BCA/BBA IST SEM FOC MCQ 2023-24

BCA/BBA  IST SEM MCQ QUESTION PAPER

1. Who is the father of Computers?

a) James Gosling
b) Charles Babbage
c) Dennis Ritchie
d) Bjarne Stroustrup

2. . Which of the following is the correct definition of Computer?

a) Computer is a machine or device that can be programmed to perform arithmetical or logic operation sequences automatically
b) Computer understands only binary language which is written in the form of 0s & 1s
c) Computer is a programmable electronic device that stores, retrieves, and processes the data

d) All of the mentioned

 

3. What is the full form of CPU?
a) Computer Processing Unit
b) Computer Principle Unit
c) Central Processing Unit
d) Control Processing Unit

 

4.Which of the following language does the computer understand?
a) Computer understands only C Language
b) Computer understands only Assembly Language
c) Computer understands only Binary Language
d) Computer understands only BASIC

5. Which of the following computer language is written in binary codes only?
a) Pascal
b) machine language
c) C
d) C#

6. Which of the following is the brain of the computer?
a) Central Processing Unit
b) Memory
c) Arithmetic and Logic unit
d) Control unit

7. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a computer?
a) Versatility
b) Accuracy
c) Diligence
d) I.Q.

8. Which of the following is the smallest unit of data in a computer?
a) Bit
b) KB
c) Nibble
d) Byte

9. Which of the following unit is responsible for converting the data received from the user into a computer understandable format?
a) Output Unit
b) Input Unit
c) Memory Unit
d) Arithmetic & Logic Unit

10. Which of the following monitor looks like a television and are normally used with non-portable computer systems?
a) LED
b) LCD
c) CRT
d) Flat Panel Monitors

11. Which of the following is not a type of computer code?
a) EDIC
b) ASCII
c) BCD
d) EBCDIC

12. Which of the following part of a processor contains the hardware necessary to perform all the operations required by a computer?
a) Controller
b) Registers
c) Cache
d) Data path

13. Which of the following is designed to control the operations of a computer?
a) User
b) Application Software
c) System Software
d) Utility Software

14. Which of the following device use positional notation to represent a decimal number?
a) Pascaline
b) Abacus
c) Computer
d) Calculator

15. Which of the following are physical devices of a computer?
a) Hardware
b) Software
c) System Software
d) Package

16. Which of the following devices provides the communication between a computer and the outer world?
a) Compact
b) I/O
c) Drivers 

 d) Storage

 

17. Which of the following is the device used for converting maps, pictures, and drawings into digital form for storage in computers?
a) Image Scanner
b) Digitizer
c) MICR
d) Scanner

18. Which of the following can access the server?
a) Web Client
b) User
c) Web Browser
d) Web Server

19. Which of the following type of computer is mostly used for automatic operations?
a) Analog
b) digital
c) hybrid
d) remote

20. Which of the following computers are lower than mainframe computers in terms of speed and storage capacity?
a) Mainframes
b) Hybrid
c) Mini
d) Super

21. The only language which the computer understands is ______________
a) Assembly Language
b) Binary Language
c) BASIC
d) C Language

22. The smallest unit of data in computer is ________________
a) Byte
b) Nibble
c) Bit
d) KB

23. One nibble is equivalent to how many bits?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 8
d) 1

24. 1 yottabyte = ______________
a) 1024 TB
b) 1024 EB
c) 1024 ZB
d) 1024 PB

25. VDU stands for __________
a) Virtual Display Unit
b) Visual Display Unit
c) Virtual Detection Unit
d) Visual Detection Unit

26. The devices that used to give single or multiple colored images and drawings are ____________
a) Monitors
b) Printers
c) Plotters
d) VDUs

27. Line Printers that print one line at a time are _________
a) Laser Printers
b) Inkjet Printers
c) Drum Printers
d) Chain Printers

28. A ___________________ monitor looks like a television and are normally used with non-portable computer systems.
a) CRT
b) LCD
c) LED
d) Flat Panel Monitors

29. Saving data and instructions to make them readily available is the job of __________
a) Storage Unit
b) Cache Unit
c) Input Unit
d) Output Unit

30. The two basic types of memory in a computer are ________
a) Primary and major
b) Primary and Secondary
c) Minor and Major
d) Main and virtual

31. Which of the following is non-volatile storage?
a) Backup
b) Secondary
c) Primary
d) Cache

32. Which of the following are types of ROMs?
a) SROM & DROM
b) PROM & EPROM
c) Only one type there is no further classification
d) PROM & EROM


 

