Computer Quiz

Who developed the basic architecture of computer?

• 1. Blaise Pascal

• 1. Charles Babbage

• 1. John Von Neumann

• 1. None of the above

Answer explanation

In 1945, Von-Neumann proposed his computer architecture design, and later it was known as the Von-Neumann Architecture. It consisted of a Control Unit, Arithmetic, and Logical Memory Unit (ALU), Registers, and Inputs/Outputs.

Which of the following computer memory is fastest?

• 1. Register

• 1. Hard disk

• 1. RAM

• 1. None of the above

Answer explanation

Register memory is the smallest and fastest memory in a computer. It is not a part of the main memory and is located in the CPU in the form of registers, which are the smallest data holding elements.

Which of the following circuit is used to store one bit of data?

• 1. Flip Flop

• 1. Decoder

• 1. Encoder

• 1. Register

Answer explanation

Flip-flop is a digital memory circuit, and with the help of the flip-flop, we can store one bit of information. The fundamental blocks of various sequential circuits are flip-flops. Flip-flop is also called a bistable multivibrator or one-bit or binary.

The collection of 8-bits is called as -

• 1. Byte

• 1. Nibble

• 1. Word

• 1. Record

In which of the following form the computer stores its data in memory?

• 1. Hexadecimal form

• 1. Octal form

• 1. Binary form

• 1. Decimal form

What does one thousand bytes represent?

• 1. Kilobyte (KB)

• 1. Megabyte (MB)

• 1. Gigabyte (GB)

• 1. Terabyte (TB)

What does FAT mean?

• 1. File format attribute

• 1. Font allocation tree

• 1. File allocation table

• 1. Font attribute table

Which of the following is not an operating system?

• 1. Windows

• 1. Linux

• 1. Oracle

• 1. DOS

Answer explanation

Oracle is an RDBMS (Relational Database Management System). It is known as Oracle Database, Oracle DB, or Oracle Only. The first database for enterprise grid computing is the Oracle database.

What is the maximum length of the filename in DOS?

• 1. 4

• 1. 5

• 1. 8

• 1. 12

Answer explanation

The maximum length of the filename is 8 characters in the DOS operating system. It is commonly known as an 8.3 filename.

Which of the following is an example of a Real Time Operating System?

• 1. MAC

• 1. MS-DOS

• 1. Windows 10

• 1. Process Control