CPCT-English-Typing-Previous-Year-Paper-10July2016-Computer
| Sr. No | Questions with multiple options |
| 1. | India’s first supercomputer was called:
(a) Aryabhata (b) Trishul (c) Agni (d) Param Ans: d |
| 2. | What is UNIVAC mean in computer terminology?
(a) Universal automatic computer (b) Universal array computer (c) Unique automatic computer (d) Unique automatic vacuum tube Ans: a |
| 3. | Who invented differential engine?
(a) Ada Lovelace (b) Charles Babbage (c) George Bool (d) Herman Hollerith Ans: b |
| 4. | Which device facilitates the communication between the main components of a computer?
(a) Buses (b) Consecutives (c) Connectors (d) Transistors Ans: a |
| 5. | In computer parlance, a byte is a group of:
(a) 200 bits (b) 1024 bits (c) 40 bits (d) 8 bits Ans: d |
| 6. | One gigabyte of computer memory is equal to:
(a) 1024 megabytes (b) 1024 kilobytes (c) 1024 terabyte (d) 1024 bytes Ans: a |
| 7. | Which of the following coordinates operations using timing signals?
(a) Control unit (b) Memory unit (c) I/O unit (d) ALU Ans: a |
| 8. | ALU stands for:
(a) Array Logic Unit (b) Arithmetic Logic Unit (c) Application Logic Unit (d) Alternative Logic Unit Ans: b |
| 9. | Which of the following is not a solid-state storage?
(a) USB driver (b) SSD (c) Flash memory card (d) DVD Ans: d |
| 10. | One important characteristic of RAM is that it holds only:
(a) Sequential storage (b) Direct storage (c) Volatile storage (d) Non-Volatile storage Ans: c |
| 11. | What is processed by Central Processing Unit?
(a) Information (b) Data (c) Hard disk (d) Programs Ans: b |
| 12. | The third generation computers were based on:
(a) Vacuum tube (b) Transistors (c) Integrated circuit (d) Magnetic drum Ans: c |
| 13. | Which one of the following is an input and also an output device?
(a) Monitor (b) Printer (c) Modem (d) OCR Ans: c |
| 14. | DVD is an example of:
(a) Hard disk (b) Output device (c) Optical disk (d) Solid-state storage device Ans: c |
| 15. | Which of the following input devices converts sound into a form that can be processed by the system unit?
(a) Audio (b) Digitizer (c) Plotter (d) Web cam Ans: a |
| 16. | Which of the following is an Operating System?
(a) Fire Fox (b) Alta Vista (c) Yahoo (d) Linux Ans: d |
| 17. | Which operating system reacts in the actual time?
(a) Quick response system (b) Batch system (c) Real time system (d) Multi-tasking system Ans: c |
| 18. | What is Shell in the UNIX operating system?
(a) Hardware component (b) Command interpreter (c) Part of computer (d) Tool in CPU scheduling Ans: b |
| 19. | Which one of the following alternatives is applied after installing a new program or after making changes in configuration?
(a) Shut down (b) Sleep (c) Restart (d) Hibernate Ans: c |
| 20. | Process management, storage management, I/O management and security are some of the features of:
(a) Spreadsheet program (b) Data processing program (c) Browser (d) Operating system Ans: d |
| Data Collected By – K. Jeyanthi | |
| Published On – 18th Dec 2021 | |
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