180+ IT in Management Solved MCQs

101.

Which of the following require large computers memory?

A. imaging
B. graphics
C. voice
D. all of above
Answer» D. all of above
102.

Which of the following is machine independence program?

A. high level language
B. low level language
C. assembly language
D. machine language
Answer» A. high level language
103.

When was the first electro-mechanical computer developed?

A. 1880
B. 1990
C. 1944
D. none of above
Answer» C. 1944
104.

The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was:

A. eniac
B. mark-i
C. analytic engine
D. univac-1
Answer» B. mark-i
105.

Which one is the largest space?

A. kilobyte
B. petabyte
C. terrabyte
D. gigabyte
Answer» B. petabyte
106.

FORTRAN programming language is more suitable for ____

A. business applications
B. marketing applications
C. scientific applications
D. none of the above
Answer» C. scientific applications
107.

The brain of any computer system is

A. control unit
B. arithmetic logic unit
C. central processing unit
D. storage unit
Answer» C. central processing unit
108.

Analog computer works on the supply of

A. continuous electrical pulses
B. electrical pulses but not continuous
C. magnetic strength
D. none of the above
Answer» A. continuous electrical pulses
109.

An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?

A. leech
B. squid
C. slug
D. glitch
Answer» D. glitch
110.

The advantage of COM are its __ and __

A. compact size; speed readability
B. compact size, speed
C. readability; speed
D. low cost; readability
Answer» A. compact size; speed readability
111.

The BIOS is the abbreviation of ________.

A. basic input output system
B. best input output system
C. basic input output symbol
D. base input output system
Answer» A. basic input output system
112.

Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?

A. laser printer
B. inkjet printer
C. daisywheel printer
D. dot matrix printer
Answer» A. laser printer
113.

IBM 1401 is

A. first generation computer
B. second generation computer
C. third generation computer
D. fourth generation computer
Answer» B. second generation computer
114.

Most of the first generation computers were

A. special purpose computers
B. general purpose computers
C. both of above
D. none of above
Answer» A. special purpose computers
115.

Floppy disks typically in diameter

A. 3
B. 5.25
C. 8
D. all of above
Answer» D. all of above
116.

The output quality of a printer is measured by

A. dot per inch
B. dot per sq. inch
C. dots printed per unit time
D. all of above
Answer» B. dot per sq. inch
117.

On a PC, how much memory is available to application software?

A. 1024 kb
B. 760 kb
C. 640 kb
D. 560 kb
Answer» C. 640 kb
118.

In a computer _____ is capable to store single binary bit.

A. capacitor
B. flip flop
C. register
D. inductor
Answer» B. flip flop
119.

What does DMA stand for?

A. distinct memory access
B. direct memory access
C. direct module access
D. direct memory allocation
Answer» B. direct memory access
120.

Who invented Integrated Circuits?

A. jack kilby
B. robert noyce
C. both of above
D. none of above
Answer» C. both of above
121.

Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under?

A. system software
B. application software
C. utilities
D. none of the above
Answer» A. system software
122.

One computer that is not considered a portable is

A. minicomputer
B. laptop computer
C. notebook computer
D. all of above
Answer» A. minicomputer
123.

Which of the following is not an electronic computer?

A. eniac
B. abc
C. univac
D. edvac
Answer» B. abc
124.

What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator attention?

A. pixel
B. reverse video
C. touch screen
D. cursor
Answer» B. reverse video
125.

Which is the largest computer?

A. mainframe computer
B. mini computers
C. micro computers
D. super computers
Answer» A. mainframe computer
126.

Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?

A. bits
B. bytes
C. hertz
D. clock cycles
Answer» B. bytes
127.

The personal computer industry was started by

A. ibm
B. apple
C. compaq
D. hcl
Answer» A. ibm
128.

What is meant by a dedicated computer?

A. which is used by one person only
B. which is assigned one and only one task
C. which uses one kind of software
D. which is meant for application software
Answer» B. which is assigned one and only one task
129.

Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?

A. basic, cobol, fortran
B. prolog 2, expert systems
C. knowledge based systems
D. assembly languages
Answer» D. assembly languages
130.

Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as

A. pc
B. memory address registers
C. general purpose register
D. flags
Answer» D. flags
131.

Which is not a comptuer of first generation?

A. eniac
B. univac
C. ibm 360
D. ibm 1401
Answer» D. ibm 1401
132.

Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as

A. pc
B. flags
C. memory address registers
D. general purpose registers
Answer» B. flags
133.

Who invented vacuum tubes?

A. john bardeen
B. william shockley
C. lee de forest
D. all of above
Answer» C. lee de forest
134.

An approach that permits the computer to work on several programs instead of one is

A. on-line thesaurus
B. multiprogramming
C. over lapped processing
D. outline processor
Answer» C. over lapped processing
135.

Who suggested Stored Program Concept

A. john mauchley
B. j.p. eckert
C. john neumann
D. joseph jacquard
Answer» C. john neumann
136.

The notable features like keyboards, monitors, GUI were developed in

A. first generation
B. second generation
C. third generation
D. fourth generation
Answer» C. third generation
137.

Which is the highest form?

A. data
B. information
C. knowledge
D. all of above
Answer» C. knowledge
138.

Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine?

A. pascal
B. hollerith
C. babbage
D. jacquard
Answer» D. jacquard
139.

What is an interpreter?

A. an interpreter does the conversion line by line as the program is run
B. an interpreter is the representation of the system being designed
C. an interpreter is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution
D. none of the above
Answer» A. an interpreter does the conversion line by line as the program is run
140.

Which is a semi conductor memory?

A. dynamic
B. static
C. bubble
D. both a & b
Answer» D. both a & b
141.

RJ45 UTP cable has ________ Cables.

A. 2 pair
B. 3 pair
C. 4 pair
D. 5 pair
Answer» C. 4 pair
142.

Which of the following is not a valid size of a Floppy Disk?

A. 8?
B. 5 ¼?
C. 3 ½?
D. 5 ½?
Answer» D. 5 ½?
143.

The earliest calculating devices are

A. abacus
B. clock
C. difference engine
D. none of these
Answer» A. abacus
144.

Word length of a Personal Computer is ___

A. 4 bits
B. 8 bits
C. 16 bits
D. 64 bits
Answer» B. 8 bits
145.

What was the first computer to perform all calculation using electronics rather than wheels, ratchets, or mechanical switches?

A. mark i
B. abc
C. z3
D. none of above
Answer» B. abc
146.

A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a __ resident package

A. cpu
B. memory
C. buffer
D. alu
Answer» B. memory
147.

Which unit converts computer data into human readable form?

A. input unit
B. output unit
C. alu
D. control unit
Answer» B. output unit
148.

The full form of ALU is

A. arithmetic logic unit
B. array logic unit
C. application logic unit
D. none of above
Answer» A. arithmetic logic unit
149.

What produces useful information out of data?

A. computer
B. processing
C. programming
D. none of above
Answer» B. processing
150.

Which of the following device was not invented by Babbage?

A. pascaline
B. difference engine
C. analytical engine
D. none of above
Answer» A. pascaline
151.

A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of

A. speed
B. accuracy
C. reliability
D. cost
Answer» B. accuracy
152.

Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?

A. binary
B. decimal
C. hexadecimal
D. octal
Answer» A. binary
153.

A computer has very low failure rate because it uses electronic components. It produces very consistent results. This is highlighted by which of the feature of computer?

A. accuracy
B. reliability
C. versatility
D. automatic
Answer» B. reliability
154.

A paper printout of a document is known as

A. softcopy output
B. hardcopy output
C. permanent output
D. all of above
Answer» B. hardcopy output
155.

Which electronic component was made out of semiconductor material?

A. vacuum tubes
B. transistors
C. ics
D. all of above
Answer» C. ics
156.

The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called

A. read-out
B. read from
C. read
D. all of above
Answer» D. all of above
157.

Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?

A. disk unit
B. control unit
C. alu
D. modem
Answer» C. alu
158.

ABC is a

A. special purpose computer
B. general purpose computer
C. all purpose computer
D. none of above
Answer» A. special purpose computer
159.

