Computer Fundamentals Previous Questions (set -1)

Computer Fundamentals

Choose the correct answer
(1 mark each)

1. Firmware is ..........
a) Computer interface standard
b) Virus protection software
c) Programmed in ROM
d) A safety device

2. CPU clock speed of present day computers is in the range of ...........
a) kHz
b) 100 kHz
c) MHz
d) GHz

3. Which of the following is a secondary storage device?.
a) Scanner
b Printe
c) Floppy Disk
d) None of these

4. Access time of present day RAM is measured in
a) Micro seconds
b) Milli seconds
c) Nano seconds
d) Centi seconds

5. Typical capacity of hard disk in a common PC
a) 160GB
b) 160MB
c) 160KB
d) 160TB

6. if a computer has 16 bit address bus, it can have a maximum memory of
al 16K
b) 64K
c) 32K
d)128K

7. GIMP is ........... Software
a Word prossesor
b) Spreadsheet
c) Presentation
d) Graphics

8. PDF is widely used for exchanging
a Documents
b) Music files
c) Graphic files
d) Database Files

9. .......... is a volatile memory
a) ROM
b) RAM
c)Magnetic Memory
d) Flash Memory

10. Working memory of computer
a) RAM
b) ROM
c) Hard Disk
d) None of these

11. The basic operations performed by a computer are
a) Arithmetic Operations
b) Storage and Retrieval
c) Logical operation
d) all of these

12. Macro program o instruction set stored in a ROM are called
a) Hardware
b) Software
c)Firmware
d) None of these

13. Using one byte each to represent each primary colour, we can create a little more than  .............. number of hues or colours
a) 15 million
b) 64K
c) 768
d) 64 million

14. ............... is the first Electronic computer in the world
a) IBM MARKI
b) UNIVAC
c) EDSAC
d) ENIAC

15. 1000 in binary is equivalent to ...…........ in decimal
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10

16. .......... input device is also known as game controller
a) Track ball
b) Joystick
c) OMR
d) light pen

17. The fastest computer is ..............
a) Mainframe computer
b) Super Computer
c) Laptop Computer
d) Micro Computer

18. The speed of the super computer is measured in terms of ..............
a) GB
b) RPM
c)FLOPS
d) GHz

19. 1KB means ........... Bytes
a) 1001
b) 1010
c) 1024
d) None of the above

20. A communication network which is used by large organization over regional, national or global area is called
a) LAN
b) WAN
c) MAN 

d) Internet

21. Dot matrix printer is a type of ..............
a) Impact Printer
b) Laser Printer
c) Line Printer
d) Non Impact Printer

22. High level programming languages were first developed during the ............. of computers
a) first generation
b) second generation
c) third generation
d) fourth generation

23. ............ is considered father of punched card data processing.
a) J Persper Eckert
b) Charles Babbage
c) Blaise Pascal
d) Dr. Herman Hollerith

24. Typical storage capacity of a DVD optical Disk is ...............
a) 700 MB
b) 470 GB
c) 4.7 GB
d) 47 GB

25. Which of the following memories is an optical memory?
a) Bubble memory
b) core memory
c) DVD
d) Flash Memory

26. ........... Scans a set of vertical bars of different width for specific data
a) OMR
b) MICR
c) OBR
d) Barcode

27. Punched cards were first introduced by .............
a) Powers
b) Pascal
c) Jacquard
d) Hollerith

28. First integrated circuit chip was developed by
a) C. Babbage
b) W.H Brattain
c) J.S Kilby
d) Robert Noyee

29. A ................ is the smallest element of information used by a computer
a) Byte
b) Nibble
c) Char
d) Bit

30. ............... is a network device that connects dissimilar network
a) Routers
b) Hub
c) Gateway
d) NIC

31. ............. is a bidirectional communication scheme
a) Simplex
b) Half duplex
c) Full duplo
d) Twisted pair

32. in .............. generation of computers, Vacuum tubes are used
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

33. Booting a computer when the power is switched ON from OFF state is known as ..........
a) rebooting
b) cold Booting
c) warm Booting
d) none of these

34.The hardware device used to input text or images into the computer
a) light Pen
b) joystick
c) track ball
d) scamer

35. ........... is a single user operating system
a) UNUX
b) WINDOWS 2000
c) UNIX
d) Ms Dos

36. In Binary Coded Decimal, each decimal digit is represented using
a) nibble
b) byte
c) word
d) none of the above

37. .............. topology combines the characteristics of bus and star topologies
a) mesh
b) ring
c) linear
d) treg

38. A private network inside a company or organization is called ...............
a) extranet
b) intranet
c) internet
d) browser

