MCQ in Computer Fundamentals Part 26 | ECE Board Exam

This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 26 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.

1251. SLIP is used in

A. DSL

B. ISDN

C. dialup

D. all of the above

1252. Which one of the following identifies a particular internet resource?

A. DSL

B. html

C. url

D. none of the above

1253. Which one of the following is the correct order of hierarchy for a URL

A. protocol-server name-domain name-top-level domain name

B. server name-domain name-top-level domain name-protocol

C. protocol-server name-top-level domain name-domain name

D. none of the above

1254. Which of the following is an interpreted language

A. cobol

B. c

C. c++

D. basic

1255. Which one of the following is not a modifier key

A. shift

B. alt

C. insert

D. ctrl

1256. Which one of the following was included in modern IBM compatible keyboards?

A. insert

B. start

C. delete

D. print screen

1257. Mouse was pioneered by

A. xerox

B. Hewlett-Packard

C. apple

D. none of the above

1258. Mouse was invented by

A. jack Kilby

B. Thomas Watson

C. Douglas Engelbart

D. none of the above

1259. Which is considered to be the next generation of OMR

A. ocr

B. icr

C. micr

D. none of the above

1260. Which one of the following monitors has an electron gun

A. plasma

B. led

C. crt

D. none of the above

1261. Which of the following are basic categories of mouse

A. mechanical

B. laser

C. optical

D. all of the above

1262. Which one of the following is a digital modulation technique

A. frequency shift keying

B. amplitude shift keying

C. on-off keying

D. all of the above

1263. What are the components of a computer hardware

A. hardware

B. software

C. data

D. all of the above

1264. Which one of these consist of interconnected electronic devices that control everything that computerdoes?

A. hardware

B. software

C. data

D. users

1265. Which one of the following is the first spreadsheet application?

A. VisiCalc

B. Corel quattro pro

C. Microsoft excel

D. none of the above

1266. Computer is free from tiresome and boardroom. We call it

A. Accuracy

B. Reliability

C. Diligence

D. Versatility

1267. The output quality of a printer is measured by

A. Dot per sq. inch

B. Dot per inch

C. Dots printed per unit time

D. All of the above

1268. 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

1269. Computers with 80286 microprocessor is

A. XT computer

B. AT computers

C. PS/2 computer

D. None of above

1270. 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 L

D. None of these

1271. 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’s works

1272. Which was the most popular first-generation computer?

A. IBM 650

B. IBM 360

C. IBM 1130

D. IBM 2700

1273. Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of

A. first generation

B. second generation

C. third generation

D. fourth generation

1274. in which year was UK’s premier computing event started?

A. 1980

B. 1985

C. 1986

D. 1987

1275. What was the expected feature of fifth generation computers when Japan started FGCS?

A. Operating Systems

B. Parallel Processing

C. ULSI

D. None of above

1276. Binary circuit elements have

A. One stable state

B. Two stable state

C. Three stable state

D. None of above

1277. Which of the following is used for manufacturing chips?

A. Control bus

B. Control unit

C. Parity unit

D. Semiconductor

1278. Which of the following is not a micro-computer?

A. Laptop PCs

B. Tablet PCs

C. Desktop PCs

D. None of above

1279. The value of each bead in earth is

A. 1

B. 3

C. 5

D. 7

1280. When did John Napier develop logarithm?

A. 1416

B. 1614

C. 1641

D. 1804

1281. Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory?

A. Non volatile

B. Permanent

C. Control unit

D. Temporary

1282. Which was the world’s first minicomputer and when was it introduced?

A. PDP-I, 1958

B. IBM System/36, 1960

C. PDP-II, 1961

D. VAX 11/780, 1962

1283. A group of magnetic tapes, videos, or terminals usually under the control of one master is

A. Cylinder

B. Surface

C. Track

D. Cluster

1284. The word length of a computer is measured in

A. Bytes

B. Millimeters

C. Meters

D. Bits

1285. What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special software called EMS (expanded memory specification)?

A. Extended

B. Expanded

C. Base

D. Conventional

1286. Which unit holds data permanently?

A. Input unit

B. Secondary storage unit

C. Output Unit

D. Primary Memory Unit

1287. Before a disk can be used to store data. It must be_______

A. Formatted

B. Reformatted

C. Addressed

D. None of the above

1288. Computer system comprises of major units

A. input unit, output unit, control unit

B. input unit, output unit, control unit and storage

C. input unit, output unit, central processing unit and storage unit

D. input, output and storage units

1289. The first general purpose electronic digital computer in the world was

A. UNIVAC

B. EDVAC

C. ENIAC

D. All of above

1290. Signals can be analog or digital and a computer that processes both type of signals is known as

A. Analog computer

B. Digital Computer

C. Hybrid Computer

D. Mainframe Computer

1291. High level language is also called

A. Problem oriented language

B. Business oriented language

C. Mathematically oriented language

D. All of the above

1292. Human beings are referred to as Homosapiens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens?

A. Monitor

B. Hardware

C. Robot

D. Computer

1293. Which of the following file organization is most efficient for a file with a high degree of file activity?

A. Sequential

B. ISAM

C. VSAM

D. B-Tree Index

1294. Which of the following is associated with error detector?

A. Odd parity bit

B. Even parity bit

C. Both of the above

D. None of above

1295. Magnetic tape can serve as

A. Secondary storage media

B. Output media

C. Input media

D. All of the above

1296. Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry?

A. Motorola

B. IBM

C. Intel

D. AMD

1297. The first digital computer built with IC chips was known as

A. IBM 7090

B. Apple 1

C. IBM System / 360

D. VAX-10

1298. EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?

A. 256

B. 16

C. 32

D. 64

1299. MICR stands for

A. Magnetic Ink Character Reader

B. Magnetic Ink Code Reader

C. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader

D. None

1300. Number crunchier is the informal name for

A. Mini computer

B. Super computer

C. Microcomputer

D. Mainframe computer

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