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Computer Fundamentals Objective Questions and Answers

Practice Test: Question Set - 60


1. An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is
    (A) Magnetic tape
    (B) Voice response unit
    (C) Voice recognition unit
    (D) Voice band

2. The invention of the slide rule is attributed to
    (A) Babbage
    (B) Oughtred
    (C) Pascal
    (D) Napier

3. Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as
    (A) PC
    (B) Memory Address Registers
    (C) General purpose registers
    (D) Flags

4. Which protocol has been standardized by the International Standards Organization?
    (A) ISAM
    (B) ISO
    (C) LISP
    (D) CALL

5. The ability of a computer system to remain operational despite various failures is
    (A) Relation
    (B) Schema
    (C) Resilience
    (D) Versatility

6. Which gate only sends one through if neither of its terminals receives a pulse?
    (A) NOT
    (B) NOR
    (C) OR
    (D) NAND

7. The no. of logical records in a physical record is
    (A) Group
    (B) Blocking factor
    (C) Sector
    (D) Field

8. A computer is a box full of electronic
    (A) Switching devices
    (B) Chips
    (C) Circuits
    (D) Registers

9. First CAD system called AutoCAD for the PCs was announced in the year 1982. Can you tell who announced it?
    (A) Intel Corporation
    (B) Rolta India Ltd.
    (C) Autodesk Inc
    (D) AT & T Corp.

10. The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured
    (A) ROM
    (B) RAM
    (C) PROM
    (D) EPROM

11. Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to
    (A) Console-operator
    (B) Programmer
    (C) People-ware
    (D) System Analyst

12. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
    (A) First Generation
    (B) Second Generation
    (C) Third Generation
    (D) Fourth Generation

13. A dumb terminal has
    (A) An embedded microprocessor
    (B) Extensive memory
    (C) Independent processing capability
    (D) A keyboard and screen

14. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
    (A) Floppy Disk
    (B) Hard Disk
    (C) Compact Disk
    (D) Magneto Optic Disk

15. Computers with 80286 microprocessor is
    (A) XT computer
    (B) AT computers
    (C) PS/2 computer
    (D) None of above

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