Computer Science Fundamentals Awareness Basic General Knowledge MCQs Objective Questions with Answers for Graduate Programs Engineering Technology University
A device which converts sound waves into electrical waves is called Microphone
AVC stands for Automatic Volume Control
The device used to measure wavelengths of radio waves is Wavemeter
A hollow metallic tube used in place of wire in electric circuits carrying high frequency currents is called Waveguide
An instrument used to measure the intensity of radiations is the Radiometer
An instrument used to measure electrical voltage is the Voltmeter
VTVM stands for Vacuum Tube Volt Meter
A circuit which maintains a constant voltage is called Voltage Stabilizer
SCR stands for Silicon Controlled Rectifier
A device used to increase or decrease electric voltageis called a Transformer
A magnetic tape that records both audio and video signals is called a Video Tape
The first electronic calculator was manufactured in 1963 by Bell Punch Company,USA
MASER stands for Microwave Amplification by stimulated Emission of Radiation
A computer which can handle a large volume of numbers is called a Number cruncher
POST stands for Power on Self Test
POST is a test carried out just after the computer has been Switched on
An index of the files stored on a disk is called Directory
CP/M stands for Control program for Microcomputers
CP/M was developed by digital Research Inc.,USA
MVS stands for Multiple Virtual Storage Operating System
MVS is used in Mainframe computers
The process of starting a computer is called Booting
A group of four binary digits is called a NIBBLE
BPI stands for Bit per Inch
A smart card is a multifunctional microprocessor
LIPS stands for Logical Inferences Per Second
A computerized machine is normally called a Robot
A robot is a machine directed by a Computer
A robot which resembles a human being is called an Android
PL/1 stands for Programme Language-1
The language PL/1 has combined features of COBOL and FORTRAN
BASIC stands for Begineers All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
COBOL stands for Common Busines Oriented Language
ALGOL stands for Algorithmic Language
ALGOL was developed in the early 1960s in Europe
COBOL was first introduced in the year 1961
FORTRAN stands for Formula Translation
FORTRAN was developed and introduced by IBM in the year 1957
PL/1 was introduced in the 1960s by IBM
COMAL stands for Common Algorithmic Language
BASIC was developed by John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz
SNOBOL stands for String Oriented Symbolic Language
SNOBOL was developed in 1962
LISP stands for List Processing Language
LISP was developed by John McCarthy
Loud speaker was invented by Rice Kellogg
PROM stands for Programmable Read Only Memory
Two types of RAM chips are Dynamic,static
Data is fed into the computer by first converting it into Binary codes