Explore topic-wise MCQs in Technical Programming.

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351.

A mechanism for arranging controlled access to a shared resource is

A. Retrieving
B. Sorting
C. Balleting
D. Lock-out
Answer» E.
352.

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
353.

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.
354.

Which is used to store firmware.

A. RAM
B. ROM
C. PROM
D. EPROM
Answer» C. PROM
355.

To set a register or counter to the all-zero-state is

A. Rerun
B. Reset
C. Remote
D. Release
Answer» C. Remote
356.

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
357.

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.
358.

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.
359.

A digital device that processes data is known as

A. Data processor
B. Data entry
C. DBMS
D. Database
Answer» B. Data entry
360.

Which is an electronic device that can store temporarily a single bit of data.

A. Accumulator
B. Buffer
C. Memory
D. Latch
Answer» E.
361.

A vertically aligned set of tracks on a disk pack is known as

A. Cluster
B. Surface
C. Cylinder
D. Panel
Answer» D. Panel
362.

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
363.

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
364.

The third generation of computers covers the period:

A. 1971-1982
B. 1982-1994
C. 1959-1964
D. 1965-1971
Answer» E.
365.

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
366.

The ability of a computer system to remain operational despite various failures is

A. Relation
B. Schema
C. Resilience
D. Versatility
Answer» D. Versatility
367.

Computer can not do anything without a

A. Chip
B. Memory
C. Output device
D. Program
Answer» E.
368.

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
369.

There are historical evidences to prove that abacus was first used in

A. India
B. Japan
C. China
D. Indonesia
Answer» D. Indonesia
370.

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
371.

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
372.

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
373.

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
374.

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
375.

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.
376.

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
377.

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.
378.

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
379.

The imitation of one device or system by another is

A. Simulation
B. Emulation
C. Resilience
D. Compaction
Answer» C. Resilience
380.

A common use of computer in office is for

A. Distributed
B. Word processing
C. Data
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Data
381.

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
382.

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.
383.

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
384.

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
385.

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
386.

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
387.

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
388.

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
389.

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.
390.

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
391.

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
392.

The first computer made available for commercial use was

A. Mark-I
B. ENIAC
C. EDSAC
D. UNIVAC
Answer» E.
393.

Which major development led to the production of microcomputers?

A. Magnetic disks
B. Floppy disks
C. Logic gates
D. Integrated circuits
Answer» E.
394.

Full adder has

A. 4 inputs
B. 8 inputs
C. 10 inputs
D. 3 inputs
Answer» E.
395.

The range of frequencies available for data transmission is known as

A. Baud
B. Bandwidth
C. Byte
D. Bits
Answer» C. Byte
396.

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
397.

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
398.

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
399.

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.
400.

Which is a Common-Business oriented language.

A. SNOBOL
B. BASIC
C. COBOL
D. C
Answer» D. C