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1
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  1. The accuracy of the floating point numbers representavle in 16 bit words of a computer is:
A

16 DIGITS

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  1. Modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for
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Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data

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3
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Which of the following produces the best quality graphics
reproduction?

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Dot matrix printer

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4
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Which of the following is not processing?

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manipulating

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5
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  1. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a
    computer?
A

To compare numbers

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6
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  1. Abacus was the first
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mechanical calculator

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7
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  1. A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____
A

Register

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8
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  1. People often call ______ as the brain of computer system
A

Arithmetic Logic Unit

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9
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  1. Which is used for manufacturing chips?
A

Semiconductors

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10
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  1. Which generation of computer is still under development
A

4th

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11
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  1. Which is considered a direct entry input device?
A

Optical scanner

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12
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  1. A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to
    a process is
A

Register Unit

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13
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  1. From which generation operating systems were developed?
A

4th

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14
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  1. Properly arranged data is called
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Information

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15
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  1. A computer consists of
A

A central processing unit
B) A memory
C) Input and output unit

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16
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  1. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because
    they use a single processing unit to link several
A

Workstations

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17
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  1. What are the three decisions making operations performed by the
    ALU of a computer?
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Grater than
B) Less than
C) Equal to

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18
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  1. The word processing task associated with changing the appearance
    of a document is
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Formatting

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19
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  1. Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program
    Concept?
A

UNIVAC

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20
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  1. A byte consists of
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Eight bits

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21
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  1. Data is a collection of
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facts and entities relevant to the user

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22
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35.The central processing unit

A

controls all input, output and processing

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23
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  1. Which of the following does not represent an I/O device ?
A

ALU

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24
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  1. Storage of 1 KB means the following number of bytes :
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1024

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25
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38.Computer’s main memory is also called

A

primary memory

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26
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  1. The control unit of the computer
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Controls flow and manipulation of data
(b) sends control signals
(c) Executes the program

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27
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  1. Which of the following are parts of the CPU ?
A

ALU

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28
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  1. The purpose of an application program is to:
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meet specific user’s needs

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29
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  1. Cache memory is a portion of
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static RAM (SRAM)

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30
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  1. Which is not an example of language processors
A

Transistor

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31
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  1. Which of the following is not hardware ?
A

Assembler

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32
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  1. Modem stands for
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Modulator and demodulator

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33
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  1. Which of the following is an example of non-volatile memory?
A

ROM

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34
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  1. Which of the following is a unit of measurement used with computer system?
A

byte
(b) megabyte
(c) gigabyte

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35
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  1. Which of the following statements is false?
A

None of the above

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36
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  1. .Control unit is called the …………………..of a computer
A

Nerve Centre or brain

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37
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  1. soft copy is produced on ………. And hard copy is produced on …..
A

(VDU/Monitor )/ Paper

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38
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  1. .The symbol 0 & 1 are called ……………
A

Bit

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39
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  1. A …….. is a combination of 4 bits.
A

Nibble

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40
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  1. The two most common secondary storage devices are ……………..
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Floppy Disk and Hard Disk

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41
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  1. Which is the example of a utility program?
A

Virus Scanner

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42
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  1. The base of a hexadecimal number system is
A

16

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43
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  1. The decimal system is composed of ……..numerals or symbols.
A

10

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44
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  1. LSB stands for ……………………and MSB stands for ……………..
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Least significant bit , most significant bit

45
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  1. 2’s complement of a number is calculated by adding 1 to its
46
Q
  1. .The binary number system ( base 2) is composed of 2 unique symbols
47
Q
  1. ASCII stands for
A

American Standard Code for Information and Intercharge

48
Q
  1. The most common number system in digital representation are……..
A

Decimal, binary ,octal and hexadecimal

49
Q
  1. Which computer is mainly used in application like weather forecasting,
    nuclear science research .
A

super computer

50
Q
  1. The digital computer does not work upon
A

physical quantities

51
Q
  1. Laptop computers also called as
52
Q
  1. Which programmable computers are used as notepads, scheduling systems,
    and address books.
A

Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)

53
Q
  1. Computer is genius but brainless why?
A

It has no IQ

54
Q
  1. Which is not an Example of Operating system
55
Q
  1. Software represents the set of programs that govern
A

the operation of a computer system

56
Q
  1. The basic difference between Interpreter and Compiler is
A

Interpreter converts high level language program line by line

57
Q
  1. .Some most popular graphics, multimedia and presentation packages are
A

CorelDraw, Macromedia, Director, PowerPoint

58
Q

71.The primary job of the operating system of a computer is to

A

command resources
(b) be user friendly
(c) provide utilities

59
Q
  1. The operating system of a computer serves as a software interface between the
    user and
60
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73.Which of the following is an example of computer software?

