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COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL MCQs

Fundamental And Concepts Of Computer

Total Questions : 1289 | Page 124 of 129 pages
Question 1231. Punched Cards were first introduced by:
  1.    Powers
  2.    Jacquard
  3.    Pascal
  4.    Herman Hollerith
  5.    None of The Above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Herman Hollerith
Answer: (d)
The standard punched card, originally invented by Herman Hollerith, was first used for vital statistics tabulation by the New York City Board of Health and several states. After this trial use, punched cards were adopted for use in the 1890 census.
Question 1232. __________ are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat.
  1.    Server
  2.    Embedded computers
  3.    Robotic computers
  4.    Main frames
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Embedded computers
Answer: (b)
Embedded computers are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat.
An embedded system is a programmed controlling and operating system with a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electrical system, often with real-time computing constraints. It is embedded as part of a complete device often including hardware and mechanical parts.
Embedded systems tutorial includes. Embedded systems are a cornerstone of the electronics industry today. An embedded system is a computer or processor-based system that has been designed for a specific purpose.
Question 1233. What do you call a single point on a computer screen:
  1.    Cell
  2.    Element
  3.    Pixel
  4.    None of The Above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Pixel
Answer: (c)
Pixel is the smallest addressable point on a computer screen
Question 1234. Operating Systems, editors and debuggers comes under:
  1.    System Software
  2.    Application Software
  3.    Utilities
  4.    None of The Above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> System Software
Answer: (a)
Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under System Software.
System software is computer software designed to provide a platform for other software. Examples of system software include operating systems like macOS and Windows, computational science software, game engines, industrial automation, and software as a service application.
A debugger or debugging tool is a computer program that is used to test and debug other programs (the "target" program). ... For example, the program might have tried to use an instruction not available on the current version of the CPU or attempted to access unavailable or protected memory
Question 1235. Through which device the main components of the computer communicates with each other:
  1.    System Bus
  2.    Keyboard
  3.    Monitor
  4.    None of The Above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> System Bus
Answer: (a)
Through System Bus the main components of the computer communicate with each other.
Question 1236. General purpose computer are used for
  1.    Accounting
  2.    Creating a small database
  3.    Performs calculation
  4.    All of the above
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All of the above
Answer: (d)
A general purpose computer is a computer that is designed to be able to carry out many different tasks. Desktop computers and laptops are examples of general-purpose computers. Among other things, they can be used to: access the internet.
Question 1237. Computers manipulate data in many ways, and this manipulation is called
  1.    upgrading
  2.    processing
  3.    batching
  4.    utilising
  5.    downloading
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> processing
Answer: (b)
Data processing is a procedure that is usually carried out by a computer. The manipulation of data by a computer is known as data processing.
Data processing encompasses the use of computers to execute prescribed operations on data. Information is retrieved, transformed, or classified as part of the process.
The translation of input data into a more comprehensible form is known as processing. The production of the required information, which may be input in the future, is referred to as output.
Question 1238. The first computer which provides storage is
  1.    EDSAC
  2.    EDBAC
  3.    MARK-I
  4.    ACE
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> EDSAC
Answer: (a)
EDSAC is The first computer used to store a program.
It was subsequently developed into the Manchester Mark 1, which ran its first program in early April 1949. Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator, EDSAC, became fully operational providing a service to a range of customers on May 6, 1949.
The Manchester Baby, also known as the Small-Scale Experimental Machine (SSEM), was the world's first stored-program computer. It was built at the Victoria University of Manchester, England, by Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill, and ran its first program on 21 June 1948.
Question 1239. The computer’s capability of distinguishing spoken words is called
  1.    voice analysis
  2.    speech acknowledgment
  3.    voice recognition
  4.    speech interpretation
  5.    vocalisation
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> voice recognition
Answer: (c)
Question 1240. Ctrl, shift and alt are called _________ keys.
  1.    adjustment
  2.    function
  3.    modifier
  4.    alphanumeric
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> modifier
Answer: (c)
Ctrl, shift and alt are called Modifier keys.

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