ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL & COLLEGE – COD

College Section
MCQ’s (Session 2020-21)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
XI-C (Computer Sciences – Federal Board)

1) __________ are smallest and the least expensive computers.

a) Microcomputer b)Minicomputer c) Mainframe d) Super Computer

2) The physical components of a computer is known as ___________

a) Hardware b) Software c)Instructions d) Program

3) _______________ is a set of programs designed to perform specific tasks.

a) Utility software b) Operating system c) Application software d) Device drivers

4) Shareware is given to people free of charge for ___________

a) Limited time b) Unlimited time c) 5 months d) 1 year

5) The operation in which arithmetic and logical operations are performed is called _____:
a) Storage b) Input c) Output d) Processing

6) IBM system/36 and HP 3000 are examples of:

a) Supercomputers b) Mainframe c)Minicomputers d) Minicomputers

7) It is the interconnection between computer network and physical devices to collect and exchange data:
a) Cloud computing b) Computing devices c) IOT d) Data centers

8) This software helps in efficiency running business functions of a company:

a) Productivity software b) Entertainment software c) Educational software
d) Business software

9) Compiler translate _____________ language into machine language

a) High-level b) Low-level c) Assembly d) None of the above

10) ________________ is a centralized location for collection, storing processing of vast amount of data.
a) Cloud computing b) IOT c) Data centers d) Social media

11) _________ Memory is small amount of high-speed semiconductor memory.

a) Cache b) RAM c) ROM d) Registers

12) _________________ are small memory units inside the processor.

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 ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL & COLLEGE – COD
College Section
MCQ’s (Session 2020-21)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
XI-C (Computer Sciences – Federal Board)

a) Cache b) RAM c) ROM d) Registers

13) How much is 1 MB memory equal to?

a) 1024 Bytes b) 1024 KB c) 1024 GB d) 1024 TB

14) ___________ Memory is a permanent memory.

a) Non-volatile b)Volatile c) RAM d) SDRAM

15) RAM stands for __________

a) Random access memory b) Random Account memory c) Read Access Memory
d) Random Access Model

16) Main memory also called __________

a) Primary b) Internal c) Secondary d) Both a and b

17) How much is 1MB memory equal to?

a) 1024 Bytes b) 1024 TB c) 1024 KB d) 1024 GB

18) Secondary memory, also known as _______________ storage.

a) Primary b) Main c) Internal d) Backing

19) Which of the following is Volatile memory.

a) RAM b) PROM c) ROM d) EPROM

20) _____________ is the main part of the computer system

a) CPU b) ALU c) I/O Devices d) Registers

21) Intel 4004 was introduced in ____________

a) 1971 b) 1970 c) 1961 d) 1960

22) CPU is the _____________ of computer.

a) Brain b) Head c) Heart d) None of the above
23) ___________ is the part of CPU where processing take place.
a) ALU b) CU c) Cache d) Register

24) ______________ control and coordinates the activities of computer system.

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 ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL & COLLEGE – COD
College Section
MCQ’s (Session 2020-21)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
XI-C (Computer Sciences – Federal Board)

a) ALU b) CU c) Cache d) Register

25) A Bus is a group of ____________ wires.

a) Serial b) Horizontal c) Vertical d) Parallel

26) ___________ is used for transmitting information from one part to another.
a) Bus b) Processor c) CU d) Register

27) Which register stores the result of ALU operations?

a) Data register b) Instruction register c) Data Address register d) Accumulator

28) There are __ types of buses.

a) 5 b) 4 c) 3 d) 2

29) A group of bits is known as one byte:

a) 6 b) 8 c) 4 d) 2

30) Types of ROM are:

a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

31) This type of ROM works in a similar way to flash memory:

a) EPROM b) PROM c) EEPROM d)EROM

32) Instruction code is group of ______ that tells the computer to perform a specific operation.
a) Instruction b) bits c) bytes d) None of the above

33) A memory word that is to be stored in or fetched from memory must first be transferred into which
register?
a) Accumulator b) Data register c) Memory buffer register d) Program counter

34) CISC stands for _________

a) Complex instruction set computer b) Computer instruction set complex
c) Computer instruction set code d) Complex instruction set code

35) How many distinct operations can be performed if op-code of a microprocessor consists of 5 bits?
a) 5 b) 8 c) 32 d) 16

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 ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL & COLLEGE – COD
College Section
MCQ’s (Session 2020-21)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
XI-C (Computer Sciences – Federal Board)

36) The Address Bus is ___________

a) Uni-directional b) Bi-directional c) Multi-directional d) Tri-directional

37) 1 KB is = ______ bytes

a) 210 b) 220 c) 230 d) 240

38) _________ controls the sequence in which instructions are fetched from memory.
a) PC b) MBR c) MAR d) IR

