in which year was UK?s premier computing event called ?The which computer? started?
1.1980
2.1985
3.1986
4.1987
John Napier invented Logarithm in
1.1614
2.1617
3.1620
4.None of above
Properly arranged data is called
1.Field
2.Words
3.Information
4.File
Which of the following statement is valid?
1.Lady Augusta is the first programmer
2.Ada is the daughter of Lord Byron a famous English poet
3.ADA is a programming language developed by US Defense
4.All of above
A byte consists of
1.One bit
2.Four bits
3.Eight bits
4.Sixteen bits
A compiler is a translating program which
1.Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language
2.Translates entire source program into machine language program
3.It is not involved in program?s execution
4.All of above
A computer consists of
1.A central processing unit
2.A memory
3.Input and output unit
4.All of the above
A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is
1.Process control
2.ALU
3.Register Unit
4.Process description
Algorithm and Flow chart help us to
1.Know the memory capacity
2.Identify the base of a number system
3.Direct the output to a printer
4.Specify the problem completely and clearly
An integrated circuit is
1.A complicated circuit
2.An integrating device
3.Much costlier than a single transistor
4.Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
BCD is
1.Binary Coded Decimal
2.Bit Coded Decimal
3.Binary Coded Digit
4.Bit Coded Digit
Each set of Napier?s bones consisted of ______ rods
1.5
2.9
3.11
4.13
From which generation operating systems were developed?
1.First
2.Second
3.Third
4.Fourth
How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?
1.10
2.11
3.8
4.12
Machine language is
1.Machine dependent
2.Difficult to program
3.Error prone
4.All of above
Modern Computers are very reliable but they are not
1.Fast
2.Powerful
3.Infallible
4.Cheap
Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several
1.Personal computers
2.Workstations
3.Dumb terminals
4.Mainframes
Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of
1.first generation
2.second generation
3.third generation
4.fourth generation
Once you load the suitable program and provide required data computer does not need human intervention. This feature is known as
1.Accuracy
2.Reliability
3.Versatility
4.Automatic
The difference between memory and storage is that memory is _____ and storage is __
1.Temporary permanent
2.Permanent temporary
3.Slow fast
4.All of above
The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
1.IBM
2.Super UNIVAC
3.Radio Shaks
4.Data General Corporation
The term gigabyte refers to
1.1024 bytes
2.1024 kilobytes
3.1024 megabytes
4.1024 gigabyte
The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document is
1.Editing
2.Writing
3.Formatting
4.All of above
What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?
1.Grater than
2.Less than
3.Equal to
4.All of the above
What is a brand?
1.The name of companies that made computers
2.The name of product a company gives to identify its product in market
3.A name of class to indicate all similar products from different companies
4.All of above
What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
1.Light pen
2.Mouse
3.Digitizer
4.Terminal
What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine
1.1642
2.1837
3.1880
4.1850
What type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic on the bus in order to prevent two devices from trying to use it at the same time?
1.Bus control
2.Interrupts
3.Bus arbitration
4.Status
When was Pascaline invented
1.1617
2.1620
3.1642
4.1837
When was the world?s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?
1.Hewlett-Packard 1980
2.Epson 1981
3.Laplink Traveling Software Inc 1982
4.Tandy Model-200 1985
Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface the trackball is
1.Stationary
2.Difficult to move
3.Dragged
4.Moved in small steps
Which is considered a direct entry input device?
1.Optical scanner
2.Mouse and digitizer
3.Light pen
4.All of the above
Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?
1.UNIVAC
2.ENIAC
3.EDSAC
4.None of above
Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?
1.Magnetic drum
2.Hard Disks
3.Floppy
4.All of above
Which statement is valid about computer program?
1.It is understood by a computer
2.It is understood by programmer
3.It is understood user
4.Both a & b
Which was the most popular first generation computer?
1.IBM 1650
2.IBM 360
3.IBM 1130
4.IBM 2700
Why are vacuum tubes also called valves?
1.Because they can amplify the weak signals and make them strong
2.Because they can stop or allow the flow of current
3.Both of above
4.None of above