Computer Fundamental Top 100 Questions And Answers

1. Which of the following languages is more suited to a structured program?

A.BASIC

B.FORTRAN

C.PL/1

D.PASCAL

Answer: D

2. A computer assisted method for the recording and analyzing of existing or hypothetical systems is

A.Data capture

B.Data flow

C.Data transmission

D.Data processing

Answer: B

3. Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence?

A.FORTRAN

B.PROLOG

C.COBOL

D.C

Answer: B

Explain:- Prolog is a general purpose logic programming language associated with artificial intelligence and computational linguistics.

4. The tracks on a disk which can be accessed without repositioning the R/W heads is

A.Cluster

B.Cylinder

C.Surface

D.All of the above

Answer: B

5. A section of code to which control is transferred when a processor is interrupted is known as

A.M

B.SVC

C.MDR

D.IP

Answer: A

6. The time required for the fetching and execution of one simple machine instruction is

A.Real time

B.CPU cycle

C.Delay time

D.Seek time

Answer: B

7. The time for which a piece of equipment operates is called

A.Seek time

B.Effective time

C.Real time

D.Access time

Answer: B

8. Binary numbers need more places for counting because

A.They are always big numbers

B.Any no. of 0’s can be added in front of them

C.Binary base is small

D.0’s and l’s have to be properly spaced apart

Answer: C

9. Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?

A.Direct

B.Sequential

C.Random

D.All of the above

Ans:B

10. Any type of storage that is used for holding information between steps in its processing is

A.CPU

B.Primary storage

C.Intermediate storage

D.Internal storage

E.None of the above

Ans: C

11. The time taken for the read/write head to move to the correct track on the magnetic disk is called

A.epoch delay

B.latency delay

C.seek time

D.approach time

Answer: C

12.When an input electrical signal A=10100 is applied to a NOT gate, its output signal i

A.01011

B.10001

C.10101

D.00101

Answer: A

13. The microelectronics is the technology of

A.microwaves

B.microcomputers

C.chips

D.automatic processing

Answer: C

14. 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 a hardware item

Answer: C

15.An automatic machine that performs routine seemingly human tasks is

A.KIPS

B.AI

C.PL

D.Robot

Answer: D

16.What was the name of the first commercially available micro¬processor chip?

A.Intel 8008

B.Intel 8080

C.Intel 4004

D.Motorola 6809

Answer: C

17. Where was the India’s first computer installed and when?

A.Institute of Social Science, Agra, 1955

B.Indian Institute of Statistics, Delhi, 1957

C.Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1955

D.Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1971

Answer: C

18. An Integrated Circuit (IC) is

A.Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip

B.A complicated circuit

C.Much costlier than a single transistor

D.An integrating device

Answer: A

19. The difference between memory and storages is that memory is _____ and storage is _____

A.Temporary, permanent

B.Permanent, temporary

C.Slow, fast

D.AH of the above

Answer: A

20. What is the number of bit patterns provided by a 7-bit code?

A.256

B.128

C.64

D.512

Answer: B

21.All arithmetic operations take place in the of a computer

A.CPU

B.ROM

C.Microprocessor

D.ALU

ANS:D

22.Which of the following is the smallest unit of storage?

A.TB

B. KB

C.GB

D. MB

Ans:B

23. A is the smallest unit of data, the computer can represent.

A. A.Nibble

B. B.Word

C. C. Bit

D. D.Tables

ANS:C

24. Integrated Circuit Chip in computer is made of———-.

A.    Cromium

B.    Iron oxide

C.    Silicon

D.    Silica

 ANS:C

25. Input and output devices attached to computer are called———.

A.interface

B.memory

C.peripheral devices

D.All of the above

 Ans:C

26.A scanner scans——

A.Only Pictures

B.Both the picture and text

C.Neither picture nor text

D.Only text

Ans:B

27.The input device scanner resembles to——–

A. Typing machine

B.Photocopy machine

C.All of the above

D.None of the above

ANS:B

28.Algorithm and Flow Chart help us

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.

Ans:D

29.Vacuum tubes were used in which generation of computers?

A.Fourth generation

B.First generation

C.Second generation

D.Third generation

Ans:B

30.Which of the following is an input device?

A.Speaker

B.Joystick

C.Plotter

D.Printer

Ans:B

31.Operating system is an interface between

A.Software and hardware

B.Compiler and hardware

C.User and Computer

D.Program and software

Ans:C

32.Which of the following is not considered as a form of secondary storage?

A.RAM

B.Floppy Disk

C.Optical Disk

D.Flash Drive

Ans:A

33.a 4 bit digital word (D) is used to represent an analog signal that varies from 0 V to 15 V. The digital word D corresponding to 7 V will be:

A. 0001

B. 0010

C. 0111

D.0110

Ans:C

34.Which of the following is/are the search engine?

A.Google

B.Yahoo

C.Altavista

D.All of the above

Ans:D

35.What is the full form of DVD in computer?

