General Computer Test - 9

 

1. A computer assisted method for the recording and analyzing of existing or hypothetical systems is

(a)    Data transmission

(b)    Data flow

(c)     Data capture

(d)    Data Processing

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

2. What difference does the 5th generation computer have from other generation computers?

(a)    Technological advancement

(b)    Scientific code

(c)     Object Oriented Programming

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

3. Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence?

(a)    FORTRAN

(b)    PROLOG

(c)     C

(d)    COBOL

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

4. The tracks on a disk which can be accused without repositioning the R/W heads is

(a)    Surface

(b)    Cylinder

(c)     Cluster

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

5. Which part interprets program instructions and initiate control operations.

(a)    Input

(b)    Storage Unit

(c)     Logic Unit

(d)    Control Unit

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

6. The binary system uses powers of

(a)    2

(b)    10

(c)     8

(d)    16

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

7. A computer program that converts assembly language to machine language is

(a)    Compiler

(b)    Interpreter

(c)     Assembler

(d)    Comparator

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

8. The time required for the fetching and execution of one simple machine instruction is

(a)    Delay Time

(b)    CPU cycle

(c)     Real Time

(d)    Seek time

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

9. The time for which a piece of equipment operates is called

(a)    Seek time

(b)    Effective time

(c)     Access time

(d)    Real time

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

10. Binary numbers need more places for counting because

(a)    They are always big numbers

(b)    Any no. of 0’s can be added in front of them

(c)     Binary base is small

(d)    0’s and 1’s have to be properly spaced apart

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

11. Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?

(a)    Direct

(b)    Sequential

(c)     Random

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

12. Any type of storage that is used for holding information between steps in its processing is

(a)    CPU

(b)    Primary storage

(c)     Intermediate storage

(d)    Internal storage

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

13. A name applied by Intel corp. to high speed MOS technology is called

(a)    HDLC

(b)    LAP

(c)     HMOS

(d)    SDLC

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

14. A program component that allows structuring of a program in an unusual way is known as

(a)    Correlation

(b)    Coroutine

(c)     Diagonalization

(d)    Quene

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

15. The radian of a number system

(a)    Is variable

(b)    Has nothing to do with digit position value

(c)     Equals the number of its distinct counting digits

(d)    Is always an even number

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

16. The section of the CPU that selects, interprets and sees to the execution of program instructions

(a)    Memory

(b)    Register Unit

(c)     Control Unit

(d)    ALU

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

17. Which type of system puts the user into direct conversation with the computer through a keyboard?

(a)    Real time processing

(b)    Interactive computer

(c)     Batch Processing

(d)    Time Sharing

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

18. The term referring to evacuating the content of some part of the machine is known as

(a)    Dump

(b)    Enhancement

(c)     Down

(d)    Compiler

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

19. The process of communicating with a file from a terminal is

(a)    Interactive

(b)    Interrogation

(c)     Heuristic

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

20. A common boundary between two systems is called

(a)    Interdiction

(b)    Interface

(c)     Surface

(d)    Median

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

21. Which computer has been designed to be as compact as possible?

(a)    Mini

(b)    Super computer

(c)     Micro computer

(d)    Mainframe

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

22. Ageneral purpose single-user micro- computer designed to be operated by one person at a time is

(a)    Special-purpose computer

(b)    KIPS

(c)     M

(d)    PC

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

23.Which device of computer operation dispenses with the use of the keyboard?

(a)    Joystick

(b)    Light pen

(c)     Mouse

(d)    Touch

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

24.A program that is employed in the development, repair or enhancement of other programs is known as

(a)    System software

(b)    Software tool

(c)     Applications program

(d)    Utility program

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

25. Which output device is used for translating information from a computer into pictorial form on paper.

(a)    Mouse

(b)    Plotter

(c)     Touch Panel

(d)    Card punch

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)