1. Punched cards were first introduced by A. Powers C. Jacquard Answer: D 2. Word length of a Personal Computer is ___ A. 4 bits C.

16 bits Answer: B 3. Cursor is a ____ A. Pixel B. Thin blinking line B. 8 bits D. 64 bits B. Pascal D. Herman Hollerith

C. Pointing device Answer: B

D. None of these

4. Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under? A. System Software C. Utilities Answer: A 5. Which device is required for the Internet connection? A. Joystick C. CD Drive Answer: B 6. What does DMA stand for? A. Distinct Memory Access C. Direct Module Access Answer: B 7. When did John Napier develop logarithm? A. 1416 C. 1641 Answer: B 8. A normal CD-ROM usually can store up to __________data? B. 1614 D. 1804 B. Direct Memory Access D. Direct Memory Allocation B. Modem D. NIC Card B. Application Software D. None of the above

A. 680 KB C. 680 MB Answer: C 9. ATM stands for? A. Automatic Talking Machine B. Automatic Teller Machine C. Analog Teller Machine D. Automatic Ticketing Machine Answer: C

B. 680 Bytes D. 680 GB

10. The Second Generation Computer was based on . A. Vacuum Tube C. Transistor Answer: C 11. The Third Generation Computer was made with . A. Vacuum Tube C. IC Answer: C 12. he BIOS is the abbreviation of . A. Basic Input Output System B. Best Input Output System B. Discrete Components D. Bio Chips B. Silicon Chips D. Bio Chips

C. Basic Input Output Symbol Answer: A

D. Base Input Output System

13. What do you call a single point on a computer screen A. Cell C. Pixel Answer: C 14. How was the generation of computer classified? A. by the device used in memory & processor B. by the speed of computer C. by the model of the computer D. by the accuracy of computer Answer: A 15. Through which device the main components of the computer communicate with each other? A. Keyboard C. Monitor Answer: B 16. Which is a valid program to access the Internet? A. Access C. Windows Explorer B. Front Page D. Netscape B. System Bus D. Memory B. Element D. Bit

Answer: D 17. Which one is the Low Level Language? A. Assembly C. Java Answer: A 18. Which is a volatile memory? A. ROM C. PROM Answer: D 19. The digital signals can be represented by A. Binary Codes C. High and Low Answer: D 20. Which program can be used for email? A. Internet Explorer C. NetMeeting Answer: B 21. Modulator-demodulator is a device that converts: A. Digital signal into analog signal B. Outlook Express D. FrontPage B. 0 and 1 D. all of the above B. BIOS D. RAM B. Visual Basic D. C++

B. Analog signal into digital signal C. Both A and B D. None of the above Answer: C 22. _______ is used for scanning the pictures and putting them in digitized form in the computer. A. CD-ROM C. Bar-coder Answer: D 23. Animator, 3D Studio, Corel Draw and Flash are. A. Word processors C. Multimedia S/W Answer: C 24. Which statement is valid? A. 1 KB = 8 bytes C. 1 KB = 1024 bytes Answer: C 25. Which device is used to process data? A. CPU C. DCU B. RAM D. VDU B. 1 MB = 8 KB D. 1 MB = 1024 bytes B. Spreadsheet packages D. None of the above B. Plotter D. Scanner

Answer: A 26. Who is known as the father of Computer Science? A. Charles Babbage C. Dr. Herman Hollerith Answer: A 27. What is the capacity of a 3.5 Floppy Disk? A. 360KB C. 1.2MB Answer: D 28. A Personal Computer (PC) is a .. Computer. A. Super C. Mini Answer: D 29. What type of printers are Dot Matrix Printers? A. Laser C. Impact Answer: C 30. What is the full form of RAM? A. Read Access Memory B. Random Access Memory B. Inkjet D. Drum B. Main Frame D. Micro B. 720KB D. 1.44MB B. Howard Aiken D. Blaise Pascal

C. Rapid access Memory Answer: B

D. none