COMPUTER AWARENESS - BASICS MCQS SET 36

COMPUTER AWARENESS - BASICS MCQS SET 36

1. A hard copy would be prepared on a
A) Line printer        B) Dot matrix Printer        C) Typewriter terminal       
D) All of the above

2. The term GIGO is related to which characteristics of computers?
A) Speed        B) Automatic        C) Accuracy        D) Reliability

3. Which of the following programming language were used in first generation computers?
A) Machine language        B) Assembly language        C) Both of above   
D) None of above

4. To locate a data item for storage is
A) Field            B) Feed            C) Database            D) Fetch

5. Who used punched cards practically for the first time in the history of computers?
A) Charles Babbage        B) Dr. Herman Hollerith            C) Howard Aikin
D) Joseph Jacquard

6. Hard disk is coated in both sides with
A) Magnetic metallic oxide        B) Optical metallic oxide        C) Carbon layer
D) All of the above

7. Which of the following term means to reckon?
A) putare        B) com        C) computa        D) computar

8. An input /output device at which data enters or leaves a computer system is
A) Keyboard        B) Terminal        C) Printer        D) Plotter

9. Which of the following is first generation of computer
A) EDSAC        B) IBM-1401        C) CDC-1604        D) ICL-2900

10. A name or number used to identify a storage location is called
A) A byte        B) A record        C) An address        D) All of above 

ANSWER: 

1.D
2.C
3.A
4.D
5.B
6.A
7.A
8.B
9.A
10.C