C - CAT Section B Test Papers 3 (Fundamentals Of Computers MCQ)

	Questions	Answers
	Which of the following is not a micro computer? A) Laptop PCs B) Tablet PCs C) Desktop PCs D) None of above	D
	The value of each bead in earth is  A) 1 B) 3 C) 5 D) 7	A
	Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory? A) Non volatile B) Permanent C) Control unit D) Temporary	D
	Which was the world’s first minicomputer and when was it introduced? A) PDP-I, 1958 B) IBM System/36, 1960 C) PDP-II, 1961 D) VAX 11/780, 1962	A
	A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master is A) Cylinder B) Surface C) Track D) Cluster	D
	The word length of a computer is measured in A) Bytes B) Millimeters C) Meters D) Bits	D
	What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special softw3are called EMS (expanded memory specification)? A) Extended B) Expanded C) Base D) Conventional	B
	Which unit holds data permanently? A) Input unit B) Secondary storage unit C) Output Unit D) Primary Memory Unit	B
	Before a disk can be used to store data. It must be_______ A) Formatted B) Reformatted C) Addressed D) None of the above	A
	Computer system comprises of major units A) input unit, output unit, control unit B) input unit, output unit, control unit and storage C) input unit, output unit, central processing unit and storage unit D) input, output and storage units	C
	The first general purpose electronic digital computer in the world was A) UNIVAC B) EDVAC C) ENIAC D) All of above	A
	Signals can be analog or digital and a computer that processes the both type of signals is known as A) Analog computer B) Digital Computer C) Hybrid Computer D) Mainframe Computer	C
	High level language is also called A) Problem oriented language B) Business oriented language C) Mathematically oriented language D) All of the above	D
	Which of the following file organization is most efficient for a file with a high degree of file activity? A) Sequential B) ISAM C) VSAM D) B-Tree Index	A
	Which of the following is associated with error detector? A) Odd parity bit B) Even parity bit C) Both of the above D) None of above	C
	Magnetic tape can serve as A) Secondary storage media B) Output media C) Input media D) All of the above	A
	Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry? A) Motorola B) IBM C) Intel D) AMD	C
	The first digital computer built with IC chips was known as A) IBM 7090 B) Apple ? 1 C) IBM System / 360 D) VAX-10	C
	EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters? A) 256 B) 16 C) 32 D) 64	A
	MICR stands for A) Magnetic Ink Character Reader B) Magnetic Ink Code Reader C) Magnetic Ink Cases Reader D) None	A
	Number crunchier is the informal name for A) Mini computer B) Super computer C) Microcomputer D) Mainframe computer	B
	RATS stand for A) Regression Analysis Time Series B) Regression Analysis Time Sharing C) Real Analysis Series D) All of above	A
	Which technology is used in Compact disks? A) Mechanical B) Electrical C) Electro Magnetic D) Laser	D
	Different components of the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called? A) Conductors B) Buses C) Connectors D) Consecutive	B
	Which is the first electronic digital computer? A) ENIAC B) MARK I C) Z3 D) ABC	D
	Which of the following is a storage device? A) Tape B) Hard Disk C) Floppy Disk D) All of the above	D
	The metal disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and contamination free containers are called A) Hard disks B) Floppy disk C) Winchester disk D) Flexible disk	C
	A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an A) Interpreter B) Simulator C) Compiler D) Commander	C
	Intel corporation produces chips for which computers? A) IBM PCs B) Apple/Macintosh PCs C) Both of above D) None of above	A
	The first microprocessor built by the Intel corporation was called A) 8008 B) 8080 C) 4004 D) 8800	C
	Which of the following is not a class of computers based on size? A) Mainframe Computers B) Mini Computers C) Micro Computers D) Super Computers	D