Q.1

An internal storage consisting of arrays of small rings of magnetic material called ferrite is

  • Magnetic tape
  • Magnetic core
  • Magnetic disk
  • Optical mark reader
  • None of the above
Q.2

Punched-card equipment was first introduced in Britain inby a small company. What was the name of that company?

  • The Tabulator Ltd.
  • Tabulator Machine Company
  • International Business Machines (IBM)
  • Accounting & Tabulating Corpn. of Great Britain
  • None of the above
Q.3

An error in computer data is called

  • Chip
  • Bug
  • CPU
  • Storage devices
  • None of the above
Q.4

Which of the following is not an alternative name for primary memory?

  • Main memory
  • Primary storage
  • Internal storage
  • Mass storage
  • None of the above
Q.5

A family of polynomial block codes designed to correct burst errors is known as

  • Bar codes
  • Gray codes
  • Fire codes
  • mnemonics codes
  • None of the above
Q.6

A framework in which circuit boards can he mounted is

  • Switch circuit
  • Chip
  • Card cage
  • Bar code
  • None of the above
Q.7

Which of the following languages is the most widely used?

  • PL/1
  • BASIC
  • FORTRAN
  • PASCAL
  • None of the above
Q.8

A standard tape recorder used to save or load computer information is known as

  • Magnetic tape
  • Cassette drive
  • Punched paper tape
  • Card punch
  • None of the above
Q.9

Which term is used to describe RAM?

  • Dynamic RAM (DRAM)
  • Static RAM (SRAM)
  • Video RAM (VRAM)
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.10

A path linking 2 hardware or telecommunication units down which data and control signals can be transmitted is

  • Modulation
  • Demodulation
  • Channel
  • Signalling
  • None of the above
Q.11

Example of non-numerical data is

  • Employee address
  • Examination score
  • Bank balance
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.12

A device that converts one type of signal into another is called

  • Modem
  • Transducer
  • Punched paper tape
  • Punched card
  • None of the above
Q.13

Hardware _____ memory is seldom used in modern computers.

  • ROM
  • RAM
  • LIFO
  • PROM
  • None of the above
Q.14

Communication using a modulated carrier to apply a data signal to a transmission medium in analog form is

  • Local area network
  • Modem
  • Base band networking
  • Broad band networking
  • None of the above
Q.15

The first computer used to store a program

  • EDSAC
  • ENIAC
  • EDVAC
  • ACE
  • None of the above
Q.16

Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and

  • buffer size
  • resolution
  • vertical dimension
  • intelligence
  • None of the above
Q.17

The computer translates the condition of each switch to a number. What number is represented by the ON state?

  • +7
  • +3.75
  • 1
  • 0
  • 22
Q.18

Any piece of equipment forming an interface to a data communication system is

  • DTE
  • DTA
  • CSA
  • DCA
  • None of the above
Q.19

To produce high-quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a(n)

  • RGB monitor
  • plotter
  • ink-jet printer
  • laser printer
  • All of the above
Q.20

What is the minimum number of operations required, for a microprocessor with 8 data pins, to read a 32-bit word?

  • 1
  • 2
  • 4
  • 8
  • None of the above
Q.21

The main purpose of the off line device is

  • To reduce the no.of operator errors in recording data
  • To save computer time
  • To save floor space in the computer centre
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.22

How many addresses are required forxvideo RAM?

  • 2000
  • 1920
  • 1000
  • 2000
  • None of the above
Q.23

Which of the following functional components of a computer is responsible for the transient or temporary storage used by the CPU?

  • Input
  • Output
  • CPU .
  • Memory
  • Storage
Q.24

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.25

The unit of hardware an operator uses to monitor computer processing is the:

  • Card reader
  • CPU
  • Line printer
  • Console
  • None of the above
Q.26

Which selection below best describes the term data processing?

  • The collection of information or data
  • The distribution of information or data
  • The manipulation of information or data
  • The storage of information or data
  • None of the above
Q.27

Which method is of reading the characters & providing input to a computer.

  • Optical character reader
  • Punched paper tape
  • Card punch
  • Magnetic ink character
  • None of the above
Q.28

Which language was created by Charles H. Moore at National Radio Astronomy Observatory.

  • BASIC
  • FORTH
  • dBASE
  • COBOL
  • None of the above
Q.29

RAM is also known as

  • Read-only memory
  • Programmable read-only memory
  • Read/Write memory
  • Erasable programmable read-only memory
  • None of the above
Q.30

In which of the following, each data item contains at most 2 points

  • List structure
  • LISP
  • List sorting
  • List head
  • None of the above
Q.31

The computer code for the interchange of information between terminals is

  • ASCII
  • BCD
  • EBCDIC
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.32

The accuracy of the floating point numbers representable in twobit words of a computer is approximately

  • 16 digits
  • 6 digits
  • 4 digits
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.33

Which of the following isn't a type of computer facility?

  • decentralized
  • centralized
  • de-distributed
  • distributed
  • None of the above
Q.34

A device that both transmits and receives data, is

  • Transducer
  • Trapdoor
  • Translator
  • Transceiver
  • None of the above
Q.35

Which facilitates data processing capabilities at the location of the end-user.

  • DTP
  • EDT
  • DDP
  • FAX
  • None of the above
Q.36

An IC containsgates each of which consists of 6 components. Its belong to

  • VLSI
  • LSI
  • MSI
  • SSI
  • None of the above
Q.37

Which of the following is a special purpose language used to describe to a computer's operating system.

  • LOGO
  • APL
  • ICL
  • CORAL
  • None of the above
Q.38

Which protocol has been standardised by the International Standards Organisation.

  • ISAM
  • ISO
  • LISP
  • CALL
  • None of the above
Q.39

An automatic machine that performs routine seemingly human tasks is

  • KIPS
  • AI
  • PL
  • Robot
  • None of the above
Q.40

The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured

  • ROM
  • RAM
  • PROM
  • EPROM
  • None of the above
Q.41

Which gate only sends one through if neither of its terminals receives a pulse.

  • NOT
  • NOR
  • OR
  • NAND
  • None of the above
Q.42

Which of the following is the largest and most powerful computer manufacture in the world

  • IBM
  • Intel
  • Novel
  • Microsoft
  • None of the above
Q.43

A language which is close to that used within the computer is

  • High-level language
  • Assembly language
  • Low-level language
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.44

Which of the following is the coding of data so that is can't be easily understood if intercepted.

  • Barcode
  • Decoder
  • Encryption
  • Mnemonics
  • None of the above
Q.45

Which network is a packet switching network?

  • Ring network
  • LAN
  • Star network
  • EuroNET
  • None of the above
Q.46

A compiler means

  • A person who compiles source programs
  • The same thing as a programmer
  • Keypunch operator
  • A program which translates source program into object program
  • None of the above
Q.47

A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as

  • Pulse code modulation
  • Pulse stretcher
  • Query processing
  • Queue management
  • None of the above
Q.48

Which is a unit representing the no bits of discrete.

  • Baud
  • Byte
  • Bit
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.49

RAM is used as a short memory because it is

  • Volatile
  • Has small capacity
  • Is very expensive
  • Is programmable
  • None of the above
Q.50

Symbolic languages were developed in

  • 1962
  • 1950
  • 1974
  • 1980
  • None of the above
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