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COMPUTER SYSTEM

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MULTPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS{MCQ) and Answers

1. computer along with additional hardware and software together is called athe these
A None of
a. Device System b. Computer System c. Electronic System d.
carries out the actual processing and usually
2. CPU is the electronic circuitry of a computer that
referred to as the of the computer.
c. Head d. None of the these
a. Heart b. Brain
microchips called
3. Physically, a CPU can be placed on one or more d. None of the these
Transistor
a. Integrated circuits (IcC) b. Capacitor c. program and data
The CPUthen fetches the
4. The CPUis given instructions and datathrough programs. given instructions and stores the resuit back
from the memory and performs as per the
to memory.
a. Logical Operation b. Arithmetic operation
d. None of the these
c. Arithmetic and logic operations
as instructions in its locai memory called
5. While processing, the CPU store the data as well
b. Gate c. Catch d. None of the these
a. Registers
6. CPU is also known as
b. Gate c. Catch d. None of the these
a. Microprocessor
7 controls sequential instructions execution, interprets instructions and guides data flow
through the computer's memory.
a. Control unit b. Arithmetic Logical unit c. Memory Unit d. None of these
termed as
8. The devices through which control signals are sent to a computer are
b. Input Device c. Process d. None of these
a. Output Device
the
9. Data entered through the input device is temporarily stored in of the computer system.
a. Read only memory b. Random Access Memory
c. Secondary Memory d. None of these
10. The device that receives data from a computer system for display, physical production, etc., is called
a. Output Device b. Input Device c. Process d. None of these

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printer used to build physical replica of digital 3D
prototypes). design (It is used to create
a. Laser jet b. Inkjet c. Dot-Matrix
12. Blaize Pascal invented a d. 30-Printer
mechanical calculator known as
a. Tabulating Machine b. Pascaline c. Analytic Engine d. None of the these
13. Charles Babbage invented
mechanical computing device for inputting, processing.
storing and displaying the output.
a. Tabulating Machine b. Pascaline c. Analytic Engine d. None of the these
14. is known as the father of computers.
a. Blaize Pascale b. Charles Babbage c. Herman Hollerith d. None of the these
15.
was created 3000 years ago, and it is capable of performing basic arithmetic operations.
a. Analytic Engine b. Abacus c. Turing Machine
16. John Von Neumann invented a machine that can store both programs and data in
memory.
a. EDVAC b. ENIAC c. Both a) and b) d. None of the these
17. is a silicon chip which contains an entire electronic circuit on a very small area and helps
to reduce the size of the computer.
a. Vacuum Tubes b. Integrated Circuit c. Transistor d. None of the these
18. architecture having a central processing unit, memory to store data and program,
input and output devices and communication channels to send or receive the output data.
a. Von Neumann Architecture b. Blaize Pascal Architecture
c. Herman Hollerith Architecture d. Charles Babbage Architecture
19.ENIAC Stands for
a. Electric Numerical Interpreter and Calculator b. Electronic Numerical lntegrator and
Computer
c. Electric Numerical Integrator and Calculator d. None of the these
20. Which architecture is based on a binary program?
a. Von Neumann Architecture b. Blaize Pascal Architecture
c. Herman Hollerith Architecture d. Charles Babbage
21. During the 19705, Large Scale lntegration (LSI) of electronic circuits Architecture
CPUS on a single chip, called
allowed integration of complete
a. Silicon Chip b. Microprocessor c.
22. VLSI Stands for Microcomputer d. None of the these

a. Very Large-Scale Integration

b. Very Last Scale
c Very Large Small integration Integration
d. None of the these
23. With further technological
improvement, it is now possible to create an integrated circuit (IC) with
high density of transistors and other components (about 106
components). This process is known
a. Very Large-Scale Integration
b.Super Large-Scale
d. None of the these Integration
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24. VBM Introduced ts flrst personal
a. 1971 b. 1975
computer in the year of
c. 1981 d. 1985
25. Apple introduced Macintosh
machines in
a. 1971 b. 1975 c. 1980 d. 1984

