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Question Number 1: Which of the following registers hold the information
before it goes to the decoder?
A) control register
B) data register
C) accumulator
D) address register
Answer & Explanation: data register hold the information before it goes
to the decoder.
Question Number 2: A modern electronic computer is a machine that is
meant for __?
A) doing quick mathematical calculations
B) input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
C) electronic data processing
D) performing repetitive tasks accurately
Answer & Explanation: input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
Question Number 3: Which of the following bus types are used by the
Apple Macintosh computer?
A) ISA
B) NuBus
C) EISA

D) MCA
Answer & Explanation: NuBus bus type used by the Apple Macintosh
computer.
Question Number 4: When the time to establish link is large and the size
of data is small, the preferred mode of data transfer is _____?
A) Circuit switching
B) Packet switching
C) Time division multiplexing
D) All of the above
Answer & Explanation: When the time to establish link is large and the
size of data is small, the preferred mode of data transfer is Packet
switching.
Question Number 5: Group of instruction that directs a computer is called
____?
A) Storage
B) Memory
C) Logic
D) Program
Answer & Explanation: Group of instruction that directs a computer is
called Program.
Question Number 6: A computer-controlled device for training exercise
that duplicates the work environment is a:
A) simulator
B) duplicator

C) trainer
D) COM device
Answer & Explanation: A computer-controlled device for training exercise
that duplicates the work environment is a simulator.
Question Number 7: Which of the following is not an output device of a
computer?
A) Printer
B) Keyword
C) VDU
D) CRT screen
Answer & Explanation: Keyword is not an output device of a computer.
Question Number 8: An advantage of blocking a tape is that ____?
A) additional processing time is consumed
B) the direct file method can be emulated
C) tapes contain less date and longer tapes
D) less tape is used to store the same amount of data
Answer & Explanation: less tape is used to store the same amount of
data
Question Number 9: Perforated paper used as input or output media is
known as ___?
A) Paper tape
B) Magnetic tape
C) Punched paper tape
D) Card punch

Answer & Explanation: Perforated paper used as input or output media is

known as Paper tape.
Question Number 10: What is the byte capacity of a drum which is 5 inch
high, 10 inch diameter, and which has 60 tracks per inch and bit density of
800 bits per inch?
A) 942000 bytes
B) 9712478 bytes
C) 192300 bytes
D) 14384 bytes
Answer & Explanation: 942000 bytes is the byte capacity of a drum which
is 5 inch high, 10 inch diameter.
Question Number 11: Ethernet uses ____?
A) Bus topology
B) Ring topology
C) Star topology
D) Tree topology
Answer & Explanation: Ethernet uses Bus topology.
Question Number 12: What is the latest write-once optical storage media?
A) Digital paper
B) Magneto-optical disk
C) WORM disk
D) CD-ROM disk

Answer & Explanation: Digital paper is the latest write-once optical

storage media.
Question Number 13: CD-Rom stands for _____?
A) Compactable Read Only Memory
B) Compact Date Read Only Memory
C) Compactable Disk Read Only
D) Compact Disk Read Only Memory
Answer & Explanation: Compact Disk Read Only Memory
Question Number 14: IBM 1401 is ___?
A) First Generation Computer
B) Second Generation Computer
C) Third Generation Computer
D) Fourth Generation Computer
Answer & Explanation: IBM 1401 is Second Generation Computer.
Question Number 15: ASCII stands for _____?
A) American Stable Code for International Interchange
B) American Stable Code for Institutional Interchange
C) American Standard Code for Information Interchange
D) American Stable Code for Interchange Information
Answer & Explanation: American Standard Code for Information
Interchange
Question Number 16: Computer Component of First Generation
Computer was ____?

A) Transistors
B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves
C) Integrated Circuits
D) None of the above
Answer & Explanation: Computer Component of First Generation
Computer Vacuum Tubes and Valves.
Question Number 17: The personal computer industry was started by
____?
A) IBM
B) Apple
C) Compaq
D) HCL
Answer & Explanation: The personal computer industry was started by
IBM.
Question Number 18: Magnetic tape can serve as ____?
A) Secondary storage media
B) Output media
C) Input media
D) All of the above
Answer & Explanation: All of the above
Question Number 19: The two major types of computer chips are:
A) External memory chip
B) Primary memory chip
C) Microprocessor chip

D) Both A and B
Answer & Explanation: Both A and B
Question Number 20: Which was the most popular first generation
computer?
A) IBM 1650
B) IBM 360
C) IBM 1130
D) IBM 270
Answer & Explanation: IBM 1650 was the most popular first generation
computer.
Question Number 21: What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the
CPU of a computer?
A) To produce result
B) To compare numbers
C) To control flow of information
D) To do maths work
Answer & Explanation: To compare numbers
Question Number 22: A disk storage medium in the form of an assembly
containing a single rigid magnetic disk permanently is ____?
A) Fixed disk
B) Disk cartridge
C) Card punch
D) Card reader

Answer & Explanation: A disk storage medium in the form of an assembly

containing a single rigid magnetic disk permanently is Disk cartridge.
Question Number 23: A device that operates under the control of another
device is called ___?
A) Stem
B) Slave
C) Simulator
D) Emulator
Answer & Explanation: A device that operates under the control of
another device is called Slave.
Question Number 24: Actual data processing operations are performed in
the arithmetic logic section, but not in the ____ Storage section of a
processor unit.
A) Primary
B) Accumulator
C) Buffer
D) Secondary
Answer & Explanation: Primary Storage section of a processor unit.
Question Number 25: As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are ____?
A) More expensive
B) More portable
C) Less rigid
D) Slowly accessed
As compared to diskettes, hard disks are more expensive