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1. |
The following device allows the user to add external components to a computer system |
A. | Storage devices |
B. | Keyboards |
C. | Ports/ system boards |
D. | Diskettes |
Answer» C. Ports/ system boards |
2. |
Software that manages data in more than one file at a time and these files are treated as tables with rows and columns rather than as lists of records is |
A. | Relational Data Base Management Package |
B. | Data Base Management Package |
C. | Documentation Package |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Relational Data Base Management Package |
3. |
A program that remains in the memory while other programs are executing |
A. | Resident Program |
B. | Non-Resident Program |
C. | Permanent Program |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Resident Program |
4. |
The total time elapsed between submission of command and data to a computer and getting the result of computation is the |
A. | Access time |
B. | Response time |
C. | Entrance time |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Response time |
5. |
An automatic machine that is made to perform routine human tasks is |
A. | Computer |
B. | Robot |
C. | Tanker |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Robot |
6. |
The time required to complete a single, continuous execution of an object program is called |
A. | Run time |
B. | Access time |
C. | Random time |
D. | Response time |
Answer» A. Run time |
7. |
Computer network is a |
A. | A distributed data processing system |
B. | Multiple computers are linked together for the purpose of data communication and resource sharing |
C. | Both A & B are false |
D. | Both A & B are true |
Answer» D. Both A & B are true |
8. |
A process of collecting, organizing, storing and otherwise maintaining a complete historical record of programs and other documents used or prepared during the different phases of the system is called |
A. | Documentation |
B. | Document reader |
C. | Data process |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Documentation |
9. |
What are connector symbol? |
A. | They are used in a flowchart |
B. | It represents a junction in a flow line |
C. | Often used to transfer flow between different pages of a lengthy chart |
D. | All the above |
Answer» D. All the above |
10. |
Console is |
A. | A device that enables human operators to communicate with the computer |
B. | A device that enables human operators not to communicate with the computer |
C. | Communication between computers |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. A device that enables human operators to communicate with the computer |
11. |
Constant is a value written into a program instruction |
A. | that does not change during the execution of the program |
B. | that can change during the execution of the program |
C. | that can vary during the execution of the program |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. that does not change during the execution of the program |
12. |
A removable direct-access storage medium containing multiple magnetic disks mounted vertically on a single-shaft is referred as |
A. | Tape pack |
B. | Disk pack |
C. | Cylinder |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Disk pack |
13. |
Diskette is a |
A. | A low-cost, thin flexible magnetic disk storage device |
B. | High volume storage device |
C. | Primary storage device |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. A low-cost, thin flexible magnetic disk storage device |
14. |
An optical input device that is used to read documents printed in a special type font is known as |
A. | Document reader |
B. | Documentation |
C. | Printer |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Document reader |
15. |
For checking spelling one uses |
A. | Dictionary Disk |
B. | Index disk |
C. | Directory |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Dictionary Disk |
16. |
A storage devices where the access time is effectively independent of the location of the data is referred as |
A. | Direct access |
B. | Secondary storage |
C. | Primary storag |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Direct access |
17. |
Diagnostic routines is a |
A. | Programs used to print error messages |
B. | Indicates system problems and improper program instructions. |
C. | Both A & B are true |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Both A & B are true |
18. |
The term DBMS is referred to |
A. | Data Base Management system |
B. | The software used for the management, maintenance and retrieval of the data stored in a data base |
C. | Both A & B are true |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Both A & B are true |
19. |
The speed at which data is transferred from the main memory to another medium on which data are recorded is referred as |
A. | Data transfer rate |
B. | Byte |
C. | Buds |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Data transfer rate |
20. |
The time period during which a computer is malfunctioning or not operating correctly due to machine failures is referred as |
A. | Downtime |
B. | Uptime |
C. | Runtime |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Downtime |
21. |
Automatic execution of high-priority computer programs that have been designed to pre- empt the use of computer resources is referred as |
A. | Foreground processing |
B. | background processing |
C. | black processing |
D. | white processing |
Answer» A. Foreground processing |
22. |
Digitizer is an input device |
A. | Used to convert graphic and pictorial data into binary inputs for a digital computer |
B. | Used to convert graphic and pictorial data into analog inputs for a digital computer. |
C. | Used for debugging |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Used to convert graphic and pictorial data into binary inputs for a digital computer |
23. |
