MCQ in Computer Fundamentals Part 18 | ECE Board Exam

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This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 18 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 17 | ECE Board Exam

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851. The output quality of a printer is measured by

A. Dot per inch

B. Dot per sq. inch

C. Dots printed per unit time

D. All of above

852. On a PC, how much memory is available to application software?

A. 1024 KB

B. 760 KB

C. 640 KB

D. 560 KB

853. In a computer _____ is capable to store single binary bit.

A. Capacitor

B. Flip flop

C. Register

D. Inductor

854. What does DMA stand for?

A. Distinct Memory Access

B. Direct Memory Access

C. Direct Module Access

D. Direct Memory Allocation

855. Who invented Integrated Circuits?

A. Jack Kilby

B. Robert Noyce

C. Both of above

D. None of above

856. Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under?

A. System Software

B. Application Software

C. Utilities

D. None of the above

857. One computer that is not considered a portable is

A. Minicomputer

B. Laptop computer

C. Notebook computer

D. All of above

858. Which of the following is not an electronic computer?

A. ENIAC

B. ABC

C. UNIVAC

D. EDVAC

859. What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator attention?

A. Pixel

B. Reverse video

C. Touch screen

D. Cursor

860. Which is the largest computer?

A. Mainframe Computer

B. Minicomputers

C. Micro Computers

D. Super Computers

861. Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?

A. Bits

B. Bytes

C. Hertz

D. Clock cycles

862. The personal computer industry was started by

A. IBM

B. Apple

C. Compaq

D. HCL

863. What is meant by a dedicated computer?

A. Which is used by one person only

B. Which is assigned one and only one task

C. Which uses one kind of software

D. Which is meant for application software

864. Which programming languages are classified as low-level languages?

A. Basic, COBOL, FORTRAN

B. Prolog 2, Expert Systems

C. Knowledge based Systems

D. Assembly Languages

865. What was the main disadvantage of vacuum tubes?

A. They were larger in size

B. They consumed a lot of electricity

C. They produced heat and often burned out

D. The operation cost was high

866. Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as

A. PC

B. Memory address registers

C. General purpose register

D. Flags

867. Which is not a computer of first generation?

A. ENIAC

B. UNIVAC

C. IBM 360

D. IBM 1401

868. Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as

A. PC

B. Flags

C. Memory Address Registers

D. General Purpose Registers

869. Who invented vacuum tubes?

A. John Bardeen

B. William Shockley

C. Lee de Forest

D. All of above

870. An approach that permits the computer to work on several programs instead of one is

A. On-line thesaurus

B. Multiprogramming

C. Over lapped processing

D. Outline processor

871. Who suggested Stored Program Concept

A. John Mauchly

B. J.P. Eckert

C. John Neumann

D. Joseph Jacquard

872. The central processing unit (CPU) consists of

A. Input, output and processing

B. Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage

C. Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage

D. Control unit, processing, and primary storage

873. The notable features like keyboards, monitors, GUI were developed in

A. First generation

B. Second generation

C. Third generation

D. Fourth generation

874. UNIVAC is

A. Universal Automatic Computer

B. Universal Array Computer

C. Unique Automatic Computer

D. Unvalued Automatic Computer

875. Which is the highest form?

A. Data

B. Information

C. Knowledge

D. All of above

876. FORTRAN is a programming language. What does FORTRAN stand for?

A. File Translation

B. Format Translation

C. Formula Translation

D. Floppy Translation

877. Which of the following memories needs refreshing?

A. SRAM

B. DRAM

C. ROM

D. All of above

878. Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?

A. Data

B. Bytes

C. Graphics

D. Pictures

879. An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is

A. Magnetic tape

B. Voice response unit

C. Voice recognition unit

D. Voice band

880. Which of the items below are considered removable storage media?

A. Removable hard disk cartridges

B. (Magneto-optical) disk

C. Flexible disks cartridges

D. All of the above

881. Which of the following is not purely output device?

A. Screen

B. Printer

C. Speaker

D. Plotter

882. Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square roots?

A. Napier

B. Babbage

C. Pascal

D. Leibniz

883. The first Macintosh computer was from

A. First generation

B. Second generation

C. Third generation

D. Fourth generation

884. Which of the following is not a form of data?

A. numbers and characters

B. images

C. sound

D. none of above

885. Which is not a computer classification?

A. mainframe

B. maxframe

C. mini

D. notebook

886. The control unit of a microprocessor

A. Stores data in the memory

B. Accepts input data from keyboard

C. Performs arithmetic/logic function

D. None of above

887. Which of the following is internal memory?

A. Disks

B. Pen Drives

C. RAM

D. CDs

888. Which operation is not performed by computer

A. Inputting

B. Processing

C. Controlling

D. Understanding

889. Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called?

A. Hard disks

B. High-density disks

C. Diskettes

D. Templates

890. The magnetic storage chip used to provide non-volatile direct access storage of data and that have no moving parts are known as

A. Magnetic core memory

B. Magnetic tape memory

C. Magnetic disk memory

D. Magnetic bubble memory

891. A collection of related instructions organized for a common purpose is referred to as

A. File

B. Database

C. Program

D. None of above

892. Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and

A. Buffer size

B. Resolution

C. Vertical dimensions

D. Intelligence

893. Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is called

A. Mnemonics

B. Symbolic code

C. Gray codes

D. Opcode

894. Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program?

A. Machine language

B. Assembly language

C. High level language

D. None of above

895. On which aspect the analog computers are better than digital?

A. Speed

B. Accuracy

C. Reliability

D. Automatic

896. Which of the following processors use RISC technology?

A. 486dx

B. Power PC

C. 486sx

D. 6340

897. Which of the following machine was not invented by Charles Babbage?

A. Tabulating Machine

B. Analytical Engine

C. Difference Engine

D. Both C and D

898. How many numbers could ENIAC store in its internal memory

A. 100

B. 20

C. 80

D. 40

899. The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of

A. Genetics

B. Control and communication

C. Molecular biology

D. Biochemistry

900. Why ABC is considered electro-mechanical computer?

A. Because it was invented before electronic computers were developed

B. Because there are wheels, drums, bars to rotate and move to produce result

C. Because they use the flow of electrons in different component

D. None of above

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