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This section includes 1088 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Technical Programming knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 301. |
A machine associated with card-based data processing is |
| A. | Codomain |
| B. | Collator |
| C. | Cartridge |
| D. | Digitizer |
| Answer» C. Cartridge | |
| 302. |
Which of the following is used as "Input device" for the computer? |
| A. | Printer |
| B. | VDU |
| C. | TV |
| D. | Light Pen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 303. |
The minimum number of MOS transistors required to make a dynamic RAM cell is |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» B. 2 | |
| 304. |
Which of the following is a communication network that is devoted to carrying computer information. |
| A. | Data point |
| B. | Data module |
| C. | Data network |
| D. | Data pack |
| Answer» D. Data pack | |
| 305. |
Locations in the main memory of a computer are called |
| A. | Alphabets |
| B. | Words |
| C. | Data |
| D. | Characters |
| Answer» C. Data | |
| 306. |
A prewritten program that's sold to perform a common task is called an application |
| A. | System software |
| B. | Package |
| C. | Utilities |
| D. | Program |
| Answer» C. Utilities | |
| 307. |
The OR, XOR & AND functions can be performed by _____ of the computer in a CPU. |
| A. | ALU |
| B. | CU |
| C. | Memory |
| D. | Register |
| Answer» B. CU | |
| 308. |
An adder in which the bits of the operands are added one after another is |
| A. | Half-adder |
| B. | Full-adder |
| C. | Serial adder |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 309. |
A medium for transferring data between two locations is called |
| A. | Network |
| B. | Communication channel |
| C. | Modem |
| D. | Bus |
| Answer» C. Modem | |
| 310. |
Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry? |
| A. | Motorola |
| B. | IBM |
| C. | Intel |
| D. | AMD |
| Answer» D. AMD | |
| 311. |
Which language is used in the areas of pattern recognition, artificial intelligence & for simulation of games. |
| A. | APL |
| B. | FORTH |
| C. | LISP |
| D. | CORAL |
| Answer» D. CORAL | |
| 312. |
A half byte is know is |
| A. | Data |
| B. | Bit |
| C. | Half byte |
| D. | Nibble |
| Answer» E. | |
| 313. |
Which input device is able to scan & interpret an entire page that is typed in a special font |
| A. | Floppy disk |
| B. | Page reader |
| C. | Paper tape punch |
| D. | Optical card readers |
| Answer» C. Paper tape punch | |
| 314. |
Who is called the "grand father" of the computer? |
| A. | Blaise Pascal |
| B. | Charles Babbage |
| C. | Joseph Jacquard |
| D. | Dr. Herman Hollerith |
| Answer» C. Joseph Jacquard | |
| 315. |
Sequential file organization is most appropriate for which of the following applications? |
| A. | grocery-store checkout |
| B. | bank checking accounts |
| C. | payroll |
| D. | airline reservations |
| Answer» D. airline reservations | |
| 316. |
Which of the following can be output by a computer? |
| A. | graphics |
| B. | voice |
| C. | text |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 317. |
Which of the following is a system programming language for micro-computers in the Intel family. |
| A. | LOGO |
| B. | SNOBOL |
| C. | PCM |
| D. | PL/1 |
| Answer» D. PL/1 | |
| 318. |
Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is located? |
| A. | Memory Address Register |
| B. | Memory Data Register |
| C. | Instruction Register |
| D. | Program Counter |
| Answer» E. | |
| 319. |
Which programming language is much in vogue among users of microcomputers |
| A. | ALGOL |
| B. | APL |
| C. | LOGO |
| D. | FORTH |
| Answer» E. | |
| 320. |
The first mechanical calculating machine was made by |
| A. | William Oughtred |
| B. | Gottfried Leibnitz |
| C. | Blaise Pascal |
| D. | Charles Babbage |
| Answer» D. Charles Babbage | |
| 321. |
LISP was developed by |
| A. | John Mc Carthy |
| B. | Blaise Pascal |
| C. | Dr. Hollerith |
| D. | John Napier |
| Answer» B. Blaise Pascal | |
| 322. |
A system program which helps the execution of user programs is known as |
| A. | System software |
| B. | Application program |
| C. | Batch operating system |
| D. | Utilities |
| Answer» D. Utilities | |
| 323. |
The basic unit within a computer store capable of holding a single unit of data is |
| A. | Register |
| B. | Control unit |
| C. | ALU |
| D. | Store location |
| Answer» E. | |
| 324. |
What is the number of bit patterns provided by a 7-bit code? |
| A. | 256 |
| B. | 128 |
| C. | 64 |
| D. | 512 |
| Answer» C. 64 | |
| 325. |
The code that should be adequate for present and anticipated data processing both for machine and human use is |
| A. | Conciseness |
| B. | Uniqueness |
| C. | Operability |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 326. |
The silicon chips used for data processing are called |
| A. | RAM chips |
| B. | ROM chips |
| C. | Micro processor |
| D. | PROM chips |
