Fundamentals of Computer – Online MCQs Test – Computer Science 9th

1. His first tabulator was used for the U.S. 1890 Census.

2. A person who uses different programming languages to develop programs is:

3. The first complete computing machine was invented by:

4. Use of high-level languages

• Output ⟶ Monitor
• Input ⟶ Keyboard
• Time sharing and real time operating system

The above mentioned characteristics describe:

5. The advancement in the vacuum or electron tube gave birth to the:

6. Desktops, laptops, tablets and smart phones are examples of:

7. Pascaline or Pascal's calculator was invented in:

8. www stands for:

9. It is the part of a computer that contains the primary devices.

10. First Generation of Computers were developing during:

11. Graphical User Interface (GUI) was developed in:

12. The _________ is the main board which connects different parts of computer.

13. It is an intermediate storage area, available inside microprocessor.

14. Electro-mechanical era starts from the mid of:

15. A collection of wires connecting the CPU with main memory that is used to identify particular locations is:

16. ENIAC and UNIVAC are examples of:

17. According to purpose, computers are divided into:

18. Charles Babbage's first invention was:

19. The major invention or technology used in second Generation of computers was:

20. The most common ______ devices of a computer are monitor and printer.

21. Fourth Generation of Computers were developing during:

22. According to their size, computers are divided into:

23. Pascaline or Pascal's calculator can perform addition and subtraction by:

24. According to technology or type of data, computers are classified into:

25. The most common ______ devices of a computer are keyboard and mouse.

26. _______ Computers are also known as dedicated computers.

27. IBM 7094 and IBM 1401 are examples of:

28. DEC VAX and IBM AS/400 are good examples of:

29. The major invention or technology used in first Generation of computers was:

30. Napier's bones was used for:

31. Antivirus software is an example of:

32. It was a small machine that contained ten rod:

33. Computer instructions are executed on the basis of:

34. MS Office for Windows is an example of:

35. Media players are:

36. The most powerful, fastest and largest computers are:

37. It is volatile and used to store data and instructions temporarily.

38. Computer ______ is a collection of all the physical parts or components of a computer.

39. It is considered as first computer prototype.

40. It was the first calculator that could perform all four basic arithmetic operations.

41. Motherboard have connectors called:

42. We are now using:

43. The inexpensive and most commonly used computers are:

44. It is now used to find real time location of people and objects.

45. Historians consider it to be the first design concept of a general-purpose computer.

46. Use of machine language

• Primary Internal Storage Medium ⟶ Magnetic Drums
• Input ⟶ Punch cards
• Batch processing operating system

The above mentioned characteristics describe:

47. IBM 360 and IBM 370 are examples of:

48. They are also called Personal Computers (PCs).

49. It stores the major setting of computer permanently.

50. There are typically ________ components of a microprocessor (CPU).

51. It was an automatic mechanical calculator.

52. Third Generation of Computers was based on:

53. Primary storage devices include:

54. Fifth Generation of Computers were developing during:

55. Modern languages use

56. Fourth Generation of Computers was based on:

57. The major invention or technology used in fourth Generation of computers was:

58. Which of the following is the major invention (innovation) or technology used in third Generation of computers:

59. Slide rule was invented by:

60. Second Generation of Computers were developing during:

61. It is a temporary storage area that holds the data that is being processed.

62. Use of assembly & high-level languages

• Primary Internal Storage Medium ⟶ Magnetic Core
• Input ⟶ Punch cards
• Batch processing & multi programming operating system

The above mentioned characteristics describe:

63. The major invention or technology used in fifth Generation of computers was:

64. Linux is an example of:

65. Clock speed is measured in :

66. ________ is a temporary storage area known as programming model of 8 bits, 16 bits, 32 bits and 64 bits.

67. The volatile memory

68. It is a set of instructions or a program.

69. It can be used for the simulation of a real environment for training and education.

70. It is the master control program that manages all the system resources.

71. Computer cannot start without:

72. The programs that are generally installed to manage and maintain overall computer resources is:

73. A microprocessor typically has:

74. They are powerful multi-user and multi-processors computers.

75. The evolution of computers is generally divided in following three eras.

76. He is known as 'Father of Computer'.

77. Use of semi-conductor memories RAM and ROM and magnetic storage became popular in:

78. First Generation of Computers was based on:

79. The second generation of computers became smaller, faster and more efficient because of:

80. Computer games, media players and web browsers are the examples of:

81. Third Generation of Computers were developing during:

82. Abacus was invented about:

83. It is permanent memory:

84. This generation also saw the development of Graphical User Interface (GUIs).

85. An IT expert who manages an organization network is:

86. It translates the entire high-level language program into machine language before it executed.

87. The immediate processed information is stored in:

88. They converts image into electronic format understandable by computer through light sensing.

89. It functions just like a traffic policeman and manages and coordinates all the units of the computer.

90. It is used to reorganize file on a hard disk drive to increase performance of disk.

91. Leibniz's calculator was also called:

92. CPU has ______ buses.

93. In computer, they are the electric paths on which data is sent or received by different components.

94. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) and Magnetic Strip Reader are: