100+ computer questions and answers for assam competitive exam
1) Which stores more data than a DVD ?
Answer :Blu-Ray Disk
2) The two kinds of main memory are
Answer : RAM and ROM
3) The main memory of computer is also called as
Answer :Random access memory
4) The printed output from a computer is called
Answer:Hard Copy
5) MS-Word is an example of
Answer: Application software
6) Computer Monitor is also known
as
Answer:VDU
7) A ___________is an electronic device that process
data, converting it into information.
Answer: Processor
8) IC chips used in computers are usually made of
Answer: Silicon
9) One Gigabyte is approximately equal is
Answer:1000,000,000 bytes
10) One kilobyte is equal to
Answer: 1024 bytes
11) 'ALU' stands for?
Answer: Arithmetic Logic Unit
12) PARAM is an example of
Answer : Super computer
13) In world today, most of the computers are
Answer: Digital
14) NOS stands for
Answer : Network operating system
15) Which computer is medium sized computer?
Answer: Mini Computer
16) The first electronic computer was developed by_______
Answer: John Mauchly / J. Presper Eckert
17) What is the name of an application program that gathers user information and sends it to someone through the Internet?
Answer : Spyware
18) Before use of DBMS information was stored using______
Answer : File Management System
19) In MS Excel, if we want to select an entire column, which is used?
Answer:Ctrl + Space
20) Which unit is responsible for converting the data received from the user into computer understandable format?
Answer : Input Unit
21) What language computer is derived from?
Answer:Latin
22) Who is the father of Computer science?
Answer: Alan Turing
23) Which part is responsible for interacting with users?
Answer : User interface
24)_____is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.
Answer:Network
25) The only language which the computer
understands is_______
Answer : Binary Language
26) Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called as_____
Answer:Passwords
27) What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer Network?
Answer :Printers
28) What device is required for the Internet
connection?
Answer:Modem
29) The smallest unit of data in computer is
Answer :Byte
30) Junke-mail is also called____
Answer :Spam
31) What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) ina client-server system?
Answer : Microcomputer
32) Ibm 1401 is of which generation?
Answer: Second Generation Computer
33) A computer cannot boot if it does not have the______
Answer : 0perating System
34) CAD stands for
Answer : Computer aided design
34) WAN stands for
Answer:Wide Area Network
36) First page of Website is termed as_____
Answer:Homepage
37) When a file is Saved for the first
time____
Answer :It must be given a name to identify it
38) What does the COMPUTER stands for?
Answer : Common Operating Machine Purposely Used for Technological and Educational Research
39) Where are data and programme stored when the processor uses them?
Answer : Main memory
40) What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?
Answer :ROM provides very large amounts of
inexpensive data storage
41) The devices that used to give single or
multiple colored images and drawings are_____
Answer: Plotters
42) Which was the computer conceived by
babbage?
Answer : Analytical engine
43) What does DMA stand for?
Answer: Direct Memory Access
44) A normal CD- ROM usually can store up to______data.
Answer:700 MB
45) Shell is the exclusive feature of
Answer:UNIX
46) BCD stands for_
Answer: Binary Coded Decimal
47) ASCl stands for
Answer:American Standard Code for Information Interchange
48) Chief component of first generation computer Was____
Answer :Vacuum Tubes
49) FORTRAN IS___
Answer :Formula Translation
50) Second Generation computers were developed during_____
Answer:1956 to 1965
51) The computer size was very large in which generation?
Answer:First Generation
52) Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers?
Answer :Fourth Generation
53) What type of devices can be used to directly image printed text?
Answer:0CR
54) The output quality of a printer is measured by_____
Answer : Dot per inch
55) Who designed the first electronic computer ENIAC?
Answer :J. Presper Eckert &John W Mauchly
56) When was C language developed?
Answer:1970s
57) Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to____
Answer: Peopleware
58) Name the application used for creating
presentations____
Answer : MS PowerPoint
59) Human beings are referred to as
Homosapinens, which device is called sillico
Sapien?
