General Computer Test - 21

1. Properly arranged data is called

(a)    field

(b)    words

(c)     information

(d)    file

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

2. Which of the following is a list-processing high-level language?

(a)    APL

(b)    LISP

(c)     PROLOG

(d)    ADA

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

3. The use of a computer to get information from a data bank is known as

(a)    Information withdrawal

(b)    Computer simulation

(c)     information retrieval

(d)    fall-tent searching

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

4. Which of the following is a storage medium to copy stored data onto another?

(a)    Drum

(b)    Dump

(c)     Critical path

(d)    Cybernetics

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

5. Another word for a daisy when printer is

(a)    petal printer

(b)    golf-ball printer

(c)     lesser printer

(d)    line printer

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

6. The collection of utility programs, subroutines or application programs used on a particular computer is

(a)    package

(b)    system software

(c)     application programs

(d)    program library

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

7. All the instructions and procedures needed to start Up a computer, to the point it can load an operating system are stored in ROM chips. In IBM compatible PCs this is called the

(a)    RAM BIOS

(b)    ROM BIOS

(c)     EPROM

(d)    POST

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

8. In serial, asynchronous transmissions, the bit is used to signal the end of the character within the data frame.

(a)    Start

(b)    Stop

(c)     Parity

(d)    Data

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

9. The term MIPS refers to

(a)    millions of instructions per second

(b)    multiple instructions per second

(c)     megabytes of instructions per second

(d)    millions input processor set

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

10. Which of the following best describes the term data processing?

(a)    The collection of information or data

(b)    The distribution of information or data

(c)     The manipulation of information or data

(d)    The storage of information or data

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

11. The original ASCII code used./. bits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error checking.

(a)    5

(b)    6

(c)     7

(d)    8

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

12. Communication ports are found on the back of microcomputers. They are used to connect the computer to

(a)    printers      

(b)    modems

(c)     other hardwar

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

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

(a)    (a)Memory Pool

(b)    Cache

(c)     Processor

(d)    Processor pool

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

14. What process prepares the magnetic surface of a disk by creating concentric circles, called tracks, around the disk? (Each track is further divided into pic-shaped sections called sectors?

(a)    Tracking

(b)    Formatting

(c)     Copying

(d)    Sectioning

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

15. A six-digit card field used for postal ZIP codes is defined as

(a)    a letter field

(b)    an alphabetic field

(c)     a numeric field

(d)    an alphanumeric field

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

16. What are the three decision-making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?

(a)    Greater than

(b)    Less than

(c)     Equal to

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

17. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?

(a)    Disk unit

(b)    Control unit

(c)     ALU             

(d)    Modem

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

18. Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?

(a)    Data            

(b)    Bytes

(c)     Graphics

(d)    Pictures

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

19. Which type of computers use the 8 bit code called EBCDIC?

(a)    Minicomputers

(b)    Microcomputers

(c)     Mainframe computers

(d)    Supercomputers

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

20. Whereas a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is

(a)    stationary

(b)    difficult to move

(c)     dragged

(d)    moved in small steps

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

21. Which one of the following input device is user-programmable?

(a)    Dumb terminal

(b)    Smart terminal

(c)     VDT

(d)    Intelligent terminal

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

22. The computer-memory holds data and

(a)    bytes

(b)    program

(c)     registers

(d)    bits

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

23. The checking operation performed on input data is called the

(a)    validation of data

(b)    verification of data

(c)     cross check

(d)    control of data

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

24. The larger the RAM of a computer, the faster its processing speed is, since it eliminates

(a)    need for external memory

(b)    need of ROM

(c)     frequent disk I/Os

(d)    need for wider data path

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

25. The temporary or volatile memory of a computer is erased when the computer is turned off. Accordingly, the computer user before turning off the machine must transfer anything in the memory which is important to

(a)    control unit

(b)    ALU

(c)     CPU             

(d)    permanent memory

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)