A flat, circular plate coated with a magnetic material on which data can be stored by magnetization of portions of the flat surface is |
A. | Disk |
B. | Tape |
C. | Pen drive |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Disk |
24. |
Disk operating system is referred for |
A. | DOS |
B. | Operating system which contains the disk-oriented commands and uses disk devices for permanent storage |
C. | Both A & B |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Both A & B |
25. |
Document reader is |
A. | An optical input device used to read documents |
B. | A device that arrange the documents |
C. | A device that is used to edit document |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. An optical input device used to read documents |
26. |
One or more identifying lines printed at the bottom of a page are referred as |
A. | Header |
B. | Footer |
C. | Index |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Footer |
27. |
FORTRAN is |
A. | Formula Translation |
B. | A high-level mathematically oriented programming language |
C. | Both A & B |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Both A & B |
28. |
A CPU designed specifically to handle the communications processing task with main purpose is to off-load communications processing task from the host computer so that the host computer can be dedicated for applications and data processing jobs. |
A. | Backend processor |
B. | Front-end processor |
C. | Node processor |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Front-end processor |
29. |
An adder which adds three binary digits and outputs a result bit and a carry bit is referred as |
A. | Half adder |
B. | Quarter adder |
C. | Full adder |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Full adder |
30. |
Emulator is a program that |
A. | Permits one computer to execute the machine-language instructions of another computer of a different make |
B. | Which is not broken down into smaller units |
C. | Permits one computer to execute the machine-language instructions of another computer of same make. |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Permits one computer to execute the machine-language instructions of another computer of a different make |
31. |
EDP is referred to |
A. | Electronic Data Processing |
B. | Data processing through equipment that is predominantly electronic such as digital computer |
C. | Both A & B |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Both A & B |
32. |
Internet banking is an example of |
A. | Electronic funds transfer (EFT) |
B. | EDP (Electronic Data Processing ) |
C. | EBCDIC |
D. | ASCII |
Answer» A. Electronic funds transfer (EFT) |
33. |
EBCDIC is |
A. | 6-bit coding system |
B. | 7-bit coding system |
C. | 8-bit coding system |
D. | 9-bit coding system |
Answer» C. 8-bit coding system |
34. |
A data communication facility on which data can be transmitted in two directions is referred as |
A. | Duplex |
B. | Simplex |
C. | Triplex |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Duplex |
35. |
Electronic Mail /Message System (EMMS) best suits to |
A. | Postal service |
B. | Telephone service |
C. | Telegraph service |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Postal service |
36. |
Digital Computer is a computer |
A. | that works with discrete quantities |
B. | that works with analog quantities |
C. | Both A & B |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. that works with discrete quantities |
37. |
The subdivision of fields |
A. | always done to give the programmer greater flexibility |
B. | dependent on programming language used |
C. | never accomplished on fields containing numeric data |
D. | all the above |
Answer» B. dependent on programming language used |
38. |
The checking operation performed on input is called |
A. | validation of data |
B. | verification of data |
C. | vilification of data |
D. | control of data |
Answer» A. validation of data |
39. |
A device that attaches to both ends of an electrical bus and prevents reflection of echoes of signals that reach the end of the bus is called |
A. | Terminator |
B. | Connector |
C. | Processor |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Terminator |
40. |
A device mounted on a communication satellite which receives, amplifies and retransmits signals’ from earth stations is called |
A. | Terminator |
B. | Connector |
C. | Processor |
D. | Transponder |
Answer» D. Transponder |
41. |
Technique of using disk space to make programs believe that the system contains more random access memory (RAM) than is actually available is called |
A. | Virtual memory |
B. | Secondary memory |
C. | Primary memory |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Virtual memory |
42. |
A term means that the application software is priced separately from the computer hardware is called |
A. | Unbundled |
B. | Bundled |
C. | Utility |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Unbundled |
43. |
Following is not the operating system |
A. | UNIX |
B. | DOS |
C. | WINDOWS |
D. | BASIC |
Answer» D. BASIC |
44. |
Which of the following is true concerning personal computers? |
A. | They have been most successful in the home. |
B. | They are user friendly |
C. | No specific programming technique required |
D. | All the above. |
Answer» D. All the above. |
45. |
While buying a PC system, one should first |
A. | identify hardware components |
B. | define computing needs |
C. | both A and B |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. both A and B |
46. |
The microcomputers which have the same operating characteristics as the IBM microcomputers are called |
A. | IBM desk top |
B. | IBM PC |
C. | IBM advanced computers |
D. | None of theses |
Answer» B. IBM PC |
47. |
The personal computers are also referred as |
A. | desk top micros |
B. | advanced computers |
C. | palmtop computers |
D. | all the above |
Answer» A. desk top micros |
48. |
POS data-entry system is used extensively by |