39. ............ is the disk partition that contains the booting files of an OS
a) System partition
b) Boot partition
c) Logical partition
d) None of these

40. .............. the disk partition that contains the Windows OS files and supported files
a) System partition
b) Boot partition
c) Logical partition
d) None of these

41. PATA cable allows a cable length up to ............. inches
a) 50
b) 18
c) 01
d) 100

42. Which of the following protocol uses both TCP and UDP
a) FTP
b) SMTP
c) TELNET
d) DNS

43. ................ cable is used for connecting two similar devices
a) Straight through
b) Crossover
c) Roll over
d) All of these

44. Which of the following is a LINUX distribution
a) Mandrake
b) DOS
c) OS/2
d) All of these

45. Features of LINUX OS is/are ...................
a) Multitasking
b) Multi-user
c) User-friendly
d) All of these

46. in LINUX ............. directory contains special file system entries which represent devices that are attached to the system.
a) /dev
b) /lib
c) /home
d) /tmp

47. Finding a data in the cache memory is known as
a) Cache hit
b) Buffening
c) Memory run
d) None of these

48. HDLC is an example of protocol
a) LAN
b) MAN
c) WAN
d) All of these

49. in a standard keyboard .............. is also called the new line key
a) Tab key
b) Space key
c) Shift key
d) Enter key

Fill in the blanks
(1 mark each)

50. ............ is a set of rules that govern the communication between computers on a network

51. Computer software are mainly classified into ............ and ................

52. The founder of "Tabulating machine company" is .............

53. IBM-360 comes under ............ generation of computers

54. ASIMO was created by ........... company

55. An internal channel from the cpu to memory across which the address of data are transmitted is known as ...............

56. The intermediate results are stored in .........

57. The mouse was invented by ............

58. TV broadcasting is an example of .......... communication

59. The standard connector for UTP cabling is ............... connector

60. Central core of fiber optics is made of .............

61. ........... are used to boost the signal in a network

62. Touch pad was invented by ...........

63. ............. is a bi directional communication scheme that provides transmission in both directions, but only one at a time.

64. Telecommunication is an example of .......... network.

65. The network topology in which all terminals are connected to a central computer is called .............

66. A ........... is a computer program that enables a user to display and interact with the resources located on a web page at a web site

67. iteration statements are statements which are used to solve problems containing ........... operations

68. ......... Viruses are also known as file viruses

69. .......... provides temporary storage for files and folders that you delete.

70. The state in which your computer consumes less power when it is die but remains available for immediate use is
called ...............

71. By dragging the ........... handle, the size of a window can be adjusted two dimensionally

72. In Windows the name of a file or folder can contain a maximum of ............. characters.

73. ............. file format is commonly used to display photographs.

74. ............. utility in Windows diagnoses and repairs errors on hard disk diskettes and laptop memory cards.

75. The first graphical web browser is ..............

76. Windows Vista OS needs to have at minimum ............. RAM .

77. Logarithm was invented by ................

78. The first electronic computer was developed by .............. and ..............

79. The EDSAC was developed by a group of scientists headed by .................

80. The first microprocessor chip is ..............

81. The first microprocessor chip was developed by ..............

82. Transistor invented by ..............

83. Magnetic cores for storage was invented during ............. Generation of computers

84. Mainframe computers come under .......... generation of computers

85. 1st version of Microsoft OS called 'Windows-CE' is meant for ............

86. The name of the first mini computer is ...........
87. Winchester is another name for ........... disk

88. .............. computers combine the features of both analog and digital computers

89. Commonly used processor for Laptops by Intel is ...........

90. Firefox is a well known ............

91. Athlon is manufactured by the company ...........

92. Celeron is a product of ............. company

93. In DOS command is used to create a directory

94. Graphical representation of algorithm is called .............

95. In DOS ............ command is used to change the name of a file

96. 1GB = ............... MB

97. A ............ is a group of 4 bits

98. Data Bus Address Bus & ............... Bus are the important signal paths in the CPU

99. Chrome is a popular ................

100. The wildcard characters in Windows are ................. and ...............

101. The bar that appears at the bottom of the desktop is known as ...............

102. In flowchart representation ................. 

represents processing operations

103. is a program which translates mnemonic code to machine language.

