Q.1

The symbols used in an assembly language are

  • Codes
  • Mnemonics
  • Assembler
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.2

Which is a non-standard version of a computing language?

  • PROLOG
  • APL
  • Army
  • PL/1
  • None of the above
Q.3

Binary numbers need more places for counting because

  • They are always big numbers
  • Any no. of 0's can be added in front of them
  • Binary base is small
  • 0's and l's have to be properly spaced apart
  • None of the above
Q.4

Any storage device added to a computer beyond the immediately usable main storage is known as

  • Floppy disk
  • Hard disk
  • Backing store
  • Punched card
  • None of the above
Q.5

ASCII stands for

  • American standard code for information interchange
  • All purpose scientific code for information interchange
  • American security code for information interchange
  • American Scientific code for information interchange
  • None of the above
Q.6

The section of the CPU that selects, interprets and sees to the execution of program instructions

  • Memory
  • Register unit
  • Control unit
  • ALU
  • None of the above
Q.7

Which of the following is still useful for adding numbers?

  • EDSAC
  • ENIAC
  • Abacus
  • UNIVAC
  • None of the above
Q.8

Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?

  • Random
  • Direct
  • Sequential
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.9

Which output device is used for translating information from a computer into pictorial form on paper.

  • Mouse
  • Plotter
  • Touch panel
  • Card punch
  • None of the above
Q.10

Which device of computer operation dispenses with the use of the keyboard?

  • Joystick
  • Light pen
  • Mouse
  • Touch
  • None of the above
Q.11

Which programming language is based on Algol 60.

  • PILOT
  • SNOBOL
  • ADA
  • SIMULA
  • None of the above
Q.12

A program that converts computer data into some code system other than the normal one is known as

  • Encoder
  • Simulation
  • Emulator
  • Coding
  • None of the above
Q.13

The report card and merit list forms the

  • Output data
  • Data processing
  • Central Processing
  • Input data
  • None of the above
Q.14

Codes consisting of light and dark marks which may be optically read is known as

  • Mnemonics
  • Bar code
  • Decoder
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.15

Computer memory consists of

  • RAM
  • ROM
  • PROM
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.16

A device designed to read information encoded into a small plastic card is

  • Magnetic tape
  • Badge reader
  • Tape puncher
  • Card puncher
  • None of the above
Q.17

A number which is stored and processed but not in the standard exponential form is called

  • Floating point number
  • Fixed point number
  • Octal number
  • Decimal number
  • None of the above
Q.18

A type of channel used to connect a central processor and peripherals which uses multipling is known as

  • Modem
  • Network
  • Multiplexer
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.19

Which of the following can store information in the form of microscopic pits on metal disks.

  • Laser disks
  • Tape cassettes
  • RAM cartridge
  • Punched cards
  • None of the above
Q.20

An instruction that transfers program control to one or more possible paths is known as

  • Utility program
  • System software
  • Broadband channel
  • Application program
  • None of the above
Q.21

In comparison with static RAM memory, the dynamic RAM memory has

  • lower bit density and higher power consumption
  • higher bit density and higher power consumption
  • lower bit density and lower power consumption
  • higher bit density and lower power consumption
  • None of the above
Q.22

A path by which communication is achieved between a central processor and other devices is called

  • Audit trail
  • Network
  • Bus
  • Channel
  • None of the above
Q.23

A hybrid computer uses a _____ to convert digital signals from a computer into analog signals.

  • Modulator
  • Demodulator
  • Modem
  • Decoder
  • None of the above
Q.24

The unit of a computer system that executes program, communicates with and often controls the operation of other subsystems of the computer is known as

  • CPU
  • Control Unit
  • I/O unit
  • Peripheral unit
  • None of the above
Q.25

EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?

  • 8
  • 16
  • 32
  • 64
  • 256
Q.26

A memory that holds micro programs is

  • Core memory
  • ROM
  • RAM
  • Control memory
  • None of the above
Q.27

Backing storage is so named because it

  • is always kept at the back of the CP.U.
  • is slow and backward
  • backs up the computer's main memory
  • lags behind the main memory
  • None of the above
Q.28

A monitor's _____ is the distance between the holes in the mask behind the screen. This helps determine how sharp the dots appear.

  • refresh rate
  • dot pitch
  • resolution
  • color depth
  • None of the above
Q.29

Continuous line drawing are produced using

  • Chain printers
  • Daisy wheel printers
  • Plotters
  • Thermal devices
  • None of the above
Q.30

The first generation of computers available was based on the bit micro processors.

  • 4
  • 8
  • 16
  • 64
  • None of the above
Q.31

A device for converting handwritten impressions into coded characters & positional coordinates for input to a computer is

  • Touch panel
  • Mouse
  • Wand
  • Writing tablet
  • None of the above
Q.32

The two kinds of main Memory are:

  • Primary and secondary
  • Random and sequential
  • ROM and RAM
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.33

Which of the following holds data and processing instructions temporarily until the CPU needs it?

  • ROM
  • control unit
  • main memory
  • coprocessor chips
  • None of the above
Q.34

A multi programming system is one that can

  • run very fast
  • share hardware resources with many programs simultaneously
  • compute many programs simultaneously
  • use many operating systems
  • None of the above
Q.35

A stand-alone system which produces one page of printed output at a time is

  • Page printer
  • Line printer
  • Laser printer
  • Dot matrix printer
  • None of the above
Q.36

A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master is

  • Cylinder
  • Cluster
  • Surface
  • Track
  • None of the above
Q.37

Any device that performs signal conversion is

  • Modulator
  • Modem
  • Keyboard
  • Plotter
  • None of the above
Q.38

Human beings are referred to as Homosapiens. Which device is called Silico sapiens?

  • Monitor
  • Hardware
  • Robot
  • Computer
  • None of the above
Q.39

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.40

A device invented by Dr. Bobeck infor mass storage of data is

  • Punched paper tape
  • Magnetic bubble storage
  • Magnetic tape
  • Magnetic disk
  • None of the above
Q.41

The organization and interconnection of the various components of a computer system is

  • Architecture
  • Networks
  • Graphics
  • Designing
  • None of the above
Q.42

The ASCII code for the character J is:

  • 1001 0001
  • 1001 1010
  • 0100 1010
  • 1010 0001
  • None of the above
Q.43

The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage elements called

  • semiconductor memory
  • registers
  • hard disk
  • magnetic disk
  • None of the above
Q.44

A computer system consisting of its processor, memory and I/O devices accepts data, processes it and produces the output results. Can you tell in which component is the raw data fed?

  • Mass Memory
  • Main memory
  • Logic unit
  • Arithmetic unit
  • None of the above
Q.45

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.46

Which of the following registers is loaded with the contents of the memory location pointed by the PC?

  • Memory Address Register
  • Memory Data Register
  • Instruction Register
  • Program Counter
  • None of the above
Q.47

The main purpose of time sharing techniques used in computers is to make the best use of the

  • CPU
  • peripherals
  • seconday storage
  • floppy disks
  • None of the above
Q.48

The complete picture of data stored in database is known as

  • Record
  • Schema
  • System flowchart
  • DBMS
  • None of the above
Q.49

A storage system for small amounts of data is

  • Magnetic card
  • Magnetic tape
  • Punched card
  • Optical mark reader
  • None of the above
Q.50

Name of the first guided weapon in the world which used a programmable digital computer:

  • Sting Ray Torpedo
  • Mk 46 Torpedo
  • Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM)
  • Tomahawk Missile
  • None of the above
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