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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. |
The benefit of using computers are that |
| A. | Computers are very fast and can store huge amounts of data |
| B. | Computers produce accurate output even when the input is incorrect |
| C. | Computers are designed to the inflexible |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Computers produce accurate output even when the input is incorrect | |
| 2. |
A disk storage medium in the form of an assembly containing a single rigid magnetic disk permenently is |
| A. | fixed disk |
| B. | disk cartridge |
| C. | card punch |
| D. | card reader |
| Answer» C. card punch | |
| 3. |
The decimal equivalent of the binary number 11100001111 is |
| A. | 1806 |
| B. | 1807 |
| C. | 2807 |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. 2807 | |
| 4. |
A hand-held device for optically reading bar codes on goods, labels & shelves is |
| A. | Wand |
| B. | Touch tablet |
| C. | Mouse |
| D. | Light pen |
| Answer» B. Touch tablet | |
| 5. |
The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Mauchly and Eckert called ENIAC did not work on the stored program principle. How many numbers could it store in its internal memory? |
| A. | 100 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 40 |
| D. | 80 |
| Answer» C. 40 | |
| 6. |
A special type of device which uses an ordinary telephone with a computer is |
| A. | Light pen |
| B. | Mouse |
| C. | Acoustic couple |
| D. | Touch panel |
| Answer» D. Touch panel | |
| 7. |
Super-computers |
| A. | Are found at thousands of sites around the world |
| B. | Can now fit on a single silicon chip |
| C. | Are usually designed to process accounting applications |
| D. | Are not fast enough for some applications |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
The octal equivalent of the number 11010.1011 is |
| A. | 32.54 |
| B. | 63.51 |
| C. | 32.27 |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. 63.51 | |
| 9. |
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 |
| Answer» D. An alphanumeric field | |
| 10. |
Serial access memories are useful in applications where |
| A. | data consists of numbers |
| B. | short access time is required |
| C. | each stored word is processed differently |
| D. | data naturally needs to flow in and out in serial form |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiply, divide and find square roots? |
| A. | Napier |
| B. | Babbage |
| C. | Pascal |
| D. | Leibnitz |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Which of the following translate back from machine code something resembling the source language |
| A. | Interpreter |
| B. | Compiler |
| C. | Assembler |
| D. | Decompiler |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The purpose of an application program is to |
| A. | Convert program written in high level language to machine language |
| B. | Meet specific user needs |
| C. | Allow the operating system to control resources better |
| D. | Make off-line equpment run better |
| Answer» C. Allow the operating system to control resources better | |
| 14. |
The 2's complement number of 110010 is |
| A. | 001101 |
| B. | 110011 |
| C. | 010011 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
An Integrated Circuit (IC) is |
| A. | Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip |
| B. | A complicated circuit |
| C. | Much costlier than a single transistor |
| D. | An integrating device |
| Answer» B. A complicated circuit | |
| 16. |
SPSS stands for |
| A. | Statistical Package for Systems Science |
| B. | Systems Package for Social Science |
| C. | Statistical Package for Sociai Science |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 17. |
Character readers are those devices which read the characters printed on the source documents and then convert them directly into computer-usable input. Which of the following is not a character reader? |
| A. | OCR |
| B. | MICR |
| C. | OMR |
| D. | LMD |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Which of the following is used for input and output both |
| A. | Graph plotter |
| B. | Teletype terminal |
| C. | Line printer |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Line printer | |
| 19. |
A specific part of an arithmetic & logic unit that is used to perform the operation of multiplication is |
| A. | Multiplier |
| B. | Multiplener |
| C. | Multivibrator |
| D. | Quantization |
| Answer» B. Multiplener | |
| 20. |
Which of the following are not likely to be found on a PC main circuit board |
| A. | RAM chips |
| B. | Microprocessor chips |
| C. | ROM chips |
| D. | LCD clocks |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
A reflective marker that indicates the end of the usable tape is |
| A. | End user |
| B. | End-of-tape |
| C. | Optical mark reader |
| D. | FAX |
| Answer» C. Optical mark reader | |
| 22. |
Super computers are primarily useful for |
| A. | Input-output intensive processing |
| B. | Data-retrieval operations |
| C. | Mathematical-intensive scientific applications |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 23. |
An identifying label on the first record of magnetic tape is |
| A. | Punched paper tape |
| B. | Optical mark reader |
| C. | Tape label |
| D. | Joystick |
| Answer» D. Joystick | |
| 24. |
Which of the following high speed non¬impact printers are fast enough to print the entire book in about 1 minute. |
