Question 1

According to the computing ability and processing speed, computers are classified into several categories. Which of the following does not belong to that category?

Minicomputer
Microcomputer
Metacomputer
Mainframe computer
Supercomputer

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 2

Which of the following performs arithmetical or logical operations?

CU
ALU
Motherboard
Monitor
RAM

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 3

Which of the following is not a basic component of motherboard?

Bus
System clock
RAM
ROM
Microprocessor

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 4

Represent (-9)₁₀ in Binary number system.

(1001)₂
(0110)₂
(10001)₂
(01110)₂
(0111)₂

Answer

Correct Option: E

Question 5

The interrupts caused due to overflow, division by zero and execution of an illegal op-code are called__________.

maskable interrupts
non-maskable interrupts
software interrupts
trap interrupts
programmed I/O interrupts

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 6

What is the correct formula for hit ratio?

Hit ratio = number of hits/number of misses
Hit ratio = number of misses/number of hits
Hit ratio = (1-number of hits)/number of misses
Hit ratio = (1 - number of hits)/(number of misses + number of hits)
Hit ratio = number of hits/(number of misses + number of hits)

Answer

Correct Option: E

Question 7

Which of the following technologies was used in fourth generation computers?

LSI and VLSI
Transistor
Vacuum tube
IC
Ultra Large Scale Integration

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 8

What is the advantage of virtual memory?

It increases the the speed of processing.
The instructions and data cannot be edited by a user.
It helps to run the program that is smaller in size than physical memory.
It helps to store the data having larger size.
It helps to run the program, which is larger than physical memory.

Answer

Correct Option: E

Question 9

Which of the following registers holds the address of the next instruction to be executed?

Stack Pointer
Instruction Register
Program Counter
Base Register
Memory Address Register

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 10

What is the function of Stack Pointer Register?

It holds the address of the data item to be retrieved from the main memory.
It holds the starting address of the memory stack.
It holds the address of the next instruction to be executed.
It holds the instruction code currently being executed.
It holds the address of the top element of the memory stack.

Answer

Correct Option: E

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true about UNIX?

In this system, user is identified by the user ID.
UNIX requires 8-10 GB memory.
UNIX is multitasking and just a single-user operating system.
It was developed for a small computer.
It does not permit user to share CPU.

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 12

Which of the following statements is correct about ASCII?

The older version of ASCII had 8 bits.
ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Integer Interchange.
ASCII is only used in computers.
The new version of ASCII has 16 bits.
In ASCII, each character is represented by a unique integer value.

Answer

Correct Option: E

Question 13

Which of the following commands is used to delete files in UNIX?

$ mv chap1 chap2
$ rm chap1 chap2
$ cp chap1 chap2
$ cat dept.1st
None of these

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 14

Which of the following holds the condition code flags and other information that describe the status of the executing program?

SR
PSW
MAR
Only (1) and (2)
All of these

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 15

Which of the following is not a feature of Windows 98?

Protection
Improved device support
Support NTFS
Internet Explorer
Customizable taskbar

Answer

Correct Option: C

Description: Computer Fundamentals Computer BasicsB. Tech.
Number of Questions: 15
Created by: Vinaya Modi
Tags: Computer Fundamentals Computer Basics B. Tech.

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