Question Bank 1 Introduction To Computer: Q.1 Fill in The Blanks

Question Bank 1
Introduction to Computer
Q.1 Fill in the Blanks:
1) The Output of the computer system is called as-------
a) Knowledge b) Information c) Raw data d) Report

2) Advantage of computer over calculator is --------
a) Storage capacity b) Full page display

c) Processing Alpha Numeric data d) All the above
3) Computer is a device which converts raw data into -----
a) Facts b) Sorted sequence c) Information d) Stored file

4) Data can be anything like --------
a) Keyboard b) mouse c) monitor d) name of a person
5) I.Q. of computer is ---------------
a) 0 b) 100 c) 90 d) 50
Q. 2 match the following:
Column A Column B (ans)
1. Computer a. Decision making (c)
2. Calculator b. Dictionary (d)
3. Information c. Data Processor (a)
4. Data Base d. Numerical calculations (b)
5. Data e. Telephone number (e)
Q.3 State True or False and correct if wrong.
1) The word computer comes from the word compare. (F: word Compute)
2) Calculator has storage capacity. (F: Computer has)
3) Computer is a data processing machine. (T)
4) Computer accepts sorted data. (F: any type of data, sorted / unsorted)
5) Telephone directory is an example of database. (T)
Q.4 Define the term Computer.

ans: Computer is an electronic device which accepts raw data as input, processes it and
produces useful information as output.
Q.5 Draw Block diagram of a Digital Computer System and name different parts in it.
CPU
Secondary Memory
A. L.U.
RAM
C. U
Output Unit
Input Unit
Question Bank 2
Characteristics and Block Diagram of Computer
1) Computer is used in --------------field.
a) Atomic research b) Space technology c) Business Organization

d) All the fields.
2) Computer gets bored after ---------
a) 10 hours b) all the time c) never d) when Windows is shut down

3) A group of four bits is called as ---------
a) Nibble b) Rubble c) cable d) radial

4) Secondary memory is also called as --------
a) Storage device b) auxiliary memory c) back up memory
d) All the above

5) Output interface transforms binary code into ------
a) ASCII b) EBCDIC c) Human readable form d) VCD
6) 1 KB = --------- Bytes
a) 1000 b) 1024 c) 103 d) 10x10x10
Q.2 Match the following:

1) Fifth generation of computer a. human readable into binary code (c)
2) Speed of the clock b. automatic (d)
3) Speed of the processor c. AI (Artificial Intelligence) system (e)
4) Input interface d. MHz (a)
5) Computer e. MIPS (b)

1) Computer is void of feelings. (T)
2) RAM is non-volatile memory. (F: volatile memory or ROM is non-volatile)
3) Computer stops working after 5 hours. (F: stops working after windows is shut down or
works hours together continuously, without break)
4) 1MB = 1024X1024 bytes. (T)
5) ROM is permanent storage device. (T)
6) Computer needs a tea break. (F: do not need)
Q.4 Give long forms:

1) ASCII 2) ISCII 3) MIPS 4) CPU 5) ALU 6) RAM 7) ROM 8) COM.
Q.5 State the function of each functional part of the computer system.
Q.6 State the characteristics of computer.
Question Bank 3
Types of Memory
1) Program stored in ---- can be erased.
a) ROM b) PROM c) EPROM d) None of the above

2) Secondary memory is called as --------.
a) RAM b) ROM c) PROM d) DAM

3) Program stored in ROM are called as -------.
a) Hardware b) software c) Firmware d) multiware

4) Normally ------- is used as the main memory in the computer.
a) DRAM b) SRAM c) both a and b d) None of a and b

5) In special purpose computer programs are stored in ---------.
a) RAM b) ROM c) SRAM d) None of the above

1) SRAM a. Regenerator circuit (d)
2) DRAM b. Secondary memory (a)
3) DAM c. Programmed once (b)
4) PROM d. Cache memory (c)
5) RAM e. Current program (e)
Q.3 State True or False & correct if wrong.
1) UVEPROM stands for Ultraviolet light erasable random access memory.
(F: programmable read only)

2) BIOS program is stored in RAM. (F: stored in ROM)
3) In RAM access is dependent upon the memory location. ( F: independent of)
4) Cost of SRAM is less than DRAM (F: higher than)
5) ROM is a permanent memory. (T)
Q.4 Give long forms:

1) PROM 2) EPROM 3) EEPROM 4) EAPROM 5) UVEPROM
6) BIOS 7) RAM 8) SRAM 9) DRAM

Q.5 Differentiate Between the following:
1) Primary memory vs. Secondary memory
2) DRAM vs. SRAM
3) RAM vs. ROM
4) Direct Access Memory vs. Sequential Access Memory
Question Bank 4
History of Computer (Part I)
1) The history of the computer beings with the device -------.
a) Analytical engine b) Napiers bones c) Abacus d) Slide rule

2) Abacus was invented in ----------- .
a) Hindustan b) China c) USA d) Japan

3) Dr. Hollerith invented ---------.
a) Census machine b) Calculator c) Difference engine d) Slide rule

4) Joseph Jacquard was an --------.
a) Mathematician b) Scientist c) Textile manufacturer d) Doctor

5) Logarithmic table was invented by ---------
a) Charles Babbage b) Napier c) Pascal d) Joseph jacquard

1) William Oughtred a. Loom (d)
2) Napier b. Difference engine (e)
3) Charles Babbage c. Calculator (b)
4) Jacquard d. Slide rule (a)
5) Blaise Pascal e. Bones (c)
1) History of computer is 100 years old. (F: about 3000 years old )
2) Dr. Hollerith started a company called as CTRC which later became IBM. ( T)
3) Charles babbage is called as father of modern computers. ( F: Dr.John Von Neumann)
4) Jacquard invented a machine to control the weaving pattern. ( T)
5) Lebinitz calculator was based on Pascals calculator. ( T)
Q. 4 Arrange in ascending order of invention year.

