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Computer General Knowledge Most Usefull 50 Question and Answer
1. The term Ä ComputerÅ is derived from..........
a. Latin
b. German
c. French
d. Arabic
ANS- a. Latin
2. Who is the inventor of “Difference Engine”?
a. Allen Turing
b. Charles Babbage
c. Simur Cray
d. Augusta Adaming
ANS- b. Charles Babbage
3. Who is the father of Computer?
a. Allen Turing
b. Charles Babbage
c. Simur Cray
d. Augusta Adaming
ANS- b. Charles Babbage
4. Who is the father of Computer science?
a. Allen Turing
b. Charles Babbage
c. Simur Cray
d. Augusta Adaming
ANS- a. Allen Turing
5. Who is the father of personal computer?
a. Edward Robert
b. Allen Turing
c. Charles Babbage
d. None of these
ANS- a. Edward Robert
6. A CPU contains
a. a card reader and a printing device
b. an analytical engine and a control unit
c. a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit
d. an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader
ANS- c. a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit
7. Which of the following controls the process of interaction between the user and the operating system?
a. User interface
b. Language translator
c. Platform
d. Screen saver
ANS- a. User interface
8. The first computers were programmed using
a. assembly language
b. machine language
c. source code
d. object code
ANS- b. machine language
9. ..........is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.
a. network
b. peripheral
c. expansion board
d. digital device
ANS- a. network
10. Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called
a. Entry codes
b. Passwords
c. Security commands
d. Code words
ANS- b. Passwords
11. Which of the following statements is true ?
a. Minicomputer works faster than Microcomputer
b. Microcomputer works faster than Minicomputer
c. Speed of both the computers is the same
d. The speeds of both these computers cannot be compared with the speed of advanced
ANS- a. Minicomputer works faster than Microcomputer
12. You organize files by storing them in
a. archives
b. folders
c. indexes
d. lists
ANS- b. folders
13. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer
Network?
a. Printers
b. Speakers
c. Floppy disk drives
d. Keyboards
ANS- a. Printers
14. Which device is required for the Internet connection?
a. Joystick
b. Modem
c. CD Drive
d. NIC Card
ANS- b. Modem
15. What is a light pen?
a. A Mechanical Input device
b. Optical input device
c. Electronic input device
d. Optical output device
ANS- b. Optical input device
16. UNIVAC is
a. Universal Automatic Computer
b. Universal Array Computer
c. Unique Automatic Computer
d. Unvalued Automatic Computer
ANS- a. Universal Automatic Computer
17. CD-ROM stands for
a. Compactable Read Only Memory
b. Compact Data Read Only Memory
c. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory
ANS- a. Compactable Read Only Memory
18. ALU is
a. Arithmetic Logic Unit
b. Array Logic Unit
c. Application Logic Unit
d. None of above
ANS- a. Arithmetic Logic Unit
19. VGA is
a. Video Graphics Array
b. Visual Graphics Array
c. Volatile Graphics Array
d. Video Graphics Adapter
ANS- a. Video Graphics Array
20. IBM 1401 is
a. First Generation Computer
b. Second Generation Computer
c. Third Generation Computer
d . Fourth Generation Computer
ANS- b. Second Generation Computer
21. MSI stands for
a. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
b. Medium System Integrated Circuits
c. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
d. Medium System Intelligent Circuit
ANS- a. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
22. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is
a. 1.40 MB
b. 1.44 GB
c. 1.40 GB
d. 1.44 MB
ANS- d. 1.44 MB
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23. WAN stands for
a. Wap Area Network
b. Wide Area Network
c. Wide Array Net
d. Wireless Area Network
ANS- b. Wide Area Network
24. MICR stands for
a. Magnetic Ink Character Reader
b. Magnetic Ink Code Reader
c. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
d. None
ANS- a. Magnetic Ink Character Reader
25. EBCDIC stands for
a. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
b. Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
c. Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
d. Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
ANS- a. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
26. Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?
