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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Common Topics in Competitive and Entrance exams , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , Indian Administrative Service (IAS) .
| 151. |
Which of the following objects is passed to a JavaBean when one of its properties is set via a JSP action? |
| A. | Servlet Request |
| B. | Http Servlet Request |
| C. | Servlet Response |
| D. | Http Servlet Response |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Servlet Response | |
| 152. |
Graphical diagrams used to represent different multiple perspectives of a system include_ |
| A. | use-case, class, and state diagrams |
| B. | state, interaction, derivative diagrams |
| C. | interaction, relationship, and class diagrams |
| D. | deployment, relationship, and use-case diagrams |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. use-case, class, and state diagrams | |
| 153. |
Database redesign is not terribly difficult if the |
| A. | database is structured |
| B. | database is well-designed |
| C. | database has no data |
| D. | database is relatively small |
| E. | database is relatively large |
| Answer» E. database is relatively large | |
| 154. |
Which of the following are normally used to initialize a computer system’s hardware? |
| A. | Bootstrap memory |
| B. | Volatile memory |
| C. | External mass memory |
| D. | Static memory |
| E. | Random access memory |
| Answer» A. Bootstrap memory | |
| 155. |
If you wanted to locate the hardware address of a local device, which protocol would you use? |
| A. | ARP |
| B. | RARP |
| C. | ICMP |
| D. | PING |
| E. | PONG |
| Answer» A. ARP | |
| 156. |
What is Internet 2? |
| A. | A new type of cabling system for Wide Area Networks |
| B. | A second local area network that can connect with another online LAN to share access |
| C. | A new standard for Internet browsers |
| D. | An association to develop advanced Internet technology |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. An association to develop advanced Internet technology | |
| 157. |
While searching a website, you have been unable to find information that was on the site several months ago. What might you do to attempt to locate that information? |
| A. | Visit Google’s cached page to view the older copy. |
| B. | Forget about it, as there is no way to find this information |
| C. | Visit a partner site of the organization to see if it is there. |
| D. | Use the wayback machine. |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Visit a partner site of the organization to see if it is there. | |
| 158. |
Which kind of lock includes a keypad that can be used to control access into areas? |
| A. | Cipher |
| B. | Warded |
| C. | Device |
| D. | Tumbler |
| E. | Typelock |
| Answer» D. Tumbler | |
| 159. |
Which is not a factor when categorizing a computer? |
| A. | Speed of the output device |
| B. | Amount of main memory the CPU can use |
| C. | Cost of the system |
| D. | Capacity of the hard disk |
| E. | Where it was purchased |
| Answer» E. Where it was purchased | |
| 160. |
Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory? |
| A. | nonvolatile |
| B. | permanent |
| C. | control unit |
| D. | temporary |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. temporary | |
| 161. |
Which of the following is not a factor affecting the processing capability or performance of a PC system? |
| A. | The clock speed of the microprocessor |
| B. | The revolutions per minute of the printer disk |
| C. | The primary storage capacity of the processor |
| D. | The built-in instruction set available to the microprocessor |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. The revolutions per minute of the printer disk | |
| 162. |
What is the standard code the computer industry created to represent characters? |
| A. | DASI |
| B. | ASSH |
| C. | ASCII |
| D. | BASCII |
| E. | EPROM |
| Answer» C. ASCII | |
| 163. |
Primary storage is………..as compared to secondary storage : |
| A. | Slow and inexpensive |
| B. | Fast and inexpensive |
| C. | Fast and expensive |
| D. | Slow and expensive |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Fast and expensive | |
| 164. |
Offline device is : |
| A. | a device which is not connected to CPU |
| B. | a device which i connected to CPU |
| C. | a direct access storage device |
| D. | an I/O device |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. a device which is not connected to CPU | |
| 165. |
