Basic Computer : General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Q51. Chief component of first generation computer was

[A] transisters

[B] Vacuum tubes

[C] integrated circuits

[D] None of the above

Q52. The symbols used in an assembly language are called?

[A] Mnemonics

[B] Codes

[C] Assembler

[D] All of the above

Q53. ___________ is the maximum amount of data that can be stored on a storage medium.

[A] Storage capacity

[B] Solid-state storage

[C] Optical storage

[D] Magnetic storage

Q54. A button that makes characters either upper or lower case and numbers to symbols

[A] Space bar

[B] Shift

[C] Backspace

[D] Ctrl

500+ Computer Quiz Questions and Answers

Q55. Delayed payload of some viruses is also called as

[A] Time

[B] Anti-virus

[C] Late – Virus

[D] Bomb

Q56. A prescribed set of well-defined instructions for solving mathematical problems is called 

[A] A code

[B] An algorithm

[C] A compiler

[D] A description

Q57. In the field of computing, what does VGA stand for?

[A] Visual Graphics Audio

[B] Video Graphics Array

[C] Visual Graphics Array

[D] Video Graphics Audio

Q58. Digital computers use a ___________ system to encode data and programs.

[A] binary

[B] RAM

[C] decimal

[D] semiconductor

Q59. Cache memory acts between

[A] RAM and ROM

[B] CPU and RAM

[C] CPU and Hard disc

[D] None of the above

Q60. A group of eight bits is called

[A] word

[B] byte

[C] buzz

[D] nibble