A. | banking industry |
B. | grocery industry |
C. | railroad industry |
D. | word-processing industry |
Answer» B. grocery industry |
49. |
Primary advantage of key-to-tape data-entry systems |
A. | A large percentage of editing can be performed at the time of data entry |
B. | Key verification is easily performed |
C. | The tape is reusable |
D. | Keying errors can be detected as they occur |
Answer» C. The tape is reusable |
50. |
Maximum character EBCDIC can code |
A. | 8 |
B. | 16 |
C. | 64 |
D. | 256 |
Answer» D. 256 |
51. |
The hexadecimal number system has a base of |
A. | 2 |
B. | 4 |
C. | 8 |
D. | 16 |
Answer» D. 16 |
52. |
The use of parity bit is for |
A. | coding |
B. | indexing |
C. | error-detection |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. error-detection |
53. |
The following are basic types of record- access methods |
A. | sequential and random |
B. | direct and immediate |
C. | sequential and indexed |
D. | on-line and real-time |
Answer» A. sequential and random |
54. |
Which of the following is input/output device? |
A. | monitors |
B. | punched cards |
C. | optical scanners |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
55. |
The following magazine covers only the IBM PC and its compatibles |
A. | Byte |
B. | PC Magazine |
C. | Personal Computing |
D. | Interface Age |
Answer» B. PC Magazine |
56. |
The word size of a microprocessor refers to: |
A. | the number of machine operations performed/ second |
B. | the amount of information that can be stored / cycle |
C. | the amount of information that can be stored in bytes |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. the amount of information that can be stored / cycle |
57. |
The primary memory of a personal computer consists |
A. | ROM only |
B. | RAM only |
C. | Both ROM and RAM |
D. | Memory module |
Answer» C. Both ROM and RAM |
58. |
Microsoft Excel is |
A. | financial planning package |
B. | electronic spreadsheet |
C. | graphics package |
D. | data-base management package |
Answer» B. electronic spreadsheet |
59. |
All the keys on the IBM PC keyboard repeat as long as one holds them down. These keys are known as |
A. | typematic key |
B. | functional keys |
C. | automatic keys |
D. | alphabetic keys |
Answer» A. typematic key |
60. |
Distributed data processing configuration where all activities passes through a centrally located computer is |
A. | ring network |
B. | spider network |
C. | hierarchical network |
D. | data control network |
Answer» B. spider network |
61. |
Communications device, combines transmissions from several devices into on line is |
A. | concentrator |
B. | modifier |
C. | multiplexer |
D. | full-duplex line |
Answer» C. multiplexer |
62. |
Data communications involving telegraph lines uses |
A. | simplex lines |
B. | wideband channels |
C. | narrowband channels |
D. | dialed service |
Answer» C. narrowband channels |
63. |
An advantage of the laser printer respect to impact printer is |
A. | it is quieter/ faster |
B. | output is of a high quality |
C. | support wide range of type fonts |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
64. |
Data entry can be performed with all of the following except |
A. | OCR / OMR |
B. | COM |
C. | Voice-recognition systems |
D. | MICR |
Answer» B. COM |
65. |
Magnetic tape can serve as |
A. | input media |
B. | output media |
C. | secondary-storage media |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
66. |
The advantages of COM are its and . |
A. | compact size; readability |
B. | compact size; speed |
C. | readability; speed |
D. | compact size; low cost |
Answer» B. compact size; speed |
67. |
Elementary data item are |
A. | data item which is not broken down into smaller units |
B. | data item that can be broken down into smaller units |
C. | data item which is not decomposed into smaller units |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. data item which is not broken down into smaller units |
68. |
A semiconductor memory which allows the eraser of the information stared in it so that new information can be stared in it is referred as |
A. | EPROM |
B. | ROM |
C. | RAM |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. EPROM |
69. |
Extended ASCII uses |
A. | 8 bits for coding |
B. | 9 bits for coding |
C. | 10 bits for coding |
D. | 11 bits for coding |
Answer» A. 8 bits for coding |
70. |
A device used for transmission of images scanned at a transmitting point and duplicated at a receiving point is |
A. | Facsimile (FAX) |
B. | Telephone |
C. | Photocopier |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Facsimile (FAX) |
71. |
A data transmission medium made of tiny threads of glass or plastic that can transmit huge amount of information at the speed of light is |
A. | Fiber optic cable |
B. | Copper cable |
C. | Twisted wire cable |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Fiber optic cable |
72. |
A method of using a communication channel in which signals can be transmitted between a source and a destination in both directions simultaneously is called |
A. | Full duplex |
B. | Half duplex |
C. | Quarter duplex |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Full duplex |
73. |
A sequential electronic circuit which can be placed in one out of two stable states where each state may be used to represent a binary digit is stated as |
A. | Integrated circuit |
B. | Firmware |
C. | Flip-flop |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Flip-flop |
74. |
A sequence of instruction (software) that is substituted for hardware and stored in read- only memory (ROM) is called |
A. | Integrated circuit |
B. | Firmware |
C. | Flip-flop |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Firmware |
75. |
Anonymous FTP is the |
A. | Internet file transfer protocol |
B. | Protocol that requires password |
C. | None access files |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Internet file transfer protocol |
