26/12/2025
computers
100+ Computer Fundamental Objective Questions & Answers
1. Who is the father of computers?
Ans. Charles Babbage
2. Who is the father of computer science?
Ans. Allen Turing
3. Who is the father of personal computers?
Ans. Henry Edward Roberts
4. Which language was used to first computer programming?
Ans. machine language
5. Which device is required for the internet connection?
Ans. Modem
6. Which part of the central processing unit?
Ans. ALU : Arithmetic & Logic Unit
CU : Control Unit
MU : Memory Unit
7. What is known as junk email?
Ans. Spam
8. Who designed the first electronic computer - ENIAC?
Ans. J Presper Eckert & John W Mauchly
9. Who invented the high-level language "C"?
Ans. Dennis Ritchie
10. Who is the founder of "Microsoft"?
Ans. Bill Gates & Paul Allen
11. Who is the founder of "Google"?
Ans. Larry Page & Sergey Brin
12. Who is the CEO of "Microsoft"?
Ans. Satya Nadella
13. Who is the CEO of "Google"?
Ans. Sundar Pichai
14. Which is known as a first-page website?
Ans. Homepage
15. A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space is called?
Ans. Local Area Network
16. Which Known as every computer connected to the internet is identified by a unique four-part string?
Ans. I P Address
17. What is the best way to protect your hard drive data?
Ans. Backup
18. A standard computer keyboard has how many keys?
Ans. 104
19. The computer you are controlling or working via a network is called?
Ans. Remote Computer
20. Which protocol sends electronic mail?
Ans. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
21. Which type of connector is used to plug a telephone line into a modem?
Ans. RJ 11
22. What is the maximum range of Bluetooth, version 5.0?
Ans. Around 243 meters (800 feet)
23. What is artificial intelligence?
Ans. making a machine intelligent
24. Vacuum tubes are related to which generation of computers?
Ans. First Generation
25. Transistors are related to which generation of computers?
Ans. Second Generation
26. Integrated Circuits (ICs) are related to which generation of computers?
Ans. Third Generation
27. Microprocessors are related to which generation of computers?
Ans. Fourth Generation
28. Which type of computer uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
Ans. Mainframe Computers
29. Which generation of computers is still under development?
Ans. Fifth Generation
30. Which was the most popular first-generation computer?
Ans. IBM 1650
31. When was the world's first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?
Ans. Epson, 1981
32. From which generation of operating systems was developed?
Ans. Third Generation
33. What was the computer invented by Atanasoff & Clifford?
Ans. ABC
34. What is the measuring unit of output quality of the printer?
Ans. Dots per inch
35. What is called the brain of a computer?
Ans. CPU (Central Processing Unit)
36. When was the first electro-mechanical computer developed?
Ans. 1944
37. Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?
Ans. laser printer
38. What does DMA stands for?
Ans. Direct Memory Access
39. Who invented the integrated circuit?
Ans. Jack kilby & Robert noyce
40. The personal computer industry was started by whom?
Ans. IBM
41. Who suggested the stored program concept?
Ans. John Neumann
42. What does CPU consist?
Ans. Arithmetic - Logic Unit, Control Unit & Memory Unit
43. Which unit converts computer data into human-readable form?
Ans. Output Unit
44. What does call paper printout of a document?
Ans. Hardcopy Output
45. Which part of the computer is used for calculating & comparing?
Ans. ALU (Arithmetic & Logic Unit)
46. What is the first stage in software development?
Ans. System Analysis
47. Which programming language started from the second generation?
Ans. COBOL
48. Which device can understand the difference between data & programs?
Ans. Microprocessor
49. Who invented symbolic logic?
Ans. George Boole
50. Which of the storage devices can store the maximum amount of data?
Ans. Hard disk
51. The word computer has been derived from which language?
Ans. Greek
52. Where are data and programs stored when the processor uses them?
Ans. Main Memory
53. In which memory is data lost when power is off?
Ans. RAM
54. Where data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off?
Ans. Secondary Storage Device.
55. Which memory must be refreshed many times per second?
Ans. Dynamic RAM
56. What is the permanent memory built into your computer called?
Ans. ROM
57. CDs are of which shape?
Ans. Round
58. Where is data saved permanently?
Ans. Storage device
59. Which type of memory holds only the program and data that the CPU is presently processing?
Ans. RAM
60. What part of the computer provides only temporary storage of files?
Ans. RAM
61. What does GOOGLE stands for?
Ans. G - Global
O - Organization of
O - Oriented
G - Group
L - Language of
E - Earth
62. Who developed the integrated Chip?
Ans. Jack Kilby
63. In which generation did multiprogramming start?
Ans.Third generation
64. Which type of computer could be found in a digital watch?
Ans. Embedded Computer
65. Which first super supercomputer was developed in India?
Ans. Param
66. Which material is layered at the magnetic disk?
Ans. Iron Oxide
67. To see all information which device output uses?
Ans. Monitor
68. What is a function of a keyboard in the computer?
Ans. Type
69. What type of device is a computer printer?
Ans. Output
70. Which part of a computer works as a mouse?
Ans. Trackball
71. Generally which button of the mouse is used for OK?
Ans. Left
72. Which part of a computer displays the work done?
Ans. Monitor
73. Which device is also called the point and draw device?
Ans. Mouse
74. Which device can understand the difference between data and program?
Ans. Microprocessor
75. When the internet was started in India?
Ans. 15 August 1995
76. Which device is used in a computer for communication purposes?
Ans. Modem
77. Who invented E-mail?
Ans. Ray Tomlinson
78. Who invented WWW?
Ans. Tim Berners Lee
79. What are the four things needed to connect to the internet?
Ans. Computer, ISP, Modem, and Communication Software
80. What are the two parts of an email address?
Ans. User name and domain name
81. Who developed BASIC computer language?
Ans. John G Kemeny & Thomas E Kurtz
82. Which language is the most appropriate documentation possible?
Ans. Cobol
83. Which language is used in a complex scientific calculation?
Ans. Fortran
84. What is backup?
Ans. Copy to save a data from original source to other destination.
85. Generally which software uses to keep record of data?
Ans. Database Software
86. What is the use of backup in a database?
Ans. To find the lost data
87. Page maker software is related to which operating system?
Ans. Windows
88. Who developed Linux?
Ans. Linus Torvalds
89. Who developed Unix?
Ans. Ken Thompson
90. Which software is used to creating resume?
Ans. MS Word
91. What is correcting errors in a program called ?
Ans. Debugging
92.What disk is used to cold boot a Pc?
Ans. System disk
93. What is software?
Ans. A set of instruction for your computer
94. Which first computer network of the world?
Ans. Arpanet
95. How many choices are there in binary choices?
Ans. Two
96. How many bits are represented in one byte?
Ans. 8 Bit
97. What is the smallest unit of computer memory?
Ans. Bit
98. How many digits are there in binary number system?
Ans. Two
99. what are the two digits of binary system?
Ans. 0 and 1
100. What is logic gate?
Ans. A type of circuit
111. Which is the slowest internet connection service?
Ans. Dial-up Service
112. What does FTP stand for?
Ans. File Transmission Protocol
113. Where would you find the letters QWERTY?
Ans. Keyboard
114. How did the computer mouse get its name?
Ans. Its cable looks like a tailh
115. What does the VAB stand for?
Ans. Voice Answer Back