1) Hollerith Census machine
2) Napiers bones
3) Abacus
4) Charles babbage analytical engine

5) William Oughtreds slide rule
(Ans: 3,2,5,4,1)
Q.5 A) Write in Brief History of computer.
B) What was Charles Babbage contribution in the History of computer?
Question Bank 5
Early Computers
1) EDVAC was developed in ----------.
a) USA b) England c) Japan d) India

2) Binary number system was introduced in computer by ---------.
a) Charles Babbage b) Dr. John Von Neumann c) Dr. Hollerith

d) None of the above.
3) The first commercially used digital computer of the world was-------.
a) UNIVAC I b) Mark I c) ENIAC d) PC.

4) In first Generation of computer, that is, early computers used -------
as switching device.
a) IC b) Transistor c) Vacuum tubes d) All the above.
5) ---- was the first programmer of the world.
a) Charles Babbage b) Lady Ada Lovelace c) Dr.John Von Neuman d) Dr. Hollerith
Q.2 Arrange in ascending order of the invention year.
UNIVAC I, MARK I, EDSAC, EDVAC, ENIAC
(Ans: MARK I, ENIAC, EDVAC, EDSAC, UNIVAC I)
1) Dr. John Von Neumann a. British team (c)
2) MARK I b. First electronic calculator (e)
3) EDSAC c. Stored program (a)
4) ENIAC d. Dr. John Von Neumann (b)
5) EDVAC e. Electro-mechanical device (d)

1) Mark I is the first computer among the early computers. (T)
2) ASCII is used only in America. (F: all over the world)
3) Early computers required special Air cooling system. (T)
4) UNIVAC was used for military applications. (F: Business or EDVAC)
5) Magnetic tape was used for storage purpose in early computers. (T)
Q.5 Fill in the blank using co-relation:

1) Mark I : Howard Aiken :: UNIVAC I : ---------- (Remington Rand)
2) UNIVAC I : Business Application :: EDVAC : ------- (Military Application)
3) UNIVAC I : First commercial digital computer :: MARK I : -------
(First electro-mechanical computer)

4) ---------- : First Mechanical calculator of the world :: ENIAC : First electronic calculator of
the world. (Pascals calculator)
5) ENIAC : ----------- :: Logarithmic table : Napier (John Mauchly)
Q.6 Give long forms: ENIAC, EDSAC, EDVAC, UNIVAC
Question Bank 6
GENERATION OF COMPUTER
1) The ------- generation of computer began when vacuum tubes were replaced by
transistor.
a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth

2) -------- are used as the main switching device in the third generation of computer.
3) a) Transistor b) IC c) Microprocessor chip d) Vacuum Tube
4) ---------- computer was invented in the fourth generation of computer.
a) Mainframe b) Super Computer c) Micro Computer d) Mini Computer

5) Vth generation of computer will be called as --------- system.
a) Robot b) Expert c) LIPS d) None of the above

1) Mainframe computer a. Micro processor chip (c)
2) Micro Computer b. 3rd generation machine (a)

3) Mini Computer c. Centralized processing (b)
4) Vacuum tubes d. 2nd generation computer (e)

5) Transistor e. Heat dissipation high (d)

1) MOS technology is used to fabricate LSI chips. (T)
2) Mini computer have revolutionized computer industry. (F: Micro computer)
3) Super computer is the cheapest computer of the world. (F: Most costly)
4) In 3rd generation of computer, rate of failure was very high. (F: First gen.)
5) UNIX operating system was used in 2nd generation of computer. (F: Third)
Q.4 Give features of first and fifth generation of computer.

Q.5 Compare between second and third generation of computer.
Q.6 Justify the statement Micro-computer has revolutionized the computer industry.
Question Bank 7
Types of Computer
1) Digital computer works using ---------.
a) Voltmeter b) Ammeter c) Capacitor d) Discrete numbers.

2) Analog computer works on ----------.
a) analogy b) trial and error c) physical device d) all the above

3) Output of digital computer is -------.
a) approximate b) nearer c) very close d) accurate

4) Hybrid computer is combination of -----------.
a) Input & output b) storage devices & output devices c) analog & digital computer d)
Program & logic
5) Programming is necessary for ---------.
a) Analog computer b) Digital computer c) Hybrid computer d) All the above

1) Scientific research a. Digital computer (c)
2) Business organization b. Micro computer (a)
3) ICU of Hospital c. Analog computer (d)
4) Analog computer d. Hybrid computer (e)
5) Digital computer e. Mechanical watch (b)
1) Analog computer gives accurate result. (F: approximate or Digital)
2) Speed of Digital computer is very high. (T)
3) In special purpose computer the programs are stored in ROM. (T)
4) Hybrid computer cost is very low. (F: High)
5) P.C. is a general purpose computer. (T)
6) Cost of analog computer is less than digital computer. (F:high)
Q.4 Differentiate between: a. Analog computer Vs Digital computer.

