BPSC Computer Science General Knowledge Questions and Answers

500+ BPSC Computer Science General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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1. Which of the following is/are characteristics of Computer?
(A) Diligence
(B) Versatility
(C) Reliability
(D) All of the Above

Answers:

(D) All of the Above

2. Faulty inputs lead to faulty results. It is known as
(A) Diligence
(B) Versatility
(C) GIGO
(D) None of the Above

Answers:

3. GIGO stands for
(A) Garbage In Garbage Out
(B) Gateway In Gateway Out
(C) Gopher In Gopher Out
(D) Geographic In Geographic Out

Answers:

(A) Garbage In Garbage Out

4. The capacity to perform multiple tasks simultaneously is termed as
(A) Diligence
(B) Versatility
(C) Reliability
(D) All of the Above

Answers:

(B) Versatility

5. A computer does not suffer from tiredness and lack of concentration. It is known as
(A) Diligence
(B) Versatility
(C) GIGO
(D) None of the Above

Answers:

(A) Diligence

6. First Generation computers used for Circuitry and
for memory
(A) Transistor and Magnetic Core
(B) IC and Magnetic Memory
(C) Vacuum tubes and Magnetic drum
(D) IC and Magnetic Core

Answers:

7. Second Generation computers were based on
(A) IC
(B) Vacuum tube
(C) transistor
(D) None of the Above

Answers:

8. FLOPS stands for
(A) Floating Point Operation Per Second
(B) File Processing Operation Per Second
(C) Floating Processing Operation Per Second
(D) File Loading Operation Per Second

Answers:

(A) Floating Point Operation Per Second

9. Which language was used to program Second Generation computers?
(A) Binary Coded language
(B) Assembly language
(C) Machine language
(D) None of the Above

Answers:

(B) Assembly language

10. EDSAC stands for
(A) Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer
(B) Electronic Discrete Storage Automatic Computer
(C) Electronic Delay Serial Automatic Computer
(D) Electronic Discrete Storage Automatic Computer

Answers:

(A) Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer

1. Instructions and data can be stored in the memory of Computer for automatically directing the flow of operations. It is called
concept.
(A) Objective Programming
(B) Stored program

Answers:

(B) Stored program

2. “Stored Program” concept was developed by
(A) Maurice Wilkes
(B) Von Neumann
(C) M.H.A. Newman
(D) None of the Above

Answers:

(B) Von Neumann

3. Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer(EDVAC) was designed on concept.
(A) Objective Programming
(B) Stored program
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the Above

(B) Stored program

4. Which of the following was a small experimental machine based on Neumann’s stored program concept?
(A) Analytical engine
(B) Pascaline
(C) Manchester Mark I
(D) None of the Above

Answer

5. Third Generation computers were based on
(A) IC
(B) Vacuum tube
(C) transistor
(D) None of the Above

(A) IC

6. In EDSAC, an addition operation was completed in micro seconds.
(A) 4000
(B) 3000
(C) 2000
(D) 1500

(D) 1500

7. ULSI stands for
(A) Ultra Large Scale Integration
(B) Ultimate Large Scale Integration
(C) Upper Large Scale Integration
(D) Ultra Large Script Integration

(A) Ultra Large Scale Integration

8. Which of the following is fourth generation computer?
(A) INTEL 4004
(B) IBM 360

(A) INTEL 4004

9. IC is made up of
(A) microprocessor
(B) vacuum tube
(C) transistor
(D) None of the Above

10. Father of modern computer
(A) Charles Babbage
(B) Alan Turing
(C) Ted Hoff
(D) None of the Above

(B) Alan Turing

1. A hybrid computer is the one having combined properties of

(A) Micro & Mini computers
(B) Mini & Super Computers
(C) Mainframe & Super Computers
(D) Analog & Digital computers

(D) Analog & Digital computers

2. Which of the following uses a handheld Operating Systems?
(A) Super Computer
(B) Laptop
(C) Mainframe
(D) PDA

(D) PDA

3. A terminal can display images as well as text.
(A) text
(B) dumb
(C) graphical
(D) None of the Above

4. The word length of Micro computers lies in the range between

(A) 8 and 16 bits
(B) 8 and 21 bits
(C) 8 and 24 bits
(D) 8 and 32 bits

(D) 8 and 32 bits

5. The fastest and most expensive computers are
(A) Super Computers
(B) Quantum Computers
(C) Mainframe Computers
(D) Micro Computers

(A) Super Computers

6. Which of the following is the smallest and fastest computer imitating brain working?
(A) Super Computer
(B) Quantum Computer
(C) Mainframe Computer
(D) PDA

(B) Quantum Computer

7. A terminal does not process or store data.
(A) dumb
(B) intelligent
(C) Both(A) & (B)
(D) None of the Above

(A) dumb

8. The user generally applies to access mainframe or super computer?
(A) node
(B) terminal
(C) desktop
(D) None of the Above

(B) terminal

9. Desktop and Personal computers are also known as
(A) Super Computer
(B) Quantum Computer
(C) Mainframe Computer
(D) Micro Computer

(D) Micro Computer

10. Graphical terminals are divided into two types. They are

(A) text and dumb
(B) dumb and intelligent
(C) vector mode and raster mode
(D) None of the Above

1. Which language is used for Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
(A) FORTRAN
(B) COBOL
(C) C
(D) PROLOG

(D) PROLOG

2. Who coined the term “Artificial Intelligence”?
(A) Charles Babbage
(B) Alan Tuning
(C) Von Neumann
(D) John McCarthy

(D) John McCarthy

3. is a computational model based on the structure of biological neural networks?
(A) Artificial Neural Network (ANN)
(B) Biological Network
(C) Both(A) & (B)
(D) None of the Above

(A) Artificial Neural Network (ANN)

4. A neural network in which the signal passes in only one direction is called
(A) Feed forward Neural Network
(B) Recurrent Neural Network
(C) Both(A) & (B)
(D) None of the Above

(A) Feed forward Neural Network

5. is an artificial neural network with multiple hidden layers between the input and output layers?
(A) Deep neural network
(B) Shallow neural network
(C) Both(A) & (B)
(D) None of the Above

