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Computer & IT MCQs

ANSI stands for ____.

  • A. American National Standards Institute
  • B. American New Standard Institute
  • C. American New Standard Institution
  • D. Australian National Standard Institute
Explanation:
ANSI is the correct full form for the American National Standards Institute.

Which of the following are examples of embedded computers?

  • A. DVD Player
  • B. USB Drive
  • C. Washing Machine
  • D. Smartwatch
Explanation:
Smartwatches are classic examples of embedded computer systems.

The digital computer was developed primarily in ____.

  • A. USSR
  • B. UK
  • C. USA
  • D. Japan
Explanation:
The first electronic digital computers were developed in the USA.

In which year was the Internet invented?

  • A. 1969
  • B. 1974
  • C. 1982
  • D. 1991
Explanation:
The ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, was created in 1969.

Computer Mouse was invented in 1964 by ____.

  • A. Douglas Engelbart
  • B. Herman Hollerith
  • C. Bill Gates
  • D. Allan Shugart
Explanation:
Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse in 1964.

Charles Babbage of ____ invented the first Computer.

  • A. America
  • B. Britain
  • C. Finland
  • D. Germany
Explanation:
Charles Babbage was British.

Who is the pioneer in developing the modern computer?

  • A. Bill Gates
  • B. Steve Jobs
  • C. Douglas Engelbart
  • D. None of these (Alan Turing)
Explanation:
Alan Turing is regarded as the pioneer of modern computer science.

Who developed the idea for the Universal Turing Machine, which became the basis for the first computer?

  • A. Bill Gates
  • B. Alan Turing
  • C. Charles Babbage
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
Alan Turing’s Universal Turing Machine concept laid the theoretical foundation for modern computers.

The first hard disk was invented by which company?

  • A. Apple
  • B. Microsoft
  • C. Seagate
  • D. IBM
Explanation:
IBM invented the first hard disk drive in 1956.

Who is called the Father of Computers?

  • A. Charles Babbage
  • B. Thomas Kurtz
  • C. Konrad Zuse
  • D. Bill Gates
Explanation:
Charles Babbage is universally known as the Father of the Computer.