Basic Computer Fundamentals Questions and Answers

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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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341. The location to which a displaced record belongs when coverflow takes place is __________

  • register unit
  • control unit
  • buffer
  • home
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342. A system which allows interaction between man and machine via some terminal device is _________

  • batch mode
  • interactive
  • real time
  • time sharing
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343. A break in the normal flow of processing is called as ________

  • hung
  • crash
  • interrupt
  • hit
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344. The first mechanical calculating machine was made by

  • William Oughtred
  • Gottfried Leibnitz
  • Blaise Pascal
  • Charles Babbage
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345. The first generation computers were characterised by _______computing elements.

  • Micro processor chips
  • thermionic valves
  • transistors
  • integrated circuits
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346. The speed of third generation computer is _______ nano seconds.

  • 10
  • 5
  • 25
  • 64
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347. The accuracy of ________ computers is superhigh.

  • optical
  • hidden
  • KIPS
  • Digital
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348. The micro computer has got a word processing capacity of ________ words

  • 512-8 kilowards
  • 630-8 kilowards
  • 425-4 kilowards
  • 950-4 kilowards
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349. The memory capacity of a mini computer is the _______ kb.

  • 640
  • 256
  • 250
  • 1024
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350. A common use of computer in office use is for _______ processing.

  • distributed
  • word
  • data
  • none of these
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