(A) Deep neural network

6. The most famous Recurrent Neural Network is
(A) Perceptrons
(B) Radial Basis Networks
(C) Hopfield net
(D) None of the Above

7. Which neural network allows feedback signal?
(A) Feed forward Neural Network
(B) Recurrent Neural Network
(C) Both(A) & (B)
(D) None of the Above

(B) Recurrent Neural Network

8. Which of the following is/are application(s) of Neural Network?
(A) Pattern recognition
(B) Mobile Computing
(C) Speech reading(Lip-reading)
(D) All of the Above

(D) All of the Above

9. Which algorithm is used in layered Feed forward Neural Network?
(A) Back propagation algorithm
(B) Binary Search
(C) Both(A) & (B)
(D) None of the Above

(A) Back propagation algorithm

10. Radial Basis Function (RBF) networks have layers.
(A) One
(B) Four
(C) Two
(D) Three

(D) Three

1. The chip used in computers, is made of
(A) Silicon
(B) Iron Oxide
(C) Chromium
(D) None of the Above

(A) Silicon

2. Fourth Generation computers were based on
(A) IC
(B) Vacuum tube
(C) transistor
(D) Microprocessors

(D) Microprocessors

3. The first computer language developed was
(A) COBOL
(B) PASCAL

(D) FORTRAN

4. The first calculator that can perform all four arithmetic operations(Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division) was known as
(A) Pascaline
(B) Slide Rule
(C) Step Reckoner
(D) None of the Above

5. The first computer spreadsheet program was
(A) Lotus 1-2-3
(B) MS Excel
(C) Visicalc
(D) None of the Above

6. Which of the following is an example for fourth generation language(4GL)?
(A) COBOL
(B) PowerBuilder
(C) FORTRAN
(D) None of the Above

(B) PowerBuilder

7. VDU stands for
(A) Video Display Unit
(B) Visual Display Unit
(C) Video Divide Unit
(D) None of the Above

(B) Visual Display Unit

8. Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program?
(A) BASIC
(B) Assembly language
(C) Machine language
(D) C language

9. Herman Hollerith developed a machine called
(A) Pascaline
(B) Analytical engine
(C) Census Tabulator
(D) Tabulating Machine

(D) Tabulating Machine

10. Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer(EDSAC) was invented by

(A) Herman Hollerith
(B) JW Mauchy
(C) John Von Neumann
(D) None of the Above

1. Which registers can interact with secondary memory?
(A) Register
(B) Memory Address Register(MAR)
(C) Instruction Register(IR)
(D) None of the Above

(B) Memory Address Register(MAR)

2. Which Flip Flop is used to store data in registers?
(A) D Flip Flop
(B) JK Flip Flop
(C) RS Flip Flop
(D) None of the Above

(A) D Flip Flop

3. ISP stands for
(A) Instruction Standard Processing
(B) Instruction Standard Processor
(C) Information Set Processing
(D) Instruction Set Processor

Answer

(D) Instruction Set Processor

4. The decoded instruction is stored in
(A) Register
(B) Memory Address Register(MAR)
(C) Instruction Register(IR)
(D) None of the Above

5. Which is not an integral part of computer?
(A) CPU
(B) Monitor
(C) Mouse
(D) UPS

(D) UPS

6. The most frequently used instructions of a computer program are likely to be fetched from
(A) Hard disk
(B) ROM
(C) RAM
(D) Cache

(D) Cache

7. The primary aim of computer process is to convert the data into

(A) table

(B) graph
(C) file
(D) information

(D) information

8. The main circuit-board of the system unit is
(A) RAM
(B) Mother Board
(C) Hard disk
(D) None of the Above

(B) Mother Board

9. ALU and Control Unit have special purpose locations called

(A) Registers
(B) Mother Board
(C) Sockets
(D) None of the Above

(A) Registers

10. The communication line between CPU memory and Peripherals is called a
(A) Registers
(B) Mother Board
(C) Bus
(D) None of the Above

1. A communication system that transfers data between the components inside a computer or between computers is called

A. Port
B. Bus
C. Registers
D. None of the Above

B. Bus

2. Which bus connects all the internal components of a computer such as CPU and memory to the main board(motherboard)?
A. Expansion Bus
B. External Bus
C. Internal Bus
D. None of the Above

C. Internal Bus

3. A bus that connects a computer to Peripheral devices is called

A. System Bus
B. Memory Bus
C. Front-Side Bus
D. External Bus

Answer

D. External Bus

4. External Bus is also referred as
A. System Bus
B. Memory Bus
C. Front-Side Bus
D. Expansion Bus

D. Expansion Bus

5. The Command to access the memory or the I/O device is carried by
A. Address Bus
B. Data Bus
C. Control Bus
D. None of the Above

C. Control Bus

6. A computer bus that is used to specify a Physical address?
A. Address Bus
B. Data Bus
C. Control Bus
D. None of the Above

A. Address Bus

7. A bus that transfer data from one component to another or between computers is called
A. Address Bus

B. Data Bus
C. Control Bus
D. None of the Above

B. Data Bus

8. RISC stands for
A. Reverse Instruction Set Computer
B. Reverse Information Set Computer
C. Reduced Information Set Computer
D. Reduced Instruction Set Computer

D. Reduced Instruction Set Computer

9. is a register for Short-term, intermediate storage of arithmetic and logic data in a Computer’s CPU.
A. Accumulator
B. Bus
C. Buffer
D. None of the Above

A. Accumulator

10. is a group of commands for a CPU in machine language.
A. Information Set
B. Instruction Set
C. Buffer
D. None of the Above

B. Instruction Set

1. Von Neumann Architecture is a
A. Multiple Instruction Multiple Data(MIMD)
B. Single Instruction Multiple Data(SIMD)
C. Multiple Instruction Single Data(MISD)
D. Single Instruction Single Data(SISD)

D. Single Instruction Single Data(SISD)

2. Programming that actually controls the path of signals or data within computer is called
A. Assembly language Programming
B. Machine language Programming
C. Micro Programming
D. None of the Above