b. General purpose Vs Special purpose computer.
Q.5 Give three examples of each.
a) Analog computer
b) Digital computer
Question Bank 8
Classification of Computers
1) The largest Mainframe computer is called as ----------.
a) Laptop b) Palmtop c) Super computer d) Mini computer

2) The speed of super computer is measured in terms of ---------.
a) KIPS b) MFLOPS c) MIPS d) KDPS

3) Unix operating system provides -----------.
a) Multi-user b) time sharing c) centralized processing d) All the above

4) Windows operating system is used on ---------.
a) Super computer b) Mainframe c) Mini computer d) Micro computer

5) Mini computer is ---------- generation computer.
a) second b) third c) fourth d) fifth

1) Mainframe computer a. time-sharing (b)
2) Unix operating system b. strict environment control (a)
3) Home computer c. used while traveling (e)
4) Laptop d. desk top (c )
5) Personal computer e. ZX80 (d)
1) A small briefcase size computer is call as plamtop. (F: Laptop)
2) PDA has a single line LCD. (T)
3) Home computer uses magnetic cassette as storage device. (T)
4) Micro computer requires an A.C. (F: donot)
5) Mini computer provides centralized processing. (T)
Q.4 Differentiate between Mini computer & Micro computer.

Q.5 write short notes on
a) Main frame computer.
b) Lap top
c) Home computer
d) PDA
Question Bank 9
Hardware / Software
1) All the peripheral devices are called as ----------.
a) Hardware b) software c) firmware d) All the above

2) Frequently required programs to manage computer hardware and other resources are
called as ---------.
a) software b) system software c) utility programs d) device driver

3) File compression program -----------.
a) Increases the size of the file b) decreases the size of the file
c) copy a file d) delete a file
4) Computer only understands ----------.
a) Human language b) high level language c) assembly language

d) Machine language
5) Disk cleanup utility is run when ------------.
a) disk is new b) disk is empty c) disk is full d) disk is failed

1) System Program a. Corrupts the file and data (d)
2) Utility Program b. Written for I/O Devices (c)
3) Language translator c. Antivirus software (e)
4) Device driver d. Windows (b)
5) Virus e. Interpreter (a)
1) HLL is easily understood by the computer. (F: Machine Language / Human)
2) Device driver is an application software. (F: System s/w)
3) Firmware is developed by the user. (F: Manufacturer)
4) MS-Excel is an application software. (T)
5) Every computer has an operating system. (T)
Q.4 Differentiate between the following.

1) Application software V/s System Software
2) Hardware V/s Software
Q.5 Define the following.

1) Hardware
2) Software
3) Firmware
4) Peripheral devices.
Q.6 a) What is disk defragmenter program ? When it is run ?.

b) What is an Antivirus software ? When it is run ?.
Question Bank 10
Software : System software
1) When you are running an application software is always running at the
background.
a) Operating System b) Windows c) DOS d) Utility programs

2) Small graphical pictures on the desktop are called as ..
a) Symbols b) icons c) start menu d) programs
3) Virus is a Software written to
a) Help the user b) Run the computer operations c) destroy files and data d) All the above
4) Antivirus is Program that detects and removes .
a) Fragments b) big files c) Virus d) None of the above
5) PC Cillin is a . Software.
a) Device driver b) Compiler c) Operating system d) Antivirus
1) GUI a. Boot Sector (d)
2) Single Tasking b. Operating system (e)
3) Virus c. E-mail (a)
4) Monitor Program d. Windows (b)
5) Network Facility e. DOS (c)
1) Windows is a single tasking operating system. (F: Multi)
2) Unix provide GUI. (F: CUI)
3) File management is a function of an operating system. (T)
4) Win-zip is a Antivirus software. (F: File Compression)
5) Virus speeds up the operation of the Computer. (F: Slows down)
Q.4 Differentiate between Dos Vs Windows

Q.5 What are different types of Viruses and what is done when virus invades
the Computer?
Question Bank 11
Bus and Cache Memory
1) A Bus carries bits in .
a) Parallel b) Series c) both a & b d) None
2) The no. of wires in a Bus depends upon
a) Word of Computer b) No. of bits in address c) No. of bits in the control signal d) all the
above.
3) A Small high speed memory installed between main memory &
Processor is called as ..
a) RAM b) ROM c) Cache d) Memory
4) Speed of cache memory is
a) Greater than RAM b) Less than RAM c) Very high
d) Very low
5) The Control signal from control unit to various other parts of computer
are carried by ..
a) Address bus b) data bus c) Control bus d) All of the above.

1) Shared bus a. Bus (b)
2) Wires in Parallel b. Shared by no. of units (a)
3) Unidirectional c. increases speed of operation (d)
4) Dedicated bus d. Only from source to destination (e)
5) Cache memory e. Unique source & destination (c)
1) Shared bus size is big and cost is high. (F: size is less and cost is less)
2) Bi-directional bus can carry signals only from source to destination. (F: It can also carry
signals in reverse direction , from destination to source)
3) Cache memory reduces processors waiting time. (T)
4) Cache memory speed is slow than the processor. (F: equal to)
5) Address bus carries data from RAM to ALU. (F: Data Bus)
Q.4 Define following terms

Bus, Word, Cache memory
Q.5 Differentiate between Shared v/s Dedicated Bus
Q.6 What are various type of Bus & Explain function of each.
Question Bank 12
Input Devices
1) Off line input devices are used with
a) Mainframe b) Micro c) Laptop d) None of the above