26.
operating system based on command line interface.
a. UNIX b. DOS c. Both a) and b) d. None of the these
27. WwW stands for
a. World Wide Web b. World Widest Web
c. World Web Wide
d. None of the these
28. The device that can link to other systems and devices via the internet or other communication
networks and exchange data with them is known as
a. Internet of Web (loW) b. Internet of Things (loT)
c. Internet of Intelligence (lol) d. None of the these
29. The binary digits 0 and 1, which are the basic units of memory, are called
a. Bytes b. Nibble c. Bits d. None of the these
30. The 4-bit word is called a
c. Bits d. None of the these
a. Bytes b. Nibble
31. 1KB=
a. 1024 Bytes b. 1024 KB c. 1024 MB d. None of the these
32. 1 TB =
b. 1024 MB C. 1024 GB d. None of the these
a. 1024 KB
33. is a volatile memory.
c. CPU d. None of the these
a. RAM b. ROM
34. RAM stands for
b. Random Access Memory
a. Random Applicable Memory
d. None of the above
c. Random Acceptable Memory
35. RAM and ROM isusually referred to as
b. Main Memory c. Primary Memory d. Both b) and c)
a. Secondary Memory CPUand
very high-speed memory is placed between the
36. To speed up the operations of the CPU, a
the primary memory known as
b. Primary Memory c.Cache Memory
d. Main Memory
a.Secondary Memory
devices include
37.Examples of secondary memory c. Pen Drive d. All of the these
a. Hard Disk b. Compact Disk wires called
between different components of a computer system using physical
38. Data istransferred
d. Primary Memory
b. Cache Memory c. Secondary Memory
a. Data Bus
following is a member of system Bus. d, All of the these
39. Which one of the c. Control Bus
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40. Data Bus sends the data and Address Bus sends the address
a. Bidirectional, Unidirectional b. Bidirectional, Bidirectional
G. Unidirectional, Unidirectional d. Unidirectional, Bidirectional
41. is a small-sized electronic component inside a computer that carries out various tasks
involved in data processing as well as arithmetic and logical operations.
a. Microchip b. Microprocessor c. Main Chip d. None of the these
42. Examples of fifth generations of microprocessors are
a. Pentium b. Celeron c. Xeon d. All of the these
43. Microprocessors are classified on the basic of different features which include
a. Word Size b. Memory Size
c. Clock Speed d. All of the these
44. Word size is the maximum number of bits that a microprocessor can process at atime, now the
maximum word size is bits.
a. 8 bits b. 16 bits c. 32 bits d. 64 bits
45. The indicates the speed at which the computer can execute instructions.
a. Core b. Memory Size c. Clock Speed d. None of the these
46. Microprocessor having a basic computation unit is known as
a. Core b. Memory Size c. Clock Speed d. None of the these
47. The is a small computing device which has a CPU, a fixed amount of RAM, ROM and
other peripherals ali embedded on a single chip.
a. Microprocessor b. Microchip c. Microcontroller d. None of the these
48. Whidh of the following computers considers as data
a. Pictureb. Songs & video c. Document d. All of the these
49. A computer system has many input devices, which provide it with raw data in the form of

a. Facts b. Concepts c. Instructions d. All of the these

50. Data which follows a strict record structure and is easy to comprehend is called
a. Structured Data b. Unstructured Data
c. Semi - structured Data d. None of the these
51. Data which is not organized in a predefined record format is called
a. Structured Data b. Unstructured Data
c. Semi- structured Data d. None of the these
52, Data which have no well-defined structure but maintain internal tags or
markings to separate data
elements are cailed
a. Structured Data b. Unstructured Data
t, Semi-structured Data d. None of the these
53,The software that provides the basic functionality to operate a
computer by interacting directly wIE
its constituent hardware is turmed as
a. System Software b. Programming tools
c. Application Software d. None of the these

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54. An is the most basic system software, without which other software cannot work.
a. System Software b.Programming tools
c. Application Software d. Operating System
55. Software used for maintenance and configuration of thecomputer system is called
a. System Software b. Programming tools C. System Utilities d. Operating System
56. The acts as an interface between the device and the operating system
a. Device Driver b. Programming tools c. System Utilities d. Operating System
57. In computers it is very difficult for a human being to write instructions in the form of
a. High Level Language b. Low Level Language C. 1s and Os d. All of the these
58. are machine dependent languages and include machine language and assembly
language.
a. Low level language b. High level language
c. 4th Generation language d. None of the above
59. Machine language uses towrite instructions which are directly understood and executed
by the computer.
a. High level language b. Low level language c. 1s and Os d. Allof the these
60. Example of High-level language.
a. C++ b. Java c. Python d. All of the these
61. A is needed to convert a program written in assembly or high-level language to machine
language.
a. Language Reader b. Language Translator C. Language Coder d. None of the these
62. The program code written in assembly or high-level language is called
a. Program code b. Source code c. Text code d. None of the these
63. Example of translator in computer system.
a. Assembler b. Compiler c. Interpreter d. All of the these
64. The translator used to convert the code written in assembly language to machine language is called