C. Micro Programming

3. CISC stands for
A. Compound Instruction Set Computer
B. Complex Information Set Computer
C. Compound Information Set Computer
D. Complex Instruction Set Computer

D. Complex Instruction Set Computer

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

A. Instruction Register
B. Control register
C. Memory Address Register
D. None of the Above

C. Memory Address Register

5. An interrupt can be temporarily ignored by the counter is called

A. Maskable Interrupt
B. Non-maskable Interrupt
C. vectored Interrupt
D. None of the Above

A. Maskable Interrupt

6. The computer performs all mathematical and logical operations inside its
A. Visual Display Unit
B. Memory Unit
C. Output Unit
D. Central Processing Unit

D. Central Processing Unit

7. Which of the following Unit can be used to measure the speed of a computer?
A. BAUD
B. SYPS

C. MIPS
D. None of the Above

C. MIPS

8. The circuit used to store one bit of data is known as
A. Encoder
B. OR
C. Flip Flop
D. None of the Above

C. Flip Flop

9. The control unit controls other units by generating control and

A. Command Signals
B. Timing signals
C. Transfer signals
D. None of the Above

B. Timing signals

10. Which of the following bus structure is usually used to connect I/O devices?
A. Single bus
B. Multiple bus
C. Star bus
D. None of the Above

Answer

A. Single bus

1. An interface that provides I/O transfer of data directly to and form the memory unit and peripheral is termed as
A. DDA
B. Serial interface
C. Direct Memory Access (DMA)
D. None of the Above

C. Direct Memory Access (DMA)

2. A basic instruction that can be interpreted by computer generally has
A. An operand and an address
B. decoder and an accumulator
C. Sequence register and decoder
D. None of the Above

A. An operand and an address

3. The load instruction is mostly used to designate a transfer from memory to a processor register known as
A. Accumulator
B. Instruction Register
C. Program counter
D. Memory address Register

A. Accumulator

4. The communication between the components in a microcomputer takes place via the address and
A. I/O bus
B. Data bus
C. Address bus
D. None of the Above

B. Data bus

5. The operation executed on data stored in registers is called
A. Macro-operation
B. Micro-operation
C. Bit-operation
D. None of the Above

B. Micro-operation

6. Which register keeps tracks of the instructions in the program stored in memory?
A. Address Register
B. Index Register
C. Program Counter
D. None of the Above

C. Program Counter

7. In which addressing mode the operand is given explicitly in the instruction?
A. Absolute

B. Immediate
C. Indirect
D. Direct

B. Immediate

8. When necessary, the results are transferred from the CPU to main memory by
A. I/O devices.
B. CPU.
C. Shift registers.
D. None of the Above.

C. Shift registers.

9. A group of bits that tell the computer to perform a specific operation is known as
A. Instruction code
B. Micro-operation
C. Accumulator
D. Register

A. Instruction code

10. The average time required to reach a storage location in memory and obtain its contents is called .
A. Latency time.
B. Access time.
C. Turnaround time.
D. Response time.

B. Access time.

1. The addressing mode which makes use of in-direction pointers is
A. Offset addressing mode
B. Relative addressing mode
C. Indirect addressing mode
D. None of the Above

C. Indirect addressing mode

2. Which addressing mode is most suitable to change the normal sequence of execution of instructions?
A. Immediate
B. Indirect
C. Relative
D. None of the Above

C. Relative

3. Which of the following is used as an intermediate to extend the processor BUS?
A. Gateway
B. Router
C. Connector
D. Bridge

D. Bridge

4. The method of accessing the I/O devices by repeatedly checking the status flags is
A. Memory-mapped I/O
B. Program-controlled I/O
C. I/O mapped
D. None of the Above

B. Program-controlled I/O

5. The process where in the processor constantly checks the status flags is called as
A. Polling
B. Inspection
C. Reviewing
D. None of the Above

A. Polling

6. The branch logic that provides decision making capabilities in the control unit is known as
A. conditional transfer
B. unconditional transfer
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above

B. unconditional transfer

7. Interrupts that are initiated by an instruction are
A. internal
B. external

C. hardware
D. software

D. software

8. Interrupts which are initiated by an I/O drive are
A. internal
B. external
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. All of the above

B. external

9. Content of the program counter is added to the address part of the instruction in order to obtain the effective address is called
A. relative address mode.
B. index addressing mode.
C. register mode.
D. implied mode.

A. relative address mode.

10. A register capable of shifting its binary information either to the right or the left is called a
A. parallel register.
B. serial register.
C. shift register.
D. storage register.

C. shift register.

1. The pattern of printed lines on most products are called

A. OCR
B. prices
C. bar codes
D. None of the Above

C. bar codes

2. MICR stands for _
A. Magnetic Ink Colour Recognition
B. Magnetic Ink Code Recognition
C. Magnetic Ink Computer Recognition
D. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

D. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

3. The OCR recognises the of the characters with the help of light source.
A. Size
B. Shape
C. Colour
D. None of the Above

B. Shape

4. Which Unit is used to measure the speed of a printer?
A. DPI
B. CPM
C. PPM
D. None of the Above

C. PPM

5. Which of the following groups consist of only Input devices?
A. Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor
B. Mouse, Keyboard, Printer
C. Mouse, Keyboard, Plotter
D. Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner

D. Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner

6. USB refers to a
A. storage device
B. processor
C. port type
D. None of the Above

C. port type

7. OCR is used for the preparation of
A. electricity bills
B. telephone bills
C. insurance premium
D. All of the Above

D. All of the Above

8. A joystick is primarily used to/for _
A. print text
B. draw picture
C. computer gaming
D. None of the Above

C. computer gaming

9. The may also be called the screen or monitor.
A. Scanner
B. Display
C. Hard Disk
D. None of the Above

B. Display

10. What type of devices are computer speakers or headphones?
A. Input
B. Output
C. Input/Output
D. None of the Above

B. Output

1. Which of these is a pointing and drop device?
A. Scanner
B. Printer

C. Keyboard
D. Mouse

D. Mouse

2. A parallel port is most often used by
A. Scanner
B. Printer
C. Keyboard
D. Mouse

B. Printer

3. A hard copy would prepared on a
A. Dot matrix Printer
B. Plotter
C. Type Writer Terminal
D. All of the above

D. All of the above

4. External devices such as printers, keyboards and modems are known as
A. Special Buys
B. Add on Devices
C. Peripherals
D. All of the above

C. Peripherals

5. The higher the resolution of a monitor, the
A. larger the pixels.
B. closer together the pixels.
C. further apart the pixels.
D. less clear the screen is.