The most popular language used with microcomputers and time-shared mini computers, is an easy-to-use high level language : |
| A. | COBOL |
| B. | ADA |
| C. | PASCAL |
| D. | BASIC |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. BASIC | |
| 166. |
Which of the following is a communication network that is devoted to carrying computer information : |
| A. | Data Point |
| B. | Data Module |
| C. | Data network |
| D. | Data Pack |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Data network | |
| 167. |
A half byte is known as : |
| A. | Data |
| B. | Bit |
| C. | Half byte |
| D. | Nibble |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Nibble | |
| 168. |
With respect to a network interface card the term 10/100 refers to: |
| A. | protocol speed |
| B. | a fiber speed |
| C. | megabits per seconds |
| D. | minimum and maximum server speed |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. megabits per seconds | |
| 169. |
A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into : |
| A. | clusters |
| B. | sectors |
| C. | vectors |
| D. | heads |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. sectors | |
| 170. |
Which standard govern parallel communications? |
| A. | RS232 |
| B. | RS-232a |
| C. | CAT 5 |
| D. | IEEE 1284 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. IEEE 1284 | |
| 171. |
Which peripheral port provides the FASTEST throughput to laser printers? |
| A. | RS-232 |
| B. | SCSI |
| C. | Parallel |
| D. | Serial |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Parallel | |
| 172. |
Resistance is measured in? |
| A. | Volts |
| B. | Amps |
| C. | Watts |
| D. | Ohms |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Ohms | |
| 173. |
In Inkjet technology the droplets of ink are deflected by? |
| A. | multi directional nozzles |
| B. | electronically charged plates |
| C. | high pressure plates |
| D. | electro static absorbtion |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. multi directional nozzles | |
| 174. |
Which provides the fastest access to large video files? |
| A. | Optical drives |
| B. | IDE hard drives |
| C. | SCSI hard drives |
| D. | EIDE hard drives |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. SCSI hard drives | |
| 175. |
Primary memory stores : |
| A. | Data alone |
| B. | Programs alone |
| C. | Results alone |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 176. |
You just installed a new IDE hard drive, but your system BIOS will not recognize the new drive, what should you check first : |
| A. | cable sequence |
| B. | jumpers on the hard drive |
| C. | drivers that need to be loaded |
| D. | hard drive manufacturer web site information |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. jumpers on the hard drive | |
| 177. |
What’s the best way to protect your hard drive data? |
| A. | regular backups |
| B. | periodically defrag it |
| C. | run chkdsk at least once a week |
| D. | run scandisk at least once a week |
| E. | run a regular diagnostic |
| Answer» A. regular backups | |
| 178. |
Laser Jet printer speeds are measured in pages per minute (ppm) what do we use to measure dot-matrix printers? |
| A. | lines per inch |
| B. | lines per sheet |
| C. | characters per inch |
| D. | characters per second |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. characters per second | |
| 179. |
A modem could be attached to which port? |
| A. | Parallel port |
| B. | ASYNC port |
| C. | Keyboard connector |
| D. | Video port |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Parallel port | |
| 180. |
You get a CMOS checksum error during bootup. What is most likely the cause? |
| A. | power supply is bad |
| B. | BIOS needs updating |
| C. | CMOS battery is nearing end of life |
| D. | hard drive types are incorrectly defined |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. CMOS battery is nearing end of life | |
| 181. |
What are the four key functions of a computer system? |
| A. | input, processing, output, and storage |
| B. | keyboard, display, memory, and disk drive |
| C. | word processing, spreadsheets, database, calculations |
| D. | bits, bytes, words, and OSI |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. input, processing, output, and storage | |
| 182. |
Parity is : |
| A. | a byte stored in the FAT to indicated remaining slots |
| B. | the optimal transmission speed of data over a CAT 5 cable |
| C. | an extra bit stored with data in RAM that is used to check for errors when the data is read back |
