Fundamental Set 7

Set - 8

1. IBM 7000 digital computer
a. Belongs to second generation
b. Uses VLSI
c. Employs semiconductor memory
d. Has modular constructions
Ans:-c. Employs semiconductor memory
2. The proper definition of a modern digital computer is

a. An electronic automated machine that can solve problems involving words
and numbers
b. A more sophistic and modified electronic pocket calculator
c. Any machine that can perform mathematical operations
d. A machine that works on binary code
Ans:- d. A machine that works on binary code
3. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for
a. Doing quick mathematical calculations
b. Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
c. Electronic data processing
d. Performing repetitive tasks accurately
Ans:- b. Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
4. An integrated circuit is
a. A complicated circuit
b. An integrating device
c. Much costlier than a single transistor
d. Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
Ans:- d. Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
5. Most important advantage of an IC is its
a. Easy replacement in case of circuit failure
b. Extremely high reliability
c. Reduced cost
d. Lower power consumption
Ans:- b. Extremely high reliability
6. In a punched card system, data is processed by a
a. Keypunch machine, sorter and posting machine
b. Accounting machine, posting machine, and billing machine
c. Sorter, posting machine, and billing machine
d. Accounting machine, keypunch machine and sorter
Ans:- d. Accounting machine, keypunch machine and sorter
7. The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical \
operations was;
a. ENIAC
b. Mark I
c. Analytic engine
d. UNIVAC-I
Ans:- b. Mark I
8. In the third generation of computers:
a. Distributed data processing first became popular
b. An operating system was first developed
c. High-level prcedu7ral languages were firs used
d. On-line, real time systems first became popular
Ans:- d. On-line, real time systems first became popular
9. A characteristic of card systems is:
a. Slowness in processing data
b. Using cards as records of transactions
c. Needing a larger DP staff
d. All of the above
Ans:- d. All of the above
10. An IBM system/38 represents the computer class of:
a. Small-scale computer
b. Medium-scale computer
c. Large-scale computer
d. Super computer
Ans:- a. Small-scale computer
11. The first firm to mass- market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
a. IBM
b. Sperry Univac
c. Data General corporation
d. Radio Shack
Ans:- c. Data General corporation
12. A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of
a. Speed
b. Accuracy
c. Cost
d. Memory
Ans:- b. Accuracy
13. In 1830, Charles Babbage designed a machine called the Analytical Engine which he
showed at the Paris Exhibition. In which year was it exhibition?
a. 1820
b. 1860
c. 1855
d. 1870
Ans:- c. 1855
14. Which was the world’s first minicomputer and when was it introduced?
a. PDP-I, 1958
b. IBM System/36, 1960
c. PDP-II, 1961
d. VAX 11/780, 1962
Ans:- a. PDP-I, 1958
15. Where was India’s first computer installed and when?
a. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 1977
b. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1971
c. Indian Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., 1968
d. Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1955
Ans:- d. Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1955
16. Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU?
a. Control unit and registers
b. Registers and main memory
c. Control Unit and ALU
d. ALU and bus
Ans:- c. Control Unit and ALU
17. Which of the following is true?
a. Fields are composed of bytes
b. Records are composed of fields
c. Fields are composed of characters
d. All of above
Ans:- d. All of above
18. Which of the following file organization is most efficient for a file with a high
degree of file activity?
a. Sequential
b. ISAM
c. VSAM
d. B-Tree Index
Ans:- a. Sequential
19. The two basic types of record-access methods are
a. Sequential and random
b. Sequential and indexed
c. Direct and immediate
d. On-line and real time
Ans:- a. Sequential and random
20. The advantage of COM are its … and …
a. Compact size; speed readability
b. Compact size, speed
c. Readability; speed
d. Low cost; readability
Ans:- b. Compact size, speed