Answer:Computer
60) An error in software or hardware is calleda bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
Answer: Glitch
61) CPU is an abbreviation for ____
Answer : Central processing unit
62) What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator attention?
Answer : Reverse video
63) Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. Whoat is the common name for such board?
Answer: Motherboard
64) A desktop computer is also known as
Answer: PC
65) The system unit of a personal computer
typically contains all except_____
Answer:Modem
66) A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an______
Answer: Compiler
67) A computer program that translates one
program instructions at a time into machine
language is called a/an______
Answer :Interpreter
68) A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it____
Answer: Sensor
69) A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known as____
Answer: Bug
70) A state is a bi-stable electronic circuit that has____
Answer :Flip-flop
71) Unwanted repetitious messages, such as
unsolicited bulk e-mail is known as_____
Answer: Spam
72) DOS stands for
Answer : Disk Operating System
73) What could the first generation computer do?
Answer: Batch processing
74) IBM stands for____
Answer :International Business Machines
75) Translates and executes progranm at
run time line by line____
Answer : Interpreter
76) The brain of any computer system is____
Answer:CPU
77) SMPS stands for.
Answer: Switched Mode Power Supply
78) The device used to carry digital data on
analogue lines is called as
Answer : Modem
79) Which is a point and draw device?
Answer:Mouse
80) BIOS stands for
Answer : Basic Input Output System
81) Who is the Father of 'C programming
language?
Answer : Dennis Ritchie
82) The instructions that tell a computer how to carry out the processing tasks are referred to as computer______
83) An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is ___
Answer: Memory
84)_____is the key we use to run the selected
Command.
Answer:ENTER
85)_____is the functional key to display
Save-as box.
Answer: F12
86) The term _____ designates equipment that might be added to a computer system to enhance its functionality.
Answer: Peripheral device
87) How do you move a copy of file from one
computer to another over a communication
channel is called?
Answer: File transfer
88) What kind of memory is both static and
non-volatile?
Answer :ROM
89)_____is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide platform for running application software.
Answer:System software
90) Name the first general purpose electronic computer
Answer: ENIAC
91) The term bit is short for
Answer : Binary digit
92) On-line real time systems become popular in______generation
Answer:Third Generation
93) When multiple computers are capable of
Processing then it is?
Answer : Multitasking
94) The shortcut key to print documents is
Answer: Ctrl +P
95) First layer in the OSI reference model is
Answer: Physical
96) MICR stands for
Answer: Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
97) A_____is an additional set of commands
That the computer displays after you make a
Selection from the main menu.
Answer: Dialog box
98) VGA stands for
Answer : Video Graphics Array
99) Where does most data go first with in a
computer memory hierarchy?
Answer: RAM
100) The_____data mining technique derives
rules from real-world case examples.
Answer : Neural nets
101)____are used to identify a user who returns to a Website.
Answer :Cookies
102) Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readable are known as___
Answer:A Bar code
103) The total set of interlinked hypertext documents worldwide is______
Answer:HTTP
104) Reusable optical storage wil typically have the acronym_____
Answer:RW
105) Which error detection method uses ones complement arithmetic?
Answer: Check Sum
106) A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be_____
Answer :Wireless
107) The main directory of a disk is called the_____directory.
Answer:Root
108) The physical arrangement of elements on a page is referred to as a document_____
Answer: Format
109) Software for organizing storage and retrieval of information is a(n)____
Answer: Database program
110) A____is a collection of data that is stored
electronically as a series of records in a table.
Answer: Database
111) What is the intersection of a column and a row on a worksheet called?
Answer: Cell
112) The task of performing operations like
arithmetic and logical operations is called____
Answer: Processing
113) What is the other name for the physical
components of the system?
Answer : Hardware
114) A ____is the term used when a search
engine returns a Web page that matches the
search criteria.
Answer: Link
115) Which memory is lost its contents when power is off?
Answer:Volatile
116) A popular way to learn about computers without ever going to a classroom is called____
Answer: E-learning
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