The computer code for the interchange of information between terminals is

A. ascii
B. bcd
C. ebcdic
D. all of above
Answer» A. ascii
160.

When was the X window system born?

A. 1984
B. 1989
C. 1988
D. 1990
Answer» A. 1984
161.

What is the first stage in software development?

A. specification and design
B. testing
C. system analysis
D. maintenance
Answer» C. system analysis
162.

Which of the following is valid statement?

A. data in itself is useless unless it is processed
B. the data that is processed is called a program
C. the data which is not yet processed is information
D. information is processed by computer to generate data.
Answer» A. data in itself is useless unless it is processed
163.

The Second Generation Computer was based on ________.

A. vacuum tube
B. silicon chips
C. transistor
D. bio chips
Answer» C. transistor
164.

EBCDIC stands for

A. extended binary coded decimal interchange code
B. extended bit code decimal interchange code
C. extended bit case decimal interchange code
D. extended binary case decimal interchange code
Answer» A. extended binary coded decimal interchange code
165.

Personnel who design, program, operates and maintains computer equipment refers to

A. console-operator
B. programmer
C. peopleware
D. system analyst
Answer» C. peopleware
166.

IBM System/360 is

A. mainframe computer
B. mini computers
C. micro computers
D. none of above
Answer» A. mainframe computer
167.

A system is

A. an integration of different units so as to achieve an objective
B. input unit
C. input and output unit
D. input, output and storage units
Answer» A. an integration of different units so as to achieve an objective
168.

Which of the following programming language started from second generation?

A. cobol
B. basic
C. c
D. lisp
Answer» A. cobol
169.

The translator program used in assembly language is called

A. compiler
B. interpreter
C. assembler
D. translator
Answer» C. assembler
170.

EEPROM stands for

A. electrically erasable programmable read only memory
B. easily erasable programmable read only memory
C. electronic erasable programmable read only memory
D. none of the above
Answer» A. electrically erasable programmable read only memory
171.

Regarding data, computers are very good at

A. store
B. processing
C. retrieve
D. all of above
Answer» D. all of above
172.

Bit map terminal

A. support display containing multiple window
B. require considerable amount of video ram
C. requires tremendous amount of copying and hence low performance
D. all of above
Answer» D. all of above
173.

First generation computers used _________ for memory

A. vacuum tubes
B. silicon chips
C. magnetic drum
D. ram
Answer» C. magnetic drum
174.

Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read and write operations?

A. rom
B. ram
C. eprom
D. none of above
Answer» B. ram
175.

EPROM can be used for

A. erasing the contents of rom
B. reconstructing the contents of rom
C. erasing and reconstructing the contents of rom
D. duplicating rom
Answer» C. erasing and reconstructing the contents of rom
176.

ENIAC uses

A. decimal numbering system
B. octal numbering system
C. binary numbering system
D. hexadecial numbering system
Answer» A. decimal numbering system
177.

A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:

A. efts
B. mpg
C. mips
D. cps
Answer» C. mips
178.

which of the following is problem oriented language?

A. high level language
B. machine language
C. assembly language
D. low level language
Answer» A. high level language
179.

A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to

A. 2 byte
B. 32 byte
C. 4 byte
D. 8 byte
Answer» C. 4 byte
180.

The term GIGO is related to

A. accuracy
B. reliability
C. versatility
D. automatic
Answer» A. accuracy
181.

Web cam is an

A. input unit device
B. output unit device
C. processing device
D. input and output device
Answer» A. input unit device
182.

Bit stands for

A. binary digits
B. bit of system
C. a part of byte
D. all of above
Answer» A. binary digits
183.

Access time is

A. seek time + latency time
B. seek time
C. seek time ? latency time
D. latency time
Answer» A. seek time + latency time
184.

Which device can understand difference between data & programs?

A. input device
B. output device
C. memory
D. microprocessor
Answer» D. microprocessor
185.

Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?

A. floppy disk
B. cd-rom
C. hard disk
D. none of these
Answer» B. cd-rom
186.

Symbolic logic was discovered by

A. george boole
B. herman hollerith
C. van neumann
D. basic pascal
Answer» A. george boole
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