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Unit1

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. The computer that is not considered as a portable computer is:

a. Laptop computer c. Mini computer
b. Notebook computer d. None of these

____ 2. The unit that performs the arithmetical and logical operations on the stored numbers is known as
.........................
a. Arithmetic Logic Unit c. Memory Unit
b. Control Unit d. Both a) and (b)

____ 3. In stored program concept,

a. Data are stored in the main memory.
b. Programs are stored in the main memory.
c. Both data and programs are stored together in the main memory.
d. None of these

____ 4. Computer is free from tiresome and boardroom. We call it

a. Accuracy c. Diligence
b. Reliability d. Versatility

____ 5. What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?
a. Greater than c. Equal to
b. Less than d. All of the above

____ 6. Which was the first microcomputer?

a. Altair 8800 c. Altair 8400
b. Altair 8600 d. Altair 8000

____ 7. What was the very first commercially produced and sold computer?
a. ABC c. UNIVAC
b. ENIAC d. Vacuum tubes

____ 8. Which of the following comprises von Neumann architecture?

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a. Arithmetic logic unit, control unit c. Integrated Circuits, Monitor, Mouse.

b. Memory, processing unit, control unit d. Processing unit, control unit

____ 9. Which of the following is the most powerful computers?

a. Mini computers c. Super computers
b. Micro computers d. Mainframe computers

____ 10. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?

a. Magnetic drum c. Floppy
b. Hard Disks d. All of above

____ 11. What is responsible for movement of data from input devices to output devices?
a. Bus c. Memory
b. Circuit d. Register

____ 12. The computer that is not considered as a portable computer is:
a. Laptop computer c. Mini computer
b. Notebook computer d. None of these

____ 13. In stored program concept,

a. Data are stored in the main memory.
b. Programs are stored in the main memory.
c. Both data and programs are stored together in the main memory.
d. None of these

____ 14. The unit that performs the arithmetical and logical operations on the stored numbers is known as
.........................
a. Arithmetic Logic Unit c. Memory Unit
b. Control Unit d. Both a) and (b)

____ 15. From where the term 'computer' is derived?

a. English c. Latin
b. Greek d. Sanskrit

____ 16. Which of the following are the components of the Central Processing Unit (CPU)?
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a. Control Unit, Monitor c. Control Unit, Memory

b. Arithmetic logic unit, Memory d. Arithmetic logic unit, Control Unit

____ 17. Which component of computer is considered as its Brain?

a. Microprocessor c. Keyboard
b. Monitor d. CPU

____ 18. What is a register?

a. Set of paper tapes c. Part of auxiliary memory
b. Set of capacitor d. Temporary storage unit within the CPU

____ 19. Which American computer company is called Big Blue?

a. Apple c. Lenovo
b. Microsoft d. IBM

____ 20. The access time refers to:

a. Time required to locate and retrieve stored data
b. Time required to locate the lost data
c. Time required to delete spc. ific data on a certain memory location
d. None of these

____ 21. Memory is made up of?

a. Set of registers c. Set of circuits
b. Large number of cells d. one of the above

____ 22. Main storage is also known as?

a. Memory. c. CPU
b. Mother board d. Register

____ 23. Where are the saved files stored in the computer?
a. Cache c. Hard disk
b. RAM d. ALU

____ 24. Which of the following is the largest memory size?

a. Terabyte c. Kilobyte
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b. Gigabyte d. Megabyte

____ 25. Which one of the following is the most quickly accessible storage?
a. RAM c. CD-ROM
b. Registers d. ROM

____ 26. DVD stands for:

a. Decoded Video Disk c. Digital Virtual Disk
b. Digital Versatile Disk d. None of these

____ 27. The type of memory that can be erased by simply exposing the device to a strong source of ultraviolet
light for a certain amount of time is:
a. PROM c. EPROM
b. Flash Memory d. EEPROM
____ 28. A CD-ROM basically is usedto store up to ..... data?
a. 680 bytes c. 680 KB
b. 680 MB d. 680 GB

____ 29. RAM stands for?

a. Read Access Memory c. Read Arithmetic Memory
b. Random Access Memory d. Random Arithmetic Memory

____ 30. The storage device that has high cost per bit of storage:
a. SRAM c. Read Only Memory
b. Cache Memory d. Hard Disk
____ 31. The secondary storage device that follows the sequential mode of access:
a. Optical Disk c. Magnetic Tape
b. Magnetic Disk d. None of these
____ 32. A spiral shape track formatting is present in:
a. Floppy Disk c. Hard Disk
b. Optical Disk d. Half-inch Tape Cartridge
____ 33. Which of the following storage devices can store the largest amount of data?
a. Flash Disks c. Hard Disks
b. CD-ROM d. Floppy Disks

____ 34. Which one of the following is the correct statement?

a. lKB = 1000GB c. 1MB = 1,024TB
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b. 1GB = 1,024KB d. 1GB = 1,024MB

____ 35. Which storage device is permanent?

a. Tertiary c. Secondary
b. Primary d. None of the above

____ 36. The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform?
a. Logic operation c. Fetch operation
b. Arithmetic operation d. Either of the above

____ 37. VGA is

a. Video Graphics Array c. Volatile Graphics Array
b. Visual Graphics Array d. Video Graphics Adapter

____ 38. Which of the following languages is Assembly language?

a. Machine language c. Low-level programming language
b. Medium-level programming language d. High-level programming language

____ 39. Which of the following programs can be used to convert high-level language into machine-level
language?
a. Assembler c. Translator
b. Compiler d. Interpreter