A. Digital Voltage Disc

B. Data Visual Disc

C.Data Video Disc

D.Digital Versatile Disc

Ans:D

36.Which of the following is not an essential component required for video-conferencing system?

A.Video Camera

B.Display Device

C.Telephone

D.Microphone

Ans:C

37.Which segment do Flipkart, Amazon, eBay etc belong to?

A.B2G

B.C2C

C.B2B

D.B2C

Ans:D

38.Which of the following is not a programming language?

A.Pascal

B.Microsoft Office

C.Java

D. C++

Ans:B

39.The three major methods of allocating disk space that are in wide use are:

A.Contiguous, linked and hashed

B.Linked, indexed and hashed

C.Contiguous, linked and indexed

D.None of these

Ans:C

40.Examples of Web Browser are

i) Mozilla

ii) Opera

iii) Netscape Navigator

iv) Netscape

v) Internet explorer

vi) Mozilla Firefox

A. i, v & vi

B. ii, iii & iv

C. 1 Or, ii & iii

D.All of the above

Ans:D

41.Which generation of computer used transistor?

A.Fourth

B.Second

C.Third

D.First

Ans:B

42. which of the following is part of E-Commerce?

  • A.B2B
  • B.   B2C
  • C.   B2G
  • D.   All of these

ANS:D

43._________is not a part of IDE (Integrated Development Environment).

A.Debugger

B.Editor

C.Compiler

D.Image editor

ANS:D

44.

Hexa-decimal equivalent of (101010011011)2 is.

A.A9B

B.B9A

C.129B

D.A29

ANS:A

45.Which is the oldest/First Internet search engine?

A.Yahoo

B.AltaVista

C.Archie

D.Google

ANS:C

46.In word, you can create bullets with

A.Numbers

B.Roman numerals

C.Letters

D.all of these

ANS:D

47.The first page that you normally view at a website is its

A.Home Page

B.Master Page

C. First Page

D.Banner Page

ANS:A

48.Which of the following e-commerce company has launched Shopsy, an app that allows Indians to start online shops for free?

A.Amazon

B.Snapdeal

C.Flipkart

D.Paytm

Ans:C

49.The term GHz is an indicator of which feature of the computer?

A.Number of Pixels

B.Screen Resolution

C.Speed

D.Storage

Ans:C

50.In a computer system, which device is functionally opposite of a Key-board?

A.Mouse

B.Trackball

C.Joystick

D.Printer

Ans:D

51.Which of the following does NOT represent on I/O device?

A.Speaker which beeps

B.Joystick

C.Plotter

D.ALU

Ans:D

52.What is a Firewall in a computer?

A.The physical boundary of network

B.An operating system of computer network

C.A system designed to prevent unauthorized access

D.A web browserAns:C
53.The full form of USB is:

A.Unique Special Bus

B. Universal Special Bus

C. Unique Serial Bus

D.Universal Serial Bus

Ans:D

54.256 Bytes are equivalent to___________Kilobytes.

A. 4

B. 0.25

C. 0.75

D. 0.5

Ans:B

55.What does a pixel mask mean?

A.string containing only 1’s

B.fstring containing only 0’s

C.string containing two 0’s

D.Ostring containing 1’s and O’s

Ans:D

56.What kind of information can be kept in the database?

A.Image oriented data

BText files containing data

C.Data in the form of audiovisuals.

D.All of the above

Ans:D

57.URL full form is

A.Uniform Region Locator

B. Universal Region Locator

C.Uniform Resource Line

D.Universal / Uniform Resource Locator

Ans:D

58.Which of the following is a soft copy output device?

A.Plotter

B.Impact Printer

C.Non-Impact Printer

D.Monitor

Ans:D

60.Multimedia contains?

A.Audio

B.Video

C.Both 1 and 2

D.None of the above

Ans:C

61.Which of the following is not a valid hexadecimal number?

A.ACED

B.GFAB

C.DFFC

D.1508

Ans:B

62.Find the odd one out from the given alternatives.

A. Bing

B.Chrome

C.Firefox

D.Internet Explorer

Ans:A

63.Which of the following languages is suitable for artificial intelligence?

A.Fortran

B.Basic

C.Prolog

D.’C’

Ans:C

64.A software program we can use to find Web sites, Web pages, and Internet files.

A.Browser

B.Operating System

C.Search Engine

D.Word Web Search

Ans:C

65.Which of the following program is not a ‘search engine’?

A. Opera

B.Bing

C.Google

D.Yahoo! Search

Ans:A

66.Which of the following is NOT a browser?

A.Safari

B.Android

C. Chrome

D.Edge

Ans:B

67.Which of the following is not a valid octal number?

A.100

B.101C. 667

D.668

Ans:D

68.An example of an ‘internet search engine’ is

 A.Windows

B.LINUX

C.Yahoo

S.MS Word

Ans:C

69.What is the ‘base’ of the hexadecimal number system?

A.16

B.8

C.2

D.10

Ans:A