Deck 1: Computer Knowledge : From Babbages Computer to Modern Technology

Question 1

Which was the computer conceived by Babbage?

A)analytical engine
B)arithmetic machine
C)donald knuth
D)all of above

Answer 1

analytical engine

Question 2

Which of the following is not a category of computer based on size?

A)mainframe computer
B)micro computer
C)mini computer
D)digital computer

Answer 2

digital computer

Question 3

Which of the following is a fixed disk?

A)hard disks
B)flash disk
C)compact disk
D)dvds

Answer 3

hard disks

Question 4

The word Abacus is derived from Abax, a word from

A)latin language
B)greek language
C)sanskrit language
D)ancient egypt

Question 5

Which is a valid statement

A)1 kb = 1024 bytes
B)1 mb = 1024 bytes
C)1 kb = 1000 bytes
D)1 mb = 1000 bytes

Question 6

Who built the first Mechanical Calculator

A)joseph marie jacquard
B)john mauchly
C)blaise pascal
D)howard aiken

Question 7

The most important advantage of a video disk is

A)compactness
B)potential capacity
C)durability
D)cost effectiveness

Question 8

Cursor is a ____

A)pixel
B)thin blinking line
C)pointing device
D)none of these

Question 9

Which of the following items are examples of storage devices?

A)floppy disks
B)cd-roms
C)hard disks
D)all of the above

Question 10

ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does ASCII stand for?

A)american stable code for international interchange
B)american standard case for institutional interchange
C)american standard code for information interchange
D)american standard code for interchange information

Question 11

A normal CD-ROM usually can store up to __________data?

A)680 kb
B)680 bytes
C)680 mb
D)680 gb

Question 12

All modern computers operate on

A)information
B)floppies
C)data
D)word

Question 13

Dot-matrix is a type of

A)tape
B)printer
C)disk
D)bus

Question 14

Which is not consisted in a processor

A)alu
B)cu
C)memory
D)registers

Question 15

The Third Generation Computer was made with ________

A)vacuum tube
B)discrete components
C)ic
D)bio chips

Question 16

Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU?

A)control unit and registers
B)registers and main memory
C)control unit and alu
D)alu and bus

Question 17

When was the world's first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?

A)hewlett-packard 1984
B)epson, 1981
C)laplink traveling software in1982
D)tandy model-2000, 1985

Question 18

Who built the world's first electronic calculator using telephone relays, light bulbs and batteries?

A)claude shannon
B)konrardzues
C)george stibits
D)howard h. aiken

Question 19

WAN is a most used abbreviation in networking, what is its full form?

A)wap area network
B)wide area network
C)wide array of network
D)wireless access network

Question 20

In which language is source program written?

A)english
B)symbolic
C)high level
D)temporary

Question 21

Which of the following is correct acronym of VGA?

A)video graphics array
B)visual graphics array
C)volatile graphics array
D)video graphics adapter

Question 22

A song being played on computer speaker is

A)hard output
B)soft output
C)both hard and soft output
D)neither hard nor soft output

Question 23

In the IBM PC-At, what do the words AT stand for

A)additional terminals
B)advance technology
C)applied technology
D)advanced terminology

Question 24

Apple company used chips from ______ for its computers

A)intel
B)motorola
C)both of above
D)none of above

Question 25

Which of the following is a feature of fifth generation computers?

A)use of natural language
B)artificial intelligence
C)bio-chips
D)all of above

Question 26

Charles Babbage was awarded by Royal Society for his

A)difference engine
B)analytic engine
C)binary system in analytic engine
D)his concept of input, mill, output and storage

Question 27

A computer with CPU speed around 100 million instruction per second and with the word length of around 64 bits is known as

A)super computer
B)minicomputer
C)micro computer
D)macro computer

Question 28

When we look at the cost, which of the following computer is most expensive?

A)mainframe computer
B)mini computers
C)micro computers
D)super computers

Question 29

Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment?

A)keyboard
B)mouse
C)joystick
D)track ball

Question 30

Mini computers and micro computers are from which generation of computers?

A)first
B)second
C)third
D)fourth

Question 31

Pick the one that is used for logical operations or comparisons such as less than equal to or greater than.

A)arithmetic and logic unit
B)control unit
C)both of above
D)none of above

Question 32

The operating speed of third generation computer was

A)milliseconds
B)microseconds
C)nanoseconds
D)picoseconds

Question 33

Which of the following have the fastest access time?

A)semiconductor memories
B)magnetic disks
C)magnetic tapes
D)compact disks

Question 34

The computer that process both analog and digital is called

A)analog computer
B)digital computer
C)hybrid computer
D)mainframe computer

Question 35

What was the name of the first commercially available microprocessor chip?

A)intel 308
B)intel 33
C)intel 4004
D)motorola 639

Question 36

Which computers used operating systems by Microsoft?

A)ibm pcs
B)apple/macintosh pcs
C)ibm compatibles
D)both a & c

Question 37

Expand WI-Fi.....

A)wireless-flow
B)wireless-fidelity
C)wide-fidelity
D)all of these

Question 38

Which of the following is a search engine?

A)alta vista
B)google
C)both aand c
D)none of these

Question 39

Expansion of SMS

A)short message services
B)short medium service
C)small message service
D)small media service

Question 40

IC chips used in computers are usually made of

A)lead
B)silicon
C)chromium
D)gold

Question 41

Which supercomputer is developed by the Indian Scientists?

A)param
B)super 301
C)compaq presario
D)cray ymp

Question 42

ALU is

A)array logic unit
B)arithmetic logic unit
C)application logic unit
D)none of above

Question 43

Find the odd term out

A)internet
B)linux
C)unix
D)windows