[Computer Science & IT] Computer Fundamentals - Questions and Answers

• What is the most appropriate software for calculating in computer?

Ans :Microsoft Excel

• What is meant by ‘LASER’?

Ans: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of  Radiation.

• A complete Microcomputer system includes ?

Ans: Microprocessor, memory, peripheral equipment.

• What is Windows?

Ans: A personal computer operating system from Microsoft.

• What is computer networking?

Ans: A system in which computers  are connected to share information and resources.

• What does ‘System Software’ Includes?
  

Ans: The operating system and all the utilities that enable the computer to function.

• What is the other name of ‘Main Memory’?

Ans: Primary Memory

• What is full form of BSIC?

Ans: Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.

• What is Telemedicine?

Ans: A process of treatment through communication technologies.

• Who is the inventor of punch card?

Ans: Joseph Marie Jacquard

• What kind of device is Monitor?

Ans: Output device

• What is ‘facebook’?

Ans: A popular Social networking site

• What is ‘OCR’?

Ans: OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is a computer software designed to translate image of type written test.

• What is Computer Virus?

Ans: One kind of program, which is harmful to computer operation.

• Two types of commonly used printers are?

Ans: Dot Matrix printer and Laser printer

• Write the name of different computer storage device.

Ans. Hard disk, Floppy disk, Compact disk

• Who is the legend of computer world?

Ans: Bill Gates

• What is the meaning of ‘CC’ in case of E-mail?

Ans: Carbon Copy

• The word ‘Computer’ is derived from?

Ans: Compute

• Adobe Photoshop is a – Graphics Software

• What is the name of the first Computer Network?

Ans: ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Administration Network)

• What is the number of Computer Generation?

Ans: Five