Q.1

A collection of eight bits is called

  • Byte
  • Word
  • Record
  • File
  • None of the above
Q.2

The CPU chip used in a computer is partially made out of:

  • Copper
  • Iron
  • Gold and silver
  • Silica
  • None of the above
Q.3

What type of magnetic material is normally used in bubble memories?

  • Magnetic core
  • Cobalt
  • Garnet
  • Metallic
  • None of the above
Q.4

General purpose computers are those that can be adopted to countless uses simply by changing its

  • keyboard
  • printer
  • program
  • display screen
  • None of the above
Q.5

Dot-matrix is a type of

  • Tape
  • Printer
  • Disk
  • Bus
  • None of the above
Q.6

Which kind of devices allows the user to add components and capabilities to a computer system?

  • System boards
  • Storage devices
  • Input devices
  • Output devices
  • Expansion slots
Q.7

The data appearing first in the left portion of punched card is

  • descriptive data
  • coded data
  • quantitative data
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.8

Which one of the following is termed a combination input-output device?

  • VDT
  • Keyboard
  • Printer
  • Laser Jet
  • None of the above
Q.9

Those microcomputers which have the same operating characteristics as the IBM microcomputers are called IBM

  • duplicates
  • clones
  • copies
  • look alikes
  • None of the above
Q.10

Communication ports are found on the back of microcomputers. They are used to connect the computer to _____

  • printers
  • modems
  • other hardware
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.11

A hashing scheme is used with

  • sequential file organization
  • direct file organization
  • indexed sequential file organization
  • partitioned file organization
  • None of the above
Q.12

Most disk drives have a single read/ write head for each disk surface. What is the advantage of suing multiple heads on each movable access arm?

  • Reduced seek time
  • Less latency time
  • Reduced search time
  • Less disk speed
  • None of the above
Q.13

Whenever a peripheral is being controlled by the CPU, it is said to be online. If additionally, the computer files are updated as soon as any change takes place, the system is called

  • quick processing system
  • batch processing system
  • real time system
  • remote processing system
  • None of the above
Q.14

When a disk stack is serviced by a comb-like access mechanism, there is one read/write head for each

  • disk
  • disk surface
  • track
  • cylinder
  • None of the above
Q.15

In which year were chips used inside the computer for the first time?

  • 1964
  • 1975
  • 1977
  • 1981
  • None of the above
Q.16

The invention of the slide rule is attributed to

  • Babbage
  • Oughtred
  • Pascal
  • Napier
  • None of the above
Q.17

An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is

  • Magnetic tape
  • Voice response unit
  • Voice recognition unit.
  • Voice band
  • None of the above
Q.18

A factor which would strongly influence a businessperson to adopt a computer is its:

  • Accuracy
  • Reliability
  • Speed
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.19

The first practical commercial typewriter was invented inin the United States by

  • Christopher Latham Sholes
  • Carlos Glidden
  • Samuel Soule
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.20

What is meant by quad-density (QD) diskette?

  • It is double-sided disk
  • It is double density disk
  • It has double the number of tracks per inch
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.21

The register which holds the address of the location to or from which data are to be transferred is known as

  • index register
  • instruction register
  • memory address register
  • memory data register
  • None of the above
Q.22

Which of the following are likely to jam the read/write head of a disk pack?

  • Dust
  • Smoke particle
  • Finger print smudge
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.23

A byte is comprised of:

  • One bit
  • Four bits
  • Eight bits
  • Sixteen bits
  • None of the above
Q.24

What is the name of the visible silver rectangle which separates the take-up portion of the magnetic tape from the data recording portion?

  • Load maker
  • Load marker
  • Tape separator
  • Tape marker
  • None of the above
Q.25

The process of writing computer instructions in a programming language is known as

  • Coding
  • Processing
  • Programming
  • File
  • None of the above
Q.26

Which is considered a direct entry input device?

  • Optical scanner
  • Mouse
  • Light pen
  • Digitizer
  • All of the above
Q.27

In which year was UK's premier computing event called "The Which Computer" started?

  • 1980
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • None of the above
Q.28

The control unit of a microprocessor

  • stores data in the memory
  • accepts input data from a keyboard
  • Performs arithmetic / logic / functions
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.29

The most common input device used today is

  • Motherboard
  • Track ball
  • Scanner
  • Mouse
  • Keyboard
Q.30

Large computer system typically uses:

  • Line printers
  • Ink-jet printers
  • Dot-matrix printers
  • Daisy wheel printers
  • None of the above
Q.31

First generation computers are characterised by

  • Vaccum tubes and magnetic drum
  • Minicomputers
  • Magnetic tape and transistors
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.32

In simplex transmission

  • Data format is simple
  • Data transmission is one way
  • Data can be transmitted to small distances only
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.33

Impact printers

  • strike a ribbon against the paper to produce character images
  • include ink-jet and thermal devices
  • are more expensive than Laser printers
  • use optical technology
  • None of the above
Q.34

In comparison to the internal (main) memory, tape or disk memory is

  • slower and more expensive
  • slower and less expensive
  • faster and more expensive
  • faster and less expensive
  • None of the above
Q.35
Microsoft Word, Google Chrome, iTunes, and Adobe Photoshop are examples of
  • Applications
  • Mobile devices
  • Operating systems
  • Internet service providers
Q.36
Jaringan komputer yang terdiri dari satu atau lebih server yang
  • client server
  • host terminal
  • peer to peer
  • server workstation
  • terminal
Q.37
Any data or instruction entered into the memory of a computer is considered as
  • Storage
  • Output
  • Input
  • Information
  • None of these
Q.38
Which protocol provides e-mail facility among different hosts?
  • TELNET
  • SNMP
  • None of these
  • FTP
  • SMTP
Q.39
The three components of CPU are: ALO, Memory Unit, and Control Unit?
  • True
  • False
  • Trulse
  • I don't know
Q.40
Computers are made up of ________ and ________ ?
  • Hardware and Software
  • Bits and Pieces
  • Inputs and Outputs
  • Plastic and Metal
Q.41
Graphics card communicate directly with the display
  • True
  • False
Q.42
The brain of any computer is
  • CPU
  • ALU
  • Memory
  • Control Unit
Q.43
The CPU and Memory are located on the
  • Expansion Board
  • Output Device
  • Storage Device
  • Motherboard
Q.44
Which of the following is NOT a classification of computers?
  • Micro Computer
  • Mini Computer
  • Desktop Computer
  • Super Computer
Q.45
CPU stands for?
  • Central Processing Unit
  • Central Program unit
  • Center Processing Unit
  • Central Processing Unity
Q.46
Which one of these is NOT a output device?
  • Monitor
  • Microphone
  • Speaker
  • LCD Projector
Q.47
Hardware is the tangible, physical equipment that _______________.
  • Used and applied
  • Heard and seen
  • Can be seen and touched.
  • Imputted and outputted
Q.48
Which of this is NOT a input device?
  • Monitor
  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
  • Scanner
Q.49
It is also a single user computer system which is similar to personal computer but have more powerful microprocessor.
  • Mainframe
  • Workstation
  • Supercomputer
  • PC
Q.50
It is a single user computer system having moderately powerful microprocessor.
  • Mainframe
  • Workstation
  • Supercomputer
  • PC
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