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Computer Quiz

1. What is the meaning of "Pixel" in terms computer technology?
A) A computer program that draws picture
B) A picture stored in secondary memory
C) The smallest resolvable part of a picture
D) An application software just like Photoshop
E) None of these

2. Personal computers used a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?
A) Daughterboard
B) Black Box
C) Father board
D) Dashboard
E) Motherboard

3. Which of the following is not an output device?
A) Plotter
B) Printer
C) Speaker
D) Touch Screen
E) Plotter

4. UNIVAC was a first generation computer. What is the full form of the term "UNIVAC"?
A) Universal Advanced Computer
B) Universal Array Computer
C) Unique Automatic Computer
D) Unvalued Automatic Computer
E) None of these

5. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU?
A) Mass memory
B) Internal memory
C) Non-volatile memory
D) PROM 
E) None of these

6. Who invented the high level language C?
A) Dennis M. Ritchie
B) Niklaus Writh
C) Seymour Papert
D) Donald Kunth 
E) Larry Page

7. Which of the following is not a type of Software
A) System Software
B) Application Software
C) Utility Software
D) Entertainment Software
E) Multimedia Software

8. Which of the following is not the classification of computers based on application?
A) Electronic Computers
B) Analog Computers
C) Digital Computers
D) Hybrid Computers 
E) Mini Computers

9. Which characteristic of computer distinguishes it from electronic calculators?
A) Accuracy
B) Storage
C) Versatility
D) Automatic 
E) None of these

10. A/n _____ Device is any device that provides information, which is sent to the CPU
A) Input
B) Output
C) CPU
D) Memory 
E) Processing

Answers: 

1.   C
2.   E
3.   D
4.   E
5.   B
6.   A
7.   D
8.   A
9.   C
10. B