Basic Computer Fundamentals Questions and Answers
Understanding Basic Computer Fundamentals questions with answers is crucial for building a strong IT foundation. Whether preparing for SSC, TCS, Infosys, or campus placements, these programming questions and answers cover hardware, software, memory, operating systems, and networking basics. This topic enhances your technical literacy and prepares you for computer-awareness and IT aptitude sections in various exams. Each question comes with detailed explanations to strengthen conceptual understanding and practical application. Mastering these fundamentals ensures better performance in both academic and job-oriented assessments.
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Basic Computer Fundamentals
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91. Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square roots?
- Napier
- Babbage
- Pascal
- Leibniz
92. IBM 7000 digital computer
- Belongs to second generation
- Uses VLSI
- Employs semi conductor memory
- Has modular constructions
93. An integrated circuit is
- A complicated circuit
- An integrating device
- Much costlier than a single transistor
- Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
94. Most important advantage of an IC is its
- Easy replacement in case of circuit failure
- Extremely high reliability
- Reduced cost
- Low powers consumption
95. The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was:
- ENIAC
- Mark-I
- Analytic Engine
- UNIVAC-1
96. In the third Generation of computers
- Distributed data processing first became popular
- operating system was first developed
- High level procedural language were first used
- Online real time systems first become popular
97. An IBM system/38 represents the computer class of:
- Small scale computer
- Medium scale computer
- Large scale computer
- Super computer
98. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
- IBM
- Super UNIVAC
- Radio Shaks
- Data General Corporation
99. . A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of
- Speed
- Accuracy
- Reliability
- Cost
100. In 1830, Charles Babbage designed a machine called the analytical engine, which he showed at the parts exhibition. In which year was it exhibited?
- 1820
- 1820
- 1855
- 1970