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Q.1
Disketts and hard disks are
Direct access devices
Sequential access devices
Slower than magnetic tape
Used only in mainframe computers
None of the above
Q.2
If you see a diskette with a piece of foil covering its notch, it is said to be
write-protected
copy-protected
write-enabled
foil-covered
None of the above
Q.3
No computer can do anything without a
program
memory
chip
output device
None of the above
Q.4
The shifting of a program from one of the memory addresses to another is
Data transmission
Data collection
Relocation
Database
None of the above
Q.5
Arranging data in a specific order is called
Merging
Sorting
Classification
Verification
None of the above
Q.6
The estimation of the value of a function at a point beyond the interval in which the data lies is called known as
Interpolation
Simulation
Emulation
Extra polation
None of the above
Q.7
The area of computer science which is concerned with the display of pictures is
Networks
Graphics
Designing
Architecture
None of the above
Q.8
The two basic types of record-access methods are:
sequential and random
sequential and indexed
direct and immediate
on-line and realtime
None of the above
Q.9
Punched cards are associated with the name
Leibniz
Jacquard
Hollerith
Pascal
None of the above
Q.10
The light pen was developed in
1942
1976
1955
1992
None of the above
Q.11
The two main components of the CPU is
Control unit and registers
Control unit and ALU
Registers and main memory
ALU and bus
None of the above
Q.12
A device that stores one item of information is
Memory element
Block Compaction
MDR
Memory guard
None of the above
Q.13
MODULA is a
Programming language
Low-level language
Assembly language
Machine language
None of the above
Q.14
A register in which of the following that holds the current instruction while it is being executed is called instruction register.
ALU
CPU
Memory
Address
None of the above
Q.15
A connection between two end points, either physical or logical, over which data may travel in both directions simultaneously is called _____
Dump point
Datalink
Duplex
Networks
None of the above
Q.16
Which is part of a computer system, enables human operators to communicate with the computer.
Console
Keyboard
Printer
CPU
None of the above
Q.17
The OCR stand for?
Outsized character reader
Optical character recognition
Operational character reader
Only character reader
None of the above
Q.18
Which of the following is a data communication link that connects more than two stations, nodes etc
Multipoint connection
Multipoint line
Multiple chain
Multilinked
None of the above
Q.19
Who invented the microprocessor?
Marcian E Hoff
Herman H Goldstein
Joseph Jacquard
All of the above
None of the above
Q.20
Sending data from one place to another, by physical or electronic means is
E-mail
Internet
Data transmission
Distributed processing
None of the above
Q.21
A method for representing digital data analog signals by changing the phase of the analog carrier to represent the digital information is known as
PIA
PSK
PM
PM
None of the above
Q.22
A class of random access memory that requires periodic servicing in order for the contents to remain valid is
Static RAM
Dynamic RAM
PROM
EPROM
None of the above
Q.23
Computer can not do anything without a
Chip
Memory
Output device
Program
None of the above
Q.24
The ability of a computer system to remain operational despite various failures is
Relation
Schema
Resilience
Versatility
None of the above
Q.25
Personal logs or journal entries posted on the Web are known as :
Listservs
Webcasts
Blogs
Subject Directories
None of these
Q.26
Which of the following is NOT a type of broad band internet connection?
Cable
DSL
Dial-up
Satellite
None of these
Q.27
Linux is a(n) ........ operating system
Open-source
Microsoft
Windows
Mac
None of these
Q.28
Which of the following places the common data elements in order from smallest to largest?
character, file, record, field, database
character, record, field, database, file
character, field, record, file, database
Bit, byte, character, record, field, file, database
None of these
Q.29
Which of the following is the most powerful type of the computer?
Mainframe
Super conductor
Micro computer
Super computer
None of these
Q.30
Which of the following is true about primary storage?
It is a part of the CPU
It allows very fast access to data
It is relatively more expensive
All of the above
Q.31
Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning file?
Files may share the same name or the same extension but not both
Every file in the same foldr must have a unique name
File extension is another name for file type
The file extension comes before the dot (.) followed by the file name
None of these
Q.32
Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second?
Static RAM
Dynamic RAM
EPROM
ROM
None of the above
Q.33
The methods used by COBOL to define that structure of a data item in terms of characters, digits, etc. is
Password
Pointer
Picture
Overlay
None of the above
Q.34
A list of instructions used by a computer is called
Text
CPU
Program
Output
Q.35
The process of copying data from a memory location is called
Writing
Controlling
Booting
Reading
Q.36
The process of putting data into a storage location is called
Reading
Writing
Controlling
Hand Shaking
Q.37
General purpose computers are those that can be adopted to countless uses simply by changing its
Output Device
Input Device
Program
Processor
None of these
Q.38
A collection of 8 bits is called
Byte
Record
Word
Nibble
Q.39
A typical modern computer uses
Magnetic cores for secondary storage
LSI chips
Magnetic tape for primary memory
More than 10,000 vaccum tubes
None of these
Q.40
AVI(Audio Video Interleave) format was developed by?
IBM
Apple
Microsoft
Macromedia
Adobe
Q.41
The term 'memory' applies to which one of the following
Logic
Storage
Input Device
Output Device
None of these
Q.42
The device primarily used to provide hardcopy is the
CRT
Computer Console
Printer
Card Reader
None of these
Q.43
______ is the high speed memory used in the computer.
RAM
Hard Disk
Cache
BIOS
Q.44
ROM is needed for storing an initial program called _______.
Computer Startup Loader
OS Version
Kernel
Bootstrap Loader
None of the above
Q.45
The file extension of MS-Word document in Office 2007 is _______.
.doc
.docx
.pdf
.txt
.xls
Q.46
A computer port is used to?
Communicate with hard disks
Donwload files
Communicate with other computer peripherals
None of the above
Q.47
In a client/server model, a client program _______.
Asks for information
Provides information and files
Serves software files to other computers
Distributes data files to other computers
Q.48
Which one of the following is an example of Operating System?
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Windows
Q.49
Computer Virus is a _______.
Hardware
Software
Bacteria
Freeware
Q.50
EEPROM stands for
Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
Electrically Enabled Programmable Read Only Memory
Electronically Enabled Programmable Read Only Memory
None of these
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