Practice Set 1 question answer - computer mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   When did John Napier develop logarithm :

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Explanation:

The Scottish mathematician John Napier published his discovery of logarithms in 1614. His purpose was to assist in the multiplication of quantities that were then called sines.


Q-2)   A personal computer (PC) is a ________computer:

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Explanation:

A personal computer is a small and low-cost, intended for personal use (or for use by a small group of individuals). 

The term personal computer describes desktop computers (desktops). It is often shortened to the acronym PC or microcomputer, 

whose meaning in English is a personal computer.


Q-3)   Computers gather data, which means they allow users to __________ data.

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Q-4)   Super computer developed by Indian scientists

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Explanation:

Param is a supercomputer developed by Indian Scientists.

Supercomputer PARAM 8000 (made by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)) was launched on July 1, 1991, and is considered India's first supercomputer. It was indigenously built in 1991 by C-DAC and was replicated and installed at ICAD Moscow in 1991 under Russian collaboration.

PARAM is a series of supercomputers designed and assembled by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in Pune, India. The latest machine in the series is the PARAM ISHAN.

Bhatkar is best known as the architect of India's national initiative in supercomputing where he led the development of Param supercomputers. He developed the first Indian supercomputer, the PARAM 8000, in 1991 and later the PARAM 10000 in 1998.

Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar, 70, has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Nalanda University, Rajgir, in Bihar. He is a technocrat who is popularly known as the father of the Indian Supercomputer.


Q-5)   The basic goal of computer process is to convert data into

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Explanation:

As a result, data processing refers to the act of converting raw data into usable information.

The data we enter is unprocessed, and the computer transforms it into valuable data.

Data manipulation by a computer is called data processing. It entails the translation of raw data into a machine-readable format, data flow via the CPU and memory to output devices, and output formatting or modification.

As a result, data processing refers to the act of converting raw data into usable information.

The data we enter is unprocessed, and the computer transforms it into valuable data.

Data manipulation by a computer is called data processing. It entails the translation of raw data into a machine-readable format, data flow via the CPU and memory to output devices, and output formatting or modification.


Q-6)   When your computer stops working suddenly, it is referred to as a __________.

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Explanation:

Its called a crash. 


Q-7)   Most Keyboards use an arrangement of keys given the name:

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Explanation:

Most keyboards use an arrangement of keys known as.

mouse. The device that controls a pointer is displayed on the monitor.


Q-8)   Which of the following is the fastest type of computer?

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Explanation:

A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of computing performance compared to a general-purpose computer. Supercomputers are used for a wide range of computationally intensive tasks in various fields, including quantum mechanics, weather forecasting, climate research etc.


Q-9)   Which of the following are computers that can be carried around easily?

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Explanation:

Laptops are computers that can be carried around easily.


Q-10)   Which one is the Low Level Language:

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Explanation:

A low-level language is a programming language that provides little or no abstraction of programming concepts and is very close to writing actual machine instructions. Two examples of low-level languages are assembly and machine code.