Q.1

The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was:

  • ENIAC
  • Mark I
  • Analytic engine
  • UNIVAC-I
  • None of the above
Q.2

Which of the following is non-impact printer?

  • Drum printer
  • Line printer
  • Chain printer
  • Laser printer
  • None of the above
Q.3

The Santa Clara Valley, California is popularly known as Silicon Valley of America because

  • huge deposits of silicon are found there
  • many silicon chip manufacturing firms are located there
  • Santa Claus visits it every Christmas
  • it is full of large grain sand
  • None of the above
Q.4

A logic gate is an electronic circuit which

  • makes logic decisions
  • allows electron flow only in one direction
  • works on binary algebra
  • alternates between 0 and 1 values
  • None of the above
Q.5

Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?

  • Daughterboard
  • Motherboard
  • Fatherboard
  • Breadboard
  • None of the above
Q.6

In digital data transmission

  • Baud rate in equal to bit rate
  • Baud rate is always smaller than the bit rate
  • Baud rate is always higher than the bit rate
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.7

Access time in a computer memory is the time required to

  • Locate the stored data
  • Retrieve the stored data
  • Both locate and retrieve the data
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.8

The attribution of human form or qualities to things such as machines or computers is called

  • cybernetics
  • cybernation
  • artificial intelligence
  • anthropomorphism
  • None of the above
Q.9

A modern digital computer has

  • extremely high speed
  • large memory
  • almost unlimited accuracy
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.10

Which of the following Indian companies designs and manufactures super- computers?

  • C-DOT
  • C-DAC
  • CMC
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.11

Which of the following is not an advantage of magnetic disk storage?

  • The access time of magnetic disk is much less than that of magnetic tape
  • Disk storage is longer lasting than magnetic tape
  • Disk storage is less expensive than tape storage
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.12

Which of the following statements best describes the batch method of input?

  • Data is processed as soon as it is input
  • Data is input at the time it is collected
  • Data is collected in the form of source documents, placed into groups, and then input to the computer
  • Source documents aren't used
  • None of the above
Q.13

The punched card used in the IBM System/3 contains

  • 80 columns
  • 120 columns
  • 96 columns
  • 126 columns
  • None of the above
Q.14

Which of the following is associated with networks?

  • Download, node
  • Star topology
  • Point-to-Point
  • Both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.15

The first movie with terrific computer animation and graphics was released inWhat was its name?

  • Star Wars
  • Tron
  • Forbidden Planet
  • Dark Star
  • None of the above
Q.16

The primary advantage of key-to-tape data-entry systems is:

  • A large percentage of editing can be performed at the time of data entry
  • Key verification is easily performed
  • The tape is reusable
  • Keying errors can be detected as they occur
  • All of the above
Q.17

In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed

  • Parallely only
  • Sequentially only
  • Both sequentially an parallely
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.18

Program execution time would be minimum if the programs are written in

  • Machine Language
  • Assembly language
  • High level language
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.19

Everything computer does is controlled by its

  • RAM
  • ROM
  • CPU
  • Storage devices
  • None of the above
Q.20

Which of the following is a non-impact printer?

  • Daisy wheel printer
  • Drum printer
  • Laser printer
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.21

Where are silicon chips manufactured in India?

  • Chandigarh
  • Punjab
  • UP.
  • Tamil Nadu
  • None of the above
Q.22

A computer programmer

  • does all the thinking for a computer
  • can enter input data quickly
  • can operate all types of computer equipment
  • can draw only flowchart
  • None of the above
Q.23

What is the latest write-once optical storage media?

  • Digital paper
  • Magneto-optical disk
  • WORM disk
  • CD-ROM disk
  • None of the above
Q.24

Which is used for manufacturing chips?

  • Bus
  • Control unit
  • Semiconductors
  • (a) and (b) only
  • None of the above
Q.25

The 0 and 1 in the binary numbering system are called binary digits or _____

  • bytes
  • kilobytes
  • decimal bytes
  • bits
  • nibbles
Q.26

In which year was the PC voted 'The Machine of the Year's by the American Time magazine?

