Basic Computer GK Questions for your Practice
What resides in the motherboard that connects the CPU to other components on the motherboard?
(A) Primary Memory
(B) System Bus
(C) ALU
(D) Input Unit
Correct Answer : B
Using what were the first computers programmed?
(A) Machine language
(B) Source card
(C) Object card
(D) Assemble language
Correct Answer : A
Who developed the BASIC computer language?
(A) Nicholas Barth
(B) Jim Clark
(C) Nicholas Barth
(D) John. Jee. Kami
Correct Answer : D
When was the development of BASIC computer language?
(A) 1955
(B) 1968
(C) 1964
(D) 1975
Correct Answer : C
What is the display of a program in the form of a picture called?
(A) Mix chart
(B) Chart
(C) Flowchart
(D) Plow chart
Correct Answer : C
Which of the following is a scientific computing language?
(A) COBOL
(B) Basic
(C) Pascal
(D) FORTRAN
Correct Answer : D
To whom is the computer language COBOL useful?
(A) Graphic work
(B) Professional work
(C) Scientific work
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : B
Who is the inventor of the computer language JAVA?
(A) Microsoft
(B) Infosystems
(C) Sun Microsoft
(D) IBM
Correct Answer : C
What is the high-level computer language similar to the English language?
(A) C++
(B) COBOL
(C) Pascal
(D) FORTRAN
Correct Answer : B
3 A nibble is equal to bits.
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 16
(D) 32
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Actually, a nibble consists of 4 bits, not 3. In computing, a nibble is a unit of data that consists of 4 bits, which can represent 16 different values (2^4). Each nibble can be expressed as a single hexadecimal digit (0 to F, where F represents 15 in decimal) and is half of a byte, which consists of 8 bits. So, 4 bits make up one nibble.
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