PPSC Tehsildar Preparation IT Test No 2 A.J. Bhatti December 14, 2020 Welcome to your PPSC Tehsildar Preparation IT Test No 2 Name Email Q No 1:IBM 1401 is_________? 0 A. First Generation Computer B. Second Generation Computer C. Third Generation Computer D . Fourth Generation Computer Q No 2:Chief component of first generation computer was__________? 0 A. Transistors B. Vacuum Tubes and Valves C. Integrated Circuits D. None of above Q No3 :Second Generation computers were developed during___________? 0 A. 1949 to 1955 B. 1956 to 1965 C. 1965 to 1970 D. 1970 to 1990 Q No 4:The computer size was very large in__________? 0 a. First Generation b. Second Generation c. Third Generation d. Fourth Generation Q No 5 :Microprocessors as switching devices are for ___________generation computers? 0 A. First Generation B. Second Generation C. Third Generation D. Fourth Generation Q No 6:Which of the following devices can be sued to directly image printed text? 0 A. OCR B. OMR C. MICR D. All of above Q No7:The output quality of a printer is measured by____________? 8 A. Dot per inch B. Dot per sq. inch C. Dots printed per unit time D. All of above Q No 8:In analogue computer_____________? 0 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 Q No 9:In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed___________? 0 A. Parallel only B. Sequentially only C. Both sequentially and parallel D. All of above Q No 10:Who designed the first electronics computer – ENIAC? 0 A. Van-Neumann B. Joseph M. Jacquard C. J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly D. All of above Q No 11:Who invented the high level language “C”? 0 A. Dennis M. Ritchie B. Niklaus Writh C. Seymour Papert D. Donald Kunth Q No 12:Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to__________? 0 A. Console-operator B. Programmer C. Peopleware D. System Analyst Q No 13:An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it? 0 A. Leech B. Squid C. Slug D. Glitch Q No 14:Modern Computer are very reliable but they are not___________? 0 A. Fast B. Powerful C. Infallible D. Cheap Q No 15:Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards? 0 A. Daughter board B. Motherboard C. Father board D. Breadboard Q No 16:What is meant by a dedicated computer? 0 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 Q No 17:The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except: 0 A. Microprocessor B. Disk controller C. Serial interface D. Modem Q No18 :A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an 0 A. Interpreter B. Simulator C. Compiler D. Commander Q No :19:A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a/an___________? 0 A. Interpreter B. CPU C. Compiler D. Simulator Q No 20:A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a________? 1 A. Computer B. Microcomputer C. Programmable D. Sensor Q No 21:A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known as___________? 0 A. Boot B. Bug C. Biff D. Strap Q No 22:A self replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970s science fiction novel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider is__________? 0 A. Bug B. Vice C. Lice D. Worm Q No 23:Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail is known as_________? 0 A. Spam B. Trash C. Calibri D. Courier Q No 24:DOS stands for____________? 0 A. Disk Operating System B. Disk operating session C. Digital Operating System D. Digital Open system Q No 25:Who is the Current CEO of Microsoft? 1 A. Babbage B. Bill Gates C. Bill Clinton D. Satya Nadella Q No 26 :Which of the following are input devices? 3 A. Keyboard B. Mouse C. Card reader D. All of these Q No 27 :Examples of output devices are? 0 A. Screen B. Printer C. Speaker D. All of these Q No 28:Which of the following is also known as brain of computer? 0 A. Control unit B. Central Processing unit C. Arithmetic and language unit D. Monitor Q No 29:____________translates and executes program at run time line by line? 0 A. Compiler B. Interpreter C. Linker D. Loader Q No 30:RAM stands for___________? 0 A. Random origin money B. Random only memory C. Read only memory D. Random access memory Q No 31:1 Byte =___________? 0 A. 8 bits B. 4 bits C. 2 bits D. 9 bits Q No 32:The device used to carry digital data on analogue lines is called as_________? 0 A. Modem B. Multiplexer C. Modulator D. Demodulator Q No 33:BIOS stands for__________? 0 A. Basic Input Output system B. Binary Input output system C. Basic Input Off system D. all the above Q No 34 :Father of “C‘ programming language? 0 A. Dennis Ritchie B. Prof John Keenly C. Thomas Kurtz D. Bill Gates Q No 35:The instructions that tell a computer how to carry out the processing tasks are referred to as computer___________? 0 A. programs B. processors C. input devices D. memory modules Q No 36:An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is___________? 0 A. CPU B. Memory C. Storage D. File Q No n37 :___________ is the key to close a selected drop -down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box. 0 A. TAB B. SHIFT C. ESC D. F10 Q No 38 :___________is the key we use to run the selected command? 0 A. SHIFT B. TAB C. ENTER D. CTRL Q No 39:___________Is the functional key to display save-as box? 0 A. F5 B. F6 C. F9 D. F12 Q No 40:Data becomes____________when it is presented in a format that people can understand and use. 0 A. processed B. graphs C. information D. presentation Q No 41:The term___________designates equipment that might be added to a computer system to enhance its functionality. 0 A. digital device B. system add-on C. disk pack D. peripheral device Q No 42 :A ____________is a microprocessor -based computing device? 0 A. personal computer B. mainframe C. workstation D. server Q No 43:RAM can be treated as the____________for the computer’s processor? 0 A. factory B. operating room C. waiting room D. planning room Q No 44:Which of the following are the functions of a operating system? 0 A. Allocates resources B. Monitors Activities C. Manages disks and files D. All of the above Q No 45:To move a copy of file from one computer to another over a communication channel is called? 0 A. File transfer B. File encryption C. File modification D. File copying Q No 46:The primary function of the__________is to set up the hardware and load and start an operating system? 1 A. System Programs B. BIOS C. CP D. Memory Q No 47:What kind of memory is both static and non -volatile? 0 A. RAM B. ROM C. BIOS D. CACHE Q No 48:___________is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide platform for running application software? 0 A. Application software B. System software C. Software D. Operating system Q No 49:The______________is the amount of data that a storage device can move from the storage medium to the Computer per second? 0 A. data migration rate B. data digitizing rate C. data transfer rate D. data access rate Q No 50 : A device, which is not connected to CPU, is called as___________? 0 A. land-line device B. On-line device C. Off-line device D. Device Author: A.J. Bhatti
