Q.1

When the time to establish link is large and the size of data is small, the preferred mode of data transfer is

  • Circuit switching
  • Packet switching
  • Time division multiplexing
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.2

Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?

  • Printer
  • Keyboard
  • ) Mouse
  • Arithmetic Logic Unit
  • None of the above
Q.3

The least expensive OCR units can read

  • hand printed numbers
  • machine printed numbers
  • marks
  • handwriting
  • None of the above
Q.4

A device or system not directly connected to the CPU is

  • On-line
  • Keyboard
  • Memory
  • Off-line
  • None of the above
Q.5

The microprocessor of a computer cannot operate on any information if that information is not in its.

  • secondary storage
  • main storage
  • ALU
  • logic unit
  • None of the above
Q.6

Which is a swapping device is used to hold the images of pages in main memory.

  • Plex
  • Paging drum
  • Card punch
  • Optical mark reader
  • None of the above
Q.7

Different components on the motherboard of a PC processor unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?

  • Conductors
  • Buses
  • Connectors
  • Connectively
  • None of the above
Q.8

Which term is not used to describe the memory component of a computer?

  • ROM
  • PROM
  • RAM
  • SAM
  • None of the above
Q.9

Which of the following best describes a computer-based information system?

  • A system in which a computer is used to turn data into information
  • Inputting data
  • Processing data
  • Performing complex mathematical calculations
  • Data is put into the computer for processing
Q.10

Who was the father of Punched Card Processing?

  • J Presper Eckert
  • Charles Babbage
  • Dr. Herman Hollerith
  • Blaise Pascal
  • None of the above
Q.11

Group of instructions that directs a computer is called

  • Storage
  • Memory
  • Logic
  • Program
  • None of the above
Q.12

In a punched card system, data is processed by a

  • keypunch machine, sorter, and posting machine
  • accounting machine, posting machine, and billing machine
  • sorter, posting machine, and billing machine
  • accounting machine, keypunch machine, and sorter
  • None of the above
Q.13

The input unit of a computer

  • feeds data to the CPU or memory
  • retrieves data from CPU
  • directs all other units
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.14

A printed document reader which scans the characters and then encodes them in a computer-compatible code for direct transmission to the computer is called

  • Optical character reader
  • Kurzweil Data Entry Machine (KDEM)
  • MICR
  • Laser scanner
  • None of the above
Q.15

A 'number crunching' computer is one that can handle

  • large spreadsheets
  • large alphanumeric data
  • large volume of numbers
  • only numbers
  • None of the above
Q.16

Conversion of hexadecimal number 1D7F16 to a decimal number is

  • 755110
  • 877110
  • 555710
  • 778110
  • None of the above
Q.17

Which of the following professions has not been affected by personal computers?

  • medical
  • clerical
  • accounting
  • law
  • None of the above
Q.18

A device which converts human readable data into machine language is

  • Card reader
  • Card punch
  • Punched paper tape
  • Character reader
  • None of the above
Q.19

What digits are representative of all binary numbers?

  • 0
  • 1
  • Both (a) and (b)
  • 3
  • None of the above
Q.20

A section of code that may only be executed by one process at any one time is

  • CPM
  • Critical resource
  • Critical region
  • Gray code
  • None of the above
Q.21

The latest PC keyboards use a circuit that senses the movement by the change in its capacitance. What are these keyboards called?

  • Capacitance keyboards
  • Mechanical keyboards
  • Qwerty keyboards
  • Dvorak keyboards
  • None of the above
Q.22

The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and OCR reader is the:

  • Data collection terminal
  • OCR register terminal
  • Video display terminal
  • POS terminal
  • None of the above
Q.23

The general range of speed in revolutions per minute (rpm) at which floppy disks rotate is

  • 2400-4700
  • 390-600
  • 150-250
  • 300-600
  • None of the above
Q.24

Who coordinates the sequencing of events within the central processor of a computer?

