MCQ in Computer Fundamentals Part 16 | ECE Board Exam

This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 16 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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Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

751. Digital devices are

A. Digital Clock

B. Automobile speed meter

C. Clock with a dial and two hands

D. All of them

752. Primary memory stores

A. Data alone

B. Programs alone

C. Results alone

D. All of these

753. After copying the content how many times can you paste?

A. 1

B. 16

C. 32

D. Many

754. WAN stands for

A. Wap Area Network

B. Wide Area Network

C. Wide Array Net

D. Wireless Area Network

755. An error in computer data is called

A. Chip

B. Bug

C. CPU

D. Storage device

756. The instructions for starting the computer are house on

A. Random access memory

B. CD-ROM

C. Read only memory chip

D. All of above

757. 1 nibble equals to

A. 1 bits

B. 2 bits

C. 4 bits

D. 8 bits

758. Perforated paper used as input of output media is known as

A. paper tapes

B. magnetic tape

C. punched papers tape

D. card punch

759. The secondary storage devices can only store data, but they cannot perform

A. Arithmetic Operation

B. Logic operation

C. Fetch operations

D. Either of the above

760. Which American computer company is called Big Blue?

A. Microsoft

B. Compaq Corp

C. IBM

D. Tandy Svenson

761. It was in 2028 BS the _________ was brought in to calculate census data.

A. IBM 1400

B. IBM 1401

C. ICL 2950

D. None of above

762. Who is the inventor of ABC Computer?

A. John v. Atanasoff

B. Clifford Berry

C. Both of above

D. None of above

763. Which of the following is the largest unit?

A. data

B. field

C. record

D. database file

764. Find out who is not the inventor of transistors among following names

A. John Burdeen

B. William Shockley

C. Walter Brattain

D. Lee de Forest

765. Which of the following is not true for a magnetic disk?

A. It is expensive relative to magnetic tape

B. It provides only sequential access to stored data

C. Users can easily update records by writing over the old data

D. All of above

766. A disadvantage of the laser printer is

A. It is quieter than an impact printer

B. It is very slow

C. The output is of a lower quality

D. None of the above

767. The most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in electronic data processing system is called

A. ASCII

B. EBCDIC

C. BCD

D. All of above

768. Which access method is used to access cassette tape?

A. Direct

B. Sequential

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

769. A Compiler is ____

A. a combination of computer hardware

B. a program which translates from one high-level language to another

C. a program which translates from one high-level to a machine level language

D. None of these

770. Which unit holds data temporarily?

A. Input unit

B. Secondary storage unit

C. Output Unit

D. Primary Memory Unit

771. The computer size was very large in

A. First Generation

B. Second Generation

C. Third Generation

D. Fourth Generation

772. A name or number used to identify storage location devices?

A. A byte

B. A record

C. An address

D. All of above

773. Which of the following is not computer language?

A. High level language

B. Medium level language

C. Low level language

D. All of the above

774. Reading data is performed in magnetic disk by

A. Read/write leads

B. Sectors

C. Track

D. Lower surface

775. IBM 7000 digital computer

A. Belongs to second generation

B. Uses VLSI

C. Employs semiconductor memory

D. Has modular constructions

776. Computers built before the First Generation of computers were:

A. Mechanical

B. Electro-mechanical

C. Electrical

D. None of these

777. Which of the following is a way to access secondary memory?

A. Random access memory

B. Action method

C. Transfer method

D. Density method

778. What is System Analysis?

A. The design of the screen the user will see and use to enter or display data

B. System analysis defines the format and type of data the program will use

C. System Analysis involves creating formal model of the problem to be solved

D. None of the above

779. Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only store information to it but cannot erase or modify it?

A. Floppy Disk

B. Hard Disk

C. Tape Drive

D. CDROM

780. Which is an item of storage medium in the form of circular plate?

A. Disk

B. CPU

C. Printer

D. ALU

781. Daisy wheel printer is a type of

A. Matrix printer

B. Impact printer

C. Laser printer

D. Manual printer

782. A number system that has eight different symbols to represent any quantity is known as

A. Binary

B. Octal

C. Decimal

D. Hexadecimal

783. The two basic types of record access methods are:

A. Sequential and random

B. Sequential and indexed

C. Direct and immediate

D. Online and real time

784. Artificial Intelligence is associated with which generation?

A. First Generation

B. Second Generation

C. Fifth Generation

D. Sixth Generation

785. One of a class of storage device devices that can access storage locations in any order is

A. DTE

B. DASD

C. DDE

D. DDE

786. The actual execution of instructions happens in

A. ALU

B. CU

C. Memory

D. None of above

787. Floppy disks are available in

A. Single side single density

B. Single side double density

C. Both of above

D. None of above

788. Which of the following is not electro-mechanical computer?

A. Z3

B. ABC

C. mark I

D. ENIAC

789. Which of the following is a programming language?

A. Lotus

B. Pascal

C. MS-Excel

D. Netscape

790. Which converts the user data into machine readable form?

A. input unit, output unit, control unit

B. central processing unit

C. output unit

D. decoder unit

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

A. Diligence

B. Intelligence

C. Slavery

D. Reliability

792. As compared to the secondary memory, the primary memory of a computer is

A. Large

B. Cheap

C. Fast

D. Slow

793. The language that the computer can understand and execute is called

A. Machine language

B. Application software

C. System program

D. All of above

794. How was the generation of computer classified?

A. by the device used in memory & processor

B. by the speed of computer

C. by the model of the computer

D. by the accuracy of computer

795. Which of the following is not a feature of first-generation computers

A. They used vacuum tubes or valves as main electronic component

B. They consumed lots of electricity and produced excessive heat

C. They used machine language and assembly language to program the machine

D. None of above

796. CAD stands for

A. Computer aided design

B. Computer algorithm for design

C. Computer application in design

D. All of the above

797. Which of the following memories has the shortest access times?

A. Cache memory

B. Magnetic bubble memory

C. Magnetic core memory

D. RAM

798. A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a

A. Computer

B. Microcomputer

C. Programmable

D. Sensor

799. Which of the following is not a primary storage device?

A. Magnetic tape

B. Magnetic disk

C. Optical disk

D. All of above

800. Who invented Analytical engine?

A. Blaise Pascal

B. George Bool

C. Charles Babbage

D. Dr. Herman Hollerith

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