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CEED - Computer Fundamental 1000+ MCQ [Solved] PDF Download

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1. Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the records disk address. What information does this address specify?
A. Track number
B. All of above
C. Sector number
D. Surface number
Answer : B
2. Which of the following device was not invented by Babbage?
A. Pascaline
B. Difference Engine
C. Analytical Engine
D. None of above
Answer : A
3. What type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic on the bus, in order to prevent two devices from trying to use it at the same time?
A. Bus control
B. Interrupts
C. Bus arbitration
D. Status
Answer : C
4. ________ are used for plotting graphs and design on papers
A. Trackball
B. Joystick
C. Light pen
D. Plotters
Answer : D
5. VGA is
A. Video Graphics Array
B. Visual Graphics Array
C. Volatile Graphics Array
D. Video Graphics Adapter
Answer : A
6. 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
Answer : B
7. Who is the inventor of ABC Computer?
A. John v. Atanasoff
B. Clifford Berry
C. Both of above
D. None of above
Answer : C
8. The process of starting a or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the computer memory is called
A. Duping
B. Booting
C. Padding
D. CPS
Answer : B
9. A normal CD- ROM usually can store up to _________ _data?
A. 680 KB
B. 680 Bytes
C. 680 MB
D. 680 GB
Answer : C
10. Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readable are known as-
A. an ASCII code
B. a magnetic tape
C. an OCR scanner
D. a bar code
Answer : D
11. What was the first computer brought in Nepal?
A. ICL/2950
B. ENIAC
C. IBM 1401
D. None of above
Answer : C
12. ________is defined as any crime completed through the use of computer technology.
A. Computer forensics
B. Computer crime
C. Hacking
D. Cracking
Answer : B
13. Which of the following is a storage device?
A. Tape
B. Hard Disk
C. Floppy Disk
D. All of the above
Answer : D
14. How many numbers could ENIAC store in its internal memory
A. 100
B. 20
C. 80
D. 40
Answer : B
15. 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
Answer : B
16. Which of the following is not an XT microprocessor?
A. 8006
B. 8086
C. 8088
D. None of above
Answer : D
17. The organization and interconnection of the various components of a computer system is
A. Architecture
B. Networks
C. Graphics
D. Designing
Answer : A
18. 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
19. 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
Answer : A
20. BCD is
A. Binary Coded Decimal
B. Bit Coded Decimal
C. Binary Coded Digit
D. Bit Coded Digit
Answer : A
21. in which year was UK's premier computing event started?
A. 1980
B. 1985
C. 1986
D. 1987
Answer : A
22. To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n
A. RGB monitor
B. Ink-jet printer
C. Plotter
D. Laser printer
Answer : C
23. Properly arranged data is called
A. Field
B. Words
C. Information
D. File
Answer : C
24. 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
Answer : C
25. Which of the following is a secondary memory device?
A. Keyboard
B. Disk
C. ALU
D. All of the above
Answer : B
26. Which of the following will happen when data is entered into a memory location?
A. It will add to the content of the location
B. It will change the address of the memory location
C. It will erase the previous content
D. It will not be fruitful if there is already some data at the location
Answer : C
27. Which statement is valid about computer program?
A. It is understood by a computer
B. It is understood by programmer
C. It is understood user
D. Both a & b
Answer : D
28. Magnetic tape can serve as
A. Secondary storage media
B. Output media
C. Input media
D. All of the above
Answer : A
29. Instructions and memory address are represented by
A. Character code
B. Binary codes
C. Binary word
D. Parity bit
Answer : B
30. Data division is the third division of a _____ program.
A. COBOL
B. BASIC
C. PASCAL
D. FORTH
Answer : A
31. 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
32. Computers built before the First Generation of computers were:
A. Mechanical
B. Electro-mechanical
C. Electrical
D. None of these
Answer : B
33. Which of the following is not anti-viruses software?
A. NAV
B. F-Prot
C. Oracle
D. McAfee
Answer : C
34. Which of the following require large computers memory?
A. Imaging
B. Graphics
C. Voice
D. All of Above
Answer : D
35. The two major types of computer chips are
A. External memory chip
B. Primary memory chip
C. Microprocessor chip
D. Both b and c
Answer : D
36. UNIVAC is
A. Universal Automatic Computer
B. Universal Array Computer
C. Unique Automatic Computer
D. Unvalued Automatic Computer
Answer : A
37. Which operation is not performed by computer
A. Inputting
B. Processing
C. Controlling
D. Understanding
Answer : D
38. FORTRAN programming language is more suitable for
A. Business Applications
B. Marketing Applications
C. Scientific Applications
D. None of the above
Answer : C
39. RJ45 UTP cable has _____ Cables.
A. 2 pair
B. 3 pair
C. 4 pair
D. 5 pair
Answer : C
40. 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
41. 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
Answer : B
42. Which device is required for the Internet connection?
A. Joystick
B. Modem
C. CD Drive
D. NIC Card
Answer : B
43. When did John Napier develop logarithm?
A. 1416
B. 1614
C. 1641
D. 1804
Answer : B
44. ASCII stands for
A. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
B. American Scientific Code for International Interchange
C. American Standard Code for Intelligence Interchange
D. American Scientific Code for Information Interchange
Answer : A
45. Who invented EDSAC?
A. John v. Neumann
B. J.P. Eckert and John Mauchley
C. Maurice Wilkes
D. Howard Aiken
Answer : C
46. Which language was devised by Dr. Seymour Cray?
A. APL
B. COBOL
C. LOGO
D. FORTRAN
Answer : C
47. Mostly which of the following device is used to carry user files?
A. Floppy Disk
B. Hard Disk
C. RAM
D. CDROM
Answer : A
48. Where does most data go first with in a computer memory hierarchy?
A. RAM
B. ROM
C. BIOS
D. CACHE
Answer : A
49. RAM stands for
A. Random origin money
B. Random only memory
C. Read only memory
D. Random access memory
Answer : D
50. The term gigabyte refers to
A. 1024 bytes
B. 1024 kilobytes
C. 1024 megabytes
D. 1024 gigabyte
Answer : C

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