B. closer together the pixels.

6. In laser printers, printing is achieved by deflecting laser beam on to surface of a drum.
A. Magnetic
B. Electric
C. Photosensitive
D. None of the Above

C. Photosensitive

7. The rate at which scanning is repeated in a CRT is called

A. Resolution
B. Refresh rate
C. Bandwidth
D. None of the Above

B. Refresh rate

8. An example of peripheral equipment is
A. Printer
B. CPU

C. Spread Sheet
D. None of the Above

A. Printer

9. Trackball is an example of a/an
A. Output device
B. Printing device
C. Pointing device
D. None of the Above

C. Pointing device

10. Which is the best position for operating the mouse?
A. Tail away from the user
B. Tail facing the right
C. Tail facing the left
D. Tail towards the user

D. Tail towards the user

1. First Computer mouse was built by
A. Douglas Engelbart
B. William English
C. Robert Zawacki
D. Von Neumann

A. Douglas Engelbart

2. Which of the following is not a hardware?
A. Processor
B. Printer
C. Mouse
D. Java

D. Java

3. The transfer of data from a CPU to peripheral devices of computer is achieved through
A. Modem
B. Interface
C. Buffer
D. I/O Ports

D. I/O Ports

4. A thin plate or board that contains electronic components is called
A. Hard Disk
B. RAM
C. ROM
D. Circuit Board

D. Circuit Board

5. A is used to create a digital representation of a printed document or photograph.
A. Video Digitizer
B. Scanner

C. Monitor
D. None of the Above

B. Scanner

6. The wheel located between the two standard buttons on a mouse is used to
A. click in Web pages.
B. scroll.
C. click and select items.
D. jump to different Web pages

B. scroll.

7. Any data and instruction entered in the memory of a computer is
A. Storage
B. Output
C. Input
D. Information

C. Input

8. Which input device resembles an upside-down mouse?
A. Trackball
B. Pointing stick
C. Track pad
D. Touch pad

Answer

A. Trackball

9. Bar-code readers use light to read
A. UPCs
B. UPSs
C. POSs
D. optical marks

A. UPCs

10. The display size of a monitor is measured
A. diagonally.
B. horizontally.
C. vertically.
D. None of the Above

A. diagonally.

1. The computer or system peripherals that receives data from processing unit are called
A. Input Devices
B. Output Devices
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

B. Output Devices

2. A displaying screen in which text is presented in one colour and background is of any other colour is called
A. monochrome screen

B. high resolution screen
C. low resolution screen
D. medium resolution screen

A. monochrome screen

3. LED stands for
A. Low Emission Display
B. Liquid Emitting Display
C. Less Emitting Diode
D. Light Emitting Diode

D. Light Emitting Diode

4. A marker on the computer screen used to show the current position is called
A. coloured marker
B. position checker
C. cursor
D. None of the Above

C. cursor

5. Which of the following device is used to enter the text and numerical data in a computer?
A. Plotter
B. Scanner
C. Printer
D. Keyboard

D. Keyboard

6. Printer resolution is usually measured in
A. Characters Per Minute (CPM)
B. Pixels Per Inch (PPI)
C. Pages Per Minute (PPM)
D. Dots Per Inch (DPI)

D. Dots Per Inch (DPI)

7. is an input device that converts analog information into digital form.
A. Plotter
B. Track Ball
C. Light Pen
D. Digitizer

D. Digitizer

8. is a special type of optical scanner used to recognize the type of mark made by Pen or Pencil.
A. Optical Character Reader
B. Bar code Reader
C. Optical Mark Reader
D. None of the Above

C. Optical Mark Reader

9. Which of the following is non-emissive display?
A. LED
B. LCD
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

B. LCD

10. printers print the characters by striking them on the ribbon which is then pressed on the paper.
A. Impact
B. Non Impact
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

A. Impact

1. Which input device is used to read information on a credit card?
A. Graphic Tablet
B. Numeric Keyboard
C. Bar Code reader
D. Magnetic Stripe reader

D. Magnetic Stripe reader

2. LCD stands for
A. Light Crystal Display
B. Low Crystal Display
C. Less Crystal Display
D. Liquid Crystal Display

D. Liquid Crystal Display

3. Which of the following works as mouse?
A. Keyboard
B. Scanner
C. Track ball
D. None of the Above

C. Track ball

4. The work done by a computer operator is displayed in which part of computer?
A. CPU
B. VDU
C. ALU
D. None of the Above

B. VDU

5. Which involves photo scanning of the text character by character, analysis of the scanned in image , and then translation of the character image into character code?
A. OCR
B. OMR
C. Bar code Reader
D. None of the Above

A. OCR

6. In OCR processing, When a character is recognized, it is converted into code.
A. binary
B. ASCII
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

B. ASCII

7. Laser printers and Ink-jet printers are an example of
A. Impact
B. Non Impact
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

B. Non Impact

8. Which of the following is used as principal flight control in the cockpit of many air crafts?
A. Graphic Tablet
B. Joy Stick
C. Bar Code reader
D. Magnetic Stripe reader

B. Joy Stick

9. TFT stands for
A. Thick Film Transistor
B. Thin Film Transistor

C. Thin Film Transmitter
D. Thick Film Transmitter

B. Thin Film Transistor

10. Which of the following is used at Point of Sales to input product information?
A. Graphic Tablet
B. MICR
C. Bar Code reader
D. Magnetic Stripe reader

C. Bar Code reader

1. Which input device is used for inserting pin numbers for credit cards?
A. Graphic Tablet
B. Numeric pad
C. Bar Code reader
D. Magnetic Stripe reader

