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)
