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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) .
| 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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