DIGITAL NEPAL69
What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?
A. ROM
information can be easily updated.
B. Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains there even without
electrical power.
C. ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage.
D. ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers.
What do you call the programs that are used to find out possible
faults and their causes?
A.
operating system extensions
B. cookies
C. diagnostic software
D. boot diskettes
Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?
A.
BASIC, COBOL, Fortran
B. Prolog
C. C, C++
D. Assembly languages
Which of the following is not anti- viruses software?
A.
Avira
B. Kaspersky
C. Oracle
D. McAfee
What does DMA stand for?
A.
Distinct Memory Access
B. Direct Memory Access
C. Direct Module Access
D. Direct Memory Allocation
Which of the following is a storage device?
A. Tape
B. Hard Disk
C. Floppy Disk
D. All of the above
When did John Napier develop logarithm?
A. 1416
B. 1614
C. 1641
D. 1804
MIS is designed to provide information needed for effective decision
making by?
A.
Consumers
B. Workers
C. Foremen
D. Managers
ASCII stands 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
Which of the following is first generation of computer?
A. EDSAC
B. IBM-1401
C. CDC-1604
D. ICL-2900
IBM 1401 is_________?
A.
First Generation Computer
B. Second Generation Computer
C. Third Generation Computer
D . Fourth Generation Computer
Chief component of first generation computer was__________?
A.
Transistors
B. Vacuum Tubes and Valves
C. Integrated Circuits
D. None of above
Second Generation computers were developed during___________?
A. 1949
to 1955
B. 1956 to 1965
C. 1965 to 1970
D. 1970 to 1990
The computer size was very large in__________?
a. First Generation
b. Second Generation
c. Third Generation
d. Fourth Generation
Microprocessors as switching devices are for ___________generation
computers?
A.
First Generation
B. Second Generation
C. Third Generation
D. Fourth Generation
Which of the following devices can be sued to directly image printed
text?
A. OCR
B. OMR
C. MICR
D. All of above
The output quality of a printer is measured by____________?
A. Dot per inch
B. Dot per sq. inch
C. Dots printed per unit time
D. All of above
In analogue computer_____________?
A.
Input is first converted to digital form
B. Input is never converted to digital form
C. Output is displayed in digital form
D. All of above
In latest generation computers, the instructions are
executed___________?
A.
Parallel only
B. Sequentially only
C. Both sequentially and parallel
D. All of above
Who designed the first electronics computer – ENIAC?
A.
Van-Neumann
B. Joseph M. Jacquard
C. J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly
D. All of above
Who invented the high level language “C”?
A. Dennis M. Ritchie
B. Niklaus Writh
C. Seymour Papert
D. Donald Kunth
Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer
equipment refers to__________?
A.
Console-operator
B. Programmer
C. Peopleware
D. System Analyst
An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the
alternative computer jargon for it?
A.
Leech
B. Squid
C. Slug
D. Glitch
Modern Computer are very reliable but they are not___________?
A. Fast
B. Powerful
C. Infallible
D. Cheap
Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit
board. What is the common name for such boards?
A.
Daughter board
B. Motherboard
C. Father board
D. Breadboard
What is meant by a dedicated computer?
A.
Which is used by one person only
B. Which is assigned one and only one task
C. Which uses one kind of software
D. Which is meant for application software
The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the
following except:
A.
Microprocessor
B. Disk controller
C. Serial interface
D. Modem
A computer program that converts an entire program into machine
language is called a/an
A.
Interpreter
B. Simulator
C. Compiler
D. Commander
A computer program that translates one program instructions at a
time into machine language is called a/an___________?
A. Interpreter
B. CPU
C. Compiler
D. Simulator
A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains
within it a________?
A.
Computer
B. Microcomputer
C. Programmable
D. Sensor
A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working
correctly is known as___________?
A. Boot
B. Bug
C. Biff
D. Strap
A self replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from
a 1970s science fiction novel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider
is__________?
A. Bug
B. Vice
C. Lice
D. Worm
Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail is
known as_________?
A. Spam
B. Trash
C. Calibri
D. Courier
DOS stands for____________?
A. Disk Operating System
B. Disk operating session
C. Digital Operating System
D. Digital Open system
Who is the Current CEO of Microsoft?
A.
Babbage
B. Bill Gates
C. Bill Clinton
D. Satya Nadella
Which of the following are input devices?
A.
Keyboard
B. Mouse
C. Card reader
D. All of these
Examples of output devices are?
A.
Screen
B. Printer
C. Speaker
D. All of these
Which of the following is also known as brain of computer?
A.
Control unit
B. Central Processing unit
C. Arithmetic and language unit
D. Monitor
____________translates and executes program at run time line by
line?
A.
Compiler
B. Interpreter
C. Linker
D. Loader
RAM stands for___________?
A.
Random origin money
B. Random only memory
C. Read only memory
D. Random access memory
1 Byte =___________?
A. 8 bits
B. 4 bits
C. 2 bits
D. 9 bits
BIOS stands for__________?
A. Basic Input Output system
B. Binary Input output system
C. Basic Input Off system
D. all the above
Father of “C‘ programming language?
A. Dennis Ritchie
B. Prof John Keenly
C. Thomas Kurtz
D. Bill Gates
The instructions that tell a computer how to carry out the
processing tasks are referred to as computer___________?
A. programs
B. processors
C. input devices
D. memory modules
An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be
processed is___________?
A. CPU
B. Memory
C. Storage
D. File
___________ is the key to close a selected drop -down list; cancel a
command and close a dialog box.
A. TAB
B. SHIFT
C. ESC
D. F10
___________is the key we use to run the selected command?
A.
SHIFT
B. TAB
C. ENTER
D. CTRL
____________Is the functional key to display save-as box?
A. F5
B. F6
C. F9
D. F12
Data becomes____________when it is presented in a format that people
can understand and use.
A.
processed
B. graphs
C. information
D. presentation
The term___________designates equipment that might be added to a
computer system to enhance its functionality.
A.
digital device
B. system add-on
C. disk pack
D. peripheral device