General Computer Test - 31

 

1. Which is a swapping device used to hold the images of pages in main memory?

(a)    Plex

(b)    Paging drum

(c)     Card punch

(d)    Optical mark reader

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

2. The examination and changing of single bits or small groups of these within a word is called

(a)    bit

(b)    byte

(c)     bit manipulation

(d)    bit slice

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

3. A language used for expressing program designs is known as

(a)    APL

(b)    PDL

(c)     PL/1

(d)    SNOBOL

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

4. An input device that transfers information from the punched card to the computer’s memory is

(a)    cassette tape

(b)    card

(c)     card reader

(d)    magnetic disk

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

5. One million bytes of information is abbreviated as

(a)    Bit

(b)    MB

(c)     KB

(d)    GB

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

6. Which is the part of a computer system that enables human operators to communicate with the computer?

(a)    Console

(b)    Keyboard

(c)     Printer

(d)    CPU                       

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

7.  High-level languages are not concerned with computer but with

(a)    assembler

(b)    machine code

(c)     compiler

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

8. An instruction that transfers program control to one or more possible paths is known as

(a)    utility program

(b)    system software

(c)     broadband channel

(d)    application program

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

 9. The process of writing computer instructions in a programming language is known as

(a)    coding

(b)    processing

(c)     programming

(d)    file

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

10. Which input device is able to scan and interpret an entire page that is typed in a special font?

(a)    Floppy disk

(b)    Page reader

(c)     Paper tape punch

(d)    Optical card readers

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

11. An input device that is able to interpret combinations of marks that represent data is known as

(a)    optical mark reader

(b)    mouse

(c)     card punch

(d)    punch bar-code reader

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

12. A memory in which the information is stored last is on top and is retrieved first is known as

(a)    PROM

(b)    Buffer

(c)     Stack

(d)    RAM

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

13. The memory stees in mainframe computers and advanced technology micro computers are expressed as

(a)    bytes

(b)    kilo-bytes

(c)     bits

(d)    megabytes

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

14. The invention of the slide rule is attributed to

(a)    Babbage

(b)    Oughtred

(c)     Pascal

(d)    Napier

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

15. Pick out the wrong statement

(a)    information stored in RAM can be changed by over writing it

(b)    information stored in ROM cannot be changed by over-writing

(c)     information can be stored in any location of RAM

(d)    computer main memory can be accessed only sequentially

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

16. The purpose of an application program is to

(a)    convert program written in high level language to machine language

(b)    meet specific user needs

(c)     allow the operating system to control resources better

(d)    make off-line equipment run better

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

17.A medium for transferring data between two locations is called

(a)    network

(b)    communication channel

(c)     modem

(d)    bus

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

 18. A place in a computer memory which stores a unit of information is

(a)    buffer

(b)    accumulator

(c)     memory

(d)    location

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

19. A by-bits word length computer with very high speed CPU and 64 MB main memory is

(a)    minicomputer

(b)    super computer

(c)     mainframe computer

(d)    micro computer

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

20. A two-or-three character code used in teletypewriter systems to activate a particular machine is known as

(a)    gray code

(b)    bar code

(c)     call-directing code

(d)    mnemonics

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

21. Which is a high level computer language that is often used by children?

(a)    SNOBOL

(b)    A PL

(c)     LOGO

(d)    PL/1

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

22. Which of the following methods is of reading the characters and providing input to a computer?

(a)    Optical character reader

(b)    Punched paper tape

(c)     Card punch

(d)    Magnetic ink character

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

23. When you enter text in a cell in Excel, it also appears in the………..

(a)    status bar

(b)    formula bar

(c)     row heading

(d)    name box

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

24. Which elements of a Word document can be displayed in colour?

(a)    Only graphics

(b)    Only text

(c)     Only the first word of each line

(d)    All elements, but only if you have a colour printer

(e)    All elements

Ans : (e)

25. Workbook is a collection of………

(a)    Page Setup

(b)    Buttons

(c)     Diagrams

(d)    Charts

(e)    Worksheets

Ans : (e)