1.
UNIVAC is
Answer: Option 'A'
There are no computers with the name as in other options. UNIVAC was the first general purpose electronic digital computer designed for commercial use, produced by Universal Company Accounting John Mauchly and J.P.Eckert in 1951.
2.
CD-ROM stands for
Answer: Option 'B'
There are no objects with the name, as in other options. CD-ROM is an optical storage medium of non-volatile data using the same physical format as the audio compact disc readable by a computer with a CD-ROM. 12 cm CD store about 660 megabytes standard diameter
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3.
MSI stands for
Answer: Option 'A'
After the invention of IC chips the development of computers plunged into the next phase. Small and Medium Scale Integration Scale Integration (SSI and MSI) were used in the third generation of computers and large-scale integration and Very Large Scale Integration (LSI and VLSI) are used in the fourth generation of computers. People now expect ULSI (ultra large scale integration) circuits to use for the fifth generation of computers.
4.
The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is
Answer: Option 'D'
Microfloppy disks (3.5 inch) if it is high density (MF2HD) can store 1.44 MB and if it is low density (MF2DD), it can store 720 KB. Mini Floppy disks (5.25 inch) if it is high density (MD2HD) can store 1.2 MB and low density (MD2DD) stores 360 KB of data.
5.
Which of the following devices can be used to directly image the printed text?
Answer: Option 'B'
6.
In analog computer
Answer: Option 'C'
Input is never converted to digital form
7.
The output quality of a printer is measured by
Answer: Option 'C'
Dot per sq. inch
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8.
In the latest generation of computers, the instructions are executed
Answer: Option 'C'
Both sequentially and parallel
9.
Who designed the first electronics computer – ENIAC?
Answer: Option 'B'
J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly
10.
Who invented the high level language c?
Answer: Option 'D'
Dennis M. Ritchie
11.
When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
Answer: Option 'A'
12.
All modern computer operate on
Answer: Option 'C'
Data
13.
The most important advantage of a video disk is
Answer: Option 'C'
Potential capacity
14.
Before a disk drive can access any area of the file, a computer program must provide the recording disk address. What information this specific address?
Answer: Option 'D'
All of above
15.
Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?
Answer: Option 'A'
It is a peripheral device
16.
What is the name of the computer terminal which gives paper printout?
Answer: Option 'B'
Hard copy terminal
17.
A kind of serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with magnetically-charged ink sprayed dots is called
Answer: Option 'C'
Ink-jet printer
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18.
An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is
Answer: Option 'A'
Voice response unit
19.
A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a … resident package
Answer: Option 'B'
Memory
20.
Current SIMMs have either … or … connectors (pins)
Answer: Option 'D'
30 or 72