Q.1

The language that is an input for statement translation is called

  • Assembly language
  • Source language
  • High-level language
  • Object language
  • None of the above
Q.2

A memory that does not change its contents without external causes is known as

  • Dynamic memory
  • Static memory
  • RAM
  • EEPROM
  • None of the above
Q.3

How many types of storage loops exist in magnetic bubble memory?

  • 8
  • 4
  • 16
  • 2
  • None of the above
Q.4

Where does a computer add and compare data?

  • Hard disk
  • Floppy disk
  • CPU chip
  • Memory chip
  • None of the above
Q.5

A part located in the central processing unit that stores data & information is known as

  • Core memory
  • PROM
  • EPROM
  • ROM
  • None of the above
Q.6

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

  • direct
  • sequential
  • random
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.7

The most important advantage of a video disk is

  • Compactness
  • Potential capacity
  • Durability
  • Cost effectiveness
  • None of the above
Q.8

The ALU of a central processing unit does the essential maths work for the computer. What does the control unit do?

  • Communicates its results
  • Activates the output device
  • Monitors the flow of information
  • Control the printer
  • None of the above
Q.9

The following is true about 2-out of-5 code:

  • it is weighted code
  • it is unweighted code
  • it has odd parity
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.10

Which 32-bit microprocessor is used in IBM's PS/2 model-computer?

  • 8088
  • 80286
  • 80386
  • 80486
  • None of the above
Q.11

Off-line operation is the operation of devices without the control of

  • Memory
  • CPU
  • ALU
  • Control unit
  • None of the above
Q.12

What is the name of the printer which prints all the A's in a line before all the B's?

  • Thermal printer
  • Electrostatic printer
  • Line printer
  • Ink-jet printer
  • None of the above
Q.13

When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?

  • 1978
  • 1984
  • 1990
  • 1991
  • None of the above
Q.14

A directly accessible appointment calendar is a feature of a _____ resident package.

  • CPU
  • Memory
  • Buffer
  • ALU
  • None of the above
Q.15

Storage on PC allows you to store files until something erases it, but memory loses its contents whenever its _____ is lost

  • static
  • disk space
  • power
  • both a and b above
  • None of the above
Q.16

Which of the following is not true of immediate processing?

  • It is often used in real-time applications
  • It can occur with either sequential of direct-access files
  • It can be used in an airline-reservation system
  • Transactions are processed shortly after a real-world event occurs
  • All of the above are true
Q.17

Which of the following is intended to be used in all applications runs on mainframe computers.

  • LOGO
  • APL
  • PL/1
  • OCCAM
  • None of the above
Q.18

Which is another name for functional language?

  • Machine
  • Application language
  • Low-level language
  • High-level language
  • None of the above
Q.19

Programs designed to perform specific tasks is called known as

  • System software
  • Application software
  • Utility programs
  • Operating system
  • None of the above
Q.20

All the instructions and procedures needed to start up a computer, to the point it can load an operating system, are stored in ROM chips. In IBM compatible PCs this is called the _____

  • RAM BIOS
  • ROM BIOS
  • EPROM
  • POST
  • None of the above
Q.21

The function of CPU is

  • to provide a hard copy
  • to read, interpret and process the information and instruction
  • to communicate with the operator
  • to provide external storage of text
  • None of the above
Q.22

Which of the following require large computer memory?

  • Imaging
  • Graphics
  • Voice
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.23

A software package to perform calculations on data arranged in an array is

  • System software
  • Utility programs
  • Electronic spread sheet
  • Application programs
  • None of the above
Q.24

The process of entering data into a storage location

  • adds to the contents of the location
  • cause variation in its address number
  • is known as a readout operation
  • is destructive of previous contents
  • None of the above
Q.25

Which of the following storage and retrieval methods would be well suited to your processing requirements if you only need to retrieve records one at a time and there is no fixed pattern to the requests for data and records?

  • indexed sectors
  • sequential
  • direct
  • indexed direct
  • None of the above
Q.26

The Josephson tunneling device illustrates principles associated with the advanced storage technique:

  • cryogenics
  • CCD
  • EBAM
  • holographing
  • None of the above
Q.27

Time during which a job is processed by the computer is

  • Delay time
  • Real time
  • Execution time
  • Down time
  • None of the above
Q.28

The memory which is ultraviolet light erasable and electrically programmable is

  • ROM
  • PROM
  • RAM
  • EPROM
  • None of the above
Q.29

What is the name of the computer which was first used for programming and playing of music?

  • ELLIAC
  • ENIAC
  • UNIVAC
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.30

Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record's disk address. What information does this address specify?

  • Track number
  • Sector number
  • Surface number
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.31

A billionth of a second is defined as a:

  • millisecond
  • microsecond
  • nanosecond
  • picoseconds
  • None of the above
Q.32

What is meant by a dedicated computer?

  • Which is used by one person only
  • Which is assigned one and only one task
  • Which uses on kind of software
  • Which is meant for application software only
  • None of the above
Q.33

Which of the following is the user programmed semiconductor memory?

  • SRAM
  • DRAM
  • EPROM
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.34

A _____ is simply an arrangement where multiple disk drives appear as a single disk drive to the user.

  • disk
  • disk array
  • bunch of disks
  • disk pack
  • spanned drive
Q.35

Conversion of binary numberto hexadecimal number is

  • D8F916
  • A8B916
  • AA1716
  • D9F816
  • None of the above
Q.36

The transistorized computer circuits were introduced in the

  • First generation
  • Second generation
  • Third generation
  • Fourth generation
  • Fifth generation
Q.37

bytes represent a

  • Megabyte
  • Gigabyte
  • Kilobyte
  • None of the above
Q.38

Which type device is a piece of equipment that receives information from a CPU?

  • Input
  • Output
  • CPU
  • Memory
  • Storage
Q.39

One byte can be used to encode any integer between 'O' and -inclusive

  • 16
  • 256
  • 128
  • 255
  • None of the above
Q.40

A temporary storage area, attached to the CPU, for I/O operations is a:

  • chip
  • buffer
  • register
  • core
  • None of the above
Q.41

Compilers and interpreters are themselves

  • High-level language
  • Codes
  • Programs
  • Mnemonics
  • None of the above
Q.42

What is the name given to the weapons which use computerised guidance system?

  • Guided weapons
  • Smart weapons
  • Dumb weapons
  • Starwars weapons
  • None of the above
Q.43

The bubbles in a bubble memory pack are created with the help of?

  • Laser beam
  • Magnetic field
  • Electric field
  • X-ray
  • None of the above
Q.44

Which of the following are used to quickly accept, store, and transfer data and instructions that are being used immediately by the CPU?

  • microprocessors
  • registers
  • ROM chips
  • data buses
  • None of the above
Q.45

What was the name of the first stored program electronic computer which was built inat Cambridge University in England?

  • EDVAC
  • EDSAC
  • UNIVAC
  • MARK-I
  • None of the above
Q.46

As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are

  • more expensive
  • more portable
  • less rigid
  • slowly accessed
  • None of the above
Q.47

An AND gate

  • implements logic addition
  • is equivalent to a series switching circuit
  • is an any or all gate
  • is equivalent to a parallel switching circuit
  • None of the above
Q.48

Which of the following is used for serial access storage only?

  • RAM
  • Magnetic tape
  • Magnetic disk
  • Core memory
  • None of the above
Q.49

In MODEMS

  • Several digital signals are multiplexed
  • A digital signal changes some characteristic of a carrier wave
  • Digital signal is amplified
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.50

Which is a secondary memory device?

  • CPU
  • ALU
  • Floppy disk
  • Mouse
  • None of the above
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