computer fundamentals questions and answers multiple choice part2

Q1. How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 1024 x 4 memory chip?
(A) 10
(B) 11
(C) 8
(D) 12

Q2. Which of the following is not an XT microprocessor?
(A) 8006
(B) 8086
(C) 8088
(D) None of above

Q3. A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to
(A) 2 byte
(B) 32 byte
(C) 4 byte
(D) 1 byte

Q4. A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is
(A) Process controller
(B) ALU Unit
(C) Register Unit
(D) Process description

Q5. Verification is process of:
(A) Authentication
(B) Access
(C) Login
(D) Logout

Q6. Which of the following are components of CPU?
(A) Arithmetic logic unit, Control unit
(B) Arithmetic logic unit, Mouse, Keyboard
(C) Arithmetic logic unit, Integrated Circuits
(D) Control Unit, Monitor

Q7. Which of the following is problem oriented language?
(A) High level language
(B) Assembly language
(C) Machine language
(D) Low level language

Q8. What does Bit stands?
(A) Binary digits
(B) Binary in time
(C) Binary transistor
(D) Bit Storage

Q9. The technology used in computer disks:
(A) Laser
(B) Bluetooth
(C) Infrared
(D) Wi-Fi

Q10. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?
(A) Floppy Disk
(B) CD-ROM
(C) Hard Disk
(D) None of these

Q11. The instructions for starting the computer are house on
(A) RAM
(B) CD-Rom
(C) ROM
(D) All of above

Q12. Who is known as the father of Internet?
(A) Vint Cerf
(B) Charles Babbage
(C) Denis Riche
(D) Steve Jobs

Q13. Which computer manufacturing company is called Big Blue?
(A) Microsoft
(B) Compaq
(C) IBM
(D) HP

Q14. An IP address of a computer is also known as:
(A) Client address
(B) Computer address
(C) Local host address
(D) None of these

Q15. Serial access memories are useful in applications where
(A) Data consists of numbers
(B) Data consists of Alphabets
(C) Each stored word is processed differently
(D) Data needs to flow in and out in serial form

Q16. Eudora is a :
(A) Photoshop software
(B) Email client
(C) Text editing software
(D) None of these

Q17. Which company marketed the world’s first laptop computer?
(A) Hewlett-Packard, 1980
(B) Epson, 1981
(C) Laplink Traveling Software, 1982
(D) None of these

Q18. Bluetooth was developed by:
(A) Apple
(B) Ericson
(C) Samsung
(D) Nokia

Q19. What does EBCDIC stands for?
(A) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
(B) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
(C) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
(D) None of these

Q20. If a computer provides database services to other, then it will be known as:
(A) Web server
(B) FTP server
(C) Database server
(D) Client

Q21. Symbolic logic was discovered by
(A) George Boole
(B) Herman Hollerith
(C) William Schlocky
(D) Basic Pascal

Q22. Which scheme is used 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

Q23. Which of the printers uses dry ink powder?
(A) Daisy wheel printer
(B) Line printer
(C) Laser printer
(D) Thermal printer

Q24. The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform
(A) Arithmetic Operation
(B) Logic operation
(C) Sorting operation
(D) All of these

Q25. Which of the following operations can be performed by a computer?
(A) Arithmetic
(B) Logical
(C) Storage
(D) All the above