1000+ Computer Fundamental Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]

1. 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
Answer : A

2. For what Antikyathera was used?
A. For counting
B. For Calculating tax collection
C. For calculating astronomical positions
D. For calculating firing weapons
Answer : C

3. The average time necessary for the correct sector of a disk to arrive at the read write head is _____
A. Down time
B. Seek time
C. Rotational delay
D. Access time
Answer : C

4. 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.
Answer : B

5. In what respect human beings are superior to computers?
A. Diligence
B. Intelligence
C. Slavery
D. Reliability
Answer : B

6. Which of the following items are examples of storage devices?
A. Floppy / hard disks
B. CD-ROMs
C. Tape devices
D. All of the above
Answer : D

7. Which is not a comptuer of first generation?
A. ENIAC
B. UNIVAC
C. IBM 360
D. IBM 1401
Answer : D

8. The output quality of a printer is measured by
A. Dot per sq. inch
B. Dots per inch
C. Dots printed per unit time
D. All of the above
Answer : B

9. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?
A. Magnetic drum
B. Hard Disks
C. Floppy
D. All of above
Answer : A

10. The two kinds of main memory are:
A. Primary and secondary
B. Random and sequential
C. ROM and RAM
D. All of above
Answer : C

11. Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?
A. Laser printer
B. Inkjet printer
C. Daisywheel printer
D. Dot matrix printer
Answer : A

12. Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine?
A. Pascal
B. Hollerith
C. Babbage
D. Jacquard
Answer : D

13. Which of the following is machine independence program?
A. High level language
B. Low level language
C. Assembly language
D. Machine language
Answer : A

14. 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
Answer : B

15. A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of
A. Speed
B. Accuracy
C. Reliability
D. Cost
Answer : B

16. EPROM can be used for
A. Erasing the contents of ROM
B. Reconstructing the contents of ROM
C. Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
D. Duplicating ROM
Answer : C

17. The common name for the crime of stealing passwords is:
A. Jacking.
B. Identity theft.
C. Spoofing.
D. Hacking.
Answer : C

18. The ________ data mining technique derives rules from real-world case examples.
A. Rule discover
B. Signal processing
C. Neural nets
D. Case-based reasoning
Answer : C

19. Junk e-mail is also called
A. spam
B. spoof
C. sniffer script
D. spool
Answer : A

20. A modern digital computer has
A. Extremely high speed
B. Large memory
C. Almost unlimited array
D. All of the above
Answer : D

21. _______ computers are also called personal computers
A. Mainframe Computer
B. Mini Computers
C. Micro Computers
D. Super Computers
Answer : C

22. A computer consists of
A. A central processing unit
B. A memory
C. Input and output unit
D. All of the above
Answer : D

23. What type of virus uses computer hosts to reproduce itself?
A. Time bomb
B. Worm
C. Melissa virus
D. Macro virus
Answer : B

24. Which one is the largest space?
A. kilobyte
B. petabyte
C. terrabyte
D. gigabyte
Answer : B

25. Which of the following processors use RISC technology?
A. 486dx
B. Power PC
C. 486sx
D. 6340
Answer : B

26. 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
Answer : C

27. Easily reloctable language is
A. Machine language
B. Assembly language
C. High level language
D. Medium level language
Answer : B

28. What kind of memory is both static and non -volatile?
A. RAM
B. ROM
C. BIOS
D. CACHE
Answer : B

29. Microprocessors can be used to make
A. Computer
B. Digital systems
C. CalculatorS
D. All of the above
Answer : D

30. Find out who is not the inventor of transistors among following names
A. John Burdeen
B. William Shockley
C. Walter Brattain
D. Lee de Forest
Answer : D

31. 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
Answer : D

32. Why are vacuum tubes also called valves?
A. Because they can amplify the weak signals and make them strong
B. Because they can stop or allow the flow of current
C. Both of above
D. None of above
Answer : B

33. FORTRAN programming language is more suitable for
A. Business Applications
B. Marketing Applications
C. Scientific Applications
D. None of the above
Answer : C

34. Which American computer company is called Big Blue?
A. Microsoft
B. Compaq Corp
C. IBM
D. Tandy Svenson
Answer : C

35. Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?
A. Laser printer
B. Inkjet printer
C. Daisywheel printer
D. Dot matrix printer
Answer : A

36. 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
Answer : B

37. Which was the computer conceived by Babbage?
A. Analytical engine
B. Arithmetic machine
C. Donald Knuth
D. All of above
Answer : A

38. ________ computer is small general purpose micro computer, but larger than portable computer
A. Hybrid
B. Digital
C. Desktop
D. Laptop
Answer : C

39. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on
A. tracks per inch of surface
B. bits per inch of tracks
C. All of above
D. disk pack in disk surface
Answer : C

40. Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens?
A. Monitor
B. Hardware
C. Robot
D. Computer
Answer : D

41. An _________ Device is any device that provides information, which is sent to the CPU
A. Input
B. Output
C. CPU
D. Memory
Answer : A

42. What is a light pen?
A. Mechanical Input device
B. Optical input device
C. Electronic input device
D. Optical output device
Answer : B

43. VDU is also called
A. Screen
B. Monitor
C. Both 1 & 2
D. printer
Answer : C

44. Who suggested Stored Program Concept
A. John Mauchley
B. J.P. Eckert
C. John Neumann
D. Joseph Jacquard
Answer : C

45. A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a/an
A. Interpreter
B. CPU
C. Compiler
D. Simulator
Answer : A

46. Floppy disks are available in
A. Single side single density
B. Single side double density
C. Both of above
D. None of above
Answer : C

47. RJ45 UTP cable has ________ Cables.
A. 2 pair
B. 3 pair
C. 4 pair
D. 5 pair
Answer : C

48. A section of code to which control is transferred when a processor is interrupted is known as
A. M
B. SVC
C. IP
D. MDR
Answer : A

49. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
A. Control section
B. Primary memory
C. External memory
D. Cache memory
Answer : A

50. Which device can understand difference between data & programs?
A. Input device
B. Output device
C. Memory
D. Microprocessor
Answer : D