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)
