Fundamentals of computer - computer awareness questions
These questions on Fundamentals of computer are useful during various competitive examinations such as Bank PO, Bank, Clerk, SSC, Railway, LIC AAO etc and entrances MBA, BBA, BBS, MCA, BCA, hotel management etc.Q1. Which one is the world’s first electric computer?
1. EDVAC
2. UNIVAC
3. ENIAC
4. All of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ2. Which one of the following is the commonly used pointing input device?
1. Mouse
2. Touchpad
3. Touchscreen
4. Scanner
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ3. It is the main type of software
1. Application software
2. System software
3. Utility software
4. All of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ4. From which language the word “computer” is derived?
1. Spanish
2. English
3. Latin
4. Greek
View Answer / Hide Answer Q5. Which one of the following is true for RAM?
1. It is volatile memory
2. It is temporary memory
3. It is primary memory
4. All of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ6. What is the difference between a memory and storage?
1. Memory is slow and storage is fast
2. Memory is temporary and storage is permanent
3. Memory is permanent and storage is temporary
4. Memory is non-volatile and storage is volatile
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Memory is temporary and storage is permanent
Q7. The type of software which is distributed free but the user use has to pay some amount for further use is
1. Rentalware
2. Public software domain
3. Freeware
4. Shareware
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ8. Information is derived from the raw fact
1. Data
2. Input
3. Information
4. Message
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ9. What is used to see the output?
1. Joystick
2. Monitor
3. Mouse
4. All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ10. Which one of the following when used as a central computer holds collection of data and programs for many PC’s workstations and other computers?
1. Server
2. Laptop
3. Super computer
4. Mini computer
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ11. The operation of computer is controlled by
1. Memory system
2. Controlling system
3. Operating system
4. Processing system
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ12. Which one of the following is the microprocessor based computing device?
1. Workstation
2. Personal computer
3. Server
4. Mainframe
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Personal computer
Q13. When the computer is turned off then the content of which one of the following is lost?
1. Output
2. Storage
3. Memory
4. Register
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ14. What is the other name of the external devices like printers, keyboards and modems?
1. Peripherals
2. Extra hardware device
3. Add-on device
4. PC expansion slot add-ons
View Answer / Hide Answer Q15. The other components of computer system is directed to perform the task specified in the program instructions with the help of
1. Input unit
2. Control unit
3. ALU
4. System unit
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ16. What is the use of scanner?
1. To scan pictures
2. To scan text
3. To scan graphics
4. All of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ17. The permanent memory built into computer is called
1. ROM
2. RAM
3. Floppy
4. CD-ROM
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ18. _______________ is not hardware
1. Interpreter
2. Printer
3. Mouse
4. Scanner
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ19. What does a computer do after gathering data, processing it and sending the data to the output device?
1. Delete the data
2. Write the data
3. Hide the data
4. Stores the data
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ20. In a computer system where is the processing done?
1. Monitor
2. CPU
3. RAM
4. ROM
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ21. Laser printer is an example of
1. Output device
2. Input device
3. Memory device
4. Processing device
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ22. Which one of the following component of computer can be seen and touched?
1. CPU
2. Storage registers
3. Software
4. Hardware
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ23. On which component the first generation of computer based?
1. ICs
2. Transistors
3. Conductor
4. Valves
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ24. He is the father of computer
1. Grace Hoppers
2. Charles Babbage
3. Herman Hollerith
4. None of the above
View Answer / Hide Answer Q25. What is the data or information used to run the computer called?
1. Peripheral
2. Hardware
3. Software
4. CPU
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ26. The Computer which is of fastest type is
1. Supercomputer
2. Laptop
3. Workstation
4. Notebook
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ27. The computer does not perform the operation of
1. Outputting
2. Understanding
3. Processing
4. Controlling
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ28. For logical operations or comparisons such as less than or equal to or greater than _______________is used.
1. ALU
2. Control unit
3. Memory unit
4. Input unit
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ29. ______________is not an input device.
1. Printer
2. Mouse
3. Scanner
4. Keyboard
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ30. Which one of the following is an electronic device, operating under the control of information that can accept data, process the data, produce output and store the results for future?
1. Input
2. Hardware
3. Software
4. Computer
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ31. ________________has CPU and memory
1. Motherboard
2. Extension board
3. Storage device
4. Output device
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ32. What is printed copy most frequently called?
1. Soft copy
2. Hard copy
3. Carbon copy
4. Blank copy
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ33. In which generation computer size was very large?
1. Fourth
2. Third
3. Second
4. First
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ34. To describe the intangible instructions that tells the computer what should be done is called
1. Software
2. Hardware
3. Input
4. Output
View Answer / Hide Answer Q35. ___________ is the brain of any computer
1. Storage unit
2. Control unit
3. CPU
4. ALU
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ36. The collection of facts and figures is represented by
1. Data
2. File
3. Document
4. Information
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ37. What is the detailed written description of the programming cycle and the program, along with the test results and the printout of the program called?
1. File
2. Sheets
3. Documentation
4. Output
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ38. Which one of the following thing easily understands the instruction?
1. Icon
2. Word processing
3. User friendly
4. None of the following
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ39. The type of data that has been organized and presented in meaningful fashion is
1. Information
2. Software
3. A process
4. Storage
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ40. ___________ retains its data after the power is turned off.
1. Sequential storage
2. Volatile storage
3. Non-volatile storage
4. Direct storage
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Non-volatile storage
Q41. Where are the programs and data currently processed by the CPU stored?
1. Internal memory
2. PROM
3. Mass memory
4. None of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ42. An input, output and processing devices when grouped together then that physical arrangement of elements represents a
1. Information processing system
2. Circuit board
3. Mobile device
4. Computer system
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ43. Where are the components that process data located?
1. Storage component
2. System unit
3. Input device
4. Output device
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ44. What is a collection of programs that controls how a computer system runs and processes information called?
1. Office
2. Compiler
3. Operating system
4. Interpreter
View Answer / Hide Answer Q45. Accepted instructions are converted into machine language with the help of
1. Memory unit
2. Input unit
3. Logical unit
4. Processing unit
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ46. In digital watch the type of computer that can be found is
1. Embedded computer
2. Super computer
3. Mainframe computer
4. None of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: None of the above
Q47. From which component the most frequently used instructions of a computer program fetched?
1. Hard disk
2. RAM
3. Registers
4. Cache memory
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ48. What kind of supply is used in order to make an analog computer work?
1. Magnetic strength
2. Continuous electrical pulses
3. Natural strength
4. Physical strength
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Continuous electrical pulses
Q49. Which one of the following are the specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices such as your car or your electronic thermostat?
1. Servers
2. Robotic computers
3. Embedded computers
4. Mainframes
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Embedded computers
Q50. If a data is present then what type of action is to be taken?
1. Processing
2. Compiling
3. Understanding
4. Thinking
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ51. When data is received from an input device then it is temporarily present in
1. Processing unit
2. Output device
3. File
4. Memory
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ52. The option which is not basic function of the computer is
1. Store data
2. Copy text
3. Accept input
4. Process data
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ53. Which one of the following is the set of programs that enables your computer’s hardware devices and application software to work together?
1. System software
2. Processing
3. Utility
4. Management
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