Computer Science & Information Technology
1. Which of the following is the first calculating device?
- Abacus
- Calculator
- Turing Machine
- Pascaline
Answer: A
2. Who invented mechanical calculator called Pascaline?
- Charles Babbage
- Blaise Pascal
- Alan Turing
- Lee De Forest
Answer: B
3. Who among the following considered as the 'father of artificial intelligence'?
- Charles Babbage
- Lee De Forest
- John McCarthy
- JP Eckert
Answer: C
4. Which was the world's first successful electronic computer?
- PARAM
- CRAY-1
- Pascaline
- ENIAC electronic Numerical Integrator and computer
Answer: D
5. Who among the following used the term computer worm for the first time?
- John Brunner
- Alan Turing
- John McCarthy
- JP Eckert
Answer: A
6. Which was first virus detected on ARPANET, the forerunner of the internet in the early 1970s?
- Exe Flie
- Creeper Virus
- Peeper Virus
- Trozen horse
Answer: B
7. Find out the correct definition of Wide Area Network (WAN)?
- It is a programming language with strong abstraction from the details of the computer.
- It is a collection of computers interconnected with each other through cables to share their data, information and other common hardware resources.
- A computer network that covers a broad area (i.e., any network, whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional or national boundaries).
- A computer network covering a small physical area like a home, office or small groups of buildings, such as a school or an airport.
Answer: C
8. Select the example of application software of computer:
- Ms Word
- Ms Excel
- Both A and B
- MS-DOS
Answer: C
9. Which of the following is also called translator?
- Data representation
- MS-DOS
- Operating System
- Language Processor
Answer: D
10. How the quality of printer is measured?
- Alphabet per strike
- Words per Inch
- Strike per Inch
- Dots per Inch
Answer: D