B. Numeric pad

2. is a device used for reading bar coded data (contains light and dark lines).
A. Graphic Tablet
B. Numeric pad
C. Bar Code reader
D. Magnetic Stripe reader

C. Bar Code reader

3. Which input device is usually a standard feature of laptops?
A. Graphic Tablet
B. Numeric Keyboard
C. touch pad
D. Magnetic Stripe reader

C. touch pad

4. are devices that convert electrical energy into light.
A. Emissive Displays
B. Non-Emissive Displays
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

A. Emissive Displays

5. Which of the following input device is used in Banks to read magnetised characters on a Cheque?
A. OCR
B. MICR
C. Bar Code reader
D. Magnetic Stripe reader

B. MICR

6. printers print the characters without using ribbon and it can print a complete page at a time.
A. Impact
B. Non Impact
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

B. Non Impact

7. Impact printers can be divided into types.
A. Four
B. Six
C. Three
D. Two

D. Two

8. printers are the printers that print one character at a time.
A. Laser
B. Drum
C. Chain
D. Dot Matrix

D. Dot Matrix

9. Which of the following is an example for Character printer?
A. Laser
B. Drum

C. Chain
D. Daisy Wheel

D. Daisy Wheel

10. Which of the following is an example for line printer?
A. Laser
B. Drum
C. Daisy Wheel
D. Dot Matrix

B. Drum

1. Non-Impact Printers use technologies.
A. electrostatic and chemical
B. thermal
C. inkjet
D. All of the Above

D. All of the Above

2. Which printers produce output by mechanical contact between the print head and paper?
A. Impact
B. Non-impact
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

A. Impact

3. is a computer printer for printing vector graphics.
A. Plotter
B. Projector
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

A. Plotter

4. Plotter can be divided into types.
A. Three
B. Six
C. Four
D. Two

D. Two

5. The refresh rate of monitor is measured in
A. byte
B. seconds
C. Hertz
D. None of the Above

C. Hertz

6. In DLP Projector, DLP stands for
A. Direct Light Processing
B. Direct Low Processing
C. Digital Low Processing
D. Digital Light Processing

D. Digital Light Processing

7. is an interface for connecting eight or more data wires.
A. Serial Port
B. Fire wire
C. Parallel Port
D. None of the Above

C. Parallel Port

8. is a high-speed real-time interface for serial bus and it has data transfer up to 400 Mbps.
A. Serial Port
B. Fire wire
C. Parallel Port
D. None of the Above

B. Fire wire

9. transmits one bit of data through a single wire.
A. Serial Port
B. Fire wire
C. Parallel Port
D. None of the Above

A. Serial Port

10. Which refers to the diagonal distance between two coloured pixels?
A. Refresh rate
B. Dot Pitch
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

B. Dot Pitch

1. is an input device that accepts input when the user places a fingertip on the computer screen.
A. Joy Stick
B. Light Pen
C. Trackball
D. Touch Screen

D. Touch Screen

2. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is also known as

A. Intelligent Code Recognition
B. Intermediate Code Recognition
C. Intermediate Character Recognition
D. Intelligent Character Recognition

D. Intelligent Character Recognition

3. is a handheld electro-optical pointing device. It is also called mouse pen.
A. Joy Stick

B. Light Pen
C. Trackball
D. Touch Screen

B. Light Pen

4. Joystick allows movements in directions.
A. Up and Down
B. Left an Right
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

C. Both (A) and (B)

5. A basic touch screen has three main components. It includes touch sensor, controller and
A. transmitter
B. receiver
C. software driver
D. None of the Above

C. software driver

6. an external bus standard used for transferring data to and from digital devices.
A. Serial Port
B. Firewire
C. Parallel Port
D. USB

D. USB

7. printer is also called pin printer.
A. Laser
B. Drum
C. Daisy Wheel
D. Dot Matrix

D. Dot Matrix

8. Which of the following is also known as reflective scanner?
A. Handheld scanner
B. Flatbed scanner
C. Drum scanner
D. None of the Above

B. Flatbed scanner

9. A scanner that is moved by hand over the material being captured is known as
A. Sheetfed scanner
B. Flatbed scanner
C. Drum scanner
D. Handheld scanner

D. Handheld scanner

10. MICR reads the characters by examining their shapes in
form.

A. binary
B. ASCII
C. matrix
D. None of the Above

C. matrix

1. Where would you find the letters “QWERTY”?
A. Joy Stick
B. Light Pen
C. Numeric Pad
D. Keyboard

D. Keyboard

2. What does a light pen contain?
A. lead
B. ink
C. light sensing elements
D. None of the Above

C. light sensing elements

3. is a protocol designed for recording and playing back music on digital synthesizers.
A. Musical Interface
B. Graphical User Interface (GUI)
C. Musical Digital Instrument Interface (MIDI)
D. None of the Above

C. Musical Digital Instrument Interface (MIDI)

4. Which is an interactive device that facilitates touch sensation and fine-motion control in Robotics and Virtual reality?
A. Light Pen
B. Joystick
C. Data Glove
D. None of the Above

C. Data Glove

5. Special I/O devices such as, Joy stick, Data Glove are involved in __ applications.
A. Photonics
B. Haptics
C. Agnostic
D. None of the Above

B. Haptics
Haptics – Science of applying touch sensation and control to interact with computer applications

6. Which device typically attachable to computer keyboard that allows a blind people to read?
A. Light Pen
B. Joystick
C. Touch screen
D. Braille display

Answer

D. Braille display

7. Many Dot Matrix printers are
A. uni-directional
B. bi-directional
C. multi-directional
D. None of the Above

B. bi-directional

8. Which is a hardware component or system of components that allows a human being to interact with a computer?
A. Interface device (IDF)
B. Graphical User Interface (GUI)
C. Musical Digital Instrument Interface (MIDI)
D. None of the Above

A. Interface device (IDF)

9. Which is an escape code language used to send commands to the printer for printing documents?
A. Postscript
B. PCL
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

