Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following devices can be sued to directly image printed text?
a. OCR
b. OMR
c. MICR
d. All of above
2. The output quality of a printer is measured by
a. Dot per inch
b. Dot per sq. inch
c. Dots printed per unit time
d. All of above
3. In analog computer
a. Input is first converted to digital form
b. Input is never converted to digital form
c. Output is displayed in digital form
d. All of above
4. In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed
a. Parallel only
b. Sequentially only
c. Both sequentially and parallel
d. All of above
5. Who designed the first electronics computer – ENIAC?
a. Van-Neumann
b. Joseph M. Jacquard
c. J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly
d. All of above
6. Who invented the high level language c?
a. Dennis M. Ritchie
b. Niklaus Writh
c. Seymour Papert
d. Donald Kunth
7. Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to
a. Console-operator
b. Programmer
c. Peopleware
d. System Analyst
8. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
a. 1978
b. 1984
c. 1990
d. 1991
9. Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens?
a. Monitor
b. Hardware
c. Robot
d. Computer
10. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
a. Leech
b. Squid
c. Slug
d. Glitch
11. Modern Computer are very reliable but they are not
a. Fast
b. Powerful
c. Infallible
d. Cheap
12. What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator attention?
a. Pixel
b. Reverse video
c. Touch screen
d. Cursor
13. IMB launched its first personal computer called IBM-PC in 1981. It had chips from Intel, disk drives from Tandon, operating system from Microsoft, the printer from Epson and the application software from everywhere. Can you name the country which contributed the video display?
a. India
b. China
c. Germany
d. Taiwan
14. Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?
a. Daughter board
b. Motherboard
c. Father board
d. Breadboard
15. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?
a. Motherboard
b. Breadboard
c. Daughter board
d. Grandmother board
16. What is meant by a dedicated computer?
a. Which is used by one person only
b. Which is assigned one and only one task
c. Which uses one kind of software
d. Which is meant for application software
17. The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except:
a. Microprocessor
b. Disk controller
c. Serial interface
d. Modem
18. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an
a. Interpreter
b. Simulator
c. Compiler
d. Commander
19. A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a/an
a. Interpreter
b. CPU
c. Compiler
d. Simulator
20. A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a
a. Computer
b. Microcomputer
c. Programmable
d. Sensor
Answers
1. Which of the following devices can be sued to directly image printed text?
a. OCR
2. The output quality of a printer is measured by
b. Dot per sq. inch
3. In analog computer
b. Input is never converted to digital form
4. In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed
c. Both sequentially and parallel
5. Who designed the first electronics computer – ENIAC?
c. J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly
6. Who invented the high level language c?
a. Dennis M. Ritchie
7. Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to
c. Peopleware
8. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
d. 1991
9. Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens?
d. Computer
10. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
d. Glitch
11. Modern Computer are very reliable but they are not
c. Infallible
12. What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator attention?
b. Reverse video
13. IMB launched its first personal computer called IBM-PC in 1981. It had chips from Intel, disk drives from Tandon, operating system from Microsoft, the printer from Epson and the application software from everywhere. Can you name the country which contributed the video display?
d. Taiwan
14. Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?
b. Motherboard
15. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?
a. Motherboard
16. What is meant by a dedicated computer?
b. Which is assigned one and only one task
17. The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except:
d. Modem
18. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an
c. Compiler
19. A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a/an
a. Interpreter
20. A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a
d. Sensor
Set - 11
1. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
a. Primary memory
b. Control section
c. External memory
d. Cache memory
2. The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called
a. Read-out
b. Read from
c. Read
d. All of above
3. All modern computer operate on
a. Information
b. Floppies
c. Data
d. Word
4. Instructions and memory address are represented by
a. Character code
b. Binary codes
c. Binary word
d. Parity bit
5. Which of the following code used in present day computing was developed by IBM Corporation?
a. ASCII
b. Hollerith Code
c. Baudot Code
d. EBCDIC Code
6. What is the latest write-once optical storage media?
a. Digital paper
b. Magneto-optical disk
c. WORM disk
d. CD-ROM disk
7. The most important advantage of a video disk is
a. Compactness
b. Potential capacity
c. Durability
d. Cost effectiveness
8. What is the number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9-trac magnetic tape?
a. 9
b. 16
c. 18
d. 27
9. Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record’s disk address. What information does this address specify?
a. Track number
b. Sector number
c. Surface number
d. All of above
10. As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are
a. More expensive
b. More portable
c. Less rigid
d. Slowly accessed
11. Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called?
a. Hard disks
b. High-density disks
c. Diskettes
d. Templates
12. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?
a. It is an output device
b. It is an input device
c. It is a peripheral device
d. It is hardware item
13. What is the name of the computer terminal which gives paper printout?
a. Display screen
b. Soft copy terminal
c. Hard copy terminal
d. Plotter
14. Dot-matrix is a type of
a. Tape
e. Printer
f. Disk
g. Bus
15. The two kinds of main memory are:
a. Primary and secondary
b. Random and sequential
c. ROM and RAM
d. All of above
16. A kind of serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with magnetically-charged ink sprayed dots is called
a. Laser printer
b. Ink-jet printer
c. Drum printer
d. Chan printer
17. Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?
a. Laser printer
b. Inkjet printer
c. Daisywheel printer
d. Dot matrix printer
18. An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is
b. Magnetic tape
c. Voice response unit
d. Voice recognition unit
e. Voice band
19. Which of the following will happen when data is entered into a memory location?
a. It will add to the content of the location
b. It will change the address of the memory location
c. It will erase the previous content
d. It will not be fruitful if there is already some data at the location
20. A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is
a. Memory
b. Buffer
c. Accumulator
d. Address
1. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
b. Control section
2. The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called
d. All of above
3. All modern computer operate on
c. Data
4. Instructions and memory address are represented by
b. Binary codes
5. Which of the following code used in present day computing was developed by IBM Corporation?
d. EBCDIC Code
6. What is the latest write-once optical storage media?
d. CD-ROM disk
7. The most important advantage of a video disk is
b. Potential capacity
8. What is the number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9-trac magnetic tape?
a. 9
9. Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record’s disk address. What information does this address specify?
d. All of above
10. As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are
a. More expensive
11. Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called?
c. Diskettes
12. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?
c. It is a peripheral device
13. What is the name of the computer terminal which gives paper printout?
c. Hard copy terminal
14. Dot-matrix is a type of
b. Printer
15. The two kinds of main memory are:
c. ROM and RAM
16. A kind of serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with magnetically-charged ink sprayed dots is called
b. Ink-jet printer
17. Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?
