Digital Nepal 69
Model Set-1
1. An instruction that
transfers program control to one or more possible paths is known as
(A) Utility
program
(B) System software
(C) Broadband channel
(D) Application program
2. A language based on graphics
for use in education is
(A) PROLOG
(B) LOGO
(C) COBOL
(D) BASIC
3. 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
4. The storage locations in the
internal storage of a CPU are called
(A) Contents
(B) Addresses
(C) Locations
(D) Mask
5. Which of the following is used
as a primary storage device?
(A)
Magnetic drum
(B) PROM
(C) Floppy disk
(D) None of the above
6. Human beings are referred to as
Homosapiens. Which device is called Silico sapiens?
(A) Monitor
(B) Hardware
(C) Robot
(D) Computer
7. Which type of display is the
latest to be used for portable computer?
(A) LED
display
(B) LCD display
(C) Plasma display
(D) Electroluminescent display
8. In MODEMS
(A) Several
digital signals are multiplexed
(B) A digital signal changes some characteristic of a carrier wave
(C) Digital signal is amplified
(D) None of the above
9. Control Unit of a digital computer
is often called the
(A) Clock
(B) Nerve center
(C) ICs
(D) All of the above
10. Which of the following printer
can be classified as a page-at-a-time printer?
(A)
Laser printer
(B) Dot-matrix printer
(C) Thermal printer
(D) Inkjet printer
11. Which of the following is used
for manufacturing chips?
(A)
Control bus
(B) Control unit
(C) Parity unit
(D) Semiconductor
12. Bubble memory is a
(A)
Sequential access device only
(B) Direct access device only
(C) Combination of sequential and direct access devices
(D) None of the above
13. Which is considered a direct
entry input device?
(A)
Optical scanner
(B) Mouse
(C) Light pen
(D) All of the above
14. Which is an electronic device
that can store temporarily a single bit of data?
(A) Accumulator
(B) Buffer
(C) Memory
(D) Latch
15. The first computer used to
store a program
(A) EDSAC
(B) ENIAC
(C) EDVAC
(D) ACE
16. A digital device that
processes data is known as
(A) Data
processor
(B) Data entry
(C) DBMS
(D) Database
17. The equipment with which the
computer talks to its users is called a
(A) Word
processor
(B) Peripheral
(C) Software
(D) Diskette
18. A CPU's processing power is
measured in:
(A) IPS
(B) CIPS
(C) MIPS
(D) Nano-seconds
19. Which part of the computer is
used for calculating and comparing?
(A)
Disk unit
(B) Control unit
(C) ALU
(D) Modem
20. Who coordinates the sequencing
of events within the central processor of a computer?
(A)
Logic unit
(B) Arithmetic unit
(C) Register
(D) Control unit
21. A typical modern
computer uses
(A) LSI
chips
(B) Vacuum tubes
(C) Valves
(D) All the above
22. What is the name given to the
8-bit unit used for coding data?
(A) Block
of characters
(B) Byte
(C) Word
(D) None of the above
23. Computer cannot do anything
without a
(A) Chip
(B) Memory
(C) Output device
(D) Program
24. Which generation of computers
is covered by the period 1964-77?
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Forth
25. A device that prints one
character at a time is known as
(A)
Laser printer
(B) Line printer
(C) Character printer
(D) Dot-Matrix printer
Answer Sheet:
8. (B) A digital signal
changes some characteristic of a carrier wave
9. (B) Nerve center
10. (A) Laser printer
11. (D) Semiconductor
12. (C) Combination of
sequential and direct access devices
13. (D) All of the above
14. (D) Latch
15. (A) EDSAC
16. (A) Data processor
17. (B) Peripheral
18. (C) MIPS
19. (C) ALU
20. (D) Control unit
21. (A) LSI chips
22. (B) Byte
23. (D) Program