____ 40. What works as an interface between the hardware and the user?
a. Operating System c. Computer
b. Software d. Memory

____ 41. Which type of software is system software?

a. General purpose software c. Application software
b. Operating System d. All of the above

____ 42. The semantic and syntax errors in the program are checked in:
a. Coding phase c. Implementation phase
b. Testing phase d. Analysis phase

____ 43. If two or more parts of the single program can run concurrently on single operating systems, what will
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it be known as?
a. Multithreading c. Multiprocessing
b. Multitasking d. Multiprogramming

____ 44. The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document is
a. Editing c. Formatting
b. Writing d. All of above

____ 45. Which of the following types of software is application software?

a. Compiler c. Word processor
b. Assembler d. All of the above

____ 46. An error in computer data is called?

a. CPU c. Bug
b. Chip d. Storage device

____ 47. Which of the following is not a computer language?

a. Low level language c. High level language
b. 'Medium level language d. Machine language

____ 48. A program which interprets each line of high level program at time of execution is called?
a. Interpreter c. Translator
b. Compiler d. Instructor

____ 49. Process of reading data from permanent storage and writing it to computer's main storage is known
as?
a. Linking data c. Relocate data
b. Reading data d. Loading data

____ 50. Which of the following is system software?

a. Microsoft Word c. Microsoft PowerPoint
b. Adobe Photoshop d. Windows 10

____ 51. Usually, installation files have the extension:

a. .doc c. .exe
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b. .gif d. .jpeg

____ 52. Linux is a type of ......................... software.

a. Shareware c. Commercial
b. Open source d. Proprietary

____ 53. Which of the following is application software?

a. Database Management System c. Spreadsheets
b. Image Editor d. All of these

____ 54. ........................ analyzes and executes each line of source code in succession, without looking at the entire
program.
a. Compiler
b. Operating system
c. Interpreter
d. Device drivers
12. The assembly language program must be translated into machine code by a separate program called
.......................... .
a. Assembler c. Compiler
b. Interpreter d. Loader

____ 55. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to
link several
a. Personal computers c. Dumb terminals
b. Workstations d. Mainframes

____ 56. Algorithm and Flow chart help us to

a. Know the memory capacity
b. Identify the base of a number system
c. Direct the output to a printer
d. Specify the problem completely and clearly

____ 57. A compiler is a translating program which

a. Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language
b. Translates entire source program into machine language program
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c. It is not involved in program’s execution

d. All of above

____ 58. Choose the odd one out:

a. Abstraction c. Inheritance
b. Encapsulation

____ 59. Linking Flow lines in a flowchart are used to connect:

a. Two terminals c. Two input/ output
b. Two connectors d. All of these

____ 60. Programming tools helps in:

a. Producing readable code c. Reducing the size of programs
b. Making the program logic easier d. None of these

____ 61. A high-level language is a programming language that is:

a. Easier to use c. Considered a third-generation language
b. Considered a first-generation language d. Both (a) and (c)

____ 62. What consists of instructions written as a string of 1s and 0s?

a. Query language c. Machine language
b. Assembly language d. None of these

____ 63. Which of the following was a disadvantage of the first-generation language?
a. Machine dependency c. Need for more disk space
b. Less efficient d. All of these

____ 64. Good programming language has the following features:

a. Portable, safe c. High cost
b. Reliable, good performance d. Only (a) and (b)

____ 65. Query languages comes under:

a. Third generation c. Fifth generation
b. Fourth generation d. None of these
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____ 66. Which of the following program control structure allows the program to make a choice between two
alternate paths depending upon the condition?
a. Sequence c. Selection
b. Loop d. None of these

____ 67. Consider the following algorithm:

1) Read the value of x and y
2) Set q  0
3) While (xy) do 3.1 and 3.2
3.1) x  x - y
3.2) q  q+2
4) Print x and q
In the above algorithm, let the initial value of x = 67 and y=9. The final value of x and y after the
algorithm terminats is:

a. x= 6 and q = 12 c. x = 4 and q = 14
b. x= 1 and q = 11 d. None of these
____ 68.
(i)In the flow-chart below, if a = 6 and b = 4 then the output on Print z will be ____
(ii) If a = 7 and b = 8 the the output on Print z will be ____
x 1
y 1

Yes
a  b?
y x+ y
No

y x+ y

zx+ y
Print z

a. 3 and 9 respectively c. 4 and 9 respectively

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b. 3 and 9 respectively d. 5 and 9 respectively

____ 69. In the flow-chart as shown below, if A is given a value 5 then the output will be____

Start

Read A

S0
B 1

A>0?

S  S+B
B  B+1 PRINT S
A  A-1

STOP
a. 8 c. 15
b. 20 d. 10

____ 70. 1. START

2. PRINT "ENTER THE OBTAINED PERCENTAGE OF MARKS"
3. INPUT marks
4. IF marks < 50 THEN PRINT "RA"
5. IF marks >= 50 AND marks < 61 THEN PRINT "B"
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6. IF marks >= 61 AND marks < 71THEN PRINT "B+"

7. IF marks >= 71 AND marks < 81THEN PRINT "A"
8. IF marks >= 81 AND marks < 91 THEN PRINT "A+"
9. IF marks >= 91 AND marks <= 100 THEN PRINT "O"
10. STOP
Consider the above algorithm. If marks=56 then the grade would be printed as____
a. D c. A+
b. B+ d. B
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Unit1
Answer Section

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