This document contains a series of questions and answers related to computer science topics. It covers subjects like programming languages, hardware components, operating systems, and more. The questions range from identifying parts of a computer to defining technical terms.
This document contains a series of questions and answers related to computer science topics. It covers subjects like programming languages, hardware components, operating systems, and more. The questions range from identifying parts of a computer to defining technical terms.
This document contains a series of questions and answers related to computer science topics. It covers subjects like programming languages, hardware components, operating systems, and more. The questions range from identifying parts of a computer to defining technical terms.
B. Cylinder B. CPU cycle AnSwEr : Option C 1. Which of the following C. Cluster C. Real time 18. A program component languages is more suited to a D. All of the above D. Seek time that allows structuring of a structured program? E. None of the above E. None of the above program in an unusual way is A. PL/1 AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option B known as B. FORTRAN 7. Which of the following is 13. The time for which a A. Correlation C. BASIC the 1's complement of 10? piece of equipment operates B. Coroutine D. PASCAL A. 01 is called C. Diagonalization E. None of the above B. 110 A. Seek time D. Quene AnSwEr : Option D C. 11 B. Effective time E. None of the above 2. A computer assisted D. 10 C. Access time AnSwEr : Option B method for the recording and E. None of the above D. Real time 19. The radian of a number analyzing of existing or AnSwEr : Option A E. None of the above system hypothetical systems is 8. A section of code to which AnSwEr : Option B A. Is variable A. Data transmission control is transferred when a 14. Binary numbers need B. Has nothing to do with B. Data flow processor is interrupted is more places for counting digit position value C. Data capture known as because C. Equals the number of its D. Data processing A. M A. They are always big distinct counting digits E. None of the above B. SVC numbers D. Is always an even number AnSwEr : Option B C. IP B. Any no. of 0's can be added E. None of the above 3. The brain of any computer D. MDR in front of them AnSwEr : Option C system is E. None of the above C. Binary base is small 20. The section of the CPU A. ALU AnSwEr : Option A D. 0's and l's have to be that selects, interprets and B. Memory 9. Which part interprets properly spaced apart sees to the execution of C. CPU program instructions and E. None of the above program instructions D. Control unit initiate control operations. AnSwEr : Option C A. Memory E. None of the above A. Input 15. Which access method is B. Register unit AnSwEr : Option C B. Storage unit used for obtaining a record C. Control unit 4. What difference does the C. Logic unit from a cassette tape? D. ALU 5th generation computer D. Control unit A. Direct E. None of the above have from other generation E. None of the above B. Sequential AnSwEr : Option C computers? AnSwEr : Option D C. Random 21. Which type of system A Technological advancement 10. The binary system uses D. All of the above puts the user into direct B. Scientific code powers of E. None of the above conversation with the C. Object Oriented A. 2 AnSwEr : Option B computer through a Programming B. 10 16. Any type of storage that keyboard? D. All of the above C. 8 is used for holding A. Real time processing E. None of the above D. 16 information between steps in B. Interactive computer AnSwEr : Option A E. None of the above its processing is C. Batch processing 5. Which of the following AnSwEr : Option A A. CPU D. Time sharing computer language is used 11. A computer program that B. Primary storage E. None of the above for artificial intelligence? converts assembly language C. Intermediate storage AnSwEr : Option B A. FORTRAN to machine language is D. Internal storage 22. The term referring to B. PROLOG A. Compiler E. None of the above evacuating the content of C. C B. Interpreter AnSwEr : Option C some part of the machine is D. COBOL C. Assembler 17. A name applied by Intel known as E. None of the above D. Comparator corp. to high speed MOS A. Dump AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above technology is called B. Enhancement 6. The tracks on a disk which AnSwEr : Option C A. HDLC C. Down can be accessed without 12. The time required for the B. LAP D. Compiler repositioning the R/W heads fetching and execution of one C. HMOS E. None of the above is simple machine instruction is D. SDLC AnSwEr : Option A 23. A single packet on a data 29. How many bit code is AnSwEr : Option C dispenses with the use of the link is known as used by Murray code for 35. Which of the following is keyboard? A. Path TELEPRINTER machines. still useful for adding A. Joystick B. Frame A. 4 numbers? B. Light pen C. Block B. 5 A. EDSAC C. Mouse D. Group C. 9 B. ENIAC D. Touch E. None of the above D. 25 C. Abacus E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above D. UNIVAC AnSwEr : Option C 24. The process of AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above The microcomputer, Intel communicating with a file 30. The symbols used in an AnSwEr : Option C MCS-80 is based on the from a terminal is assembly language are 36. The average time widely used Intel A. Interactive A. Codes necessary for the correct A. 8080 microprocessor B. Interrogation B. Mnemonics sector of a disk to arrive at B. 8085 microprocessor C. Heuristic C. Assembler the read write head is _____ C. 8086 microprocessor D. All of the above D. All of the above A. Down time D. 8082 microprocessor E. None of the above E. None of the above B. Seek time E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option B C. Rotational delay AnSwEr : Option A 25. A common boundary 31. The 2's complement of a D. Access time 42. Which is a machine- between two systems is binary no. is obtained by E. None of the above oriented high-level language called adding.....to its 1's AnSwEr : Option C for the GEC 4080 series A. Interdiction complement. 37. A number that is used to machines. B. Interface A. 0 control the form of another A. LOGO C. Surface B. 1 number is known as B. SNOBOL D. None of the above C. 10 A. Map C. Babbage AnSwEr : Option B D. 12 B. Mask D. ALGOL 26. The examination and E. None of the above C. Mamtossa E. None of the above changing of single bits or AnSwEr : Option B D. Marker AnSwEr : Option C small groups of his within a 32. A systems programming E. None of the above 43. A program that is word is called language for microcomputers AnSwEr : Option B employed in the A. Bit in the Intel family is 38. A general purpose single- development, repair or B. Byte A. PL/C user microcomputer designed enhancement of other C. Bit manipulation B. PL/CT to be operated by one person programs is known as D. Bit slice C. PL/M at a time is A. System software E. None of the above D. PLA A. Special-purpose computer B. Software tool AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above B. KIPS C. Applications program 27. Which computer has been AnSwEr : Option C C. M D. Utility program designed to be as compact as 33. A datum that indicates D. PC E. None of the above possible? some important state in the E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B A. Mini content of input or output is AnSwEr : Option D 44. Any storage device added B. Super computer A. Sequence 39. ASCII stands for to a computer beyond the C. Micro computer B. Sentinel A. American standard code immediately usable main D. Mainframe C. SIO for information interchange storage is known as E. None of the above D. Sibling B. All purpose scientific code A. Floppy disk AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above for information interchange B. Hard disk 28. Which method is used to AnSwEr : Option B C. American security code for C. Backing store connect a remote computer? 34. Which is a non-standard information interchange D. Punched card A. Device version of a computing D. American Scientific code E. None of the above B. Dialup language? for information interchange AnSwEr : Option C C. Diagnostic A. PROLOG E. None of the above 45. Which output device is D. Logic circuit B. APL AnSwEr : Option A used for translating E. None of the above C. Army information from a computer AnSwEr : Option B D. PL/1 40. Which device of into pictorial form on paper. E. None of the above computer operation A. Mouse B. Plotter B. COBOL 11. Codes consisting of light C. Low-level language C. Touch panel C. LOGO and dark marks which may be D. All of the above D. Card punch D. FORTRAN optically read is known as E. None of the above E. None of the above E. None of the above A. Mnemonics AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option C B. Bar code 17. Which is a unit 46. The list of coded 6. A program that converts C. Decoder representing the no bits of instructions is called computer data into some D. All of the above discrete. A. Computer program code system other than the E. None of the above A. Baud B. Algorithm normal one is known as AnSwEr : Option B B. Byte C. Flowchart A. Encoder 12. A type of channel used to C. Bit D. Utility programs B. Simulation connect a central processor D. All of the above E. None of the above C. Emulator and peripherals which uses E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A D. Coding multipling is known as AnSwEr : Option A 1. A technique used by codes E. None of the above A. Modem 18. The device that can both to convert an analog signal AnSwEr : Option A B. Network feed data into and accept into a digital bit stream is 7. A device designed to read C. Multiplexer data from a computer is known as information encoded into a D. All of the above A. ALU A. Pulse code modulation small plastic card is E. None of the above B. CPU B. Pulse stretcher A. Magnetic tape AnSwEr : Option C C. Input-Output device C. Query processing B. Badge reader 13. The first generation of D. All of the above D. Queue management C. Tape puncher computers available was E. None of the above E. None of the above D. Card puncher based on the bit micro AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option A E. None of the above processors. 19. The personnel who deals 2. An optical input device AnSwEr : Option B A. 4 with the computer & its that interprets pencil marks 8. A hybrid computer uses a B. 8 management put together on paper media is _____ to convert digital C. 16 are called A. O.M.R signals from a computer into D. 64 A. Software B. Punch card reader analog signals. E. None of the above B. Humanware C. Optical scanners A. Modulator AnSwEr : Option B C. Firmware D. Magnetic tape B. Demodulator 14. The complete picture of D. Hardware E. None of the above C. Modem data stored in database is E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A D. Decoder known as AnSwEr : Option B 3. Most important advantage E. None of the above A. Record 20. A modern digital of an IC is its AnSwEr : Option C B. Schema computer has A. Easy replacement in case 9. A group of magnetic tapes, C. System flowchart A. Extremely high speed of circuit failure videos or terminals usually D. DBMS B. Large memory B. Extremely high reliability under the control of one E. None of the above C. Almost unlimited array C. Reduced cost master is AnSwEr : Option B D. All of the above D. Low power consumption A. Cylinder 15. Which of the following is E. None of the above E. None of the above B. Cluster intended to be used in all AnSwEr : Option D AnSwEr : Option B C. Surface applications runs on 21. Which of the following 4. Data division is the third D. Track mainframe computers. can store information in the division of a _____ program. E. None of the above A. LOGO form of microscopic pits on A. COBOL AnSwEr : Option B B. APL metal disks. B. BASIC 10. Any device that performs C. PL/1 A. Laser disks C. PASCAL signal conversion is D. OCCAM B. Tape cassettes D. FORTH A. Modulator E. None of the above C. RAM cartridge E. None of the above B. Modem AnSwEr : Option C D. Punched cards AnSwEr : Option A C. Keyboard 16. A language which is close E. None of the above 5. Which language was D. Plotter to that used within the AnSwEr : Option A devised by Dr. Seymour E. None of the above computer is Aubrey Papert? AnSwEr : Option A A. High-level language A. APL B. Assembly language C. Keypunch operator systems that support a single E. None of the above 22. A device for converting D. A program which user is AnSwEr : Option A handwritten impressions into translates source program A. PC-DOS coded characters & positional into object program B. MS-DOS coordinates for input to a E. None of the above C. UNIX computer is AnSwEr : Option D D. CP/M A. Touch panel E. None of the above 35. A memory that does not B. Mouse AnSwEr : Option D change its contents without C. Wand 31. Which programming external causes is known as D. Writing tablet language is based on Algol 60. A. Dynamic memory E. None of the above 27. A pen shaped device A. PILOT B. Static memory AnSwEr : Option D which can sense light, and is B. SNOBOL C. RAM used to point at spots on a C. ADA D. EEPROM video screen. D. SIMULA E. None of the above A. Mouse E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B B. Light pen AnSwEr : Option D 36. The report card and merit 23. A storage system for C. Joystick list forms the small amounts of data is D. Plotter A. Output data A. Magnetic card E. None of the above B. Data processing B. Magnetic tape AnSwEr : Option B C. Central Processing C. Punched card 32. Computer memory D. Input data D. Optical mark reader consists of E. None of the above E. None of the above A. RAM AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option A B. ROM 28. A notation used to C. PROM express clearly on algorithm isD. All of the above known as E. None of the above A. Algorithmic language AnSwEr : Option D 37. A number which is stored 24. Which is another name B. Assembly language and processed but not in the for functional language? C. Machine language standard exponential form is A. Machine D. High level language called B. Application language E. None of the above A. Floating point number C. Low-level language AnSwEr : Option A 33. A path by which B. Fixed point number D. High-level language communication is achieved C. Octal number E. None of the above between a central processor D. Decimal number AnSwEr : Option B and other devices is called E. None of the above A. Audit trail AnSwEr : Option B 29. Compression of digital B. Network data for efficient storage is C. Bus A. Buffer D. Channel 25. Compilers and B. CPU E. None of the above interpreters are themselves C. Packing AnSwEr : Option C 38. A memory that holds A. High-level language D. Field micro programs is B. Codes E. None of the above A. Core memory C. Programs AnSwEr : Option C B. ROM D. Mnemonics C. RAM E. None of the above 34. A stand-alone system D. Control memory AnSwEr : Option C which produces one page of E. None of the above 26. A compiler means printed output at a time is AnSwEr : Option B A. A person who compiles 30. An operating system A. Page printer source programs intended for use on B. Line printer B. The same thing as a microprocessor based C. Laser printer programmer D. Dot matrix printer 39. A device invented by Dr. A. Doing quick mathematical D. 1980 AnSwEr : Option C Bobeck in 1966, for mass calculations E. None of the above storage of data is B. Input storage, AnSwEr : Option B A. Punched paper tape manipulation of outputting of 1. As compared to diskettes, B. Magnetic bubble storage data the hard disks are C. Magnetic tape C. Electronic data processing A. more expensive 5. Which printer uses a D. Magnetic disk D. Performing repetitive tasks B. more portable combination of laser-beam & E. None of the above accurately C. less rigid electro photographic AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above D. slowly accessed techniques. AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above A. Laser printers AnSwEr : Option A B. Dot-Matrix C. Line printer D. Daisy wheel 40. The organization and E. None of the above interconnection of the 44. Which is a device that AnSwEr : Option A various components of a changes information into 2. What is the name given to 6. A billionth of a second is computer system is digital form? the molecular-scale defined as a: A. Architecture A. Modem computer? A. millisecond B. Networks B. Digitizer A. Femtocomputer B. microsecond C. Graphics C. Mouse B. Nanocomputer C. nanosecond D. Designing D. Light pen C. Supercomputer D. picoseconds E. None of the above E. None of the above D. Microcomputer E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C 41. Which of the following is AnSwEr : Option B the coding of data so that is can't be easily understood if intercepted. A. Barcode 45. An index register that is 7. Which of the following is B. Decoder automatically incremented or 3. Who is considered the not currently a topic in C. Encryption decremented with each use is 'father' of the minicomputer computer science? D. Mnemonics A. Auto index and one of the founder A. Speech recognition E. None of the above B. Asynchronous fathers of the modern B. Artificial intelligence AnSwEr : Option C C. Assembler computer industry world- C. Thermodynamics D. Compiler wide? D. Multiprocessing E. None of the above A. George Tate E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A B. Kenneth H. Olsen AnSwEr : Option C 46. Which network is a C. Seymour Cray 42. RAM is used as a short packet switching network? D. Basic Pascal memory because it is A. Ring network E. None of the above A. Volatile B. LAN AnSwEr : Option B B. Has small capacity C. Star network 8. Where have the program C. Is very expensive D. EuroNET and data to be located before D. Is programmable E. None of the above the ALU and control unit of a E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D computer can operate on it? AnSwEr : Option A 4. The first microprocessors A. Internal memory produced by Intel Corpn. and B. Secondary memory Texas Instruments were used C. Microprocessor primarily to control small D. Magnetic tapes 47. Symbolic languages were A. microwave ovens E. None of the above 43. A modern electronic developed in B. washing machines AnSwEr : Option A computer is a machine that is A. 1962 C. calculators meant for B. 1950 D. personal computers C. 1974 E. robotics 13. Which access method is A. computer output E. None of the above 9. When was Apple used for obtaining a record microfilm AnSwEr : Option D Macintosh II microcomputer from a cassette tape B. output controls 21. Backing storage is so introduced in the market? A. direct C. voice output systems named because it A. 1964 B. sequential D. liquid crystal display A. is always kept at the back B. 1970 C. random E. None of the above of the CP.U. C. 1983 D. All of the above AnSwEr : Option B B. is slow and backward D. 1986 E. None of the above C. backs up the computer's E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B main memory AnSwEr : Option C D. lags behind the main memory 18. The most common binary E. None of the above code in use today is the 8 bit AnSwEr : Option C 14. The most important ASCII code. What do the 10. Control Unit of a digital advantage of a video disk is letters ASCII stand for? computer is often called the A. Compactness A. American Standard Code A. Clock B. Potential capacity for International Interchange B. Nerve center C. Durability B. American Standard Code 22. The ASCII code for the C. ICs D. Cost effectiveness for Information Interchange character J is: D. All of the above E. None of the above C. American Standard Code A. 1001 0001 E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B for Intelligence Interchange B. 1001 1010 AnSwEr : Option B D. American Scientific Code C. 0100 1010 11. The unit of a computer for Information Interchange D. 1010 0001 system that executes E. None of the above E. None of the above program, communicates with AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option C and often controls the 15. The process of entering operation of other data into a storage location subsystems of the computer A. adds to the contents of is known as the location A. CPU B. cause variation in its 19. The software used to 23. Off-line operation is the B. Control Unit address number convert source program operation of devices without C. I/O unit C. is known as a readout instructions to object the control of D. Peripheral unit operation instruction is known as A. Memory E. None of the above D. is destructive of previous A. Compiler B. CPU AnSwEr : Option A contents B. Assembler C. ALU E. None of the above C. Interpreter D. Control unit AnSwEr : Option D D. Language processor E. None of the above 16. Time during which a job E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B is processed by the computer AnSwEr : Option D 12. Human beings are is referred to as Homosapiens. A. Delay time Which device is called Silico B. Real time sapiens? C. Execution time 24. What is meant by a A. Monitor D. Down time 20. Binary numbers need dedicated computer? B. Hardware E. None of the above more places for counting A. Which is used by one C. Robot AnSwEr : Option C because: person only D. Computer A. 0's and 1's can be added in B. Which is assigned one and E. None of the above front of them only one task AnSwEr : Option D B. 0's and 1's have to be C. Which uses on kind of properly placed software 17. Which of the following is C. They are always big D. Which is meant for used to insure the high numbers application software only quality of computer output? D. Binary base is small E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B 33. What is the name of the 37. Which of the following 29. Programs designed to printer which prints all the A's holds data and processing perform specific tasks is in a line before all the B's? instructions temporarily until called known as A. Thermal printer the CPU needs it? 25. Which of the following is A. System software B. Electrostatic printer A. ROM the user programmed B. Application software C. Line printer B. control unit semiconductor memory? C. Utility programs D. Ink-jet printer C. main memory A. SRAM D. Operating system E. None of the above D. coprocessor chips B. DRAM E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above C. EPROM AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option C D. All of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C 26. An instruction that 34. A _____ is simply an transfers program control to 30. What is the name given arrangement where multiple 38. A multi programming one or more possible paths is to the weapons which use disk drives appear as a single system is one that can known as computerised guidance disk drive to the user. A. run very fast A. Utility program system? A. disk B. share hardware resources B. System software A. Guided weapons B. disk array with many programs C. Broadband channel B. Smart weapons C. bunch of disks simultaneously D. Application program C. Dumb weapons D. disk pack C. compute many programs E. None of the above D. Starwars weapons E. spanned drive simultaneously AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B D. use many operating AnSwEr : Option B systems 31. A monitor's _____ is the E. None of the above distance between the holes in AnSwEr : Option B the mask behind the screen. 27. The two kinds of main This helps determine how 35. Conversion of binary Memory are: sharp the dots appear. number 1010101000010111 A. Primary and secondary A. refresh rate to hexadecimal number is B. Random and sequential B. dot pitch A. D8F916 39. The language that is an C. ROM and RAM C. resolution B. A8B916 input for statement D. All of the above D. color depth C. AA1716 translation is called E. None of the above E. None of the above D. D9F816 A. Assembly language AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above B. Source language AnSwEr : Option C C. High-level language 36. In comparison with static D. Object language RAM memory, the dynamic E. None of the above RAM memory has AnSwEr : Option B 28. Name of the first guided 32. The ALU of a computer A. lower bit density and weapon in the world which normally contains a number higher power consumption used a programmable digital of high speed storage B. higher bit density and computer: elements called higher power consumption A. Sting Ray Torpedo A. semiconductor memory C. lower bit density and lower 40. All the instructions and B. Mk 46 Torpedo B. registers power consumption procedures needed to start C. Air-Launched Cruise Missile C. hard disk D. higher bit density and up a computer, to the point it (ALCM) D. magnetic disk lower power consumption can load an operating system, D. Tomahawk Missile E. None of the above E. None of the above are stored in ROM chips. In E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option D IBM compatible PCs this is AnSwEr : Option A called the _____ A. RAM BIOS B. ROM BIOS C. EPROM E. None of the above A. Niklaus Wirth D. POST AnSwEr : Option B B. Dijkstra E. None of the above C. Donald Knuth AnSwEr : Option B D. Basic Pascal 41. Before a disk drive can 49. The memory which is E. None of the above access any sector record, a ultraviolet light erasable and AnSwEr : Option A computer program has to 45. Name the two persons electrically programmable is provide the record's disk who were the first to develop A. ROM address. What information a model of the B. PROM does this address specify? microprocessor chip. C. RAM A. Track number A. Marcian Ted Hoff D. EPROM 4. When was punched-card B. Sector number B. Victor Poor E. None of the above equipment used for the first C. Surface number C. Harry pyle AnSwEr : Option D time to process the British D. All of the above D. Both (b) and (c) census? E. None of the above E. None of the above A. 1910 AnSwEr : Option D AnSwEr : Option D B. 1907 46. EBCDIC can code up to C. 1911 how many different 50. What is the name of the D. 1914 characters? computer which was first E. None of the above A. 8 used for programming and AnSwEr : Option C 42. A high speed device used B. 16 playing of music? in CPU for temporary storage C. 32 A. ELLIAC during processing is called D. 64 B. ENIAC A. A register E. 256 C. UNIVAC B. A bus AnSwEr : Option E D. All of the above 5. A hashing scheme is used C. A databus E. None of the above with D. All of the above AnSwEr : Option A A. sequential file E. None of the above 1. The access method used organization AnSwEr : Option A for cassette tape is B. direct file organization 47. Who is credited with the A. Direct C. indexed sequential file idea of using punch cards to B. Random organization control patterns in a weaving C. Sequential D. partitioned file machine? D. All of the above organization 43. Computers are extremely A. Pascal E. None of the above E. None of the above fast and have fantastic B. Hollerith AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option B memories. However, the only C. Babbage 6. The time taken for the thing they can remember is D. jacquard read/write head to move to A. Instruction E. None of the above the correct track on the B. Series of 1s and 0s AnSwEr : Option D magnetic disk is called C. Boolean algebra 2. The arranging of data in a A. epoch delay D. Logic theorems logical sequence is called: B. latency delay E. None of the above A. sorting C. seek time AnSwEr : Option B B. classifying D. approach time 48. Which 32-bit C. reproducing E. None of the above microprocessor is used in D. summarizing AnSwEr : Option C IBM's PS/2 model-80 E. None of the above computer? AnSwEr : Option A 44. The first electronic digital A. 8088 computer contained? B. 80286 A. Electronic valves C. 80386 7. A computer has a 1024K B. Vacuum tubes D. 80486 memory. What does the C. Transistors E. None of the above 3. Who is the creator of the letter K stand for D. Semiconductor memory AnSwEr : Option C PASCAL language? A. Kilometre B. Thousand C. needing a larger DP staff C. Normally require a college C. hardcopy terminal C. 1024 D. all the above degree in computer science D. all the above D. MB E. None of the above D. All of the above E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option B 16. When was the IBM XT microcomputer released in the market? 12. A directly accessible A. 1970 20. What is the main 8. Computer instructions appointment calendar is a B. 1971 advantage of magnetic core written with the use of feature of a _____ resident C. 1987 memory over semiconductor English words instead of package. D. 1986 RAM memory? binary machine code is called A. CPU E. None of the above A. more compact and smaller A. Mnemonics B. Memory AnSwEr : Option C B. more economical B. Symbolic code C. Buffer C. a bit does not have to write C. Gray code D. ALU after reading D. Op-code E. None of the above D. non volatile E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B 17. Which of the following is AnSwEr : Option D not used for storage purposes 21. Which of the following is with main frame computers? used for serial access storage A. removable disks only? 13. 1024 bytes represent a B. fixed disks A. RAM 9. The system unit of a A. Megabyte C. mass storage systems B. Magnetic tape personal computer typically B. Gigabyte D. diskettes C. Magnetic disk contains all of the following C. Kilobyte E. None of the above D. Core memory except: D. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D E. None of the above A. microprocessor AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option B B. disk controller C. serial interface D. modem E. All of the above are 18. Which is true for the contained 14. Which type device is a digital computer? 22. A memory space used for AnSwEr : Option D piece of equipment that A. It is less accurate than the the temporary storage of receives information from a analog computer data is CPU? B. It represents the decimal A. PROM A. Input numbers through a string of B. SAM B. Output binary digits C. Scratchpad storage 10. Which of the following C. CPU C. It is used primarily in D. Buffer are the two main D. Memory scientific applications E. None of the above components of the CPU? E. Storage D. Both (a) and (c) AnSwEr : Option C A. control unit and registers AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above B. registers and main memory AnSwEr : Option B C. control unit and ALU D. ALU and bus E. None of the above 23. What is the name of the AnSwEr : Option C 15. Computer Operators logic circuit which can add 11. A characteristic of card A. Write computer programs 19. Which of the following two binary digits? systems is: for specific problems terminals' output most A. Full adder A. slowness in processing B. Operate the devices which closely resembles the output B. Half adder data input and output data from produced by a plotter? C. Buffer B. using cards as records of the computer A. graphics terminal D. Register transactions B. POS terminal E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B 31. How many types of storage loops exist in magnetic bubble memory? 35. Fifth generation A. 8 computers are likely to 28. Storage on PC allows you B. 4 exhibit 24. A small film-plate which to store files until something C. 16 A. artificial intelligence is used for microfilming the erases it, but memory loses D. 2 B. heuristic behaviour output from a microcomputer its contents whenever its E. None of the above C. advanced parallel screen is called _____ is lost AnSwEr : Option D processing A. microfilm A. static D. All of the above B. microfiche B. disk space E. None of the above C. film card C. power AnSwEr : Option D D. COM D. both a and b above 36. A computer system E. None of the above E. None of the above 32. The function of CPU is consisting of its processor, AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option C A. to provide a hard copy memory and I/O devices B. to read, interpret and accepts data, processes it and process the information and produces the output results. instruction Can you tell in which C. to communicate with the component is the raw data 25. The ALU and control unit 29. One byte can be used to operator fed? of most of the encode any integer between D. to provide external storage A. Mass Memory microcomputers are 'O' and -inclusive of text B. Main memory combined and manufactured A. 16 E. None of the above C. Logic unit on a single silicon chip. What B. 256 AnSwEr : Option B D. Arithmetic unit is it called? C. 128 E. None of the above A. Monochip D. 255 AnSwEr : Option B B. Microprocessor E. None of the above C. ALU AnSwEr : Option D D. Control Unit 33. The bubbles in a bubble E. None of the above memory pack are created AnSwEr : Option B with the help of? 37. When did arch rivals IBM 26. Continuous line drawing A. Laser beam and Apple Computers Inc. are produced using 30. Why is the width of the B. Magnetic field decide to join hands? A. Chain printers data bus so important to the C. Electric field A. 1978 B. Daisy wheel printers processing speed of a D. X-ray B. 1984 C. Plotters computer? E. None of the above C. 1990 D. Thermal devices A. The narrower it is, the AnSwEr : Option B D. 1991 E. None of the above greater the computer's E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C processing speed AnSwEr : Option D B. The wider it is, the more data that can fit into main memory 34. The central processor of a C. The wider it is, the greater modern digital computer 27. Which of the following the computer's processing consists of 38. The transistorized registers is loaded with the speed A. control unit computer circuits were contents of the memory D. The wider it is, the slower B. primary memory introduced in the location pointed by the PC? the computer's processing C. control unit and primary A. First generation A. Memory Address Register speed memory B. Second generation B. Memory Data Register E. The data bus isn't D. All of the above C. Third generation C. Instruction Register important to the processing E. None of the above D. Fourth generation D. Program Counter speed of a computer AnSwEr : Option C E. Fifth generation E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option C A. It is often used in real-time eventually and by which 43. Which of the following applications company? devices can be used to B. It can occur with either A. 30, British Tabulating 39. The memory sizes in directly input printed text? sequential of direct-access Machine Co. (BTM) mainframe computers and A. OCR files B. 40, International Business advanced technology micro B. OMR C. It can be used in an airline- Machines (IBM) computers are expressed as C. MICR reservation system C. 48, Remington Rand A. Bytes D. All of the above D. Transactions are processed D. 40, International Computer B. Kilo-bytes E. None of the above shortly after a real-world Ltd. (ICL) C. Bits AnSwEr : Option A event occurs E. None of the above D. Megabytes E. All of the above are true AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option D
44. To locate a data item for
storage is 2. A file containing relatively A. Field 48. A temporary storage permanent data is 40. A memory bus is mainly B. Feed area, attached to the CPU, for A. Random file used for communication C. Database I/O operations is a: B. Transaction file between D. Fetch A. chip C. Master file A. processor and memory E. None of the above B. buffer D. Sequential file B. processor and I/O devices AnSwEr : Option D C. register E. None of the above C. I/O devices and memory D. core AnSwEr : Option C D. input device and output E. None of the above device AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A 45. Which of the following 41. An AND gate memory is capable of 3. Communication that A. implements logic addition operating at electronics involves computers, B. is equivalent to a series speed? 49. Which part of the establishing a link through the switching circuit A. Semiconductor memory computer were is used for telephone system is called C. is an any or all gate B. Magnetic disks calculating and comparing? A. Teleprocessing D. is equivalent to a parallel C. Magnetic drums A. Disk unit B. Microprocessing switching circuit D. Magnetic tapes B. Control unit C. Telecommunications E. None of the above E. None of the above C. ALU D. All of the above AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option A D. Modem E. None of the above 46. The main purpose of time E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C sharing techniques used in AnSwEr : Option C computers is to make the best use of the 42. The daily processing of A. CPU corrections to customer B. peripherals 4. Dot-matrix is a type of accounts best exemplifies the C. seconday storage 50. The person contributing A. Tape processing mode of: D. floppy disks the idea of the stored B. Printer A. Batch processing E. None of the above program was C. Disk B. Real-time processing AnSwEr : Option A A. John von Neumann D. Bus C. Time-sharing B. Charles Babbage E. None of the above D. Offline processing C. Howard Aiken AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above D. Basic Pascal AnSwEr : Option A E. None of the above 47. Which of the following is AnSwEr : Option A not true of immediate 1. What was the total processing? number of UNIVAC-I sold 5. Which kind of devices up to eight peripheral allows the user to add devices? components and capabilities A. ST50G/412 17. A software package to to a computer system? B. IDE 13. In synchronous perform calculations on data A. System boards C. SCSI transmission data from arranged in an array is B. Storage devices D. ESDI various users A. System software C. Input devices E. None of the above A. Require header B. Utility programs D. Output devices AnSwEr : Option C B. Do not require header C. Electronic spread sheet E. Expansion slots C. Sometimes require header D. Application programs AnSwEr : Option E D. All of the above E. None of the above 6. Where does a computer E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C add and compare data? AnSwEr : Option B A. Hard disk 10. Who designed the first B. Floppy disk general purpose electronic C. CPU chip digital computer "ENIAC" ? D. Memory chip A. Van-Neumann 18. What was the name of E. None of the above B. Joseph M Juoquard 14. General purpose the first stored program AnSwEr : Option C C. J. Presper Ecket and John computers are those that can electronic computer which W Mauchly be adopted to countless uses was built in 1949 at D. All of the above simply by changing its Cambridge University in E. None of the above A. keyboard England? AnSwEr : Option C B. printer A. EDVAC 7. Which of the following 11. What type of control pins C. program B. EDSAC require large computer are needed in a D. display screen C. UNIVAC memory? microprocessor to regulate E. None of the above D. MARK-I A. Imaging traffic on the bus, in order to AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above B. Graphics prevent two devices from AnSwEr : Option B C. Voice trying to use it at the same D. All of the above time? E. None of the above A. Bus control AnSwEr : Option D B. Interrupts 15. What is the name of the C. Bus arbitration visible silver rectangle which 19. A computer with CPU D. Status separates the take-up portion speed around 100 million E. None of the above of the magnetic tape from theinstructions per second & AnSwEr : Option C data recording portion? with the word length of 8. Which of the following are A. Load maker around 64 bits is known as used to quickly accept, store, B. Load marker A. Super computer and transfer data and C. Tape separator B. Mini computer instructions that are being D. Tape marker C. Micro computer used immediately by the 12. The analog computer E. None of the above D. Micro computer CPU? measures dimensions and its AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above A. microprocessors circuits use the differential 16. A part located in the AnSwEr : Option A B. registers and integral equations of central processing unit that C. ROM chips continuous variables. The stores data & information is D. data buses digital computer counts units known as E. None of the above and its circuits use A. Core memory AnSwEr : Option B A. Logic gates B. PROM 20. A computer program B. Discrete switches C. EPROM consists of C. Boolean algebra id) Bayes' D. ROM A. System flowchart theorem E. None of the above B. Program flowchart D. