knowledge information processing system

B. Very large-scale integration (VLSI)

C. Both of above

D. Only b

737. The process of starting a or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the computer memory is called

A. Duping

B. Booting

C. Padding

D. CPS

738. MSI stands for

A. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits

B. Medium System Integrated Circuits

C. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit

D. Medium System Intelligent Circuit

739. A Pixel is _________

A. A computer program that draws picture

B. A picture stored in secondary memory

C. The smallest resolvable part of a picture

D. None of these

740. A/n _____ Device is any device that provides information, which is sent to the CPU

A. Input

B. Output

C. CPU

D. Memory

741. What was the nick name of the computer used by the Americans in 1952 for their H-bomb project?

A. ENIAC

B. EDSAC

C. MANIAC

D. UNIVAC

742. Which is the type of memory for information that does not change on your computer?

A. RAM

B. ROM

C. ERAM

D. RW / RAM

743. LSI, VLSI & ULSI chips were used in which generation?

A. First

B. Second

C. Third

D. Fourth

744. Which of the following is the largest manufacturer of Hard Disk Drives?

A. IBM

B. Seagate

C. Microsoft

D. 3M

745. Networking such as LAN, MAN started from

A. First generation

B. Second generation

C. Third generation

D. Fourth generation

746. Which characteristic of computer distinguishes it from electronic calculators?

A. Accuracy

B. Storage

C. Versatility

D. Automatic

747. Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is located?

A. Memory address register

B. Memory data register

C. Instruction register

D. Program counter

748. Which of the following is not the classification of computers based on application?

A. Electronic Computers

B. Analog Computers

C. Digital Computers

D. Hybrid Computers

749. Which of the following is not a type of Software

A. System Software

B. Application Software

C. Utility Software

D. Entertainment Software

750. Who invented the high-level language C?

A. Dennis M. Ritchie

B. Niklaus Writh

C. Seymour Papert

D. Donald Kunth

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