B. PCL

10. PCL stands for
A. Print Code Language

B. Printer Code Language
C. Printer Character Language
D. Printer Command Language

D. Printer Command Language

1. is a printer language that uses English phrases and programmatic constructions to describe the appearance of a printed page to the printer.
A. Postscript
B. PCL
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

A. Postscript

2. is a device which recognises physical or behavioural traits of the individual.
A. Smart Card Reader
B. Optical Character Reader(OCR)
C. Optical Mark Reader(OCR)
D. Biometric Sensor

D. Biometric Sensor

3. Printer resolution is a numerical measure of print quality that is measured in
A. Pages Per Minute (PPM)
B. Lines Per Minute (LPM)

C. Characters Per Second (CPS)
D. Dots Per Inch (DPI)

D. Dots Per Inch (DPI)

4. The toner or ink in a Laser printer is
A. dry
B. wet
C. Either (A) or (B)
D. None of the Above

A. dry

5. A thermal transfer printer is a printer that uses heat to register an impression on paper.
A. Impact
B. Non-impact
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

B. Non-impact

6. Thermal transfer printer can be divided into types.
A. Three
B. Four
C. Six
D. Two

Answer

D. Two
Direct Thermal Printer, Thermal Wax transfer Printer

7. Direct Thermal printer does not use
A. heat
B. coated paper
C. ribbon
D. None of the Above

C. ribbon

8. Which of the following type of printer uses a thermal transfer ribbon that contains wax-based ink?
A. Direct Thermal
B. Thermal Wax transfer
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

B. Thermal Wax transfer

9. is a device that performs a variety of functions that would otherwise be carried out by separate peripheral devices.
A. Single Function Peripheral
B. Multi Function Peripheral
C. Dual Function Peripheral
D. None of the Above

B. Multi Function Peripheral

10. Impact printer(s) is/are
A. Dot Matrix printer
B. Line printer
C. Daisy Wheel printer
D. All of the Above

D. All of the Above

1. The term refers to data storage systems that make it possible for a computer or electronic device to store and retrieve data.
A. input technology
B. output technology
C. storage technology
D. None of the Above

C. storage technology

2. is the time from the start of one storage device access to the time when the next access can be started.
A. Mode
B. Access time
C. capacity
D. None of the Above

B. Access time

3. The memory unit that communicates directly with the CPU is called
A. Secondary or Auxiliary Memory

B. Primary or Main Memory
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

B. Primary or Main Memory

4. Which memory stores large amount of data and the data can not be processed directly by the CPU?
A. Secondary or Auxiliary Memory
B. Primary or Main Memory
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

A. Secondary or Auxiliary Memory

5. Which of the following is/are hard disk performance parameter?
A. Seek time
B. Latency period
C. Access time
D. All of the above

D. All of the above

6. A disk’s content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is
A. Write only
B. Read Only
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

B. Read Only

7. Which of the following memories uses a MOS capacitor as its memory cell?
A. SRAM
B. DRAM
C. ROM
D. FIFO

B. DRAM

8. A nibble is equal to
A. 4 bits
B. 8 bits
C. 16 bits
D. 32 bits

A. 4 bits

9. A byte can represent any number between 0 and
A. 312
B. 255
C. 1024
D. 1025

B. 255

10. Which of the following memory chip is faster?
A. DRAM

B. SRAM
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

B. SRAM

1. The term ‘giga byte’ equals to
A. 1024 byte
B. 1024 KB
C. 1024 GB
D. 1024 MB

D. 1024 MB

2. is a data area shared by hardware devices or program processes that operate at different speeds or with different sets of priorities.
A. Flash memory
B. Virtual memory
C. Buffer
D. None of the Above

C. Buffer

3. is the transfer of computer data from a temporary storage area to the computer’s permanent memory.
A. Flash
B. Virtual
C. Buffer Flush
D. None of the Above

C. Buffer Flush

4. Which is a general term for all forms of solid state memory that do not need to have their memory contents periodically refreshed.
A. Volatile memory
B. Non Volatile memory
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

B. Non Volatile memory

5. is computer storage that only maintains its data while the device is powered.
A. Volatile memory
B. Non Volatile memory
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the Above

A. Volatile memory

6. is a type of non-volatile memory that erases data in units called blocks.
A. Flash memory
B. Virtual memory
C. Buffer
D. None of the Above

Answer

A. Flash memory

7. is a feature of an operating system that allows a computer to compensate for shortages of physical memory by temporarily transferring pages of data from RAM to disk storage.
A. Flash memory
B. Virtual memory
C. Buffer
D. None of the Above

B. Virtual memory

8. is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.
A. Formatting
B. Tracking
C. Allotting
D. None of the Above

A. Formatting

9. The primary device that a computer uses to store information is

A. Floppy Disk
B. Monitor
C. Hard Drive
D. None of the Above

C. Hard Drive

10. A removable magnetic disk that holds information is

A. Floppy Disk
B. Hard Drive
C. Monitor
D. None of the Above

A. Floppy Disk

1. Which of the following is a type of RAM used specifically for video adapters or 3D accelerators?
A. DRAM
B. SRAM
C. SGRAM
D. VRAM

D. VRAM (Video RAM)

2. Which of the following is clock-synchronized RAM that is used for video memory?
A. DRAM
B. SRAM
C. SGRAM
D. None of the Above

C. SGRAM (Synchronous Graphics RAM)

3. is a copy of Basic Input/Output Operating System (BIOS) routines from Read Only Memory (ROM) into a special area of RAM so that they can be accessed more quickly.