  • Logic unit
  • Arithmetic unit
  • Register
  • Control unit
  • None of the above
Q.25

What type of computer programming is used for airplane ticket reservation system?

  • Multi programming
  • Real time programming
  • Time sharing
  • Batch programming
  • None of the above
Q.26

Accessing records from a file directly without searching from the beginning of the file is

  • Time sharing
  • Random
  • Direct access
  • Access time
  • None of the above
Q.27

When did Hewlett-Packard Inc. Introduce its first HP-laptop computer?

  • 1984
  • 1986
  • 1990
  • 1995
  • None of the above
Q.28

The computer program language which is widely used in computer science and engineering and also in business is

  • COBOL
  • FORTRAN
  • PASCAL
  • LISP
  • None of the above
Q.29

A computer-controlled device for training exercises that duplicates the work environment is a:

  • simulator
  • duplicator
  • trainer
  • COM device
  • None of the above
Q.30

Which of the following is not an output device of a computer?

  • Printer
  • keyboard
  • VDU
  • CRT screen
  • All of the above
Q.31

A single bus structure is primarily found in

  • Main frames
  • Super computers
  • High performance machines
  • Mini-and micro-computers
  • None of the above
Q.32

File specification books are created primarily for the use of

  • systems analysts
  • programmers
  • operators
  • managers
  • None of the above
Q.33

The equipment with which the computer talks to its users is called a

  • word processor
  • peripheral
  • software
  • diskette
  • None of the above
Q.34

In which addressing mode, the effective address of the operand is generated by adding a constant value to the contents of a register?

  • Absolute mode
  • Indirect mode
  • Immediate mode
  • Index mode
  • None of the above
Q.35

The barcode which is used on all types of items, is read by a scanning device directly into the computer. What is the name of this scanning device?

  • Laser scanner
  • Wand
  • OCR
  • MICR
  • None of the above
Q.36

A processing unit that coordinates networks and data communication is known as

  • Control unit
  • Communications processor
  • Register unit
  • CPU
  • None of the above
Q.37

The microelectronics is the technology of

  • microwaves
  • microcomputers
  • chips
  • automatic processing
  • None of the above
Q.38

The data processing job expected to further decrease in theis that of:

  • Keypuncher
  • Data entry clerk
  • Computer operator
  • Programmer
  • None of the above
Q.39

Microfilm reader is a

  • OCR device
  • COM device
  • MICR device
  • None of the above
  • All of the above
Q.40

Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called?

  • hard disks
  • high-density disks
  • diskettes
  • templates
  • None of the above
Q.41

What is the name given to the 8-bit unit used for coding data?

  • block of characters
  • byte
  • word
  • K
  • None of the above
Q.42

A step-by-step procedure used to solve a problem is called

  • Operating system
  • Algorithm
  • Application program
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.43

Which of the following typically uses a keyboard for input?

  • desktop terminal
  • point-of-sale terminal
  • financial transaction terminal
  • executive workstation
  • All of the above
Q.44

The output of a 2 input OR gate is 0 only when its

  • both inputs are 0
  • either input is 1
  • both inputs are 1
  • either input is 0
  • None of the above
Q.45

A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs

  • Dot matrix printer
  • Digital plotter
  • Line printer
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.46

EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?

  • 8
  • 16
  • 32
  • 64
  • 256
Q.47

When did IBM close the last of its punched card manufacturing plant?

  • June, 1989
  • December, 1984
  • March, 1982
  • November, 1979
  • None of the above
Q.48

What is the highest address possible ifbits are used for each address?

  • 65536
  • 12868
  • 16556
  • 643897
  • None of the above
Q.49

The terminal device often used in checking charge cards that offers both a limited keyboard input and visual output is the:

  • Intelligent terminal
  • POS terminal
  • Video display terminal
  • Audio response unit
  • None of the above
Q.50

Which of the following is not one of the three primary functions that on-line direct-access systems can serve?

  • inquiry
  • backup
  • update
  • programming
  • None of the above
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