Computer Knowledge

Computer Fundamentals and System Concepts

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Computer fundamentals and system concepts questions cover core hardware components, operating systems, and historical computer milestones. Topics include the kernel, central processing unit, and basic computing terminology. These foundational questions are strictly essential for scoring well in computer knowledge sections.

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Computer Fundamentals and System Concepts Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Hardware and Software

  2. Input and Output

  3. Keyboard and printer

  4. All the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A complete PC system requires both hardware components (CPU, memory, storage, motherboard) and software (operating system, drivers, applications) to function. Neither hardware alone nor software alone makes an operational computer. Input/output (option B) and specific peripherals like keyboards/printers (option C) are subsets of hardware.

Multiple choice
  1. documenting the changes that are made to a program

  2. controlling the version numbers of the programs

  3. both (1) and (2)

  4. none of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Library management software in software development refers to version control systems that track all changes made to programs over time and maintain version numbering. This enables developers to collaborate, revert to previous versions if needed, and understand the evolution of the codebase.

Multiple choice
  1. 1959-1964

  2. 1965-1971

  3. 1971- 1981

  4. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Third generation computers (1965-1971) used integrated circuits (ICs) instead of discrete transistors, making them smaller, faster, more reliable, and less expensive. This era saw the emergence of minicomputers and time-sharing systems.

Multiple choice
  1. ASCI white

  2. Grid

  3. LAN

  4. Network super

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A grid supercomputer is created by networking many small computers together to work in parallel, combining their computational power. ASCI White was a specific supercomputer, LAN is local area network, and 'Network super' is not a standard term.

Multiple choice
  1. Client server computing

  2. Peer-to-peer computing

  3. Distributed computing

  4. Software-as-a service

  5. Sales force

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In this computing, idle PCs across a network or across the internet are tapped to provide computing power for large processor-intensive projects.

Multiple choice
  1. Chip

  2. Bug

  3. Error

  4. Byte

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A bug is an error, flaw, or fault in a computer program or system that causes it to produce an incorrect or unexpected result. The term originated from actual bugs (moths) causing malfunctions in early electromechanical computers.

Multiple choice
  1. CPU

  2. memory

  3. I/O units

  4. Disks

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is considered the heart of a computer as it executes instructions, performs calculations, and coordinates all other components. Without a CPU, a computer cannot process data or run programs.