Computer Fundamental MCQ Solved Paper for SSC JHT

1. Note book, laptop, palm, hand-held computers are coming under the category of________ computer
A. Digital computer
B. Mainframe computer
C. Portable computer
D. Hybrid computer
Answer : C

2. MAN stands for
A. Maximum Area Network
B. Minimum Area Network
C. Main Area Network
D. Metropolitan Area Network
Answer : D

3. A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is
A) Process control
A. ALU
B. Register Unit
C. Process description
D. Process control
Answer : C

4. Which is considered a direct entry input device?
A. Optical scanner
B. Mouse and digitizer
C. Light pen
D. All of the above
Answer : D

5. Computers built before the First Generation of computers were:
A. Mechanical
B. Electro-mechanical
C. Electrical
D. None of these
Answer : B

6. Touch Screen is________
A. Input device
B. Output device
C. Both a & b above
D. None of these
Answer : C

7. What was the computer invented by Attanasoff and Clifford?
A. None of above
B. Mark I
C. Z3
D. ABC
Answer : D

8. Where are data and programme stored when the processor uses them?
A. Main memory
B. Secondary memory
C. Disk memory
D. Programme memory
Answer : A

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

10. Which is not a basic function of a computer?
A. Store data
B. Accept input
C. Process data
D. Copy text
Answer : D

11. Fifth generation computer is also known as
A. Knowledge information processing system
B. Very large scale integration (VLSI)
C. Both of above
D. None of above
Answer : A

12. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
A. Light pen
B. Mouse
C. Digitizer
D. Terminal
Answer : D

13. Which of the following is not processing?
A. arranging
B. manipulating
C. calculating
D. gathering
Answer : D

14. 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
Answer : A

15. Which of the following computer is not invented by J.P. Eckert and John Mauchly?
A. ENIAC
B. EDVAC
C. UNIVAC
D. EDSAC
Answer : D

16. A type of channel used to connect a central processor and peripherals which uses multiplying is known as
A. Modem
B. Network
C. Multiplexer
D. All of the above
Answer : C

17. Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is called
A. Mnemonics
B. Symbolic code
C. Gray codes
D. Opcode
Answer : B

18. Which electronic component was made out of semiconductor material?
A. Vacuum tubes
B. Transistors
C. Ics
D. All of above
Answer : C

19. UNIVAC is
A. Universal Automatic Computer
B. Universal Array Computer
C. Unique Automatic Computer
D. Unvalued Automatic Computer
Answer : A

20. After copying the content how many times can you paste?
A. 1
B. 16
C. 32
D. Many
Answer : D

21. The advantage of COM are its __ and __
A. Compact size; speed readability
B. Compact size, speed
C. Readability; speed
D. Low cost; readability
Answer : A

22. Which of the following programming language started from second generation?
A. LISP
B. C
C. QBASIC
D. FORTRAN
Answer : D

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

24. Which of the following contains permanent data and gets updated during the processing of transactions?
A. Operating System File
B. Transaction file
C. Software File
D. Master file
Answer : D

25. Who is the father of Computer science?
A. Allen Turing
B. Charles Babbage
C. Simur Cray
D. Augusta Adaming
Answer : A

26. Which of the following is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
A. Terminal
B. Light pen
C. Digitizer
D. Mouse
Answer : A

27. Which of the following is not a primary storage device?
A. Magnetic tape
B. Magnetic disk
C. Optical disk
D. All of the above
Answer : D

28. A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is
A. Memory
B. Buffer
C. Accumulator
D. Address
Answer : B

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

30. Algorithm and Flow chart help us to
A. Know the memory capacity
B. Identify the base of a number system
C. Direct the output to a printer
D. Specify the problem completely and clearly
Answer : D

31. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be
A. 216
B. 65536
C. 64K
D. Any of the above
Answer : B

32. The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called
A. Read-out
B. Read from
C. Read
D. All of above
Answer : D

33. 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
Answer : B

34. One millisecond is
A. 1 second
B. 10th of a seconds
C. 1000th of a seconds
D. 10000th of a seconds
Answer : C

35. The computer that process both analog and digital is called
A. Analog computer
B. Digital computer
C. Hybrid computer
D. Mainframe computer
Answer : C

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

37. The scrambling of code is known as:
A. Encryption.
B. firewall.
C. Scrambling.
D. Password proofing.
Answer : A

38. In a computer _____ is capable to store single binary bit.
A. Capacitor
B. Flip flop
C. Register
D. Inductor
Answer : B

39. A memory that holds micro programs is
A. Core memory
B. ROM
C. RAM
D. Control memory
Answer : B

40. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?
A. Motherboard
B. Breadboard
C. Daughter board
D. Grandmother board
Answer : A

41. What was the nick name of the computer used by the Americans in 1952 for their H-bomb project?
A. ENIAC
B. EDSAC
C. MANIAC
D. UNIVAC
Answer : C

42. Which of the following is not a storage medium?
A. Hard disk
B. Flash drive
C. DVD
D. scanner
Answer : D

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

44. RAM can be treated as the ________ for the computer's processor
A. factory
B. operating room
C. waiting room
D. planning room
Answer : C

45. ________ represents raw facts, where-as________ is data made meaningful.
A. Information, reporting
B. Data, information
C. Information, bits
D. Records, bytes
Answer : B

46. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
A. Minicomputers
B. Microcomputers
C. Mainframe computers
D. Super computer
Answer : C

47. 174. When was the X window system born?
A. 1984
B. 1989
C. 1988
D. 1990
Answer : A

48. An application suitable for sequential processing is
A. Processing of grades
B. Payroll processing
C. Both a and b
D. All of above
Answer : C

49. A system is
A. an integration of different units so as to achieve an objective
B. input unit
C. input and output unit
D. input, output and storage units
Answer : A

50. The basic operations performed by a computer are
A. Arithmetic operation
B. Logical operation
C. Storage and relative
D. All the above
Answer : D