a. Laser printer
18. An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is
b. Voice response unit
19. Which of the following will happen when data is entered into a memory location?
c. It will erase the previous content
20. A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is
b. Buffer
Set - 1
1. UNIVAC is
a. Universal Automatic Computer
b. Universal Array Computer
c. Unique Automatic Computer
d. Unvalued Automatic Computer
b. Universal Array Computer
c. Unique Automatic Computer
d. Unvalued Automatic Computer
2. CD-ROM stands for
a. Compactable Read Only Memory
b. Compact Data Read Only Memory
c. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory
b. Compact Data Read Only Memory
c. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory
3. ALU is
a. Arithmetic Logic Unit
b. Array Logic Unit
c. Application Logic Unit
d. None of above
b. Array Logic Unit
c. Application Logic Unit
d. None of above
4. VGA is
a. Video Graphics Array
b. Visual Graphics Array
c. Volatile Graphics Array
d. Video Graphics Adapter
b. Visual Graphics Array
c. Volatile Graphics Array
d. Video Graphics Adapter
5. IBM 1401 is
a. First Generation Computer
b. Second Generation Computer
c. Third Generation Computer
d. Fourth Generation Computer
b. Second Generation Computer
c. Third Generation Computer
d. Fourth Generation Computer
6. MSI stands for
a. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
b. Medium System Integrated Circuits
c. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
d. Medium System Intelligent Circuit
b. Medium System Integrated Circuits
c. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
d. Medium System Intelligent Circuit
7. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is
a. 1.40 MB
b. 1.44 GB
c. 1.40 GB
d. 1.44 MB
b. 1.44 GB
c. 1.40 GB
d. 1.44 MB
8. The first computer introduced in Nepal was
a. IBM 1400
b. IBM 1401
c. IBM 1402
d. IBM1402
b. IBM 1401
c. IBM 1402
d. IBM1402
9. WAN stands for
a. Wap Area Network
b. Wide Area Network
c. Wide Array Net
d. Wireless Area Network
b. Wide Area Network
c. Wide Array Net
d. Wireless Area Network
10. MICR stands for
a. Magnetic Ink Character Reader
b. Magnetic Ink Code Reader
c. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
d. None
b. Magnetic Ink Code Reader
c. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
d. None
Answers
1. UNIVAC is
Correct Answer: a. Universal Automatic Computer
Explanation: There are no computers with the name as in other options. UNIVAC was the first general purpose electronic digital computer designed for commercial use, produced by Universal Accounting Company of John Mauchly and J.P.Eckert in 1951.
Explanation: There are no computers with the name as in other options. UNIVAC was the first general purpose electronic digital computer designed for commercial use, produced by Universal Accounting Company of John Mauchly and J.P.Eckert in 1951.
2. CD-ROM stands for
Correct Answer: d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory
Explanation: There are no objects with the name as in other options. CD-ROM is a non-volatile optical data storage medium using the same physical format as audio compact disk, readable by a computer with a CD-ROM drive. The standard 12 cm diameter CD-ROM store about 660 megabytes.
Explanation: There are no objects with the name as in other options. CD-ROM is a non-volatile optical data storage medium using the same physical format as audio compact disk, readable by a computer with a CD-ROM drive. The standard 12 cm diameter CD-ROM store about 660 megabytes.
3. ALU is
Correct Answer: a. Arithmetic Logic Unit
Explanation: ALU is a unit in Central Processing Unit in a computer system that is responsible for arithmetic calculations and logical operations. Apart from ALU, the CPU contains MU (Memory Unit) and CU (Control Unit).
Explanation: ALU is a unit in Central Processing Unit in a computer system that is responsible for arithmetic calculations and logical operations. Apart from ALU, the CPU contains MU (Memory Unit) and CU (Control Unit).
4. VGA is
Correct Answer: a. Video Graphics Array
Explanation: VGA is a type of Graphics Adapter. Graphic Adapter is an electronic board that controls the display of a monitor. This device helps the motherboard to work with the monitor and in VGA and SVGA the last letter ‘A’ stands for ‘Array’ whereas in MDA, CGA, MCGA the last letter ‘A’ stands for ‘Adapter’.
Explanation: VGA is a type of Graphics Adapter. Graphic Adapter is an electronic board that controls the display of a monitor. This device helps the motherboard to work with the monitor and in VGA and SVGA the last letter ‘A’ stands for ‘Array’ whereas in MDA, CGA, MCGA the last letter ‘A’ stands for ‘Adapter’.
5. IBM 1401 is
Correct Answer: b. Second Generation Computer
Explanation: IBM 1401 is a Second Generation Computer and is the first computer to enter Nepal in 2028 BS for census. Government of Nepal had brought this computer on rent and later purchased for data processing in Bureau of Statistics. After this computer, another ICL 2950/10, a British computer, was purchased by the fund of UNDP and UNFPA for the census of 2038 BS is second computer in Nepal.
6. MSI stands for
Correct Answer: a. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
Explanation: After the invention of IC chips the development of computers plunged into next phase. Small Scale Integration and Medium Scale Integration (SSI and MSI) were used in third generation of computers and Large Scale Integration and Very Large Scale Integration (LSI and VLSI) are being used in fourth generation of computers. People are now expecting ULSI (Ultra Large Scale Integration) Circuits to be used for fifth generation computers.
Explanation: After the invention of IC chips the development of computers plunged into next phase. Small Scale Integration and Medium Scale Integration (SSI and MSI) were used in third generation of computers and Large Scale Integration and Very Large Scale Integration (LSI and VLSI) are being used in fourth generation of computers. People are now expecting ULSI (Ultra Large Scale Integration) Circuits to be used for fifth generation computers.
7. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is
Correct Answer: d. 1.44 MB
Explanation: Microfloppy disks (3.5 inch) if it is high density (MF2HD) can store 1.44 MB and if it is low density (MF2DD), it can store 720 KB. Mini Floppy disks (5.25 inch) if it is high density (MD2HD) can store 1.2 MB and low density (MD2DD) stores 360 KB of data.
Explanation: Microfloppy disks (3.5 inch) if it is high density (MF2HD) can store 1.44 MB and if it is low density (MF2DD), it can store 720 KB. Mini Floppy disks (5.25 inch) if it is high density (MD2HD) can store 1.2 MB and low density (MD2DD) stores 360 KB of data.
8. The first computer introduced in Nepal was
Correct Answer: b. IBM 1401
Explanation: IBM 1401, a second generation computer was brought in Nepal by the Government of Nepal paying One Lakh and twenty five thousands per month to use in the census in 2028 B.S. Before this computer, Nepal was using a calculating device called Facit for statistical tasks.
Explanation: IBM 1401, a second generation computer was brought in Nepal by the Government of Nepal paying One Lakh and twenty five thousands per month to use in the census in 2028 B.S. Before this computer, Nepal was using a calculating device called Facit for statistical tasks.
9. WAN stands for
Correct Answer: b. Wide Area Network
Explanation: There are three different classes of computer network namely, Local Area Network (LAN) that covers a small geographical area such as a room, a building or a compound; Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) that has a citywide coverage; and Wide Area Network (WAN) that covers the whole globe or beyond the globe.
Explanation: There are three different classes of computer network namely, Local Area Network (LAN) that covers a small geographical area such as a room, a building or a compound; Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) that has a citywide coverage; and Wide Area Network (WAN) that covers the whole globe or beyond the globe.
