CPCT Objective Question and Answer

cpct previous year paper 18 September 2016 Shift 1 1)  Which memory provides high-speed data access to a processor and stores frequently used computer programs, applications and data? A)    Cache memory B)    Hard Disk C)    ALU D)    Secondary memory Ans: A) Cache memory 2) Third Generation computers were developed in: A)    1960’s B)    Late 1950’s C)    1970’s D)    1990’s Ans: A) 1960’s 3) Who is known as father of computer? A)    Tim Berners-Lee B)    Brent Hoberman C)    Steve Shirley D)    Charles Babbage Ans: D) Charles Babbage 4) Which of the following is not an input device? A)    Printers B)    Mouse C)    Keyboard D)    Microphone Ans:  A) Printers 5) Which one of the following is a single user ope...

1) Identify in the following list the first general purpose electronic computer. A)    ENIAC B)    UNIVAC C)    ANALYTICAL ENGINE D)    EDSAC Ans: A) ENIAC 2) The second generation computers were based on: A)    Silicon chips B)    Bio optics C)    Transistors D)    Vacuum tubes Ans: C) Transistors 3) Which of the following are the two components of the CPU of a computer? A)    ALU and Bus B)    Registers and Main memory C)    Control unit and ALU D)    Control unit and Bus Ans: C) Control Unit and ALU 4) Computer instructions written in English letters are called: A)    Symbolic codes B)    Mnemonics C)    Gray codes D)    Op codes Ans: A) Symbolic codes 5) The ALU of a computer contains a number of storage elements calle...

cpct previous year paper 10 July 2016 Shift 2 1) India’s First supercomputer was called: A)    Aryabhata B)    Trishul C)    Agni D)    Param Ans: D) Param 2) What does UNIVAC mean in computer terminology? A)    Universal automatic computer B)    Universal array computer C)    Unique automatic computer D)    Unique automatic vacuum tube computer Ans: A) Universal automatic computer 3) Who invented different engine? A)    Ada Lovelace B)    Charles Babbage C)    George Bool D)    Herman Hollerith Ans: B) Charles Baggage 4) Which device facilitates the communication between the main components of a computer? A)    Buses B)    Consecutives C)    Connectors D)    Transistors Ans: A) Buses 5) In computer parlance, a byte is ...

1) The Terms EDVAC Stands for: Ans:    Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer 2) Which of the following is used to store intermediate arithmetic and logic results in a CPU? A)    Accumulators B)    Buffers C)    Virtual Memory D)    Secondary Storage Ans: A) Accumulators 3) A device or computer program capable of coding and decoding audio data stream is known as: A)    Audio Signal B)    Audio Throughput C)    Audio Stream D)    Audio Codec Ans: D) Audio Codec 4) A computer device used to draw images and create graphics and animation is known as: A)    Scanner B)    Graphics Tablet C)    Copier D)    PDA Ans: B) Graphics Tablet 5) The term OLED in Video Display stands for: Ans: Organic Light Emitting Diode 6) Which of the following is employed in Physical sec...

1) What is meant by BIOS? Ans:  Basic Input/ Output System 2) If you are using MS Windows and use Alt+Print screen, you would be: A)    Printing a document B)    Tasking a screenshot C)    Closing a window D)    Enlarging a window Ans: B) Tasking a screenshot 3) If you use Ctrl + Esc, you will be: A)    Closing a tab B)    Enlarging a Window C)    Bringing up the Windows START Menu D)    Take a screenshot Ans: C) Bringing up the Windows Start Menu 4) MICR Stands For: Ans: Magnetic Ink Character Recognition 5) A microprocessor is made up of millions of …………………….. A)    Registers B)    Microchips C)    Program counters D)    Transistors Ans: D) Transistors 6) What is motherboard? A)    It is large storage device. B)    It a place where the CPU, mem...

1) Cache memory was introduced in the …………………. Generation computers. A)    First B)    Second C)    Third D)    Fourth Ans: C) Third 2) FORTRAN Stands for: Ans: Formula Translation 3) A desktop computer is also referred to as: A)    Palm top B)    PC C)    DC D)    MC Ans: B)  PC 4) The computer parts attached to the CPU are referred to as: A)    Output devices B)    Peripherals C)    Shard D)    Control units Ans: A) Output devices 5) Find the odd one out: A)    Arithmetic Logic Unit B)    Control Unit C)    Registers D)    Bins Ans: D)Bins 6) Mouse and ………………… are also examples of input devices. A)    Printer B)    Speakers C)    Monitor D)    Scanne...