a. Assembler b. Compiler c. Interpreter d. All of the these

65. translator taken one line, converts it into executable code if the line is syntactically
correct, and then it repeats these steps for all lines in the source code.
a. Assembler b. Compiler c. Interpreter d. All of the these
66. The application software developed for generic applications, to cater to a bigger audience in general
are called
a. Customized Software b. General purpose Software
c. Both a) and b) d. None of the above
67. Examples of general-purpose software are
a. Liber Office b. GIMP c. Mozila or Chrome d. AMof the these

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68. These are custom or tailor-made application software, that are developed to meet the requiremente
of a specific organization or an individual is known as
a. General purpose Software b.Customized Software
c. Digital Software d. None of the these
69. Examples of customized software are
a. School Management software b. Accounting Software
c. User-defined software d. Allof the these
70. The developers of some application software provide their source code as well as the software freely
to the public, with an aim to develop and improve further with each other's help this type of software
is known as
a. Free Software b.Open Source Software c. Both a) and b) d. None of the these
71.Example of open source software in computer systems are
a. Libre Office b. Python c. Mozilla Firefox d. All of the these
72. Some of the software is freely available for use but source code may not be available for use but
source code may not be availabie, such software is called
a. Open Source Software b. Freeware Software
c. Both a) and b) d. None of these
73. An can be considered to be a resource of a computer.
a. Operating System b. Application program c. Open source d. All of the these
74. The primary objective of an operating system are
a. Two- fold b. Interface to the user c. Both a) and b) d. None of the these
75. is often less interactive and usually allows a user to run a single program at a time.
a. Command-based Interface b. Graphical User Interface
c. Both a) and b) d. None of the above
76. Example of command-based interface operating system.
a. MS-DOS b. Unix c. Both a) and b) d. None of the these
77. run program or give instructions to the computer in the form of icons, menus and other
visualoptions.
a. Command-based Interface b. Graphical User Interface
c. Both a) and b) d. None of the these
78. Example of graphical user- interface.
a. Windows Operating System b. Ubuntu Operating System
c. Macintosh Operating System d. Allof the these
79. interface allows users to interact with the system simply using the touch input.
a. Command-based interface b.Graphical User Interface
c. Touch-based Interface d. None of the above
80. interface helps people with special needs and people who want to interact with
computers or smartphones while doing some other task.
a. Command-based Interface b. Graphical User interface
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81. Example of voice-based Interface.

a. ios(Siri) b. OK Google or Google Now
c. Windows 10 (Cortana) d. All of the these
82. interface interacts with the device using waving, tilting, eye motion and shaking.
a. Gesture-based Interface b. Graphical User Interface
c. Touch-based Interface d. Voice- based Interface
83. concerns the management of multiple processes, allocation of required resources, and
exchange of information among processes.
a. Process Management b. Memory Management
c. File Management d. Device Management
84. concerns with management of main memory so that maximum memory is occupied or
utilized by a large number of processes while keeping track of each and every location with in the
memory as free or occupied.
a. Process Management b. Memory Management
c. File Management d. Device Management
system handles
85. File management system manages secondary memory, while a memory management
the main memory of a computer system.
a. Process Management b. Memory Management
c. File Management d. Device Management

2 Marks Questions
microprocessor?
1. What is the main difference between a microcontroller and a
Microcontroller Microprocessor
It is just the CPU and relies on external chips for
It integrates a CPU with memory and
memory and peripherals.
input/output peripherals on a single chip

in them?
2. Why do smart home appliances have a microcontroller instead of a microprocessor embedded
Smart home appliances use microcontrollers because they require integrated control with minimal external
cost-effective
components, making the system more compact, power-efficient, and
Internet.
3, Mention two types of data you deal with while browsing the
Ten tvnes of data dealt with while browsing the Internet are structured data, such as forms and databases, and
multimedia files
unstructured data, such as emails and

