Explore topic-wise MCQs in Technical Programming.

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201.

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
202.

Which of the following is input device?

A. scanner
B. speaker
C. monitor
D. projector
Answer» B. speaker
203.

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.
204.

Napier’s Bones were invented in

A. 1614
B. 1617
C. 1620
D. None of above
Answer» C. 1620
205.

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
206.

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
207.

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
208.

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
209.

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
210.

All modern computer operate on

A. Information
B. Floppies
C. Data
D. Word
Answer» D. Word
211.

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
212.

The Stepped Reckoner was invented by

A. John Napier
B. William Oughtred
C. Gottfried Leibnitz
D. Blaise Pascal
Answer» D. Blaise Pascal
213.

Which unit converts user data into machine readable form?

A. Input unit
B. Output unit
C. ALU
D. Control Unit
Answer» B. Output unit
214.

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
215.

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
216.

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
217.

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
218.

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
219.

_____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.
220.

________ 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
221.

A data processor is termed as a _______.

A. Network adapter
B. Computer
C. Browser
D. Software
Answer» C. Browser
222.

One byte has

A. 8-bits
B. 16-bits
C. 32-bits
D. 64-bits
Answer» B. 16-bits
223.

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
224.

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
225.

ASCII is a coding system that provides ________ different characters.

A. 128
B. 357
C. 1024
D. 2024
Answer» B. 357
226.

__________ is not a computer language.

A. C++
B. LOTUS
C. BASIC
D. JAVA
Answer» C. BASIC
227.

A database used by Microsoft Windows for storing configuration information is known as:

A. Registry
B. Record
C. Cookie
D. Cache
Answer» B. Record
228.

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
229.

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
230.

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
231.

How many bytes equal to a Gigabyte?

A. 210 bytes
B. 220 bytes
C. 230 bytes
D. 240 bytes
Answer» D. 240 bytes
232.

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
233.

In an EBCDIC system how many possible characters are defined?

A. 8
B. 256
C. 64
D. 10
E. 56
Answer» C. 64
234.

A Digital Signature is a mathematical scheme consisting of ________ algorithms.

A. Two
B. One
C. Three
D. Five
E. Seven
Answer» D. Five
235.

_____ is not an impact printer.

A. Dot matrix printer
B. Drum printer
C. Daisy wheel printer
D. Laser printer
Answer» E.
236.

_____ 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.
237.

Dot matrix is type of:

A. Floppy disk
B. File
C. Printer
D. Monitor
Answer» D. Monitor
238.

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
239.

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
240.

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
241.

In the context of the Internet, which of the followings is NOT a protocol?

A. Telnet
B. TCP
C. UDP
D. PPT
Answer» E.
242.

_________ cookies are also known as transient cookies.

A. Third - party
B. First - party
C. Session
D. Persistent
Answer» D. Persistent
243.

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
244.

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.
245.

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
246.

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
247.

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
248.

Any computer is controlled by _____________.

A. Data
B. Software
C. Hardware
D. Instructions
Answer» E.
249.

For the circuit shown below, the complement of the output

A. 0
B. X
C. X'
D. 1
Answer» E.
250.

________ 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