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A C. Algorithms written in 9. Which disk interface AnSwEr : Option C computer's language standard includes support for D. Discrete logical steps. E. None of the above D. faster data access B. A digital signal changes D. submultiple of the access AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above some characteristic of a time AnSwEr : Option B carrier wave E. None of the above C. Digital signal is amplified AnSwEr : Option B 21. An input device which D. All of the above can read characters directly E. None of the above from an ordinary piece of AnSwEr : Option B paper is 25. A collection of eight bits A. OCR is called 33. The number of records B. OMR A. Byte contained within a block of C. MSI B. Word data on magnetic tape is D. POS C. Record 29. Which is a secondary defined by the E. None of the above D. File memory device? A. block definition AnSwEr : Option A E. None of the above A. CPU B. record contain clause AnSwEr : Option A B. ALU C. blocking factor 26. The ALU of a central C. Floppy disk D. record per block factor processing unit does the D. Mouse E. None of the above essential maths work for the E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C 22. Which of the following is computer. What does the AnSwEr : Option C not a part of the CPU control unit do? A. storage unit A. Communicates its results B. arithmetic and logic unit B. Activates the output device C. program unit C. Monitors the flow of 34. The binary equivalent of D. control unit information 30. A storage device which is the Octal number 13.54 is E. None of the above D. Control the printer used to store data & A. 1011.1011 AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above information external to the B. 1101.1110 AnSwEr : Option C main storage is known as C. 1001.1110 A. Buffer D. All of the above B. Backing storage E. None of the above C. PROM AnSwEr : Option A 23. Which of the following D. Accumulator chips can be reprogrammed 27. Which of the following E. None of the above with special electric pulses? storage and retrieval AnSwEr : Option B A. EPROM methods would be well suited 31. In a PC, how much B. PROM to your processing memory is available to 35. What process prepares C. ROM requirements if you only needapplication software? the magnetic surface of a disk D. EEPROM to retrieve records one at a A. 1024 KB by creating concentric circles, E. None of the above time and there is no fixed B. 760 KB called tracks, around the AnSwEr : Option D pattern to the requests for C. 640 KB disk? (Each track is further data and records? D. 560 KB divided into pic-shaped A. indexed sectors E. 2048 KB sections called sectors.) B. sequential AnSwEr : Option C A. Tracking C. direct B. Formatting 24. In this world of fast D. indexed direct C. Copying changing computer E. None of the above D. Sectioning technology, one of the most AnSwEr : Option D E. None of the above important factor to be 32. For a memory system, AnSwEr : Option B considered while purchasing the cycle time is 36. What does that acronym a PC is, it should have a A. same as the access time VGA stand for? provision for B. longer than the access time A. Extended Graphics A. high level integration 28. In MODEMS C. shorter than the access Adapter B. self upgradability A. Several digital signals are time B. Enhanced Graphics Array C. intelligent sensors multiplexed C. Video Graphics Array D. Color Graphics Array A. Reduced seek time 44. The EAM device that 48. Which of the following E. Video Graphics Adapter B. Less latency time does not use a control panel statements is true? AnSwEr : Option C C. Reduced search time is the: A. The installation of a D. Less disk speed A. collator computer is favorably E. None of the above B. reproducer received by all employees AnSwEr : Option A C. interpreter B. Some form of training is 41. One of the main feature D. sorter necessary for employees who 37. Which part of the that distinguish E. None of the above will work with computers diskette should never be microprocessors from AnSwEr : Option D C. Computers are portrayed touched? microcomputers is solely as society's benefactor A. Hub A. words are usually larger in D. A businessperson is only B. Centre microprocessors interested in the computer's C. Oval slot B. words are shorter in accuracy D. Corner microprocessors 45. Whenever a peripheral is E. None of the above E. None of the above C. microprocessor does not being controlled by the CPU, AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option C contain I/O devices it is said to be online. If D. exactly the same as the additionally, the computer machine cycle time files are updated as soon as E. None of the above any change takes place, the AnSwEr : Option C system is called 49. Communication between 38. The storage locations in A. quick processing system computers using standard the interal storage of a CPU B. batch processing system telephone service are called C. real time system A. Requires a change to an A. contents D. remote processing system anolog signal B. addresses 42. Which type of display is E. None of the above B. Is most efficient C. locations the latest to be used for AnSwEr : Option C C. Produces little noise and D. mask portable computer? 46. The following is true few disturbances E. None of the above A. LED display about 2-out of-5 code: D. All of the above AnSwEr : Option B B. LCD display A. it is weighted code E. None of the above C. Plasma display B. it is unweighted code AnSwEr : Option A D. Electroluminescent display C. it has odd parity E. None of the above D. All of the above AnSwEr : Option D E. None of the above 39. Which is used to provide AnSwEr : Option B the sight information to the 50. A floppy disk contains right person at the right time A. Circular tracks only for proper decision making? B. Sectors only A. DBMS 43. Which of the following is C. Both circular tracks and B. MIS not true of future computers? 47. The Josephson tunneling sector C. ISO A. increased use of CAD/CAM device illustrates principles D. All of the above D. PSO techniques associated with the advanced E. None of the above E. None of the above B. faster turnaround time storage technique: AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option B C. developments in artificial A. cryogenics 1. When an input electrical intelligence systems B. CCD signal A=10100 is applied to a D. development of products C. EBAM NOT gate, its output signal is more suitable for human use D. holographing A. 01011 E. All of the above are true E. None of the above B. 10001 40. Most disk drives have a AnSwEr : Option E AnSwEr : Option A C. 10101 single read/ write head for D. 00101 each disk surface. What is the E. None of the above advantage of suing multiple AnSwEr : Option A heads on each movable access arm? 6. Can you tell what passes read/write head of a disk into and out from the 10. In comparison to the pack? 2. The first practical computer via its ports? internal (main) memory, tape A. Dust commercial typewriter was A. Data or disk memory is B. Smoke particle invented in 1867 in the B. Bytes A. slower and more C. Finger print smudge United States by C. Graphics expensive D. All of the above A. Christopher Latham Sholes D. Pictures B. slower and less expensive E. None of the above B. Carlos Glidden E. None of the above C. faster and more expensive AnSwEr : Option D C. Samuel Soule AnSwEr : Option B D. faster and less expensive D. All of the above E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option D 11. Which of the following input/output devices is not 15. Impact printers 7. What is the general name associated with personal A. strike a ribbon against the of the device which produces computers? paper to produce character hardcopy graphics? A. mice images 3. What is meant by quad- A. COM B. color monitors B. include ink-jet and thermal density (QD) diskette? B. Plotter C. punched cards devices A. It is double-sided disk C. Printer D. dot-matrix printers C. are more expensive than B. It is double density disk D. Microfilm E. optical scanners Laser printers C. It has double the number E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C D. use optical technology of tracks per inch AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above D. All of the above AnSwEr : Option A E. None of the above 16. Which of the following is AnSwEr : Option D not a practical data- 12. The ALU of a computer processing approach? 8. When a disk stack is responds to the commands A. batch-sequential serviced by a comb-like coming from B. batch-direct access mechanism, there is A. primary memory C. immediate-sequential 4. Large computer system one read/write head for each B. control section D. immediate-direct typically uses: A. disk C. external memory E. All of the above A. Line printers B. disk surface D. cache memory AnSwEr : Option C B. Ink-jet printers C. track E. None of the above C. Dot-matrix printers D. cylinder AnSwEr : Option B D. Daisy wheel printers E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option A 17. Bit map terminal A. support displays 13. The heart of any containing multiple windows computer is the B. requires considerable 9. In which year was UK's A. CPU amount of video RAM 5. First generation computers premier computing event B. Memory C. requires tremendous are characterised by called "The Which Computer" C. I/O Unit amount of copying and hence A. Vaccum tubes and started? D. Disks low performance magnetic drum A. 1980 E. None of the above D. All of the above B. Minicomputers B. 1985 AnSwEr : Option A E. None of the above C. Magnetic tape and C. 1986 AnSwEr : Option D transistors D. 1987 D. All of the above E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option A 14. Which of the following are likely to jam the 18. A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to A. 2 bytes 31. Which of the following is B. 32 bytes not true of a magnetic disk? C. 4 bytes 27. The first firm to mass- A. It is expensive relative to D. 8 bytes market a microcomputer as a magnetic tape AnSwEr : Option C 23. Those microcomputers personal computer was B. It provides only sequential which have the same A. IBM access to stored data operating characteristics as B. Sperry Univac C. Users can easily update the IBM microcomputers are C. Radio Shack records by writing over the called IBM D. Data General Corporation old data 19. The register which holds A. duplicates E. None of the above D. It does not provide an the address of the location to B. clones AnSwEr : Option C automatic audit trail or from which data are to be C. copies E. All of the above are true transferred is known as D. look alikes AnSwEr : Option B A. index register E. None of the above B. instruction register AnSwEr : Option B C. memory address register 28. The data appearing first D. memory data register in the left portion of punched E. None of the above card is 32. A regular TV set can be AnSwEr : Option C A. descriptive data hooked up to a computer so 24. Communication ports are B. coded data as to received computer found on the back of C. quantitative data signal instead of a television microcomputers. They are D. All of the above program. This hooking up is used to connect the E. None of the above achieved with the help of a 20. In simplex transmission computer to _____ AnSwEr : Option B A. modem A. Data format is simple A. printers B. adapter B. Data transmission is one B. modems C. cable way C. other hardware D. aerial C. Data can be transmitted to D. All of the above E. None of the above small distances only E. None of the above 29. Which one of the AnSwEr : Option B D. All of the above AnSwEr : Option D following is termed a E. None of the above combination input-output AnSwEr : Option B device? 21. Each model of a A. VDT computer has a unique B. Keyboard 33. An output device that A. Assembly language 25. Which is considered a C. Printer uses words or messages B. Machine language direct entry input device? D. Laser Jet recorded on a magnetic C. High level language A. Optical scanner E. None of the above medium to produce audio D. All of the above B. Mouse AnSwEr : Option A response is E. None of the above C. Light pen A. Magnetic tape AnSwEr : Option B D. Digitizer B. Voice response unit E. All of the above C. Voice recognition unit. AnSwEr : Option E D. Voice band 26. In a computer system, 30. The process of writing E. None of the above which device is functionally computer instructions in a AnSwEr : Option B 22. Transistorized computer opposite of a Key-board? programming language is circuits were introduced in A. Mouse known as the B. Trackball A. Coding A. first generation C. Printer B. Processing B. second generation D. Joystick C. Programming 34. A factor which would C. thir4 generation E. None of the above D. File strongly influence a D. fourth generation AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above businessperson to adopt a E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A computer is its: AnSwEr : Option B A. Accuracy B. Reliability D. 1981 AnSwEr : Option D temporary disk memory at C. Speed E. None of the above high speed and then gets D. All of the above AnSwEr : Option B back to processing another E. None of the above job without waiting for the AnSwEr : Option D output to got to the printer. 43. The CPU chip used in a In this way, the CPU does not computer is partially made remain idle due to its own 39. The invention of the slide out of: high speed as compared to rule is attributed to A. Copper the low speed of the printer. 35. The most common input A. Babbage B. Iron What is the name of this device used today is B. Oughtred C. Gold and silver memory? A. Motherboard C. Pascal D. Silica A. External memory B. Track ball D. Napier E. None of the above B. I/O memory C. Scanner E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D C. ROM D. Mouse AnSwEr : Option B D. Buffer memory E. Keyboard E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option E AnSwEr : Option D 36. What is the name of the temporary data storage area 44. What type of magnetic between a peripheral device 40. The control unit of a material is normally used in and the CPU which microprocessor bubble memories? compensates for the A. stores data in the memory A. Magnetic core 48. Which of the following difference between their B. accepts input data from a B. Cobalt registers hold the information speeds? keyboard C. Garnet before it goes to the decoder A. Backing storage C. Performs arithmetic / logic D. Metallic A. control register B. Buffer / functions E. None of the above B. data register C. Main storage D. All of the above AnSwEr : Option C C. accumulator D. Temporary storage E. None of the above D. address register E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option E E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B 41. A flat-bed plotter uses a AnSwEr : Option B pen which moves in two directions across a piece of 45. A byte is comprised of: paper fixed on a flat-bed. Can A. One bit you tell who controls the B. Four bits 37. Which of the following is movements of this pen? C. Eight bits 49. A modern electronic the fastest? A. microfilm D. Sixteen bits computer is a machine that is A. CPU B. microfiche E. None of the above meant for B. magnetic tapes and disks C. film card AnSwEr : Option C A. doing quick mathematical C. video terminal D. COM 46. Which of the following calculations D. sensors, mechanical E. None of the above printer can be classified as a B. input, storage, controllers AnSwEr : Option C page-at-a-time printer? manipulation and outputting E. None of the above A. Laser printer of data AnSwEr : Option A B. Dot-matrix printer C. electronic data processing C. Thermal printer D. performing repetitive tasks D. Inkjet printer accurately 42. The desirable E. None of the above E. None of the above characteristic(s) of a memory AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option B 38. In which year were chips system is (are) 1. A typical modern used inside the computer for A. speed and reliability computer uses the first time? B. low power consumption A. LSI chips A. 1964 C. durability and compactness B. Vacuum tubes B. 1975 D. All of the above 47. The CPU of a computer C. Valves C. 1977 E. None of the above transfers print output to a D. All the above E. None of the above 5. The computer program AnSwEr : Option A language which is widely used 9. A type of line printer that 13. The general range of in computer science and uses an embossed steel band speed in revolutions per engineering and also in to form the letters printed on minute (rpm) at which floppy business is the paper is disks rotate is A. COBOL A. Golf ball printer A. 2400-4700 2. ENIAC (Electronic B. FORTRAN B. Dot-matrix printer B. 390-600 Numerical Integrator and C. PASCAL C. Laser printer C. 150-250 Calculator) had huge D. LISP D. Band printer D. 300-600 advantage over Mark I E. None of the above E. None of the above E. None of the above because it used electronic AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option D AnSwEr : Option C valves in place of the . A 'number crunching' electromagnetic switches. In computer is one that can the beginning, ENIAC was handle used for calculating the path A. large spreadsheets of artillery shells. For which B. large alphanumeric data 10. Which memory system is 14. Which of the following other was weapon design was C. large volume of numbers not as a mass memory typically uses a keyboard for it utilized? D. only numbers medium? input? A. hydrogen bomb E. None of the above A. semiconductor memory A. desktop terminal B. atom bomb AnSwEr : Option C B. magnetic tape B. point-of-sale terminal C. agnimissile C. magnetic disk C. financial transaction D. fighter aircraft D. magnetic drum terminal E. None of the above E. None of the above D. executive workstation AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option A E. All of the above 7. The barcode which is used 11. Different components on AnSwEr : Option E on all types of items, is read the motherboard of a PC by a scanning device directly processor unit are linked into the computer. What is together by sets of parallel 3. Who was the father of the name of this scanning electrical conducting lines. Punched Card Processing? device? What are these lines called? 15. The first microprocessor A. J Presper Eckert A. Laser scanner A. Conductors built by the Intel Corpn. was B. Charles Babbage B. Wand B. Buses called C. Dr. Herman Hollerith C. OCR C. Connectors A. 8008 D. Blaise Pascal D. MICR D. Connectively B. 8080 E. None of the above E. None of the above E. None of the above C. 4004 AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option B D. 8800 E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C 16. The microelectronics is the technology of 4. When did Hewlett-Packard 8. A processing unit that 12. The terminal device that A. microwaves Inc. Introduce its first HP-110 coordinates networks and functions as a cash register, B. microcomputers laptop computer? data communication is known computer terminal, and OCR C. chips A. 1984 as reader is the: D. automatic processing B. 1986 A. Control unit A. Data collection terminal E. None of the above C. 1990 B. Communications processor B. OCR register terminal AnSwEr : Option C D. 1995 C. Register unit C. Video display terminal E. None of the above D. CPU D. POS terminal AnSwEr : Option A E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option D 17. Who developed the first personal computer spreadsheet package called 21. Which of the following D. Database Visicalc? professions has not been E. None of the above A. Niklaus Wirth affected by personal 25. Magnetic tape can serve AnSwEr : Option B B. Dan Bricklin computers? as : C. Bob Frankston A. medical A. secondary-storage media D. both (b) and (c) B. clerical B. output media E. None of the above C. accounting C. input media AnSwEr : Option D D. law D. All of the above 30. Personal computers use a E. None of the above E. None of the above number of chips mounted on AnSwEr : Option E AnSwEr : Option D a main circuit board. What is 26. Conversion of the common name for such hexadecimal number 1D7F16 boards? 