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This section includes 224 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
ASCII File is |
| A. | document file in the universally recognized text format |
| B. | Word processor |
| C. | System file |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Word processor | |
| 2. |
The following are basic types of record- access methods |
| A. | sequential and random |
| B. | direct and immediate |
| C. | sequential and indexed |
| D. | on-line and real-time |
| Answer» B. direct and immediate | |
| 3. |
For checking spelling one uses |
| A. | Dictionary Disk |
| B. | Index disk |
| C. | Directory |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Index disk | |
| 4. |
Communications device, combines transmissions from several devices into on line is |
| A. | concentrator |
| B. | modifier |
| C. | multiplexer |
| D. | full-duplex line |
| Answer» D. full-duplex line | |
| 5. |
A technique used to reduce the speed mismatch between slow speed I/O devices and fast CPU is called |
| A. | Spooling |
| B. | Paging |
| C. | Segmentation |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Paging | |
| 6. |
Extended ASCII uses |
| A. | 8 bits for coding |
| B. | 9 bits for coding |
| C. | 10 bits for coding |
| D. | 11 bits for coding |
| Answer» B. 9 bits for coding | |
| 7. |
Elementary data item are |
| A. | data item which is not broken down into smaller units |
| B. | data item that can be broken down into smaller units |
| C. | data item which is not decomposed into smaller units |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. data item that can be broken down into smaller units | |
| 8. |
A group of related items / section of program coding treated as a unit is referred as |
| A. | Block |
| B. | Duplex |
| C. | Street |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Duplex | |
| 9. |
A binary numbers are represented by |
| A. | Digits 0 and 1 |
| B. | Digits 0,1,….,8 |
| C. | Digits A,B, C,… |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Digits 0,1,….,8 | |
| 10. |
Following is true for Bandwidth |
| A. | The wider the bandwidth of a communications system the more data it can transmit in a given period of time. |
| B. | The narrow the bandwidth of a communications system the more data it can transmit in a given period of time. |
| C. | The wider the bandwidth of a communications system the less data it can transmit in a given period of time. |
| D. | None is true |
| Answer» B. The narrow the bandwidth of a communications system the more data it can transmit in a given period of time. | |
| 11. |
While buying a PC system, one should first |
| A. | identify hardware components |
| B. | define computing needs |
| C. | both A and B |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 12. |
A removable direct-access storage medium containing multiple magnetic disks mounted vertically on a single-shaft is referred as |
| A. | Tape pack |
| B. | Disk pack |
| C. | Cylinder |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Cylinder | |
| 13. |
Bubble Memory is |
| A. | nonvolatile |
| B. | volatile |
| C. | permanent |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. volatile | |
| 14. |
A data communication facility on which data can be transmitted in two directions is referred as |
| A. | Duplex |
| B. | Simplex |
| C. | Triplex |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Simplex | |
| 15. |
Broadband channel is the |
| A. | The fastest carriers where data transfer rates is of 1 million baud (bits/secon(D) or more. |
| B. | The slower carriers where data transfer rates is of 56k baud |
| C. | Musical channel |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. The slower carriers where data transfer rates is of 56k baud | |
| 16. |
Speech synthesis is |
| A. | The ability to input data directly into a computer system by speaking to it |
| B. | The ability to output data directly from a computer system in spoken words |
| C. | Processing of voice in computer systems |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» C. Processing of voice in computer systems | |
| 17. |
A collection of complete programs, subroutines, and program modules that have already been developed, tested and documented to be used by programming projects. |
| A. | Program counter |
| B. | Program library |
| C. | Programmer |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Programmer | |
| 18. |
A memory in CPU that holds program instructions, input data, intermediate results and the output information produced during processing is |
| A. | Secondary memory |
| B. | Primary memory |
| C. | Auxiliary memory |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Auxiliary memory | |
| 19. |
A method of providing virtual memory |
| A. | Segmentation |
| B. | De-fragmentation |
| C. | Paging |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. De-fragmentation | |
| 20. |
The following is an nonvolatile memory |
| A. | ROM |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | LSI |
| D. | VLSI |
| Answer» B. RAM | |
| 21. |
EBCDIC is |
| A. | 6-bit coding system |
| B. | 7-bit coding system |
| C. | 8-bit coding system |
| D. | 9-bit coding system |
| Answer» D. 9-bit coding system | |
| 22. |
Instead of buying new computer, productivity of old one can be economically enhanced with the help of? |
| A. | Motherboard |
| B. | Breadboard |
| C. | Daughter board |
| D. | Grandmother board. |
| Answer» D. Grandmother board. | |
| 23. |
A fixed number of adjacent bits that represent a particular character or symbol are referred as |
| A. | Byte |
| B. | Octal |
| C. | Bubble |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Octal | |
| 24. |
The hexadecimal number system has a base of |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Microsoft Excel is |
| A. | financial planning package |
| B. | electronic spreadsheet |
| C. | graphics package |
| D. | data-base management package |
| Answer» C. graphics package | |
| 26. |
Which of the following is not true of amagnetic disk? |
| A. | Users can update records by writing over the old data |
| B. | It provides sequential access to stored data |
| C. | It is slow relative to magnetic tape |
