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Computer Fundamentals Sanfoundry Flashcards

1
Q

Who is the father of Computers?

a) James Gosling
b) Charles Babbage
c) Dennis Ritchie
d) Bjarne Stroustrup

A

b) Charles Babbage

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Which of the following is the correct abbreviation of COMPUTER?
a) Commonly Occupied Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
b) Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Environmental Research
c) Commonly Oriented Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
d) Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research

A

d) Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research

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3
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Which of the following is the correct definition of Computer?
a) Computer is a machine or device that can be programmed to perform arithmetical or logic operation sequences automatically
b) Computer understands only binary language which is written in the form of 0s & 1s
c) Computer is a programmable electronic device that stores, retrieves, and processes the data
d) All of the mentioned

A

d) All of the mentioned

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4
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  1. What is the full form of CPU?
    a) Computer Processing Unit
    b) Computer Principle Unit
    c) Central Processing Unit
    d) Control Processing Unit
A

c) Central Processing Unit

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5
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Which of the following language does the computer understand?
a) Computer understands only C Language
b) Computer understands only Assembly Language
c) Computer understands only Binary Language
d) Computer understands only BASIC

A

c) Computer understands only Binary Language

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6
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  1. Which of the following computer language is written in binary codes only?
    a) pascal
    b) machine language
    c) C
    d) C#
A

b) machine language

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7
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Which of the following is the brain of the computer?
a) Central Processing Unit
b) Memory
c) Arithmetic and Logic unit
d) Control unit

A

a) Central Processing Unit

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8
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a computer?
a) Versatility
b) Accuracy
c) Diligence
d) I.Q.

A

d) I.Q.

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9
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Which of the following is the smallest unit of data in a computer?
a) Bit
b) KB
c) Nibble
d) Byte

A

a) Bit

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10
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Which of the following unit is responsible for converting the data received from the user into a computer understandable format?
a) Output Unit
b) Input Unit
c) Memory Unit
d) Arithmetic & Logic Unit

A

b) Input Unit

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11
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Which of the following monitor looks like a television and are normally used with non-portable computer systems?
a) LED
b) LCD
c) CRT
d) Flat Panel Monitors

A

c) CRT

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12
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Which of the following is not a type of computer code?
a) EDIC
b) ASCII
c) BCD
d) EBCDIC

A

a) EDIC

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13
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Which of the following part of a processor contains the hardware necessary to perform all the operations required by a computer?
a) Controller
b) Registers
c) Cache
d) Data path

A

d) Data path

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14
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Which of the following is designed to control the operations of a computer?
a) User
b) Application Software
c) System Software
d) Utility Software

A

c) System Software

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15
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Which of the following device use positional notation to represent a decimal number?
a) Pascaline
b) Abacus
c) Computer
d) Calculator

A

b) Abacus

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16
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Which of the following is used in EBCDIC?
a) Super Computers
b) Mainframes
c) Machine Codes
d) Programming

A

b) Mainframes

17
Q

Which of the following are physical devices of a computer?
a) Hardware
b) Software
c) System Software
d) Package

A

a) Hardware

18
Q

Which of the following defines the assigned ordering among the characters used by the computer?
a) Accumulation
b) Sorting
c) Collating Sequence
d) Unicode

A

c) Collating Sequence

19
Q

Which of the following storage is a system where a robotic arm will connect or disconnect off-line mass storage media according to the computer operating system demands?
a) Magnetic
b) Secondary
c) Virtual
d) Tertiary

A

d) Tertiary

20
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Which of the following is known as the interval between the instant a computer makes a request for the transfer of data from a disk system to the primary storage and the instance the operation is completed?
a) Disk utilization time
b) Drive utilization time
c) Disk access time
d) Disk arrival time

A

d) Disk arrival time

21
Q

Which of the following are the input devices that enable direct data entry into a computer system from source documents?
a) System Access devices
b) Data acquiring devices
c) Data retrieving devices
d) Data Scanning devices

A

d) Data Scanning devices

21
Q

Which of the following devices provides the communication between a computer and the outer world?
a) Compact
b) I/O
c) Drivers
d) Storage

22
Q

Which of the following is the device used for converting maps, pictures, and drawings into digital form for storage in computers?
a) Image Scanner
b) Digitizer
c) MICR
d) Scanner

A

b) Digitizer

23
Q

Which of the following can access the server?
a) Web Client
b) User
c) Web Browser
d) Web Server

A

a) Web Client

24
Q

Which of the following is known as the language made up of binary-coded instructions?
a) High level
b) BASIC
c) C
d) Machine

A

d) Machine

25
Q

Which of the following package allows individuals to use personal computers for storing and retrieving their personal information?
a) Personal assistance package
b) Graphics package
c) Spreadsheet package
d) Animation package

A

a) Personal assistance package

26
Q

Which of the following is created when a user opens an account in the computer system?
a) SFD
b) MFD
c) Subdirectory
d) RFD

A

c) Subdirectory

27
Q

Which of the following is a technique that marked the beginning of computer communications?
a) User Environment
b) Batch Environment
c) Time Sharing
d) Message passing

A

c) Time Sharing

28
Q

Which of the following is a type of technique in which dumb terminals are connected to a central computer system?
a) Time Sharing
b) Message passing
c) Batch environment
d) User environment

A

a) Time Sharing

29
Q

Which of the following service allows a user to log in to another computer somewhere on the Internet?
a) e-mail
b) UseNet
c) Telnet
d) FTP

30
Q

Which of the following is not a type of computer on the basis of operation?
a) Digital
b) Analog
c) Hybrid
d) Remote

31
Q

Which of the following type of computer is mostly used for automatic operations?
a) analog
b) digital
c) hybrid
d) remote

32
Q

Which of the following invention gave birth to the much cheaper microcomputers?
a) PDAs
b) Microprocessors
c) Microcomputers
d) Mainframes

A

b) Microprocessors

33
Q

Which of the following computers are lower than mainframe computers in terms of speed and storage capacity?
a) Mainframes
b) Hybrid
c) Mini
d) Super

33
Q

Which of the following is the first neural network computer?
a) AN
b) AM
c) RFD
d) SNARC

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