18. When was the X Window to a decimal number is A. Daughterboard System born? A. 755110 B. Motherboard A. 1984 22. What is the name given B. 877110 C. Fatherboard B. 1989 to the 8-bit unit used for C. 555710 D. Breadboard C. 1988 coding data? D. 778110 E. None of the above D. 1990 A. block of characters E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above B. byte AnSwEr : Option A 31. Which term is not used to AnSwEr : Option A C. word describe the memory D. K component of a computer? E. None of the above A. ROM AnSwEr : Option B B. PROM 27. Microfilm reader is a C. RAM 19. A double sided magnetic A. OCR device D. SAM disk pack has six disks. Can B. COM device E. None of the above you tell how many surfaces of C. MICR device AnSwEr : Option D this pack are normally used? 23. What technology is used D. None of the above A. 10 for flat panel displays? E. All of the above B. 12 A. Solid state AnSwEr : Option B C. 6 B. RBG monitor D. 9 C. VLSI 32. Who coordinates the E. None of the above D. Direct view storage tube sequencing of events within AnSwEr : Option A E. None of the above the central processor of a AnSwEr : Option A 28. In magnetic disks, data is computer? organized on the platter in a A. Logic unit concentric sets of rings called B. Arithmetic unit A. sector C. Register 20. The Santa Clara Valley, B. track D. Control unit California is popularly known 24. What is meant by the C. head E. None of the above as Silicon Valley of America term RAM? D. block AnSwEr : Option D because A. Memory which can only beE. None of the above A. huge deposits of silicon read AnSwEr : Option B are found there B. Memory which can be B. many silicon chip both^read and written to manufacturing firms are C. Memory which is used for 33. What type of computer located there permanent storage programming is used for C. Santa Claus visits it every D. Memory which can only be 29. The data recording area airplane ticket reservation Christmas written to between the blank gaps on system? D. it is full of large grain sand E. None of the above magnetic tape is called a/ an: A. Multi programming E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B A. Record B. Real time programming AnSwEr : Option B B. Block C. Time sharing C. Field D. Batch programming E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option B 46. In a punched card system, data is processed by a A. keypunch machine, sorter, and posting machine 38. In which addressing 42. Accessing records from a B. accounting machine, 34. The output of a 2 input mode, the effective address file directly without searching posting machine, and billing OR gate is 0 only when its of the operand is generated from the beginning of the file machine A. both inputs are 0 by adding a constant value to is C. sorter, posting machine, B. either input is 1 the contents of a register? A. Time sharing and billing machine C. both inputs are 1 A. Absolute mode B. Random D. accounting machine, D. either input is 0 B. Indirect mode C. Direct access keypunch machine, and E. None of the above C. Immediate mode D. Access time sorter AnSwEr : Option A D. Index mode E. None of the above E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option D AnSwEr : Option D
35. A high quality CAD
system uses the following for 43. EBCDIC can code up to 47. A single bus structure is printing drawing and graphs 39. The term gigabyte refers how many different primarily found in A. Dot matrix printer to characters? A. Main frames B. Digital plotter A. 1024 bytes A. 8 B. Super computers C. Line printer B. 1024 kilobytes B. 16 C. High performance D. All of the above C. 1024 megabytes C. 32 machines E. None of the above D. 1024 gigabytes D. 64 D. Mini-and micro-computers AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above E. 256 E. None of the above 36. A printed document AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option E AnSwEr : Option D reader which scans the characters and then encodes them in a computer- compatible code for direct transmission to the computer 40. The CPU chip used in a 44. When did IBM close the 48. What is the highest is called computer is partially made last of its punched card address possible if 16 bits are A. Optical character reader out of manufacturing plant? used for each address? B. Kurzweil Data Entry A. silica A. June, 1989 A. 65536 Machine (KDEM) B. carbon B. December, 1984 B. 12868 C. MICR C. copper C. March, 1982 C. 16556 D. Laser scanner D. gold D. November, 1979 D. 643897 E. None of the above E. silver E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option A 41. Which of the following best describes a computer- based information system? A. A system in which a 37. The equipment with computer is used to turn data 45. The monitor of a 49. An integrated circuit is which the computer talks to into information computer is connected to it A. a complicated circuit its users is called a B. Inputting data by a B. an integrating device A. word processor C. Processing data A. Wire C. much costlier than a single B. peripheral D. Performing complex B. Cable transistor C. software mathematical calculations C. Bus D. fabricated on a tiny silicon D. diskette E. Data is put into the D. Line driver chip E. None of the above computer for processing E. Modem E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D AnSwEr : Option C A. additional processing time is consumed B. the direct file method can 4. A computer-controlled be emulated device for training exercises C. tapes contain less data and 50. Which of the following that duplicates the work 8. A large number of longer tapes memories contains a thin film environment is a: computers in a wide D. less tape is used to store of magnetic material A. simulator geographical area can be the same amount of data sandwitched between two B. duplicator efficiently connected using E. None of the above permanent bias magnets? C. trainer A. Twisted pair lines AnSwEr : Option D A. ROM D. COM device B. Coaxial cables B. Magnetic disk E. None of the above C. Communications satellites C. Core memory AnSwEr : Option A D. All of the above D. Bubble memory E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C 12. Perforated paper used as AnSwEr : Option C input or output media is known as 1. Which of the following bus 5. Which of the following is A. Paper tape types are used by the Apple not an output device of a B. Magnetic tape Macintosh computer? computer? 9. Which of the following C. Punched paper tape A. ISA A. Printer statements is true? D. Card punch B. NuBus B. keyboard A. Analysts usually work E. None of the above C. EISA C. VDU alone and sometimes as part AnSwEr : Option A D. MCA D. CRT screen of a team E. PCI Bus E. All of the above B. Most systems projects are AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option B completed in 6 to 12 weeks 6. Which of the following C. An analyst's primary terms could be used to concern is the development 13. What is the byte capacity describe the concurrent of software of a drum which is 5 inch processing of computer D. Analysts evaluate data flowhigh, 10 inch diameter, and 2. When the time to establish programs, via CRTs, on one through an organization which has 60 tracks per inch link is large and the size of computer system? E. None of the above and bit density of 800 bits per data is small, the preferred A. Time-sharing AnSwEr : Option D inch? mode of data transfer is B. Online processing A. 942000 bytes A. Circuit switching C. Interactive processing B. 9712478 bytes B. Packet switching D. All the above processing C. 192300 bytes C. Time division multiplexing E. None of the above D. 14384 bytes D. All of the above AnSwEr : Option D 10. Which of the following is E. None of the above E. None of the above not an advantage of magnetic AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option B disk storage? A. The access time of magnetic disk is much less 7. What is the name given to than that of magnetic tape the specialized storage B. Disk storage is longer 14. Ethernet uses 3. Group of instructions that element in the processor unit lasting than magnetic tape A. Bus topology directs a computer is called of a computer which is used C. Disk storage is less B. Ring topology A. Storage as a "scratch pad" during expensive than tape storage C. Star topology B. Memory processing operations? D. All of the above D. Tree topology C. Logic A. storage register E. None of the above E. None of the above D. Program B. primary memory AnSwEr : Option E AnSwEr : Option A E. None of the above C. cache memory 11. An advantage of blocking AnSwEr : Option D D. accumulator a tape is that E. None of the above 19. A computer program that AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above 15. What is the latest write- converts an entire program AnSwEr : Option D once optical storage media? into machine language at one A. Digital paper time is called a/an B. Magneto-optical disk A. interpreter C. WORM disk B. simulator 23. What is the name of the D. CD-ROM disk C. compiler storage device which is used 27. The processing capability E. None of the above D. commander to compensate for the of a microcomputer can be AnSwEr : Option A E. None of the above difference in rates of flow of enhanced with the help of 16. The data processing job AnSwEr : Option C data from once device to A. addition processor expected to further decrease another? B. expansion cards in the 1996s is that of: A. Cache C. secondary memory A. Keypuncher B. Concentrator D. buffer memory B. Data entry clerk C. Buffer E. None of the above C. Computer operator 20. A logic gate is an D. I/O device AnSwEr : Option B D. Programmer electronic circuit which E. None of the above E. None of the above A. makes logic decisions AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option A B. allows electron flow only in one direction C. works on binary algebra 28. Where are silicon chips D. alternates between 0 and 1 manufactured in India? values 24. In latest generation A. Chandigarh 17. A computer has no more E. None of the above computers, the instructions B. Punjab sense than a light AnSwEr : Option A are executed C. UP. A. bulb 21. Identity the advantages A. Parallely only D. Tamil Nadu B. pen that Micro Channel B. Sequentially only E. None of the above C. switch Architecture offers over ISA. C. Both sequentially an AnSwEr : Option A D. pad A. Automatic System parallely E. None of the above Configuration D. All of the above AnSwEr : Option C B. Less Interference E. None of the above C. Multiple device handling AnSwEr : Option C (the system allows expansion 29. A computer programmer boards to take complete of A. does all the thinking for a the bus for certain computer 18. The first large scale operations) B. can enter input data electronic computer which D. Greater data transfer rates 25. Program execution time quickly became operational in 1946 E. All of the above would be minimum if the C. can operate all types of and contained approximately AnSwEr : Option E programs are written in computer equipment 18000 vacuum tubes and A. Machine Language D. can draw only flowchart could perform 300 B. Assembly language E. None of the above multiplications per second C. High level language AnSwEr : Option A was known as D. All of the above A. ILLIAC 22. Computer scientists are E. None of the above B. ENIAC exploring the possibility of AnSwEr : Option A C. JOHNIAC culturing bacteria to create 26. A small square or D. EDSAC living chips which have digital rectangular piece of silica on 30. "The three most E. None of the above electronic properties. What which several layers of an important inventions of this AnSwEr : Option B are these chips called? integrated circuit are etched century are the nuclear A. bacterial chips or imprinted is called bomb, the high yield hybrid B. biochips A. VLSI speed, and the computer". C. natural chips B. micro Can you name the person D. neural chips C. wafer who made this statement? E. None of the above D. chip A. Harry R Jordan B. Buckminster Fuller various operations using C. Jack Smith 34. Which is used for timing signals? 42. The computer translates D. Jan Timmer manufacturing chips? A. Arithmetic-logic Unit the condition of each switch E. None of the above A. Bus B. Control unit to a number. What number is AnSwEr : Option B B. Control unit C. Memory unit represented by the OFF 31. A menu-driven operating C. Semiconductors D. Input/Output unit state? system is one which allows D. (a) and (b) only E. None of the above A. -7 you to pick up from the menu E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B B. -3.75 of choices it displays on the AnSwEr : Option C C. 1 screen. What is the name D. 0 given to the images which are E. -22 used in such image oriented AnSwEr : Option D menus? 39. All calculations are A. Icon 35. The 0 and 1 in the binary performed and all B. Figure numbering system are called comparisons are made in C. Symbol binary digits or _____ _____ unit. D. option A. bytes A. control unit 43. Who built the world's E. None of the above B. kilobytes B. aritmetic-logic unit first electronic calculator AnSwEr : Option A C. decimal bytes C. central processing unit using telephone relays, light D. bits D. primary storage unit bulbs and batteries? E. nibbles E. None of the above A. Claude Shannon AnSwEr : Option D AnSwEr : Option B B. Konard Zuse 36. Floppy disks which are C. George Stibits 32. What is the name of the made from flexible plastic D. Howard H. Aliken earliest calculating machine material are also called? E. None of the above which was based on concepts A. hard disks AnSwEr : Option C found in modern computers B. high-density disks 40. The most commonly used but was unfortunately never C. diskettes standard data code to built? D. templates represent alphabetical, A. Babbage's Difference E. None of the above numerical and punctuation Engine AnSwEr : Option C characters used in Electronic 44. Hard disks and diskettes B. Pascal's Adder Data Processing system is are: C. Leibnitz's Multiplier called A. Direct access storage D. Differential Analyser A. ASCII devices E. None of the above B. EBCDII B. Sequential access storage AnSwEr : Option A 37. Which of the following C. BCD devices tasks is not suited for D. All of the above C. Rarely used with sequential processing by a E. None of the above microcomputers computer? AnSwEr : Option A D. Both (a) and (c) A. Preparing of mailing labels 41. The terminal device often E. None of the above 33. The first machine to B. Processing payroll cheques used in checking charge cards AnSwEr : Option A successfully perform a long C. Accounting for credit card that offers both a limited series of arithmetic and purchases keyboard input and visual logical operations was: D. Inventory control output is the: A. ENIAC E. None of the above A. Intelligent terminal B. Mark I AnSwEr : Option D B. POS terminal 45. In digital data C. Analytic engine C. Video display terminal transmission D. UNIVAC-I D. Audio response unit A. Baud rate in equal to bit E. None of the above E. None of the above rate AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option C B. Baud rate is always smaller 38. Which of the following is than the bit rate responsible for coordinating C. Baud rate is always higher than the bit rate D. All of the above C. directs all other units E. None of the above E. None of the above 50. Access time in a D. All of the above AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option E computer memory is the time E. None of the above 46. Which of the following is required to AnSwEr : Option A not one of the three primary A. Locate the stored data functions that on-line direct-B. Retrieve the stored data access systems can serve? C. Both locate and retrieve 9. Which of the following A. inquiry the data persons probably has the B. backup D. All of the above 5. File specification books are least amount of technical C. update E. None of the above created primarily for the use knowledge? D. programming AnSwEr : Option C of A. User E. None of the above 1. In negative logic, the logic A. systems analysts B. Computer Operator AnSwEr : Option B state 1 corresponds to B. programmers C. System Analyst A. negative voltage C. operators D. Programmer B. zero voltage D. managers E. Computer professional C. more negative voltage E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A D. lower voltage level AnSwEr : Option B 47. How many bits can be E. None of the above 6. Which of the following is stored in the 8K RAM? AnSwEr : Option D used as storage locations A. 8000 both in the ALU and the B. 8192 control section of a 10. What is the name of the C. 4000 computer? computer terminal which D. 4096 A. accumulator gives paper printout? E. None of the above 2. Which of the following is a B. register A. Display screen AnSwEr : Option B part of the Central Processing C. adder B. Soft copy terminal Unit? D. decoder C. Hard copy terminal A. Printer E. None of the above D. Plotter B. Keyboard AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above C. ) Mouse AnSwEr : Option C 48. A code which uses more D. Arithmetic Logic Unit 11. The primary advantage of bits for each character then E. None of the above key-to-tape data-entry what is necessary is known as AnSwEr : Option D systems is: A. Hollerith code 7. The attribution of human A. A large percentage of B. Gray code form or qualities to things editing can be performed at C. Redundant code such as machines or the time of data entry D. Mnemonics computers is called B. Key verification is easily E. None of the above 3. The least expensive OCR A. cybernetics performed AnSwEr : Option C units can read B. cybernation C. The tape is reusable A. hand printed numbers C. artificial intelligence D. Keying errors can be B. machine printed numbers D. anthropomorphism detected as they occur C. marks E. None of the above E. All of the above D. handwriting AnSwEr : Option D AnSwEr : Option C 49. Point out the odd item E. None of the above amongst the following AnSwEr : Option C A. Computer mouse B. Touchpad C. Light pen 8. The technique designed to 12. An advantage of D. Printer support the effective access overlapped processing E. None of the above 4. The input unit of a of micro-filmed data is: activities is: AnSwEr : Option D computer A. Microfiche retrieval A. more effective use of the A. feeds data to the CPU or B. COM CPU memory C. Micrographics B. retrieves data from CPU D. All the above B. increased processing AnSwEr : Option C B. CIPS D. feature to support offline activities for the entire 16. In the IBM PC-AT, what C. MIPS and online tasks system do the words AT stand for? D. nano-seconds E. None of the above C. better coordination of I/O A. Additional terminals E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D activities B. Advance technology AnSwEr : Option C D. all the above C. Applied technology 21. The binary equivalent of E. None of the above D. Advanced terminology the Hexadecimal number 7BD AnSwEr : Option D E. None of the above is AnSwEr : Option B A. 11110111101 25. A prefix for billion which B. 111010111101 is equal to _____ is called as C. 101110111101 billi. D. All of the above A. 100 13. Primary storage is E. None of the above B. 10000 _____as compared to 17. The punched card used in AnSwEr : Option A C. 1000 secondary storage. the IBM System/3 contains D. 10 A. Slow and inexpensive A. 80 columns E. None of the above B. Fast and inexpensive B. 120 columns AnSwEr : Option D C. Fast and expensive C. 96 columns 26. The operation of a digital D. Slow and expensive D. 126 columns 22. Which of the following is computer is based on _____ E. None of the above E. None of the above non-impact