basic hardware Interview Questions and Answers
Ques:- A computer programmer
A. Can operate all types of computer equipment
B. Can draw only flowchart
C. Can enter input data quickly
D. Does all the thinking for a computer
Ques:- When was the first solid state computer produced and by which country?
A. 1960, USA
B. 1960, Germany
C. 1964, Japan
D. 1965, UK
Ques:- A computer program consists of
A. Algorithms written in computer’s language
B. Program flowchart
C. Discrete logical steps
D. System flowchart
Ques:- Which part interprets program instructions and initiate control operations.
A. Logic unit
B. Control unit
C. Storage unit
D. Input
Ques:- Which type device is a piece of equipment that receives information from a CPU?
A. Memory
B. CPU
C. Input
D. Output
Ques:- Which of the following holds data and processing instructions temporarily until the CPU needs it?
A. Coprocessor chips
B. Main memory
C. Control unit
D. ROM
Ques:- The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
A. Control section
B. Cache memory
C. External memory
D. Primary memory
Ques:- Symbolic logic was discovered by
A. Basic Pascal
B. Van Neumann
C. Herman Hollerith
D. George Boole
Ques:- A business can prosper in rapidly changing markets while offering its customers individualized solutions to their needs through
A. Agile competitor
B. Virtual company
C. Strategic business use of internet technologies
D. Total quality management
Ques:- A turnaround document is
A. Output at one point which later comes back as an input
B. Circulated among all the heads of departments of an organization
C. Circulated among all the staff of an organization
D. All of these
Ques:- Serve as consultants to end users. The best will be
A. Expert systems
B. Knowledge management system
C. Business information systems
D. Integrated information systems
Ques:- Managers who are potential users of the MIS
A. Select the optimum equipment configurations
B. Evaluate alternative equipment configurations
C. Evaluate alternative equipment configurations
D. Describe information needs
Ques:- The advantage of using prewritten software packages is
A. Eliminates program testing
B. Eliminates writing program
C. Save time and cost
D. All of these
Ques:- The magnetic tapes consist of a plastic tape with surface coating of magnetic material. When was it invented?
A. 1946
B. 1964
C. 1968
D. 1972
Ques:- A digital computer is based on the principal of
A. Counting
B. Multiplication
C. Logic
D. Measurement
Ques:- Which was the first company in the world to build computer for sale?
A. Remington Rand corporation
B. English Electric Computer Ltd.
C. Sperry Univac
D. International Business Machines
Ques:- The first mechanical computer designed by Babbage was called
A. Calculator
B. Abacus
C. Analytical Engine
D. All of these