SI-MET COLLEGE OF NURSING

2nd Sem. BSC NURSING

Time: 1 ½ Hr. Marks: 50

1. A computer system includes

(a) Hardware (b) Software (c) Peripheral devices (d) All of these
2. Analytical Engine, the first fully automatic calculating machine was developed by
(a) Charles Babbage (b) Blaise Pascal (c) Leibniz (d) John Von Neumann
3. Which of the following is known as the father of computers?
(a) Dennis Ritchie (b) Napier (c) Charles Babbage (d) Alan Turing
4. First-generation computer “UNIVAC and ENIVAC” was based on
(a) Transistors (b) Semiconductors (c) Vacuum tubes (d) ICS
5. Computer size was very large in
(a) First generation (b) Second generation (c) Third generation (d) Fourth generation
6. Which language was used by computers during the first generation?
(a) Machine language (b) Assembly language (c) Both a and b (d) None of these
7. During the second generation, the size of computers was decreased by replacing vacuum tubes with
(a) ICs (b) Semiconductors (c) Transistors (d) Microprocessor
8. Integrated chips (IC) were started to be used from which generation of computers?
(a) First generation (b) Second generation (c) Third generation (d) Fourth generation
9. Fifth generation computers are based on the technique of
(a) Microprocessor (b) Artificial Intelligence (c) LSI (d) VLSI
10. The first supercomputer developed in India is
(a) PARAM (b) ARYA Bhatt (c) BUDDHA (d) SHIVA
11. A hybrid computer is one having combined properties of
(a) Super and microcomputers (b) Mini and microcomputers (c) Analog and digital computers (d) Super and minicomputers
12. Which of the following computer is used in hospitals like ECG and Dialysis?
(a) Analog (b) Digital (c) Hybrid (d) Microcomputer
13. Which of the following is the most powerful computer?
(a) Microcomputer (b) Mainframe (c) Supercomputer (d) Minicomputer
14. Choose the odd one out.
(a) Microcomputer (b) Minicomputer (c) Supercomputer (d) Digital computer
15. Which of the following computers can be carried around easily?
(a) Laptops (b) Supercomputers (c) PCs (d) Minicomputers
16. Properly arranged data is known as
(a) Field (b) Words (c) File (d) Information
17. Which of the following is the smallest visual element on a video monitor?
(a) Character (b) Pixel (c) Byte (d)Bit
18. Which of the following natural element is the primary element in computer chips?
(a) Silicon (b)Carbon (c)Iron (d)Uranium
19. Which of the following is an output device?
(a) Keyboard (b)Mouse (c) Light pen (d)VDU
20. Which of the following is an input device?
(a) Plotter (b) Printer (c) VDU (d)Mouse
21. A computer is accurate, but if the result of a computation is false, what is the main reason for it?
(a) Power failure (b) The computer circuits (c) Incorrect data entry (d) Distraction
22. The central processing unit is located in the _.
(a) Hard disk (b) System unit (c) Memory unit (d) Monitor
23. Which of the following is equal to a gigabyte?
(a) 1024 bytes (b) 512 GB (c) 1024 megabytes (d) 1024 bits
24, What is the full form of RAM?
(a) Remote Access Memory (b) Random Access Memory (c) Remote Access Memory (d)Random Access Memory
25. Which of the following is exclusively a sequential access storage device?
(a) Hard disk (b) Floppy disk (c) Magnetic tape (d)DVD
26. What is the full form of USB?
(a) Unshielded System Board (b) Universal System Board (c) Unidentified System Bus (d) Universal System Bus
27. Which one of the following is an example of the browser software?
(a) Microsoft Word (b) Notepad (c) Internet navigator (d) Internet explorer
28. What is the use of the computer port?
(a) Download the file via the internet (b).To connect with other devices
(c) To reduce the internet speed (d) None of the these
29. The four bits are called _.
(a) Byte (b) Nibble (c) Octet (d) Bit
30. What is the full form of VDU?
(a) Virtual Development User (b) Virtual Detection Unit (c) Visual Detection Unit (d) Visual Display Unit
31. Which one of the following parts is called the brain of the computer?
(a) ALU (b) Monitor (c) UPS (d) CPU
32. Which of the following memory is non-volatile memory?
(a) Secondary memory (b) Random memory (c) RAM (d) ROM
33. Which device contains a cathode ray tube?
(a) Speaker (b) Mouse (c) Monitor (d) Keyboard
34. Which of the following type of devices is a computer microphone?
(a) Output device (b) Speaker device (c) Input device (d) Keyboard device
35. Which of the following device is used for both input and output?
(a) Monitor (b) Speaker (c) Scanner (d) Modem
36. The basic operations performed by a computer are
(a) Arithmetic operation (b) Logical operation (c) Storage and relative (d) All the above
37. Computer is free from tiresome and boardoom. We call it
(a) Accuracy (b) Reliability (c) Diligence ((d) Versatility
38. Memory capacity of a floppy disks could store of data
(a) 1.40 MB (b) 1.44 GB (c) 1.40 GB (d) 1.44 MB
39. Properly arranged data is called
(a) Field (b) Words (c) Information (d) File
40. A byte consists of
(a) One bit (b) Four bits (c) Eight bits (d) Sixteen bits
41. The term ‘Computer’ is derived from ?
(a) Latin (b) German (c) French (d) Arabic
42. Which technology is used in compact disks?
(a) Mechanical (b) Electrical (c) Electro Magnetic (d) Laser
43. MICR stands for ?
(a) Magnetic ink character recognition (b) Magnetic Ink Code Reader (c) Magnetic Ink Cases Reader (d) None of these
44. Which of the following is a storage device?
(a) Tape (b) Hard Disk (c) Floppy Disk (d) All of the above
45. ASCII stands for ?
(a) American Stable Code for International Interchange (b) American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
(c) American Standard Code for Information Interchange (d) American Standard Code for Interchange Information
46. BIOS stands for ?
(a) Basic Input Output system (b) Binary Input output system (c) Basic Input Off system (d) all the above
47. ALU and Control Unit jointly known as ?
(a) RAM (b) ROM (c) CPU (d) PC
48. Which of the following is not a storage medium?
(a) Hard disk (b) Flash drive (c) DVD (d) scanner
49. The computer abbreviation KB usually means ?
(a) Key Block (b) Kernel Boot (c) Kilo Byte (d) Kit Bit
50. Touch Screen is ?
(a) Input device (b) Output device (c) Both A & B above (d) None of these