2) Source document is prepared by
a) Computer b) Input device c) Manually d) both a and c

3) The output displayed on screen is called as ..
a) Soft copy b) Hard copy c) Temporary d) None of the above

4) Source data input device requires
a) No Operator b) High Speed c) Online d) All the above

5) is not a pointing device.
a) Joystick b) Scanner c) Mouse d) Light pen

1) MICR a. Playing games (c)
2) OMR b. Enter alphanumeric data (d)
3) Joystick c. Process cheques (a)
4) Digitiser d. Check test paper (e)
5) Key Board e. Input maps (b)
1) Off line input devices speed is high (F: Source data i/p devices).
2) Source input devices are directly connected to the Computer. (T)
3) Offline data entry machine can work in verification mode. (T)
4) Mouse is used to enter data & program into the Computer. (F:Keyboard)
5) Light pen is called pointing device. (T)
Q.4 Differentiate between the following.

1) On line v/s Off line input devices
Q.5 What is data verification and how it is done.

Q.6 What is key to disk system.
Ans:
1) They are Off line data entry devices.
2) They are separate data entry machines.
3) Data is stored on secondary storage devices like floppy disk. (or Magnetic Tape)
4) They have single line display and a alphanumeric keyboard..
5) They work in two modes, normal mode & Verification mode.
Question Bank 13
Input Devices (II)
1) mouse emits and senses light to detect movement
a) Mechanical b) cordless c) Optical d) wireless
2) Specialised digital video cameras that capture images and send to computer for
broadcast over internet are
a) Digital Camera b) Webcam c) Graphics tablet d) All the above
3) ... allows to control the pointer on the screen by moving and tapping the finger on the
surface of the pad.
a) Touch screen b) Touch pad c) Track ball d) graphics tablet
4) Voice recognition system uses a microphone, and special software.
a) Sound Card b) MIDI port c) Scanner d) roller ball
5) Similar to mouse .. device is located in the middle of the keyboard.
a) Roller ball b) Pointing stick c) Stylus d) Light pen
1) Light Pen a. ATM Centers (c)
2) Cordless mouse b. Read Barcode (d)
3) Touch Screen c. Edit digital images (a)
4) Bar Code d. Infra red light waves (e)
5) Wand reader e. UPC (b)
1) Trackball or roller ball controls the pointer by rotating ball with the thumb of the hand. (T)
2) Optical mouse eliminates the mouse cord and free up the desk space. (F:Cordless)
3) Digital camera uses flash disk to store digital images. (T)
4) Optical scanners can recognize individual letters and edit it using a word processor. (F:do
not / recognize light, dark and coloured areas)
5) Cordless mouse are battery powered devices. (T)
Q.4 Draw diagram and explain function of:

a) Keyboard b) Mouse c) Scanner
Question Bank 14
Output Devices
1) Memory capacity of a dumb terminal is
a) 128 MB b) 32 MB c) 16 MB d) 0
2) Resolution of SVGA monitor is
a) 1280 x 1024 pixels b) 1024 x 768 c) 800 x 600 d) 1600 x 1200

3) The clarity of image on the screen depends upon ----
a) Resolution b) Size of monitor c) dot-pitch d) All the above

4) The output transferred onto paper using printer is called as
a) Soft copy b) Hard copy c) Light copy d) Dark copy

5) Printer uses heat to produce images on heat sensitive paper.
a) Laser b) Ink jet c) Thermal d) Electro magnetic

1) dpi a. Tool for learning (b)
2) Network terminal b. Measure of printer resolution (e)
3) Laser printer c. Continuous perforated stationary (d)
4) Audio output device d. Similar to photocopying machine (a)
5) Dot matrix printer e. Uses software from server (c)
1) Inkjet printer is the fastest printer (F: LaserJet).
2) CRT monitors uses similar technology to that of television. (T)
3) DMP uses matrix of nozzles to spray ink on paper. (F: Inkjet)
4) LCD monitors have good resolution and clarity of image (F:CRT)
5) Dumb terminal immediately transfers the keyed character to the main memory. (T)
6) Electromagnetic printer requires special heat sensitive paper (F: Thermal)
7) LaserJet is an inexpensive light duty non impact printer. (T)
8) Smart terminal can process small programs without the need of main computer. (F:
Intelligent terminal)
9) Large the printer memory high the speed of printer (T)
10) Dumb terminal has its own memory and processing capacity (F: Intelligent)
Q.4 Give long forms and explain in one sentence.

