MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The first generation of computers was run with .
a. vacuum tubes
b. transistors
c. integrated circuits
d. large scale integration
ANS: A
The first generation of computers was run with vacuum tubes.
2. Modern day computers use to store information.
a. transistors
b. vacuum tubes
c. silicon chips
d. electric wires
ANS: C
Modern day computers use silicon chips to store information.
3. The , developed in 1951, was the first commercially successful general-purpose
stored-program electronic digital computer. a. ENIAC
b. UNIVAC
c. VLSI
, d. LSI
ANS: B
The UNIVAC, developed in 1951, was the first commercially successful general-purpose
stored-program electronic digital computer.
4. Computer hardware, categorized by its operation, includes all of the following, except
.
a. input processing
b. memory
c. storage
d. computer programs
ANS: D
Computer hardware includes any part of the computer that you can see and touch.
5. The is an example of computer input software.
a. printer
b. CPU
c. mouse
d. computer programs
ANS: D
The software consists of the computer programs that tell the hardware what to do and
how to store and manipulate data.
, 6. The controls data transfer between the main memory and the
input and output hardware
a. flat panel display
b. central processing unit
c. disk drive
d. RAM chip
ANS: B
The central processing unit controls data transfer between the main memory and the
input and output hardware.
7. A CD, DVD, hard drive, flash drive, or cloud-based is used to . a.
archive files
b. process data
c. convert data
d. perform calculations
ANS: A
The most common types of secondary memory are CDs, DVDs, hard drives, flash drives,
and cloud-based storage services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and iCloud Drive.
8. The represents zero or one.
a. byte
b. bit
c. gigabyte
d. terabyte
ANS: B