Q.1

Which of the following terms could be used to describe the concurrent processing of computer programs, via CRTs, on one computer system?

  • Time-sharing
  • Online processing
  • Interactive processing
  • All the above processing
  • None of the above
Q.2

The term gigabyte refers to

  • 1024 bytes
  • 1024 kilobytes
  • 1024 megabytes
  • 1024 gigabytes
  • None of the above
Q.3

An advantage of blocking a tape is that

  • additional processing time is consumed
  • the direct file method can be emulated
  • tapes contain less data and longer tapes
  • less tape is used to store the same amount of data
  • None of the above
Q.4

A menu-driven operating system is one which allows you to pick up from the menu of choices it displays on the screen. What is the name given to the images which are used in such image oriented menus?

  • Icon
  • Figure
  • Symbol
  • option
  • None of the above
Q.5

A type of line printer that uses an embossed steel band to form the letters printed on the paper is

  • Golf ball printer
  • Dot-matrix printer
  • Laser printer
  • Band printer
  • None of the above
Q.6

Who developed the first personal computer spreadsheet package called Visicalc?

  • Niklaus Wirth
  • Dan Bricklin
  • Bob Frankston
  • both (b) and (c)
  • None of the above
Q.7

A computer has no more sense than a light

  • bulb
  • pen
  • switch
  • pad
  • None of the above
Q.8

In magnetic disks, data is organized on the platter in a concentric sets of rings called

  • sector
  • track
  • head
  • block
  • None of the above
Q.9

Which of the following tasks is not suited for sequential processing by a computer?

  • Preparing of mailing labels
  • Processing payroll cheques
  • Accounting for credit card purchases
  • Inventory control
  • None of the above
Q.10

Which of the following is responsible for coordinating various operations using timing signals?

  • Arithmetic-logic Unit
  • Control unit
  • Memory unit
  • Input/Output unit
  • None of the above
Q.11

What technology is used for flat panel displays?

  • Solid state
  • RBG monitor
  • VLSI
  • Direct view storage tube
  • None of the above
Q.12

What is meant by the term RAM?

  • Memory which can only be read
  • Memory which can be both^read and written to
  • Memory which is used for permanent storage
  • Memory which can only be written to
  • None of the above
Q.13

The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corpn. was called

  • 8008
  • 8080
  • 4004
  • 8800
  • None of the above
Q.14

The monitor of a computer is connected to it by a

  • Wire
  • Cable
  • Bus
  • Line driver
  • Modem
Q.15

An integrated circuit is

  • a complicated circuit
  • an integrating device
  • much costlier than a single transistor
  • fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
  • None of the above
Q.16

Which of the following memories contains a thin film of magnetic material sandwitched between two permanent bias magnets?

  • ROM
  • Magnetic disk
  • Core memory
  • Bubble memory
  • None of the above
Q.17

The computer translates the condition of each switch to a number. What number is represented by the OFF state?

  • -7
  • -3.75
  • 1
  • 0
  • -22
Q.18

Who built the world's first electronic calculator using telephone relays, light bulbs and batteries?

  • Claude Shannon
  • Konard Zuse
  • George Stibits
  • Howard H. Aliken
  • None of the above
Q.19

How many bits can be stored in theRAM?

  • 8000
  • 8192
  • 4000
  • 4096
  • None of the above
Q.20

A code which uses more bits for each character then what is necessary is known as

  • Hollerith code
  • Gray code
  • Redundant code
  • Mnemonics
  • None of the above
Q.21

What is the name given to the specialized storage element in the processor unit of a computer which is used as a "scratch pad" during processing operations?

  • storage register
  • primary memory
  • cache memory
  • accumulator
  • None of the above
Q.22

A large number of computers in a wide geographical area can be efficiently connected using

  • Twisted pair lines
  • Coaxial cables
  • Communications satellites
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.23

Identity the advantages that Micro Channel Architecture offers over ISA.

  • Automatic System Configuration
  • Less Interference
  • Multiple device handling (the system allows expansion boards to take complete of the bus for certain operations)
  • Greater data transfer rates
  • All of the above
Q.24

The CPU chip used in a computer is partially made out of

  • silica
  • carbon
  • copper
  • gold
  • silver
Q.25

A small square or rectangular piece of silica on which several layers of an integrated circuit are etched or imprinted is called

  • VLSI
  • micro
  • wafer
  • chip
  • None of the above
Q.26

Perforated paper used as input or output media is known as

  • Paper tape
  • Magnetic tape
  • Punched paper tape
  • Card punch
  • None of the above
Q.27

What is the byte capacity of a drum which is 5 inch high,inch diameter, and which hastracks per inch and bit density ofbits per inch?