a. Printer
b. Key board
c. Mouse
d. Arithmetic & Logic unit
ANS- d. Arithmetic & Logic unit
27. CAD stands for
a. Computer aided design
b. Computer algorithm for design
c. Computer application in design
d. Computer analogue design
ANS- a. Computer aided design
28. Junk e-mail is also called
a. spam
b. spoof
c. sniffer script
d. spool
ANS- a. spam
29. Hackers
a. all have the same motive
b. break into other people's computers
c. may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage
d. are people who are allergic to computers
ANS- b. break into other people's computers
30. What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-server system?
a. Mainframe
b. Mini-computer
c. Microcomputer
d. PDA
ANS- c. Microcomputer
31. A computer cannot 'boot' if it does not have the
a. Compiler
b. Loader
c. Operating System
d. Assembler
ANS- c. Operating System
32. The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called
a. double-space
b. line spacing
c. single space
d. vertical spacing
ANS- b. line spacing
33. Example of non-numeric data is
a. Employee address
b. Examination score
c. Bank balance
d. All of these
ANS- a. Employee address
34. What is embedded system?
a. The programme which arrives by being wrapped in box.
b. The programme which is the permanent part of the computer
c. The computer which is the part of a big computer
d. The computer and software system that control the machine
ANS- d. The computer and software system that control the machine
35. First page of Website is termed as-
a. Homepage
b. Index
c. JAVA script
d. Bookmark
ANS- a. Homepage
36. . ..................... Is the appearance of typed characters?
a. Size
b. Format
c. Point
d. Colour
ANS- b. Format
37. When a file is saved for the first time
a. a copy is automatically printed
b. it must be given a name to identify it
c. it does not need a name
d. it only needs a name if it is not going to be printed
ANS- b. it must be given a name to identify it
38. Office LANS, which are scattered geographically on large scale, can be connected by the use of corporate
a. CAN
b. LAN
c. DAN
d. WAN
ANS- d. WAN
39. Where are data and programme stored when the processor uses them?
a. Main memory
b. Secondary memory
c. Disk memory
d. Programme memory
ANS- a. Main memory
40. . ............... represents raw facts, where-as................. is data made meaningful.
a. Information, reporting
b. Data, information
c. Information, bits
d. Records, bytes
ANS- b. Data, information
41. What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?
a. ROM information can be easily updated.
b. Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power.
c. ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage.
d. ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers.
ANS- b. Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power.
42. What do you call the programs that are used to find out possible faults and their causes?
a. operating system extensions
b. cookies
c. diagnostic software
d. boot diskettes
ANS- c. diagnostic software
43. Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?
a. BASIC, COBOL, Fortran
b. Prolog
c. C, C++
d. Assembly languages
ANS- d. Assembly languages
44. Which of the following is not anti- virusesÅ software?
a. NAV
b. F-Prot
c. Oracle
d. McAfee
ANS- c. Oracle
45. Which device is required for the Internet connection?
a. Joystick
b. Modem
c. CD Drive
d. NIC Card
ANS- b. Modem
46. What does DMA stand for?
a. A. Distinct Memory Access
b. Direct Memory Access
c. Direct Module Access
d. Direct Memory Allocation
ANS- b. Direct Memory Access
47. Which of the following is a storage device?
a. Tape
b. Hard Disk
c. Floppy Disk
d. All of the above
ANS- d. All of the above
48. When did John Napier develop logarithm?
a. 1416
b. 1614
c. 1641
d. 1804
ANS- b. 1614
49. A normal CD- ROM usually can store up to _________ _data?
a. 680 KB
b. 680 Bytes
c. 680 MB
d. 680 GB
ANS- c. 680 MB
50. MIS is designed to provide information needed for effective decision making by?
a. Consumers
b. Workers
c. Foremen
d. Managers
ANS- d. Managers
