1.Fundamental of Computer
1.Fundamental of Computer
Marks : 100 ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULLSORY TRADE : COPA Time : 1 hrs
1. The words computer has been derived from which of the following language
(1) Greek (2)English (3)latin (4)Spanish (5)None of these
2. which of the following is known as thefather of computer ?
(1)Herman Hollerith (2)Grace Hoppers (3)Charles Babbage(4)Napier (5)None of these
3. Which of the following operation in not performed by the computer?
(1)inputting (2)Processing (3)controlling (4)outputting (5)understanding
4. The brain of computer system is
(1)control unit (2) arithmetic logic unit (3)central processing unit (4)storage unit (5)output unit
5.The computer size was very large in
1) first generation2) second generation3)third generation4)fourth generation5)none of the above
6. Pick up the one that is use for logical operation of campatisons such as less than equal to or greater than
1)arithmetic logic unit2)control unit3)input unit4)memory unit5)none of the above
7. The first generation of computers were based upon
1) transistors2) ics3) valves4) conductor5) none of the above
8. All processing of computers is done in
1) monitor2) cpu3) keyboard4) ram5) rom
9. Ram is a type of
1) volatile memory2) primary memory3) Temporary memory4) all of the above
10. For seeing tie output, we use
1) monitor2) keyboard3) mouse4) joystick5) none of the above
11. A scanner scans
1) pictures2) text3) all of the above5) none of the above
12. Laser printer is a type of
1) input device2) output device3) memory device) processing device5) none of the above
13. Computer program which control the operations of computer is called
1) operating system2) processing system3) memory system4) controlling system 5) none of the above
14. Which of the following directs other components of the computer to perform the tasks specified in the program
instruction?
1) input unit2) output unit3) alu unit4) control unit5) system unit
15. …… are the raw facts from which ………. Is derived.
1) data, information2) data, output3) input, information4) output, input5) information, message
16. Which of the following are the main types of softwares?
1) system software2) application software3) utility software4) all of the above5) none of the above
17. Printed copy is often called
1) soft copy2) blank copy3) hard copy4) write copy5) carbon copy
18. Which of the following is a collection of facts and figures?
1) data2) information3) processing4) file5) document
19. It is a type of action to be taken on data
1) understanding2) thinking3) compiling4) processing5) none of the above
20.It converts accepted instructions into machine language.
1) input unit 2) output unit3) processing unit4) processing5) none of these
21. It temporary holds the data received from input device
1) keyboard2) memory3) processing unit4) memory unit5) logical unit
21. It temporary holds the data received from input device
1) keyboard2) memory3) processing unit4) file5) output unit
22. The physical arrangement of elements as input output and processing devices grouped together represent a
1) mobile device2) information processing cycle3) circuit board4) computer system 5) none of the above
23. What type of computer could be found in a digital watch?
1) mainframe computer2) super computer3) embedded computer4) notebook computer5) none of the above
24. Which is not a basic function of a computer?
1) copy text2) accept input3) process data4) store data5) none of the above
25. The contents of ……… are lost when the computer turns off.
1) storage2) input3) output4) memory5) none of the above
26. These are specially designed computer chips reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic
thermostat
1) servers2) embedded computers3) robotic comuters4) mainframes5) none of the above
27. It is the set of programs that inables your computer hardware devices and applications software to work together
1) management 2) processing3) utility4) system software5) none of the above
28. The most frequently used instruction of computer program are likely to be feteched from
1) hard disk 2) cache memory3) ram4) registeres5) non of the above
29. The component that process data are located in the
1) input devices 2) output devices3) system unit4) storage components5) none of the above
30. Whice type of data has been orgnised or presented in a meaningful fashion?
1) a process2) software3) storage4) information5) none of the above
31. All of the following are examples of input device except a ……….
1) scanner2) mouse3) keyboard4) printer5) none of the above
32. A computer gethers data, processes it, output tie data or information and ……. The data information.
1) hide 2) stores 3) write4) delete5) none of the above
33. A …………. Is a microprocessor-based computer device.
1) personal computer2) mainframe3) workstation4) server5) none of the above
34. The most common, pointing input device is the ……….
1) trackball2) touchpad3) touchscreen4)mouse5) scanner
35. Which type of software is distributed free but requires the users to pay some amount for further use?
1) freeware2) shareware3) rentalware4) public domain software5) abandonware
36. External devices such as printers, keyboards and modems are known as
1) add-on devices2) peripherals3) extra hardware devices4) pc expansion slot add-ons5) special buys
37. Which of the following is not an examples of hardware?
1) scanner2) printer3) moniter4) mouse5) interpreter
38.Which of the following is the fastest type of computer?
1) laptop2) notebook3) personal computer4) workstation5) super computer
39. The cpu and memory are located on the
1) expension board2) motherboard3) storage device4) output device5) none of the above
40.The thing which easily understands the instructions is called
1) user friendly2) information3) word processing4) icon5) none of the above
41. Storage of that retains its data after the pove turned off is referred to as
1) volatile storage2) sequential storage3) non-volatile4) direct storage5) none of the above
42. A collection of programs that controls how your computer system runs and processes information is called
1) operating system2) computer3) office4) compiler5) interpreter
43. Analog computer works on the supply of
1) continuous electrical pulses2) electrical pulses but no continuous3) magnatic strength4) physical strength5) natural
strength
44. The first electic computer in the world was
1) unvac2) edvac3) eniac4) all of the above5) none of the above
45. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is ………….. and storage is
1) temporary, permanent2) permanent, temporary3) slow, fast4) non-volatile, volatile5) none of the above
46. A central computer that holds collections of data and programs for many pcs, workstation and other computers is a
1) super computer2) mini computer3) laptop4) server5) none of the above
47. The contents of ……….. are lost when the computer turns off.
1) storage2) input3) output4) memory5) none of the above
48. What is the permanent memory built into your computer called?
1) ram2) floppy3) cpu4) cd-rom5) rom
49. Any components of the computer you can see and touch.
1) software2) peripheral3) storage4) cpu5) hardware
50. Data or information used to run the computer is called
1) software 2) hardware 3) peripherals 4) CPU 5) none of the above
32. A computer gethers data, processes it, output tie data or information and ……. The data information.
1) hide 2) stores 3) write4) delete5) none of the above
35. Which type of software is distributed free but requires the users to pay some amount for further use?
36. External devices such as printers, keyboards and modems are known as
1) add-on devices2) peripherals3) extra hardware devices4) pc expansion slot add-ons5) special buys
1) expension board2) motherboard3) storage device4) output device5) none of the above
41. Storage of that retains its data after the pove turned off is referred to as
1) volatile storage2) sequential storage3) non-volatile4) direct storage5) none of the above
42. A collection of programs that controls how your computer system runs and processes information is called
1) continuous electrical pulses2) electrical pulses but no continuous3) magnatic strength4) physical strength5)
natural strength
45. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is ………….. and storage is
1) temporary, permanent2) permanent, temporary3) slow, fast4) non-volatile, volatile5) none of the above
46. A central computer that holds collections of data and programs for many pcs, workstation and other
computers is a
47. The contents of ……….. are lost when the computer turns off.
48. What is the permanent memory built into your computer called?
49. Any components of the computer you can see and touch.
51. And electronic device, operating under the control of information that can accept dat, process the data,
procuce output and store the results for future use
52. The term used to describe the intangible instructions that tell the computer what to do is
53. A detailed written description of the programming cycle and the program, along with the test result and a
printout of the program is called
54. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the cpu?
1) mass memory2) internal memory3) non-volatile memory4) prom5) none of the above
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