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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
What is the name given to the molecular-scale computer? |
| A. | Femtocomputer |
| B. | Nanocomputer |
| C. | Supercomputer |
| D. | Microcomputer |
| Answer» C. Supercomputer | |
| 2. |
Backing storage is so named because it |
| A. | is always kept at the back of the CP.U. |
| B. | is slow and backward |
| C. | backs up the computer's main memory |
| D. | lags behind the main memory |
| Answer» D. lags behind the main memory | |
| 3. |
Communication that involves computers, establishing a link through the telephone system is called |
| A. | Teleprocessing |
| B. | Microprocessing |
| C. | Telecommunications |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 4. |
A language which is close to that used within the computer is |
| A. | High-level language |
| B. | Assembly language |
| C. | Low-level language |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 5. |
Large computer system typically uses: |
| A. | Line printers |
| B. | Ink-jet printers |
| C. | Dot-matrix printers |
| D. | Daisy wheel printers |
| Answer» B. Ink-jet printers | |
| 6. |
A characteristic of card systems is: |
| A. | slowness in processing data |
| B. | using cards as records of transactions |
| C. | needing a larger DP staff |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record's disk address. What information does this address specify? |
| A. | Track number |
| B. | Sector number |
| C. | Surface number |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
The time for which a piece of equipment operates is called |
| A. | Seek time |
| B. | Effective time |
| C. | Access time |
| D. | Real time |
| Answer» C. Access time | |
| 9. |
Conversion of hexadecimal number 1D7F16 to a decimal number is |
| A. | 755110 |
| B. | 877110 |
| C. | 555710 |
| D. | 778110 |
| Answer» B. 877110 | |
| 10. |
The report card and merit list forms the |
| A. | Output data |
| B. | Data processing |
| C. | Central Processing |
| D. | Input data |
| Answer» B. Data processing | |
| 11. |
The radian of a number system |
| A. | Is variable |
| B. | Has nothing to do with digit position value |
| C. | Equals the number of its distinct counting digits |
| D. | Is always an even number |
| Answer» D. Is always an even number | |
| 12. |
What is the alternative name for a diskette? |
| A. | Floppy disk |
| B. | Hard disk |
| C. | Flexible disk |
| D. | Winchester disk |
| Answer» B. Hard disk | |
| 13. |
How many types of storage loops exist in magnetic bubble memory? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
A section of code to which control is transferred when a processor is interrupted is known as |
| A. | M |
| B. | SVC |
| C. | IP |
| D. | MDR |
| Answer» B. SVC | |
| 15. |
Any storage device added to a computer beyond the immediately usable main storage is known as |
| A. | Floppy disk |
| B. | Hard disk |
| C. | Backing store |
| D. | Punched card |
| Answer» D. Punched card | |
| 16. |
A typical modern computer uses |
| A. | LSI chips |
| B. | Vacuum tubes |
| C. | Valves |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» B. Vacuum tubes | |
| 17. |
The list of coded instructions is called |
| A. | Computer program |
| B. | Algorithm |
| C. | Flowchart |
| D. | Utility programs |
| Answer» B. Algorithm | |
| 18. |
The brain of any computer system is |
| A. | ALU |
| B. | Memory |
| C. | CPU |
| D. | Control unit |
| Answer» D. Control unit | |
| 19. |
A computer program that converts assembly language to machine language is |
| A. | Compiler |
| B. | Interpreter |
| C. | Assembler |
| D. | Comparator |
| Answer» D. Comparator | |
| 20. |
What difference does the 5th generation computer have from other generation computers? |
| A. | Technological advancement |
| B. | Scientific code |
| C. | Object Oriented Programming |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Scientific code | |
| 21. |
A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as |
| A. | Pulse code modulation |
| B. | Pulse stretcher |
| C. | Query processing |
| D. | Queue management |
| Answer» B. Pulse stretcher | |
| 22. |
A computer assisted method for the recording and analyzing of existing or hypothetical systems is |
| A. | Data transmission |
| B. | Data flow |
| C. | Data capture |
| D. | Data processing |
| Answer» C. Data capture | |
| 23. |
Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence? |
| A. | FORTRAN |
| B. | PROLOG |
| C. | C |
| D. | COBOL |
| Answer» C. C | |