printer? principle. AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option C A. Drum printer A. counting B. Line printer B. measuring C. Chain printer C. electronic D. Laser printer D. logical E. None of the above E. None of the above 14. If the processor of a 18. Which of the following is AnSwEr : Option D AnSwEr : Option A computer does not have a associated with networks? direct and unassisted access A. Download, node to data items, these items are B. Star topology said to be C. Point-to-Point A. offline D. Both (a) and (b) 23. In which year was the PC 27. Which of the following B. remote E. None of the above voted 'The Machine of the Indian companies designs and C. disconnected AnSwEr : Option D Year's by the American Time manufactures super- D. detached magazine? computers? E. None of the above A. 1970 A. C-DOT AnSwEr : Option A B. 1975 B. C-DAC C. 1983 C. CMC 19. Which was the first D. 1987 D. All of the above computer to use transistors E. None of the above E. None of the above instead of vacuum tubes? AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option B 15. A microprocessor A. Intel-650 integrates the arithmetic logic B. Burroughs E-101 and control circuitry of a C. Datamatic-1000 computer into one chip. The D. IBM-1401 first microprocessor was built E. None of the above 24. When used with I/O 28. Which of the following by a group of engineers at the AnSwEr : Option D devices, the term intelligent memories needs refresh? Intel Corpn. Can you tell who implies A. SRAM headed this group? A. a color output capability B. DRAM A. Victor Poor B. speech processing C. ROM B. Stan Mazor capability D. All of the above C. Marcian E. (Ted) Hoff 20. A CPU's processing power C. high speed printing E. None of the above D. Seymour Cray is measured in: capability AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above A. IPS smart card but is similar to and graphics was released in the video disk? 1982. What was its name? 40. Which of the following is A. Laser card A. Star Wars true? 29. Which of the following is B. Master card B. Tron A. Fields are composed of not a sequence storage C. Visa C. Forbidden Planet bytes device? D. Optical card D. Dark Star B. Files are composed of A. Magnetic disk E. None of the above E. None of the above records B. Magnetic tape AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option B C. Fields are composed of C. Paper tape characters D. All of the above D. Records are composed of E. None of the above fields AnSwEr : Option A E. All of the above 33. In 1830, Charles Babbage 37. Which of the following AnSwEr : Option E disigned a machine called the isn't used in the storage 41. CD-ROM is a Analytical Engine which he phase of a computer-based A. Semiconductor memory showed at the Paris information system? B. Memory register 30. The computers that we Exhibition. In which year was A. Magnetic C. Magnetic memory use are digital whereas we it exhibited? B. Keyboard D. All of the above live in an analog world which A. 1820 C. Diskette E. None of the above means that we have to B. 1860 D. Hard disk AnSwEr : Option E translate analog data into C. 1855 E. None of the above digital data. What is the name D. 1870 AnSwEr : Option B of the circuit which helps us E. None of the above in this conversion? AnSwEr : Option C A. D/A converter 42. A modern digital B. A/D converter computer has C. Voice recognition 38. While buying a PC A. extremely high speed D. Adapter system, you should first B. large memory E. None of the above 34. Which of the following is A. shop for application C. almost unlimited accuracy AnSwEr : Option B used to check for errors in programs D. All of the above 31. Which of the following RAM chips? B. identify your hardware E. None of the above statements best describes the A. ROM chip components AnSwEr : Option D batch method of input? B. Microprocessor chip C. define your computing A. Data is processed as soon C. Parity chip needs as it is input D. EPROM chip D. call for tenders B. Data is input at the time it E. None of the above E. None of the above is collected AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option C 43. The disk concept for C. Data is collected in the reducing time lost from form of source documents, rotational delay is: placed into groups, and then A. fixed block addressing input to the computer B. cylinder, track, sector data D. Source documents aren't 35. Which of the following is 39. An AND gate C. staggered addressing used not an alternative name for A. implements logic addition D. graduated block E. None of the above primary memory? B. is equivalent to a series identification AnSwEr : Option C A. Main memory switching circuit E. None of the above B. Primary storage C. is an any-or all gate AnSwEr : Option C C. Internal storage D. is equivalent to a parallel D. Mass storage switching circuit E. None of the above E. None of the above 32. What is the name of the AnSwEr : Option D AnSwEr : Option B memory card which is 36. The first movie with 44. What is meant by conceptually related to the terrific computer animation computer literacy? A. Knowing what a computer E. None of the above 7. Which of the following is a can and cannot do AnSwEr : Option C set of general purpose B. Ability to write computer internal registers? programs 3. The microprocessor of a A. stack C. Knowing computer related computer cannot operate on B. scratch pad vocabulary any information if that C. accumulator D. Ability to assemble 48. Which of the following is information is not in its. D. status register computers a non-impact printer? A. secondary storage E. None of the above E. None of the above A. Daisy wheel printer B. main storage AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option A B. Drum printer C. ALU C. Laser printer D. logic unit D. All of the above E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option C 8. A family of polynomial 45. Data System block codes designed to management has long-term correct burst errors is known viability as a separate as business function because 4. A device which converts A. Bar codes A. It requires much technical 49. In virtual storage, human readable data into B. Gray codes knowledge program segments stored on machine language is C. Fire codes B. It requires large disk during processing are A. Card reader D. mnemonics codes investments called: B. Card punch E. None of the above C. Specialists in data systems A. tracks C. Punched paper tape AnSwEr : Option C cannot be integrated into a B. blocks D. Character reader marketing or manufacturing C. pages E. None of the above organization D. sectors AnSwEr : Option D D. An integrated database E. None of the above accessible to all requires AnSwEr : Option C 9. To produce high-quality independent management 1. Which of the following is graphics (hardcopy) in color, E. None of the above usually a special one-time you would want to use a(n) AnSwEr : Option D operation that must be 5. What digits are A. RGB monitor 46. Pick out the wrong completed over a limited representative of all binary B. plotter statement. time period? numbers? C. ink-jet printer A. Information stored in RAM A. Batch A. 0 D. laser printer can be changed by over B. Patch B. 1 E. All of the above writing it C. Project C. Both (a) and (b) AnSwEr : Option B B. Information stored in ROM D. Word D. 3 cannot be changed by E. None of the above E. None of the above overwriting AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option C C. Information can be stored 6. What is the name of the in any location of RAM chip which has more than 10. The computer code for D. Computer main memory once processor on it? the interchange of can be accessed only A. Parallel chip information between sequentially 2. A device or system not B. Multi-processor chip terminals is E. None of the above directly connected to the CPU C. Transputer A. ASCII is D. Parallel processor B. BCD A. On-line E. None of the above C. EBCDIC 47. Everything computer B. Keyboard AnSwEr : Option C D. All of the above does is controlled by its C. Memory E. None of the above A. RAM D. Off-line AnSwEr : Option A B. ROM E. None of the above 11. Which of the following is C. CPU AnSwEr : Option D required when more than one D. Storage devices person uses a central 15. Which of the following is computer at the same time? form of semi conductor 19. Punched-card equipment A. terminal memory in which it is possible was first introduced in Britain B. light pen to change the contents of in 1904 by a small company. 23. In serial, asynchronous C. digitizer selected memory locations by What was the name of that transmissions, the ____ bit is D. mouse applying suitable electrical company? used to signal the end of the E. None of the above signals. A. The Tabulator Ltd. character within the data AnSwEr : Option A A. CAM B. Tabulator Machine frame. B. ROM Company A. start C. EAROM C. International Business B. stop D. ANACUS Machines (IBM) C. parity E. None of the above D. Accounting & Tabulating D. data 12. Which is not necessary AnSwEr : Option C Corpn. of Great Britain E. None of the above when using bar codes in 16. The basic components of E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B supermarkets? a modern digital computer AnSwEr : Option A A. Point-of sale (POS) are : terminal A. Input device B. Check digit on the bar code B. Output device C. Price on the shelf C. Central processor 24. Which is the acronym for D. Price on the goods D. All of the above 20. The computer translates Algol extended for design. E. None of the above E. None of the above the condition of each switch A. AFIPS AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option D to a number. What number is B. ADP represented by the ON state? C. AED A. +7 D. CAI B. +3.75 E. None of the above C. 1 AnSwEr : Option C 13. The language that the 17. What does that acronym D. 0 computer can understand EGA stand for? E. 22 and execute is called A. Enhanced Graphics Array AnSwEr : Option C A. Machine language B. Extended Graphics Array 21. A disk with usable B. Application software C. Monochrome Graphics recording surfaces on each 25. Which of the following C. System program Adapter side is known as are often used to ensure that D. All of the above D. Enhanced Graphics A. Hard disk data has been accurately E. None of the above Adapter B. Single-sided disk input to the computer? AnSwEr : Option A E. Extended Graphics Adapter C. Double-sided disk A. digitizers AnSwEr : Option A D. High capacity B. light pens E. None of the above C. keyboards AnSwEr : Option C D. input controls E. None of the above 14. Design qualifications do AnSwEr : Option D not normally include 18. A beam of light used to 26. An input device that A. Output requirements record and retrieve data on converts data punched into B. Input and storage optical disks is known as 22. What is a portion of paper lape into a binary requirements A. polarized light memory that serves as a format is C. Control provisions B. unpolarized concentric temporary repository for data A. Page reader D. Blueprints light as it waits for a given action? B. Paper tape punch E. None of the above C. laser A. Memory Pool C. Paper tape reader AnSwEr : Option D D. coloured light B. Cache D. Card punch E. None of the above C. Processor E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C D. Processor pool AnSwEr : Option C E. Bank AnSwEr : Option B memory operations is known 27. A computer will function as 35. An internal storage only if it A. memory cycle time consisting of arrays of small A. has a control unit B. memory access time rings of magnetic material 39. The control of the jobs B. is given input data C. transmission time called ferrite is running within a system is C. has a program in its D. waiting time A. Magnetic tape A. Job monitoring memory E. None of the above B. Magnetic core B. Job stream D. has software package AnSwEr : Option A C. Magnetic disk C. Job min E. None of the above D. Optical mark reader D. Job step AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option A 36. In the language of the 32. Which of the following computer profession, one terms describe 1024 thousand position of main 28. A memory in which the kilobytes? storage is represented with information is stored last is A. Kilobyte the letter 40. Communication using a on top & is retrieved first is B. Megabyte A. K modulated carrier to apply a known as C. Gigabyte B. L data signal to a transmission A. PROM D. Terabyte C. M medium in analog form is B. Buffer E. None of the above D. C A. Local area network C. Stack AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above B. Modem D. RAM AnSwEr : Option A C. Base band networking E. None of the above D. Broad band networking AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D 33. The flow and timing to 41. 'ITS' stands for data to and from the 37. Which of the following A. Intelligent Teaching microprocessor is regulated processor is software that Systems 29. Regarding a VDU, which by accepts user ideas, B. International Tutoring statement is more correct? A. control pins manipulates and reorganises Systems A. It is an output device B. address pins them in user-specified ways C. Intelligent Tutoring B. It is an input device C. data pins and then produces a refined Systems C. It is a peripheral device D. power pins model of those thoughts. D. All of the above D. It is a hardware item E. None of the above A. Distribute E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A B. Out-line AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option C C. Multi D. On-line E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B 34. The total number of 42. The most popular 30. Plotter accuracy is messages handled by a language for interactive use is measured in terms of computerized telephone A. COBOL repeatability and system on a daily basis is an B. PASCAL A. buffer size example of: 38. The word 'Computer' C. BASIC B. resolution A. Frequency usually refers to the Central D. FORTRAN C. vertical dimension B. Updating Processor Unit plus E. None of the above D. intelligence C. Volume A. External memory AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above D. All of the above B. Internal memory AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above C. Input devices 31. The minimum time delay AnSwEr : Option C D. Output devices required between the E. None of the above initiation of two successive AnSwEr : Option B 43. An error in computer data is called A. Chip AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option B B. Bug C. CPU 7. A random-access data D. Storage devices storage device which gives E. None of the above rapid access to data is AnSwEr : Option B 48. Which of the following is 3. A section of code that may A. Magnetic tape a secondary memory device? only be executed by one B. Punched card A. Keyboard process at any one time is C. Disk storage unit B. Disk A. CPM D. Buffer C. ALU B. Critical resource E. None of the above 44. Any piece of equipment D. All of the above C. Critical region AnSwEr : Option C forming an interface to a data E. None of the above D. Gray code communication system is AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above A. DTE AnSwEr : Option C B. DTA C. CSA 8. A card on the top of pack D. DCA of cards containing E. None of the above 49. The register which keeps information about the cards AnSwEr : Option B track of the execution of a 4. The latest PC keyboards in the pack is program and which contains use a circuit that senses the A. Punched card the memory address of the movement by the change in B. Card punch instruction currently being its capacitance. What are C. Reader card executed is known as these keyboards called? D. Punched paper tape 45. In which of the following, A. Index register A. Capacitance keyboards E. None of the above each data item contains at B. Memory address register B. Mechanical keyboards AnSwEr : Option C most 2 points C. Program counter C. Qwerty keyboards A. List structure D. Instruction register D. Dvorak keyboards B. LISP E. None of the above E. None of the above C. List sorting AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option A D. List head 1. The input and output 9. Which term is used to E. None of the above devices are located away describe RAM? AnSwEr : Option B from the central computer A. Dynamic RAM (DRAM) 46. An input/output device atfacility in which particular B. Static RAM (SRAM) which data enters or leaves a type of processing. 5. A step-by-step procedure C. Video RAM (VRAM) computer system is A. Time sharing used to solve a problem is D. All of the above A. Keyboard B. Batch processing called E. None of the above B. Terminal C. Interactive mode A. Operating system AnSwEr : Option D C. Printer D. Real time processing B. Algorithm D. Plotter E. None of the above C. Application program E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B D. All of the above AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B 10. A type of core store that 6. Which memory is has a lower access time than nonvolatile and may be the devices used for working 2. Which is a swapping written only once? store in the same processor is 47. The fastest type of device is used to hold the A. RAM known as memory from the following images of pages in main B. EE-ROM A. core memory list is memory. C. RAM B. buffer A. tape A. Plex D. PROM C. fast core B. semiconductor memory B. Paging drum E. None of the above D. address register C. disk C. Card punch AnSwEr : Option D E. None of the above D. bubble memory D. Optical mark reader AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above E. None of the above 11. What is the alternative computer is responsible for 23. Which selection below name for a diskette? the transient or temporary best describes the term data A. Floppy disk storage used by the CPU? processing? B. Hard disk A. Input A. The collection of C. Flexible disk B. Output 19. Which facilitates data information or data D. Winchester disk C. CPU . processing capabilities at the B. The distribution of E. None of the above D. Memory location of the end-user. information or data AnSwEr : Option A E. Storage A. DTP C. The manipulation of AnSwEr : Option D B. EDT information or data 16. The output quality of a C. DDP D. The storage of information printer is measured by D. FAX or data A. Dots per inch E. None of the above E. None of the above 12. Conversion of a B. Dots per line AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option C hexadecimal number 4E16 to C. Dots printed per unit time binary number is D. All of the above A. 10011012 E. None of the above B. 10011102 AnSwEr : Option A C. 11011002 20. The memory which is 24. A device that both D. 1101112 DPI is used to describe the programmed at the time it is transmits and receives data, E. None of the above resolution number of dots permanufactured is AnSwEr : Option B inch in a digital print and the A. ROM A. Transducer printing resolution of a hard B. RAM B. Trapdoor copy print dot gain; the C. PROM C. Translator increase in the size of the D. EPROM D. Transceiver halftone dots during printing. E. None of the above E. None of the above 13. A device that transmits This is caused by the AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option D messages in verbal form is spreading of ink on the 21. When was the world's A. Audit trail surface of the media. first laptop computer B. Card punch introduced in the market and C. Audio response unit by whom? D. Magnetic tape 17. A device that converts A. Hewlett-Packard, 1980 25. An automatic machine E. None of the above one type of signal into B. Epson, 1981 that performs routine AnSwEr : Option C another is called C. Laplink Travelling Software seemingly human tasks is A. Modem Inc, 1982. A. KIPS B. Transducer D. Tandy Model-200, 1985 B. AI C. Punched paper tape E. None of the above C. PL D. Punched card AnSwEr : Option B D. Robot 14. A standard tape recorder E. None of the above E. None of the above used to save or load AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option D computer information is 26. IBM 7000 digital known as computer A. Magnetic tape 22. Example of non- A. belongs to second B. Cassette drive numerical data is generation C. Punched paper tape 18. Which method is of A. Employee address B. uses VLSI D. Card punch reading the characters & B. Examination score C. employs semi conductor E. None of the above providing input to a C. Bank balance memory AnSwEr : Option B computer. D. All of the above D. has modular construction A. Optical character reader E. None of the above E. None of the above B. Punched paper tape AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option D C. Card punch D. Magnetic ink character 15. Which of the following E. None of the above functional components of a AnSwEr : Option A 27. The IC was invented at A. Switch circuit International Standards Texas instruments in year B. Chip Organisation. 