10. MICR stands for
Correct Answer: a. Magnetic Ink Character Reader
PART II
1. UNIVAC is
A) Universal Automatic Computer
B) Universal Array Computer
C) Unique Automatic Computer
D) Unvalued Automatic Computer
2. The basic operations performed by a computer are
A) Arithmetic operation
B) Logical operation
C) Storage and relative
D) All the above
3. The two major types of computer chips are
A) External memory chip
B) Primary memory chip
C) Microprocessor chip
D) Both b and c
4. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
A) First Generation
B) Second Generation
C) Third Generation
D) Fourth Generation
5. What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?
A) Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers
B) Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers
C) Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently
D) Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible.
6. ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does EBCDIC stand for?
A) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
B) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
C) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
D) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
7. The brain of any computer system is
A) ALU
B) Memory
C) CPU
D) Control unit
8. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on
A) tracks per inch of surface
B) bits per inch of tracks
C) disk pack in disk surface
D) All of above
9. The two kinds of main memory are:
A) Primary and secondary
B) Random and sequential
C) ROM and RAM
D) All of above
10. A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is
A) Memory
B) Buffer
C) Accumulator
D) Address
11. Computer is free from tiresome and boardroom. We call it
A) Accuracy
B) Reliability
C) Diligence
D) Versatility
12. Integrated Circuits (ICs) are related to which generation of computers?
A) First generation
B) Second generation
C) Third generation
D) Fourth generation
13. CD-ROM is a
A) Semiconductor memory
B) Memory register
C) Magnetic memory
D) None of above
14. A hybrid computer
A) Resembles digital computer
B) Resembles analogue computer
C) Resembles both a digital and analogue computer
D) None of the above
15. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
A) Minicomputers
B) Microcomputers
C) Mainframe computers
D) Super computer
16. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
A) Primary memory
B) Control section
C) External memory
D) Cache memory
17. Chief component of first generation computer was
A) Transistors
B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves
C) Integrated Circuits
D) None of above
18. To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n
A) RGB monitor
B) Plotter
C) Ink-jet printer
D) Laser printer
19. What are the stages in the compilation process?
A) Feasibility study, system design and testing
B) Implementation and documentation
C) Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation
D) None of the above
20. Which of the following IC was used in third generation of computers?
A) SSI
B) MSI
C) LSI
D) Both a and b
21. The main electronic component used in first generation computers was
A) Transistors
B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves
C) Integrated Circuits
D) None of above
22. A dumb terminal has
A) an embedded microprocessor
B) extensive memory
C) independent processing capability
D) a keyboard and screen
23. One millisecond is
A) 1 second
B) 10th of a seconds
C) 1000th of a seconds
D) 10000th of a seconds
24. The output quality of a printer is measured by
A) Dot per sq. inch
B) Dot per inch
C) Dots printed per unit time
D) All of the above
25. Which of the following was a special purpose computer?
A) ABC
B) ENIAC
C) EDVAC
D) All of the above
26. What was the computer invented by Attanasoff and Clifford?
A) Mark I
B) ABC
C) Z3
D) None of above
27. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
A) Floppy Disk
B) Hard Disk
C) Compact Disk
D) Magneto Optic Disk
28. Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent?
A) ENIAC
B) MARK I
C) Z3
D) ABC
29. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is known as
A) Path
B) Address bus
C) Route
D) All of the above
30. High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data
A) 1.40 MB
B) 1.44 GB
C) 1.40 GB
D) 1.44 MB
31. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs
A) Dot matrix printer
B) Digital plotter
C) Line printer
D) All of the above
32. Which of the following is not an input device?
A) OCR
B) Optical scanners
C) Voice recognition device
D) COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)
33. The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a computer is approximately
A) 16 digits
B) 6 digits
C) 9 digits
D) All of above
34. In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drivers, memory, expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of the board?
A) Motherboard
B) Daughterboard
C) Bredboard
D) Fatherboard
35. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?
A) Motherboard
B) Breadboard
C) Daughter board
D) Grandmother board
36. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for
A) Direct access
B) Sequential access
C) Both of above
D) None of above
37. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as
A) Pulse code modulation
B) Pulse stretcher
C) Query processing
D) Queue management
38. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?
A) It is an output device
B) It is an input device
C) It is a peripheral device
D) It is hardware item
39. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for
A) Doing quick mathematical calculations
B) Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
C) Electronic data processing
D) Performing repetitive tasks accurately
40. When was vacuum tube invented?
A) 1900
B) 1906
C) 1910
D) 1880
41. Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?
A) Laser printer
B) Ink jet printer
C) Plotter
D) Dot matrix printer
42. Computers with 80286 microprocessor is
A) XT computer
B) AT computers
C) PS/2 computer
D) None of above
43. An application suitable for sequential processing is
A) Processing of grades
B) Payroll processing
C) Both a and b
D) All of above
44. Which of the following is not processing?
A) arranging
B) manipulating
C) calculating
D) gathering
45. The digital computer was developed primarily in
A) USSR
B) Japan
C) USA
D) UK
46. Software in computer
A) Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine
B) Increase the speed of central processing unit
C) Both of above
D) None of above
47. Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changes in 1924. What was that name?
A) Tabulator Machine Co.
B) Computing Tabulating Recording Co.
C) The Tabulator Ltd.
D) International Computer Ltd.
48. Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record’s disk address. What information does this address specify?
A) Track number
B) Sector number
C) Surface number
D) All of above
49. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called
A) Sorting
B) Classifying
C) Reproducing
D) Summarizing
50. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
A) To produce result
B) To compare numbers
C) To control flow of information
D) To do math’s works
51. Abacus was the first
A) electronic computer
B) mechanical computer
C) electronic calculator
D) mechanical calculator
52. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be
A) 216
B) 65,536
C) 64K
D) Any of the above
53. Instructions and memory address are represented by
A) Character code
B) Binary codes
C) Binary word
D) Parity bit
54. The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and OCR reader is the:
A) Data collection terminal
B) OCR register terminal
C) Video Display terminal
D) POS terminal
55. A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____
A) Counter
B) Adder
C) Register
D) None of the above
56. People often call ______ as the brain of computer system
A) Control Unit
B) Arithmetic Logic Unit
C) Central Processing Unit
D) Storage Unit
57. Which is used for manufacturing chips?
A) Bus
B) Control unit
C) Semiconductors
D) A and b only
58. The value of each bead in heaven is
A) 1
B) 3
C) 5
D) 7
59. The first computer introduced in Nepal was
A) IBM 1400
B) IBM 1401
C) IBM 1402
D) IBM1402
60. Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following language?