76. |
EFF sites allows anonymous FTP that |
A. | Do not require a password or access |
B. | Requires password or access |
C. | Is a none access file |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Do not require a password or access |
77. |
ANSI is |
A. | American National Standards Institute |
B. | A USA based national organization that establishes uniform standards in several fields of computers. |
C. | Both A & B are true |
D. | None is true |
Answer» C. Both A & B are true |
78. |
APL is |
A. | A high level language for specifying complex algorithms. |
B. | A real-time language primarily for scientific applications. |
C. | Only A is true |
D. | Both A & B are true |
Answer» D. Both A & B are true |
79. |
The overall design, construction, organiza- tion and interconnecting of the various components of a computer system is referred as |
A. | Computer Architecture |
B. | Computer Flow chart |
C. | Computer Algorithm |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Computer Architecture |
80. |
Asynchronous communication is |
A. | Communication between independently operating units |
B. | Communication between dependent operating units |
C. | Communication between independent and dependent operating units |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Communication between independently operating units |
81. |
Audio response is |
A. | output medium |
B. | produces verbal responses from the computer system |
C. | Both A & B true |
D. | None is true |
Answer» C. Both A & B true |
82. |
Automated Office refers to the merger of in an office environment. |
A. | Computers |
B. | office |
C. | telecommunications |
D. | All the above |
Answer» D. All the above |
83. |
Auxiliary storage is |
A. | Secondary storage |
B. | Primary storage |
C. | Processing device |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Secondary storage |
84. |
Archive is |
A. | Backup storage |
B. | Forward operation |
C. | Primary storage |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Backup storage |
85. |
A branch of computer science that deals with computers that possess reasoning, learning and thinking capabilities that resemble those of human beings is recognized as? |
A. | Software engineering |
B. | Artificial intelligence |
C. | Hardware engineering |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Artificial intelligence |
86. |
ASCII is |
A. | A standard coding system for computers |
B. | Hardware device |
C. | Software |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. A standard coding system for computers |
87. |
Following is true for Bandwidth |
A. | The wider the bandwidth of a communications system the more data it can transmit in a given period of time. |
B. | The narrow the bandwidth of a communications system the more data it can transmit in a given period of time. |
C. | The wider the bandwidth of a communications system the less data it can transmit in a given period of time. |
D. | None is true |
Answer» A. The wider the bandwidth of a communications system the more data it can transmit in a given period of time. |
88. |
ASCII-8 is |
A. | An extended version of ASCIl-7 |
B. | Is a 8-bit code |
C. | Both A & B are true |
D. | Both A & B are false |
Answer» A. An extended version of ASCIl-7 |
89. |
ASCII File is |
A. | document file in the universally recognized text format |
B. | Word processor |
C. | System file |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. document file in the universally recognized text format |
90. |
A program that translates mnemonic statements into executable instructions is referred as |
A. | Software |
B. | Assembler |
C. | Translator |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Assembler |
91. |
An assembler is a |
A. | Translator |
B. | Hardware |
C. | Assembly language |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Translator |
92. |
In a disk system time required for a read/ write head to move to the track where the record to be read or written is stored is |
A. | Access time |
B. | Random time |
C. | Response time |
D. | Seek time |
Answer» D. Seek time |
93. |
Computer output which is displayed on the screen of a terminal without a permanent copy is called |
A. | Soft copy |
B. | Hard copy |
C. | Hardware |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Soft copy |
94. |
A storage device or medium where the access time is dependent upon the location of the data is called |
A. | Serial access |
B. | Parallel access |
C. | Null access |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Serial access |
95. |
The set of computer programs, procedures, and associated documentation related to the effective operation of a computer system is referred as |
A. | Software |
B. | Hardware |
C. | Hardcopy |
D. | Softcopy |
Answer» A. Software |
96. |
An adder in which the bits of the operands are added one after another is called |
A. | Serial adder |
B. | Parallel adder |
C. | Full adder |
D. | Half adder |
Answer» A. Serial adder |
97. |
A method of providing virtual memory |
A. | Segmentation |
B. | De-fragmentation |
C. | Paging |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Segmentation |
98. |
Transmission of data in one direction is called |
A. | Simplex |
B. | Duplex |
C. | Triplex |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Simplex |
99. |
SNOBOL is |
A. | string oriented symbolic language |
B. | high-level language |
C. | both A & B |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. both A & B |
100. |
Speech recognition is |
A. | Ability to input data directly into a computer system by speaking to it |
B. | Ability to output data directly from a computer system by speaking. |
C. | Processing of voice in computer systems |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Ability to input data directly into a computer system by speaking to it |
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