1958 by C. Card cage 35. Which of the following is A. ISAM A. Jaik Kilby D. Bar code a special purpose language B. ISO B. Clive Sinclair E. None of the above used to describe to a C. LISP C. John Napier AnSwEr : Option C computer's operating system. D. CALL D. Steve Wozniak A. LOGO E. None of the above E. Herman Hollerith B. APL AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option A C. ICL D. CORAL 32. What is the minimum E. None of the above number of operations AnSwEr : Option C required, for a 36. Which of the following 40. Which of the following is 28. The personnel which deal microprocessor with 8 data languages is the most widely the largest and most powerful with the computer and its pins, to read a 32-bit word? used? computer manufacture in the management put together is A. 1 A. PL/1 world known as B. 2 B. BASIC A. IBM A. Firm ware C. 4 C. FORTRAN B. Intel B. Human ware D. 8 D. PASCAL C. Novel C. Software E. None of the above E. None of the above D. Microsoft D. Hardware AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option B 41. Which 8-bit chip was used in many of Tandy's TRS- 80 computers? 33. The main purpose of the 37. How many addresses are A. Z-8000 off line device is required for 25 x 40 video B. Motorola 6809 29. A path linking 2 hardware A. To reduce the no.of RAM? C. Z-8088 or telecommunication units operator errors in recording A. 2000 D. Z-80 down which data and control data B. 1920 E. None of the above signals can be transmitted is B. To save computer time C. 1000 AnSwEr : Option D A. Modulation C. To save floor space in the D. 2000 B. Demodulation computer centre E. None of the above C. Channel D. All of the above AnSwEr : Option C D. Signalling E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B 42. Conversion of binary AnSwEr : Option C number 1011102 to octal is A. 358 38. Which of the following B. 468 isn't a type of computer C. 568 34. The accuracy of the facility? D. 508 30. The unit of hardware an floating point numbers A. decentralized E. None of the above operator uses to monitor representable in two 16 bit B. centralized AnSwEr : Option C computer processing is the: words of a computer is C. de-distributed A. Card reader approximately D. distributed B. CPU A. 16 digits E. None of the above C. Line printer B. 6 digits AnSwEr : Option C D. Console C. 4 digits 43. A symbol that modifies E. None of the above D. All of the above an action is known as AnSwEr : Option D E. None of the above A. Compiler 31. A framework in which AnSwEr : Option B B. Modifier circuit boards can he 39. Which protocol has been C. Interpreter mounted is standardised by the D. Mod E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C 2. A large computer designed A. Track AnSwEr : Option B to handle complex scientific B. Transponder calculations C. Transistor A. may use only a firmed D. Terminal word-length storage E. None of the above 48. Which language was approach AnSwEr : Option B 44. The first computer used created by Charles H. Moore B. will likely require a 6. Which of the following to store a program at National Radio Astronomy character addressable storagelanguages is often translated A. EDSAC Observatory. unit to pseudo code? B. ENIAC A. BASIC C. must use fixed length A. Assembly C. EDVAC B. FORTH words of four character each B. FORTRAN D. ACE C. dBASE D. will not use numbered C. PASCAL E. None of the above D. COBOL address locations D. BASIC AnSwEr : Option A E. None of the above E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option C
45. RAM is also known as
A. Read-only memory 49. An IC contains 50 gates 3. The 7-bit ASCII code widely 7. The physical components B. Programmable read-only each of which consists of 6 used of a computer system is memory components. Its belong to A. For data communication A. Human ware C. Read/Write memory A. VLSI work B. Firm ware D. Erasable programmable B. LSI B. In IBM mainframe models C. Hardware read-only memory C. MSI C. For coding external D. Software E. None of the above D. SSI memory E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above D. In large machines AnSwEr : Option C 46. Which of the following AnSwEr : Option C produced by non-IBM statements is false? vendors A. Secondary storage is E. None of the above nonvolatile AnSwEr : Option A B. Primary storage is volatile 8. Processors of all C. Secondary storage contains 50. Which gate only sends computers, whether micro, data for immediate one through if neither of its mini or mainframe must have processing terminals receives a pulse. A. ALU D. When the computer is A. NOT 4. A technique for processing B. Primary storage turned off, data and B. NOR jobs on a first-come, first- C. Control Unit instructions stored in primary C. OR served basis is known as D. All of the above storage are erased D. NAND A. FAX E. None of the above E. All of the above E. None of the above B. FIFO AnSwEr : Option D AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option B C. GIGO cable 1. Which is a basic technique, D. Optical mark reader using activity networks. E. None of the above A. CPA AnSwEr : Option B B. VLSI 9. A device used to bring 47. Hardware _____ memory C. GIGO information into a computer is seldom used in modern D. MSI is computers. E. None of the above A. ALU A. ROM AnSwEr : Option A 5. A device mounted on a B. Input device B. RAM communication satellite C. Control unit C. LIFO which receives, amplifies and D. Output device D. PROM re-transmits signals from E. None of the above E. None of the above earth station is AnSwEr : Option B C. Databank 14. Which is the first D. Data collection compiler-level language E. None of the above developed by a team of IBM AnSwEr : Option C 22. A memory that is capable 10. The pieces of equipment programmers led by John of determining whether a which are attached to the Backus and unveiled in 1957? given datum is contained in CPU of a computer and which A. BASIC one of its addresses is it can access are called B. PL/1 A. ROM A. output devices C. FORTRAN 19. The disadvantage of B. PROM B. control units D. APL dynamic RAM over static C. CAM C. hardware E. None of the above RAM is D. RAM D. disk drive AnSwEr : Option C A. higher power E. None of the above E. peripherals consumption AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option E B. variable speed 11. What type of memory is C. need to refresh the not directly addressable by capacitor charge every once the CPU and requires special 15. The first mechanical in two milliseconds software called EMS calculator was invented in D. higher bit density 23. The smallest logical data (expanded memory A. 1958 E. None of the above entity is called a data item or specification)? B. 1647 AnSwEr : Option C data A. Extended C. 1658 A. Base B. Expanded D. 1972 B. Field C. Base E. None of the above C. Bank D. Conventional AnSwEr : Option B D. Collection E. Basic system 16. Programmed instructions 20. Which of the following is E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B to the computer is known as true concerning personal AnSwEr : Option B A. Data computers? B. Code A. They decrease the C. Documentation demand for mainframe D. Database computers 12. Number cruncher is the E. None of the above B. They have been most 24. Conversion of a informal name for AnSwEr : Option B successful in the home hexadecimal number 3D16 to A. Mini computer C. The electronic spreadsheet binary number is B. Super computer has been a primary reason for A. 1111012 C. Micro computer their popularity B. 1100112 D. Mainframe computer D. Their future is not so bright C. 110001102 E. None of the above 17. Which of the following is owning to the improved cost- D. 1100012 AnSwEr : Option B also known as SOROBAN performance ratio of minis E. None of the above A. ENIAC and mainframes AnSwEr : Option A B. Abacus E. None of the above C. EDSAC AnSwEr : Option C D. UNIVAC 21. Which of the following 13. Magnetic tape can serve E. None of the above machines are characterised as AnSwEr : Option B by electronic tube circuitry, 25. Programs prepared by an A. Input media delay line, rotating or outside supplier & privided to B. Output media electrostatic memory. a user in a machine readable C. Secondary storage media A. First generation form is known as D. All of the above B. Fifth generation A. Utility program E. None of the above 18. A repository for data, C. Third generation B. Canned program AnSwEr : Option D usually covering specific topic D. Second generation C. Application program is E. Fourth generation D. Application software A. Database AnSwEr : Option A E. None of the above B. Data requisition AnSwEr : Option B 26. An input device that uses C. Boot strap D. stored data is available for switch contacts placed under 30. One million bytes of D. Utility reading over and over again a plastic pad which may be information is abbreviated as E. None of the above in the same order. inscribed with symbols is A. Bit AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above known as B. MB AnSwEr : Option D A. Punched card C. KB B. Touch pad D. GB C. Punched paper tape E. None of the above D. Magnetic disk AnSwEr : Option B 35. A terminal having local E. None of the above 31. Which memory stores theprocessing capability is 39. Which of the following AnSwEr : Option B values of variables. A. KIPS time will normally be A. SAM B. AI determined by the B. ROM C. Intelligent terminal requirements of the device to C. RAM D. Optical terminal which the transfer is being D. PROM E. None of the above made 27. Pictures or drawings, E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C A. Access typically displayed on a VDU AnSwEr : Option C 36. The _____ provides a B. Cycle to allow users to select path between the CPU and C. Hold program options is called peripheral devices, which are D. Delay A. HIPO charts connected via interface cards. E. None of the above B. Icons A. computer AnSwEr : Option C C. Graphics 32. The first IBM PC did not B. expansion bus D. Network have any C. memory E. None of the above A. disk drive D. CPU AnSwEr : Option B B. RAM E. None of the above C. ROM AnSwEr : Option B 40. One of a class of storage D. Port devices that can access E. None of the above storage locations in any order AnSwEr : Option A is 28. A monitor looks like a TV A. DTE set but it does not 37. Which of the following B. DASD A. Receive TV signals programs give instructions C. DDE B. Give a clear picture about operations inside the D. DDC C. Give a steady picture 33. Which device uses much computer E. None of the above D. Display graphics less computer time than the A. System software AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above light pen and gives B. Application 41. A hand-held device which AnSwEr : Option A resolutions equal to that of C. Utility id) Compiler reads marks or characters on the CRT display. D. None of the above paper by detecting photo- A. Mouse AnSwEr : Option A sensitivity is known as B. Touch tablet A. Light pen C. Touch panel B. Optical-wand 29. The earliest device that D. Data tablet C. Plotter qualifies as a digital computer E. None of the above D. All of the above is AnSwEr : Option D 38. The magnetic disks and E. None of the above A. EDSAC drums are like recirculating AnSwEr : Option B B. Abacus shift registers because C. ENIAC A. they have about the same D. EDVAC storage capacity E. None of the above 34. The process used to set B. their storage is non volatile AnSwEr : Option B up a programs once the C. their access times are 42. Tiny rings made of system is operational is about the same magnetic material that can be A. Operating system polarised to represent binary B. Black bon 1 or 0 is called A. Magnetic core AnSwEr : Option A E. None of the above B. Magnetic disk AnSwEr : Option C C. Card punch 2. A database management 6. A software package to D. Floppy disk system based on the concept implement a data base is E. None of the above of ownership is A. System analysis AnSwEr : Option A 47. A device used to measure A. Network topology B. DBMS the circuit density of a chip is B. Network layer C. Database A. Light pen C. Network database system D. DASD B. Mouse D. Network license system E. None of the above C. LSI E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B 43. A computer program that D. All of the above AnSwEr : Option C instructs other programs to E. None of the above perform a particular type of AnSwEr : Option C operation is A. System software 7. Methods used to organise B. Application program 3. Which of the following and physically store disk data C. Compiler printers, are you sure will not are cylinder and D. Interpreter 48. Which type of processing to use if your objective is to A. Sector E. None of the above that produces output results print on multicarbon forms? B. Surface AnSwEr : Option A immediately after input data A. daisy wheel C. Track are entered into a computer B. dot-matrix D. Hib system C. laser E. None of the above A. Time-sharing D. thimble AnSwEr : Option A B. Interactive E. All of the above 44. A hard copy would be C. Batch processing AnSwEr : Option C prepared on a D. Real-time processing A. Line printer E. None of the above B. Dot matrix printer AnSwEr : Option B 8. A dot-matrix printer C. Type writer terminal A. is an input device D. Plotter 4. The term MIPS refers to B. is an output device E. All of the above _____ C. cannot print alphabet AnSwEr : Option E A. millions of instructions per D. has a speed of 1000 cps 49. A printer in which the second E. None of the above characters are embossed on a B. multiple instructions per AnSwEr : Option B band is second A. Dot-matrix C. megabytes of instructions 45. Which was the world's B. Laser per seconds first minicomputer and when C. Golf-ball D. millions input processor was it introduced? D. Chain set 9. What was the name of the A. PDP-1, 1958 E. None of the above E. multi-inductance first commercially available B. 1MB System/36, 1960 AnSwEr : Option D processing system micro¬processor chip? C. PDP-11 1961 1. A type of simulation AnSwEr : Option A A. Intel 8008 D. VAX 11/780, 1962 method using random B. Intel 8080 E. None of the above numbers to determine the C. Intel 4004 AnSwEr : Option A evolution of a system is D. Motorola 6809 46. What is the acronym for A. Model dispersion E. None of the above Single In-Line Memory B. Monte carlo 5. The primary memory of a AnSwEr : Option C Module? C. Monadic personal computer consists A. SIMM D. Padding of: B. SILMM E. None of the above A. ROM only C. SM AnSwEr : Option B B. RAM only D. SMM C. Both ROM and RAM E. None of the above D. Memory module 10. The term "memory" AnSwEr : Option A transfer between the applies to which one of the 18. An output device that microprocessor and memory following converts data from a binary C. eight unidirectional lines A. Logic format in main storage to that are used for I/O devices B. Storage coded hole patterns punched D. eight lines used to transfer C. Control 14. Data systems for planninginto a paper tape is data among the registers D. Input device are often called A. Paper tape punch E. None of the above E. None of the above A. decision analysis systems B. Punched paper tape AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option B B. planning analysis systems C. Magnetic disk 11. The working principles of C. decision support systems D. Magnetic tape. today's computers were D. All of the above E. None of the above provided by an English E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A mathematician AnSwEr : Option C 22. Control of computer A. Charles Babbage system or subsystem B. Dr. Hollerith operation by an operator who C. Donald Reach may intervene at arbitrary D. Ken Reider 19. A computer performs times is E. None of the above 15. Which of the following is operations by comparing data A. Manual control AnSwEr : Option A not used as secondary items and then, depending on B. Mapping storage the results, follows C. Shift register A. Semiconductor memory predetermined course of D. ALU B. Magnetic disks action. What are such E. None of the above C. Magnetic drums operations called? AnSwEr : Option A 12. A new technology which D. Magnetic tapes A. Sequential provides the ability to create E. None of the above B. Logical an artificial world and have AnSwEr : Option A C. Digital people interact with it is 16. A device that can accept D. Physical called data, hold them&deliver E. None of the above 23. In which of the following A. televirtuality them on demand at a later AnSwEr : Option B terminals the screen is B. virtual reality time is known as regarded as an array of pixels, C. alternative reality A. Buffer where each pixel is either on D. 3-D reality B. Memory or off? E. None of the above C. CPU A. Character map terminal AnSwEr : Option B D. Register 20. A file that includes an B. Bit map terminal E. None of the above index directory to facilitate C. RS-232 C terminal AnSwEr : Option B random access is D. All of the above A. Sequential file E. None of the above B. Indexed file AnSwEr : Option B 13. The proper definition of a C. Random file modern digital computer is D. Serial file A. an electronic automated 17. A magnetic tape volume E. None of the above machine that can solve that is used on a data AnSwEr : Option B problems involving words and processing operation without 21. The data bus in 24. Which language has been numbers any change to its contents is 8080A/8085 microprocessor selected as the basis for the B. a more sophisticated and A. Magnetic disk is a group of Japanese "fifth generation" modified electronic pocket B. Punched paper tape A. eight bidirectional lines computers. calculator C. Master tape that are used to transfer 8 A. ALGOL C. any machine that can D. Card reader bits between the B. COBOL perform mathematical E. None of the above microprocessor and its I/O C. PROLOG operations ' AnSwEr : Option C and memory D. C D. a machine that works on B. sixteen bidirectional lines E. None of the above binary code that are used for data AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above 29. Which part of computer 33. Conversion of an octal 37. How many operations performs functions similar to number 1068 to binary per second can perform by a the cerebrums of the above number is modern fast mainframe 25. A notation for defining cardiac and nervous system A. 11100102 digital computer. the form and structure of of a human body. B. 10001102 A. 1000 data is known as A. ALU C. 11001102 B. 100,000 A. Data description language B. Input device D. 100001102 C. 10,00,000 B. Binary language C. CPU E. None of the above D. 1,00,00,00,000 C. Data channel D. Control unit AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above D. Data definition language E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option D 26. The CPU is made up of control unit ALU and 34. The physical equipment A. Memory made oi various metals, 38. A connection between B. Input-Output 30. A storage area used to silicon and plastic two end points, either C. Register unit store data to compensate for components that make up physical or logical, over which D. All of the above the difference in speed at the parts of a computer is data may travel in both E. None of the above which the different units can called directions simultaneously is AnSwEr : Option A handle data is A. micro called _____ A. Memory B. peripheral A. Dump point B. Buffer C. hardware B. Datalink C. Accumulator D. disk drive C. Duplex D. Address E. None of the above D. Networks 27. In digital computer, all E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above the expressions are coded AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option C into 31. A memory that contains a A. Octal digits fine pattern of data B. Binary digits permanently defined is C. Hexadecimal digits A. RAM 35. Who launched IBM's First D. Decimal cligits B. EPROM PC in 1981? 