General Computer Test - 23

 

1. Which of the following is not a factor affecting the processing capability or performance of a PC system?

(a)    The clock speed of the microprocessor

(b)    The revolution per minute of the printer disk

(c)     The primary storage capacity of the processor

(d)    The built-in instruction set available to the microprocessor

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

2. Super-computers

(a)    are found at thousands of sites around the world

(b)    can now fit on a single silicon chip

(c)     are usually designed to process accounting applications

(d)    are not fast enough for some applications

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

3. Which hole is used to mark the location of the first sector in a soft-sectored disk?

(a)    Address

(b)    Location

(c)     Index

(d)    Label

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

4. A data item which is not broken down into smaller units is

(a)    data element

(b)    elementary data item

(c)     data entry

(d)    database management

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

5. A language based on graphics for use in education is

(a)    PROLOG

(b)    LOGO

(c)     COBOL

(d)    expansibility

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

6. Codes which do not require to be frequently updated also promote user efficiency due to

(a)    simplicity

(b)    sortability

(c)     stability

(d)    expansibility

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

7. Which of the following is a data communication link that connects more than two stations, nodes, etc.?

(a)    Multipoint connection

(b)    Multipoint line

(c)     Multiple chain

(d)    Multilinked

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

8. Which of the following is a particular form of magnetic tape cartridge?

(a)    Card punch

(b)    Optical mark reader

(c)     Digital cassette

(d)    Punched paper tape

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

9. The ability of a subsystem to be substituted for the originally designated equipment is

(a)    versatility

(b)    compatibility

(c)     reliability

(d)    computability

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

10. A machine associated with card-based data processing is

(a)    Codomain

(b)    Collator

(c)     Cartridge

(d)    Digitizer

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

11. Which is computer input microfilm?

(a)    CIM

(b)    CIR

(c)     BCS

(d)    CAM

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

12. A framework in which circuit boards can be mounted is

(a)    card cage

(b)    motherboard

(c)     cache

(d)    RAM

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

13. Which memory is used in high-performance systems, inserted between the processor and memory?

(a)    ROM

(b)    SAM

(c)     Cache

(d)    RAM

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

14. A hardware used for virtual memory allocation is

(a)    CPU

(b)    base-bound register

(c)     controller

(d)    register unit

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

15. A type of memory chip whose contents cannot be altered by writing data is

(a)    RAM

(b)    PROM

(c)     ROM

(d)    EPROM

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

16. The shifting of a program from one of the memory addresses to another is

(a)    data transmission

(b)    data collection

(c)     relocation

(d)    database

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

17. The amount of time that is taken up in getting data from a disk is

(a)    delay time

(b)    access time

(c)     real time

(d)    latency

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

18. Most computers understand programs written in

(a)    natural English language

(b)    BASIC

(c)     any high-level programming language

(d)    specific programming language

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

19. A subset of characters within a data field is known as

(a)    record

(b)    file

(c)     data string

(d)    bytes

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

20. The process used to set up a program once the system is operational is

(a)    operating system

(b)    black bon

(c)     boot strap

(d)    utility

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

21. Which is special register which holds machine instructions?

(a)    Control unit

(b)    RAM

(c)     Control instruction register

(d)    ALU

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

22. In MODEMS

(a)    several digital signals are multiplexed

(b)    a digital signal changes some characteristic of a carrier wave

(c)     digital signal is amplified

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

23. Which is a programming language for military applications?

(a)    COBOL

(b)    CORAL

(c)     C

(d)    FORTRAN

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

24. A way of checking the data have been moved or stored correctly is

(a)    password

(b)    prestel

(c)     parity

(d)    modem

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

25. An input device with a joystick is

(a)    punched card

(b)    paddle

(c)     magnetic tape

(d)    magnetic disk

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

General Computer Test - 22

 

1. Which of the following tasks is not suited for sequential processing by a computer?

(a)    Preparing of mailing labels

(b)    Processing payroll cheques

(c)     Accounting for credit card purchases

(d)    Inventory control

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

2. The most expensive component in a computer system is its

(a)    hardware

(b)    peripherals

(c)     software

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (e)

3. What is the name of the meftiory card which is conceptually related to the smart card but is similar to the video disk?