33. A non-erasable disk that stores digitized audio information is _____
a) CD
b) CD-ROM
c) DVD-R
d) DVD-RW

34. The ‘heart’ of the processor which performs many different operations _____________
a) Arithmetic and logic unit
b) Motherboard
c) Control Unit
d) Memory

35. Number of bits in ALU is _________
a) 4
b) 8
c) 16
d) 2

36. The bitwise complement of 0 is ___________
a) 00000001
b) 10000000
c) 11111111
d) 11111110

37. The 2’s complement of 5 is ______________
a) 1011
b) 0101
c) 1010
d) 0011

38. What does BCD stand for?
a) Bitwise coded decimal
b) Binary coded decimal
c) Binary converted decimal
d) Bitwise Converted Decimal

39. 1 zettabyte = ______________
a) 1024 TB
b) 1024 EB
c) 1024 ZB
d) 1024 PB

40. Perform BCD addition: 2+3= _______________
a) 0010
b) 0011
c) 0101
d) 1010

 

41. ASCII stands for _____________________
a) American standard code for information interchange
b) American scientific code for information interchange
c) American scientific code for international interchange
d) American standard code of international interchange

42. The value of base in a decimal number system is ____________
a) 8
b) 2
c) 10
d) 16

43. Convert: (110)2 = ( __ )10.
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 9

44. The decimal equivalent of (0.101)2 will be ____________
a) 0.5
b) 0.625
c) 0.25
d) 0.875

45. Which of the following is not a decimal number?
a) 114
b) 43.47
c) 99.9A
d) 10101

46. The value of radix in binary number system is _____________
a) 2
b) 8
c) 10
d) 1

47. The binary equivalent of the decimal number 10 is __________
a) 0010
b) 10
c) 1010
d) 010

48. The octal equivalent of 1100101.001010 is ______
a) 624.12
b) 145.12
c) 154.12
d) 145.21


 

 

49. The input hexadecimal representation of 1110 is _______________
a) 0111
b) E
c) 15
d) 14

50. Convert the binary equivalent 10101 to its decimal equivalent.
a) 21
b) 12
c) 22
d) 31

51. The numbers of characters that can be represented in ASCII-8 are ______________
a) 128
b) 256
c) 32
d) 64

52. Perform binary addition of 1101 + 0010 is ________
a) 1110
b) 1111
c) 0111
d) 11101
53. The addition 1+1 gives 0 as a result.
a) True
b) False

54. The result obtained on binary multiplication of 1010 * 1100 is _____________
a) 0001111
b) 0011111
c) 1111100
d) 1111000

55. Any set of digits or alphabets are generally referred as ______________
a) Characters
b) Symbols
c) Bits
d) Bytes

56._____ invented the microprocessor.

(A) Joseph jacquard

(B) Herman H Goldstein

(C) Marcian E Hoff

(D) Jonathn Smith

57. The microprocessor is the brain of the computer and is also called a

(A) Microchip

(B) Microprocessor

(C) Micro circuit

(D) Calculator

58. From which of the following the CPU chip is partially made?

(A) Gold

(B) Silica

(C) Copper

(D) Iron

59. Compared to vacuum tubes, transistors

(A) Were smaller

(B) Generated less heat

(C) Were faster

(D) all of these

60. Which one of the following is not an example of computer hardware?

(A) Monitor

(B) Mouse

(C) Printer

(D) Excel

61. Which of the following is the fastest type of computer?

(A) Workstation

(B) Supercomputer

(C) Notebook

(D) Laptop

 

62.___ is a high speed memory that is much faster than the main memory?

(A) Internal

(B) External

(C) Cache

(D) Primary

63. The main memory holds data and program

(A) Temporarily

(B) Permanently

(C) Only once

(D) None

64. the most common input device is the ___

(A) Light pen

(B) Keyboard

(C) Monitor

(D) Mouse

65. Super computer developed by Indian scientists

(A) Blue Gene

(B) Param

(C) Super301

(D) Compaq Presario

66. Which of the following are computers that can be carried around easily?

(A) Laptops

(B) PCs

(C) Supercomputers

(D) Minicomputers

67. Palmtop computer is also known as

(A) Personal computer

(B) Handled computer

(C) Notebook computer

(D) Tablet PC

68. All computers must have

(A) A virus checking program

(B) An attached printer

(C) An operating system

(D) A word processing software

69. a computer used at supermarkets, departmental stores and restaurant etc is called ____ terminal.

(A) Smart

(B) Calculating

(C) Intelligent

(D) POS

70. for seeing the output, you use ___

(A) Scanner

(B) Keyboard

(C) Mouse

(D) Monitor












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