i. MIDI : Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It is a standard which allows to connect
musical instruments to CPU, it uses a special MIDI port to connect the MIDI devices.
ii. HDTV: High Definition Television. Merger of micro computers and television called as
PC/TV. Displays more clear and wide pictures than regular television.
iii. TFT: Thin Film transistor It is a type of flat panel monitor, also called as Active Matrix
iv. MFD: Multi Functional Devices They can scan, Print, FAX, Copy (Xerox)
Question Bank 15
Output Devices (II)
1) A camera is used to photograph successive output pages displayed on
screen in . device
a) Flat bed plotter b) Audio response unit c) d) COM
2) To print drawings and graphs --- is used.
a) Laser printer b) inkjet printer c) thermal printer d) Plotter
3) Images are formed on the screen of the monitor using series of
a) lines b) rows c) pixels d) columns
4) Quality of output is excellent using
a) Laser printer b) inkjet printer c) thermal printer d) Plotter
5) When terminal is situated at long distance and connected with telephone
lines or micro wave channel it is called as
a) Internet terminal b) network terminal c) Dumb terminal d) Remote terminal
1) Digital camera a. Glossy (photo quality) paper (d)
2) Photo printer b. Sheet of Microfilm (4 x 6 inch) (a)
3) COM c. Most compact storage (c)
4) Head phone d. Flash disk (e)
5) Microfitche e. Voice output device (b)
1. Smart terminal has an built in microprocessor. (F: Intelligent)
2. LCD / Flat panel monitor requires less power to operate. (T)
3. In Flat Bed Plotter the length of paper is unlimited. (F: Drum)
4. In flat bed plotter the paper can move in forward and backward direction (F: Drum)
5. Line printer is also called as Page printer (F: Laser)
6. Plotters can produce colour graphs (T)
7. Plotters print graphs with high degree of accuracy and at high speed (F: Slow speed)
8. Daisy wheel printer prints Letter Quality output using solid fonts (T)
9. Dot Matrix is the slowest printer (F: Daisy Wheel)
10. Drum printer the printout is entirely under software control. (F: Dot Matrix)
Q.4 Differentiate between

1. Ink jet Vs Laser jet Printer
2. Impact Vs Non impact printers
3. Printers Vs Plotters
Q.5 Give Full forms

DMP, COM, CPS, SXGA, UXGA, UPC.
Question Bank 16
Storage Devices (I)
1) The amount of time required to retrieve data from a storage device is called as
a) Retrieval time b) Read time c) Access time d) Write time
2) An internal hard disk located inside the system unit is called as
a) Fixed disk b) Removable disk c) Hard disk cartridge d) All the above
3) is a sequential access storage device.
a) Pen Drive b) Hard disk c) Floppy disk d) Magnetic Tape
4) The concentric circles marked on the recording surface of Magnetic disk are called as
a) Sectors b) Tracks c) land d) pits