| A. | Laser |
| B. | Dot-matrix |
| C. | Page |
| D. | Line |
| Answer» D. Line | |
| 25. |
The essential features of a number system are |
| A. | Radix |
| B. | Set of distinct counting digits |
| C. | bits |
| D. | Both (a) & (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Which company produces processors for the Apple Macintosh? |
| A. | IBM |
| B. | Motorola |
| C. | Intel |
| D. | AMD |
| Answer» C. Intel | |
| 27. |
Non-volatility is an important advantage of |
| A. | CCDs |
| B. | Magnetic tapes and disks |
| C. | Magnetic bubbles |
| D. | Both (b) and (c) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
A language based on graphics for use in education is |
| A. | PROLOG |
| B. | LOGO |
| C. | COBOL |
| D. | BASIC |
| Answer» C. COBOL | |
| 29. |
Where was the India's first computer installed and when? |
| A. | Institute of Social Science, Agra, 1955 |
| B. | Indian Institute of Statistics, Delhi, 1957 |
| C. | Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1955 |
| D. | Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1971 |
| Answer» D. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1971 | |
| 30. |
A circuit which can store information is known as |
| A. | Integrated circuit |
| B. | Chip |
| C. | Memory cell |
| D. | Gate |
| Answer» D. Gate | |
| 31. |
Which gate sends on a pulse when it receives one at either or both of its terminals. |
| A. | NOR |
| B. | NOT |
| C. | or |
| D. | Nand |
| Answer» D. Nand | |
| 32. |
How many symbols exist in Baudot code? |
| A. | 42 |
| B. | 116 |
| C. | 58 |
| D. | 76 |
| Answer» D. 76 | |
| 33. |
Which of the following are the building blocks of all the circuits in a computer. |
| A. | Circuit switch |
| B. | Logic gates |
| C. | Logical Operators |
| D. | Instructions |
| Answer» C. Logical Operators | |
| 34. |
Software that's loaded into a computer primary storage area is known as |
| A. | Memory-resident package |
| B. | File management system |
| C. | Electronic spread sheet program |
| D. | Utilities |
| Answer» B. File management system | |
| 35. |
The hardware in which data may be stored for a computer system is called |
| A. | Registers |
| B. | Bus |
| C. | Control unit |
| D. | Memory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
An electrical inter-connection that permit 8 or more bits of data to be moved in the same instant of time is called |
| A. | Outline processor |
| B. | Parallel interface |
| C. | Page layout program |
| D. | Fasimile system |
| Answer» C. Page layout program | |
| 37. |
ILLIAC is a |
| A. | Super computer |
| B. | Mini computer |
| C. | Mainframe computer |
| D. | Micro computer |
| Answer» B. Mini computer | |
| 38. |
A micro processor chip used in a PC system |
| A. | Performs the arithmetic-logic and control functions |
| B. | Is the only chip cound in most PC models |
| C. | Almost always operates on by-bits of data at a time |
| D. | Performs the primary storage function |
| Answer» B. Is the only chip cound in most PC models | |
| 39. |
Which of the following is used to make a programs run when the computer is switched on. |
| A. | Autoboot |
| B. | Warmboot |
| C. | Bubble |
| D. | Authentication |
| Answer» B. Warmboot | |
| 40. |
A acronym for the organisation that publishes programming language standard is |
| A. | ASCn |
| B. | BCD |
| C. | ANSI |
| D. | EBCDIC |
| Answer» D. EBCDIC | |
| 41. |
What was the computer conceived by Babbage? |
| A. | Analytical Engine |
| B. | Arithmetic Machine |
| C. | Donald Knuth |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Arithmetic Machine | |
| 42. |
A computer, by definition, is any device that computers. This broad definition includes which of the following? |
| A. | Calculators |
| B. | Cash registers |
| C. | Automotive controllers |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
A program used to detect overall system malfunction is |
| A. | System analysis |
| B. | System software |
| C. | Utilities |
| D. | System diagnostics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Which of the following is used as a primary storage device? |
| A. | Magnetic drum |
| B. | PROM |
| C. | Floppy disk |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Floppy disk | |
| 45. |
A programming language intended to solve a no. of different types of problems is |
| A. | COBOL |
| B. | General purpose programming language |
| C. | BASIC |
| D. | FORTRAN |
| Answer» C. BASIC | |
| 46. |
Which of the following is a computer memory that can be programmed once, but not reprogrammed. |
| A. | ROM |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | PROM |
| D. | EPROM |
| Answer» D. EPROM | |
| 47. |
The area of computer science which is concerned with the display of pictures is |
| A. | Networks |
| B. | Graphics |
| C. | Designing |
| D. | Architecture |
| Answer» C. Designing | |
| 48. |
Arranging data in a specific order is called |
| A. | Merging |
| B. | Sorting |
| C. | Classification |
| D. | Verification |
| Answer» C. Classification | |
| 49. |
The shifting of a program from one of the memory addresses to another is |
| A. | Data transmission |
| B. | Data collection |
| C. | Relocation |
| D. | Database |
| Answer» D. Database | |
| 50. |
Front-end processor is a _____ designed specifically to handle the communications processing task. |
| A. | ALU |
| B. | Control unit |
| C. | CPU |
| D. | Register |
| Answer» D. Register | |