Computer Quiz – 119

Computer Quiz

1. The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was?
a) ENIAC
b) Mark-I
c) Analytic Engine
d) UNIVAC-1

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Answer b) Mark-I

2. The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Motley and Accrete called ENIAC did not work on the stored program concept. How many number s could it store in its internal memory?
a) 100
b) 20
c) 40
d) 80

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Answer b) 20

3. The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of?
a) Genetics
b) Control and communications
c) Molecular biology
d) Biochemistry

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Answer b) Control and communications

4. Most of the inexpensive personal computer does not have any disk or diskette drive. What is the name of such computes?
a) Home computers
b) Diskless computers
c) Dedicated computer
d) General computer

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Answer b) Diskless computers

5. The processes of starting or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the completer memory is called?
a) Duping
b) Booting
c) Padding
d) All of above

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Answer b) Booting

6. Who invented the microprocessor?
a) Marcian E Huff
b) Herman H Goldstein
c) Joseph Jacquard
d) All of above

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Answer a) Marcian E Huff

7. A dumb terminal has?
a) An embedded microprocessor
b) Extensive memory
c) Independent processing
d) A keyboard and screen

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Answer d) A keyboard and screen

8. Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is?
a) Stationary
b) Difficult to move
c) Dragged
d) Moved in small stems

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Answer a) Stationary

9. Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second?
a) Static RAM
b) Dynamic RAM
c) EPROM
d) ROM

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Answer b) Dynamic RAM

10. The number of records contained within a block of data on magnetic tape is defined by the?
a) Block definition
b) Record contain clause
c) Blocking factor
d) Record per block factor

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Answer c) Blocking factor