39. Which is part of a E. None of the above C. ROM A. Dean Cline computer system, enables AnSwEr : Option B D. PROM B. C.B. Rogers Jr. human operators to E. None of the above C. John F. Akers communicate with the AnSwEr : Option C D. David Svenson computer. E. None of the above A. Console AnSwEr : Option B B. Keyboard 28. In computer terminology 36. Memories in which any C. Printer a compiler means location can be reached in a D. CPU A. a person who computes 32. What is the number of fixed (and short) amount of E. None of the above source programs bits needed for an address in time after specifying its AnSwEr : Option A B. the same thing as a a 4 K memory? address is called programmer A. 16 A. sequential-access memory C. key punch operator B. 8 B. random-access memory D. a program which translates C. 12 C. secondary memory source program into object D. 4 D. mass storage 40. Who invented the program E. None of the above E. None of the above microprocessor? AnSwEr : Option D AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option B A. Marcian E Hoff B. Herman H Goldstein C. Joseph Jacquard D. All of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A 41. Sending data from one 45. A register in which of the responsible for the C. EFTS (Electronic Funds place to another, by physical following that holds the computing? Transfer System) or electronic means is current instruction while it is A. Input D. All the above A. E-mail being executed is called B. Output E. None of the above B. Internet instruction register. C. CPU AnSwEr : Option D C. Data transmission A. ALU D. Memory D. Distributed processing. B. CPU E. Storage E. None of the above C. Memory AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option C D. Address E. None of the above 4. Transmission and AnSwEr : Option B presentation of text and 46. The OCR stand for? graphics is called A. Outsized character reader 50. Punched cards are A. Tele-text 42. A method for B. Optical character associated with the name B. Network representing digital data recognition A. Leibniz C. Telematique analog signals by changing C. Operational character B. Jacquard D. Video text the phase of the analog reader C. Hollerith E. None of the above carrier to represent the digitalD. Only character reader D. Pascal AnSwEr : Option D information is known as E. None of the above E. None of the above A. PIA AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option C B. PSK 1. The light pen was C. PM developed in D. PM A. 1942 5. Which of the following is E. None of the above B. 1976 directry controlled from a AnSwEr : Option B 47. Which of the following is C. 1950 keyboard. a data communication link D. 1992 A. Card punch that connects more than two E. None of the above B. Punched paper tape stations, nodes etc AnSwEr : Option C C. Magnetic disk A. Multipoint connection D. Magnetic tape 43. A device that stores one B. Multipoint line E. None of the above item of information is C. Multiple chain AnSwEr : Option A A. Memory element D. Multilinked 6. Which of the following is a B. Block Compaction E. None of the above 2. The two main components machine for reading C. MDR AnSwEr : Option B of the CPU is documents that are encoded D. Memory guard A. Control unit and registers in a way that is readable by E. None of the above B. Control unit and ALU person and machine. AnSwEr : Option A C. Registers and main A. Document reader memory B. Distributed system 48. The two basic types of D. ALU and bus C. Artificial intelligence record-access methods are: E. None of the above D. Document sorter A. sequential and random AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above 44. MODULA is a B. sequential and indexed AnSwEr : Option A A. Programming language C. direct and immediate B. Low-level language D. on-line and realtime C. Assembly language E. None of the above D. Machine language AnSwEr : Option A 3. A factor which might cause E. None of the above an individual to consider 7. Which of the following AnSwEr : Option A using a computer in criminal does not affect the resolution activities is: of a video display image? A. The computer's access to A. bandwidth 49. Which functional large sums of money B. raster scan rate component of a computer is B. The speed with which the C. vertical and horizontal lines crime can be accomplished of resolution D. screen size 12. The estimation of the A. Merging 20. Which of the following is E. All of the above value of a function at a point B. Sorting used as a primary storage AnSwEr : Option D beyond the interval in which C. Classification device? the data lies is called known D. Verification A. Magnetic drum as E. None of the above B. PROM A. Interpolation AnSwEr : Option B C. Floppy disk B. Simulation D. All of the above 8. Which was the first C. Emulation E. None of the above commercial computer built by D. Extra polation AnSwEr : Option B M.V. Wilkies. E. None of the above 21. A program used to detect A. Super computer AnSwEr : Option A 17. The area of computer overall system malfunction is B. LEO science which is concerned A. System analysis C. Mainframe with the display of pictures is B. System software D. Micro computer A. Networks C. Utilities E. None of the above B. Graphics D. System diagnostics AnSwEr : Option B 13. An input device that is C. Designing E. None of the above able to interpret pencil marks D. Architecture AnSwEr : Option D on paper media is known as E. None of the above A. Magnetic disk AnSwEr : Option B B. Optical Mark Reader 9. Disketts and hard disks are C. Card Puncher A. Direct access devices D. Magnetic tape 22. A computer, by B. Sequential access devices E. None of the above definition, is any device that C. Slower than magnetic tape AnSwEr : Option B 18. Which of the following is computers. This broad D. Used only in mainframe a computer memory that can definition includes which of computers be programmed once, but not the following? E. None of the above reprogrammed. A. Calculators AnSwEr : Option A A. ROM B. Cash registers 14. Front-end processor is a B. RAM C. Automotive controllers _____ designed specifically to C. PROM D. Desktop computers handle the communications D. EPROM E. All of the above processing task. E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option E 10. If you see a diskette with A. ALU AnSwEr : Option C a piece of foil covering its B. Control unit notch, it is said to be C. CPU A. write-protected D. Register B. copy-protected E. None of the above 23. What was the computer C. write-enabled AnSwEr : Option C 19. A programming language conceived by Babbage? D. foil-covered intended to solve a no. of A. Analytical Engine E. None of the above different types of problems is B. Arithmetic Machine AnSwEr : Option A A. COBOL C. Donald Knuth 11. No computer can do B. General purpose D. All of the above anything without a 15. The shifting of a program programming language E. None of the above A. program from one of the memory C. BASIC AnSwEr : Option A B. memory addresses to another is D. FORTRAN C. chip A. Data transmission E. None of the above D. output device B. Data collection AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above C. Relocation AnSwEr : Option A D. Database 24. A acronym for the E. None of the above organisation that publishes AnSwEr : Option C programming language 16. Arranging data in a standard is specific order is called A. ASCn B. BCD B. Parallel interface E. None of the above C. ANSI C. Page layout program AnSwEr : Option B D. EBCDIC D. Fasimile system E. None of the above E. None of the above 37. A language based on AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option B graphics for use in education is 33. How many symbols exist A. PROLOG in Baudot code? B. LOGO A. 42 C. COBOL 25. Which of the following is 29. The hardware in which B. 116 D. BASIC used to make a programs run data may be stored for a C. 58 E. None of the above when the computer is computer system is called D. 76 AnSwEr : Option B switched on. A. Registers E. None of the above A. Autoboot B. Bus AnSwEr : Option C B. Warmboot C. Control unit C. Bubble D. Memory D. Authentication E. Chip 38. Non-volatility is an E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D important advantage of AnSwEr : Option A 34. Which gate sends on a A. CCD's pulse when it receives one at B. Magnetic tapes and disks 26. A micro processor chip either or both of its terminals. C. Magnetic bubbles used in a PC system A. NOR D. Both (b) and (c) A. Performs the arithmetic- 30. Conversion of an octal B. NOT E. None of the above logic and control functions number 738 to binary C. OR AnSwEr : Option D B. Is the only chip cound in number is D. NAND most PC models A. 1101112 E. None of the above C. Almost always operates on B. 1111002 AnSwEr : Option C by-bits of data at a time C. 1100102 D. Performs the primary D. 1110112 39. Which company produces storage function E. None of the above processors for the Apple E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D Macintosh? AnSwEr : Option A 35. A circuit which can store A. IBM 31. Software that's loaded information is known as B. Motorola into a computer primary A. Integrated circuit C. Intel storage area is known as B. Chip D. AMD A. Memory-resident package C. Memory cell E. Cyrix 27. ILLIAC is a B. File management system D. Gate AnSwEr : Option B A. Super computer C. Electronic spread sheet E. None of the above B. Mini computer program AnSwEr : Option C C. Mainframe computer D. Utilities 36. Where was the India's D. Micro computer E. None of the above first computer installed and E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A when? 40. The essential features of AnSwEr : Option A A. Institute of Social Science, a number system are Agra, 1955 A. Radix B. Indian Institute of B. Set of distinct counting Statistics, Delhi, 1957 digits 32. Which of the following C. Indian Statistical Institute, C. bits 28. An electrical inter- are the building blocks of all Calcutta, 1955 D. Both (a) & (b) connection that permit 8 or the circuits in a computer. D. Indian Institute of Science, E. None of the above more bits of data to be A. Circuit switch Bangalore, 1971 AnSwEr : Option D moved in the same instant of B. Logic gates E. None of the above time is called C. Logical Operators AnSwEr : Option C 41. Which of the following A. Outline processor D. Instructions high speed non¬impact printers are fast enough to 45. Which of the following 3. Which of the following print the entire book in about are not likely to be found on a 49. SPSS stands for translate back from machine 1 minute. PC main circuit board A. Statistical Package for code something resembling A. Laser A. RAM chips Systems Science the source language B. Dot-matrix B. Microprocessor chips B. Systems Package for Social A. Interpreter C. Page C. ROM chips Science B. Compiler D. Line D. LCD clocks C. Statistical Package for C. Assembler E. None of the above E. None of the above Sociai Science D. Decompiler AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option D D. All of the above E. None of the above 46. A specific part of an E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D arithmetic & logic unit that is AnSwEr : Option C used to perform the operation of multiplication is 42. An identifying label on A. Multiplier the first record of magnetic B. Multiplener 4. Who developed a tape is C. Multivibrator 50. An Integrated Circuit (IC) mechanical device in the 17th A. Punched paper tape D. Quantization is century that could add, B. Optical mark reader E. None of the above A. Fabricated on a tiny silicon subtract, multiply, divide and C. Tape label AnSwEr : Option A chip find square roots? D. Joystick B. A complicated circuit A. Napier E. None of the above C. Much costlier than a single B. Babbage AnSwEr : Option C transistor C. Pascal D. An integrating device D. Leibnitz 47. Which of the following is E. None of the above E. None of the above used for input and output AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option D both 1. The 2's complement 43. Super computers are A. Graph plotter number of 110010 is primarily useful for B. Teletype terminal A. 001101 A. Input-output intensive C. Line printer B. 110011 processing D. All of the above C. 010011 5. Serial access memories are B. Data-retrieval operations E. None of the above D. All of the above useful in applications where C. Mathematical-intensive AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above A. data consists of numbers scientific applications AnSwEr : Option E B. short access time is D. All of the above required E. None of the above C. each stored word is AnSwEr : Option C processed differently 48. Character readers are D. data naturally needs to those devices which read the 2. The purpose of an flow in and out in serial form characters printed on the application program is to E. None of the above source documents and then A. Convert program written AnSwEr : Option D 44. A reflective marker that convert them directly into in high level language to 6. A six - digit card field used indicates the end of the computer-usable input. machine language for postal ZIP codes is defined usable tape is Which of the following is not B. Meet specific user needs as A. End user a character reader? C. Allow the operating system A. A letter field B. End-of-tape A. OCR to control resources better B. An alphabetic field C. Optical mark reader B. MICR D. Make off-line equpment C. A numeric field D. FAX C. OMR run better D. An alphanumeric field E. None of the above D. LCD E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option D 7. The octal equivalent of the E. None of the above number 11010.1011 is AnSwEr : Option B A. 32.54 11. A hand-held device for B. 63.51 optically reading bar codes on 15. The benefit of using 19. What is the name of the C. 32.27 goods, labels & shelves is computers are that reading device which mades D. All of the above A. Wand A. Computers are very fast use of photosensors and laser E. None of the above B. Touch tablet and can store huge amounts technologies to interpret AnSwEr : Option A C. Mouse of data printed, typed or even hand- D. Light pen B. Computers produce written data directly from the E. None of the above accurate output even when source documents? AnSwEr : Option A the input is incorrect A. MICR C. Computers are designed to B. OCR 8. Super-computers the inflexible C. Mark-sensing device A. Are found at thousands of D. All of the above D. ATM sites around the world E. None of the above E. None of the above B. Can now fit on a single 12. In analog computer AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option B silicon chip A. Input is first converted to 16. Which is a Common- C. Are usually designed to digital form Business oriented language. process accounting B. Input is never converted to A. SNOBOL applications digital form B. BASIC D. Are not fast enough for C. Output is displayed in C. COBOL 20. A(n) ____ device is any some applications digital form D. C device that provides E. None of the above D. All of the above E. None of the above information which is sent to AnSwEr : Option D E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C the CPU. AnSwEr : Option B A. input B. output C. CPU D. memory 9. A special type of device 17. Software instructions E. storage which uses an ordinary 13. The decimal equivalent of intended to satisfy a user's AnSwEr : Option A telephone with a computer is the binary number specific processing needs are A. Light pen 11100001111 is called _____. B. Mouse A. 1806 A. Systems software C. Acoustic couple B. 1807 B. A microcomputer D. Touch panel C. 2806 C. Documentation E. None of the above D. All of the above D. Applications software 21. The range of frequencies AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above E. All of the above available for data AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option D transmission is known as A. Baud B. Bandwidth C. Byte 10. The first electronic D. Bits general purpose digital 14. A disk storage medium in 18. Which of the following E. None of the above computer built by Mauchly the form of an assembly file organizations is most AnSwEr : Option B and Eckert called ENIAC did containing a single rigid efficient for a file with a high not work on the stored magnetic disk permenently is degree of file activity? program principle. How many A. fixed disk A. sequential numbers could it store in its B. disk cartridge B. ISAM internal memory? C. card punch C. VSAM 22. Full adder has A. 100 D. card reader D. B-Tree index A. 4 inputs B. 20 E. None of the above E. All of the above B. 8 inputs C. 40 AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option A C. 10 inputs D. 80 D. 3 inputs E. . None of the above E. None of the above D. Label AnSwEr : Option D AnSwEr : Option A E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C 31. Which system was developed by Rank-Xeron for 35. What is the storage use with office computers capacity of a Hollerith card 23. Which major 27. Which of the following is and other equipment. which is organized into development led to the considered a direct-entry A. UNIX nibbles? production of input device? B. ETHERNET A. 32 microcomputers? A. optical scanner C. PC-DOS B. 64 A. Magnetic disks B. mouse D. MS-DOS C. 128 B. Floppy disks C. light pen E. None of the above D. 240 C. Logic gates D. digitizer AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above D. Integrated circuits E. All of the above AnSwEr : Option D E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option E 36. A type of instruction that AnSwEr : Option D can produce several lines of machine language code is a 32. Bubble memory is a A. Mnemonic A. Sequential access device B. Address 28. A physical connection only C. Macro 24. The first computer made between the microprocessor B. Direct access device only D. assemble available for commercial use memory and other parts of C. Combination of sequential E. None of the above was the microcomputer is known and direct access devices AnSwEr : Option C A. Mark-I as D. All of the above B. ENIAC A. Path E. None of the above C. EDSAC B. Address bus AnSwEr : Option C D. UNIVAC C. Route E. None of the above D. All of the above 37. A common use of AnSwEr : Option D E. None of the above computer in office is for AnSwEr : Option B A. Distributed 33. Any method for B. Word processing controlling access to or use of C. Data memory is known as D. All of the above 25. In which mode, each user A. Memory map E. None of the above has a local input/output 29. An IBM System/38 B. Memory protection AnSwEr : Option B device. represents the computer C. Memory management A. Interactive class of: D. Memory instruction B. Time sharing mode A. small-scale computer E. None of the above C. Batch processing mode B. medium-scale computer AnSwEr : Option B D. All of the above C. large-scale computer 38. The imitation of one E. None of the above D. super computer device or system by another AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above is 26. Sometime data are AnSwEr : Option A A. Simulation gathered over a period of 34. If, in a computer, 16 bits B. Emulation time and collected into a are used to specify addresses C. Resilience group before entering them in a RAM, the number of D. Compaction into a computer for addresses will be E. None of the above processing. What type of 30. Which hole is used to A. 216 AnSwEr : Option B processing is it called? mark the