A. Dynamic RAM
B. Shadow RAM
C. Synchronous Graphics RAM
D. Video RAM

B. Shadow RAM

4. Which memory does not use capacitor in its memory cell?
A. SRAM
B. DRAM
C. ROM
D. None of the Above

A. SRAM

5. Information stored in RAM need to be
A. Check
B. modify
C. refresh periodically
D. None of the Above

C. refresh periodically

6. Memory is made up of
A. set of wires
B. large number of cells
C. set of circuits
D. None of the Above

Answer

B. large number of cells

7. is the ability of a device to ‘jump’ directly to the requested data
A. Sequential access
B. Random access
C. Quick access
D. None of the Above

B. Random access

8. Virtual memory is
A. an extremely large main memory
B. an extremely large secondary memory
C. a type of used in super computers
D. an illusion of extremely large main memory

D. an illusion of extremely large main memory

9. Which of the following is an example of optical disk?
A. Magnetic disk
B. Memory disk
C. Digital Versatile Disk
D. None of the Above

C. Digital Versatile Disk

10. Cache and main memory will not be able to hold their contents when the power is off. They are
A. Static

B. Dynamic
C. Non Volatile
D. Volatile

D. Volatile

1. The hardware in which data may be stored for a computer system is called
A. Registers
B. Bus
C. Control Unit
D. Memory

D. Memory

2. Which of the following memory is capable of operating at electronics speed?
A. Magnetic disk
B. Magnetic drum
C. Semiconductor memory
D. None of the Above

C. Semiconductor memory

3. Memories in which any location can be reached in a fixed amount of time after specifying its address is called
A. Sequential Access Memory
B. Random Access Memory
C. Quick Access Memory
D. Mass storage

B. Random Access Memory

4. Which of the following is the user programmed semiconductor memory?
A. SRAM
B. DRAM
C. EPROM
D. None of the Above

C. EPROM

5. is a type of non-volatile memory composed of a thin layer of material that can be easily magnetized in only one direction.
A. Bubble memory
B. RAM
C. SRAM
D. None of the Above

A. Bubble memory

6. The magnetic storage chips used to provide non-volatile direct access storage of data and that have no moving parts are known as _
A. Magnetic core memory
B. Magnetic tape memory
C. Magnetic disk memory
D. Magnetic bubble memory

Answer

D. Magnetic bubble memory

7. _ is a very high speed memory placed in between RAM and CPU.
A. Magnetic disk
B. Magnetic drum
C. Virtual memory
D. Cache memory

D. Cache memory

8. EDODRAM stands for
A. Extended Digital Output Dynamic RAM
B. Extended Dynamic Output Digital RAM
C. Extended Data Output Digital RAM
D. Extended Data Output Dynamic RAM

D. Extended Data Output Dynamic RAM

9. A byte is a collection of
A. 4 bits
B. 12 bits
C. 6 bits
D. 8 bits

D. 8 bits

10. Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory?
A. Non Volatile

B. Permanent
C. Temporary
D. None of the Above

C. Temporary

1. Under virtual storage
A. Two or more programs are stored in primary storage
B. Only active pages of a program in primary storage
C. Inter-program, interference may occur
D. None of the Above

B. Only active pages of a program in primary storage

2. Comparing with secondary storage, primary storage is
A. Slow and expensive
B. Slow and inexpensive
C. Fast and inexpensive
D. Fast and expensive

D. Fast and expensive

3. Technique of placing software/programs in a ROM semiconductor chip is called
A. PROM
B. EPROM
C. Firmware
D. None of the above

Answer

C. Firmware

4. The can be programmed one time either the manufacturer or the computer user.Once programmed it cannot be modified.
A. PROM
B. EPROM
C. RAM
D. ROM

D. ROM

5. Technique to implement virtual memory where memory is divided into units of fixed size memory is
A. Paging
B. De-fragments
C. Segmentation
D. None of the above

A. Paging

6. Storage device where time to retrieve stored information is independent of address where it is stored is called
A. Random Access Memory
B. Secondary Memory
C. System
D. None of the above

A. Random Access Memory

7. A memory in CPU that holds program instructions, input data, intermediate results and the output information produced during processing is
A. System
B. Primary Memory
C. Secondary Memory
D. None of the above

B. Primary Memory

8. Technique of using disk space to make programs believe that the system contains more Random Access Memory(RAM) than is actually available is called
A. Random Access Memory
B. Primary Memory
C. Secondary Memory
D. Virtual Memory

D. Virtual Memory

9. CPU performs read/write operations at any point in time in

A. PROM
B. EPROM
C. RAM
D. ROM

B. EPROM

10. A storage device or medium where the access time is dependent upon the location of the data is called
A. Parallel access
B. Serial access
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above

B. Serial access

1. The instructions for starting the computer are house on

A. Hard Disk
B. CD-ROM
C. Read Only Memory chip
D. All of the above

C. Read Only Memory chip

2. EAROM stands for _
A. Electrically Altered Read Only Memory
B. Electrically Accepted Read Only Memory
C. Electronically Alterable Read Only Memory
D. Electrically Alterable Read Only Memory

D. Electrically Alterable Read Only Memory

3. is a method of storing data bits using magnetic charges instead of the electrical charges used by DRAM.
A. VRAM
B. WRAM

C. MRAM
D. None of the above

C. MRAM
Magneto resistive RAM

4. is a high-performance video RAM that is dual ported.
A. VRAM
B. WRAM
C. MRAM
D. None of the above

B. WRAM Window RAM

5. is RAM that combines the fast read and write access of Dynamic RAM
A. VRAM
B. WRAM
C. MRAM
D. FRAM

D. FRAM Ferroelectric RAM

6. is a form of non-volatile storage that operates by changing the resistance of a specially formulated solid dielectric material.
A. VRAM
B. WRAM

C. MRAM
D. RRAM

D. RRAM Resistive RAM

7. Which of the following memories has the shortest access time?
A. Cache memory
B. Magnetic Bubble Memory
C. Magnetic Core Memory
D. None of the above

A. Cache memory

8. Which of the following is mandatory for every disk?
A. root
B. sub
C. bare
D. None of the above

A. root

9. Which of the following is the smallest measure of storage?
A. KB
B. MB
C. TB
D. Byte

D. Byte

10. Kilobyte equals to how many bytes?
A. 1000
B. 1064
C. 1024
D. None of the above

C. 1024

1. is a generic term for organized collection of computer data and instructions.
A. firmware
B. Software
C. hardware
D. None of the above

B. Software

2. Software refers to
A. firmware
B. physical components that a computer is made of
C. programs
D. None of the above

C. programs

3. Software can be categorized as
A. Firmware and Hardware
B. System software and Firmware
C. Application software and Hardware
D. System software and Application Software