(a)    Laser card

(b)    Master card

(c)     Visa

(d)    Optical card

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

4. The time taken for the read/write head to move to the correct track on the magnetic disk is called

(a)    epoch delay

(b)    latency delay

(c)     seek time

(d)    approach time

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

5. A flat-bed plotter uses a pen which moves in two directions across a piece of paper fixed on a flat-bed. Can you tell who controls the movements of this pen?

(a)    Microfilm

(b)    Microfiche

(c)     Film card

(d)    COM

(e)    None of these

6. Which of the following printer can be classified as a page-at-a-time printer?

(a)    Laser printer

(b)    Dot-matrix printer

(c)     Thermal printer

(d)    Inkjet printer

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

7. What is the function of the ‘home key1in a microcomputer qwerty keyboard?

(a)    To capitalize letters

(b)    To reposition the cursor

(c)     To interrupt executions

(d)    To cancel the entry

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

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

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

9. File specification books are created primarily for the use of

(a)    systems analysts

(b)    programmers

(c)     operators

(d)    managers

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

10. The storage within the addressing scheme of the computer but exceeding the physical capacity is called

(a)    address space

(b)    overlay storage

(c)     secondary storage

(d)    scratchpad memory

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

11. Plotters print

(a)    with ball point pens

(b)    with ink pens

(c)     electrostatically

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

12. Which generation of  computers used transistors?

(a)    First generation

(b)    Second generation

(c)     Fourth generation

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

13. In digital data transmission

(a)    baud rate is equal to bit rate

(b)    baud rate is always smaller than the bit are

(c)     baud rate is always higher than the bit rate

(d)    baud rate is not constant

(e)    None of these

Ans : (e)

14. Information retrieval is fastest from

(a)    floppy disk

(b)    magnetic tape

(c)     hard disc

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

15. The process of entering data into a storage location

(a)    adds to the contents of the location

(b)    cause variation in its address number

(c)     is known as a readout operation

(d)    is destructive of previous contents

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

16. Which of the following topologies is highly reliables?

(a)    Star

(b)    bus

(c)     Fully connected mesh

(d)    All of these

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

17. Which of the following topologies is not broadcast type?

(a)    Star

(b)    bus

(c)     Ring

(d)    Tree

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

18. A magnetic tape volume that is used on a data processing operation without any change to its contents is

(a)    magnetic disk

(b)    punched paper tape

(c)     master tape

(d)    card reader

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

19. A device that both transmits and receives data, is

(a)    transducer

(b)    trapdoor

(c)     translator

(d)    transceiver

(e)    None of these

Ans : (d)

20. Which of the following is an abbreviation for a hardware programming language?

(a)    AHPL

(b)    AFL

(c)     ACM

(d)    APL

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

21. Which of the following is a mechanism for separating continuous fan folded paper used in fine printers?

(a)    Buffering

(b)    Burster

(c)     Bug

(d)    Card reader

(e)    None of these

Ans : (b)

22. A group of signal lines used to transmit data in parallel from one element of a computer to another is

(a)    control bus

(b)    address bus

(c)     databus

(d)    network

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

23. Allocator and manager of memory in an operating system is

(a)    keyboard

(b)    key punch

(c)     kernel

(d)    kludge

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)

24. A used defined block of pixels that can be placed anywhere on the screen is

(a)    sprite

(b)    stack

(c)     spooling

(d)    station

(e)    None of these

Ans : (a)

25. In acquiring new mainframe hardware, an organization

(a)    may choose to rent a machine since this is the least expensive acquisition method

(b)    may buy the equipment to reduce the risk of technological obsolescence

(c)     may lease a machine in order to avoid a large purchase price

(d)    may choose to build its own system from bins of integrated circuits

(e)    None of these

Ans : (c)