location of the first B. 65,536 A. Interactive processing sector in a soft-sectored disk. C. 64K B. Sequential processing A. Address D. Any of the above C. Batch processing B. Location E. None of the above D. Group processing C. Index AnSwEr : Option D 39. A type of semiconductor 43. The methods used by 2. The ability of a computer memory that usually has COBOL to define that 47. A fully functional system to remain operational small capacity but very fast structure of a data item in computing device containing despite various failures is access is terms of characters, digits, all the elements of a A. Relation A. PROM etc. is computer which is built B. Schema B. RAM A. Password around a MICROPROCESSOR C. Resilience C. Scratchpad B. Pointer is known as D. Versatility D. ROM C. Picture A. Machine-in-built computerE. None of the above E. None of the above D. Overlay B. Super computer AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above C. Micro computer AnSwEr : Option C D. Mini computer E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C 3. Which of the following 40. Third generation memories must be refreshed computers 44. Which of the following many times per second? A. were the first to use built- transfers data contained on A. Static RAM in error detecting devices computer cards to the 48. There are historical B. Dynamic RAM B. used transistors instead of computer system. evidences to prove that C. EPROM vacuum tubes A. Card sorter abacus was first used in D. ROM C. were the first to use neural B. Card reader A. India E. None of the above network C. Magnetic disk B. Japan AnSwEr : Option B D. All of the above D. Magnetic tape C. China E. None of the above E. None of the above D. Indonesia AnSwEr : Option E AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above 41. High-level languages are AnSwEr : Option C not concerned with computer 4. The third generation of but with computers covers the period: A. Assembler A. 1971-1982 B. Machine code 45. The difference between B. 1982-1994 C. Compiler memory and storages is that 49. A class of random access C. 1959-1964 D. All of the above memory is _____ and storage memory that requires D. 1965-1971 E. None of the above is _____ periodic servicing in order for E. 1995-now AnSwEr : Option A A. Temporary, permanent the contents to remain valid AnSwEr : Option D B. Permanent, temporary is C. Slow, fast A. Static RAM D. AH of the above B. Dynamic RAM E. None of the above C. PROM 42. Which of the following AnSwEr : Option A D. EPROM 5. An electronic logic gate term is used in connection 46. Which most popular E. None of the above whose output is logic 0 only with the organisation of files input device used today for AnSwEr : Option B when all inputs are logic 1 is in ALGOL 68 interactive processing & for 1. Computer can not do A. NOR A. Blow the on line entry of data for anything without a B. NAND B. Machine batch processing. A. Chip C. OR C. Biquinary A. Mouse B. Memory D. NOT D. Book B. Magnetic disk C. Output device E. None of the above E. None of the above C. Visual display terminal D. Program AnSwEr : Option B AnSwEr : Option D D. Card punch E. None of the above 6. Which of the following is E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D the expansion of EBCDIC AnSwEr : Option C A. Extended bit comparable to digital interface for computer B. Extended bootable 10. A generalised software computerised digital infrared package produced to meet 17. A device that prints one calculator the bugs of a variety of data character at a ! time is C. Extended binary coded processing users is known as kknown as decimal interchange code A. Utility programs 14. To set a register or A. Laser printer D. Extended binary coded B. System software counter to the all-zero-state B. Line printer decimal information code C. Operating system is C. Character printer E. None of the above D. Application package A. Rerun D. Dot-Matrix printer AnSwEr : Option C E. None of the above B. Reset E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D C. Remote AnSwEr : Option C 11. Who is 1988 announced D. Release the latest version of CD-ROM E. None of the above called CD-ROMXA (extended AnSwEr : Option B 7. A vertically aligned set of architecture) which provides tracks on a disk pack is known a documented means of 18. A mechanism for as integrating digital audio with arranging controlled access to A. Cluster computer data on a CD-ROM a shared resource is B. Surface disk? 15. Which is used to store A. Retrieving C. Cylinder A. Sony firmware. B. Sorting D. Panel B. Philips A. RAM C. Balleting E. None of the above C. Microsoft B. ROM D. Lock-out AnSwEr : Option C D. All of the above C. PROM E. None of the above E. None of the above D. EPROM AnSwEr : Option D AnSwEr : Option D E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B 16. Which of the following is 8. Which is an electronic NOT a primary storage device that can store device? 19. A data item which is not temporarily a single bit of 12. Third generation A. Magnetic tape broken down into smaller data. computers B. Magnetic disk units is _____ A. Accumulator A. Were the first to use C. Optical disk A. Data element B. Buffer integrated circuitry D. All of the above B. Elementary data item C. Memory B. Were the first to use built- E. None of the above C. Data entry D. Latch in error detecting devices AnSwEr : Option D D. Database management E. None of the above C. Used transistors insted of E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D vaccum tubes Primary storage, also known AnSwEr : Option B D. All of the above as main storage or memory, is E. None of the above the main area in a computer AnSwEr : Option A in which data is stored for quick access by the 9. A digital device that computer's processor. On 20. A computer is a box full processes data is known as today's smaller computers, of electronic A. Data processor especially personal A. Switching devices B. Data entry 13. What is the name of the computers and workstations, B. Chips C. DBMS display feature that highlights the term random access C. Circuits D. Database areas of the screen which memory (RAM) - or just D. Registers E. None of the above require operator attention? memory - is used instead of E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A A. Pixel primary or main storage, and AnSwEr : Option A B. Reverse video the hard disk, diskette, CD, 21. What are the concentric C. Touch screen and DVD collectively describe circles on floppy disks know D. Cursor secondary storage or auxiliary as? E. None of the above storage. A. Tracks AnSwEr : Option B B. Cylinders C. Sectors 25. Instructions and memory C. Register unit AnSwEr : Option C D. Segments addresses are represented by D. memory E. None of the above A. character codes E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A B. binary codes AnSwEr : Option D C. binary word D. parity bit 34. The magnetic storage E. None of the above chips used to provide AnSwEr : Option B nonvolatile direct access 22. A one-bit signal that 26. Which type of computers 30. Which printer is very storage of data and that have indicates the start of data use the 8 bit code called commonly used for desk-top no moving parts are known as transmission by an EBCDIC? publishing? A. Magnetic core memory asynchronous device is A. Minicomputers A. Laser printer B. Magnetic tape memory A. Parity bit B. Microcomputers B. Ink-jet printer C. Magnetic disk memory B. Status bit C. Mainframe computers C. Daisy wheel printer D. Magnetic bubble memory C. Zero bit D. Supercomputers D. Dot-matrix printer E. None of the above D. Start bit E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option D 31. Hard disks are formatted in the same manner as floppy disks. However, before a hard disk can be formatted, it must 35. In the third generation of 27. Which generation of first be _____ computers: 23. Registers which are computers is covered by the A. partitioned A. distributed data partially visible to users and period 1964-77? B. sectioned processing first became used to hold conditional A. First C. deleted popular codes (bits set by the CPU B. Second D. inter-sectioned B. an operating system was hardware as the result of C. Third E. write protected first developed operations), are known as D. Forth AnSwEr : Option A C. high-level procedural A. PC E. None of the above languages were first used B. Memory Address Registers AnSwEr : Option C D. on-line, realtime systems C. General purpose registers first became popular D. Flags E. All of the above E. None of the above 32. The no of logical records AnSwEr : Option D AnSwEr : Option D in a physical record is 36. A common example of a 28. First CAD system called A. Group data storage medium is AutoCAD for the PCs was B. Blocking factor A. cartidge announced in the year 1982. C. Sector B. floppies Can you tell who announced D. Field C. cluge 24. An electronic circuit with it? E. None of the above D. disk about 20 transistors A. Intel Corpn. AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above fabricated on a silicon chip is B. Rolta India Ltd. AnSwEr : Option D known as C. Autodesk Inc A. SSI D. AT & T Corp. B. MSI E. None of the above C. DPS AnSwEr : Option C 33. Personnel who design, D. RJE program, operate and 37. IBM-PC is an example of E. None of the above maintain computer A. A main frame AnSwEr : Option A equipment refers to B. Machine-in-built A. Console-operator C. Micro computer 29. Main storage is also B. Programmer D. Special purpose called C. Peopleware E. None of the above A. Accumulator D. System Analyst AnSwEr : Option C B. Control unit E. None of the above E. None of the above C. 64 B. Gottfried Leibnitz AnSwEr : Option D D. 512 C. Blaise Pascal E. None of the above D. Charles Babbage 38. Which of the following AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above will happen when data is 46. The basic unit within a AnSwEr : Option C entered into a memory computer store capable of location? 42. The number of bits that holding a single unit of data is A. It will add to the content are typically stored on each A. Register of the location track of a magnetic disk is B. ALU B. It will change the address usually C. Control unit 2. Which programming of the memory location A. the same D. Store location language is much in vogue C. It will erase the previous B. different E. None of the above among users of content C. depend on the program to AnSwEr : Option D microcomputers D. It will not be fruitful if be stored A. ALGOL thjere is already some data at D. All of the above B. APL that location E. None of the above C. LOGO E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A D. FORTH AnSwEr : Option C 47. An error in computer E. None of the above data is called AnSwEr : Option D A. Chip B. Bug 43. The silicon chips used for C. Bit 39. All inputs must be in ON data processing are called D. Byte position to have an output is A. RAM chips E. None of the above 3. Multiplication of 1112 by known as B. ROM chips AnSwEr : Option B 1012 is A. NOT gate C. Micro processor A. 1100112 B. AND gate D. PROM chips B. 1000112 C. OR gate E. None of the above C. 1111002 D. XOR gate AnSwEr : Option C D. 0001012 E. None of the above 48. A system program which E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B helps the execution of user AnSwEr : Option B programs is known as A. System software 44. The code that should be B. Application program adequate for present and C. Batch operating system 40. The intersection of a anticipated data processing D. Utilities 4. Which of the following column and row in a both for machine and human E. None of the above registers is used to keep track spreadsheet is called a bon or use is AnSwEr : Option C of address of the memory A. Key A. Conciseness location where the next B. Field B. Uniqueness instruction is located? C. Cell C. Operability A. Memory Address Register D. Menu D. All of the above B. Memory Data Register E. None of the above E. None of the above 49. LISP was developed by C. Instruction Register AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option C A. John Mc Carthy D. Program Counter 41. A magnetic storage B. Blaise Pascal E. None of the above device on which data is C. Dr. Hollerith AnSwEr : Option D stored on a cylindrical drum, D. John Napier subdivided into tracks is E. None of the above known as 45. What is the number of bit AnSwEr : Option A A. Punched card patterns provided by a 7-bit 1. The first mechanical B. Magnetic disk code? calculating machine was 5. Which is not a factor when C. Magnetic tape A. 256 made by categorizing a computer? D. Drum B. 128 A. William Oughtred A. Speed of the output B. bank checking accounts 18. A prewritten program device C. payroll that's sold to perform a B. Amount of main memory D. airline reservations common task is called an the CPU can use E. None of the above application C. Cost of the system AnSwEr : Option C 14. Which company is the A. System software D. Capacity of the hard disk biggest player in the B. Package E. Where it was purchased microprocessor industry? C. Utilities AnSwEr : Option E A. Motorola D. Program 6. Conversion of an octal B. IBM E. None of the above number 208 to its binary 10. Who is called the "grand C. Intel AnSwEr : Option B number is father" of the computer? D. AMD A. 100002 A. Blaise Pascal E. Cyrix B. 101112 B. Charles Babbage AnSwEr : Option C C. 101102 C. Joseph Jacquard D. 111102 D. Dr. Herman Hollerith 19. Locations in the main E. None of the above E. None of the above memory of a computer are AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option B called 11. Which input device is 15. A medium for A. Alphabets able to scan & interpret an transferring data between B. Words entire page that is typed in a two locations is called C. Data special font A. Network D. Characters 7. Which of the following is a A. Floppy disk B. Communication channel E. None of the above system programming B. Page reader C. Modem AnSwEr : Option B language for micro- C. Paper tape punch D. Bus computers in the Intel family. D. Optical card readers E. None of the above A. LOGO E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option B B. SNOBOL AnSwEr : Option B 16. An adder in which the C. PCM bits of the operands are 20. Which of the following is D. PL/1 added one after another is a communication network E. None of the above A. Half-adder that is devoted to carrying AnSwEr : Option C B. Full-adder computer information. 12. A half byte is know is C. Serial adder A. Data point A. Data D. All of the above B. Data module B. Bit E. None of the above C. Data network C. Half byte AnSwEr : Option C D. Data pack 8. Which of the following can D. Nibble E. None of the above be output by a computer? E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C A. graphics AnSwEr : Option D 21. The minimum number of B. voice MOS transistors required to C. text 17. The OR, XOR & AND make a dynamic RAM cell is D. computer-usable data or functions can be performed A. 1 information by _____ of the computer in a B. 2 E. All of the above 13. Which language is used in CPU. C. 3 AnSwEr : Option E the areas of pattern A. ALU D. 4 recognition, artificial B. CU E. None of the above intelligence & for simulation C. Memory AnSwEr : Option A of games. D. Register A. APL E. None of the above 9. Sequential file B. FORTH AnSwEr : Option A organization is most C. LISP appropriate for which of the D. CORAL 22. Conversion of an octal following applications? E. None of the above number 1428 to binary A. grocery-store checkout AnSwEr : Option C number is A. 11000102 C. Fast and expensive 30. Codes which do not 34. A Winchester disk is a B. 1101102 D. Slow and expensive require to be frequently A. Disk Stack C. 11000112 E. None of the above updated also promote user B. Removable disk D. 11011012 AnSwEr : Option C efficiency due to C. Flexible disk E. None of the above A. Simplicity D. All of the above AnSwEr : Option A B. Sortability E. None of the above C. Stability AnSwEr : Option A D. Expansibility 27. Offline device is E. None of the above A. a device which is not AnSwEr : Option C 23. Which of the following is connected to CPU 31. A packet switching used as "Input device" for the B. a device which is network that was sponsored 35. Which one of the computer? connected to CPU by the Commission of the EEC following is the first second- A. Printer C. a direct access storage and became operational in generation computer? B. VDU device 1979 is A. IBM 7090 C. TV D. an I/O device A. LAN B. IBM 801 D. Light pen E. None of the above B. Broadband network C. IBM 7070 E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A C. Star network D. IBM 650 AnSwEr : Option D D. Euronet E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A AnSwEr : Option D 36. Which of the following is not a factor affecting the 28. The process of fetching processing capability or 24. A machine associated and executing instructions, performance of a PC system? with card-based data one at a time, in the order of A. The clock speed of the processing is increasing addresses is known 32. What is the standard microprocessor A. Codomain as code the computer industry B. The revolutions per minute B. Collator A. instruction execution created to represent of the printer disk C. Cartridge B. straight line sequencing characters? C. The primary storage D. Digitizer C. instruction fetch A. DASI capacity of the processor E. None of the above D. random sequencing B. ASSH D. The built-in instruction set AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above C. ASCII available to the AnSwEr : Option B D. BASCII microprocessor E. EPROM E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C AnSwEr : Option B
25. The most popular
language used with 29. What is the term which microcomputers and time- represents the use of links shared mini computers, is an between information of all 33. A sizeable geographical 37. Condensing output data easy-to-use high level sorts whether text, graphics, area with communication to exhibit specific information language. video oi audio-based? based on the telephone is A. COBOL A. Hypertext system is though as A. Calculating B. ADA B. Hypermedia A. Local area network B. Recording C. PASCAL C. HyperCard B. Wide area network C. Merging D. BASIC D. Wildcard C. Modulator-Demodulator D. Summarising E. None of the above E. None of the above D. All of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D AnSwEr : Option B E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D 26. Primary storage is _____ AnSwEr : Option B as compared to secondary storage. A. Slow and inexpensive B. Fast and inexpensive 38. Which of the following is 42. Which of the following used for manufacturing terms is the most closely chips? related to main memory? A. control bus A. nonvolatile B. control unit B. permanent C. parity unit C. control unit D. semiconductor D. temporary E. None of the above E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option D AnSwEr : Option D
39. Which of the following 43. The computer industry
terms applies to uses prefixes of Greek origin communication between to measure large amounts of separate computer systems? data. Which term describes A. Computer literacy 1024 bytes. B. Power supply A. Kilobyte C. Applications software B. Megabyte D. Connectivity C. Gigabyte E. None of the above D. Terabyte AnSwEr : Option D E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option A
44. Which kind of storage
40. Output hardware is often device can be carried around? categorized according to A. Floppy disk whether it: B. Hard disk A. is expensive C. System cabinet B. requires a large amount of D. Hard disk drive electricity to work E. Floppy disk drive C. produces hardcopy or AnSwEr : Option A softcopy D. can fit on a desktop E. None of the above AnSwEr : Option C 41. The original ASCII code 45. One nibble is equal to used _____ bits of each byte, A. 4 bits reserving that last bit for B. 8 bits error checking. C. 6 bits A. 5 D. 16 bits B. 6 E. None of the above C. 7 AnSwEr : Option A D. 8 E. 4 AnSwEr : Option C