Computer Awareness (Part-1)

Q.1 Which one of the following person has produce the first portable computer ?

a.Ramsay Adobe

b.Bharat Dham

c.Daniel Richie

d.Adam Osborn

Q.2    “Pram Padam”is

a.an indigenously built super computer

b.an indigenously built submarine

c.a nuclear capable warfare ship

d.none of the above

Q.3  Which type of Computer could be found in a digital watch? 

a.Mainframe

b.Super Computer

c.Notebook Computer

d.Embedded Computer

Q.4  Which one the following countries has developed the tiamhe-1A,one of the world’s fastest supercomputer?

a.Japan

b.South Korea

c.China

d.Chinese Taipei

Q.5  Who is internationally recognized as a father of the modern digital computer?

a.George Stibitz

b.Clifford Berry

c.Nikolay Brusentsov

d.Claude Ramsay

Q.6   Which one of the following connects the different parts of a computer which is usually made up of wires?

a.URLs

b.Modem

c.Buses

d.CPUs

Q.8  Which one of the following printers is known as ‘non-impact printer’ in general?

a.Line printer

b.Drum Printer

c.Serial Printer

d.Laser Printer

Q.9 Which one of the following has developed the c-language for the computer for the first time?

a.Gertrude Tierney

b.Howard Bloomberg

c.Dennis Ritchie

d.Vernon Reeves

Q.10 Which one of the following programming language is commonly used in the embedded computer ?

a.FORTRAN

b.COBOL

c.Java

d.C-language

Q.11 Which one of the following computer language is used for displaying web page and other information that can be displayed in a web browser ?

a.HTTL

b.HTML

c.XTTL

d.CMXL

Q.12 A Computer cannot ‘boot’ if it does not have the

a.compiler

b.loader

c.assembler

d.operating system

Q.13 The Computer processor consists which of the following parts ?

a.CPU and main memory

b.Hard disc and floppy disc

c.Main memory and storage

d.Operating system and applications

Q.14 Where do you find the clock and calendar in/on your computer?

a.Task Bar

b.Recycle Bin

c.Library

d.Start Menu

Q.15 Which one of the following memories is not the primary memory of a computer ?

a.ROM

b.RAM

c.EEPROM

d.CD-ROM

Q.16 Which of the following groups have only output devices?

a.Scanner, Keyboard, Printer

b.Mouse, Printer, Monitor

c.Keyboard, Monitor, Printer

d.Plotter, Printer, Monitor

Q.17 Which one of the following disks is used to cold boot of a computer?

a.Set-up disk

b.Program disk

c.diagnostic disk

d.system disk

Q.18 Which process check to ensure the components of the computer are operating and connected properly?

a.Editing

b.Processing

c.Booting

d.Bugging

Q.19 Which of the following is a storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data or information?

a.Floppy diskette

b.Optical disk

c.Permanent disk

d.Hard disk

Q.20 The operating system called UNIX is typically used for

a.Desktop computer

b.laptop computer

c.Supercomputer

d.Web server

Answers-

Q.1 d), Q.2 a), Q.3 d),Q.4 c), Q.5 a), Q.6 c), Q.7 c), Q.8 d),Q.9 c), Q.10 d),Q.11 b),Q.12 d),Q.13 c),Q.14 a),Q.15 d),Q.16 d),Q.17 a),Q.18 c),Q.19 a),Q.20 a).