Computers - General Knowledge Questions

1 .
Time sharing became possible in........... generation of computers.
A)
first
B)
second
C)
third
D)
fourth

Correct Answer :   second

2 .
A desktop computer is also known as a
A)
laptop
B)
palm pilot
C)
mainframe
D)
PC

Correct Answer :   PC

3 .
Which types of computers are used in hospitals like ECG and DIALYSIS ?
A)
Analog
B)
Hybrid
C)
Digital
D)
Microcomputer

Correct Answer :   Hybrid

4 .
These computers work by calculating the binary digits.
A)
Analog
B)
Hybrid
C)
Digital
D)
Special purpose

Correct Answer :   Digital

5 .
It is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do
A)
Nano technology
B)
Nano science
C)
Artificial intelligence
D)
Simulation

Correct Answer :   Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is a science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that human do.
 
Artificial intelligence is simply a computer or machine with human thinking. It is a try to make a machine like a human mind that performs all the task like a human that can do all the calculations, task as per the instructions and that can speak, reply, etc. Like robot.

6 .
These are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly.
A)
Supercomputers
B)
Servers
C)
Mainframes
D)
Laptops

Correct Answer :   Supercomputers

Supercomputers are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly. A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of performance compared to a general-purpose computer.

7 .
Computer's basic architecture was developed by
A)
Jordan Murn
B)
Blaise Pascal
C)
Charles Babbage
D)
John Von Neumann

Correct Answer :   John Von Neumann

The Basic Architecture of Computer was developed by the Von Neumann Architecture, which is also known as the Von Neumann Model and Princeton architecture, is a computer architecture based on the 1945 description of computer by the mathematician and physicist John von Neumann.

8 .
A typical modern computer uses
A)
valves
B)
LSI chips
C)
vacuum tubes
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   LSI chips

Large-scale integration (LSI) is the process of integrating or embedding thousands of transistors on a single silicon semiconductor microchip. LSI technology was conceived in the mid-1970s when computer processor microchips were under development. LSI is no longer in use.

9 .
Benefits of computers are
A)
very fast and can store huge amount data
B)
think about the processing
C)
provide accurate output either input is correct or not
D)
None of these

Correct Answer :   very fast and can store huge amount data

10 .
Which type of computer is used in automatic aircraft landing ?
A)
Micro computer
B)
General computer
C)
Special purpose
D)
Super computer

Correct Answer :   Special purpose

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