IT in Management MCQs with Answers

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University Savitribai Phule Pune University
Course Bachelor of Business Administration
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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI, PUNE – 45
    Subject: IT in Management (306) CLASS: SYBBA III SEM (2013 PATTERN)
    Prof. Gayatri A.Amate www.dacc.edu.in
    Unit 1 Managing Hardware and Software Assets:
    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

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI, PUNE – 45
    Subject: IT in Management (306) CLASS: SYBBA III SEM (2013 PATTERN)
    Prof. Gayatri A.Amate www.dacc.edu.in
    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 boardoom. 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

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI, PUNE – 45
    Subject: IT in Management (306) CLASS: SYBBA III SEM (2013 PATTERN)
    Prof. Gayatri A.Amate www.dacc.edu.in
    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
    These 100 MCQ questions from fundamentals of computer is distributed through mcqSets.com.
    Fundamentals of Computer is one of the most weighted topic on most of the competitive
    computer jobs exams.

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI, PUNE – 45
    Subject: IT in Management (306) CLASS: SYBBA III SEM (2013 PATTERN)
    Prof. Gayatri A.Amate www.dacc.edu.in
    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) 10
    th
    of a seconds
    C) 1000
    th
    of a seconds
    D) 10000
    th
    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

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI, PUNE – 45
    Subject: IT in Management (306) CLASS: SYBBA III SEM (2013 PATTERN)
    Prof. Gayatri A.Amate www.dacc.edu.in
    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

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI, PUNE – 45
    Subject: IT in Management (306) CLASS: SYBBA III SEM (2013 PATTERN)
    Prof. Gayatri A.Amate www.dacc.edu.in
    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

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI, PUNE – 45
    Subject: IT in Management (306) CLASS: SYBBA III SEM (2013 PATTERN)
    Prof. Gayatri A.Amate www.dacc.edu.in
    Unit 2 Managing Data Resources:
    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 comptuers
    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.

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI, PUNE – 45
    Subject: IT in Management (306) CLASS: SYBBA III SEM (2013 PATTERN)
    Prof. Gayatri A.Amate www.dacc.edu.in
    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
    These 100 MCQ questions from fundamentals of computer is distributed through mcqSets.com.
    Fundamentals of Computer is one of the most weighted topic on most of the competitive
    computer jobs exams.
    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

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI, PUNE – 45
    Subject: IT in Management (306) CLASS: SYBBA III SEM (2013 PATTERN)
    Prof. Gayatri A.Amate www.dacc.edu.in
    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

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI, PUNE – 45
    Subject: IT in Management (306) CLASS: SYBBA III SEM (2013 PATTERN)
    Prof. Gayatri A.Amate www.dacc.edu.in
    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 1650
    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

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