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1.

How many ALU(s) is/are control by one control unit is SIMD (single instruction stream, multiple data stream) architecture?

A. one or more ALUs
B. One ALU
C. Only two ALU .
D. Impossible to say
E. None of the above
Answer» B. One ALU
Discussion
2.

Which of the following function returns t if the object is a number in LISP?

A. (number <object>)
B. (numberp <object>)
C. (numericp <object>)
D. (numeric <object>)
E. None of the above
Answer» C. (numericp <object>)
Discussion
3.

Which of the following have computers traditionally done better than people?

A. storing information
B. responding flexibly
C. computing numerically
D. both (a) and (c)
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
4.

In AI programming, a list may contain:

A. cells
B. fields
C. pointers
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
5.

In LISP, the function (minusp (-20 4 8 8 1) returns

A. T
B. F
C. NIL
D. -20
E. None of the above
Answer» B. F
Discussion
6.

Special programs that assist programmers are called:

A. heuristic processors
B. symbolic programmers
C. intelligent programming tools
D. program recognizers
E. None of the above
Answer» D. program recognizers
Discussion
7.

If the English Philosopher Thomas Hobbes could be called 'grandfather' of artificial intelligence, then who could be called its father?

A. A.M. Turning
B. John McCarthy
C. Allen Newell
D. Herbert Simon
E. None of the above
Answer» B. John McCarthy
Discussion
8.

Which combination of keys allows you to perform a warm boot?

A. Ctrl+ESC
B. Ctrl+Alt+DEL
C. Ctrl+Shift+DEL
D. Ctrl+Shift+ENTER
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Ctrl+Shift+DEL
Discussion
9.

Which command is used to copy all files from drive A with extension .TXT to the currently logged drive and directory?

A. COPY a: *.TXT
B. COPY *.TXT A:
C. COPY *.TXT C:
D. COPY *.TXT ALL.TXT
E. None of the above
Answer» B. COPY *.TXT A:
Discussion
10.

Which DOS command would allow you to redirect a printer?

A. Type
B. Capture
C. Mode
D. Print
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Print
Discussion
11.

The primary interactive method of communication used by humans is:

A. reading
B. writing
C. speaking
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
Discussion
12.

Elementary linguistic units which are smaller than words are:

A. allophones
B. phonemes
C. syllables
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
13.

In LISP, the atom that stands for "true" is

A. t
B. ml
C. y
D. time
E. None of the above
Answer» B. ml
Discussion
14.

If you do not know the current time, which command will you use to display the time?

A. COPY
B. VER
C. TIME
D. FORMAT
E. None of the above
Answer» D. FORMAT
Discussion
15.

Which command of DOS is used to compare two floppy disks?

A. DISKCOPY
B. DISKCOMP
C. DISKCOPY A: B/V
D. FORMAT A: B:
E. None of the above
Answer» C. DISKCOPY A: B/V
Discussion
16.

A series of AI systems developed by Pat Langley to explore the role of heuristics in scientific discovery.

A. RAMD
B. BACON
C. MIT
D. DU
E. None of the above
Answer» C. MIT
Discussion
17.

A.M. turing developed a technique for determining whether a computer could or could not demonstrate the artificial Intelligence,, Presently, this technique is called

A. Turing Test
B. Algorithm
C. Boolean Algebra
D. Logarithm
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Algorithm
Discussion
18.

Each time you turn the power switch on, which control files will the computer check?

A. COMMAND.COM, IO.SYS
B. COMMAND.COM, DATE.COM, TIME.COM
C. C0MMAND.COM, IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS
D. CHKDSK.EXE
E. None of the above
Answer» D. CHKDSK.EXE
Discussion
19.

While working with MS-DOS, which command is used to combine FILE1 plus FILE2 into new file named FILE3?

A. COPY FILE3 FILE1+FILE2
B. COPY FILE1+FILE2 FILE3
C. COPY FILE1+FILE2+FILE3
D. COPY FILE2 FILE1+FILE3
E. None of the above
Answer» C. COPY FILE1+FILE2+FILE3
Discussion
20.

A mouse device may be:

A. electro-chemical
B. mechanical
C. optical
D. both b and c
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
21.

Which of the following, is a component of an expert system?

A. inference engine
B. knowledge base
C. user interface
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
22.

When MS-DOS formats a disk, it automatically creates the main directory on your disk, which is called the _____ directory.

A. main
B. root
C. area
D. border
Answer» C. area
Discussion
23.

Which command will prevent subsequent changes to the file CBT.EXE?

A. RENAME + r CBT.EXE
B. ATTRIB + r CBT.EXE
C. COPY + r CBT.EXE
D. MODE + r CBT.EXE
E. None of the above
Answer» C. COPY + r CBT.EXE
Discussion
24.

Which file executes commands in DOS?

A. MS-DOS.SYS
B. CONFIG.SYS
C. COMMAND.COM
D. SYSTEM.INI
E. None of the above
Answer» D. SYSTEM.INI
Discussion
25.

What switch would you use to view Smartdrive statistics?

A. /x
B. /e:
C. /s
D. /o:n
E. None of the above
Answer» D. /o:n
Discussion
26.

Which two of the following DOS commands are used to display or set the date and time of your computer's infernal clock?

A. VER
B. HOUR
C. DATE
D. DAY
E. None of the above
Answer» D. DAY
Discussion
27.

Which DOS command will configure a serial printing port?

