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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.
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 | |