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level: Computer Fundamentals

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level questions: Computer Fundamentals

Question	Answer
Who is the father of Computer?	Charles Babbage
The brain of a computer is known as	CPU
A computer must have ?	Operating System
The two types of main memory are:	ROM and RAM
The time required to fetch and execute a simple machine instruction is called	CPU cycle
A computer program that converts assembly language to machine language is	Assembler
The symbols used in an assembly language are	Mnemonics
Among the following which computer has been designed to be as compact as possible?	Micro computer
Among the following which is not an input device	Printer
Which of the following is not an output device?	Keyboard
The printed output from a computer is called	Hard copy
Eight Bits make up a	Byte
The term computer is derived from which language	Latin
GUI stands for	Graphical User Interface
The information stored in ______ is erased when the computer is turned off	RAM
Who developed the basic architecture of a computer	John Von Neumann
The device required for the Internet connection is called	Modem
The first generation of computers were programmed using	Machine language
Who is the father of personal computer?	Edward Robert
A gigabyte is approaximately	One billion bytes
The computers use which language to process data	Binary Language
A set of computer programs used on a computer to perform certain task is known as	Software
A megabyte is approximately	One million bytes
A string of eight 0s and 1s is called	A byte
The smallest unit of data used by computers is called	Bit
The logic circuitry used in first generation of computers is	Vaccum Tube
Physical parts of the computer that can be touched and see are called ______	Hardware
Who designed the first automatic computing engines ?	Charles Babbage
The name of of the system software that manages computer hardware and software resources is called	Operating System
Which among the following is considered as one of the major components of a computer ?	Processor
Which part of the computer process the data?	CPU
The memory where computer stores the data for processing	RAM
RAM stands for	Random Access Memory
Which part of computer manipulates the data	Central Processing Unit
Integrated Circuits are used in	Third generation Computers
What is the major circuitry Component in Fifth generation Computer?	Microprocessors
How do you differentiate Sixth generation Computers from others?	They are based on artificial intelligence
Which unit converts the data received from the user into a computer understandable format?	Input Unit
Four bits is equivalent to one ______	Nibble
The word COMPUTER is an abbreviation for	Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
1024 ZB (zettabyte) is equal to	1 yottabyte
SVGA stand for?	Standard Visual Graphics Array
A signal sent to the processor that interrupts the current running process which is generated by a hardware device or a software is called	Interrupt
Line Printers which print one line at a time is called _________	Drum printer
The type of monitor that looks like a television which are normally used with non portable computer systems is	CRT
PCI stands for _________	Peripheral Component Interconnect
MBR stand for?	Memory Buffer Register
PC stand for?	Program Counter
Which register holds the last instruction fetched?	IR / Instruction Register
The execution and sequencing are performed by ______________	Control signals
Who is the inventor of “Difference Engine”?	Charles Babbage
Who is the father of Computer science?	Allen Turing
A CPU contains _________ and __________	a control unit, an arithmetic logic unit
What controls the process of interaction between the user and the operating system?	User interface
________ is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.	Network
Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called ______	Passwords
Minicomputer works faster than Microcomputer, true or false?	True
User organize files by storing them in _________	Archives
What is a light pen?	Optical input device
UNIVAC stands for?	Universal Automatic Computer
CD-ROM stands for _________?	Compactable Read Only Memory
IBM 1401 is a ________	Second Generation Computer
MSI stands for _________?	Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
What is the capacity of the 3.5-inch floppy disk?	1.44 MB
WAN stands for __________	Wide Area Network
MICR stands for ______	Magnetic Ink Character Reader
What does Junk e-mails are called?	Spam
What do you call the people who break into other people's computers?	Hackers
What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-server system?	Minicomputer
A computer cannot be booted if it doesn't have an ________	Operating System
What is called the amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document?	Line spacing
Where does the data and programmes are stored when the processor uses them?	Main memory
The programs that are used to find out possible faults and their causes is called _______	Diagnostic software
Which programming language is classified as low-level language?	Assembly language
What does DMA stand for?	Direct Memory Access
What do you call the computer and software system that controls the machine?	Embedded system