5) . Is not a direct access device
a) Floppy disk b) Hard disk c) Magnetic tape d) CD-ROM
6) Time taken by the read/write head to reach the specified track is called as --
a) Access time b) Seek time c) Latency time d) Search time
7) Set of corresponding track on all recording surfaces of a hard disk is called as ..
a) Cylinder b) Sector c) pits d) Lands
8) Tracks are further divided into invisible wedge shaped sections called as
a) Sub- tracks b) pits c) Lands d) Sectors
1) Writing CD a. Floppy Disk (e)
2) Direct Access b. Magnetic cassette (f)
3) Sequential Access c. Laser Technology (b)
4) Removable storage d. Flash memory technology (a)
5) Pen drive e. Burning CD (d)
6) Optical Disk f. Hard disk (c)
1. Pen drive uses EEPROM memory chip. (T)
2. You can read/write data on CD-ROM. (F: only read)
3. Floppy disk is the most durable removable storage device. (F: Pen drive)
4. Files on CD-R cannot be erased. (T)
5. Since length of each track is different, storage capacity of each track is different (F:
Same)
6. Tracks on outer side are less densely packed (T)
7. Floppy disk can be reused many times. (T)
8. In CD-R the disk surface is not permanently altered when recording the data. (F:CD-RW)
Q.4 In a 11 disk pack there are 400 tracks per recording surface, 9 sectors per track and
capacity of each sector is 512 byte, then fill in the following
i. No. of recording surfaces =
ii No. of read/ write heads =
iii. No. of cylinders =
iv. No. of tracks in a cylinder =
v. Recording capacity of disk =
Q.5 Give Full forms
DSDD : Double side double density, SSDD: Single side single density,
2HD: Two-sided high density, IBG, FDD, HDD, WORM, CD-R, CD-RW
Q.6 Give examples
a) High capacity floppy disks
i. Zip disk 100 Mb, 250 MB, 750 MB (from Iomega)
ii. HiFD 200 MB, 720 MB (from SONY Corpn.)
iii. Super Disks 120 MB, 240 MB (from Imation)
b) Sequential access memory
Magnetic tape reel / streamer / cartridge
c) Solid state memory devices
Pen drive also called as key chain hard drive or Key chain flash memory device, Flash
memory card used in laptop, digital camera
d) Removable storage media:
Floppy disk, pen drive, Magnetic tape/cassette, hard disk cartridge, CD, DVD
Q.7 Give reasons in one sentence
a) Floppy disk cannot store multimedia applications
- Capacity of floppy disk is very limited, 1.44 MB where as Multimedia application files are
very big in size about few MB, so they cannot store multimedia applications
b) Pen drive requires less power / access is fast
- It is a solid state storage device and information is stored and retrieved electronically
directly from these devices so they have no moving parts so access is fast and it requires
less power. Also it is more reliable.
c) Magnetic tape has only 7 to 9 read/write heads
- In magnetic tape there are 7 to 9 tracks which are marked parallel to the edge of the tape,
information is stored on this tracks. There is one read/write head per track so there are 7 to
9 read/ write head.
Question Bank 17
Storage Devices (II)
1. When the write protect notch of a floppy disk is open you can only ----- a) Write files b)
Read / Write files c) Read files d) both a and c
2. Capacity of each sector of a floppy disk is -----
a) 256 KB b) 256 Bytes c) 512 KB d) 512 Bytes
3. is a high capacity floppy disk.
a) HiFD disk b) tape cartridge c) tape streamer d) tape reel
4. --- is not a sequential access device
a) HiFD disk b) Mag.tape cartridge c) Mag.tape streamer d) Mag.tape reel
5. Pen drive / External zip drives is connected to --- port of computer (USB)
a) Parallel port b) Serial port c) USB d) PS/2
6. High capacity floppy disk are called as ------
a) Super disk b) Zip disk c) Floppy disk cartridge d) All the above
7. --- stores data electronically and has no moving parts so it is called as solid state storage
device
a) Floppy disk b) Hard disk c) Pen Drive d) CD-ROM
8. . Is slowest device
a) Pen drive b) Floppy drive c) Magnetic tape d) Hard disk
1. Erasable optical disks a. Zip drive (f)
2. Latency time b. Backup purpose (mainframe) (e)
3. Solid state device c. Key chain hard drive (d)
4. Pen Drive d. Flash memory card (c)
5. High capacity Floppy disk e. Rotational delay (a)
6. Magnetic tape f. CD-RW (b)
1. The time taken by the read/write head to locate a particular sector is called as access
time (F: Latency time)
2. When write protection notch of a floppy disk is open, one cannot save file on to it. (T)
3. Capacity of Pen drive is 1.44 MB (F: 3.5 inch floppy disk)
4. The read / write head of hard disk can easily crash by human hair, finger print or dust. (T)
5. Like floppy disk and hard disk the CD-ROM uses magnetic charges to represent 0 and 1.
(F: uses reflected light. 0 and 1 are represented by flat area called as land and bumpy area
called as pits on the disk surface)
6. Mass storage devices are specialized high capacity primary storage devices.
(F:Secondary)
7. Solid state device requires less power and are highly reliable (T)
8. Hard disk is mainly used for backup purpose. (F: Magnetic Tape)
Q.4 a) Arrange in descending order of access time:
(ascending order of speed)
Hard disk, floppy disk, RAM, Pen drive, Magnetic tape
ans: Magnetic tape, floppy disk, hard disk, Pen drive, RAM
b) Arrange in ascending order of storage capacity:
Hard disk, floppy disk, RAM, Pen drive, Magnetic tape, CD-ROM
ans: Floppy disk, RAM, CD-ROM, Pen drive, Magnetic Tape, Hard disk
1.44 MB 128 MB 700 MB 2 GB 20 GB 160 GB
b) Arrange in ascending order of cost:
Hard disk, floppy disk, RAM, Pen drive, Magnetic tape, CD-R
ans: CD-R, Floppy disk, Pen Drive, Magnetic tape, RAM, Hard disk
8 to 10 10 to 12 500 to 900 >1800 >2500
1. Floppy disk Vs Magnetic tape
2. Floppy disk Vs Pen drive
3. Hard disk Vs Floppy disk
4. Hard disk Vs Pen drive
Question Bank 17
Storage Devices (II)
Q.1 Give long forms and explain in brief 2
COM OMR USB POS UPC SXGA CRT HDD CD-RW WORM IBG
Q.2 Fill in the blanks 3
i. Serial mouse is connected to ---- serial interface port.
ii. The pointing device used to edit digital images is --- .
iii. --- is used to capture digital video clips.
iv. Voice recognition system consists of microphone, --- and related software
v. ---- allows the user to create documents and operate the computer using voice
commands.
vi. The clarity of monitor is indicated by .
i. ---- is expressed as Matrix of pixels on the screen of monitor.
ii. Resolution of SVGA monitor is ---- pixels.
iii. --- printers are used to print high volume of data.
iv. --- produce lot of noise while printing.
v. In COM output is recorded on a roll or sheet of -----
vi.
Q.3 State true or false and correct if wrong 3

