MCQ in Computer Fundamentals Part 17 | ECE Board Exam

(Last Updated On: June 24, 2022)

This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 17 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 16 | ECE Board Exam

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

801. The processing speed of first-generation computers was

A. milliseconds

B. microseconds

C. nanoseconds

D. picoseconds

802. Model 5100 was ______ in 1957.

A. The first PC built by IBM

B. The first PC built by Apple

C. The first PC built by Motorola

D. The first PC built by Intel

803. VGA is

A. Video Graphics Array

B. Visual Graphics Array

C. Volatile Graphics Array

D. Video Graphics Adapter

804. A kind of scanner MICR is the short form of

A. Magnetic Ink Character Reader

B. Magnetic Ink Code Reader

C. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader

D. None

805. Which of the following is not a class based on size?

A. Mainframe Computer

B. Micro Computer

C. Minicomputer

D. Digital Computer

806. Which 8-bit chip was used in many of today’s TRS-80 computers?

A. Z-8000

B. Motorola 6809

C. Z-8808

D. Z-80

807. Which of the following disk is fixed disk?

A. Hard Disks

B. Flash Disks

C. Blu-Ray Disks

D. DVDs

808. Which of the following professions has not been affected by personal computers?

A. Medical

B. Clerical and law

C. Accounting

D. None of the above

809. The word Abacus is derived from Abax, a word from

A. Latin language

B. Greek Language

C. Sanskrit language

D. Ancient Egypt

810. In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed

A. Parallel only

B. Sequentially only

C. Both sequentially and parallel

D. All of above

811. Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?

A. Magnetic core

B. Semiconductor

C. Magnetic tape

D. Both a and b

812. An online backing storage system capable of storing larger quantities of data is

A. CPU

B. Memory

C. Mass storage

D. Secondary storage

813. A kind of serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with magnetically charged ink sprayed dots is called

A. Laser printer

B. Ink-jet printer

C. Drum printer

D. Chan printer

814. Which of the following does not affect the resolution of a video display image?

A. Bandwidth

B. Raster scan rage

C. Vertical and horizontal lines of resolution

D. Screen size

815. Which of the following printing devices an output composed of a series of data?

A. Wire matrix printer

B. Band printer

C. Wang image printer

D. Both a and c

816. Which of the following is an example of fifth generation computer?

A. PIM/m

B. ICL 2950

C. IBM 1401

D. None of above

817. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

A. Direct access

B. Sequential access

C. Both of above

D. None of above

818. Which of the following is not a third-generation computer?

A. IBM 360

B. IBM 1401

C. PDP-8

D. HP2115

819. The number of records contained within a block of data on magnetic tape is defined by the

A. Block definition

B. Record contain clause

C. Blocking factor

D. Record per block

820. Mark I is also known as

A. American Sequence Controlled Calculator

B. Automatic Sequence Calculating Controller

C. American Sequence Controlled Computer

D. Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator

821. Which of the following registers is loaded with the contents of the memory location pointed by the PC?

A. Memory address registers

B. Memory data registers

C. Instruction register

D. Program counter

822. Which of the following are the cheapest memory devices in terms of Cost/Bit?

A. Semiconductor memories

B. Magnetic Disks

C. Compact Disks

D. Magnetic Tapes

823. MIS is designed to provide information needed for effective decision making by?

A. Consumers

B. Workers

C. Foremen

D. Managers

824. Which is valid statement

A. 1 KB = 1024 Bytes

B. 1 MB = 1024 Bytes

C. 1 KB = 1000 Bytes

D. 1 MB = 1000 Bytes

825. Latency time is

A. Time to spin the needed data under head

B. Time to spin the needed data under track

C. Time to spin data under sector

D. All of above

826. the first general purpose computer was

A. mark1

B. eniac

C. ibn 132

D. apple ii

827. the two types of RAM are

A. volatile and non-volatile

B. erasable and programmable

C. static and dynamic

D. none of the above

828. which of the following loses its contents when the computer is turned off?

A. ram

B. rom

C. prom

D. none of the above

829. which is the memory chip that is programmed during the manufacturing process

A. rom

B. ram

C. prom

D. eeprom

830. the two types of auxiliary storage devices are

A. random and sequential access

B. mdia and midi

C. vga and svga

D. none of the above

831. which of the following is a sequential access drive?

A. hard disk

B. floppy disk

C. magnetic tape

D. all of the above

832. WORM stands for

A. write -on- reusable media

B. write once read many

C. write on random media

D. none of the above

833. which of the following is the slowest in accessing data?

A. zip disk

B. hard disk

C. magnetic tape

D. floppy disk

834. which is the reusable optical disk?

A. CD-ROMs

B. cd-r

C. worm

D. cd-rw

835. which of the following is not a sequential-access device?

A. cd-rom

B. dat

C. 8-mm helical scan

D. magnetic tape

836. the mouse which needs a special mouse pad is

A. mechanical

B. optical

C. optomechanical

D. none of the above

837. which is the technology that is used as a direct entry method in banks?

A. ocr

B. omr

C. micr

D. mcr

838. Which is the technology used in the evaluation of aptitude test

A. ocr

B. omr

C. micr

D. mcr

839. an input device used widely on supermarkets

A. keyboard

B. mouse

C. trackball

D. bar code reader

840. Touch sensitive pad used as a pointing device in portable computers?

A. touch pad

B. mouse pad

C. touch screen

D. none of the above

841. Display technique that enables a monitor to provide more resolution inexpensively

A. tuning

B. refreshing

C. interlacing

D. none of the above

842. _____ is a program created in human-readable format

A. source code

B. object code

C. binary code

D. none of the above

843. Which of the following is a basic feature of a word processor?

A. insert text

B. print

C. word wrap

D. all of the above

844. which of the following is an advanced feature of word processor

A. font specification

B. search and replace

C. print

D. none of the above

845. which of the following is represented by a series of 1s and 0s?

A. machine level language

B. high level language

C. assembly language

D. none of the above

846. text-based browser

A. internet explorer

B. safari

C. lynx

D. none of the above

847. www is the brainchild of

A. Tim Berners lee

B. Remington rand

C. jack Kilby

D. none of the above

848. requirements of dial up connection

A. modem

B. telephone connection

C. account with internet access provider

D. all of the above

849. An equipment that allows single phone connection for both ADSL and voice calls

A. splitter

B. modem

C. multiplexer

D. none of the above

850. Which one of the following is not an internet protocol?

A. TCP/IP

B. FTP

C. gopher

D. ISP

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