MCQ – Computer Fundamentals

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mcq quiz computer fundamentalsThis section contains MCQ Quiz on Computer fundamentals. You can test your IQ on various topics of computer fundamentals.   Each question is a multiple-choice type with a single answer.  The section consists of 20 questions with multiple-choice options.


Computer Fundamentals MCQ Quiz


1. The main memory is also called ____________.

  1. DRAM
  2. ROM
  3. Secondary memory
  4. Accumulator

A is the correct answer.
2. _________ is a historical device that is still used for adding numbers.

  1. ADVAC
  2. UNIVAC
  3. Abacus
  4. ENIAC

C is the correct answer.
3. The symbols used for writing programs in assembly language is called

  1. Mnemonics
  2. Codes
  3. Assembler
  4. All of the above

A is the correct answer.
4. The keyboard arrangement for the personal computer is

  1. QRTEYW
  2. QWERTY
  3. QREWTY
  4. QWRETY

B is the correct answer.
5. The following sequence of action does not occur while the computer is turned on

  1. The operating system files are copied into the main memory.
  2. ROM performs a power-on self-test.
  3. Bootstrap searches for operating systems.
  4. It opens your mail.

D is the correct answer.
6. The unit of measurement for the speed of computer is _____________ .

  1. Hertz
  2. Byte
  3. Watt
  4. RPM

A is the correct answer.
7.  ____________  is an IO device that converts printed document into an electronic format.

  1. Printer
  2. Scanner
  3. Touchpad
  4. Digitizer

B is the correct answer.
8. A micro-program that is stored in ROM at the time of manufacturing is called _________

  1. Utility Software
  2. Application software
  3. Firmware
  4. Spyware

C is the correct answer.
9. Blue ray disk is a type of _________ .

  1. Magnetic Memory
  2. Semiconductor memory
  3. Optical memory
  4. None of the above

C is the correct answer.
10. ___________ generation of computer is considered to be the age of Vacuum tubes.

  1. First
  2. Second
  3. Third
  4. Fourth

A is the correct answer.
11. ____________ is a programming language.

  1. MS Excel
  2. Lotus
  3. Pascal
  4. None of the above

C is the correct answer.
12. The maximum value of  a single digit  in an Octal number system is

  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9
  4. 6

A is the correct answer.
13. The basic architecture of the modern computer is developed by

  1. Charles Babbage
  2. Blaise Pascal
  3. John Von Neumann
  4. None of the above

C is the correct answer.
14. In 1981, IBM’s first PC is launched by

  1. Dean Cline
  2. C. B. Rojers Jr.
  3. David Svenson
  4. Bill Gates

B is the correct answer.
15. The computer understands ________ language.

  1. High level
  2. Machine
  3. Human readable
  4. None of the above

B is the correct answer.
16. An error in a computer program is termed as ____________

  1. Bug
  2. Code
  3. CPU
  4. None of the above

A is the correct answer.
17. The example of a non-impact printer is

  1. Dot-matrix printer
  2. Daisy wheel printer
  3. Laser printer
  4. All of the above

D is the correct answer.
18. _______________ is considered as the father of artificial intelligence.

  1. Charles Babbage
  2. Lee De Forest
  3. J P Eckert
  4. John McCarthy

D is the correct answer.
19. Which of the following is the recently created top-level domain.

  1. .business
  2. .pro
  3. .school
  4. .plan

B is the correct answer.
20. The Analytical Engine was developed during the First generation of the computer that uses _________ as memory.

  1. punched card
  2. floppy diskette
  3. harddisk
  4. counter wheel

D is the correct answer.

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