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Q.1
A characteristic of card systems is:
slowness in processing data
using cards as records of transactions
needing a larger DP staff
all the above
None of the above
Q.2
A directly accessible appointment calendar is a feature of a _____ resident package.
CPU
Memory
Buffer
ALU
None of the above
Q.3
The time taken for the read/write head to move to the correct track on the magnetic disk is called
epoch delay
latency delay
seek time
approach time
None of the above
Q.4
A computer has a 1024K memory. What does the letter K stand for
Kilometre
Thousand
1024
MB
None of the above
Q.5
1024 bytes represent a
Megabyte
Gigabyte
Kilobyte
None of the above
Storage
Q.6
Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is called
Mnemonics
Symbolic code
Gray code
Op-code
None of the above
Q.7
The first electronic digital computer contained?
Electronic valves
Vacuum tubes
Transistors
Semiconductor memory
None of the above
Q.8
In which year were chips used inside the computer for the first time?
1964
1975
1977
1981
None of the above
Q.9
Name the two persons who were the first to develop a model of the microprocessor chip.
Marcian Hoff and Stanley Mazor
Victor Poor and Marcian Hoff
Victor Poor and Masatoshi Shima
None of the above
Q.10
Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a weaving machine?
Pascal
Hollerith
Babbage
Jacquard
None of the above
Q.11
Which 32-bit microprocessor is used in IBM's PS/2 model-80 computer?
8088
80286
80386
80486
None of the above
Q.12
Which one of the following is termed a combination input-output device?
VDT
Keyboard
Printer
Laser Jet
None of the above
Q.13
The process of writing computer instructions in a programming language is known as
Coding
Processing
Programming
File
None of the above
Q.14
Which of the following is not true of a magnetic disk?
It is expensive relative to magnetic tape
It provides only sequential access to stored data
Users can easily update records by writing over the old data
It does not provide an automatic audit trail
All of the above are true
Q.15
A regular TV set can be hooked up to a computer so as to received computer signal instead of a television program. This hooking up is achieved with the help of a
modem
adapter
cable
aerial
None of the above
Q.16
An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is
Magnetic tape
Voice response unit
Voice recognition unit
Voice band
None of the above
Q.17
The memory which is ultraviolet light erasable and electrically programmable is
ROM
PROM
RAM
EPROM
None of the above
Q.18
What is the name of the computer which was first used for programming and playing of music?
ELLIAC
ENIAC
UNIVAC
All of the above
None of the above
Q.19
The access method used for cassette tape is
Direct
Random
Sequential
All of the above
None of the above
Q.20
The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called:
sorting
classifying
reproducing
summarizing
None of the above
Q.21
Who is the creator of the PASCAL language?
Niklaus Wirth
Dijkstra
Donald Knuth
Basic Pascal
None of the above
Q.22
The register which holds the address of the location to or from which data are to be transferred is known as
index register
instruction register
memory address register
memory data register
None of the above
Q.23
In simplex transmission
Data format is simple
Data transmission is one way
Data can be transmitted to small distances only
All of the above
None of the above
Q.24
Each model of a computer has a unique
Assembly language
Machine language
High level language
All of the above
None of the above
Q.25
Transistorized computer circuits were introduced in the
first generation
second generation
thir4 generation
fourth generation
None of the above
Q.26
Those microcomputers which have the same operating characteristics as the IBM microcomputers are called IBM
duplicates
clones
copies
look alikes
None of the above
Q.27
Communication ports are found on the back of microcomputers. They are used to connect the computer to _____
printers
modems
other hardware
All of the above
None of the above
Q.28
Which is considered a direct entry input device?
Optical scanner
Mouse
Light pen
Digitizer
All of the above
Q.29
In a computer system, which device is functionally opposite of a Key-board?
Mouse
Trackball
Printer
Joystick
None of the above
Q.30
The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
IBM
Sperry Univac
Radio Shack
Data General Corporation
None of the above
Q.31
The data appearing first in the left portion of punched card is
descriptive data
coded data
quantitative data
All of the above
None of the above
Q.32
Which of the following are likely to jam the read/write head of a disk pack?
Dust
Smoke particle
Finger print smudge
All of the above
None of the above
Q.33
Impact printers
strike a ribbon against the paper to produce character images
include ink-jet and thermal devices
are more expensive than Laser printers
use optical technology
None of the above
Q.34
Which of the following is not a practical data-processing approach?
batch-sequential
batch-direct
immediate-sequential
immediate-direct
All of the above
Q.35
Bit map terminal
support displays containing multiple windows
requires considerable amount of video RAM
requires tremendous amount of copying and hence low performance
All of the above
None of the above
Q.36
Which of the following input/output devices is not associated with personal computers?
mice
color monitors
punched cards
dot-matrix printers
optical scanners
Q.37
The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
primary memory
control section
external memory
cache memory
None of the above
Q.38
Large computer system typically uses:
Line printers
Ink-jet printers
Dot-matrix printers
Daisy wheel printers
None of the above
Q.39
First generation computers are characterised by
Vacuum tubes and magnetic drum
Minicomputers
Magnetic tape and transistors
All of the above
None of the above
Q.40
The heart of any computer is the
CPU
Memory
I/O Unit
Disks
None of the above
Q.41
Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?
Data
Bytes
Graphics
Pictures
None of the above
Q.42
What is the general name of the device which produces hardcopy graphics?
COM
Plotter
Printer
Microfilm
None of the above
Q.43
When a disk stack is serviced by a comb-like access mechanism, there is one read/write head for each
disk
disk surface
track
cylinder
None of the above
Q.44
Communication between computers using standard telephone service
Requires a change to an anolog signal
Is most efficient
Produces little noise and few disturbances
All of the above
None of the above
Q.45
A floppy disk contains
Circular tracks only
Sectors only
Both circular tracks and sector
All of the above
None of the above
Q.46
When an input electrical signal A=10100 is applied to a NOT gate, its output signal is
1011
10001
10101
101
None of the above
Q.47
The first practical commercial typewriter was invented in 1867 in the United States by
Christopher Latham Sholes
Carlos Glidden
Samuel Soule
All of the above
None of the above
Q.48
What is meant by quad-density (QD) diskette?
It is double-sided disk
It is double density disk
It has double the number of tracks per inch
All of the above
None of the above
Q.49
Which is used to provide the sight information to the right person at the right time for proper decision making?
DBMS
MIS
ISO
PSO
None of the above
Q.50
Most disk drives have a single read/ write head for each disk surface. What is the advantage of suing multiple heads on each movable access arm?
Reduced seek time
Less latency time
Reduced search time
Less disk speed
None of the above
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