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  Multiple choice questions and answers for  
  Computer Science Fundamentals  
   
 
21. Which of the following is not an example of Operating System?
     
  a. Windows 98
  b. BSD Unix
  c. Microsoft Office XP
  d. Red Hat Linux
     
    Answer: c. Microsoft Office XP
   
Microsoft Office XP is pack of softwares, which can be used for word processing, database applications, creating spread sheets, making presentations, etc.
     
 
 
22. Which super computer is developed by Indian Scientists?
     
  a. Param
  b. Super 301
  c. Compaq Presario
  d. CRAY YMP
     
    Answer: a. Param
   
India's First Supercomputer was PARAM 8000. PARAM stood for Parallel Machine. The computer was developed by the government run Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in 1991. The PARAM 8000 was introduced in 1991 with a rating of 1 Gigaflop (billion floating point operations per second). The major applications of PARAM are in long-range weather forecasting, remote sensing, drug design and molecular modelling.
     
 
 
23. Which operation is not performed by computer
     
  a. Inputting
  b. Processing
  c. Controlling
  d. Understanding
     
    Answer: d. Understanding
   
Computers can’t understand since they don’t have intelligence. Let’s hope in fifth generation they will achieve artificial intelligence and be able to understand.
     
 
 
24. One Gigabyte is approximately equal to
     
  a. 1000, 000 bytes
  b. 1000, 000,000 bytes
  c. 1000, 000, 000, 000 bytes
  d. None of these
     
    Answer: b. 1000, 000,000 bytes
   
1 Gigabyte = 2**10 * 2 **10 * 2**10 = 1024 * 1024 * 1024 bytes
     
 
 
25. Check the odd term out
     
  a. Internet
  b. Linux
  c. Unix
  d. Windows
     
    Answer: a. Internet
   
Internet is the largest network of networks. Linux, Unix and Windows are Operating Systems.