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Q.1
The time for which a piece of equipment operates is called
Seek time
Effective time
Access time
Real time
None of the above
Q.2
Binary numbers need more places for counting because
They are always big numbers
Any no. of 0's can be added in front of them
Binary base is small
0's and l's have to be properly spaced apart
None of the above
Q.3
Which type of system puts the user into direct conversation with the computer through a keyboard?
Real time processing
Interactive computer
Batch processing
Time sharing
None of the above
Q.4
Which of the following is the 1's complement of 10?
1
110
11
10
None of the above
Q.5
Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?
Direct
Sequential
Random
All of the above
None of the above
Q.6
A memory that holds micro programs is
Core memory
ROM
RAM
Control memory
None of the above
Q.7
Any type of storage that is used for holding information between steps in its processing is
CPU
Primary storage
Intermediate storage
Internal storage
None of the above
Q.8
A computer assisted method for the recording and analyzing of existing or hypothetical systems is
Data transmission
Data flow
Data capture
Data processing
None of the above
Q.9
A section of code to which control is transferred when a processor is interrupted is known as
M
SVC
IP
MDR
None of the above
Q.10
Which part interprets program instructions and initiate control operations.
Input
Storage unit
Logic unit
Control unit
None of the above
Q.11
The binary system uses powers of
2
10
8
16
None of the above
Q.12
The brain of any computer system is
ALU
Memory
CPU
Control unit
None of the above
Q.13
What difference does the 5
th
generation computer have from other generation computers?
Technological advancement
Scientific code
Object Oriented Programming
All of the above
None of the above
Q.14
Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence?
FORTRAN
PROLOG
C
COBOL
None of the above
Q.15
Magnetic storage devices can represent binary 0 by the absence of?
A magnetic field
Magnetic tape
Static electricity
It cannot possible.
Q.16
Magnetic tape is a?
Random access medium
A parallel access medium
Universal Access medium
Serial access medium
Q.17
Which storage device has the largest capacity in MB's?
A floppy disk
A CD-ROM
Magnetic tape storage
Equal Capacity
Q.18
A computer program that converts assembly language to machine language is
Compiler
Interpreter
Assembler
Comparator
None of the above
Q.19
The tracks on a disk which can be accessed without repositioning the R/W heads is
Surface
Cylinder
Cluster
All of the above
None of the above
Q.20
Which storage device cannot be erased?
A floppy disk
Magnetic tape storage
A CD-ROM
All of the above
Q.21
Which of the following languages is more suited to a structured program?
PL/1
FORTRAN
BASIC
PASCAL
None of the above
Q.22
A _____ is simply an arrangement where multiple disk drives appear as a single disk drive to the user.
disk
disk array
bunch of disks
disk pack
spanned drive
Q.23
Conversion of binary number 1010101000010111 to hexadecimal number is
D8F9
16
A8B9
16
AA17
16
D9F8
16
None of the above
Q.24
The language that is an input for statement translation is called
Assembly language
Source language
High-level language
Object language
None of the above
Q.25
All the instructions and procedures needed to start up a computer, to the point it can load an operating system, are stored in ROM chips. In IBM compatible PCs this is called the _______ .
RAM BIOS
ROM BIOS
EPROM
POST
None of the above
Q.26
In comparison with static RAM memory, the dynamic RAM memory has
lower bit density and higher power consumption
higher bit density and higher power consumption
lower bit density and lower power consumption
higher bit density and lower power consumption
None of the above
Q.27
Which of the following holds data and processing instructions temporarily until the CPU needs it?
ROM
control unit
main memory
coprocessor chips
None of the above
Q.28
Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as
System software
Application software
Utility programs
Operating system
None of the above
Q.29
What is the name given to the weapons which use computerised guidance system?
Guided weapons
Smart weapons
Dumb weapons
Starwars weapons
None of the above
Q.30
Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record's disk address. What information does this address specify?
Track number
Sector number
Surface number
All of the above
None of the above
Q.31
A high speed device used in CPU for temporary storage during processing is called
A register
A bus
A databus
All of the above
None of the above
Q.32
Computers are extremely fast and have fantastic memories. However, the only thing they can remember is
Instruction
Series of 1s and 0s
Boolean algebra
Logic theorems
None of the above
Q.33
A multi programming system is one that can
run very fast
share hardware resources with many programs simultaneously
compute many programs simultaneously
use many operating systems
None of the above
Q.34
A monitor's _____ is the distance between the holes in the mask behind the screen. This helps determine how sharp the dots appear.
refresh rate
dot pitch
resolution
color depth
None of the above
Q.35
The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage elements called
semiconductor memory
registers
hard disk
magnetic disk
None of the above
Q.36
What is the name of the printer which prints all the A's in a line before all the B's?
Thermal printer
Electrostatic printer
Line printer
Ink-jet printer
None of the above
Q.37
What is meant by a dedicated computer?
Which is used by one person only
Which is assigned one and only one task
Which uses on kind of software
Which is meant for application software only
None of the above
Q.38
Which of the following is the user programmed semiconductor memory?
SRAM
DRAM
EPROM
All of the above
None of the above
Q.39
An instruction that transfers program control to one or more possible paths is known as
Utility program
System software
Broadband channel
Application program
None of the above
Q.40
The two kinds of main Memory are:
Primary and secondary
Random and sequential
ROM and RAM
All of the above
None of the above
Q.41
The software used to convert source program instructions to object instruction is known as
Compiler
Assembler
Interpreter
Language processor
None of the above
Q.42
Which of the following storage and retrieval methods would be well suited to your processing requirements if you only need to retrieve records one at a time and there is no fixed pattern to the requests for data and records?
indexed sectors
sequential
direct
indexed direct
None of the above
Q.43
Which is an electronic device that can store temporarily a single bit of data.
Accumulator
Buffer
Memory
Latch
None of the above
Q.44
Binary numbers need more places for counting because:
0's and 1's can be added in front of them
0's and 1's have to be properly placed
They are always big numbers
Binary base is small
None of the above
Q.45
Name of the first guided weapon in the world which used a programmable digital computer:
Sting Ray Torpedo
Mk 46 Torpedo
Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM)
Tomahawk Missile
None of the above
Q.46
Backing storage is so named because it
is always kept at the back of the CPU
is slow and backward
backs up the computer
lags behind the main memory
None of the above
Q.47
The ASCII code for the character J is:
106
105
074
075
None of the above
Q.48
Off-line operation is the operation of devices without the control of
Memory
CPU
ALU
Control unit
None of the above
Q.49
The most important advantage of a video disk is
Compactness
Potential capacity
Durability
Cost effectiveness
None of the above
Q.50
The process of entering data into a storage location
adds to the contents of the location
cause variation in its address number
is known as a readout operation
is destructive of previous contents
None of the above
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