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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. |
A mechanism for arranging controlled access to a shared resource is |
| A. | Retrieving |
| B. | Sorting |
| C. | Balleting |
| D. | Lock-out |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
A device that prints one character at a ! time is kknown as |
| A. | Laser printer |
| B. | Line printer |
| C. | Character printer |
| D. | Dot-Matrix printer |
| Answer» D. Dot-Matrix printer | |
| 3. |
Which of the following is NOT a primary storage device? |
| A. | Magnetic tape |
| B. | Magnetic disk |
| C. | Optical disk |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which is used to store firmware. |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | ROM |
| C. | PROM |
| D. | EPROM |
| Answer» C. PROM | |
| 5. |
To set a register or counter to the all-zero-state is |
| A. | Rerun |
| B. | Reset |
| C. | Remote |
| D. | Release |
| Answer» C. Remote | |
| 6. |
What is the name of the display feature that highlights areas of the screen which require operator attention? |
| A. | Pixel |
| B. | Reverse video |
| C. | Touch screen |
| D. | Cursor |
| Answer» C. Touch screen | |
| 7. |
Who is 1988 announced the latest version of CD-ROM called CD-ROMXA (extended architecture) which provides a documented means of integrating digital audio with computer data on a CD-ROM disk? |
| A. | Sony |
| B. | Philips |
| C. | Microsoft |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
A generalised software package produced to meet the bugs of a variety of data processing users is known as |
| A. | Utility programs |
| B. | System software |
| C. | Operating system |
| D. | Application package |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
A digital device that processes data is known as |
| A. | Data processor |
| B. | Data entry |
| C. | DBMS |
| D. | Database |
| Answer» B. Data entry | |
| 10. |
Which is an electronic device that can store temporarily a single bit of data. |
| A. | Accumulator |
| B. | Buffer |
| C. | Memory |
| D. | Latch |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
A vertically aligned set of tracks on a disk pack is known as |
| A. | Cluster |
| B. | Surface |
| C. | Cylinder |
| D. | Panel |
| Answer» D. Panel | |
| 12. |
Which of the following is the expansion of EBCDIC |
| A. | Extended bit comparable to digital interface for computer |
| B. | Extended bootable computerised digital infrared calculator |
| C. | Extended binary coded decimal interchange code |
| D. | Extended binary coded decimal information code |
| Answer» D. Extended binary coded decimal information code | |
| 13. |
An electronic logic gate whose output is logic 0 only when all inputs are logic 1 is |
| A. | NOR |
| B. | NAND |
| C. | OR |
| D. | NOT |
| Answer» C. OR | |
| 14. |
The third generation of computers covers the period: |
| A. | 1971-1982 |
| B. | 1982-1994 |
| C. | 1959-1964 |
| D. | 1965-1971 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second? |
| A. | Static RAM |
| B. | Dynamic RAM |
| C. | EPROM |
| D. | ROM |
| Answer» C. EPROM | |
| 16. |
The ability of a computer system to remain operational despite various failures is |
| A. | Relation |
| B. | Schema |
| C. | Resilience |
| D. | Versatility |
| Answer» D. Versatility | |
| 17. |
Computer can not do anything without a |
| A. | Chip |
| B. | Memory |
| C. | Output device |
| D. | Program |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
A class of random access memory that requires periodic servicing in order for the contents to remain valid is |
| A. | Static RAM |
| B. | Dynamic RAM |
| C. | PROM |
| D. | EPROM |
| Answer» C. PROM | |
| 19. |
There are historical evidences to prove that abacus was first used in |
| A. | India |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | China |
| D. | Indonesia |
| Answer» D. Indonesia | |
| 20. |
A fully functional computing device containing all the elements of a computer which is built around a MICROPROCESSOR is known as |
| A. | Machine-in-built computer |
| B. | Super computer |
| C. | Micro computer |
| D. | Mini computer |
| Answer» D. Mini computer | |
| 21. |
Which most popular input device used today for interactive processing & for the on line entry of data for batch processing. |
| A. | Mouse |
| B. | Magnetic disk |
| C. | Visual display terminal |
| D. | Card punch |
| Answer» D. Card punch | |
| 22. |
The difference between memory and storages is that memory is _____ and storage is _____ |
| A. | Temporary, permanent |
| B. | Permanent, temporary |
| C. | Slow, fast |
| D. | AH of the above |
| Answer» B. Permanent, temporary | |
| 23. |
Which of the following transfers data contained on computer cards to the computer system. |
| A. | Card sorter |
| B. | Card reader |
| C. | Magnetic disk |
| D. | Magnetic tape |
| Answer» C. Magnetic disk | |
| 24. |
The methods used by COBOL to define that structure of a data item in terms of characters, digits, etc. is |
| A. | Password |
| B. | Pointer |
| C. | Picture |
| D. | Overlay |
| Answer» D. Overlay | |
| 25. |
Which of the following term is used in connection with the organisation of files in ALGOL 68 |
