ICT 2 Flashcards
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- The basic operations performed by a computer are
A
A) Arithmetic operation
B) Logical operation
C) Storage and relative
D) All the above
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- The two major types of computer chips are
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Primary Memory chip
Microprocessor chip
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- Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
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D) Fourth Generation
4
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- ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does EBCDIC stand
for?
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Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
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The brain of any computer system is
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CPU
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- Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on
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tracks per inch of surface
B) bits per inch of tracks
C) disk pack in disk surface
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- A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which
the different units can handle data is
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) Buffer
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- Computer is free from tiresome and boardoom. We call it
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C) Diligence
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. Integrated Circuits (Ics) are related to which generation of computers?
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) Third generation
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- A hybrid computer
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C) Resembles both a digital and analogue computer
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Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
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C) Mainframe computers
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. Chief component of first generation computer was
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Vacuum Tubes and Valves
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- To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n
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B) Plotter
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. What are the stages in the compilation process?
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C) Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation
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- Which of the following IC was used in third generation of computers?
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C) LSI
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The main electronic component used in first generation computers was
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B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves
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- A dumb terminal has
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D) a keyboard and screen
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- One millisecond is
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C) 1000th of a seconds
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- Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
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B) Hard Disk
20
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- Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court
invalidated the patent?
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A) ENIAC
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. High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data
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D) 1.44 MB
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A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs
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B) Digital plotter
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The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a
computer is approximately
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A
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. In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drivers, memory, expansion slots and
active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of the board?
A) Motherboard
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6. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for
A) Direct access
B) Sequential access
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37. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is
known as
A) Pulse code modulation
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38. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?
C) It is a peripheral device
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A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for
B) Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
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40. When was vacuum tube invented?
B) 1906
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Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?
C) Plotter
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42. Computers with 80286 microprocessor is
AT comptuers
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An application suitable for sequential processing is
Processing of grades
B) Payroll processing
C) Both a and b
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. Which of the following is not processing?
D) gathering
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The digital computer was developed primarily in
C) USA
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46. Software in computer
A) Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine
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47. Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changes
in 1924. What was that name?
B) Computing Tabulating Recording Co.
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48. Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide
the record’s disk address. What information does this address specify?
A) Track number
B) Sector number
C) Surface number
D) All of above
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The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called
A) Sorting
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52. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses
will be
B) 65,536
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. Instructions and memory address are represented by
B) Binary codes
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54. The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and OCR
reader is the:
D) POS terminal
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56. People often call ______ as the brain of computer system
CPU
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58. The value of each bead in heaven is
C) 5
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59. The first computer introduced in Nepal was
B) IBM 1401
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60. Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following language?
B) Assembly language
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61. Instruction in computer languages consists of
A) OPCODE
B) OPERAND
C) Both of above
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62. Which generation of computer is still under development
B) Fifth Generation
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63. A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a ____
D) Shift register
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64. Which was the most popular first generation computer?
A) IBM 1650
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66. A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is
D) Process description
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67. Each set of Napier’s bones consisted of ______ rods.
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BCD is
Binary code decimal
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69. When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?
B) Epson, 1981
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70. From which generation operating systems were developed?
third
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C) Third
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71. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
C) Radio Shaks
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72. How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4
memory chip?
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74. A computer consists of
A) A central processing unit
B) A memory
C) Input and output unit
D) All of the above
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75. Why are vacuum tubes also called valves?
B) Because they can stop or allow the flow of current
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76. John Napier invented Logarithm in
A) 1614
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77. An integrated circuit is
D) Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
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78. What type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic on the bus,
in order to prevent two devices from trying to use it at the same time?
C) Bus arbitration
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79. Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is
A) Stationary
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80. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?
A) Magnetic drum
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81. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single
processing unit to link several
C) Dumb terminals
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84. Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of
B) second generation
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85. Algorithm and Flow chart help us to
D) Specify the problem completely and clearly
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86. Which statement is valid about computer program?
A) It is understood by a computer
B) It is understood by programmer
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87. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is _____ and storage is __
A) Temporary, permanent
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When was Pascaline invented?
C) 1642
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89. Which of the following statement is valid?
A) Lady Augusta is the first programmer
B) Ada is the daughter of Lord Byron, a famous English poet
C) ADA is a programming language developed by US Defense
D) All of above
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90. A compiler is a translating program which
A) Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language
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91. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same
time?
D) Terminal
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92. Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?
C) EDSAC
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93. The term gigabyte refers to
C) 1024 megabytes
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95. Once you load the suitable program and provide required data, computer does not
need human intervention. This feature is known as
D) Automatic
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96. What is a brand?
B) The name of product a company gives to identify its product in market
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97. Machine language is
A) Machine dependent
B) Difficult to program
C) Error prone
D) All of above
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99. Modern Computers are very reliable but they are not
C) Infallible
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100. What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine
B) 1837