104. The types of error that can be trapped by the compiler are called a ............... error

105. ............. is a short range radio communication for interconnecting computers and peripherals

106. ............ is a wireless personal area network

107. In DOS .............. command displays the amount of total and available memory.

108. The resolution of computer screen is expressed in .................

109. Normally operating system is loaded in the ............ drive partition (A,B,C,D,E,F).

110. In DOS ............ command deletes a subdirectory.

111. Magnetic tape is a ............. Storage device

112. A USB is a .............. pin connector

113. ............ is the command used in DOS to create text files

114. The process of lading the minimum operating system from a secondary storage device to tha RAM of a computer is known as ...............

115. The ............. translate the source program into machine language, line by line and executes it if there is no error.

116. ............ operating system is a product of Free Software Foundation (FSF)

117. A portion of a secondary storage device that reserved to store the minimum operating system is called as ...............

118. GNU is recatsve acronym for .............

119. The founder of MP3 is ...............

120. .............. translates information from one network to another. 

121. The main distinguishing feature of fifth generation digital computer will be ............

122. Semiconductor memory elements replace the magnetic core from ..............  Generation of computers. 

123. The founder of Apple computer is .............

124. The screen resolution for XGA is ..............×...............

125. The IEEE standard for Ethernet is ............

126. Network inside an organization is called ..........

127. The subnet mask for CLASS C network address is ..............

128. ............. Option in Windows XP allows user to configure one computer in your network as host through which all other workgroup can connect to internet. 

129. The company that provides direct access of internet for home and business users is .................

130. ............. utility in Windows is used to monitor key indicators of computers performance

131. The number of pin in PATA connector is ...............

132. The default browser of Windows is ...........

133. .............. is a computer program in Windows designed to increase access speed by rearranging files stored on a disk to occupy contiguous storage location. 

134. In DOS ............... commands is used to remove the empty directories

135. In DOS ................ command allows the user to delete and/or create partitions on the HDD. 

136. ............... command in DOS displays the volume information about a designated drive

137. ................. utility in Windows provide temporary storage for files and folders that we delete

138. SCSI snds for .............................

139. The process of diding the storage space of a hard disk drive into separate data area is known as .................

140. The total storage space of a PC hard disk can be divided into a maximum of ...............

141. The mnmum number of partitions needed for a hard disk to work is ............

142. A hard disk may contain ............. number(s) of extended partition

143. LINUX partitions are created using the file system .............. 

144. ............ is a display that can detect the presence and location of a touch within the display area.

145. ........... is a pointing device consisting of specialized surface that can translate the motion and positon of a users finger to a relative position on screen

146. The protocol used for internet service is ...............

Give shortcut key for the following
(1 mark each)

147. CUT 

148. PASTE 

149. COPY 

150. SAVE 

151. PRINT

 
152. SELECT ALL

 
153. FIND

154. HELP 

155. UNDO

 
156. REDO 

157.REPLACE 

158. GOTO

State Whether True or False
(1 mark each)

159. Windows 98 does not support networking environment.

160. The brain of computer in RAM

161. Save As option is used to save a file in a different folder

162. LINUX is a multi user operating system

163. Syntax error can be trapped by the compiler

164. Scour Is a search engine

165. Software is a collection of instructions

166. A user can use multiple email accounts

167. Mouse is used as an input device

168. CPU stands for Central Peripheral Unit

169. ROM is an example of non volatile memory

170. The output generated by a printer is generally called on soft copy

171. We can restore files from recycle bin

172. Difference Engine was invented by Charles Babbage

173. Hard Disk is an example of volatile memory

174. Assembly languages are process oriented

175. A hub is a hardware device used to connect several computers together

176. A hexadecimal system has eight symbols

177. An interpreter executes one program line at a time

178. Logical error can be trapped by the compiler

179. A chain printer consists of a cylindrical drum

180. in a computer ALU refers to Automatic Linking Unit

181. Blue Ray refers to a kind of infrared peripheral interface

182. Del key deletes the character to the left of the cursor

183. A compiler is a system software that translate high level language into machine language

184. Operating system is machine dependent software

185. A printer may be called an input device of a computer

186. A 'Dir' DOS command is used to display the folders and in a directory

187. Abacus is a calculating device

188. Static RAM is non volatile

189. UNIVAC computer is a third-generation computer

190. The data in ROM is not lost when the computer power is turned off

191. batch file contains a senos of commands created under a name having an extension BAT

192. Laser printer is an example of impact printer

193. Compiler is a hardware unit

194. Machine code is a high level language

195. IBM 701 s an example of first generation computer

196. In Blue ray disk technology an infrared lasers used for reading and writing

197. C is an example of High level language

198. The Processing speed of RAM less in ROM

199. The first mini Computer was introduced by Intel

200. Plotter is used as an input device.

201. CRAY series is an example of super computers

202. Cache memory is a place to store files permanently

203. SATA offers higher transfer than SCS

204. In fiber optic communication data are transmitted as light rather than electronic signal

205. The most common type of connector used with fiber optic cable is BNC

Part - VI Expand the following
(1mark each)