A) Machine language
B) Assembly language
C) High level language
D) None of above
61. Instruction in computer languages consists of
A) OPCODE
B) OPERAND
C) Both of above
D) None of above
62. Which generation of computer is still under development
A) Fourth Generation
B) Fifth Generation
C) Sixth Generation
D) Seventh Generation
63. A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a ____
A) Counter
B) Loader
C) Adder
D) Shift register
64. Which was the most popular first generation computer?
A) IBM 650
B) IBM 360
C) IBM 1130
D) IBM 2700
65. Which is considered a direct entry input device?
A) Optical scanner
B) Mouse and digitizer
C) Light pen
D) All of the above
66. A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is
A) Process control
B) ALU
C) Register Unit
D) Process description
67. Each set of Napier’s bones consisted of ______ rods.
A) 5
B) 9
C) 11
D) 13
68. BCD is
A) Binary Coded Decimal
B) Bit Coded Decimal
C) Binary Coded Digit
D) Bit Coded Digit
69. When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?
A) Hewlett-Packard, 1980
B) Epson, 1981
C) Laplink Traveling Software Inc, 1982
D) Tandy Model-200, 1985
70. From which generation operating systems were developed?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
71. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
A) IBM
B) Super UNIVAC
C) Radio Shaks
D) Data General Corporation
83. The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document is
A) Editing
B) Writing
C) Formatting
D) All of above
72. How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?
A) 10
B) 11
C) 8
D) 12
73. Properly arranged data is called
A) Field
B) Words
C) Information
D) File
74. A computer consists of
A) A central processing unit
B) A memory
C) Input and output unit
D) All of the above
75. Why are vacuum tubes also called valves?
A) Because they can amplify the weak signals and make them strong
B) Because they can stop or allow the flow of current
C) Both of above
D) None of above
76. John Napier invented Logarithm in
A) 1614
B) 1617
C) 1620
D) None of above
77. An integrated circuit is
A) A complicated circuit
B) An integrating device
C) Much costlier than a single transistor
D) Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
78. What type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic on the bus, in order to prevent two devices from trying to use it at the same time?
A) Bus control
B) Interrupts
C) Bus arbitration
D) Status
79. Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is
A) Stationary
B) Difficult to move
C) Dragged
D) Moved in small steps
80. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?
A) Magnetic drum
B) Hard Disks
C) Floppy
D) All of above
81. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several
A) Personal computers
B) Workstations
C) Dumb terminals
D) Mainframes
82. What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?
A) Grater than
B) Less than
C) Equal to
D) All of the above
84. Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of
A) first generation
B) second generation
C) third generation
D) fourth generation
85. Algorithm and Flow chart help us to
A) Know the memory capacity
B) Identify the base of a number system
C) Direct the output to a printer
D) Specify the problem completely and clearly
86. Which statement is valid about computer program?
A) It is understood by a computer
B) It is understood by programmer
C) It is understood user
D) Both a & b
87. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is _____ and storage is __
A) Temporary, permanent
B) Permanent, temporary
C) Slow, fast
D) All of above
88. When was Pascaline invented?
A) 1617
B) 1620
C) 1642
D) 1837
89. Which of the following statement is valid?
A) Lady Augusta is the first programmer
B) Ada is the daughter of Lord Byron, a famous English poet
C) ADA is a programming language developed by US Defense
D) All of above
90. A compiler is a translating program which
A) Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language
B) Translates entire source program into machine language program
C) It is not involved in program’s execution
D) All of above
91. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
A) Light pen
B) Mouse
C) Digitizer
D) Terminal
92. Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?
A) UNIVAC
B) ENIAC
C) EDSAC
D) None of above
93. The term gigabyte refers to
A) 1024 bytes
B) 1024 kilobytes
C) 1024 megabytes
D) 1024 gigabyte
94. in which year was UK’s premier computing event started?
A) 1980
B) 1985
C) 1986
D) 1987
95. Once you load the suitable program and provide required data, computer does not need human intervention. This feature is known as
A) Accuracy
B) Reliability
C) Versatility
D) Automatic
96. What is a brand?
A) The name of companies that made computers
B) The name of product a company gives to identify its product in market
C) A name of class to indicate all similar products from different companies
D) All of above
97. Machine language is
A) Machine dependent
B) Difficult to program
C) Error prone
D) All of above
98. A byte consists of
A) One bit
B) Four bits
C) Eight bits
D) Sixteen bits
99. Modern Computers are very reliable but they are not
A) Fast
B) Powerful
C) Infallible
D) Cheap
100. What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine
A) 1642
B) 1837
C) 1880
D) 1850
101. What was the expected feature of fifth generation computers when Japan started FGCS?
A) Operating Systems
B) Parallel Processing
C) ULSI
D) None of above
102. Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?
A) Magnetic core
B) Semiconductor
C) Magnetic tape
D) Both semiconductor and magnetic tape
103. The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists mainly of __ or __ media with varying capacities
A) Memory or video
B) Magnetic or optical
C) Optical or memory
D) Video or magnetic
104. Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as
A) system software
B) application software
C) utility programs
D) operating system
105. Computer operators
A) writes computer programs for specific problems
B) operate the device which input and output data from the computer
C) normally require a college degree in computer science
D) all of the above
106. Which of the following is not anti-viruses software?
A) NAV
B) F-Prot
C) Oracle
D) McAfee
107. What is a compiler?
A) A compiler does a conversion line by line as the program is run
B) A compiler converts the whole of a higher level program code into machine code in one step
C) A compiler is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution
D) None of the above
108. _______ computers are also called personal computers
A) Mainframe Computer
B) Mini Computers
C) Micro Computers
D) Super Computers
109. Which of the following is not input unit device?
A) scanner
B) camera
C) plotter
D) digitizer
110. Identify the correct statement
A) IBM PCs used RISC CPU designs
B) Macintosh used CISC CPU design
C) IBM used CISC CPU design
D) None of above is true
111. Which of the following statement is false?
A) Mechanical analog computers have existed for thousands of years
B) There are mechanical analog computers and electronic analog computers.
C) All electronic computers are digital computers
D) All of above are false
112. Which of the following require large computers memory?
A) Imaging
B) Graphics
C) Voice
D) All of Above
113. Which of the following is machine independence program?
A) High level language
B) Low level language
C) Assembly language
D) Machine language
114. When was the first electro-mechanical computer developed?
A) 1880
B) 1990
C) 1944
D) None of above
115. The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was:
A) ENIAC
B) Mark-I
C) Analytic Engine
D) UNIVAC-1
116. Which one is the largest space?
A) kilobyte
B) petabyte
C) terabyte
D) gigabyte
117. FORTRAN programming language is more suitable for ____
A) Business Applications
B) Marketing Applications
C) Scientific Applications
D) None of the above
118. The brain of any computer system is
A) Control Unit
B) Arithmetic Logic Unit
C) Central Processing Unit
D) Storage Unit
119. Analog computer works on the supply of
A) Continuous electrical pulses
B) Electrical pulses but not continuous
C) Magnetic strength
D) None of the above
120. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
A) Leech
B) Squid
C) Slug
D) Glitch
121. The advantage of COM are its __ and __
A) Compact size; speed readability
B) Compact size, speed
C) Readability; speed
D) Low cost; readability
122. The BIOS is the abbreviation of ________.
A) Basic Input Output System
B) Best Input Output System
C) Basic Input Output Symbol
D) Base Input Output System
123. Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?
