Computer Fundamental Miscellaneous MCQs

Question 1

The purpose of an application program is to

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Meet specific user needs

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Convert program written in high level language to machine language

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Allow the operating system to control resources better

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Make off-line equpment run better

Question 2

Which of the following translate back from machine code something resembling the source language

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Decompiler

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Interpreter

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Compiler

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Assembler

Question 3

Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiply, divide and find square roots?

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Leibnitz

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Napier

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Babbage

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Pascal

Question 4

Serial access memories are useful in applications where

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data naturally needs to flow in and out in serial form

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data consists of numbers

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short access time is required

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each stored word is processed differently

Question 5

A six - digit card field used for postal ZIP codes is defined as

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A numeric field

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A letter field

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An alphabetic field

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An alphanumeric field

Question 6

The octal equivalent of the number 11010.1011 is

Accepted Answer

32.54

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63.51

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32.27

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All of the above

Question 7

Super-computers

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Are not fast enough for some applications

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Are found at thousands of sites around the world

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Can now fit on a single silicon chip

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Are usually designed to process accounting applications

Question 8

A special type of device which uses an ordinary telephone with a computer is

Accepted Answer

Acoustic couple

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Light pen

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Mouse

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Touch panel

Question 9

The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Mauchly and Eckert called ENIAC did not work on the stored program principle. How many numbers could it store in its internal memory?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

100

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40

Answer

80