Computer Fundamentals & Hardware — Part 3: 40 MCQs with Explanations

The Speed of CPU is measured in Both A & B .

The output received on the display screen or in the audio or video form is called Soft Copy .

The BIOS is firmware that contain a computer’s startup instruction.

A(n) Operating system is a set of Programs containing instructions that coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources.

A network which is used for sharing data, software and hardware among several users owning microcomputers is called LAN .

CPU is an example of Hardware .

The hardware parts of computer are Physical components .

COMPUTER stands for Commonly Operated Machine Particularly Used for Technical Education and Research .

Editors is system software to facilitate editing of text and data.

Physical structure of computer is called Hardware .

Edward Robert is the correct answer to “Who is the father of personal computer”. Items of this type are drawn from the Computer Fundamentals & Hardware — Part 3 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Fifth Generation is the correct answer to “Which generation of computer is still under development”. Items of this type are drawn from the Computer Fundamentals & Hardware — Part 3 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Word length of a personal computer is 8 bits .

1944 is the correct answer to “When was the first electro-mechanic Computer developed”. Items of this type are drawn from the Computer Fundamentals & Hardware — Part 3 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Micro Computers computers are also called personal computers.

Mainframe Computer is the largest computer.

Ada Lovelace is the correct answer to “Who was the World first Computer Programmer”. Items of this type are drawn from the Computer Fundamentals & Hardware — Part 3 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Components of computer system are Both A and B.

A device through which we enter data in a computer known as Input Device .

John Vincent Atanasoff is the correct answer to “Digital computer was invented by”. Items of this type are drawn from the Computer Fundamentals & Hardware — Part 3 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Register is the correct answer to “Which of the following is non-available memory”. Items of this type are drawn from the Computer Fundamentals & Hardware — Part 3 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Handheld computer is also called Palmtop computer .

In computer, ALU has 2units .

In 1940, first electronic computer was invented by Atanasoff and Berry .

Computers that are used in large organizations such as insurance companies and banks, where many people frequently need to use same data, are mainframe computers .

The word Computer used for the first time in 1613 .

Cache memory is the correct answer to “Which of the following types of memory improves processing by acting as a temporary high-speed holding area between the memory and the CPU”. Items of this type are drawn from the Computer Fundamentals & Hardware — Part 3 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Process of loading and fixing or bypassing errors in computer program code is called Debugging .

First generation is the correct answer to “In which generation Computers vacuum tube were used”. Items of this type are drawn from the Computer Fundamentals & Hardware — Part 3 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Laser printer is the correct answer to “Which of the printers used in conjunction with computers uses dry ink powder”. Items of this type are drawn from the Computer Fundamentals & Hardware — Part 3 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

The proper definition of a modern digital computer is An electronic automated machine that can solve problems involving words and numbers .

Assembler is the correct answer to “What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program as input & produce machine language code as output”. Items of this type are drawn from the Computer Fundamentals & Hardware — Part 3 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as Firmware .

All of above is the correct answer to “Identify the true statement about computer.”. Items of this type are drawn from the Computer Fundamentals & Hardware — Part 3 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Compact Disk Read Only Memory is the correct answer to “One of the popular mass storage device is CD ROM. What does CD ROM stand for”. Items of this type are drawn from the Computer Fundamentals & Hardware — Part 3 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Disk is the correct answer to “Which of the following is a secondary memory device”. Items of this type are drawn from the Computer Fundamentals & Hardware — Part 3 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

High level languages must be converted into machine language to execute is the correct answer to “Which statement is valid about computer program”. Items of this type are drawn from the Computer Fundamentals & Hardware — Part 3 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Memory unit is one part of Central Processing Unit .

Speech recognition is the correct answer to “Which of the following software could assist someone who cannot use their hands for computer input”. Items of this type are drawn from the Computer Fundamentals & Hardware — Part 3 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

physical structure of computer is called Hardware .