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Chapter-5
GETTING STARTED WITH PYTHON
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS(McQ)

1. An ordered set of instructions to be executed by a computer to carry out a speciflc task is
called a
a. Program b. Instruction c. Code d. None of these
2. Computers understand the language of Os and 1s which Is called
a. Machine language b. Low level language c. Both a and bd. None of these
3. A
program written in a high - level language is called
a. Language b. Source code c. Machine code d. None of these
4. An interpreter read the program statements
a. Allthe source at a time b. One by one c. Both a and b d. None of these
5. Python is a
a. Low Level Language b. High Level Language
b. Machine LevelLanguage d. Allof these
6. Python support
a. Compiler b. Interpreter c. Assembler d. None of these
7. Python is
a. Open Source Language b, Free Language c. Both a and b d. None of these
8. Python programs are
a. Easy to understand b. Clearly defined syntax
c. Relatively simple structure d, All of these
9. Python is
a. Case-sensitive b. Non case-sensitive c. Both a and b d. None of these
10. Python is platform independent, meaning
a. It can run various operating systems b. It can run various hardware platforms
b. Both a and b d. None of these
11. Python uses indentation for.
a. Blocks b. Nested Blocks c. Both a and b d. None of these
12. To write and run (execute)a Python program, we need to have a
a. Python interpreter installed on the computer b.We can use anyonline python interpreter
G. Both a and b d. None of these

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14, To execute the python
program we have to use
mode c. Both a and b d. None of these
a. Interactive mode b. Script
15. allows execution of individual statements instantaneously.
c. Both a and b d. None of these
a. Interactlve mode b. Script mode
16.
allows us to write more than one instruction in a file called Python source
Code.
b. Script mode c. Both a and b d. None of these
a. Interactive mode
17.To work n the interactive mode, we can simply type a Python statement on the
prompt directly.
a. >>> b, >> C. > d. None of these
18. n the script mode, we can write a Python program in a save it and then use the
interpreter to execute it.
a. Prompt b. File c. Folder d. All of these
19. By default the python extension is
a. .py b. ppy C. .pp d. .pyy
20. are reserved words in python.
a. keyword b. Interpreter c. Program d. None of these
21. The rules for naming an identifier in python are
a. Name should begin with an uppercase,
lowercase or underscore
b.lit can be of any length
c. It should not be a keyword
d. All the above
22. To define varlables in
python specialsymbol is not allowed.
b. # and I c.$and %
23. Avariable in python refers to an d. Allof these
a. Keyword b. Object
24. Avariable In a c. Alphabets d. None of these
a. ldentifer
program is uniquely identified by a name
b. Keyword c. Code
25. The variable message d. None of these
holds string type value and so its
a. Double quotes "" b.
Single quotes content is assigned within
26. c. Both a and b
must always be assigned d. None of these
a, Keyword values before they are used in
b. Variable
c. Code expressions.
27.sed
a. Keyword
to add a remark or a
b, Source
note in the source code.
d. None of these

28. are not executed by a c. Comment d. None of these

a. Keywordb.Source python interpreter.
c. Comment d. None of these
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30.Python treats every value or data item whether numeric, string or other type as an,
a. Object b. Variable c. Keyword d. None of these
31. identifies the type of data values a variable can hold and the operations that can
data.
be performed on that
a. Data type b. Database c. Both a and b d. None of these
32, Number data type classified into
a. int b. float C. complex d. All of these
33. data type is a subtype of integer
a. Boolean b.string c. list d. None of these
34. APython isan ordered collection of items.
a. Number b. Sequence c. Both a and b d. None of these
35. Sequence data type is classified into
a. Strings b. Lists c. Tuples d. All of these
36. is a group of characters in python.
a. Number b. String c. Boolean d. All of these
37. In the string data type you can store
a. Alphabets c. Digits c. Special character including space d. All of these
38. is a sequence of items separated by commas and the items are enclosed in square
brackets ( ].
a. List b. Tuple c. String d. None of these
39. is a sequence of items separated by commas and items are enclosed in
parenthesis ().
a. List b. Tuple c. String d. None of these
40, is an unordered collection of items separated by commas and the items are
enclosed in curly brackets (}.
a. List b. Set
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c. String d. None of these
data type cannot have duplicate entries.
a. List b. Set
c. String d. None of these
. None is a special data type with a single value. It is used to
signify the absence of value in a
situation.
a. List
43. b. Set c. String d. None
in Python holds data items in
a. Dictionary b. Set
key-value pairs.
44. Items in a c. String d. None
dictionary
a. Parenthesis () are enclosed in
45. In the b. Brackets [) c. Curly brackets {) d. Allof these
dictionary every b.Semicolon (:)
a. Colon (:) key is separated from its value using a
c. Comma (,) d. All of these
46,
Varlables whose values can be changed after they are created and assigned are called
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47. Variables whose values cannot be changed after they are created and assigned are called
a. Immutable b. Mutable c. Both a and b d. None of these