  • 1970
  • 1975
  • 1983
  • 1987
  • None of the above
Q.27

When used with I/O devices, the term intelligent implies

  • a color output capability
  • speech processing capability
  • high speed printing capability
  • feature to support offline and online tasks
  • None of the above
Q.28

The technique designed to support the effective access of micro-filmed data is:

  • Microfiche retrieval
  • COM
  • Micrographics
  • All the above
  • None of the above
Q.29

Which of the following persons probably has the least amount of technical knowledge?

  • User
  • Computer Operator
  • System Analyst
  • Programmer
  • Computer professional
Q.30

The disk concept for reducing time lost from rotational delay is:

  • fixed block addressing
  • cylinder, track, sector data
  • staggered addressing
  • graduated block identification
  • None of the above
Q.31

Which of the following memories needs refresh?

  • SRAM
  • DRAM
  • ROM
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.32

A disk with usable recording surfaces on each side is known as

  • Hard disk
  • Single-sided disk
  • Double-sided disk
  • High capacity
  • None of the above
Q.33

Which of the following is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?

  • terminal
  • light pen
  • digitizer
  • mouse
  • None of the above
Q.34

An input/output device at which data enters or leaves a computer system is

  • Keyboard
  • Terminal
  • Printer
  • Plotter
  • None of the above
Q.35

An input device that converts data punched into paper lape into a binary format is

  • Page reader
  • Paper tape punch
  • Paper tape reader
  • Card punch
  • None of the above
Q.36

The minimum time delay required between the initiation of two successive memory operations is known as

  • memory cycle time
  • memory access time
  • transmission time
  • waiting time
  • None of the above
Q.37

What is the name of the memory card which is conceptually related to the smart card but is similar to the video disk?

  • Laser card
  • Master card
  • Visa
  • Optical card
  • None of the above
Q.38

Which was the first computer to use transistors instead of vacuum tubes?

  • Intel-650
  • Burroughs E-101
  • Datamatic-1000
  • IBM-1401
  • None of the above
Q.39

Which of the following isn't used in the storage phase of a computer-based information system?

  • Magnetic
  • Keyboard
  • Diskette
  • Hard disk
  • None of the above
Q.40

An advantage of overlapped processing activities is:

  • more effective use of the CPU
  • increased processing activities for the entire system
  • better coordination of I/O activities
  • all the above
  • None of the above
Q.41

In virtual storage, program segments stored on disk during processing are called:

  • tracks
  • blocks
  • pages
  • sectors
  • None of the above
Q.42

"The three most important inventions of this century are the nuclear bomb, the high yield hybrid speed, and the computer". Can you name the person who made this statement?

  • Harry R Jordan
  • Buckminster Fuller
  • Jack Smith
  • Jan Timmer
  • None of the above
Q.43

A prefix for billion which is equal to _____ is called as billi.

  • 100
  • 10000
  • 1000
  • 10
  • None of the above
Q.44

What is the name of the computer terminal which gives paper printout?

  • Display screen
  • Soft copy terminal
  • Hard copy terminal
  • Plotter
  • None of the above
Q.45

What is meant by computer literacy?

  • Knowing what a computer can and cannot do
  • Ability to write computer programs
  • Knowing computer related vocabulary
  • Ability to assemble computers
  • None of the above
Q.46

Data System management has long-term viability as a separate business function because

  • It requires much technical knowledge
  • It requires large investments
  • Specialists in data systems cannot be integrated into a marketing or manufacturing organization
  • An integrated database accessible to all requires independent management
  • None of the above
Q.47

Which of the following is not a sequence storage device?

  • Magnetic disk
  • Magnetic tape
  • Paper tape
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.48

The computers that we use are digital whereas we live in an analog world which means that we have to translate analog data into digital data. What is the name of the circuit which helps us in this conversion?

  • D/A converter
  • A/D converter
  • Voice recognition
  • Adapter
  • None of the above
Q.49

What is a portion of memory that serves as a temporary repository for data as it waits for a given action?

  • Memory Pool
  • Cache
  • Processor
  • Processor pool
  • Bank
Q.50

Which is not necessary when using bar codes in supermarkets?

  • Point-of sale (POS) terminal
  • Check digit on the bar code
  • Price on the shelf
  • Price on the goods
  • None of the above
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