Computer General Knowledge MCQs > FREE SET-6

	1. _________ transforms one interface into another interface
	A Program B Software C Data D None Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	2. The primary purpose of an operating system is....
	A To make the most efficient use of the computer hardware B To allow people to use the computer C To keep systems programmers employed D To make computers easier to use Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	3. __________ runs on computer hardware and serve as platform for other software's to run on
	A Operting System B Application Software C System Software D All Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	4. Integrated circuits contained
	A 10 to 20 components B 20 to 30 components C 25 to 25 components D 35 to 25 components Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	5. How many vaccum tubes was used in first analytical engine-
	A 10000 B 12000 C 90000 D 14000 Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	6. EDVAC is
	A Electronic Detected Variable Automatic Computer B Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer C Electronic Discrete Valuable Automatic Computer D Electronic Developed Valuable Automatic Computer Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	7. ENIAC was the computer of-
	A Storage program concept B Processing concept C Electronic change concept D All Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	8. IC chips was used in-
	A First generation B Second generation C Third Generation D Fourth generation Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	9. VLIC (Very Large Integration Circuit) technology was used in which generation ?
	A First generation B Second generation C Third generation D Fourth generation Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	10. Which electronic component was used in first generation?
	A Vacuum tubes B transistors C IC chips D all above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	11. A source program is-
	A a program written in a machine language B a program to be translated into machine language C a machine language translation of a program D none of these Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	12. Assembly Language-
	A uses alphabetic codes in place of binary numbers used in machine language B is the easiest language to write programs C need not be translated into machine language D none of these Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	13. Machine Language-
	A is the language in which programs were first written B is the only language understood by the computer C Differs from one type of computer to another D All of these Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	14. Computer software includes________
	A Application programs B Operating system programs C Packaged programs D All of these Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	15. Which of the following companies is a leader in manufacture of Hard Disk Drives?
	A Samsung B IBM C Fujitsu D Segate Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	16. Floppy Disk Drives were originally designed by-
	A IBM B Sony C Panasonic D Samsung Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	17. Floppy Disk Drives were first introduced by which of the following computer manufacturers?
	A IBM B Sony C Panasonic D Compaq Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	18. Computers built before the first Generation of computers were
	A Mechanical B Electro-mechanical C Electrical D None of these Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	19. Punched cards were first introduced by-
	A Powers B Pascal C Jacquard D Herman Hollerith Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	20. The man who built the first Mechanical Calculator was-
	A Joseph Marie Jacquard B John Mauchly C Blaise Pascal D Hardward Ailken Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	21. The Analytical Engine developed during First Generation of computers used_________ as a memory unit
	A RAM B Floppies C Cards D Counter Wheels Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	22. The earliest calculating devices are-
	A Abacus B Clock C Difference Engine D None of these Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	23. When you purchase a product over a Mobile Phone, the transaction is called-
	A Web Commerce B E-Commerce C M-Commerce D Mobile purchases Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	24. Which of the following cables can transmit data at high speeds-
	A Coaxial Cable B Optic fiber Cable C Twisted pair Cable D UTP Cable Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	25. What is the other name for LAN Card ?
	A NIC B Network Connector C MODEM D Internet Card Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	26. Which of the following is not a logic gate?
	A AND B OR C NOT D NAT Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	27. Which of the following organizations looks at standard for representation of data on the internet?
	A ISOC B W3C C IEEE D IETE Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	28. The basic operations performed by a computers are-
	A Arithmetic Operation B Logical Operation C Storage and Relative D All the above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	29. Who is the founder of Oracle Corporation?
	A Bill Gates B Lawrence J. Ellison C Andrew S Grove D Marc Anderson Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	30. Programs are executed on the basis of a priority number in a-
	A Batch Processing System B Multiprogramming C Time sharing D None of these Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	31. Time taken to move from one cylinder of a HDD to another is called
	A Transfer Rate B Average seek time C Latency D Roundtrip time Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	32. Which of the memories below is often used in a typical computer operation?
	A RAM B ROM C FDD D HDD Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	33. Usually in MSDOS, the primary hard disk drives has the drive letter___________
	A A B B C C D D Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	34. When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into the corresponding bits?
	A ANSI B ASCII C EBCDIC D ISO Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	35. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?
	A 2 B 10 C 16 D 32 Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	36. Which technology is used in Compact disks?
	A Mechanical B Electrical C Electro Magnetic D Laser Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	37. Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only information to it but cannot erase it
	A Floppy Disk B Hard Disk C Tape Drive D CDROM Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	38. EPROM can be used for -
	A Erasing the contents of ROM B Reconstructing the contents of ROM C Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM D Duplicating ROM Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	39. Primary memory stores -
	A Data alone B Programs alone C Results alone D All of these Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	40. Memory is made up of
	A Set of wires B Set of circuits C Large number of cells D All of these Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	41. Which of the following is not a valid size of a FLOPPY DISK?
	A 8" B 5 1/4" C 3 1/2" D 5 1/2" Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	42. Which of the following is not a valid capacity of a floppy disk?
	A 360KB B 720KB C 1.24MB D 1.44MB Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	43. Which of the following device can store large amounts of data?
	A Floppy Disk B Hard Disk C CDROM D Zip Disk Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	44. Algorithm and Flow chart help us to-
	A Know the memory Capacity B Identify the base of a number system C Direct the output to a printer D Specify the problem completely and clearly Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	45. The contents of information are stored in -
	A Memory data register B Memory address register C Memory access register D Memory arithmetic register Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	46. MDR (Memory Data Register) holds the -
	A Segment number B Address of a memory location C Number of transistors D None of these Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	47. Size of the primary memory of a PC ranges between -
	A 2KB to 8KB B 64KB and 256KB C 256KB and 640KB D None of these Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	48. Which of the following RAM times have to be refreshed often in order to retain its contents?
	A SIMM B DIMM C SDMM D DSMM Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	49. Which of the following statements is/are true?
	A Cache Memories are bigger than RAM B Cache Memories are smaller than RAM C ROM are faster than RAM D Information in ROM can be written by users Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	50. Which storage device is mounted on 'reels'?
	A Floppy Disk B Hard Disk C Magnetic Tapes D CDROM Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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