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COMPUTER AWARENESS MCQ FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS
1. IBM 1401 computer was:
A) Mainframe Computer
B) Mini Computers
C) Micro Computers
D) None of above
2. Time during which a job is processed by the computer is:
A) Delay times
B) Real time
C) Execution time
D) Down time
3. CD-ROM stands for:
A) Compactable Read Only Memory
B) Compact Data Read Only Memory
C) Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
D) Compact Disk Read Only Memory
4. Which unit converts user data into machine readable form?
A) Input unit
B) Output unit
C) ALU
D) Control Unit
5. Which unit is known as nerve center of computer?
A) ALU
B) CU
C) Memory
D) Registers
6. What does the disk drive of a computer do?
A) Rotate the disk
B) Read the disk
C) Load a program from the disk into the memory
D) Both b and c
7. Access time is:
A) seek time + latency time
B) seek time
C) seek time
D) latency time
8. Who invented the microprocessor?
A) Marcian E Huff
B) Herman H Goldstein
C) Joseph Jacquard
D) All of above
9. MICR stands for:
A) Magnetic Ink Character Reader
B) Magnetic Ink Code Reader
C) Magnetic Ink Case Reader
D) None of the above
10. The Width of a processor’s data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are common data paths?
A) 8 bits
B) 12 bits
C) 16 bits
D) 32 bits
ANSWERS:
1-A
2-C
3-D
4-A
5-A
6-D
7-A
8-A
9-A
10-A
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