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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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