  • 942000 bytes
  • 9712478 bytes
  • 192300 bytes
  • 14384 bytes
  • None of the above
Q.28

What is the name of the earliest calculating machine which was based on concepts found in modern computers but was unfortunately never built?

  • Babbage's Difference Engine
  • Pascal's Adder
  • Leibnitz's Multiplier
  • Differential Analyser
  • None of the above
Q.29

The binary equivalent of the Hexadecimal number 7BD is

  • 11110111101
  • 111010111101
  • 101110111101
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.30

Which memory system is not as a mass memory medium?

  • semiconductor memory
  • magnetic tape
  • magnetic disk
  • magnetic drum
  • None of the above
Q.31

When was the X Window System born?

  • 1984
  • 1989
  • 1988
  • 1990
  • None of the above
Q.32

A double sided magnetic disk pack has six disks. Can you tell how many surfaces of this pack are normally used?

  • 10
  • 12
  • 6
  • 9
  • None of the above
Q.33

The first large scale electronic computer which became operational inand contained approximatelyvacuum tubes and could performmultiplications per second was known as

  • ILLIAC
  • ENIAC
  • JOHNIAC
  • EDSAC
  • None of the above
Q.34

A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/an

  • interpreter
  • simulator
  • compiler
  • commander
  • None of the above
Q.35

The data recording area between the blank gaps on magnetic tape is called a/ an:

  • Record
  • Block
  • Field
  • Database
  • None of the above
Q.36

All calculations are performed and all comparisons are made in _____ unit.

  • control unit
  • aritmetic-logic unit
  • central processing unit
  • primary storage unit
  • None of the above
Q.37

The most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in Electronic Data Processing system is called

  • ASCII
  • EBCDII
  • BCD
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.38

Magnetic tape can serve as :

  • secondary-storage media
  • output media
  • input media
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.39

Hard disks and diskettes are:

  • Direct access storage devices
  • Sequential access storage devices
  • Rarely used with microcomputers
  • Both (a) and (c)
  • None of the above
Q.40

Point out the odd item amongst the following

  • Computer mouse
  • Touchpad
  • Light pen
  • Printer
  • None of the above
Q.41

Which of the following is used as storage locations both in the ALU and the control section of a computer?

  • accumulator
  • register
  • adder
  • decoder
  • None of the above
Q.42

CD-ROM is a

  • Semiconductor memory
  • Memory register
  • Magnetic memory
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.43

The operation of a digital computer is based on _____ principle.

  • counting
  • measuring
  • electronic
  • logical
  • None of the above
Q.44

Which of the following statements is true?

  • Analysts usually work alone and sometimes as part of a team
  • Most systems projects are completed in 6 to 12 weeks
  • An analyst's primary concern is the development of software
  • Analysts evaluate data flow through an organization
  • None of the above
Q.45

In the IBM PC-AT, what do the words AT stand for?

  • Additional terminals
  • Advance technology
  • Applied technology
  • Advanced terminology
  • None of the above
Q.46

Computer scientists are exploring the possibility of culturing bacteria to create living chips which have digital electronic properties. What are these chips called?

  • bacterial chips
  • biochips
  • natural chips
  • neural chips
  • None of the above
Q.47

What is the name of the storage device which is used to compensate for the difference in rates of flow of data from once device to another?

  • Cache
  • Concentrator
  • Buffer
  • I/O device
  • None of the above
Q.48

Pick out the wrong statement.

  • Information stored in RAM can be changed by over writing it
  • Information stored in ROM cannot be changed by overwriting
  • Information can be stored in any location of RAM
  • Computer main memory can be accessed only sequentially
  • None of the above
Q.49

The processing capability of a microcomputer can be enhanced with the help of

  • addition processor
  • expansion cards
  • secondary memory
  • buffer memory
  • None of the above
Q.50

Ethernet uses

  • Bus topology
  • Ring topology
  • Star topology
  • Tree topology
  • None of the above
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