Exam Topic: Introduction to Computer Time: 1hr

Total Mark: 50 Marks Date: 8th Sep,2022

I. Answer all the questions below by choosing right option. 1X50=50 Marks
1. Which of the following is/are characteristics of Computer?
(A) Diligence B) Versatility (C) Reliability (D) All of the Above
2. The capacity to perform multiple tasks simultaneously is termed as ______.
(A) Diligence (B) Versatility (C) Reliability (D) All of the Above
3. First Generation computers used ______ for Circuitry and ________ for memory
(A) Transistor and Magnetic Core (B) IC and Magnetic Memory
(C) Vacuum tubes and Magnetic drum (D) IC and Magnetic Core
4. FLOPS stands for______
(A) Floating Point Operation Per Second (B) File Processing Operation Per Second
(C) Floating Processing Operation Per Second (D) File Loading Operation Per Second
5. Which language was used to program Second Generation computers?
(A) Binary Coded language (B) Assembly language
(C) Machine language (D) None of the Above
6. EDSAC stands for________.
(A) Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator (B) Electronic Discrete Storage Automatic Calculator
(C) Electronic Delay Serial Automatic Calculator (D) Electronic Discrete Storage Automatic Calculator
7. ULSI stands for______.
(A) Ultra Large Scale Integration (B) Ultimate Large Scale Integration
(C) Upper Large Scale Integration (D) Ultra Large Script Integration
8. IC is made up of _________.
(A) microprocessor (B) vacuum tube (C) transistor (D) None of the Above
9. Father of modern computer______.
(A) Charles Babbage (B) Alan Turing (C) Ted Hoff (D) None of the Above
10. Which of the following uses a handheld Operating Systems?
(A) Super Computer (B) Laptop (C) Mainframe (D) PDA
11. VDU stands for________.
(A) Video Display Unit (B) Visual Display Unit
(C) Video Divide Unit (D) None of the Above
12. Which is not an integral part of computer?
(A) CPU (B) Monitor (C) Mouse (D) UPS
13. Which of the following statements is true?
(A) Minicomputer works faster than Microcomputer (B) Microcomputer works faster than Minicomputer
(C) Speed of both the computers is the same
(D) The speeds of both these computers cannot be compared with the speed of advanced
14. CAD stands for
(A) Computer aided design (B) Computer algorithm for design
(C) Computer application in design (D) Computer analogue design
15. What is a light pen?
(A) Mechanical Input device (B) Optical input device (C) Electronic input device (D) Optical output device
16. MICR stands for ____________.
(A) Magnetic Ink Colour Recognition (B) Magnetic Ink Code Recognition
(C) Magnetic Ink Computer Recognition (D) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
17. Which Unit is used to measure the speed of a printer?
(A) DPI (B) CPM (C) PPM (D) None of the Above
18. A joystick is primarily used to/for ________.
(A) Print Text (B) Draw Picture (C) Computer Gaming (D) None of the Above
19. A hard copy would prepared on a _______.
A. Dot matrix Printer B. Plotter C. Type Writer Terminal D. All of the above
20. In laser printers, printing is achieved by deflecting laser beam on to __________ surface of a drum.
A. Magnetic B. Electric C. Photosensitive D. None of the Above
21. An example of peripheral equipment is _______.
A. Printer B. CPU C. Spread Sheet D. None of the Above
22. The transfer of data from a CPU to peripheral devices of computer is achieved through ________.
A. Modem B. Interface C. BufferD. I/O Ports
23. A marker on the computer screen used to show the current position is called _________.
A. coloured marker B. position checker C. cursor D. None of the Above
24. _______ is an input device that converts analog information into digital form.
A. Plotter B. Track Ball C. Light Pen D. Digitizer
25. __________ printers print the characters by striking them on the ribbon which is then pressed on the paper.
A. Impact B. Non Impact C. Both (A) and (B) D. None of the Above
26. The work done by a computer operator is displayed in which part of computer?
A. CPU B. VDU C. ALU D. None of the Above
27. Which of the following is used at Point of Sales to input product information?
A. Graphic Tablet B. MICR C. Bar Code reader D. Magnetic Stripe reader
28. __________ are devices that convert electrical energy into light.
A. Emissive Displays B. Non-Emissive Displays C. Both (A) and (B) D. None of the Above
29. Which of the following input device is used in Banks to read magnetised characters on a Cheque?
A. OCR B. MICR C. Bar Code reader D. Magnetic Stripe reader
30. _________ printers print the characters without using ribbon and it can print a complete page at a time.
A. Impact B. Non Impact C. Both (A) and (B) D. None of the Above
31. Impact printers can be divided into ______ types.
A. Four B. Six C. Three D. Two
32. Which of the following is an example for Character printer?
A. Laser B. Drum C. Chain D. Daisy Wheel
33. Which of the following is an example for line printer?
A. Laser B. Drum C. Daisy Wheel D. Dot Matrix
34. Plotter can be divided into _________ types.
A. Three B. Six C. Four D. Two
35. The refresh rate of monitor is measured in _______
A. byte B. seconds C. Hertz D. None of the Above
36. Joystick allows movements in _____ directions.
A. Up and Down B. Left and Right C. Both (A) and (B) D. None of the Above
37. Where would you find the letters “QWERTY”?
A. Joy Stick B. Light Pen C. Numeric Pad D. Keyboard
38. _________ is a device which recognises physical or behavioural traits of the individual.
A. Smart Card Reader B. Optical Character Reader(OCR) C. Optical Mark Reader(OCR) D. Biometric Sensor
39. The toner or ink in a Laser printer is________
A. dry B. wet C. Either (A) or (B) D. None of the Above
40. Direct Thermal printer does not use _________
A. heat B. coated paper C. ribbon D. None of the Above\
41. A tape driver ___ offers access to data.
A. Timely B. Sporadic C. Random D. Sequential
42. ____ tells the computer how to use its component
A. Monitor B. Printer C. Operating System D. Network
43. Which of the following is not a peripheral?
A. VDU B. Data C. Cable D. Cache Memory
44. Digitiser is an-
A. Input device B. Storage device C. Output device D. Processing unit
45. Another name for cache memory is ______.
A. Buffer Memory B. Secondary Memory C. Read only Memory D. Write only memory
46. (333)8 -(?)16
A. 11 B. DB C. 12 D. 16
47. Which of the following is available in the form of a PC now ?
A. Mainframe B. Microcomputer C. Minicomputer D. Band C
48. What was the name of first digital computer ?
A. Unibax B. ENIAC C. Uniform D. Mark II
49. Circles inside a disk are known as -
A. tracks B. sectors C. cylinders D. clusters
50. Mnemonics were used in -
A. Machine language B. Assembly language C. High level language D. All of these