Fundamental of Computer MCQs SET-3 – Computer Basic MCQs

Q16. The main feature of analog computer is that they are very fast in operation as all the calculations are done in

A) Serial mode
B) Parallel mode
C) Randomly
D) Both (b) and (c)
Answer(B)
Parallel mode

Q17. The accuracy of an analog computer is very

A) High
B) Low
C) Medium
D) Good
Answer(B)
Low

Q18. A personal computer design to meet the computing needs of a(n)

A) Individual
B) Department
C) Company
D) City
Answer(A)
Individual

Q19. A _______ computer (also referred to as a laptop), is a small, lightweight personal computer that incorporates the screen, the keyboard, storage and processing components into a single portable unit

A) Notebook
B) Journal
C) Diary
D) Briefcase
Answer(A)
Notebook

Q20. Multi-user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several is called

A) Personal computers
B) Workstations
C) Dumb terminals
D) Mainframe
Answer(C)
Dumb terminals

Q21. A ________ is a large and expensive computer, capable of simultaneously processing data for hundreds or thousands of users

A) Handheld computer
B) Mainframe computer
C) Personal computer
D) Tablet computer
Answer(B)
Mainframe computer

Q22. Which of the following is generally costlier?

A) Server
B) Notebook computer
C) Personal computer
D) Mainframe
Answer(D)
Mainframe

Q23. The processing is used in mainframe computer is called

A) Batch
B) Parallel
C) Serial
D) Toggle
Answer(A)
Batch

Q24. ______ are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly

A) Servers
B) Super computers
C) Laptops
D) Mainframes
Answer(B)
Super computers

Q25. Which of the following is the smallest computer?

A) Notebook
B) Laptop
C) Desktop
D) Workstation
Answer(A)
Notebook

Q26. Which of the following is the fastest type of computer?

A) Laptop
B) Notebook
C) Personal computer
D) Super computer
Answer(D)
Super computer

Q27. The proper definition of a modern digital computer is

A) An electronic automated machine that can solve problems involving words and numbers
B) A more sophistic and modified electronic pocket calculator
C) Any machine that can perform mathematical operations
D) A machine that works on binary code
Answer(D)
A machine that works on binary code

Q28. Which of the following is true about the ENIAC?

A) It was an electromechanical computer
B) It was the first stored program electronic digital computer
C) It was developed by Charles Babbage
D) It used vacuum tubes in place of electromagnetic relays
Answer(D)
It used vacuum tubes in place of electromagnetic relays

Q29. The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Mauchly and Eckert called ENIAC did not work on the stored program concept. How many numbers could it store in its internal memory?

A) 100
B) 20
C) 80
D) 40
Answer(B)
20

Q30. A digital computer is superior to an analog computer in terms of

A) Cost, speed and space requirements
B) Cost, accuracy and versatility
C) Cost, speed and accuracy
D) All of the above
Answer(B)
Cost, accuracy and versatility

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