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101.

Cache memory is

A. Smaller and faster than main storage
B. Bigger and slower then main storage
C. Smaller but slower than main memory
D. Bigger and faster than main memory
Answer» B. Bigger and slower then main storage
102.

The overall design, construction, organiza- tion and interconnecting of the various components of a computer system is referred as

A. Computer Architecture
B. Computer Flow chart
C. Computer Algorithm
D. None of these
Answer» B. Computer Flow chart
103.

A program that translates mnemonicstatements into executable instructions is referred as

A. Software
B. Assembler
C. Translator
D. None of these
Answer» C. Translator
104.

Automatic execution of high-priority computer programs that have been designed to pre- empt the use of computer resources is referred as

A. Foreground processing
B. background processing
C. black processing
D. white processing
Answer» B. background processing
105.

The time required to complete a single, continuous execution of an object program is called

A. Run time
B. Access time
C. Random time
D. Response time
Answer» B. Access time
106.

A branch of computer science that deals with computers that possess reasoning, learning and thinking capabilities that resemble those of human beings is recognized as?

A. Software engineering
B. Artificial intelligence
C. Hardware engineering
D. None of these
Answer» C. Hardware engineering
107.

Digitizer is an input device

A. Used to convert graphic and pictorial data into binary inputs for a digital computer
B. Used to convert graphic and pictorial data into analog inputs for a digital computer.
C. Used for debugging
D. None of these
Answer» B. Used to convert graphic and pictorial data into analog inputs for a digital computer.
108.

Programs developed by an outside supplierand provided to the user in a machine readable form is known as

A. Canned Programs
B. Beta program
C. Alpha program
D. None of these
Answer» B. Beta program
109.

Document reader is

A. An optical input device used to read documents
B. A device that arrange the documents
C. A device that is used to edit document
D. None of these
Answer» B. A device that arrange the documents
110.

The term DBMS is referred to

A. Data Base Management system
B. The software used for the management, maintenance and retrieval of the data stored in a data base
C. Both A & B are true
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
111.

Auxiliary storage is

A. Secondary storage
B. Primary storage
C. Processing device
D. None of these
Answer» B. Primary storage
112.

Software that manages data in more than one file at a time and these files are treated as tables with rows and columns rather than as lists of records is

A. Relational Data Base Management Package
B. Data Base Management Package
C. Documentation Package
D. None of these
Answer» B. Data Base Management Package
113.

Bandwidth is

A. The range of frequencies available for data transmission
B. Data transmission rate
C. Alternate for rubber band
D. None is true
Answer» B. Data transmission rate
114.

The advantages of COM are its and .

A. compact size; readability
B. compact size; speed
C. readability; speed
D. compact size; low cost
Answer» C. readability; speed
115.

SNOBOL is

A. string oriented symbolic language
B. high-level language
C. both A & B
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
116.

A network geometric arrangement in which a single connecting line is shared by a number of nodes is called

A. Car Topology
B. Bus Topology
C. Truck Topology
D. None of these
Answer» C. Truck Topology
117.

An operation in which data is moved to a different location is referred as

A. Block move
B. Street move
C. Delete
D. None of these
Answer» B. Street move
118.

The overall design, construction, organization and interconnecting of the various compo- nents of a computer system is referred as

A. Computer Architecture
B. Computer Flow chart
C. Computer Algorithm
D. None of these
Answer» B. Computer Flow chart
119.

A program that remains in the memory while other programs are executing

A. Resident Program
B. Non-Resident Program
C. Permanent Program
D. None of these
Answer» B. Non-Resident Program
120.

A term used for diskette is

A. disk cartridge
B. disk pack
C. floppy disk
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
121.

Computer network is a

A. A distributed data processing system
B. Multiple computers are linked together for the purpose of data communication and resource sharing
C. Both A & B are false
D. Both A & B are true
Answer» E.
122.

An advantage of the laser printer respect to impact printer is

A. it is quieter/ faster
B. output is of a high quality
C. support wide range of type fonts
D. all the above
Answer» E.
123.

Computer output which is displayed on the screen of a terminal without a permanent copy is called

A. Soft copy
B. Hard copy
C. Hardware
D. None of these
Answer» B. Hard copy
124.

Following is true for Bubble Memory

A. A compact data storage device made of thin wafers of garnet (a semiconductor material) in a magnetic field.
B. Nonvolatile memory
C. Data contained in them is not lost when the power turned off
D. All are true
Answer» E.
125.

BLOB is

A. Binary Large Object
B. A long bit string representing complex data
C. Object oriented language
D. Only A & B are true
Answer» E.
126.

