Set-1 (120 MCQs)

Important & Repeated

Computer Solved MCQs
Important for Steno typist Post in FIA
Who is called as Father of Computers?

➢ Charles Babbage
Mathematician, Philosopher,
Inventor and Mechanical Engineer
The First Digital Computer introduced,
was named as?

➢ Mark-I
Date introduced: 1944
Developer: Howard Aiken / IBM
How many generations, computer can be
classified?

➢ 5 Generations
1st Generation of Computer = 1946-1959. Vacuum tube based.
2nd Generation of Computer = 1959-1965. Transistor based.
3rd Generation of Computer = 1965-1971. Integrated Circuit based.
4th Generation of Computer = 1971-1980. VLSI microprocessor based.
5th Generation of Computer = 1980-onwards. ULSI microprocessor based.
Computers, combine both measuring and
counting, are called?

➢ Hybrid
In any computer installation, how many
elements consist?

➢ 3 Elements
• Hardware
• Software
• Human ware
Physical structure of computer is called?

➢ Hardware
 CPU stands for?
➢ Central Processing Unit
 In which type of computer, data are
represented as discrete signals?

➢ Digital computer

Discrete Signals
 PARAM is an example of?

➢ Supercomputer
PARAM is a series of supercomputers
designed and assembled by the Centre
for Development of Advanced
Computing in Pune, India.
 GUI stands for?

➢ Graphical User
Interface
Which is responsible for all types of
calculations?

➢ ALU
(Arithmetic logic unit)
 CD-ROM stands for?
➢ Compact Disk Read Only
Memory
It is a type of read-only memory.
 VGA Stand for?
➢ Video Graphics Array
Video display controller
 MSI stands for?
➢ Medium Scale Integration
Integrated circuit that contains between 30 and 1,000
electronic components on a single chip.
 WAN stands for?

➢ Wide Area Network

 MICR stands for?

➢ Magnetic ink character

recognition
 One byte consists of?

➢ Eight bits
A byte consists of 8 adjacent
binary digits (bits), each of
which consists of a 0 or 1.
 UNIVAC Stand for?
➢ Universal Automatic
Computer
It was designed principally by J.
Presper Eckert and John Mauchly.

Commercial data-processing
computer
The brain of any computer system is?
➢ Central Processing Unit (CPU)

It was designed principally by J.

Presper Eckert and John Mauchly.

Commercial data-processing
computer
Which type of computers uses the 8-
bit code called EBCDIC?
➢ Mainframe Computers
To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in
color, you would want to use?

➢ Plotter

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 The output quality of a printer is
measured by?
➢ Dot Per Inch
 Which computer was considered the first electronic
computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent?

➢ ENIAC
A physical connection between the microprocessor memory
and other parts of the microcomputer is known as?

➢ Address bus
High density double sided floppy
disks could store of data?

➢ 44 MB
When was vacuum tube invented?

➢ 1906
Developed from Lee De Forest's
1906 Audion
 The Arranging of data in a logical
sequence is called?

➢ Sorting
Developed from Lee De Forest's
1906 Audion
Instructions and Memory Address are
represented by?
➢ Binary codes
 A set of flip flops integrated
together is called?
➢ Register
Which is used for manufacturing chips?

➢ Semiconductors
(Silicon)
The first computer introduced in Nepal was?

➢ IBM 1401
A register organized to allow to move left
or right operations is called ?

➢ Shift Register
 Which was the most popular first-
generation computer?

➢ IBM 650
 BCD Stand for?

➢ Binary Coded
Decimal
When was the world’s first laptop computer
introduced in the market and by whom?

➢ Epson, 1981
From which generation operating systems
were developed?

➢ Third generation
 The term Gigabyte refers to?

➢ 1024
Megabytes
The BIOS is the abbreviation of ?

➢ Basic Input Output System

 What does DMA stand for?

➢ Direct Memory Access

Who suggested Stored Program Concept?

➢ John Neumann
The idea was introduced in the late
1940s.
The central processing unit (CPU)
consists of?

➢ Control unit
➢ Arithmetic-logic unit
➢ Primary storage (RAM, ROM)
The notable features like keyboards,
monitors, GUI were developed in?

➢ Third generation
 When was the X window
system born?
➢ 1984
 EBCDIC stands for?
➢ Extended Binary Coded
Decimal Interchange Code
 IBM System/360 is?

➢ Mainframe Computer
 EPROM can be used for?

➢ Erasing and Reconstructing

the contents of ROM
 1 Nibble equals to?

➢ 4 bits
 The term ‘computer’ is derived from?

➢ Latin language
Which means to “to calculate”.
 In mode, the communication channel is
used in both directions at the same time?

➢ Full-duplex
 CAD stands for?

➢ Computer Aided
Design
 The length of IP address is?

➢ 32 bits
IP: Internet Protocol : Set of rules
IPv4 addresses 32 bits
IPv6, using 128 bits
Facebook was launched in?

➢ 2004
CEO: Mark Zuckerberg
Headquarters:
Menlo Park, California, United States
 The docx file contains?

➢ MS Office Word
 The file extension DLL stands for?

➢ Dynamic Link Library

A dynamic-link library (DLL) is a module that
contains functions and data that can be used
by another module (application or DLL).
 The extension of a MS Access Database is?