| A. | Blow |
| B. | Machine |
| C. | Biquinary |
| D. | Book |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
High-level languages are not concerned with computer but with |
| A. | Assembler |
| B. | Machine code |
| C. | Compiler |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Machine code | |
| 27. |
Third generation computers |
| A. | were the first to use built-in error detecting devices |
| B. | used transistors instead of vacuum tubes |
| C. | were the first to use neural network |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
A type of semiconductor memory that usually has small capacity but very fast access is |
| A. | PROM |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | Scratchpad |
| D. | ROM |
| Answer» D. ROM | |
| 29. |
The imitation of one device or system by another is |
| A. | Simulation |
| B. | Emulation |
| C. | Resilience |
| D. | Compaction |
| Answer» C. Resilience | |
| 30. |
A common use of computer in office is for |
| A. | Distributed |
| B. | Word processing |
| C. | Data |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Data | |
| 31. |
A type of instruction that can produce several lines of machine language code is a |
| A. | Mnemonic |
| B. | Address |
| C. | Macro |
| D. | assemble |
| Answer» D. assemble | |
| 32. |
If, in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify addresses in a RAM, the number of addresses will be |
| A. | 216 |
| B. | 65,536 |
| C. | 64k |
| D. | Any of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Any method for controlling access to or use of memory is known as |
| A. | Memory map |
| B. | Memory protection |
| C. | Memory management |
| D. | Memory instruction |
| Answer» C. Memory management | |
| 34. |
Bubble memory is a |
| A. | Sequential access device only |
| B. | Direct access device only |
| C. | Combination of sequential and direct access devices |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 35. |
Which system was developed by Rank-Xeron for use with office computers and other equipment. |
| A. | UNIX |
| B. | ETHERNET |
| C. | PC-DOS |
| D. | MS-DOS |
| Answer» C. PC-DOS | |
| 36. |
Which hole is used to mark the location of the first sector in a soft-sectored disk. |
| A. | Address |
| B. | Location |
| C. | Index |
| D. | Label |
| Answer» D. Label | |
| 37. |
An IBM System/38 represents the computer class of: |
| A. | small-scale computer |
| B. | medium-scale computer |
| C. | large-scale computer |
| D. | super computer |
| Answer» B. medium-scale computer | |
| 38. |
A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is known as |
| A. | Path |
| B. | Address bus |
| C. | Route |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Route | |
| 39. |
Which of the following is considered a direct-entry input device? |
| A. | optical scanner |
| B. | mouse |
| C. | light pen |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Sometime data are gathered over a period of time and collected into a group before entering them into a computer for processing. What type of processing is it called? |
| A. | Interactive processing |
| B. | Sequential processing |
| C. | Batch processing |
| D. | Group processing |
| Answer» B. Sequential processing | |
| 41. |
In which mode, each user has a local input/output device. |
| A. | Interactive |
| B. | Time sharing mode |
| C. | Batch processing mode |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Batch processing mode | |
| 42. |
The first computer made available for commercial use was |
| A. | Mark-I |
| B. | ENIAC |
| C. | EDSAC |
| D. | UNIVAC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Which major development led to the production of microcomputers? |
| A. | Magnetic disks |
| B. | Floppy disks |
| C. | Logic gates |
| D. | Integrated circuits |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Full adder has |
| A. | 4 inputs |
| B. | 8 inputs |
| C. | 10 inputs |
| D. | 3 inputs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
The range of frequencies available for data transmission is known as |
| A. | Baud |
| B. | Bandwidth |
| C. | Byte |
| D. | Bits |
| Answer» C. Byte | |
| 46. |
A(n) ____ device is any device that provides information which is sent to the CPU. |
| A. | input |
| B. | OUTPUT |
| C. | CPU |
| D. | memory |
| Answer» B. OUTPUT | |
| 47. |
What is the name of the reading device which mades use of photosensors and laser technologies to interpret printed, typed or even hand-written data directly from the source documents? |
| A. | MICR |
| B. | OCR |
| C. | Mark-sensing device |
| D. | ATM |
| Answer» C. Mark-sensing device | |
| 48. |
Which of the following file organizations is most efficient for a file with a high degree of file activity? |
| A. | sequential |
| B. | ISAM |
| C. | VSAM |
| D. | B-Tree index |
| Answer» B. ISAM | |
| 49. |
Software instructions intended to satisfy a user's specific processing needs are called _____. |
| A. | Systems software |
| B. | A microcomputer |
| C. | Documentation |
| D. | Applications software |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Which is a Common-Business oriented language. |
| A. | SNOBOL |
| B. | BASIC |
| C. | COBOL |
| D. | C |
| Answer» D. C | |