48. When we need uniqueness of elements and to avoid duplicity it is preferable to use
a. List b. Set c. Tuple d. All of these

49. The values that the operators work on are called

b. Assignment c. Mathematical Operator d. All of these
a. Operators
modular
50. that are used to perform the four basic arithmetic operations as well as
division, floor division and exponentiation.
Relational Operator d. All of these
a. Arithmetic Operator b. Logical Operator c. on
51. calculation on operands. That is, raise the operand on the left to the power of the operand
the right. d. None of these
a. Floor Division (/) b.Exponent(**) c. Modulus(%)
determines the relationship
52. compares the values of the operands on either side and
among them.
a. Arithmetic Operator b. Logical Operator c. Relational Operator d. Allof these
53. assigns or changes the value of the variable on its left.
a. Relational Operatorb. Assignment Operator c. Logical Operator d. All of these
54.Which one of the following logicaloperators is supported by python.
a.and b. or C. not d. All of these
55. operator is used to check both the operands are true.
a. and b. or C. not d. Allof these
56. are used to determinewhether the value of a variable is of a certain type or not.
b. Logical Operator c. ldentity Operator d. Allof these
a. Relational Operator
57. can also be used to determine whether two variables are referring to the same
object or not.
a. Relatíonal operator b. Logical Operator c. ldentity Operator d. Allof these
58. are used to check of a value is a member of the given
sequence or not.

a. ldentity Operators b. Membership Operators c. Relational operators d. All of these

59. An is defined as a combination of constants, variables, and operators.
a. Expressions b. Precedence c. Both a and b d. None of these

60, Evaluation of the expression is based on of operators.

a. Expressions b. Precedence c. Both a and b d. None of these
61.Example of membership operators.
a. in b. not c. Both a and b d. None of these

operators.
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a. is
wehave
the function for taking the user Input.
Python, b. input() c. in()
63.In a. prompt() d. None of these

wehave
the function for displaying the output.
Python,
64.In a. prompt() b. output() C. print() d. Print()
eo called type casting, happens when data type conversion takes place because
programmerforced it in the program.
65.
the conversion c. Both a and
a. Explicit conversion b. Implicit
d. None of these
also known as conversion, happens when data type conversion is done
automatically by python and is not instructed by the programmer.
66.
b
. Eynlicit conversion b. Implicit conversion c. Both a and d, None of these

programmer can make mistake while writing a program, and hence, the program may not execute
67. A such mistakes.
or may generate wrong output. The prOcess of identifying and removing
also known as
b. Errors c. Both a and b d. None of these
a. Bugs
68. The process of identifying and removing bugs orc. errors from the program is also known as
b. Mistakes Error d. None of these
a. Debugging
69. Which of the following errors occur in Python programs.
a. Syntax Error b. Logical error c. Runtime error d. All of these
produces an undesired output but without abrupt termination of the execution
70. A
of the program.
a. Syntax Error b. Logical error c. Runtime error d, All of these

71. A causes abnormal termination of the program while it is executing.

a. Syntax Error b. Logical error c. Runtime error d. All of these
language that can be used for a multitude of scientific and non-scientific
72. Python is
computing purposes.
b. High Level c. Interpreter base d. All of these
a. Open-source
73. Comments are statements in a program.
a. Non- executable b. Executable c. Both a and b d. None of these
74. is a user defined name given to a variable or a constant in a program.
a. Keyword b. tdentifier c. Data type d. Al of these
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1.Python is an example of a -level programming language. (high)
2. In Python, strings are enclosed in or (single, double)
3. Python's core data types include and (integers, floats, strings)
4

5. Python uses
are used to document Python functions and modules. (docstrings)
6 to indicate a block of code. (indentation)
are objects in Python that cannot be changed after assignment. (tuples)

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