A

Payroll Package

61
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  1. Which type of software is designed to perform specific personal, business, or
    scientific processing tasks?
A

applications

62
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75.Which software takes control of computer system on startup?

A

Operating System

63
Q

76.GUI stands for

A

Graphics User Interface

64
Q
  1. GUI is used as an interface between
A

Software and user

65
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  1. …………is considered as a File Manager in Windows
A

Windows Explorer

66
Q

81.Internet is governed by

A

None of these

67
Q

79.A file deleted from A: in Windows goes to ………………

A

Permanently deleted

68
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80.Web-site is a collection of

A

HTML documents
(b) Graphics files
(c) audio and video files

69
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82.Which of the following protocols is used for WWW ?

70
Q
  1. In URL, http://www.yahoo.com/pr/main.htm, which component identifies
    the protocol or type of the server ?
71
Q
  1. The first network that planted the seeds of internet was
72
Q

85.The communication protocol used by the Internet is

73
Q
  1. The first page that you normally view at a web site is its:
74
Q

87.While sending a file or message on the internet , it is firstly divided into
very small parts known as:

75
Q

88.Which part of TCP/IP is responsible for dividing a file or message into
very small parts at the source computer ?

76
Q

89.Reassembling of the received packets is done at recipient computer by

77
Q
  1. A program or software to navigate the world wide web
78
Q
  1. Copying a file from a remote computer to your local computer is
    called
A

downloading

79
Q
  1. Net surfing is a term used for which of the following tasks ?
A

Exploring web

80
Q

93.In an email address, the character following ‘@’ character represent

A

Domain name

81
Q
  1. A software that searches through a database of webpage for particular
    information, is known as
A

Search Engine

82
Q

95.Online textual talk (real time talk) is called ………..

83
Q

96.The name of first web browser is

A

NCSA MOSAIC

84
Q

97.FTP expands to

A

File Transfer Protocol

85
Q

98.Which of the following is the name of online community bulletin board ?

A

News Group

86
Q

99.The online worldwide conversation, known as forum , is also called:

87
Q
  1. Which is the type of network?
A

LAN
(b) WAN
(c) MAN
(d) all of th

88
Q
  1. 203.127.54.9 is the example of
A

IP addressing system

88
Q

101.Internet is also known as

A

Packet switched network
(b) Long haul network
(c) International network

89
Q
  1. Which network is best suitable for compact area such as an office
    building or a campus and is owned by the organization
90
Q
  1. The topology with highest reliability is
A

mesh topology

91
Q
  1. .In order to search for information on the internet, you would open the
    following program:
92
Q
  1. A _____ is a computer that responds to a browser’s request for a page and
    delivers the page to the Web browser through the Internet.
A

Web server

93
Q
  1. . ____________ are networks that connect people within a company to each
    other and to the company network.
A

. Intranets

94
Q
  1. What is the status of the modem in the preceding diagram?
A

Modem has traffic

95
Q

109.In which year was the World Wide Web created?

96
Q
  1. A Network uses a star topology if
A

All computers attach to a central point.

97
Q

1.UNIVAC is

A

Universal Automatic Computer

98
Q

2.Microprocessors as switching devices are for which
generation computers

99
Q

3.What is the main difference between a mainframe and a
super computer?

A

Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast
as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many
programs concurrently

100
Q

4.The brain of any computer system is

101
Q
  1. The two kinds of main memory are:
A

ROM and RAM

102
Q

6.CD-ROM is a

103
Q

7.The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from

A

Control section

104
Q

8.The output quality of a printer is measured by

A

Dot per sq inch

105
Q

9.Which of the following was a special purpose computer?

106
Q
  1. What was the computer invented by Attanasoff and Clifford?
107
Q

11.A physical connection between the microprocessor memory
and other parts of the microcomputer is known as

A

Address bus

108
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12.Which of the following is not an input device?

A

COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)

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