➢ .mdb (2003 & Earlier)

• Access Database (2007, 2010, 2013, 2016)
.accdb (current file extension)

• Microsoft Access is a database management

system (DBMS)
The key combination used to permanently
delete a file from Windows computer?

➢ Shift + delete
Shortcut Key to open a new document is?

➢ Ctrl + N
 Data is permanently stored in?

➢ Hard Disk
 What are the steps to upgrade a 32-bit
version to a 64-bit version of Windows?

➢ It cannot be upgraded
 CSS stands for

➢ Cascading Style
Sheets
The computer abbreviation “OS” stands for:

➢ Operating System
 The file extension .jsp stands for:

➢ Java Server
Page
 What is the full form of WWW?

➢ World Wide Web

Inventors:
Tim Berners-Lee
Robert Cailliau
The microphone converts the sound into:

➢ Electrical Signals
Windows 7 was released in which year?

➢ July 22, 2009

 What is Windows XP?

➢ An Operating
System
 ATM stands for:

➢ Automated Teller
Machine
“.gif” is an extension of which type of file?

➢ Image
GIF Stands for
"Graphics Interchange Format”.
 Who is the founder of IBM Company?

➢ Charles Ranlett Flint

IBM stands for
International Business Machines.
Founded: June 16, 1911
When you delete an object, Windows
XP sends it to:

➢ Recycle Bin
 Copying a software without purchasing it is

➢ Software Piracy
What is the use of Firewall in a computer?

➢ For security
 What is the full form of ISO?

➢ International Standard
Organization
Founded on 23 February 1947.
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
What is the official Twitter bird’s name?

➢ Larry T Bird
CTRL + K use for in MS Office Word?

➢ Hyperlink
What was the old domain name of Facebook?

➢ thefacebook.com
 Google was founded on:
➢ September 4, 1998
Headquarters:
Mountain View, California, United States
Founders:
Larry Page, Sergey Brin
CEO: Sundar Pichai (Oct 2, 2015–)
 BASIC is the abbreviation of:

➢ Beginners Anti Purpose

Symbolic Instruction Codes
 SOAP stands for:

➢ Small Object
Access Protocol
Dr. Solomon and McAfee are popular:

➢ Anti-Virus
Red wavy lines under text indicate:

➢ Spelling Mistakes
The software that are available free
of cost are called:

➢ Freeware
By default the bar located at the bottom
of the Desktop is:

➢ Taskbar
The transfer of data from one place to
another is called:

➢ Data
Communication
In Windows 7, what is the shortcut
key for creating a New Folder?

➢ Ctrl + Shift + N
What is the full form of TCP?

➢ Transmission
Control Protocol
The total number of function keys in a
computer keyboard are:

➢ 12 Keys
A network that covers small geographic area or
single or group of buildings is called:

➢ LAN (Local Area Network)

 What is the full form of Wi-Fi?

➢ Wireless Fidelity
 What is the full form of PDF?

➢ Portable Document
Format
Windows 10 was launched in which year?

➢ 2015
Who invented the Qwerty Keyboard?

➢ Christopher Latham
Sholes
 CTRL + Z used for

➢ Undo
 CTRL + Y used for:

➢ Redo
 CTRL +P used for:

➢ Print

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 F1 used for

➢ Help
 Alt + Tab used for:

➢ Show Recent
Opened System
 Alt + F4 used for:

➢ Close Window
The file extension PNG stands for:

➢ Portable Network
Graphic File
 What is meaning of .mng?

➢ Multiple Network
Graphic
 What is meaning of .mng?

➢ Multiple Network
Graphic
A collection of system programs that controls and co-ordinates the
overall operations of a computer system is called ____.

A. System Software
B. Operating System
C. Utility Program
D. Device driver
The term “Computer” is derived from ____.

A. Latin
B. German
C. French
D. Arabic

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 WAN stands for ____.

A. Wide Array
B. Wireless Area Network
C. Wide Area Network
D. Wap Area Network
 Who is the father of Computer Science?

A. Charles Baggage
B. Simur Cray
C. Allen Turing
D. Augusta Adams
 A CPU contains:
A. An arithmetic logic unit and a card reader
B. A control unit and an arithmetic logic unit
C. A card reader and printing device
D. An analytical engine and a control unit
What type of operating system MS-DOS is:

A. Graphical User Interface

B. Command Line Interface
C. Multitasking
D. Menu Driven Interface
Which technology is used in compact disks?

A. Mechanical
B. Electrical
C. Electro Magnetic
D. Laser
The brain of any computer system is ___.

A. ALU
B. Memory
C. CPU
D. Control Unit
Analog computer works on the supply of:

A. Continuous electrical pulses

B. Electrical pulses but not continuous
C. Magnetic strength
D. None of them
 Which one is a Digital device, select from the
choices below?

A. Clock with a dial and two hands

B. Automobile speed meter
C. Digital Clock
D. All of them
 Who is the father of the Internet?

A. Charles baggage
B. Dennis Riche
C. Vint Cerf
D. Martin Cooper
If a computer has more than one processor
then it is known as ____.

A. Uni-processor
B. Multi-processor
C. Multi-threaded
D. Multi-programming
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