

MCQOPTIONS
Saved Bookmarks
This section includes 223 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
201. |
What is the name given to the molecular-scale computer? |
A. | Femtocomputer |
B. | Nanocomputer |
C. | Supercomputer |
D. | Microcomputer |
Answer» C. Supercomputer | |
202. |
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 | |
203. |
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 | |
204. |
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 | |
205. |
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 | |
206. |
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. | |
207. |
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. | |
208. |
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 | |
209. |
Conversion of hexadecimal number 1D7F16 to a decimal number is |
A. | 755110 |
B. | 877110 |
C. | 555710 |
D. | 778110 |
Answer» B. 877110 | |
210. |
The report card and merit list forms the |
A. | Output data |
B. | Data processing |
C. | Central Processing |
D. | Input data |
Answer» B. Data processing | |
211. |
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 | |
212. |
What is the alternative name for a diskette? |
A. | Floppy disk |
B. | Hard disk |
C. | Flexible disk |
D. | Winchester disk |
Answer» B. Hard disk | |
213. |
How many types of storage loops exist in magnetic bubble memory? |
A. | 8 |
B. | 4 |
C. | 16 |
D. | 2 |
Answer» E. | |
214. |
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 | |
215. |
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 | |
216. |
A typical modern computer uses |
A. | LSI chips |
B. | Vacuum tubes |
C. | Valves |
D. | All the above |
Answer» B. Vacuum tubes | |
217. |
The list of coded instructions is called |
A. | Computer program |
B. | Algorithm |
C. | Flowchart |
D. | Utility programs |
Answer» B. Algorithm | |
218. |
The brain of any computer system is |
A. | ALU |
B. | Memory |
C. | CPU |
D. | Control unit |
Answer» D. Control unit | |
219. |
A computer program that converts assembly language to machine language is |
A. | Compiler |
B. | Interpreter |
C. | Assembler |
D. | Comparator |
Answer» D. Comparator | |
220. |
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 | |
221. |
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 | |
222. |
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 | |
223. |
Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence? |
A. | FORTRAN |
B. | PROLOG |
C. | C |
D. | COBOL |
Answer» C. C | |