Computer Fundamentals (Information Technology)

Computer Fundamentals (Information Technology)

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following options is used by the CPU of a computer to reduce the average time to access data from the main memory?

  1. Array
  2. Memory Cell
  3. Random Access Memory
  4. Cache Memory
  5. Read-Only Memory
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following includes a field effect transistor having a selection gate, a floating gate, a source and a drain?

  1. PROM
  2. EPROM
  3. External memory
  4. Flash memory
  5. Floppy disk
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Steve Russell and MIT invented the first computer game in which of the following years?

  1. 1953
  2. 1954
  3. 1955
  4. 1958
  5. 1962
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following generates analog or digital information?

  1. Information source
  2. Transmitter
  3. Channel
  4. Noise
  5. Receiver
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the quantitative measure of the output spectrum of a system or device in response to a stimulus?

  1. Watts
  2. Total harmonic distortion
  3. Digital sampling
  4. Frequency response
  5. Sound card
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following usually provides tools to assist a programmer in writing computer programs and software using different programming languages?

  1. Application software
  2. Operating system
  3. Programming software
  4. System software
  5. Windows
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following has a design similar to that of a hard drive, operates on the principle of magnetic recording and uses magnetic heads for data storage and retrieval from the rotating magnetic media?

  1. Tape drive
  2. Optical storage
  3. Flip flop storage
  4. Floppy drive
  5. None of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the way to move information directly to the memory of a PC, by bypassing its processor?

  1. Direct memory access
  2. Digital to analog converter
  3. Analog to digital converter
  4. Trackball
  5. Joystick
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the reduction of a continuous signal to a discrete signal?

  1. Sound card
  2. Digital sampling
  3. MIDI connector
  4. Capacitive switches
  5. None of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

______ is an operating system which is capable of handling activities from multiple users at the same time and originated around 1969 at AT&T Bell Labs.

  1. Mac OS
  2. Unix
  3. Linux
  4. Windows
  5. Solaris
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following operating systems was originally developed by Sun Microsystems and complies with the single UNIX specification?

  1. Unix
  2. Windows
  3. Solaris
  4. Linux
  5. Mac OS
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following classes of software is used by various specialists for achieving a high degree of accuracy and precision?

  1. Engineering Application Software
  2. Graphics Application Software
  3. Microsoft PowerPoint
  4. Microsoft Access
  5. Microsoft Word
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following ports is a communication channel on the computer that is used to transmit data from hardware devices to the processor?

  1. I/O
  2. LPT Port
  3. IRQ
  4. PC/XT
  5. COM3
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following softwares makes use of non-numerical algorithms to solve complex problems that are not amenable to computation or straightforward analysis?

  1. Artificial Intelligence software
  2. Real time software
  3. System software
  4. Embedded software
  5. Web-based software
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following provides advanced and powerful new tools for managing your database?

  1. Microsoft Word
  2. Microsoft Access
  3. Microsoft PowerPoint
  4. Microsoft Excel
  5. None of these
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the default drive in a computer which is basically used to store program files?

  1. Disk drive
  2. Floppy drive
  3. C: Drive
  4. MPEG
  5. Case Mod