A) Laser printer
B) Inkjet printer
C) Daisywheel printer
D) Dot matrix printer
124. IBM 1401 is
A) First Generation Computer
B) Second Generation Computer
C) Third Generation Computer
D) Fourth Generation Computer
125. Most of the first generation computers were
A) Special purpose computers
B) General purpose computers
C) Both of above
D) None of above
126. Floppy disks typically in diameter
A) 3
B) 5.25
C) 8
D) All of above
127. The output quality of a printer is measured by
A) Dot per inch
B) Dot per sq. inch
C) Dots printed per unit time
D) All of above
128. On a PC, how much memory is available to application software?
A) 1024 KB
B) 760 KB
C) 640 KB
D) 560 KB
129. In a computer _____ is capable to store single binary bit.
A) Capacitor
B) Flip flop
C) Register
D) Inductor
130. What does DMA stand for?
A) Distinct Memory Access
B) Direct Memory Access
C) Direct Module Access
D) Direct Memory Allocation
131. Who invented Integrated Circuits?
A) Jack Kilby
B) Robert Noyce
C) Both of above
D) None of above
132. Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under?
A) System Software
B) Application Software
C) Utilities
D) None of the above
133. One computer that is not considered a portable is
A) Minicomputer
B) Laptop computer
C) Notebook computer
D) All of above
134. Which of the following is not an electronic computer?
A) ENIAC
B) ABC
C) UNIVAC
D) EDVAC
135. What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator attention?
A) Pixel
B) Reverse video
C) Touch screen
D) Cursor
136. Which is the largest computer?
A) Mainframe Computer
B) Mini Computers
C) Micro Computers
D) Super Computers
137. Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?
A) Bits
B) Bytes
C) Hertz
D) Clock cycles
138. The personal computer industry was started by
A) IBM
B) Apple
C) Compaq
D) HCL
139. What is meant by a dedicated computer?
A) Which is used by one person only
B) Which is assigned one and only one task
C) Which uses one kind of software
D) Which is meant for application software
140. Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?
A) Basic, COBOL, FORTRAN
B) Prolog 2, Expert Systems
C) Knowledge based Systems
D) Assembly Languages
141. What was the main disadvantage of vacuum tubes?
A) They were larger in size
B) They consumed a lot of electricity
C) They produced heat and often burned out
D) The operation cost was high
142. Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as
A) PC
B) Memory address registers
C) General purpose register
D) Flags
143. Which is not a computer of first generation?
A) ENIAC
B) UNIVAC
C) IBM 360
D) IBM 1401
154. Which is a semi conductor memory?
A) Dynamic
B) Static
C) Bubble
D) Both a & b
155. RJ45 UTP cable has ________ Cables.
A) 2 pair
B) 3 pair
C) 4 pair
D) 5 pair
144. Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as
A) PC
B) Flags
C) Memory Address Registers
D) General Purpose Registers
145. Who invented vacuum tubes?
A) John Bardeen
B) William Shockley
C) Lee de Forest
D) All of above
146. An approach that permits the computer to work on several programs instead of one is
A) On-line thesaurus
B) Multiprogramming
C) Over lapped processing
D) Outline processor
147. Who suggested Stored Program Concept
A) John Mauchley
B) J.P. Eckert
C) John Neumann
D) Joseph Jacquard
148. The central processing unit (CPU) consists of
A) Input, output and processing
B) Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage
C) Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage
D) Control unit, processing, and primary storage
149. The notable features like keyboards, monitors, GUI were developed in
A) First generation
B) Second generation
C) Third generation
D) Fourth generation
150. UNIVAC is
A) Universal Automatic Computer
B) Universal Array Computer
C) Unique Automatic Computer
D) Unvalued Automatic Computer
151. Which is the highest form?
A) Data
B) Information
C) Knowledge
D) All of above
152. Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine?
A) Pascal
B) Hollerith
C) Babbage
D) Jacquard
153. What is an interpreter?
A) An interpreter does the conversion line by line as the program is run
B) An interpreter is the representation of the system being designed
C) An interpreter is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution
D) None of the above
156. Which of the following is not a valid size of a Floppy Disk?
A) 8?
B) 5 ¼?
C) 3 ½?
D) 5 ½?
157. The earliest calculating devices are
A) Abacus
B) Clock
C) Difference Engine
D) None of these
158. Word length of a Personal Computer is ___
A) 4 bits
B) 8 bits
C) 16 bits
D) 64 bits
159. What was the first computer to perform all calculation using electronics rather than wheels, ratchets, or mechanical switches?
A) Mark I
B) ABC
C) Z3
D) None of above
160. A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a __ resident package
A) CPU
B) Memory
C) Buffer
D) ALU
161. Which unit converts computer data into human readable form?
A) Input unit
B) Output unit
C) ALU
D) Control Unit
162. The full form of ALU is
A) Arithmetic Logic Unit
B) Array Logic Unit
C) Application Logic Unit
D) None of above
163. What produces useful information out of data?
A) Computer
B) Processing
C) Programming
D) none of above
164. Which of the following device was not invented by Babbage?
A) Pascaline
B) Difference Engine
C) Analytical Engine
D) None of above
165. A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of
A) Speed
B) Accuracy
C) Reliability
D) Cost
166. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?
A) Binary
B) Decimal
C) Hexadecimal
D) Octal
167. A computer has very low failure rate because it uses electronic components. It produces very consistent results. This is highlighted by which of the feature of computer?
A) Accuracy
B) Reliability
C) Versatility
D) Automatic
168. A paper printout of a document is known as
A) Softcopy output
B) Hardcopy output
C) Permanent Output
D) All of above
169. Which electronic component was made out of semiconductor material?
A) Vacuum tubes
B) Transistors
C) ICs
D) All of above
170. The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called
A) Read-out
B) Read from
C) Read
D) All of above
171. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?
A) Disk unit
B) Control unit
C) ALU
D) Modem
172. ABC is a
A) Special purpose computer
B) General purpose computer
C) All Purpose Computer
D) None of above
173. The computer code for the interchange of information between terminals is
A) ASCII
B) BCD
C) EBCDIC
D) All of above
174. When was the X window system born?
A) 1984
B) 1989
C) 1988
D) 1990
175. What is the first stage in software development?
A) Specification and design
B) Testing
C) System Analysis
D) Maintenance
176. Which of the following is valid statement?
A) Data in itself is useless unless it is processed
B) The data that is processed is called a program
C) The data which is not yet processed is information
D) Information is processed by computer to generate data.
177. The Second Generation Computer was based on ________.
A) Vacuum Tube
B) Silicon Chips
C) Transistor
D) Bio Chips
178. EBCDIC stands for
A) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
B) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
C) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
D) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
179. Personnel who design, program, operates and maintains computer equipment refers to
A) Console-operator
B) Programmer
C) Peopleware
D) System Analyst
180. IBM System/360 is
A) Mainframe Computer
B) Mini Computers
C) Micro Computers
D) None of above
181. A system is
A) an integration of different units so as to achieve an objective
B) input unit
C) input and output unit
D) input, output and storage units
182. Which of the following programming language started from second generation?
A) Cobol
B) BASIC
C) C
D) LISP
183. The translator program used in assembly language is called
A) Compiler
B) Interpreter
C) Assembler
D) Translator
184. EEPROM stands for
A) Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
B) Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
C) Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
D) None of the above
185. Regarding data, computers are very good at
A) store
B) Processing
C) retrieve
D) All of above
186. Bit map terminal
A) support display containing multiple windows
B) require considerable amount of video RAM
C) requires tremendous amount of copying and hence low performance
D) all of above
187. First generation computers used _________ for memory
A) vacuum tubes
B) silicon chips
C) magnetic drum
D) RAM
188. Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read and write operations?