ASCII-8 is

A. An extended version of ASCIl-7
B. Is a 8-bit code
C. Both A & B are true
D. Both A & B are false
Answer» B. Is a 8-bit code
127.

In Nonvolatile memory device

A. Data contained in them is not lost when the power turned off
B. Data contained in them is lost when the power turned off.
C. data contained in them is permanent and not be rewrite
D. None of these
Answer» B. Data contained in them is lost when the power turned off.
128.

A storage devices where the access time iseffectively independent of the location of the data is referred as

A. Direct access
B. Secondary storage
C. Primary storag
D. None of these
Answer» B. Secondary storage
129.

The following typically happens in the output phase of a computer based information system

A. Data is put into the computer for processing
B. Information is produced in hardcopy / softcopy form
C. Mathematical calculations are performed
D. All of the above.
Answer» C. Mathematical calculations are performed
130.

A storage device or medium where the access time is dependent upon the location of the data is called

A. Serial access
B. Parallel access
C. Null access
D. None of these
Answer» B. Parallel access
131.

Technique of using disk space to make programs believe that the system contains more random access memory (RAM) than is actually available is called

A. Virtual memory
B. Secondary memory
C. Primary memory
D. None of these
Answer» B. Secondary memory
132.

A unit for measuring data transmission speed that describes the capacity of a carrier is referred as

A. Baud
B. Bit
C. Bond
D. Batch
Answer» B. Bit
133.

Digital Computer is a computer

A. that works with discrete quantities
B. that works with analog quantities
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
Answer» B. that works with analog quantities
134.

A data transmission medium made of tiny threads of glass or plastic that can transmit huge amount of information at the speed of light is

A. Fiber optic cable
B. Copper cable
C. Twisted wire cable
D. None of these
Answer» B. Copper cable
135.

EFF sites allows anonymous FTP that

A. Do not require a password or access
B. Requires password or access
C. Is a none access file
D. None of these
Answer» B. Requires password or access
136.

The speed at which data is transferred from the main memory to another medium on which data are recorded is referred as

A. Data transfer rate
B. Byte
C. Buds
D. None of these
Answer» B. Byte
137.

An automatic machine that is made to perform routine human tasks is

A. Computer
B. Robot
C. Tanker
D. None of these
Answer» C. Tanker
138.

Buffer is device/ storage area

A. Where data are temporarily stored
B. Where data is permanently stored
C. Where data error occurs
D. None of these
Answer» B. Where data is permanently stored
139.

Following is not true for magnetic tape

A. low cost
B. direct-access storage medium
C. compact and portable
D. highly reliable
Answer» C. compact and portable
140.

The primary memory of a personal computer consists

A. ROM only
B. RAM only
C. Both ROM and RAM
D. Memory module
Answer» D. Memory module
141.

Advantage of a multiprogramming system is

A. simultaneous execution of program instructions from two applications
B. concurrent processing of two or more programs
C. single processing at a time
D. none of these
Answer» C. single processing at a time
142.

An adder in which the bits of the operands are added one after another is called

A. Serial adder
B. Parallel adder
C. Full adder
D. Half adder
Answer» B. Parallel adder
143.

A device that is used to transmit data from one location to another is referred as

A. Storage
B. Memory
C. Carrier
D. None of these
Answer» B. Memory
144.

A CPU designed specifically to handle the communications processing task with main purpose is to off-load communications processing task from the host computer so that the host computer can be dedicated for applications and data processing jobs.

A. Backend processor
B. Front-end processor
C. Node processor
D. None of these
Answer» C. Node processor
145.

The following device allows the user to addexternal components to a computer system

A. Storage devices
B. Keyboards
C. Ports/ system boards
D. Diskettes
Answer» D. Diskettes
146.

The word size of a microprocessor refers to:

A. the number of machine operations performed/ second
B. the amount of information that can be stored / cycle
C. the amount of information that can be stored in bytes
D. none of these
Answer» C. the amount of information that can be stored in bytes
147.

Archive is

A. Backup storage
B. Forward operation
C. Primary storage
D. None of these
Answer» B. Forward operation
148.

Following is not true for Backup files

A. These are the files which are generated automatically in when one saves a document.
B. These files help in protecting the document due to out of order of the computer or power failure.
C. These files delete as soon as computer is turned off
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
149.

A symbol to indicate beginning (START), ending (STOP) and pauses (HALT) in program logic flow are referred as

A. Terminal symbol
B. Decision symbol
C. Processing symbol
D. None of these
Answer» B. Decision symbol
150.

BIOS is an abbreviation for

A. Binary Input/Binary Output
B. Binary synchronous
C. Binary digit
D. None of these
Answer» B. Binary synchronous