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Q.1
A type of core store that has a lower access time than the devices used for working store in the same processor is known as
core memory
buffer
fast core
address register
None of the above
Q.2
What is the alternative name for a diskette?
Floppy disk
Hard disk
Flexible disk
Winchester disk
None of the above
Q.3
Which memory is nonvolatile and may be written only once?
RAM
EE-ROM
RAM
PROM
None of the above
Q.4
Which of the following translate back from machine code something resembling the source language
Interpreter
Compiler
Assembler
Decompiler
None of the above
Q.5
Who developed a mechanical device in the 17
th
century that could add, subtract, multiply, divide and find square roots?
Napier
Babbage
Pascal
Leibnitz
None of the above
Q.6
Character readers are those devices which read the characters printed on the source documents and then convert them directly into computer-usable input. Which of the following is not a character reader?
OCR
MICR
OMR
LCD
None of the above
Q.7
Super computers are primarily useful for
Input-output intensive processing
Data-retrieval operations
Mathematical-intensive scientific applications
All of the above
None of the above
Q.8
A reflective marker that indicates the end of the usable tape is
End user
End-of-tape
Optical mark reader
FAX
None of the above
Q.9
Serial access memories are useful in applications where
data consists of numbers
short access time is required
each stored word is processed differently
data naturally needs to flow in and out in serial form
None of the above
Q.10
SPSS stands for
Statistical Package for Systems Science
Systems Package for Social Science
Statistical Package for Sociai Science
All of the above
None of the above
Q.11
An Integrated Circuit (IC) is
Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
A complicated circuit
Much costlier than a single transistor
An integrating device
None of the above
Q.12
Which of the following are not likely to be found on a PC main circuit board
RAM chips
Microprocessor chips
ROM chips
LCD clocks
None of the above
Q.13
A specific part of an arithmetic & logic unit that is used to perform the operation of multiplication is
Multiplier
Multiplener
Multivibrator
Quantization
None of the above
Q.14
The octal equivalent of the number 11010.1011 is
32.54
63.51
32.27
All of the above
None of the above
Q.15
The 2's complement number of 110010 is
1101
110011
10011
All of the above
None of the above
Q.16
The purpose of an application program is to
Convert program written in high level language to machine language
Meet specific user needs
Allow the operating system to control resources better
Make off-line equpment run better
None of the above
Q.17
Which of the following is used for input and output both
Graph plotter
Teletype terminal
Line printer
All of the above
None of the above
Q.18
Non-volatility is an important advantage of
CCD
Magnetic tapes and disks
Magnetic bubbles
Both B and C
None of the above
Q.19
Which company produces processors for the Apple Macintosh?
IBM
Motorola
Intel
AMD
Cyrix
Q.20
How many symbols exist in Baudot code?
42
116
58
76
None of the above
Q.21
Which gate sends on a pulse when it receives one at either or both of its terminals.
NOR
NOT
OR
NAND
None of the above
Q.22
The essential features of a number system are
Radix
Set of distinct counting digits
bits
Both A & B
None of the above
Q.23
Which of the following high speed non-impact printers are fast enough to print the entire book in about 1 minute.
Laser
Dot-matrix
Page
Line
None of the above
Q.24
An identifying label on the first record of magnetic tape is
Punched paper tape
Optical mark reader
Tape label
Joystick
None of the above
Q.25
An electrical inter-connection that permit 8 or more bits of data to be moved in the same instant of time is called
Outline processor
Parallel interface
Page layout program
Fasimile system
None of the above
Q.26
The hardware in which data may be stored for a computer system is called
Registers
Bus
Control unit
Memory
Chip
Q.27
A circuit which can store information is known as
Integrated circuit
Chip
Memory cell
Gate
None of the above
Q.28
Where was the India's first computer installed and when?
Institute of Social Science, Agra, 1955
Indian Institute of Statistics, Delhi, 1957
Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1955
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1971
None of the above
Q.29
Conversion of an octal number 73
8
to binary number is
110111
2
111100
2
110010
2
111011
2
None of the above
Q.30
Software that's loaded into a computer primary storage area is known as
Memory-resident package
File management system
Electronic spread sheet program
Utilities
None of the above
Q.31
A language based on graphics for use in education is
PROLOG
LOGO
COBOL
BASIC
None of the above
Q.32
Which of the following is a computer memory that can be programmed once, but not reprogrammed.
ROM
RAM
PROM
EPROM
None of the above
Q.33
A programming language intended to solve a no. of different types of problems is
COBOL
General purpose programming language
BASIC
FORTRAN
None of the above
Q.34
What was the computer conceived by Babbage?
Analytical Engine
Arithmetic Machine
Donald Knuth
All of the above
None of the above
Q.35
A acronym for the organisation that publishes programming language standard is
ASCn
BCD
ANSI
EBCDIC
None of the above
Q.36
Which of the following are the building blocks of all the circuits in a computer.
Circuit switch
Logic gates
Logical Operators
Instructions
None of the above
Q.37
Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?
Magnetic drum
PROM
Floppy disk
All of the above
None of the above
Q.38
A program used to detect overall system malfunction is
System analysis
System software
Utilities
System diagnostics
None of the above
Q.39
A computer, by definition, is any device that computers. This broad definition includes which of the following?
Calculators
Cash registers
Automotive controllers
Desktop computers
All of the above
Q.40
Which of the following is used to make a programs run when the computer is switched on.
Autoboot
Warmboot
Bubble
Authentication
None of the above
Q.41
A micro processor chip used in a PC system
Performs the arithmetic-logic and control functions
Is the only chip cound in most PC models
Almost always operates on by-bits of data at a time
Performs the primary storage function
None of the above
Q.42
ILLIAC is a
Super computer
Mini computer
Mainframe computer
Micro computer
None of the above
Q.43
A factor which might cause an individual to consider using a computer in criminal activities is:
The computer's access to large sums of money
The speed with which the crime can be accomplished
EFTS (Electronic Funds Transfer System)
All the above
None of the above
Q.44
Transmission and presentation of text and graphics is called
Tele-text
Network
Telematique
Video text
None of the above
Q.45
Which was the first commercial computer built by M.V. Wilkies.
Super computer
LEO
Mainframe
Micro computer
None of the above
Q.46
An input device that is able to interpret pencil marks on paper media is known as
Magnetic disk
Optical Mark Reader
Card Puncher
Magnetic tape
None of the above
Q.47
Front-end processor is a _____ designed specifically to handle the communications processing task.
ALU
Control unit
CPU
Register
None of the above
Q.48
Which of the following is directry controlled from a keyboard.
Card punch
Punched paper tape
Magnetic disk
Magnetic tape
None of the above
Q.49
Which of the following is a machine for reading documents that are encoded in a way that is readable by person and machine.
Document reader
Distributed system
Artificial intelligence
Document sorter
None of the above
Q.50
Which of the following does not affect the resolution of a video display image?
bandwidth
raster scan rate
vertical and horizontal lines of resolution
screen size
All of the above
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