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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 does DMA stand for? |
| A. | Distinct Memory Access |
| B. | Direct Memory Access |
| C. | Direct Module Access |
| D. | Direct Memory Allocation |
| Answer» C. Direct Module Access | |
| 2. |
Which of the following is input device? |
| A. | scanner |
| B. | speaker |
| C. | monitor |
| D. | projector |
| Answer» B. speaker | |
| 3. |
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 above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Napier’s Bones were invented in |
| A. | 1614 |
| B. | 1617 |
| C. | 1620 |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» C. 1620 | |
| 5. |
Which of the following magazines covers only the IBM PC and its compatibles? |
| A. | Byte |
| B. | PC Magazine |
| C. | Personal Computing |
| D. | Interface Age |
| Answer» C. Personal Computing | |
| 6. |
One of a class of storage device devices that can access storage locations in any order is |
| A. | DTE |
| B. | DASD |
| C. | DDE |
| D. | DDE |
| Answer» C. DDE | |
| 7. |
What are the computers called that performs calculations and comparisons usually in the binary numbering system? |
| A. | Analog Computers |
| B. | Digital Computers |
| C. | Hybrid Computers |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» C. Hybrid Computers | |
| 8. |
What is the number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9-trac magnetic tape? |
| A. | 9 |
| B. | 16 |
| C. | 18 |
| D. | 27 |
| Answer» B. 16 | |
| 9. |
Signals can be analog or digital and a computer that processes the both type of signals is known as |
| A. | Analog computer |
| B. | Digital Computer |
| C. | Hybrid Computer |
| D. | Mainframe Computer |
| Answer» D. Mainframe Computer | |
| 10. |
All modern computer operate on |
| A. | Information |
| B. | Floppies |
| C. | Data |
| D. | Word |
| Answer» D. Word | |
| 11. |
Floppy disks are available in |
| A. | Single side single density |
| B. | Single side double density |
| C. | Both of above |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» D. None of above | |
| 12. |
The Stepped Reckoner was invented by |
| A. | John Napier |
| B. | William Oughtred |
| C. | Gottfried Leibnitz |
| D. | Blaise Pascal |
| Answer» D. Blaise Pascal | |
| 13. |
Which unit converts user data into machine readable form? |
| A. | Input unit |
| B. | Output unit |
| C. | ALU |
| D. | Control Unit |
| Answer» B. Output unit | |
| 14. |
What was the name of the first commercially available micro¬processor chip? |
| A. | Intel 8008 |
| B. | Intel 8080 |
| C. | Intel 4004 |
| D. | Motorola 6809 |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Motorola 6809 | |
| 15. |
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 |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Line | |
| 16. |
If you want to delete something from the right side of the cursor on a document, which among the following shortcut keys may be used to perform this function in a computer? |
| A. | Backspace |
| B. | Delete |
| C. | Shift+Del |
| D. | Ctrl+Esc |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Shift+Del | |
| 17. |
A ___ uses pressure as a user presses it with a stylus to send signals to the computer. |
| A. | Touchpad |
| B. | Track Point |
| C. | Graphic tablet |
| D. | Track pad |
| E. | Keyboard |
| Answer» B. Track Point | |
| 18. |
Debugging is the process ofA. Rolling out a software program.B. Modifying a software programC. Checking errors in a software program.D. Changing the design structure of a program. |
| A. | C |
| B. | D |
| C. | B |
| D. | A |
| Answer» B. D | |
| 19. |
_____is a group of single or multiple keys that identifies rows in a table. |
| A. | Primary key |
| B. | Candidate Key |
| C. | Composite Key |
| D. | Compound Key |
| E. | Super Key |
| Answer» F. | |
| 20. |
________ can be moved up/down or left/down in a document file. |
| A. | Title Bar |
| B. | Status bar |
| C. | Formula Bar |
| D. | Scroll Bar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 21. |
A data processor is termed as a _______. |
| A. | Network adapter |
| B. | Computer |
| C. | Browser |
| D. | Software |
| Answer» C. Browser | |
| 22. |
One byte has |
| A. | 8-bits |
| B. | 16-bits |
| C. | 32-bits |
| D. | 64-bits |
| Answer» B. 16-bits | |
| 23. |
Bluetooth technology allows |
| A. | Sending of files within the range of 10 km |
| B. | Sending an e-mail |
| C. | Wireless connection between various devices/equipments over short distances |
| D. | Downloading of movies from Internet |
| Answer» D. Downloading of movies from Internet | |
| 24. |
In IEEE single precision floating point representation, exponent is represented in ______ |
| A. | 8 bit Sign – magnitude representation |
| B. | 8 bit 2’s complement representation |
| C. | Biases exponent representation with a bias value 127 |
| D. | Biases exponent representation with a bias value 128 |
| Answer» B. 8 bit 2’s complement representation | |
| 25. |
ASCII is a coding system that provides ________ different characters. |
| A. | 128 |
| B. | 357 |
| C. | 1024 |
| D. | 2024 |
| Answer» B. 357 | |
| 26. |
__________ is not a computer language. |
| A. | C++ |
| B. | LOTUS |
| C. | BASIC |
| D. | JAVA |
| Answer» C. BASIC | |
| 27. |
A database used by Microsoft Windows for storing configuration information is known as: |
| A. | Registry |
| B. | Record |
| C. | Cookie |
| D. | Cache |
| Answer» B. Record | |
| 28. |
