Fundamentals of Computer MCQ Questions With Answers Set 1

1. The most important part of an information system is?
A). People
B). Hardware
C). Software
D). Data
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Correct: A



2. An example of an Optical Storage device is?
A). Magnetic Tapes
B). USB Disk
C). Floppy Disk
D). DVD
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Correct: D



3. Which of the following is an example of an Operating System?
A). MS DOS
B). MS Access
C). Spreadsheets
D). Photoshop
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Correct: A



4. Which of the following is part of the system unit?
A). Monitor
B). Motherboard
C). Keyboard
D). None of the above
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Correct: B



5. What unit of storage is used to represent 109 bytes?
A). Kilobyte
B). Terabyte
C). Megabyte
D). Gigabyte
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Correct: D



6. Memory stores?
A). the operating system
B). application programs
C). the data being processed by the application programs
D). all of the above

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Correct: D



7. The processor’s ______________ controls the timing of all the computer operations?
A). system clock
B). register
C). machine cycle
D). arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
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Correct: A



8. The brain of any computer system is?
A). ALU
B). Memory
C). CPU
D). Control unit
E). None of the above
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Correct: C



9. VGA is stands for?
A). Video Graphics Array
B). Visual Graphics Array
C). Volatile Graphics Array
D). Video Graphics Adapter
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Correct: D



10. The most advanced form of ROM is?
A). PROM
B). RAM
C). Cache memory
D). EEPROM
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Correct: D



11. A byte represents a group of?
A). 20 bits
B). 32 bits
C). 16 bits
D). 8 bits
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Correct: D



12. CD-ROM stands for?
A). Compactable Read Only Memory
B). Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
C). Compact Disk Read Only Memory
D). Compact Data Read Only Memory
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Correct: C



13. Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence?
A). FORTRAN
B). C
C). PROLOG
D). COBOL
E). None of the above
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Correct: C



14. The number of bits the processor can transmit at a given time is called?
A). Bus width
B). Access time
C). Word size
D). Channel speed
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Correct: C



15. Bit is short for?
A). binary digit
B). Digital byte
C). binary unit
D). Binary system
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Correct: A



16. UNIVAC is?
A). Universal Array Computer
B). Universal Automatic Computer
C). Unique Automatic Computer
D). Unvalued Automatic Computer
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Correct: B



17. IBM 1401 is?
A). First Generation Computer
B). Third Generation Computer
C). Second Generation Computer
D). Fourth Generation Computer
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Correct: C



18. MICR stands for?
A). Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
B). Magnetic Ink Code Reader
C). Magnetic Ink Character Reader
D). None
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Correct: C



19. Computer processor chips are sometimes referred to as?
A). microprocessor
B). heat sinks
C). bits
D). sockets
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Correct: A



20. To be able to open several applications or to allow large programs to run in a system with limited memory, ______ is used?
A). Cache memory
B). Virtual memory
C). Flash memory
D). All of the above
Sir Dilshad Mahessar

Correct: B