MCQ in Computer Fundamentals Part 20 | ECE Board Exam

This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 20 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 19 | ECE Board Exam

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

951. Which is not consisted in a processor

A. ALU

B. CU

C. Memory

D. Registers

952. IBM 1401 is the first computer to enter in Nepal. It belonged to

A. First Generation

B. Second Generation

C. Third Generation

D. Froth Generation

953. The Third Generation Computer was made with ________.

A. Vacuum Tube

B. Discrete Components

C. IC

D. Bio Chips

954. Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU?

A. Control Unit and Registers

B. Registers and Main Memory

C. Control unit and ALU

D. ALU and bus

955. Fifth generation computer is also known as

A. Knowledge information processing system

B. Very large-scale integration

C. Both of above

D. None of above

956. What is the name of the computer terminal which gives paper printout?

A. Display screen

B. Soft copy terminal

C. Hard copy terminal

D. Plotter

957. Programs are executed on the basis of a priority number in a

A. Batch processing system

B. Multiprogramming

C. Time sharing

D. None of these

958. When was Apple Macintosh II microcomputer introduced in the market?

A. 1964

B. 1970

C. 1983

D. 1986

959. When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?

A. Hewlett-Packard

B. Epson, 1981

C. Laplink traveling software In1982

D. Tandy model-2000, 1985

960. Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changed in 1924. What was that name?

A. Computer Tabulating Recording Co.

B. The Tabulator Ltd.

C. International Computer L

D. None of these

961. The personnel who deals with the computer and its management put together are called

A. Software

B. Human ware

C. Firmware

D. Hardware

962. Which of the following is input device?

A. scanner

B. speaker

C. monitor

D. projector

963. Which of the following is true?

A. Fields are composed of bytes

B. Records are composed of fields

C. Fields are composed of characters

D. All of above

964. Who built the world’s first electronic calculator using telephone relays, light bulbs and batteries?

A. Claude Shannon

B. Konrard Zues

C. George Stibits

D. Howard H. Aiken

965. WAN is a most used abbreviation in Networking, what is its full form?

A. WAP Area Network

B. Wide Area Network

C. Wide Array of Network

D. Wireless Access Network

966. In which language is source program written?

A. English

B. Symbolic

C. High level

D. Temporary

967. Which of the following is correct acronym of VGA?

A. Video Graphics Array

B. Visual Graphics Array

C. Volatile Graphics Array

D. Video Graphics Adapter

968. A song being played on computer speaker is

A. hard output

B. soft output

C. both hard and soft output

D. neither hard nor soft output

969. In the IBM PC-At, what do the words AT stand for

A. Additional Terminals

B. Advance technology

C. Applied technology

D. Advanced terminology

970. Size of the primary memory of a PC ranges between

A. 2KB to 8KB

B. 64KB & 256KB

C. 256KB & 640KB

D. None of these

971. What is the number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9-trac magnetic tape?

A. 9

B. 16

C. 18

D. 27

972. Apple company used chips from ______ for its computers

A. Intel

B. Motorola

C. Both of above

D. None of above

973. Which of the following is a feature of fifth generation computers?

A. Use of natural language

B. artificial intelligence

C. bio-chips

D. All of above

974. Charles Babbage was awarded by Royal Society for his

A. Difference Engine

B. Analytic Engine

C. Binary System in Analytic Engine

D. His concept of input, mill, output, and storage

975. A computer which CPU speed around 100 million instruction per second and with the word length of around 64 bits is known as

A. Super computer

B. Mini computer

C. Micro computer

D. Macro computer

976. What was the computer invented by Atanasoff and Clifford?

A. mark i

B. abc

C. z3

D. none of above

977. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?

A. floppy disk

B. hard disk

C. compact disk

D. magneto optic disk

978. Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent?

A. eniac

B. mark i

C. z3

D. abc

979. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is known as

A. path

B. address bus

C. route

D. all of the above

980. High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data

A. 1.40 mb

B. 1.44 gb

C. 1.40 gb

D. 1.44 mb

981. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs

A. dot matrix printer

B. digital plotter

C. line printer

D. all of the above

982. Which of the following is not an input device?

A. ocr

B. optical scanners

C. voice recognition device

D. com (computer output to microfilm)

983. The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a computer is approximately

A. 16 digits

B. 6 digits

C. 9 digits

D. all of above

984. In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drivers, memory, expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of the board?

A. motherboard

B. daughterboard

C. bredboard

D. fatherboard

985. Personal computers used a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?

A. motherboard

B. breadboard

C. daughter board

D. grandmother board

986. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

A. direct access

B. sequential access

C. both of above

D. none of above

987. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as

A. pulse code modulation

B. pulse stretcher

C. query processing

D. queue management

988. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?

A. it is an output device

B. it is an input device

C. it is a peripheral device

D. it is hardware item

989. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for

A. doing quick mathematical calculations

B. input, storage, manipulation, and outputting of data

C. electronic data processing

D. performing repetitive tasks accurately

990. When was vacuum tube invented?

A. 1900

B. 1906

C. 1910

D. 1880

991. Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?

A. laser printer

B. ink jet printer

C. plotter

D. dot matrix printer

992. Computers with 80286 microprocessor is

A. xt computer

B. at computers

C. ps/2 computer

D. none of above

993. An application suitable for sequential processing is

A. processing of grades

B. payroll processing

C. both a and b

D. all of above

994. Which of the following is not processing?

A. arranging

B. manipulating

C. calculating

D. gathering

995. The digital computer was developed primarily in

A. USSR

B. Japan

C. USA

D. UK

996. Software in computer

A. enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine

B. increase the speed of central processing unit

C. both of above

D. none of above

997. Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changes in 1924. What was that name?

A. tabulator machine co.

B. computing tabulating recording co.

C. the tabulator ltd.

D. international computer ltd.

998. Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record’s disk address. What information does this address specify?

A. track number

B. sector number

C. surface number

D. all of above

999. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called

A. sorting

B. classifying

C. reproducing

D. summarizing

1000. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?

A. to produce result

B. to compare numbers

C. to control flow of information

D. to do math works

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