Question Bank & Answer Key of Fundamental of Computers Part 1
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1. The term ‘Computer’ is derived from …
a. Latin
b. German
c. French
d. Arabic
Answer: A
2. Who is the inventor of “Difference Engine” ?
a. Allen Turing
b. Charles Babbage
c. Simur Cray
d. Augusta Adaming
Answer: B
3. Who is the father of Computer?
a. Allen Turing
b. Charles Babbage
c. Simur Cray
d. Augusta Adaming
Answer: B
4. Who is the father of Computer science?
a. Allen Turing
b. Charles Babbage
c. Simur Cray
d. Augusta Adaming
Answer: A
5. Who is the father of personal computer?
a. Edward Robert
b. Allen Turing
c. Charles Babbage
d. None of these
Answer: A
6. A CPU contains
a. a card reader and a printing device
b. an analytical engine and a control unit
c. a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit
d. an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader
Answer: C
7. Which of the following controls the process of interaction between the user and the operating
system?
a. User interface
b. Language translator
c. Platform
d. Screen saver
Answer: A
8. The first computers were programmed using
a. assembly language
b. machine language
c. source code
Answer: B
9 … is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.
a. network
b. peripheral
c. expansion board
d. digital device
Answer: A
10. Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called
a. Entry codes
b. Passwords
c. Security commands
d. Code words
Answer: B
11. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Minicomputer works faster than Microcomputer
b. Microcomputer works faster than Minicomputer
c. Speed of both the computers is the same
d. The speeds of both these computers cannot be compared with the speed of advanced
Answer: A
12. You organize files by storing them in
a. archives
b. folders
c. indexes
d. lists
Answer: B
13. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer Network?
a. Printers
b. Speakers
c. Floppy disk drives
d. Keyboards
Answer: A
14. Which device is required for the Internet connection?
a. Joystick
b. Modem
c. CD Drive
d. NIC Card
Answer: B
15. What is a light pen?
a. A Mechanical Input device
b. Optical input device
c. Electronic input device
d. Optical output device
Answer: B
16. UNIVAC is
a. Universal Automatic Computer
b. Universal Array Computer
c. Unique Automatic Computer
d. Unvalued Automatic Computer
Answer: A
17. CD-ROM stands for
a. Compactable Read Only Memory
b. Compact Data Read Only Memory
c. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory
Answer: A
18. ALU is
a. Arithmetic Logic Unit
b. Array Logic Unit
c. Application Logic Unit
d. None of above
Answer: A
19. VGA is
a. Video Graphics Array
b. Visual Graphics Array
c. Volatile Graphics Array
d. Video Graphics Adapter
Answer: A
20. IBM 1401 is
a. First Generation Computer
b. Second Generation Computer
c. Third Generation Computer
d . Fourth Generation Computer
Answer: B