A) ROM
B) RAM
C) EPROM
D) None of above
189. EPROM can be used for
A) Erasing the contents of ROM
B) Reconstructing the contents of ROM
C) Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
D) Duplicating ROM
190. ENIAC uses
A) Decimal Numbering System
B) Octal Numbering System
C) Binary Numbering System
D) Hexadecimal Numbering System
191. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:
A) EFTS
B) MPG
C) MIPS
D) CPS
192. which of the following is problem oriented language?
A) High level language
B) Machine language
C) Assembly language
D) Low level language
193. A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to
A) 2 byte
B) 32 byte
C) 4 byte
D) 8 byte
194. The term GIGO is related to
A) Accuracy
B) Reliability
C) Versatility
D) Automatic
195. Web cam is an
A) input unit device
B) output unit device
C) processing device
D) Input and Output device
196. Bit stands for
A) Binary digits
B) bit of system
C) a part of byte
D) All of above
197. Access time is
A) seek time + latency time
B) seek time
C) seek time ? latency time
D) latency time
198. Which device can understand difference between data & programs?
A) Input device
B) Output device
C) Memory
D) Microprocessor
199. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?
A) Floppy Disk
B) CD-ROM
C) Hard Disk
D) None of these
200. Symbolic logic was discovered by
A) George Boole
B) Herman Hollerith
C) Van Neumann
D) Basic Pascal
201. Which of the following is not valid statement?
A) Hard is referred to mean something temporary
B) Hard is used to mean something tangible
C) Soft is used to mean something permanent
D) Soft is used to mean something tangible
202. Digital devices are
A) Digital Clock
B) Automobile speed meter
C) Clock with a dial and two hands
D) All of them
203. Primary memory stores
A) Data alone
B) Programs alone
C) Results alone
D) All of these
204. After copying the content how many times can you paste?
A) 1
B) 16
C) 32
D) Many
205. WAN stands for
A) Wap Area Network
B) Wide Area Network
C) Wide Array Net
D) Wireless Area Network
206. An error in computer data is called
A) Chip
B) Bug
C) CPU
D) Storage device
207. The instructions for starting the computer are house on
A) Random access memory
B) CD-Rom
C) Read only memory chip
D) All of above
208. 1 nibble equals to
A) 1 bits
B) 2 bits
C) 4 bits
D) 8 bits
209. Perforated paper used as input of output media is known as
A) paper tapes
B) magnetic tape
C) punched papers tape
D) card punch
210. The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform
A) Arithmetic Operation
B) Logic operation
C) Fetch operations
D) Either of the above
211. Which American computer company is called Big Blue?
A) Microsoft
B) Compaq Corp
C) IBM
D) Tandy Svenson
212. It was in 2028 BS the _________ was brought in to calculate census data.
A) IBM 1400
B) IBM 1401
C) ICL 2950
D) None of above
213. Who is the inventor of ABC Computer?
A) John v. Atanasoff
B) Clifford Berry
C) Both of above
D) None of above
214. Which of the following is the largest unit?
A) data
B) field
C) record
D) database file
A) Decimal Numbering System
B) Octal Numbering System
C) Binary Numbering System
D) Hexadecimal Numbering System
191. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:
A) EFTS
B) MPG
C) MIPS
D) CPS
192. which of the following is problem oriented language?
A) High level language
B) Machine language
C) Assembly language
D) Low level language
193. A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to
A) 2 byte
B) 32 byte
C) 4 byte
D) 8 byte
194. The term GIGO is related to
A) Accuracy
B) Reliability
C) Versatility
D) Automatic
195. Web cam is an
A) input unit device
B) output unit device
C) processing device
D) Input and Output device
196. Bit stands for
A) Binary digits
B) bit of system
C) a part of byte
D) All of above
197. Access time is
A) seek time + latency time
B) seek time
C) seek time ? latency time
D) latency time
198. Which device can understand difference between data & programs?
A) Input device
B) Output device
C) Memory
D) Microprocessor
199. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?
