A floppy disk contains
A: Circular tracks only B: Sectors only C: Both circular tracks and sectors D: …
Computer Basics MCQ Test
A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:
A: EFTS B: MPG C: MIPS D: CPS Right Answer : C
An integrated circuit is
A: A complicated circuit B: An integrating device C: Much costlier than a single…
Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine?
A: Pascal B: Hollerith C: Babbage D: Jacquard Right Answer : D
Microprocessors can be used to make
A: Computers B: Digital systems C: Calculators D: All of above Right Answer…
IBM 7000 digital computer
A: Belongs to second generation B: Uses VLSI C: Employs semiconductor memory D: …
One computer that is not considered a portable is
A: Minicomputer B: Laptop computer C: Notebook computer D: All of above Rig…
The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Mauchly and Eckert called ENIA did not work on the stored program principle
A: 100 B: 20 C: 40 D: 80 Right Answer : B
The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was;
A: ENIAC B: Mark I C: Analytic engine D: UNIVAC-I Right Answer : B
Which of the following is not true for a magnetic disk?
A: It is expensive relative to magnetic tape B: It provides only sequential access to …
The two basic types of record-access methods are
A: Sequential and random B: Sequential and indexed C: Direct and immediate D: …
An IBM system/38 represents the computer class of:
A: Small-scale computer B: Medium-scale computer C: Large-scale computer D: …
The processes of starting or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the completer memory is called
A: Duping B: Booting C: Padding D: All of above Right Answer : B
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 A…
In 1830, Charles Babbage designed a machine called the Analytical Engine which he showed at the Paris Exhibition
A: 1820 B: 1860 C: 1855 D: 1870 Right Answer : C
Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as
A: PC B: Memory address registers C: General purpose register D: Flags Righ…
Which of the following does not affect the resolution of a video display image?
A: Bandwidth B: Raster scan rage C: Vertical and horizontal lines of resolution D…