General Computer Test - 130

 

1. The first AT Systems have

(a) 12 bit ISA Bus

(b) 14 bit ISA Bus

(c) 16 bit ISA Bus

(d) 18 bit ISA Bus

ANS: c

2. Networking is a connection of two or more

(a) Computer System

(b) Man

(c) Place

(d) Business

ANS: a

3. If you want to improve the performance of your PC, you need to upgrade the

(a) CPU

(b) Monitor

(c) Keyboard

(d) Printer

ANS: a

4. How many input lines are needed to construct 1024 bit coincident core plane?

(a) 8

(b) 16

(c) 32

(d) 64

(e) None of the above.

ANS: d

5. A digital computer is based on the principle of

(a) measurement

(b) logic

(c) multiplication

(d) counting

ANS: d

6. How many types of storage loops exist in magnetic bubble memory

(a) 8

(b) 4

(c) 16

(d) 2

(e) None of the above

ANS: d

7. The linking of computers with a communication system is called

 (a) networking

(b) pairing

(c) interlocking

(d) assembling

ANS: a

8. Standardization means

(a) connecting two computer systems

(b) compatibility between different computer systems from different suppliers.

(c) always using a standard parallel interface

(d) joining a computer user group

ANS: b

9. Which memory is nonvolatile and may be written only once?

(a) RAM

(b) EP-ROM

(c) SRAM

(d) PROM

(e) None of the above.

ANS: c

10. For creating and editing legal documents which application package would be most useful

(a) spreadsheet

(b) word-processing

(c) graphic

 (d) communication

ANS: b

11. Word-processing is used for

(a) presentation of data in graphical form

(b) what-if analysis

(c) entry, verifying, updating, retrieving etc. of records

(d) creation, storage, editing etc. of text.

ANS: d

12. Which of the 'following statements is wrong?

(a) An EPROM can be programmed, erased and reprogrammed by the user with an EPROM programming instrument

(b) magnetic tape is non volatile

(c) magnetic core and semiconductor memories are used as mass memory medium

(d) RAM is a type of volatile memory

(e) None of the above

ANS: c

13. Which of the following program is useful for merging names and address with,repetitive letters for mass mailing

(a) word-processing and database integrated program

(b) database management and spreadsheet program

(c) graphics program

(d) communication program

ANS: a

14. The data bus in 8080A/8085 micro-processor is a group of

(a) eight bi-directional lines that are used to transfer 8 bits between the micro-processor and its I/O and memory

(b) sixteen bi-directional lines that are used for data transfer between the micro-processor and memory

(c) eight undirectional lines that are used for I/O devices

(d) eight lines used to transfer data among the registers

(e) None of the above.

ANS: a

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

(a) counting

(b) measuring

(c) electronic

(d) logical

(e) None of the above.

ANS: a

16. DBMS stand for

(a) database marketing system

(b) database management studies

(c) database management system

(d) database marketing strategies

ANS: c

17. An integrated circuit is

(a) a complicated circuit

 (b) an integrating device

(c) much costlier than a single transistor

(d) fabricated on a tiny silicon chip

(e) None of the above .

ANS: d

18. A dumb terminal with a keyboard and CRT and connected to a computer is

(a) an off-line device

(b) an on-line device

(c) neither on-line nor off-line device

(d) both (a) and (b)

ANS: b

19. When a bank teller uses a computer terminal to know the balance in a customer's accounts it is an example of ?

(a) on-line updating

(b) off-line processing

(c) on-line query

(d) on-line processing

ANS: c

20. Most important advantage of an IC is its

(a) easy replacement in case of circuit failure

(b) extremely high reliability

(c) reduced cost

(d) low power consumption

 (e) None of the above.

ANS: b

21. The concept that many users can share a computer is called

(a) time-sharing

(b) distributed processing

(c) parallel processing

(d) interpersonal relationship

ANS: a

22. Which one of the following words has computer meaning and a computer meaning

(a) node

(b) bus

(c) quick

(d) plotter

ANS: a

23. Which of the following is a computer program

(a) utility software

(b) application package

(c) operating system

(d) all of the above computer programs

ANS: d

24. The computer stores its program and data in its

(a) ALU

(b) control unit

(c) memory

(d) cache memory

ANS: c

25. What is the number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9-track magnetic tape?

(a) 9

(b) 16

(c) 18

(d) 27

(e) None of the above.

ANS: b