| D. | All of the above are true |
| Answer» C. It is slow relative to magnetic tape | |
| 27. |
The following piece of hardware is used asinput phase of a computer-based information system |
| A. | Printer |
| B. | Diskette |
| C. | Monitor |
| D. | Keyboard |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Following is false for BASIC |
| A. | Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
| B. | High-level interactive programming language |
| C. | Works in timesharing environment |
| D. | Low level object oriented language |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
ANSI is |
| A. | American National Standards Institute |
| B. | A USA based national organization that establishes uniform standards in several fields of computers. |
| C. | Both A & B are true |
| D. | None is true |
| Answer» D. None is true | |
| 30. |
A flat, circular plate coated with a magneticmaterial on which data can be stored by magnetization of portions of the flat surface is |
| A. | Disk |
| B. | Tape |
| C. | Pen drive |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Tape | |
| 31. |
Following is not the from of secondary storage |
| A. | Magnetic tape |
| B. | CD’s |
| C. | Disk |
| D. | Hard disk |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
In Batch processing |
| A. | Several computer programs runs one after another without human interaction to run each program individually. |
| B. | Several computer programs runs one after another with human interaction to run each program individually |
| C. | Selected computer programs runs one after another with human interaction to run each program individually |
| D. | None is true |
| Answer» B. Several computer programs runs one after another with human interaction to run each program individually | |
| 33. |
The total number of digits (symbols) available to represent numbers in a positional number system is referred as |
| A. | Number system |
| B. | Base |
| C. | Power |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Power | |
| 34. |
Automated Office refers to the merger of in an office environment. |
| A. | Computers |
| B. | office |
| C. | telecommunications |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
An adder which adds three binary digits andoutputs a result bit and a carry bit is referred as |
| A. | Half adder |
| B. | Quarter adder |
| C. | Full adder |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 36. |
In a disk system time required for a read/ write head to move to the track where the record to be read or written is stored is |
| A. | Access time |
| B. | Random time |
| C. | Response time |
| D. | Seek time |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Electronic Mail /Message System (EMMS) best suits to |
| A. | Postal service |
| B. | Telephone service |
| C. | Telegraph service |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Telephone service | |
| 38. |
A remote batch-processing operation where data is solely input to a central computer would require |
| A. | telegraph line |
| B. | simplex lines |
| C. | mixed-band channel |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. mixed-band channel | |
| 39. |
The microcomputers which have the same operating characteristics as the IBM microcomputers are called |
| A. | IBM desk top |
| B. | IBM PC |
| C. | IBM advanced computers |
| D. | None of theses |
| Answer» C. IBM advanced computers | |
| 40. |
A process of trying out a new product by independent users before it is finally manufactured/ developed |
| A. | Alpha test |
| B. | Beta Test |
| C. | Gamma test |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Gamma test | |
| 41. |
In Broadband system a network system |
| A. | Several analog signals share the same physical network channel. |
| B. | Only digital signals share the same physical network channel. |
| C. | Single analog signals share the same physical network channel. |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» B. Only digital signals share the same physical network channel. | |
| 42. |
Primary advantage of key-to-tape data-entry systems |
| A. | A large percentage of editing can be performed at the time of data entry |
| B. | Key verification is easily performed |
| C. | The tape is reusable |
| D. | Keying errors can be detected as they occur |
| Answer» D. Keying errors can be detected as they occur | |
| 43. |
The time period during which a computer is malfunctioning or not operating correctly due to machine failures is referred as |
| A. | Downtime |
| B. | Uptime |
| C. | Runtime |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Uptime | |
| 44. |
Audio response is |
| A. | output medium |
| B. | produces verbal responses from the computer system |
| C. | Both A & B true |
| D. | None is true |
| Answer» D. None is true | |
| 45. |
In the IBM PC’s, the CPU, the device drives, memory, expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board referred as |
| A. | Motherboard |
| B. | Breadboard |
| C. | Daughter board |
| D. | Father board. |
| Answer» B. Breadboard | |
| 46. |
The set of computer programs, procedures, and associated documentation related to the effective operation of a computer system is referred as |
| A. | Software |
| B. | Hardware |
| C. | Hardcopy |
| D. | Softcopy |
| Answer» B. Hardware | |
| 47. |
An optical input device that is used to readdocuments printed in a special type font is known as |
| A. | Document reader |
| B. | Documentation |
| C. | Printer |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Documentation | |
| 48. |
The following is responsible for number of logical records in a physical record |
| A. | Blocking factor |
| B. | Block |
| C. | Boolean algebra |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Block | |
| 49. |
Maximum character EBCDIC can code |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 16 |
| C. | 64 |
| D. | 256 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
A register in CPU used to store the address of the next instruction to be executed is known as |
| A. | Program counter |
| B. | Program library |
| C. | Programmer |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Program library | |