General Computer Test - 133

 

1. The daily processing of corrections to customer accounts best exemplifies the processing mode of:

(a) Batch processing

(b) Real-time processing

(c) Interactive processing

(d) All of the above.

ANS: a

2. The data processing job expected to further decreases in the 1990s is that of:

(a) Keypuncher

 (b) Data entry clerk

(c) Computer operator

(d) Programmer

ANS: a

3. Which is a unit of measurement used with computer systems?

(a) Byte

(b) Kilobyte

(c) Megabyte

(d) Gigabyte

(e) All of the above.

ANS: e

4. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) Analysts usually work alone and sometimes as part of a team

(b) Most systems projects are completed in 6-12 weeks

(c) An analyst's primary concern is the development of software

(d) Analysts evaluate data flow through an organization.

ANS: d

5. In computer terminology, information means

(a) Raw data

(b) Data in more useful or intelligible form

(c) Alphanumeric data

(d) program

ANS: b

6. A computer programmer

(a) does all the thinking for a computer

(b) can enter input data quickly

(c) can operate all types of computer equipment

(d) can draw only flowchart.

ANS: a

7. A character is represented in EBCDIC by:

(a) one bit

(b) four bits

(c) eight bits

(d) sixteen bits

(e) None of the above.

ANS: c

8. Most of the errors blamed on computers are actually due to

(a) Programming errors

(b) Hardware fatigue

(c) Defects in floppy disks

(d) Data entry errors.

ANS: d

9. Which is a secondary memory device?

 (a) CPU

(b) ALU

(c) Floppy disk

(d) Mouse

(e) None of the above.

ANS: c

10. Which is the most significant difference between a simple desk calculator and computer? Choose from the following (note that some of the following may not even be true).

(a) The computer is an electronic machine while the desk calculator may or may not be electronic

(b) The computer is useful in business applications while the desk calculator is not

(c) The computer can print its results, while the desk calculator can only show it on a display

(d) The computer is controlled by a program stored in its memory while calculator require step-by-step manual control

(e) One has to know the method of calculation while using a calculator but a computer user can depend upon the computer to choose the method automatically.

ANS: d

11. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer systems is:

(a) EFTS

(b) MPG

(c) MIPS

(d) CPS

ANS: c

12. RAM is used as a short memory because it

(a) is volatile

(b) is very expensive

(c) has small capacity

(d) is programmable

(e) None of the above.

ANS: a

13. General purpose computes are those that can be adopted to countless uses simply by changing its.

(a) keyboard

(b) printer

(c) program

(d) display screen

(e) None of the above.

ANS: c

14. Which is the computer memory that does not forget?

(a) ROM

(b) RAM

(c) PROM

(d) All of the above

(e) None of the above.

ANS: a

15. The Santa Clara Valley near Palo Alto, California is popularly known as Silicon Valley of America because

 (a) huge deposits of silicon are found there

(b) many silicon chip manufacturing firms are located there

(c) Santa Claus visits it every Christmas

(d) it is full of large grain sand

ANS: b

16. Computers are incapable of emotional feelings. However, some people attribute humanlike emotions to imitate objects including computers. What is it called?

(a) anthropogenesis

(b) anthropomorphism

(c) anthroolatory

(d) cybernetics

ANS: b

17. According to you, which of the following statement is incorrect?

(a) Generally, computers don't make mistakes

(b) Computers can think

(b) Computers eliminate jobs

(d) Maths is necessary to understand computers

ANS: b

18. The most common binary code in use today is the 8 bit ASCII code. What do the letters ASCII stand for?

(a) American Standard Code for International Interchange

(b) American Standard Code for Information Interchange

(c) American Standard Code for Intelligence interchange

(d) American Scientific Code for Information Interchange

 (e) None of the above.

ANS: b

19. A computer derives its basic strength from

(a) Speed

(b) Accuracy

(c) Memory

(d) all of the above

(e) None of the above

ANS: d

20. Modern computers compared to earlier computers are

(a) Faster and larger

(b) Less reliable

(c) Larger and stronger

(d) Slower but more reliable

(e) Faster and smaller

ANS: e

21. The use of computer for business applications is attractive because of its

(a) Accuracy

(b) Reliability

(c) Speed

(d) Secret code facility

(e) All of the above

ANS: e

22. A computer is capable of performing almost any task, provided that it can be

(a) Coded

(b) Memorized

(c) Analyzed

(d) Reduced to a series of logical steps

(e) Changed top mathematics equation

ANS: d

23. A BIT represents a

(a) Decimal digit

(b) Octal digit

(c) Binary digit

(d) Hexadecimal digit

ANS: c

24. A computer has very high speed, accuracy and reliability. Its intelligence quotient could be of the order of

(a) 100

(b) 0

(c) 50

(d) 200

(e) 99.99

ANS: b

25. Computer cannot do anything without a

 (a) Chip

(b) Memory

(c) Output device

(d) Program

(e) None of the above

ANS: d