Computer interview questions – page 131

The decreased cost and increased performance of computer hardware were the distinguishing features of which generation of computers?

1. First
2. Second
3. Third
4. Fourth

When you save to _______, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off.

1. Primary storage device
2. Secondary storage device
3. Motherboard
4. RAM

Which type of memory holds only that program and data the CPU is presently processing?

1. ASCII
2. RAM
3. ROM
4. CMOS

The most common storage device for the personal computer is

1. Hard disk
2. Zip disk
3. USB thumb drive
4. Floppy disk

_____ are  used to quickly accept, store and transfer data and instructions that are being used immediately by the CPU.

1. Graphics
2. RAMs
3. Caches
4. Registers

Which of the following types of memory improves processing by acting as a temporary high-speed holding area between the memory and the CPU?

1. Flash memory
2. Cache memory
3. ROM
4. RAM

Name of round shining portable disk which can store large amount of information and softwares.

1. Floppy disk
2. CD-ROM
3. Scanner
4. Monitor

RAM is _______ and ______

1. Volatile, permanent
2. Nonvolatile, temporary
3. Nonvolatile, permanent
4. Volatile, temporary

ROM tells the computer to

1. Start up the operating system
2. Connect to the hardware
3. Turn on
4. Pass on data to the RAM

The ____ memory is the memory that supplements the main memory.

1. Permanent
2. Primary
3. Physical
4. Secondary

The instructions are decoded by a processing unit called the ___ that interprets and implements the instructions.

1. Instruction decoder
2. Circuit decoder
3. Software decoder
4. Program decoder

The keyboard detects the key pressed and generates the corresponding ___ codes which can be recognized by the computer.

1. Unicode 
2. Bit
3. Byte
4. ASCII

The first generation computers were very ___ to operate and consumed large amount of electricity.

1. Reliable
2. Reasonable
3. Cheap
4. Expensive

We can mechanically calculate mathematical tables using ___

1. Slide rule
2. Calculator
3. Napier’s Bone
4. Difference Engine

The main function of a computer system is to ___ data.

1. Save
2. Store
3. Progress
4. Process

The computer uses input devices to ___ the data and program.

1. verify
2. display
3. accept
4. print

The minimum period between two successive requests of memory refers to ____

1. access time
2. read time
3. response time
4. cycle time

____ printer paper tends to darken over time due to exposure to sunlight and heat.

1. Ink Jet
2. Line
3. Laser
4. Thermal

An error is also known as

1. Icon
2. Cursor
3. Debug
4. Bug

Correcting errors in a program is referred to as ____

1. Modifying
2. Rectifying
3. Bugging
4. Debugging

A ____ shares hardware, software, and data among authorized users.

1. Transmitter
2. Hyperlink
3. Protocol
4. Network

The person who writes and tests computer programs is called a

1. Project developer
2. Software engineer
3. Computer scientist
4. Programmer

In a computer, how many bits does a nibble signify?

1. 4
2. 8
3. 16
4. 32

Microprocessor is bigger than

1. Laptop
2. ENIAC
3. Mainframe computer
4. Super computer

Name the first general purpose electronic computer

1. UNIVAC
2. Mac
3. ADVAC
4. EDVAC

Which of the following devices is used in the first generation computer?

1. Microprocessor
2. Processor
3. Vacuum tube
4. Integrated circuit

 Pascaline is also known as 

1. Difference machine
2. Division machine
3. Adding machine
4. Mechanical machine

Modem is a

1. Word processing software
2. Application software
3. Hardware
4. Liveware

A hard disk drive is considered as a  _______  storage.

1. Temporary
2. Flash
3. Non volatile
4. Non-permanent

Which of the following is another name for a chip?

1. Semiconductor
2. Silicon chip
3. Integrated circuit
4. All of these