80+ Top Interview Asking Questions on History of Computer with PDF Set-3 ___ History of Computer

Multiple Choice Questions (History of Computer)

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1 How many major companies around the world manufacture microprocessors?

A Only one company

B Two companies

C Three companies

D Many companies

2 Who is the father of computer?

A Charles Newman

B Charles Babbage

C Henry Babbage

D Henry luce

3 Which is an example of first generation computer?

A EDVAC

B EDSAC

C ENIAC

D UNIVAC

4 Operating system is used in which generation of computer for the first time?

A First Generation

B Second Generation

C Third Generation

D Fourth Generation

5 Which generation of computer used CD ROM for the first time?

A First Generation

B Second Generation

C Third Generation

D Fourth Generation

6 Which generation of computer used Power-Book and Pentium microprocessor for the first time?

A Third Generation

B Fourth Generation

C Fifth Generation

D Sixth Generation

7 Which is considered a direct entry input device?

A Optical scanner

B Mouse and digitizer

C Light pen

D All of the above

8 From which generation operating systems were developed?

A First

B Second

C Third

D Fourth

9 Properly arranged data is called

A Field

B Words

C Information

D File

10 A computer consists of

A A central processing unit

B A memory

C Input and output unit

D All of the above

11 An integrated circuit is

A A complicated circuit

B An integrating device

C Much costlier than a single transistor

D Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip

12 What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?

A Grater than

B Less than

C Equal to

D All of the above

13 Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of

A first generation

B second generation

C third generation

D fourth generation

14 Algorithm and Flow chart help us to

A Know the memory capacity

B Identify the base of a number system

C Direct the output to a printer

D Specify the problem completely and clearly

15 When was Pascaline invented?

A 1617

B 1620

C 1642

D 1837

16 A compiler is a translating program which

A Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language

B Translates entire source program into machine language program

C It is not involved in program’s execution

D All of above

17 Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?

A UNIVAC

B ENIAC

C EDSAC

D None of above

18 Once you load the suitable program and provide required data, computer does not need human intervention. This feature is known as

A Accuracy

B Reliability

C Versatility

D Automatic

19 What is a brand?

A The name of companies that made computers

B The name of product a company gives to identify its product in market

C A name of class to indicate all similar products from different companies

D all of the above

20 Machine language is

A Machine dependent

B Difficult to program

C Error prone

D All of above

21 What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine

A 1642

B 1837

C 1880

D 1850

22 A byte consists of

A One bit

B Four bits

C Eight bits

D Sixteen bits

23 Which of the following statement is valid?

A Lady Augusta is the first programmer

B Ada is the daughter of Lord Byron, a famous English poet

C ADA is a programming language developed by US Defense

D All of above

24 UNIVAC is

A Universal Automatic Computer

B Universal Array Computer

C Unique Automatic Computer

D Unvalued Automatic Computer

25 Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers

A First Generation

B Second Generation

C Third Generation

D Fourth Generation

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

A Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

B Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code

C Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code

D Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code

27 The brain of any computer system is

A ALU

B Memory

C CPU

D All of the above

28 The two kinds of main memory are:

A Primary and secondary

B Random and sequential

C ROM and RAM

D All of above

29 Computer is free from tiresome and boardoom. We call it

A Accuracy

B Reliability

C Diligence

D Versatility

30 CD-ROM is a

A Semiconductor memory

B Memory register

C Magnetic memory

D None of above

31 A hybrid computer

A Resembles digital computer

B Resembles analogue computer

C Resembles both a digital and analogue computer

D None of the above

32 The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from

A Primary memory

B Control section

C External memory

D All of the above

33 To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n

A RGB monitor

B Plotter

C Ink-jet printer

D Laser printer

34 Which of the following IC was used in third generation of computers?

A SSI

B MSI

C LSI

D Both a and b

35 The main electronic component used in first generation computers was

A Transistors

B Vacuum Tubes and Valves

C Integrated Circuits

D None of above

36 A dumb terminal has

A an embedded microprocessor

B extensive memory

C independent processing capability

D a keyboard and screen

37 The output quality of a printer is measured by

A Dot per sq. inch

B Dot per inch

C Dots printed per unit time

D None of above

38 Which of the following was a special purpose computer?

A ABC

B ENIAC

C EDVAC

D All of the above

39 Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?