| D. | the optimal transmission speed of data over a CAT 5 cable |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. an extra bit stored with data in RAM that is used to check for errors when the data is read back | |
| 183. |
What is different between AT and ATX power supplies? |
| A. | They are identical except for their shape. |
| B. | AT supplies use a single P1 power connector while ATX uses P8 and P9 |
| C. | AT supplies use P8 and P9 power connectors while ATX uses a single P1 connector. |
| D. | AT power supplies run on 120V AC current while ATX uses 220V AC |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. AT supplies use P8 and P9 power connectors while ATX uses a single P1 connector. | |
| 184. |
What type of connector is used to plug a telephone line into a modem? |
| A. | COM1 |
| B. | RJ-11 |
| C. | RJ-45 |
| D. | RJ-10 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. RJ-11 | |
| 185. |
Which of the following is NOT a type of computer hard drive? |
| A. | IDE |
| B. | FDD |
| C. | SCSI |
| D. | EIDE |
| E. | SATA |
| Answer» B. FDD | |
| 186. |
What does FDISK do? |
| A. | performs low-level formatting of the hard drive |
| B. | fixes bad sectors on the hard drive |
| C. | recovers lost clusters on the hard drive |
| D. | creates partitions on the hard drive |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. creates partitions on the hard drive | |
| 187. |
Which of the following is NOT a type of motherboard expansion slot? |
| A. | ISA |
| B. | PCI |
| C. | AGP |
| D. | ATX |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. ATX | |
| 188. |
Copying a process from memory to disk to allow space for other processes is called : |
| A. | Swapping |
| B. | Deadlock |
| C. | Demand Paging |
| D. | Page Fault |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Swapping | |
| 189. |
Which of the following memory unit that processor can access more rapidly : |
| A. | Main Memory |
| B. | Virtual Memory |
| C. | Cache Memory |
| D. | Read Only Memory |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Cache Memory | |
| 190. |
Which one of the following is not the function of Operating System? |
| A. | Resource Management |
| B. | File Management |
| C. | Networking |
| D. | Processor Management |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Networking | |
| 191. |
What is the meaning of “Hibernate” in Windows XP/Windows7? |
| A. | Restart the Computer is safe mode |
| B. | Restart the Computer in hibernate mode |
| C. | Shutdown the Computer terminating all the running applications |
| D. | Shutdown the Computer without closing the running applications |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Shutdown the Computer without closing the running applications | |
| 192. |
Unix Operating System is an : |
| A. | Multi User Operating System |
| B. | Time Sharing Operating System |
| C. | Multi Tasking Operating System |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 193. |
What should be the extension to execute files? |
| A. | EXE |
| B. | BAT |
| C. | COM |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 194. |
Which of the following memories need refresh? |
| A. | SRAM |
| B. | DRAM |
| C. | COM |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. DRAM | |
| 195. |
RJ45 UTP cable has………Cable : |
| A. | 2 pair |
| B. | 3 pair |
| C. | 4 pair |
| D. | 5 pair |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 4 pair | |
| 196. |
Basic is……….language : |
| A. | a procedural |
| B. | an object oriented |
| C. | user friendly |
| D. | both A and B |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» A. a procedural | |
| 197. |
The file system “NTFS” stands for : |
| A. | New Type File System |
| B. | Never Terminated File System |
| C. | New Technology File System |
| D. | Non Terminated File System |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. New Technology File System | |
| 198. |
Which Operating System doesn’t support networking between computers? |
| A. | Windows 3.1 |
| B. | Windows 95 |
| C. | Windows 2000 |
| D. | Windows NT |
| E. | Windows XP |
| Answer» A. Windows 3.1 | |
| 199. |
In which type of the following OS, the response time is very crucial : |
| A. | Network Operating System |
| B. | Real Time Operating System |
| C. | Batch Operating System |
| D. | Unix Operating System |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Real Time Operating System | |
| 200. |
Which of the following languages is more suited to structured program? |
| A. | PL/1 |
| B. | FORTRAN |
| C. | BASIC |
| D. | PASCAL |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. PASCAL | |
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