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Introduction to computer - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    The main printed circuit board (PCB) in a computer is ____________.
    1. ROM (Read Only Memory)
    2. RAM (Random Access Memory)
    3. CPU (Central Processing Unit)
    4. Motherboard
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  2. Question 2

    ___________is the key circuit board holding the essential processing parts of a computer.
    1. Motherboard
    2. Firmware
    3. Central processing unit
    4. Random access memory
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  3. Question 3

    In computer memory, ____________ bus is used to transfer addresses between CPU and the main memory.
    1. address
    2. status
    3. data
    4. control
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  4. Question 4

    ________ are a set of wires, which carries a group of bits in parallel and has an associated control scheme. It provides a communication path between two or more devices of a computer system.
    1. Buses
    2. Register
    3. Cache
    4. Control unit
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  5. Question 5

    __________ is a set of connections between two or more components/devices, which are designed to transfer several/all bits of a word from the source of the destination.
    1. Memory
    2. Bus
    3. Processor
    4. None of these
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  6. Question 6

    Who among the following is known as the father of supercomputing?
    1. Ken Thompson
    2. Seymour Cray
    3. Alan Parlis
    4. Vint Cerf
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  7. Question 7

    Who among the following is considered the father of Indian supercomputers?
    1. RA Mashelkar
    2. Vijay Bhatkar
    3. Jayant Narlikar
    4. Nandan Nilekani
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  8. Question 8

    In 1991, India’s first supercomputer _________ was developed by Vijay Bhatkar.
    1. Prayog 2000
    2. Prayas 3000
    3. Pragati 5000
    4. Param 8000
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  9. Question 9

    Which of the following is a supercomputer manufactured by India?
    1. Param Yuva 2
    2. Onshape
    3. Venngage
    4. Pixir
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  10. Question 10

    Which of the following is the PARAM series of supercomputers developed by Indian scientists?
    1. Param Mitra
    2. Param 8000
    3. Param Bhrama
    4. Param 8600
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  11. Question 11

    Which of the following is considered to be the first supercomputer developed by C-DAC in India?
    1. Mihir
    2. EKA
    3. Param 8000
    4. Pratyush
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  12. Question 12

    Param Siddhi implies
    1. a nuclear reactor
    2. an artificial intelligence supercomputer
    3. industrial piercing
    4. agricultural equipment
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  13. Question 13

    __________is India's first multi-petaflop supercomputer that has been set up at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IIMT) Pune. Developed at a cost of Rs. 450 crore. The super computer is used for weather and climate predictions.
    1. Pratyaksh
    2. Param
    3. Pratyush
    4. Aaditya
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  14. Question 14

    India's first analog computer was designed by
    1. Samarendra Kumar Mitra
    2. Deb Kumar Bose
    3. Subodh Chandra Das Gupta
    4. Bimal Kumar Bhattacharya
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  15. Question 15

    PARAM supercomputer belongs to which generation of computers?
    1. First
    2. Second
    3. Third
    4. Fifth
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  16. Question 16

    ___________ computer is the most common type of computer. It is commonly used in binary number system to process information with quantities.
    1. Hybrid
    2. Digital
    3. Complex
    4. Analog
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  17. Question 17

    Which of the following types of computer is used in climate research and weather forecasting?
    1. Mainframe computers
    2. Minicomputers
    3. Supercomputers
    4. Microcomputers
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  18. Question 18

    Which of the following does not belong to the category of microcomputers?
    1. Desktop computers
    2. Cray-1
    3. Palmtop computers
    4. Workstations
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  19. Question 19

    Which of the following is not a portable computer?
    1. Laptop
    2. Tablet
    3. Desktop
    4. PDAs
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  20. Question 20

    PDP-11 is an example of__________.
    1. minicomputers
    2. mainframe computers
    3. microcomputers
    4. supercomputers
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