A Floppy Disk

B Hard Disk

C Compact Disk

D Magneto Optic Disk

40 High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data

A 1.40 MB

B 1.44 GB

C 1.40 GB

D 1.44 MB

41 A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs

A Dot matrix printer

B Digital plotter

C Line printer

D All of the above

42 Which of the following is not an input device?

A OCR

B Optical scanners

C Voice recognition device

D COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)

43 In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?

A Motherboard

B Breadboard

C Daughter board

D Grandmother board

44 A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as

A Pulse code modulation

B Pulse stretcher

C Query processing

D Queue management

45 Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?

A It is an output device

B It is an input device

C It is a peripheral device

D It is hardware item

46 When was vacuum tube invented?

A 1900

B 1906

C 1910

D 1880

47 An application suitable for sequential processing is

A Processing of grades

B Payroll processing

C Both a and b

D All of the above

48 The digital computer was developed primarily in

A USSR

B Japan

C USA

D All of above

49 Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record’s disk address. What information does this address specify?

A Track number

B Sector number

C Surface number

D All of above

50 What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?

A To produce result

B To compare numbers

C To control flow of information

D To do math’s works

51 Abacus was the first

A electronic computer

B mechanical computer

C electronic calculator

D mechanical calculator

52 Instructions and memory address are represented by

A Character code

B Binary codes

C Binary word

D Parity bit

53 A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____

A Counter

B Adder

C Register

D None of the above

54 Which is used for manufacturing chips?

A Bus

B Control unit

C Semiconductors

D A and b only

55 The first computer introduced in Nepal was

A IBM 1400

B IBM 1401

C IBM 1402

D IBM1402

56 A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a ____

A Counter

B Loader

C Adder

D Shift register

57 Which was the most popular first generation computer?

A IBM 1650

B IBM 360

C IBM 1130

D None of above

58 A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is

A Process control

B ALU

C Register Unit

D Process description

59 BCD is

A Binary Coded Decimal

B Bit Coded Decimal

C Binary Coded Digit

D Bit Coded Digit

60 The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was

A IBM

B Super UNIVAC

C Radio Shaks

D Data General Corporation

61 What type of control pins are needed 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 All of the above

62 Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?

A Magnetic drum

B Hard Disks

C Floppy

D All of above

63 Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several

A Personal computers

B Workstations

C Dumb terminals

D Mainframes

64 The difference between memory and storage is that memory is _____ and storage is __

A Temporary, permanent

B Permanent, temporary

C Slow, fast

D All of above

65 What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?

A Light pen

B Mouse

C Digitizer

D Terminal

66 The term gigabyte refers to

A 1024 bytes

B 1024 kilobytes

C 1024 megabytes

D 1024 gigabyte

67 Which is the most common types of computer?

A Desktop

B Notebook

C Server

D All of the above

68 Which is the newest development of full featured portable computer?

A A Notebook PC

B A Handheld PC

C Tablet PC

D All of above

69 Which of the following is a mid range computer?

A Mainframe

B Mini computer

C micro computer

D Supercomputer

70 Which is the first computer in India?

A ENIAC

B HEC-2M

C SZ 40/42

D Harwell CADET

71 Which of the following exactly define computer?

A A machine which is lightweight and used for calculation

B A unit record machine

C An electronic device that store and process data to give desire result

D A program instruction machine

72 The basic operations performed by a computer are

A Arithmetic operation

B Logical operation

C Storage and relative

D All the above

73 The two major types of computer chips are

A External memory chip

B Primary memory chip

C Microprocessor chip

D Both b and c

74 Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on

A tracks per inch of surface

B bits per inch of tracks

C disk pack in disk surface

D All of above

75 A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is

A Memory

B Buffer

C Accumulator

D Address

76 Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?

A Minicomputers

B Microcomputers

C Mainframe computers

D Super computer

77 Chief component of first generation computer was

A Transistors

B Vacuum Tubes and Valves

C Integrated Circuits

D None of above

78 What are the stages in the compilation process?

A Feasibility study, system design and testing

B Implementation and documentation

C Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation

D None of the above

79 One millisecond is

A 1 second

B 10th of a seconds

C 1000th of a seconds

D 10000th of a seconds

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

A Path

B Address bus

C Route

D All of the above

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