Question :- in which year was UK?s premier computing event called ?The which computer? started?

1.1980

2.1985

3.1986

4.1987

Question :- John Napier invented Logarithm in

1.1614

2.1617

3.1620

4.None of above

Question :- Properly arranged data is called

1.Field

2.Words

3.Information

4.File

Question :- Which of the following statement is valid?

1.Lady Augusta is the first programmer

2.Ada is the daughter of Lord Byron a famous English poet

3.ADA is a programming language developed by US Defense

4.All of above

Question :- A byte consists of

1.One bit

2.Four bits

3.Eight bits

4.Sixteen bits

Question :- A compiler is a translating program which

1.Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language

2.Translates entire source program into machine language program

3.It is not involved in program?s execution

4.All of above

Question :- A computer consists of

1.A central processing unit

2.A memory

3.Input and output unit

4.All of the above

Question :- A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is

1.Process control

2.ALU

3.Register Unit

4.Process description

Question :- Algorithm and Flow chart help us to

1.Know the memory capacity

2.Identify the base of a number system

3.Direct the output to a printer

4.Specify the problem completely and clearly

Question :- An integrated circuit is

1.A complicated circuit

2.An integrating device

3.Much costlier than a single transistor

4.Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip

Question :- BCD is

1.Binary Coded Decimal

2.Bit Coded Decimal

3.Binary Coded Digit

4.Bit Coded Digit

Question :- Each set of Napier?s bones consisted of ______ rods

1.5

2.9

3.11

4.13

Question :- From which generation operating systems were developed?

1.First

2.Second

3.Third

4.Fourth

Question :- How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?

1.10

2.11

3.8

4.12

Question :- Machine language is

1.Machine dependent

2.Difficult to program

3.Error prone

4.All of above

Question :- Modern Computers are very reliable but they are not

1.Fast

2.Powerful

3.Infallible

4.Cheap

Question :- Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several

1.Personal computers

2.Workstations

3.Dumb terminals

4.Mainframes

Question :- Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of

1.first generation

2.second generation

3.third generation

4.fourth generation

Question :- Once you load the suitable program and provide required data computer does not need human intervention. This feature is known as

1.Accuracy

2.Reliability

3.Versatility

4.Automatic

Question :- The difference between memory and storage is that memory is _____ and storage is __

1.Temporary permanent

2.Permanent temporary

3.Slow fast

4.All of above

Question :- The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was

1.IBM

2.Super UNIVAC

3.Radio Shaks

4.Data General Corporation

Question :- The term gigabyte refers to

1.1024 bytes

2.1024 kilobytes

3.1024 megabytes

4.1024 gigabyte

Question :- The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document is

1.Editing

2.Writing

3.Formatting

4.All of above

Question :- What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?

1.Grater than

2.Less than

3.Equal to

4.All of the above

Question :- What is a brand?

1.The name of companies that made computers

2.The name of product a company gives to identify its product in market

3.A name of class to indicate all similar products from different companies

4.All of above

Question :- What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?

1.Light pen

2.Mouse

3.Digitizer

4.Terminal

Question :- What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine

1.1642

2.1837

3.1880

4.1850

Question :- 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?

1.Bus control

2.Interrupts

3.Bus arbitration

4.Status

Question :- When was Pascaline invented

1.1617

2.1620

3.1642

4.1837

Question :- When was the world?s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?

1.Hewlett-Packard 1980

2.Epson 1981

3.Laplink Traveling Software Inc 1982

4.Tandy Model-200 1985

Question :- Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface the trackball is

1.Stationary

2.Difficult to move

3.Dragged

4.Moved in small steps

Question :- Which is considered a direct entry input device?

1.Optical scanner

2.Mouse and digitizer

3.Light pen

4.All of the above

Question :- Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?

1.UNIVAC

2.ENIAC

3.EDSAC

4.None of above

Question :- Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?

1.Magnetic drum

2.Hard Disks

3.Floppy

4.All of above

Question :- Which statement is valid about computer program?

1.It is understood by a computer

2.It is understood by programmer

3.It is understood user

4.Both a & b

Question :- Which was the most popular first generation computer?

1.IBM 1650

2.IBM 360

3.IBM 1130

4.IBM 2700

Question :- Why are vacuum tubes also called valves?

1.Because they can amplify the weak signals and make them strong

2.Because they can stop or allow the flow of current

3.Both of above

4.None of above