i. Light pen is a pointing device used to edit digital images.
ii. Cordless mouse uses radio waves / infra-red light waves to communicate with the
computer.
iii. Optical mouse has a roller ball at the bottom.
iv. Key to disk is online data input device
v. Bar code reader is an optical scanner used to read barcodes.
vi. Smart terminal do not have its own memory (RAM).
vii. Impact printers can produce multiple copies at a time using carbon paper.
viii, Line printers are used to print high volume of data.
xi Drum printers have fixed fonts.
xii. Dot matrix printers are normally used with micro computers for small data processing
activities.
xiii. Dot matrix printers produce letter quality output.
xiv. In daisy wheel printer font is entirely under software control.
xv. In drum plotter size of paper is fixed
xvi. LCD requires less power
xvii. Data is recorded on both sides of a Magnetic tape
Q.4 Match the following 2
Column A Column B
MICR provides Application software
OMR Input map
COM Process cheques in Banks
CD-ROM Check exam papers
Digitiser Stores output in compact form
Q.5 Name the following
i. Slowest printer
ii. Excellent quality and highly accurate printout
iii. Used with mainframe to print high volume of output
iv. Uses water based ink to produce colour printout
v. Number of recording surfaces on a Hard disk
vi. Removable drive plugged into USB port
Q.6 Give examples
i. Voice output device
ii. Non impact serial printer
iii. Impact line printer
iv. High resolution monitor
Q.5 Differentiate between the following (any 2) 4
Offline data input devices Vs Source data inout devices
Floppy disk Vs Magnetic Tape
Chain printer Vs Dot matrix printer
Question Bank 18
DOS Internal Commands
1) DOS Internal commands are stored in a file called as
a) Autoexec.bat b) Config.sys c) Command.com d) None
2) The switch used with del command to display prompt before deleting is ----
a) /P b) /V c) /D d) /A
3) DOS internal commands run immediately because they resides in -------
a) Hard disk b) Floppy Disk c) CD-ROM d) RAM
4) Filename in DOS can be up to ---- characters long.
a) 8 b) 11 c) 15 d) 30
5) DOS was developed by .
a) Apple Computers b) IBM Corpn. c) Micro Soft Corprn. d) HCL Computers
6) DOS was used on .
a) Mainframe b) Mini c) Micro d) Notebook computer
7) In DOS for typing letters ---- software package was used
a) Wordstar b) Lotus 1-2-3 c) dBase IV d) Symphony
8) Which one of the following is not true in case of external commands?
a) They have extension .com b) They require searching and loading time
c) They reside on secondary storage device d) They are frequently required.
9) To display all the subdirectories also, the switch used with dir command is
a) /os b) /s c) /p d) /w
10) Sequence of directories and sub-directories separated by \ is called as
a) Folder b) prompt c) path d) root
11) To change the prompt to = sign the switch used is ------
a) $p b) $q c) $= d) $d
12) Which one of the following is not an operating system file
a) command.com b) MSDOS.SYS c) IO.SYS d) Windows.ini
13) Which one of the following is not true with format command
a) Creates logical partition b) Creates root directory
c) Creates FAT d) creates DOS environment
1) DOS a. extension .com (d)
2) Directory b. * and ? (e)
3) External commands c. change to root directory (a)
4) cd \ d. Text mode Screen (c)
5) Wildcards e. Folder in Windows (b)
1) Create logical partition a. format (d)
2) Create root directory b. diskcopy (a)
3) Create a file c. xcopy (e)
4) Copy a floppy disk d. fdisk (b)
5) Copy a directory structure e. copy con (c)
1. DOS is a single tasking operating system. (T)
2. DOS is provided on CD-ROM (F: Floppy disk)
3. DOS is GUI. (F: CUI)
4. DOS is case sensitive (F: not)
5. External commands require searching and loading time (T)
6. Plotters can produce colour graphs (T)
7. DOS internal commands run very slowly (F: External)
8. Default date format is dd-mm-yy (F: mm-dd-yy)
9. cd.. changes the working directory to the parent directory i.e. one level up. (T)
10. Rename command can also change the location of the old file by specifying path to the
target file (F: cannot change location / cannot specify path with target file.)
11. Empty directory has two entries . and .. (T)
12. To remove a directory the directory must be empty. (T)
13. Directory is nothing but table of contents of the disk
14. Vol command allows to change the volume label of the disk ( F: Label)
15. Format command transfers the operating system to the disk and makes the disk
bootable. (F: sys command or format with switch /s)
16. Diskcopy command is used to copy a hard disk. (F:Floppy disk)
17. Restore command can be of different DOS version than that of Backup (F:Same)
18. Chkdsk command is used to check and display status report of the memory. (F:Disk)
19. To remove a directory you should be in its child directory (F:Parent)
20. In move command if you do not specify path with the target file it is a simple rename
operation (T)

1. Ink jet Vs Laser jet Printer
2. Dot matrix Vs Chain printer
3. Impact Vs Non impact printers
4. Printers Vs Plotters
Q.5 Give Full forms

DMP, COM, CPS, SXGA, UXGA, UPC.
Q.6 Give DOS commands to do the following
i. Change volume label of the disk
ii Display the entire directory structure of the disk graphically.
iii. Transfer operating system to floppy disk and make it bootable
iv. Display the directory list alphabetically sorted by name
v. Make a file read only.
vi. Load a different country keyboard program in the memory
vii. Display status report of memory.
Q.7 What will following DOS commands do:

i. FORMAT A:/S ii. CHKDSK D: iii. SYS A: iv. DIR /ON
iv. VOL v. MOVE ABC.TXT D:\ROME vi. PROMPT $D$G
Question Bank 20
CPU Architecture
1) The main register of ALU is ..
a) Program Counter (PC) b) Link Register c) Accumulator d) MAR
2) One bit extension of Accumulator is called as
3) An address of next instruction to be executed is stored in ..
4) The instruction that is currently being executed is stored in ..
a) Program Counter b) MAR c) MDR d) Instruction Register (IR)
5) The operand address part of the instruction is send to
a) Program Counter b) MAR c) MDR d) Instruction Register (IR)
6) Decoding the instruction and executing the specified operation is called as ..
a) Execution cycle b) Fetch cycle c) Machine cycle d) Instruction cycle
7) The instruction from the memory unit is read into the IR (instruction Register), this
process is called as .
8) The sequence of operations performed in processing a single instruction is called as .
1) Link Register a. Advances by 1 (c)
2) Program Counter b. Decoder Circuit (a)
3) MAR c. Stores Carry (d)
4) Op.Code d. Operand Address (b)
5) Accumulator e. ALU Register (e)
1. The MAR selects, interprets and executes instruction (F:Processor)
2. The operand address specifies the task to be carried out (F:Op.Code)
3. The Op.code part of the instruction is send to decoder circuit of control unit (T)
4. Sequence of operations involved in processing a single instruction is known as execution
cycle. (F: Instruction cycle)
5. PC stores address of next instruction to be executed. (T)
Q.4 Draw block diagram of CPU and explain its working