A) Floppy Disk
B) CD-ROM
C) Hard Disk
D) None of these
200. Symbolic logic was discovered by
A) George Boole
B) Herman Hollerith
C) Van Neumann
D) Basic Pascal
201. Which of the following is not valid statement?
A) Hard is referred to mean something temporary
B) Hard is used to mean something tangible
C) Soft is used to mean something permanent
D) Soft is used to mean something tangible
202. Digital devices are
A) Digital Clock
B) Automobile speed meter
C) Clock with a dial and two hands
D) All of them
203. Primary memory stores
A) Data alone
B) Programs alone
C) Results alone
D) All of these
204. After copying the content how many times can you paste?
A) 1
B) 16
C) 32
D) Many
205. WAN stands for
A) Wap Area Network
B) Wide Area Network
C) Wide Array Net
D) Wireless Area Network
206. An error in computer data is called
A) Chip
B) Bug
C) CPU
D) Storage device
207. The instructions for starting the computer are house on
A) Random access memory
B) CD-Rom
C) Read only memory chip
D) All of above
208. 1 nibble equals to
A) 1 bits
B) 2 bits
C) 4 bits
D) 8 bits
209. Perforated paper used as input of output media is known as
A) paper tapes
B) magnetic tape
C) punched papers tape
D) card punch
210. The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform
A) Arithmetic Operation
B) Logic operation
C) Fetch operations
D) Either of the above
211. Which American computer company is called Big Blue?
A) Microsoft
B) Compaq Corp
C) IBM
D) Tandy Svenson
212. It was in 2028 BS the _________ was brought in to calculate census data.
A) IBM 1400
B) IBM 1401
C) ICL 2950
D) None of above
213. Who is the inventor of ABC Computer?
A) John v. Atanasoff
B) Clifford Berry
C) Both of above
D) None of above
214. Which of the following is the largest unit?
A) data
B) field
C) record
D) database file
215. Find out who is not the inventor of transistors among following names
A) John Burdeen
B) William Shockley
C) Walter Brattain
D) Lee de Forest
216. Which of the following is not true for a magnetic disk?
A) It is expensive relative to magnetic tape
B) It provides only sequential access to stored data
C) Users can easily update records by writing over the old data
D) All of above
217. A disadvantage of the laser printer is
A) It is quieter than an impact printer
B) It is very slow
C) The output is of a lower quality
D) None of the above
218. The most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in electronic data processing system is called
A) ASCII
B) EBCDIC
C) BCD
D) All of above
219. Which access method is used to access cassette tape?
A) Direct
B) Sequential
C) Both of the above
D) None of the above
220. A Compiler is ____
A) a combination of computer hardware
B) a program which translates from one high-level language to another
C) a program which translates from one high-level to a machine level language
D) None of these
221. Which unit holds data temporarily?
A) Input unit
B) Secondary storage unit
C) Output Unit
D) Primary Memory Unit
222. The computer size was very large in
A) First Generation
B) Second Generation
C) Third Generation
D) Fourth Generation
223. A name or number used to identify storage location devices?
A) A byte
B) A record
C) An address
D) All of above
224. Which of the following is not computer language?
A) High level language
B) Medium level language
C) Low level language
D) All of the above
225. Reading data is performed in magnetic disk by
A) Read/write leads
B) Sectors
C) Track
D) Lower surface
226. IBM 7000 digital computer
A) Belongs to second generation
B) Uses VLSI
C) Employs semiconductor memory
D) Has modular constructions
227. Which of the following is not electro-mechanical computer?
A) Mark I
B) ABC
C) Zuse
D) UNIVAC
228. The term ‘computer’ is derived from
A) Greek language
B) Sanskrit language
C) Latin language
D) German language
229. Which statement is valid about magnetic tape?
A) It is a plastic ribbon
B) It is coated on both sides with iron oxide
C) It can be erased and reused
D) All of above
230. Which of the following is first generation computer?
A) EDSAC
B) IBM 1401
C) CDC 1604
D) ICL 2950
231. A hard copy would be prepared on a
A) Line printer
B) Dot matrix Printer
C) Typewriter terminal
D) All of the above
232. The term GIGO is relate to which characteristics of computers?
A) Speed
B) Automatic
C) Accuracy
D) Reliability
233. Which of the following programming language were used in first generation computers?
A) Machine language
B) Assembly language
C) Both of above
D) None of above
234. To locate a data item for storage is
A) Field
B) Feed
C) Database
D) Fetch
235. Who used punched cards practically for the first time in the history of computers?
A) Charles Babbage
B) Dr. Herman Hollerith
C) Howard Aikin
D) Joseph Jacquard
236. Hard disk is coated in both sides with
A) Magnetic metallic oxide
B) Optical metallic oxide
C) Carbon layer
D) All of the above
237. Which of the following term means to reckon?
A) putare
B) com
C) computa
D) computar
238. An input /output device at which data enters or leaves a computer system is
A) Keyboard
B) Terminal
C) Printer
D) Plotter
239. Which of the following is first generation of computer 251. Microprocessors can be used to make
A) EDSAC A) Computer
B) IBM-1401 B) Digital systems
C) CDC-1604 C) Calculators
D) ICL-2900 D) All of the above
240. A name or number used to identify a storage location is called
A) A byte
B) A record
C) An address
D) All of above
241. Computer professionals working in a computer centre are
A) Software
B) Firmware
C) Hardware
D) Humanware
242. The first general purpose electronic computer in the world was
A) UNIVAC
B) EDVAC
C) ENIAC
D) All of above
243. The contents of information are stored in
A) Memory data register
B) Memory address register
C) Memory arithmetic registers
D) Memory access register
244. Which of the following is correct full form of BCD?
A) Binary Coded Decimal
B) Bit Coded Decimal
C) Binary Coded Digit
D) Bit Coded Digit
245. Which was the world’s first microcomputer that used Intel
80386 microprocessor chip?
A) IBM PS/2
B) HP-9830
C) DeskPro-386
D) IBM-360
246. The qualitative or quantitative attribute of a variable or set of variables is termed as
A) data
B) information
C) both of above
D) none of above
247. Main storage is also called
A) Accumulator
B) Control Unit
C) Register Unit
D) Memory
248. Which of the following are (is) considered to be video component?
A) Resolution
B) Color depth
C) Refresh rate
D) All of the alcove
249. For what Antikyathera was used?
A) For counting
B) For Calculating tax collection
C) For calculating astronomical positions
D) For calculating firing weapons
250. Memory unit is one part of
A) Input device
B) Control unit
C) Output device
D) Central Processing Unit
252. Which statement is valid about computer program?
A) High level languages must be converted into machine language to execute
B) High level language programs are more efficient and faster to execute
C) It is more difficult to identify errors in high level language program than in low level programs
D) All of above
253. By programmable machine we mean
A) computers
B) modern television
C) washing machines
D) anything that can be set to perform different tasks with suitable programs
254. Which of the following is a secondary memory device?
A) Keyboard
B) Disk
C) ALU
D) All of the above
255. The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured
A) ROM
B) RAM
C) PROM
D) EPROM
256. One of the popular mass storage device is CD ROM. What does CD ROM stand for?
A) Compactable Read Only Memory
B) Compact Data Read Only Memory
C) Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
D) Compact Disk Read Only Memory
257. Identify the true statement
A) Computers are 100% accurate but it can suffer from GIGO
B) Computers are reliable because they use electronic component which have very low failure rate
C) Computer is never tired and does not suffer from boredom
D) All of above
258. FORTRAN is
A) File Translation
B) Format Translation
C) Formula Translation
D) Floppy Translation
259. The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as
A) Hardware
B) Software
C) Firmware
D) ROM ware
260. Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second?
A) Static RAM
B) Dynamic RAM
C) EPROM
D) ROM
261. What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program as input & produce machine language code as output?
A) Compiler
B) Interpreter
C) Debugger
D) Assembler
A) Data consists of numbers
B) Short access time is required
C) Each stored word is processed differently
D) Data naturally needs to flow in and out in serial form
263. In ________ mode, the communication channel is used in both directions at the same time?
A) Full-duplex
B) Simplex
C) Half-duplex
D) None of the above
264. Who invented Slide Rules?
A) John Napier
B) William Oughtred
C) Gottfried Leibnitz
D) Blaise Pascal
265. The proper definition of a modern digital computer is
A) An electronic automated machine that can solve problems involving words and numbers
B) A more sophistic and modified electronic pocket calculator
C) Any machine that can perform mathematical operations
D) A machine that works on binary code
266. Memory is made up of
A) Set of wires
B) Set of circuits
C) Large number of cells
D) All of these
267. Which of the following is the most powerful computers?
A) Mainframe Computer
B) Mini Computers
C) Micro Computers
D) Super Computers
268. Which of the printers used in conjunction with computers uses dry ink powder?
A) Daisy wheel printer
B) Line printer
C) Laser printer
D) Thermal printer
269. What is the path from which data flow in a computer system is known as
A) Car
B) Bus
C) Truck
D) Road
270. Which term is used to describe RAM?
A) Dynamic RAM (DRAM)
B) Static RAM (SRAM)
C) Video RAM (VRAM)