39) The control bus is a group of wires that sends ______________ and __________ signals to all the parts.
a) Instructions, Codes b) Codes, information c) Timing, control d) None of the above

40) ______________, which represents the action that the processor execute.
a) Operation code b) Operand code c) Operation d) Code

41) Operand code, which defines the ________of the action.

a) Parameters b) Action c) Value d) Number

42) ____________ consists of three main components, Instruction register, Instruction Decoder and Timing
and Control Logic.
a) Control Unit b) ALU c) CPU d) Motherboard

43) Special purpose registers hold the ____________ of a program.

a) Addresses b) Contents c) State d) None of the above

44) __________ Instruction is used to transfer of bits either to the left or to the right of an operand.
a) Shift b) Program control c)Data processing d) Data Transfer

45) The One Address instruction format requires only ______op-code.

a) Two b) One c) Zero d) None of the above

46) The fetch operation places the instruction into the __________ inside the microprocessor.
a) Decode b) Fetch c) Execute d) None of the above

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 ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL & COLLEGE – COD
College Section
MCQ’s (Session 2020-21)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
XI-C (Computer Sciences – Federal Board)

47) Instruction decoder ____________ the instruction to determine what the instruction is intended to do.
a) Decoder b) Decodes c) Executer d) None of the above

48) Intel and AMD are the primary manufacturers of ____________

a) Processor b) Storage Devices c) I/O devices d) All of the above

49) Which of these registers controls the sequence in which instructions are fetched from memory for
execution?
a) PC b) MBR c) Data register d) Counter Register

50) Which of these instructions will perform addition of two numbers?

a) Operation b) Shift c) Comparison d) Data Movement

51) Which part of computer decodes instructions?

a) ALU b) Main memory c) Program Counter d) Control Unit

52) The purpose of power supply is to convert ___________ to _____________

a) AC to DC b) DC to AC c) DC to DC d) AC to AC

53) It is also called the processor or microprocessor:

a) CPU b) CU c) ALU d) AU

54) It is also known as Index register:

a) AC b) MAR c) PC d) MBR

55) This bus is used by the CPU to select a memory word for a read operation:
a) Address bus b) Data bus c) Control bus d) All of the above

56) A system with a 32-bit address bus can address _______ memory locations:
a) 232 b) 210 c) 254 d) 216

57) Data bus width is from:

a) 16 to 32 bits b) 32 to 64 bits c) 1 to 10 bits d) 16 to 100 bits

58) This instruction loads particular register contents from memory:

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 ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL & COLLEGE – COD
College Section
MCQ’s (Session 2020-21)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
XI-C (Computer Sciences – Federal Board)

a) MOV b) LOAD c) STORE d) SAVE

59) This instruction format requires only op-code, having no operand to work with:
a) Zero-Address Instruction b) One-Address Instruction c) Two-Address instruction
d) None of the above

60) This instruction format requires one op-code and two operand:
b) Zero-Address Instruction b) One-Address Instruction c) Two-Address instruction
d) None of the above

61) Motherboard is also known as _________

a) Circuit board b) System board c) Main board d) All of the above

62) USB stands for ___________

a) Universal serial bus b) Universal Serial bit c) Universal sorting bus
d) Universal start bit

63) _______________ is a box that contains most of the components of a computer.

a) Power supply b) Computer casing c) Motherboard d) None of the above

64) What is BIOS?

a) Programs in RAM b) Port c) Interface d) ROM chip

65) Which card displays text, graphics and images on the screen?
a) Network card b) Gigabit card c) Modem card d) Video graphics card

66) Which of the following provides interface to network?

a) NIC b) Modem c) Parallel port d) BIOS

67) A _______________ is a collection of computers or other devices.

a) Network b) Database c) Protocols d) None of the above

68) Microwave communication is an example of ____________communication.

a) Wired b) Wireless c) Guided d) None of the above

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 ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL & COLLEGE – COD
College Section
MCQ’s (Session 2020-21)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
XI-C (Computer Sciences – Federal Board)

69) Data communication is the process of ______________ information.

a) Sharing b) Transferring c) Exchanging d) All of the above

70) ___________ is the component of data communication.

a) Sender b) Message c) Protocol d) All of the above

71) ________is the data or information that is to be transmitted.

a) Protocol b) Media c) Message d) None of the above

72) A/An ______ is a set of rules that governs data communications.

a) Protocol b) Sender c) Message d) Receiver

73) In simplex mode, the communication takes place _______

a) Uni-directional b)Bi-directional c) Multi-directional d) None of the above

74) In _________ mode, the communication takes place in both the directions but not at the same time.
a) Half-duplex b) Full-duplex c) Simplex d) All of the above