A. Parallel serial
B. Mode LPT1=C0M1
C. Direct LPTl=COMl
D. Mode printer ()-serial ()
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Direct LPTl=COMl
Discussion
28.

Which command below will instruct DOS to do a "quick format".

A. FORMAT A: /QUICK
B. FORMAT A: /Q
C. FORMAT A: /QU
D. FORMAT A: /QF
E. None of the above
Answer» C. FORMAT A: /QU
Discussion
29.

While working with MS-DOS, which command is used to display a list of deleted files that DOS can undelete?

A. UNDELETE *.*
B. UNDELETE/ALL
C. UNDELETE/LIST
D. UNDELETE
E. None of the above
Answer» D. UNDELETE
Discussion
30.

The PATH command is usually found as part of your _____ file.

A. CONFIG.SYS
B. CONFIG.BAT
C. AUTOEXEC.SYS
D. AUTOEXEC.BAT
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
31.

Which command will be used to display a column file compression ratio for each file of Double spaced disk?

A. DIR/W
B. DIR/S
C. DIR/B
D. DIR /C (/C switch introduced in DOS version 6.00)
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
32.

The COPY command of MS-DOS, is used to:

A. copying files to transfer from one PC to another
B. copying files for safe keeping or for record purpose
C. copying files from the hard disk to floppy disks
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
33.

While working with MS-DOS, which command is used to copy all files from the currently logged drive and directory with the extension .TXT to the drive A?

A. COPY A: *.TXT
B. COPY *.TXT A:
C. COPY *.TXT C:
D. COPY *.TXT ALL.TXT
E. None of the above
Answer» C. COPY *.TXT C:
Discussion
34.

While working with MS-DOS, which command is used to specify the size of the disk to format.

A. FORMAT/F : size
B. FORMAT/N : sector
C. FORMAT/T : tracks
D. FORMAT/V
E. None of the above
Answer» B. FORMAT/N : sector
Discussion
35.

What command is used to reset a MODEM when using the "AT Command Set"?

A. ATR
B. ATZ
C. DTR
D. DCE
E. None of the above
Answer» C. DTR
Discussion
36.

While working with MS-DOS, which command is used to force DOS to recheck all clusters when reformatting a disk?

A. FORMAT/B
B. FORMAT/S
C. FORMAT/8
D. FORMAT/C
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
37.

The _____ switch instructs DOS to display the directory list in a wide format.

A. /W
B. /O
C. /P
D. /B
E. None of the above
Answer» B. /O
Discussion
38.

Which of the following represents a correct sequence for the boot process on a DOS machine?

A. AUTOEXECBAT, CONFIG.SYS
B. CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT
C. AUTOEXECBAT COMMAND.COM
D. CONFIG.BAT, AUTOEXEC.BAT
E. None of the above
Answer» C. AUTOEXECBAT COMMAND.COM
Discussion
39.

Match the device driver HIMEM.SYS to its operation

A. Supports (ANSI) terminal emulation
B. Manages the use of extended memory
C. Uses expanded memory on an 80386 processor
D. Supports code page switching
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Uses expanded memory on an 80386 processor
Discussion
40.

What command can you add to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file so that your computer temporarily stops in the execution of the file before continuing?

A. Pause
B. Halt
C. Wait x.xx seconds
D. Wait until Files="x"
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Halt
Discussion
41.

While working with MS-DOS, which command is used to sort the file in ascending order?

A. SORT filename
B. SORT < filename
C. SORT > filename
D. SORT | filename
E. None of the above
Answer» C. SORT > filename
Discussion
42.

What file contains the list of port numbers (and associated names) monitored by inetd?

A. /etc/services
B. /etc/nsorder
C. /etc/nsswitch.conf/
D. /etc/hosts
E. None of the above
Answer» B. /etc/nsorder
Discussion
43.

The location for subdirectories for local programs and executables for user and administrative commands, is:

A. /usr
B. /tmp
C. /opt
D. /mnt
E. None of the above
Answer» B. /tmp
Discussion
44.

What command is used to assign executable permission to all of the files named "report"?

A. chmod ugo + x report
B. chmod u + x report
C. chmod ugo + rw report
D. chmod ugo + r report
E. None of the above
Answer» B. chmod u + x report
Discussion
45.

LILO

A. stands for Linux loader
B. is the Linux boot loader
C. is a tool used to boot the Kernel on x86 hardware
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
46.

What command is used to set user and group quotas?

A. /sbin/usrquota
B. /sbin/edquota
C. /sbin/quotaon
D. /sbin/quota
E. None of the above
Answer» C. /sbin/quotaon
Discussion
47.

Where can system and mail logs be found in Ret Hat Linux?

A. /var/log
B. /etc/log
C. /mail
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» B. /etc/log
Discussion
48.

Which of the following command can be used to rename a file in UNIX?

A. ren
B. mv
C. remove
D. change
E. None of the above
Answer» C. remove
Discussion
49.

Which of the following is the main Apache configuration file?

A. httpd.conf
B. apache.con
C. /etc/profile
D. system.ini
E. None of the above
Answer» B. apache.con
Discussion
50.

What shell's wild-card is used to match a single character?

A. [!ijk]
B. [ijk]
C. ?
D. *
E. None of the above
Answer» D. *
Discussion