D) All of the above
271. In which year was chip used inside the computer for the first time?
A) 1964
B) 1975
C) 1999
D) 1944
272. Assembly language started to be used from
A) first generation computers
B) second generation computers
C) third generation computers
D) fourth generation computers
273. Which technology is more reliable?
A) Mechanical
B) Electro-Mechanical
C) Electronic
D) For reliability it does not matter. So all of above are reliable
274. Which of the following is not an XT microprocessor?
A) 8006
B) 8086
C) 8088
D) None of above
275. Hard disk is coated in both side with
A) Magnetic metallic oxide
B) Optical metallic oxide
C) Carbon layer
D) All of the above
276. ASCII stands for
A) American Stable Code for International Interchange
B) American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
C) American Standard Code for Information Interchange
D) American Standard Code for Interchange Information
277. Raw facts and figures about any particular topic are
A) Information
B) facts
C) data
D) none of above
278. A computer can solve more than one kind of problem. This is related to which of the following characteristics?
A) Accuracy
B) Reliability
C) Versatility
D) Automatic
279. From which generation computers the printers were used?
A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fourth
280. How many symbols exist in Baudot code?
A) 32
B) 116
C) 58
D) 76
281. Following IC chip integrates 100 thousands electronic components per chip
A) SSI
B) MSI
C) LSI
D) VLSI
282. An application program that helps the user to change any number and immediately see the result of that change is
A) Desktop publishing program
B) Database
C) Spreadsheet
D) All of above
283. In 1830, Charles Babbage designed a machine called the Analytical Engine which he showed at the Paris Exhibition. In which year was it exhibition?
A) 1820
B) 1860
C) 1855
D) 1870
284. What is the name of the new color laptop computer which is powered by a 386 processor at 33 MHz and is built by Epson?
A) AX3/33
B) NEC-20
C) Magnum 2000
D) HCL-3000
285. In analog computer
A) Input is first converted to digital form
B) Input is never converted to digital form
C) Output is displayed in digital form
D) All of the above
286. and John Mauchly?
A) ENIAC
B) EDVAC
C) UNIVAC
D) EDSAC
287. When was the company named IBM?
A) 1914
B) 1924
C) 1975
D) None of above
288. Which of the following storage device can store the largest amount of data?
A) Hard Disks
B) Flash Disks
C) Blu-Ray Disks
D) DVDs
289. Who invented Mark I?
A) Howard Aikin
B) J. P. Eckert
C) John Mauchley
D) John v. Atanasoff
290. ALU is
A) Arithmetic Logic Unit
B) Array Logic Unit
C) Application Logic Unit
D) None of above
291. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/an
A) Interpreter
B) CPU
C) Compiler
D) Simulator
292. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
A) 1978
B) 1984
C) 1990
D) 1991
293. The purpose of vacuum tube was to NOT act like
A) an amplifier
B) a switch
C) a router
D) None of above
294. As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are
A) More expensive
B) More portable
C) Less rigid
D) Slowly accessed
295. Which of the following is the most quickly accessible storage?
A) RAM
B) Registers
C) Disks
D) Pen Drive
296. The octal equivalence of 111010 is
A) 81
B) 72
C) 71
D) None of above
297. Excessive parallel processing is related to
A) First generation
B) Fourth generation
C) Fifth Generation
D) Third generation
298. Second generation computers were developed during
A) 1949 to 1955
B) 1956 to 1965
C) 1965 to 1970
D) 1970 to 1990
299. What do you call a single point on a computer screen?
A) Cell
B) Element
C) Pixel
D) Bit
300. Mostly which of the following device is used to carry user files?
A) Floppy Disk
B) Hard Disk
C) RAM
D) CDROM
ANSWERS
1-A
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2-D
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3-D
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4-D
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5-C
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6-A
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7-C
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8-D
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9-C
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10-B
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11-C
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12-C
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13-D
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14-C
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15-C
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16-B
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17-B
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18-B
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19-C
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20-D
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21-B
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22-D
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23-C
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24-B
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25-A
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26-B
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27-B
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28-A
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29-B
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30-D
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31-B
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32-D
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33-A
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34-A
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35-A
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36-D
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37-A
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38-C
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39-B
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40-B
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41-C
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42-B
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43-C
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44-D
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45-C
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46-A
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47-B
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48-D
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49-A
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50-B
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51-D
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52-B
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53-B
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54-D
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55-C
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56-C
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57-C
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58-C
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59-B
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60-B
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61-C
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62-B
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63-D
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64-A
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65-D
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66-D
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67-C
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68-A
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69-B
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70-C
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71-C
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72-B
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73-C
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74-D
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75-B
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76-A
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77-D
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78-C
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79-A
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80-A
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81-C
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82-D
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83-C
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84-B
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85-D
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86-D
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87-A
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88-C
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89-D
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90-D
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91-D
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92-C
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93-C
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94-A
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95-D
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96-B
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97-D
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98-C
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99-C
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100-B
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101-B
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102-C
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103-B
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104-B
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105-B
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106-C
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107-B
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108-C
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109-C
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110-C
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111-C
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112-D
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113-A
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114-C
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115-B
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116-B
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117-C
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118-C
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119-A
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120-D
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121-A
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122-A
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123-A
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124-B
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125-A
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126-D
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127-B
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128-C
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129-B
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130-B
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131-C
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132-A
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133-A
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134-B
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135-B
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136-A
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137-B
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138-A
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139-B
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140-D
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141-C
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142-C
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143-D
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144-B
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145-C
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146-C
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147-C
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148-C
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149-C
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150-A
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151-C
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152-D
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153-B
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154-D
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155-C
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156-D
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157-A
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158-B
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159-B
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160-B
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161-B
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162-A
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163-B
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164-A
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165-B
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166-A
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167-B
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168-B
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169-C
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170-D
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171-C
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172-A
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173-A
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174-A
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175-C
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176-A
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177-C
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178-A
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179-C
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180-A
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181-A
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182-A
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183-C
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184-A
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185-D
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186-D
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187-C
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188-B
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189-C
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190-A
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191-C
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192-A
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193-C
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194-A
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195-A
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196-A
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197-A
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198-D
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199-B
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200-A
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201-B
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202-A
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203-D
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204-D
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205-B
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206-B
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207-C
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208-C
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209-A
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210-D
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211-C
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212-B
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213-C
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214-D
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215-D
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216-B
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217-D
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218-A
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219-B
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220-C
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221-D
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222-A
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223-C
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224-B
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225-A
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226-D
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227-D
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228-C
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229-D
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230-A
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231-D
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232-C
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233-A
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234-D
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235-B
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236-A
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237-A
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238-B
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239-A
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240-C
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241-D
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242-C
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243-A
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244-A
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245-C
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246-A
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247-D
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248-D
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249-C
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250-D
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251-D
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252-A
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253-A
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254-B
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255-C
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256-D
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257-D
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258-C
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259-C
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260-B
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261-D
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262-D
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263-A
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264-B
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265-A
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266-C
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267-D
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268-C
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269-B
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270-D
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271-B
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272-B
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273-C
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274-D
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275-A
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276-C
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277-C
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278-C
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279-B
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280-A
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281-C
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282-C
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283-C
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284-A
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285-B
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286-D
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287-B
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288-A
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289-A
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290-A
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291-C
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292-D
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293-C
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294-A
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295-B
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296-B
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297-C
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298-B
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299-C
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300-A
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