D. System software and Application Software

4. This type of software works with end users, application software and computer hardware to handle the majority of technical details.
A. Communications software
B. Application software
C. Utility software
D. System software

D. System software

5. _programs perform day to day tasks related to the maintenance of the computer system.
A. Operating system
B. System Utilities
C. Language translators
D. Application software

System Utilities

6. Application software
A. is designed to help programmers
B. is used to control the operating System
C. performs specific task for computer users
D. is used for making design only

C. performs specific task for computer users

7. It is the set of programs that enables your computers hardware device and application software to work together.
A. Operating system
B. Helper software
C. System software
D. Application software

C. System software

8. Which of the following is/are an example(s) of System Software?
A. Device Drivers
B. Language translators
C. System Utilities
D. All of the above

D. All of the above

9. is the first layer of software loaded into computer memory when it starts up.
A. Device Drivers
B. Language translators
C. System Utilities
D. Operating system

D. Operating system

10. are system programs, which are responsible for proper functioning of devices.
A. Device Drivers

B. Language translators
C. System Utilities
D. Operating system

A. Device Drivers

1. A helps in converting programming languages to machine language.
A. Operating system
B. System Utilities
C. Language translator
D. Application software

C. Language translator

2. Which of the following is/are example(s) of an Operating System?
A. UNIX
B. Linux
C. Windows XP
D. All of the above

D. All of the above

3. Language Translators can be divided into three major categories.They are
A. Compiler, Operating System and Assembler
B. Compiler, Device Driver and Assembler
C. Compiler, Interpreter and System Utility
D. Compiler, Interpreter and Assembler

D. Compiler, Interpreter and Assembler

4. Which of the following language is the closest to the machine code?
A. Compiler
B. Interpreter
C. Assembler
D. None of the above

C. Assembler

5. Which analyses and executes the source code in line-by-line manner, without looking at the entire program?
A. Compiler
B. Interpreter
C. Assembler
D. None of the above

B. Interpreter

6. A is a special program that processes statements written in a particular programming language and turns them into machine language.
A. Compiler
B. Device Driver
C. Assembler
D. None of the above

Answer

A. Compiler

7. _ is a software used to compose, format, edit, and print electronic documents.
A. Spreadsheets
B. Word Processor
C. Image Editors
D. None of the above

B. Word Processor

8. Which of the following is/are example(s) of Word Processors?
A. Microsoft Word
B. WordPerfect
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above

C. Both (A) and (B)

9. are designed specifically for capturing, creating, editing and manipulating images?
A. Spreadsheets
B. Word Processor
C. Image Editors
D. None of the above

C. Image Editors

10. Which of the following is/are example(s) of Spreadsheets?
A. Microsoft Excel

B. Lotus 1-2-3
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above

C. Both (A) and (B)

1. Which refers to any program that is not copy righted?
A. Freeware
B. Shareware
C. Open Source Software
D. Public Domain Software

D. Public Domain Software

2. Which term is commonly used for copyrighted software given away free by its author?
A. Freeware
B. Shareware
C. Open Source Software
D. Public Domain Software

A. Freeware

3. is the software which comes with the permission for people to redistribute copies for a limited period.
A. Freeware
B. Shareware
C. Open Source Software
D. Public Domain Software

B. Shareware

4. Linux is a type of
A. Freeware
B. Shareware
C. Open Source Software
D. Public Domain Software

C. Open Source Software

5. Which of the following is application software?
A. Database Management System
B. Spreadsheets
C. Image Editor
D. All of the above

D. All of the above

6. _ is a combination of software permanently stored in the memory.
A. Freeware
B. Shareware
C. Open Source Software
D. Firmware

D. Firmware

7. represents the majority of software purchased from software publishers.

A. Commercial Software
B. Proprietary Software
C. Open Source Software
D. Firmware

A. Commercial Software

8. Which of the following software is also called as Closed Source Software?
A. Commercial Software
B. Proprietary Software
C. Open Source Software
D. Firmware

B. Proprietary Software

9. is a collection of one or more files that correct flaws in the performance, reliability or security of a specific software product.
A. Software Update
B. Software Piracy
C. Software patch
D. None of the above

C. Software patch

10. Which of the following is System Software?
A. Microsoft Word
B. Microsoft Excel

C. Adobe Photoshop
D. Windows 7

D. Windows 7

11. Which of the following is/are example(s) of Image Editors?
A. Adobe photoshop
B. Adobe Illustrator
C. CorelDraw
D. All of the above

D. All of the above

12. distributed as freeware, but it requires the user to view advertisements to use the software.
A. Adware
B. Abandonware
C. Donationware
D. All of the above

A. Adware

13. Adware is some times called
A. Shareware
B. Abandonware
C. Donationware
D. Spyware

Answers:

D. Spyware

14. is the unauthorized copying of an organization’s internally developed software or the illegal duplication of commercially available software.
A. Software license
B. Software Piracy
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above.

B. Software Piracy

15. Which of the following activity can be termed as Software Piracy?
A. Softloading
B. Hard Disk loading
C. Internet Downloading
D. All of the above

Answers:

D. All of the above

16. means sharing a program with someone who is not authorized by the license agreement to use it.
A. Softloading
B. Hard Disk loading
C. Internet Downloading
D. Renting

D. All of the above

17. EULA is a legal agreement between a software producer and a user. What does EULA stand for?

A. Exit User License Agreement
B. Exit Utility License Agreement
C. End Utility License Agreement
D. End User License Agreement

Answers:

D. End User License Agreement

18. If you borrow and copy a friend’s software in violation of the licensing agreement, what kind of piracy is that?
A. Internet Downloading
B. Hard Disk loading
C. Softloading
D. Renting

C. Softloading

19. Softloading is also called _
A. End User Piracy
B. Softlifting
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above.

C. Both (A) and (B)

10. is a content distribution protocol enables efficient software distribution and peer-to-peer sharing of very large files by enabling users to serve as network redistribution points.
A. Freeware
B. BitTorrent

C. CorelDraw
D. None of the above.

B. BitTorrent

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