COMPUTER AWARENESS - BASICS MCQS SET 41

COMPUTER AWARENESS - BASICS MCQS SET 41

1. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/an
A) Interpreter        B) CPU        C) Compiler        D) Simulator

2. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
A) 1978        B) 1984        C) 1990        D) 1991

3. The purpose of vacuum tube was to NOT ack like
A) an amplifier        B) a switch        C) a router        D) None of above

4. As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are
A) More expensive    B) More portable    C) Less rigid    D) Slowly accessed

5. Which of the following is the most quickly accessible storage?
A) RAM        B) Registers        C) Disks        D) Pen Drive

6. The octal equivalence of 111010 is
A) 81        B) 72        C) 71        D) None of above


7. Excessive parallel processing is related to
A) First generation    B) Fourth generation    C) Fifth Generation    D) Third generation

8. second generation computers were developed during
A) 1949 to 1955        B) 1956 to 1965        C) 1965 to 1970        D) 1970 to 1990

9. What do you call a single point on a computer screen?
A) Cell        B) Element        C) Pixel        D) Bit

10. Mostly which of the following device is used to carry user files?
A) Floppy Disk        B) Hard Disk        C) RAM        D) CDROM
 

ANSWER: 

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