BASICS OF COMPUTER

On which principle is the working of digital TOPIC-01

computer based?
1.on electronic circuit
2.On Measurement
3.on
3. on calculation and logic
4.only on logic
TOP 40 MCQS
HIGH COURT EXAM JKP SUB-INSPECTOR
1. The development of the basic architecture of the
computer was done by:
(a) John Von Neumann
(b) Alan Turing
(c) Bill Gates
(d) Elon Musk

2. Which computer generation saw the introduction

of the microprocessor?
(a) First Generation
(b) Fourth Generation
(c) Second Generation
(d) Third Generation
3. Any information or instruction put into a
computer’s memory is regarded as:
(a) Information
(b) Output
(c) Input
(d) All of the Above

4. Who was the supercomputer’s inventor?

(a) Charles Babbage
(b) Alan Turing
(c) John V Neumann’s
(d) Seymour Cray
5. What was the first general-purpose electronic
computer called?
a) ENIAC
b) UNIVAC
c) Z3
d) Colossus

6. A personal computer (PC) is a ________computer:

a) Super
b) Main Frame
c) Micro
d) None of The Above
7. The basic goal of computer process is to convert data
into __________.
a) information
b) tables
c) files
d) graphs

8. What does the term 'bus' refer to in computer

architecture?
a) A set of physical connections used to transfer data
between components.
b) A type of memory used for storing files.
c) A method for encrypting data.
d) A software interface for user interaction.
9. Which computer component is responsible for converting digital
data into an analog signal for output to devices like monitors?
a) GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
b) CPU
c) RAM
d) Sound card

10. What does the 'fetch-decode-execute' cycle refer to in a CPU?

a) The cycle to power on the system.
b) The steps to transfer data from the memory to the processor.
c) The process of retrieving, interpreting, and executing instructions.
d) The sequence of actions to store data in secondary memory.
11. Microcomputer hardware consists of three basic
categories of physical equipment __________.
a) keyboard, monitor, hard drive
b) system unit, input/output, memory
c) system unit, input/output, secondary storage
d) system unit, primary storage, secondary storage

12. Super computer developed by Indian scientists

a) Param
b) Super30l
c) Compaq Presario
d) Cray YMP
13. Multi-programming systems________:
a) Are easier to develop than single programming
systems
b) Execute each job faster
c) Execute more jobs in the same time
d) None of The Above

14. PCB stands for:

a) Process Control Block
b) Printed Circuit Board
c) Both of The Above
d) None of The Above
15. When your computer stops working suddenly, it
is referred to as a __________.
a) crash
b) die
c) death
d) penalty

16. What is an embedded system?

a) A program that comes wrapped in a box.
b) A program that is permanent part of a computer
c) A computer that is part of a larger computer
d) A computer and software system that controls a
machine or appliance
17. What is the main application of mainframe computers in
businesses?
a) Personal data storage.
b) Running mobile applications.
c) Managing large-scale data processing and transactions, such
as banking systems.
d) Gaming and entertainment

18. Which of the following tasks would most likely require a

supercomputer's capability?
a) Designing marketing campaigns.
b) Simulating protein folding or predicting seismic activity for
earthquake research.
c) Managing payroll and employee records.
d) Running a school’s academic management system.
19. Punched Cards were first introduced by:
a) Powers
b) Herman Hollerith
c) Pascal
d) None of The Above

20. Operating Systems, editors and debuggers

comes under:
a) System Software
b) Application Software
c) Utilities
d) None of The Above
21. ALGOL means –
a) Advance logarithmic language
b) Algorithmic language
c) Algorithmic output language
d) Algorithmic operation language

22. ASCII stands for

a) American Special Computer for Information
Interaction
b) American Standard Computer for Information
Interchange
c) American Special Code for Information Interchange
d) American Special Computer for Information
Interchange
23. BIT stands for
a) Megabyte
b) Binary language
c) Binary Information Unit
d) Binary Number

24. PDA–
a) People’s Data Assistant
b) Personal Data Assistant
c) People’s Digital Assistant
d) Personal Digital Assistant
25. 1 byte equals to
a) One bit
b) Four bits
c) Eight bits
d) Sixteen bits

26. The term GHz is an indicator of which feature of

the computer?
a) Number of Pixels
b) Screen Resolution
c) Speed
d) Storage
27. What is computer booting?
a) Loading operating system into memory to make the
computer system ready to use
b) Defragmenting the hard disk drive
c) Deleting the operating system
d) Formatting the hard disk drive

28. The speed of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) is

measured in_________, which represents a CPU cycle
?
a) Gigabyte (GB)
b) Hertz (Hz)
c) Terabyte (TB)
d) Kilobyte (KB)
29. Analytical Engine, the first fully automatic
calculating machine was developed by
(a) Charles Babbage
(b) Blaise Pascal
(c) Leibniz
(d) John Von Neumann

30. Which was the first mechanical calculating device?

(a) UNIVAC
(b) Abacus
(c) PASCALINE
(d) Leibniz Calculator
31. The first electromechanical machine
“Tabulating machine” was invented by
(a) John Napier
(b) Pascal
(c) Howard Aiken
(d) Herman Hollerith

32. Who designed the first electronic

computer- ENIVAC?
(a) Von Neumann
(b) Joseph M Jacquard and John W Mauchly
(c) Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly
(d) None of these
33. Which language was used by the second
generation of computers?
(a) Assembly language
(b) Machine language
(c) Low-level language
(d) High-level language

34. IC chips used in computers are made

with
(a) Gold
(b) Silicon
(c) Copper
(d) Silver
35. Fifth generation computers are based
on the technique of
(a) Microprocessor
(b) Artificial Intelligence
(c) LSI
(d) VLSI

36. Analog computer works on the supply

of
(a) Continuous electric pulses
(b) Electric pulses but not continuous
(c) Magnetic strength
(d) Natural strength
37. Seismograph is an
(a) Analog computer
(b) Digital computer
(c) Hybrid computer
(d) None of these

38. Which of the following is used as a storage

device during first-generation computers?
(a) Magnetic drum
(b) Hard disk
(c) Floppy
(d) Both a and c
39. In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device
drivers, memory, expansion slots and active
components are mounted on a single board. What is
the name of the board?
A) Motherboard
B) Daughterboard
C) Bredboard
D) Fatherboard

40. A dumb terminal has

A) an embedded microprocessor
B) extensive memory
C) independent processing capability
D) a keyboard and screen