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Q.1
Which term is not used to describe the memory component of a computer?
ROM
PROM
RAM
SAM
None of the above
Q.2
Who coordinates the sequencing of events within the central processor of a computer?
Logic unit
Arithmetic unit
Register
Control unit
None of the above
Q.3
What type of computer programming is used for airplane ticket reservation system?
Multi programming
Real time programming
Time sharing
Batch programming
None of the above
Q.4
The monitor of a computer is connected to it by a
Wire
Cable
Bus
Line driver
Modem
Q.5
In a punched card system, data is processed by a
keypunch machine, sorter, and posting machine
accounting machine, posting machine, and billing machine
sorter, posting machine, and billing machine
accounting machine, keypunch machine, and sorter
None of the above
Q.6
The output of a 2 input OR gate is 0 only when its
both inputs are 0
either input is 1
both inputs are 1
either input is 0
None of the above
Q.7
A single bus structure is primarily found in
Main frames
Super computers
High performance machines
Mini-and micro-computers
None of the above
Q.8
What is the highest address possible if 16 bits are used for each address?
65536
12868
16556
643897
None of the above
Q.9
An integrated circuit is
a complicated circuit
an integrating device
much costlier than a single transistor
fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
None of the above
Q.10
Magnetic tape can serve as :
secondary-storage media
output media
input media
All of the above
None of the above
Q.11
Conversion of hexadecimal number 1D7F
16
to a decimal number is
7551
10
8771
10
5557
10
7781
10
None of the above
Q.12
Microfilm reader is a
OCR device
COM device
MICR device
None of the above
All of the above
Q.13
In magnetic disks, data is organized on the platter in a concentric sets of rings called
sector
track
head
block
None of the above
Q.14
The data recording area between the blank gaps on magnetic tape is called a/ an:
Record
Block
Field
Database
None of the above
Q.15
The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corpn. was called
8008
8080
4004
8800
None of the above
Q.16
The microelectronics is the technology of
microwaves
microcomputers
chips
automatic processing
None of the above
Q.17
Who developed the first personal computer spreadsheet package called Visicalc?
Niklaus Wirth
Dan Bricklin
Bob Frankston
Both (B) and (C)
None of the above
Q.18
When was the X Window System born?
1984
1989
1988
1990
None of the above
Q.19
A double sided magnetic disk pack has six disks. Can you tell how many surfaces of this pack are normally used?
10
12
6
9
None of the above
Q.20
Which memory system is not as a mass memory medium?
semiconductor memory
magnetic tape
magnetic disk
magnetic drum
None of the above
Q.21
Different components on the motherboard of a PC processor unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?
Conductors
Buses
Connectors
Connectively
None of the above
Q.22
The Santa Clara Valley, California is popularly known as Silicon Valley of America because
huge deposits of silicon are found there
many silicon chip manufacturing firms are located there
Santa Claus visits it every Christmas
it is full of large grain sand
None of the above
Q.23
Which of the following professions has not been affected by personal computers?
medical
clerical
accounting
law
None of the above
Q.24
The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and OCR reader is the:
Data collection terminal
OCR register terminal
Video display terminal
POS terminal
None of the above
Q.25
The general range of speed in revolutions per minute (rpm) at which floppy disks rotate is
2400-4700
390-600
150-250
300-600
None of the above
Q.26
What is the name given to the 8-bit unit used for coding data?
block of characters
byte
word
KB
None of the above
Q.27
What technology is used for flat panel displays?
Solid state
RBG monitor
VLSI
Direct view storage tube
None of the above
Q.28
Which of the following typically uses a keyboard for input?
desktop terminal
point-of-sale terminal
financial transaction terminal
executive workstation
All of the above
Q.29
What is meant by the term RAM?
Memory which can only be read
Memory which can be both read and written to
Memory which is used for permanent storage
Memory which can only be written to
None of the above
Q.30
There are historical evidences to prove that abacus was first used in
India
Japan
China
Indonesia
None of the above
Q.31
The computer program language which is widely used in computer science and engineering and also in business is
COBOL
FORTRAN
PASCAL
LISP
None of the above
Q.32
A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for
doing quick mathematical calculations
input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
electronic data processing
performing repetitive tasks accurately
None of the above
Q.33
A 'number crunching' computer is one that can handle
large spreadsheets
large alphanumeric data
large volume of numbers
only numbers
None of the above
Q.34
A typical modern computer uses
LSI chips
Vacuum tubes
Valves
All the above
None of the above
Q.35
ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator) had huge advantage over Mark I because it used electronic valves in place of the electromagnetic switches. In the beginning, ENIAC was used for calculating the path of artillery shells. For which other was weapon design was it utilized?
hydrogen bomb
atom bomb
agnimissile
fighter aircraft
None of the above
Q.36
The barcode which is used on all types of items, is read by a scanning device directly into the computer. What is the name of this scanning device?
Laser scanner
Wand
OCR
MICR
None of the above
Q.37
A processing unit that coordinates networks and data communication is known as
Control unit
Communications processor
Register unit
CPU
None of the above
Q.38
What type of magnetic material is normally used in bubble memories?
Magnetic core
Cobalt
Garnet
Metallic
None of the above
Q.39
A byte is comprised of:
One bit
Four bits
Eight bits
Sixteen bits
None of the above
Q.40
Who was the father of Punched Card Processing?
J Presper Eckert
Charles Babbage
Dr. Herman Hollerith
Blaise Pascal
None of the above
Q.41
When did Hewlett-Packard Inc. Introduce its first HP-110 laptop computer?
1984
1986
1990
1995
None of the above
Q.42
The invention of the slide rule is attributed to
Babbage
Oughtred
Pascal
Napier
None of the above
Q.43
The control unit of a microprocessor
stores data in the memory
accepts input data from a keyboard
Performs arithmetic / logic / functions
All of the above
None of the above
Q.44
A type of line printer that uses an embossed steel band to form the letters printed on the paper is
Golf ball printer
Dot-matrix printer
Laser printer
Band printer
None of the above
Q.45
Which of the following printer can be classified as a page-at-a-time printer?
Laser printer
Dot-matrix printer
Thermal printer
Inkjet printer
None of the above
Q.46
The CPU of a computer transfers print output to a temporary disk memory at high speed and then gets back to processing another job without waiting for the output to got to the printer. In this way, the CPU does not remain idle due to its own high speed as compared to the low speed of the printer. What is the name of this memory?
External memory
I/O memory
ROM
Buffer memory
None of the above
Q.47
A flat-bed plotter uses a pen which moves in two directions across a piece of paper fixed on a flat-bed. Can you tell who controls the movements of this pen?
microfilm
microfiche
film card
COM
None of the above
Q.48
The desirable characteristic(s) of a memory system is (are)
speed and reliability
low power consumption
durability and compactness
All of the above
None of the above
Q.49
Which of the following registers hold the information before it goes to the decoder
control register
data register
accumulator
address register
None of the above
Q.50
The CPU chip used in a computer is partially made out of:
Copper
Iron
Gold and silver
Silica
None of the above
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