Computer Operator Questions Set 18

Computer Operator Questions

Multiple Choice Questions:

1. Backing storage is so named because it
a) is always kept at the back of the CPU                        b) is slow and backward             
c) backs up the computer's main memory                      d) lags behind the main memory

2. The central computer in a distributed processing system is called the
a) Mainframe                    b) CPU                     c) Multiplexer                 d) Host

3. A path by which communication is achieved between a central processor and other device is called
a) Audit trial                     b) Network               c) Bus                             d) Channel

4. The term "memory" applies to which one of the following?
a) Logic                            b) Storage                c) Control                        d) Input Device

5. The most common input device used today is
a) Motherboard                b) Keyboard            c) Scanner Mouse            d) Mouse

6. The third generation of computers covers the period.
a) 1971-1982                  b) 1982-1994          c) 1959-1964                     d) 1964-1971

7. The two main components of the CPU is
a) Control unit and Bus                                    b) Control unit and ALU                                 
c) Registers and main Memory                        d) ALU and Bus

8. Plotter prints
a) with ballpoint pens     b) with link pens      c) Electrostatically      d) All of the above

9. Who is the founder of BSD Unix?
a) Bill Gates                   b) Dennis Ritchie      c) Bill Joy                  d) Linux Torvalds

10. Computers built before the First Generation of computers were
a) Mechanical                 b) Electro-mechanical           c) Electrical            d) None of these


Answer Key
1. c)
2. d)
3. c)
4. b)
5. b)
6. d)
7. b)
8. d)
9. c)
10. b)