Q1. Which of the following is a programming language?
(a) Lotus
(b) Pascal
(c) MS-Excel
(d) Netscape
(e) None of these
Q2. BIOS stands for _________.
(a) Basic Input Output Service
(b) Basic Inner Output System
(c) Better Input Output Service
(d) Better Input Output System
(e) Basic Input Output System
Q3. Who is the inventor of Tabulating Machine?
(a) Charles Babbage
(b) Blaise Pascal
(c) Ada Byron
(d) Herman Hollerith
(e) None of these
Q4. _____ is an essential program which makes it easy to use a computer for end-user.
(a) Operating system
(b) Application
(c) Utility
(d) Network
(e) Keyboard
Q5. Which disk is used to cold boot a PC?
(a) Setup disk
(b) System disk
(c) Diagnostic Disk
(d) Program disk
(e) None of the above
Q6. Which of the following is the smallest computer?
(a) Notebook
(b) Laptop
(c) Desktop
(d) Workstation
(e) TV
Q7. EBCDIC stands for?
(a) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
(b) Enlarged Binary Code Digital Interchange Code
(c) Extended Bilingual Coded Decimal Interchange Code
(d) Encoded Bilingual Coded Division Interchange Code
(e) None of the above is correct
Q8. __________ ports connect special types of music instruments to sound cards.
(a) MIDI
(b) CPU
(c) USB
(d) BUS
(e) OCR
Q9. Which program, installed on the user’s computer help him to communicate or send request on the network?
(a) Paint
(b) File Manager
(c) Browser
(d) Word
(e) None of the above
Q10. A collection of unprocessed items is ________.
(a) information
(b) data
(c) memory
(d) reports
(e) None of these
Q11. Which type of system can learn and adjust to new circumstances by themselves?
(a) Database management system
(b) Expert systems
(c) Geographical systems
(d) Neural networks
(e) File based systems
Q12. WORM stands for?
(a) Write Once Read Many
(b) Wanted Once Read Memory
(c) Wanted Original Read Memory
(d) Write Original Read Memory
(e) None of the above
Q13. Who among the following is/were inventor of transistors?
(a) Walter Houser Brattain
(b) John William
(c) John Bardeen
(d) Charles Babbage
(e) Both (a) and (c)
Q14. The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called:
(a) double-space
(b) indentation
(c) single space
(d) crop
(e) None of these
Q15. What is embedded system?
(a) The programme which arrives by mail.
(b) The programme which is the permanent part of the computer
(c) The computer which is the part of a big computer
(d) The computer and software system that has dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electrical system.
(e) The programme that is part of another system.