| Answer» D. PROM chips | |
| 327. |
The number of bits that are typically stored on each track of a magnetic disk is usually |
| A. | the same |
| B. | different |
| C. | depend on the program to be stored |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. different | |
| 328. |
A magnetic storage device on which data is stored on a cylindrical drum, subdivided into tracks is known as |
| A. | Punched card |
| B. | Magnetic disk |
| C. | Magnetic tape |
| D. | Drum |
| Answer» E. | |
| 329. |
The intersection of a column and row in a spreadsheet is called a bon or |
| A. | Key |
| B. | Field |
| C. | Cell |
| D. | Menu |
| Answer» D. Menu | |
| 330. |
All inputs must be in ON position to have an output is known as |
| A. | NOT gate |
| B. | AND gate |
| C. | OR gate |
| D. | XOR gate |
| Answer» C. OR gate | |
| 331. |
Which of the following will happen when data is entered into a memory location? |
| A. | It will add to the content of the location |
| B. | It will change the address of the memory location |
| C. | It will erase the previous content |
| D. | It will not be fruitful if thjere is already some data at that location |
| Answer» D. It will not be fruitful if thjere is already some data at that location | |
| 332. |
IBM-PC is an example of |
| A. | A main frame |
| B. | Machine-in-built |
| C. | Micro computer |
| D. | Special purpose |
| Answer» D. Special purpose | |
| 333. |
A common example of a data storage medium is |
| A. | cartidge |
| B. | floppies |
| C. | cluge |
| D. | disk |
| Answer» E. | |
| 334. |
In the third generation of computers: |
| A. | distributed data processing first became popular |
| B. | an operating system was first developed |
| C. | high-level procedural languages were first used |
| D. | on-line, realtime systems first became popular |
| Answer» E. | |
| 335. |
The magnetic storage chips used to provide nonvolatile direct access storage of data and that have no moving parts are known as |
| A. | Magnetic core memory |
| B. | Magnetic tape memory |
| C. | Magnetic disk memory |
| D. | Magnetic bubble memory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 336. |
Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to |
| A. | Console-operator |
| B. | Programmer |
| C. | Peopleware |
| D. | System Analyst |
| Answer» D. System Analyst | |
| 337. |
The no of logical records in a physical record is |
| A. | Group |
| B. | Blocking factor |
| C. | Sector |
| D. | Field |
| Answer» C. Sector | |
| 338. |
Hard disks are formatted in the same manner as floppy disks. However, before a hard disk can be formatted, it must first be _____ |
| A. | partitioned |
| B. | sectioned |
| C. | deleted |
| D. | inter-sectioned |
| Answer» B. sectioned | |
| 339. |
Which printer is very commonly used for desk-top publishing? |
| A. | Laser printer |
| B. | Ink-jet printer |
| C. | Daisy wheel printer |
| D. | Dot-matrix printer |
| Answer» B. Ink-jet printer | |
| 340. |
Main storage is also called |
| A. | Accumulator |
| B. | Accumulator |
| C. | Register unit |
| D. | memory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 341. |
First CAD system called AutoCAD for the PCs was announced in the year 1982. Can you tell who announced it? |
| A. | Intel Corpn. |
| B. | Rolta India Ltd. |
| C. | Autodesk Inc |
| D. | AT & T Corp. |
| Answer» D. AT & T Corp. | |
| 342. |
Which generation of computers is covered by the period 1964-77? |
| A. | First |
| B. | Second |
| C. | Third |
| D. | Forth |
| Answer» D. Forth | |
| 343. |
Which type of computers use the 8 bit code called EBCDIC? |
| A. | Minicomputers |
| B. | Microcomputers |
| C. | Mainframe computers |
| D. | Supercomputers |
| Answer» D. Supercomputers | |
| 344. |
Instructions and memory addresses are represented by |
| A. | character codes |
| B. | binary codes |
| C. | binary word |
| D. | parity bit |
| Answer» C. binary word | |
| 345. |
An electronic circuit with about 20 transistors fabricated on a silicon chip is known as |
| A. | SSI |
| B. | MSI |
| C. | DPS |
| D. | RJE |
| Answer» B. MSI | |
| 346. |
Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as |
| A. | PC |
| B. | Memory Address Registers |
| C. | General purpose registers |
| D. | Flags |
| Answer» E. | |
| 347. |
A one-bit signal that indicates the start of data transmission by an asynchronous device is |
| A. | Parity bit |
| B. | Status bit |
| C. | Zero bit |
| D. | Start bit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 348. |
What are the concentric circles on floppy disks know as? |
| A. | Tracks |
| B. | Cylinders |
| C. | Sectors |
| D. | Segments |
| Answer» B. Cylinders | |
| 349. |
A computer is a box full of electronic |
| A. | Switching devices |
| B. | Chips |
| C. | Circuits |
| D. | Registers |
| Answer» B. Chips | |
| 350. |
A data item which is not broken down into smaller units is _____ |
| A. | Data element |
| B. | Elementary data item |
| C. | Data entry |
| D. | Database management |
| Answer» C. Data entry | |