206. OCR 

207. BASIC 

208. MICR 

209. BCD 

210. LCD 

211. WYSIWYG 

212. ASCII 

213.CRT 

214. BIOS 

215. CPS 

216. DDR

217. DIMM

218. DNS 

219. DOS 

220. DRAM 

221. DVD 

222. FAT 

223. FTP 

224. GUI 

225. HTTP 

226. NTFS 

227. RDRAM 

228. SATA 

229. SCSI

230. SDRAM

231. SMS 

232. IP

233. JPEG 

234. LAN 

235. MBR 

236. MPEG 

237. SVG 

238. TCP 

239. TFT 

240. TIFF 

241. GIF

242. UATA 

243. USB 

244. VOIP 

245. VPN 

246. XML 

247. WAN 

248. WWW 

249. SQL 

250. BMP 

251. VLSI 

252. URL 

253. IBM 

254. CD

255. VCD 

256. GB 

256. TB 

257. MAN 

258. ALU 

259. CPU 

260. UPS 

261. GIGO 

262. FLOPS 

263. LASER 

264. SSI

265. ARPA

266. EEPROM

267. IDE

268. PCI

269. WIMP 

270. VDU

271. ISP

272. BSNL 

273. SGL

274. VRAM

275. DOSS 

276. DTE 

277. UART 

278. UTP 

279. BNC

280. HTML 

281. MODEM 

282. ISDN 

283. SNA 

284. NIC 

285. DSL 

286. EDI

287. GPS 

288. HDTV 

289. EDC 

290. EDSAC 

291. UNIVAC 

292. EBCDIC 

293. DEC 

294. TAP 

295. EDO 

296. RDMS

297. ISA

298. XGA

Part - VII Convert the following
(2 Marks each)

299. 25C hex = .......... decimal

300. 101111 binary = ............. Hex

301. 2's Complement of 10011 is = ............

302. 0100101111 binary = ................ Octal

304. 565.32 decimal = ................ binary

305. The BCD code of 453 is ..................

306. 12C hex + D5A hex = ............. binary

307. 66 octal + 1110 binary = .............. decimal

308. 6A hex-57 decimal = .................. octal

309. 111001 binary - 100110 binary = ............... decimal

Part - VII Answer the following
(5 marks each)

310. Booting

311. ISP

312. Electronic mail

313. GNU

314. Linux commands with examples

315. Five common input devices

316. Five external commands in DOS with examples

317. Operating System

318. Static and Dynamic Memory

319. Explain the different symbols in flow chart

320. Computer Virus

321. Write the algorithm and draw flowchart 

to find the larger of two even numbers.

322. Computer storage devices

323. Modes of data transmission

324. Difference between DOS commands and Linux commands

325. Synchronous and Asynchronous transmission

326. Features of Algorithm

327. Explain EXTRANET

328. Briefly explain the difference between RAM and ROM

329. Briefly explain about the language processor

330. Difference between UNIX and Windows OS

Part - IX Essay Questions
(10 marks each)

331. Robotics

332. Printers - Types Features and Comparison

333. Computer Network-Types, Features and Companion

334. Network topologies

335. Generations of Computers

336. Evolution of Computers

337. Memory Devices

338. What s Internet? Explain how data transmitted and received in internet?

339. Write the steps to properly remove an intalled program

340. Read the numbers A,B and C. If A is less than B then D is 100; otherwise check if B is less than C. if B is less than C Then D=200; otherwise D= 300. Print the value of D.. Draw A flow chart for this

341. A bank charges 12% interest if the loan amount is less than 5 lakhs and 15% if the loan  amount is greater than 25 lakhs. For an amount between 5 lakhs and 25 lakhs the interest is 13%. Draw the flow chart for a program to read in the loan amount and to print out the correct interest rate if loan amount input.

342. Draw the flow chart for the following program
Read in the Register Number and Mark of a student and to print out the register number, mark and result.  The result is bsed on the following criteria.
◆ If Mark is below 40 result = "failed"
◆ if Makk is 40 or above, but below 60, the result is "passed"
◆ if Mark is 60 or above, the result is "first class"

343. Write any five applications of computer and explain them.

344. Describe the victory of LINUX

345. Explan
◆ HUD
◆ Switch
◆ Bridge
◆ Router
◆ Gateway

346. Explain briefly the characteristics of computer

348. Explain the basic symbols in flowchart

348. Explain the different input and output ports

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