Q.5 Define the following:
i. Instruction cycle ii. Fetch Cycle iii. Execution cycle iv. Function of processor
Q.6 Name various registers in CPU and write their function in one line
Question Bank 21
Programming Language
1) The semantics of programming language is called as ..
a) Keyword b) Reserved Word c) Grammer d) Both a and b
2) Syntax error occurs due to .. a) Spelling mistake b) wrong logic
c) wrong order of Instructions d) All the above
3) The machine language is ---- generation language.
a) Ist b) IInd c) Third d) Fourth
4) The first step towards development in programming languages was ---
a) Machine Language b) Assembly language c) High Level Lang.
d) 4GL (generation lang.)
5) The following is truly portable language
d) Both a and b
6) In Assembly language op-code is replaced by
a) Symbols b) Words c) Menmonics d) Symbolic address
7) ----- Program is directly executed by the computer.
d) 4GL (generation lang.)
8) In Assembly language ---- was replaced by symbolic address.
a) Op.Code b) Mnemonics c) Operand Address d) Instructions
9) Assembler detects errors. a) Logical errors b) Syntax errors c) execution errors d)
None of the above
1) Link Register a. Advances by 1 (c)
2) Program Counter b. Decoder Circuit (a)
3) MAR c. Stores Carry (d)
4) Op.Code d. Operand Address (b)
5) Accumulator e. ALU Register (e)
1. Machine language is machine independent (F: HLL / dependent)
2. Assembly language is Low Level Language (T)
3. Machine language requires assembler for translation (F: Assembly)
4. It is difficult and time consuming to develop a program in 4GL (F: machine)
5. Highly technical expertise is required to develop a program in machine language (T)
6. Assembly lang. program is directly executed by the computer. (F: machine)
7. Assembly lang. program is not portable (T)
8. Assembler translates machine language program into executable code (F: Assembly)
9. Assembly lang. is in between machine lang and HLL (T)
10. Assembler is an application software (F: System)
11. Assembler translates one assembly lang. instruction into many machine lang.
instructions (F: One)
12. Assembler generates object program on the disk (T)
13. Assembly lang. program is machine dependent (T)
Q.4 State difference between : (1) Machine Lang. Vs High Level lang.
ii) Machine Lang. Vs Assembly Lang. (iii) Low level Lang. Vs HLL
Q.5 Write functions of assembler

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a) Knowledge b) Information c) Raw data d) Report

a) Storage capacity b) Full page display

a) Facts b) Sorted sequence c) Information d) Stored file

Q.4 Define the term Computer.

a) Atomic research b) Space technology c) Business Organization

a) 10 hours b) all the time c) never d) when Windows is shut down

a) Nibble b) Rubble c) cable d) radial

d) All the above

Q.2 Match the following:

Q.3 State True or False and correct if wrong.

Q.4 Give long forms:

a) ROM b) PROM c) EPROM d) None of the above

a) RAM b) ROM c) PROM d) DAM

a) Hardware b) software c) Firmware d) multiware

a) DRAM b) SRAM c) both a and b d) None of a and b

a) RAM b) ROM c) SRAM d) None of the above

(F: programmable read only)

Q.4 Give long forms:

6) BIOS 7) RAM 8) SRAM 9) DRAM

a) Analytical engine b) Napiers bones c) Abacus d) Slide rule

a) Hindustan b) China c) USA d) Japan

a) Census machine b) Calculator c) Difference engine d) Slide rule

a) Mathematician b) Scientist c) Textile manufacturer d) Doctor

a) Charles Babbage b) Napier c) Pascal d) Joseph jacquard

Q. 4 Arrange in ascending order of invention year.

4) Charles babbage analytical engine

a) USA b) England c) Japan d) India

a) Charles Babbage b) Dr. John Von Neumann c) Dr. Hollerith

a) UNIVAC I b) Mark I c) ENIAC d) PC.

Q.3 State True or False and correct if wrong.

Q.5 Fill in the blank using co-relation:

(First electro-mechanical computer)

a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth

a) Mainframe b) Super Computer c) Micro Computer d) Mini Computer

a) Robot b) Expert c) LIPS d) None of the above

2) Micro Computer b. 3rd generation machine (a)

4) Vacuum tubes d. 2nd generation computer (e)

Q.3 State True or False and correct if wrong.

Q.4 Give features of first and fifth generation of computer.

a) Voltmeter b) Ammeter c) Capacitor d) Discrete numbers.

a) analogy b) trial and error c) physical device d) all the above

a) approximate b) nearer c) very close d) accurate

a) Analog computer b) Digital computer c) Hybrid computer d) All the above

Q.4 Differentiate between: a. Analog computer Vs Digital computer.

a) Laptop b) Palmtop c) Super computer d) Mini computer

a) KIPS b) MFLOPS c) MIPS d) KDPS

a) Multi-user b) time sharing c) centralized processing d) All the above

a) Super computer b) Mainframe c) Mini computer d) Micro computer

a) second b) third c) fourth d) fifth

Q.4 Differentiate between Mini computer & Micro computer.

a) Hardware b) software c) firmware d) All the above

a) software b) system software c) utility programs d) device driver

a) Human language b) high level language c) assembly language

a) disk is new b) disk is empty c) disk is full d) disk is failed

Q.4 Differentiate between the following.

Q.5 Define the following.

Q.6 a) What is disk defragmenter program ? When it is run ?.

a) Operating System b) Windows c) DOS d) Utility programs

Q.4 Differentiate between Dos Vs Windows

Q.2 Match the following:

Q.4 Define following terms

a) Mainframe b) Micro c) Laptop d) None of the above