75) In asynchronous transmission, the time interval between two characters is _________
a) Constant b) Variable c) Same d) None of the above

76) Start and stop bits are used in ______________ transmission.

a) Asynchronous b) Synchronous c) Simplex d) Hal-duplex

77) A special ___________ characters is sent when there is no data for transmission.
a) 0 b) 1 c) Idle d) None of the above

78) ___________ is a type of media, signal pass through a physical path.

a) Un-guided media b) Guided media c) Synchronous d) None of the above

79) Each computer is an example of ____________

a) Node b) Terminator c) Cable d) Bus

80) Which of the following network devices connects a network to another network that uses different
protocol.
a) Gateway b) Switch c) Modem d) Router

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 ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL & COLLEGE – COD
College Section
MCQ’s (Session 2020-21)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
XI-C (Computer Sciences – Federal Board)

81) Which of the following networks provides remote access to individuals and offices to their organization’s
network.
a) LAN b) WAN c) VPN d) MAN

82) In which topology a hub is used?

a) Star b) Bus c) Ring d) Mesh

83) Which topology is most expensive to implement?

a) Stat b) Ring c) Mesh d) Bus

84) Which layer of OSI Model decides which physical path-way the data should take to reach the
destination?
a) Data link layer b) Network layer c) Transport layer d) Session layer

85) Which network layer performs security, name recognition, logging and similar functions?
a) Transport layer b) Network layer c) Presentation layer d) Session layer

86) It is a computer/ device that sends the message:

a) Sender b) Receiver c) Message d) Protocol

87) Printer is an example of :

a) Sending device b) Receiving device c) Transmission medium c) All of the above

88) LAN stands for:

a) Local Area Network b) Local Access Network c) Local Active Network
d) Local Action Network

89) Another name of guided media is:

a) Unbounded media b) Bounded Media c) Broadband Media d) Baseband Media

90) Coaxial cable can transfer data at a maximum rate:

a) 200 Mbps b) 150 Mbps c) 100 Mbps d) 50 Mbps

91) Internet is an example of:

a) MAN b) WAN c) LAN d) VPN

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 ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL & COLLEGE – COD
College Section
MCQ’s (Session 2020-21)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
XI-C (Computer Sciences – Federal Board)

92) Inside the Fibre-optic cable, each strands surrounded by a :

a) Layer of plastic b) Layer of carbon c) Layer of glass d) Layer of aluminum

93) It is a small hardware like a box that connects multiple computers together in a local area network(LAN):
a) Switch b) Router c) Gateway d) NIC

94) A node is a type of :

a) A new type of internet b) Type of LAN c) Type of Modem d) Any device part of network

95) All nodes on a peer-to-peer Network have equal:

a) Range of waves b) Relationship to all computers c) Bluetooth d) Microwave

96) All computers attached to a peer-to-peer Network have similar types of :

a) Hardware b) Software c) Keyboards d) Mouse

97) It is made up of an unbroken circle of a network nodes.

a) Star topology b) Ring Topology c) Bus topology d) Mesh topology

98) An IP address is made up of :

a) 32 bits b) 16 bit c) 64 bits d) 8 bits

99) An octet is equal to:

a) 32 bits b) 16 bit c) 64 bits d) 8 bits

100) With class A, there can be ________ computers.

a) 224 b) 242 c) 422 c) 114

101) Which of these cables transmits data using light waves?

a) Twisted pair cable b) Coaxial cable c) Fibre optic cable d) Telephone cable

102) Which bits are used at the start of a Class B IP address?

a) 0 b) 10 c) 101 d) 110

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 ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL & COLLEGE – COD
College Section
MCQ’s (Session 2020-21)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
XI-C (Computer Sciences – Federal Board)

103) __________ Addressing schemes are used in computer networks to identify a computer for
communication.
a) IP b) HTTP c)TCP d) All of the above

104) Which bits are used at the start of a Class C IP address?

b) 0 b) 10 c) 101 d) 110

105) TCP/IP was developed by ________

a) DOD b) ISO c) Microprocessor d) None of the above

106) Which communication media provide high quality transmitted at very high speed?
a) Telephone lines b) Fibre optic cable c) Coaxial cable d) Twisted pair cable

107) In a __________network, all the data that is to be transmitted is broken down into small blocks called
packets.
a) Packet switched b) Circuit switched c) TCP/IP d) None of the above

108) It is a term used to describe communications between two or more devices without any physical
connection.
a) Data transmission b) Data manipulation c) Wireless communication
d) Wired communication

109) All the Radio frequency system consist of ____________ components.

a) Two b) Three c) Four d) Five

110) It transmits a radio signal to a receiver, which listen for the signal and receives it:
a) Receiver b) Transmitter c) Sender d) None of the above

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