In the context of digital computer, which of the following pairs of digits is referred to as binary code? |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 0 and 1 |
| C. | 2 and 3 |
| D. | 3 and 4 |
| Answer» C. 2 and 3 | |
| 29. |
File with ________ extension stores _______ and file with _________ extension stores __________. |
| A. | bmp, image, mp3, sound |
| B. | jpeg, image, sound, mp3 |
| C. | bmp, sound, mp3, song |
| D. | bmp, sound, mp3, image |
| Answer» B. jpeg, image, sound, mp3 | |
| 30. |
In the context of computers and communication technology, 1 Megabyte is equal to ________. |
| A. | 1024 bytes |
| B. | 1024 kilobytes |
| C. | 512 kilobytes |
| D. | 512 bytes |
| Answer» C. 512 kilobytes | |
| 31. |
How many bytes equal to a Gigabyte? |
| A. | 210 bytes |
| B. | 220 bytes |
| C. | 230 bytes |
| D. | 240 bytes |
| Answer» D. 240 bytes | |
| 32. |
In which digital code each decimal digit is expressed by 4 binary bits? |
| A. | BCD code |
| B. | Binary code |
| C. | ASCII code |
| D. | Gray code |
| E. | EBCDIC code |
| Answer» B. Binary code | |
| 33. |
In an EBCDIC system how many possible characters are defined? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 256 |
| C. | 64 |
| D. | 10 |
| E. | 56 |
| Answer» C. 64 | |
| 34. |
A Digital Signature is a mathematical scheme consisting of ________ algorithms. |
| A. | Two |
| B. | One |
| C. | Three |
| D. | Five |
| E. | Seven |
| Answer» D. Five | |
| 35. |
_____ is not an impact printer. |
| A. | Dot matrix printer |
| B. | Drum printer |
| C. | Daisy wheel printer |
| D. | Laser printer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
_____ is a device that modulates signals to encode digital information and demodulates the signal to decode the transmitted information.A. Printer)B. CPU C. KeyboardD. Modem |
| A. | B |
| B. | C |
| C. | A |
| D. | D |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Dot matrix is type of: |
| A. | Floppy disk |
| B. | File |
| C. | Printer |
| D. | Monitor |
| Answer» D. Monitor | |
| 38. |
In GUI-based operating systems, the user interface does NOT use which of the following? |
| A. | Color |
| B. | Icons |
| C. | Menus |
| D. | Graphs |
| Answer» B. Icons | |
| 39. |
Any digital computer takes ______ as input, ______ the data in its memory and uses it as per instructions, when required. |
| A. | data, stores |
| B. | data, processes |
| C. | program, stores |
| D. | program, generates |
| Answer» B. data, processes | |
| 40. |
A computer virus is a: |
| A. | Software that saves the computer from being damaged |
| B. | Application software that helps to make different type of viruses and worms |
| C. | Program that spreads itself and destroys other programs |
| D. | Program that corrects the problems in your computer |
| Answer» D. Program that corrects the problems in your computer | |
| 41. |
In the context of the Internet, which of the followings is NOT a protocol? |
| A. | Telnet |
| B. | TCP |
| C. | UDP |
| D. | PPT |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
_________ cookies are also known as transient cookies. |
| A. | Third - party |
| B. | First - party |
| C. | Session |
| D. | Persistent |
| Answer» D. Persistent | |
| 43. |
It is a graphics solution for Word Processors? |
| A. | Clipart |
| B. | Word Art |
| C. | Drop Cap |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Word Art | |
| 44. |
Direction: The question consists of two statements, one labelled as 'Statement (I)’ and the other as 'Statement (II)’. Examine these two statements carefully and select the answer using the codes given below:Statement (I): Sign magnitude representation is generally used in implementing the integer portion of the ALU.Statement (II): In sign magnitude representation there are two representations of 0. |
| A. | Both Statement (I) and Statement (I) are individually true and Statement (II) is the correct explanation of Statement (I) |
| B. | Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true but Statement (II) is not the correct explanation of Statement (I) |
| C. | Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false |
| D. | Statement (I) is false but Statement (II) Is true |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
If you want to write something at the end of every page in your document, which among the following will be useful for your purpose? |
| A. | Header |
| B. | Footer |
| C. | Bullets |
| D. | Numbers |
| E. | Alignment |
| Answer» C. Bullets | |
| 46. |
If we can generate a maximum of 4 Boolean functions using n Boolean variables, what will be minimum value of n? |
| A. | 65536 |
| B. | 16 |
| C. | 1 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» D. 4 | |
| 47. |
Moving a file from a remote computer to one's own computer is known as_____. |
| A. | downloading |
| B. | Bluetooth |
| C. | Local Area Network |
| D. | communication |
| Answer» B. Bluetooth | |
| 48. |
Any computer is controlled by _____________. |
| A. | Data |
| B. | Software |
| C. | Hardware |
| D. | Instructions |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
For the circuit shown below, the complement of the output |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | X |
| C. | X' |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
________ is a technique in which a dedicated and complete physical connection is established between two nodes for communication. |
| A. | Packet switching |
| B. | Circuit switching |
| C. | LAN |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» C. LAN | |