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This section includes 4320 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1701. |
The analog computer measures dimensions and its circuits use the differential and integral equations of continuous variables. The digital computer counts units and its circuits use |
| A. | Logic gates |
| B. | Discrete switches |
| C. | Boolean algebra id) Bayes' theorem |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 1702. |
Which of the following is considered to be an interface between the functional applications and the data base? |
| A. | management information systems |
| B. | data-base management systems |
| C. | decision-support systems |
| D. | data-processing systems |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. decision-support systems | |
| 1703. |
The journal voucher file includes |
| A. | general ledger accounts involved |
| B. | date of entry |
| C. | rupees posted to each account |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. rupees posted to each account | |
| 1704. |
In synchronous transmission data from various users |
| A. | Require header |
| B. | Do not require header |
| C. | Sometimes require header |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Sometimes require header | |
| 1705. |
General purpose computers are those that can be adopted to countless uses simply by changing its |
| A. | keyboard |
| B. | printer |
| C. | program |
| D. | display screen |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. display screen | |
| 1706. |
What is the name of the visible silver rectangle which separates the take-up portion of the magnetic tape from the data recording portion? |
| A. | Load maker |
| B. | Load marker |
| C. | Tape separator |
| D. | Tape marker |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Tape separator | |
| 1707. |
Where does a computer add and compare data? |
| A. | Hard disk |
| B. | Floppy disk |
| C. | CPU chip |
| D. | Memory chip |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Memory chip | |
| 1708. |
Which of the following require large computer memory? |
| A. | Imaging |
| B. | Graphics |
| C. | Voice |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 1709. |
Which of the following are used to quickly accept, store, and transfer data and instructions that are being used immediately by the CPU? |
| A. | microprocessors |
| B. | registers |
| C. | ROM chips |
| D. | data buses |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. ROM chips | |
| 1710. |
Which disk interface standard includes support for up to eight peripheral devices? |
| A. | ST50G/412 |
| B. | IDE |
| C. | SCSI |
| D. | ESDI |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. ESDI | |
| 1711. |
Who designed the first general purpose electronic digital computer "ENIAC" ? |
| A. | Van-Neumann |
| B. | Joseph M Juoquard |
| C. | J. Presper Ecket and John W Mauchly |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 1712. |
The number of records contained within a block of data on magnetic tape is defined by the |
| A. | block definition |
| B. | record contain clause |
| C. | blocking factor |
| D. | record per block factor |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. record per block factor | |
| 1713. |
The binary equivalent of the Octal number 13.54 is |
| A. | 1011.1011 |
| B. | 1101.1110 |
| C. | 1001.1110 |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. 1101.1110 | |
| 1714. |
What process prepares the magnetic surface of a disk by creating concentric circles, called tracks, around the disk? (Each track is further divided into pic-shaped sections called sectors.) |
| A. | Tracking |
| B. | Formatting |
| C. | Copying |
| D. | Sectioning |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Copying | |
| 1715. |
The following is true about 2-out of-5 code: |
| A. | it is weighted code |
| B. | it is unweighted code |
| C. | it has odd parity |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. it has odd parity | |
| 1716. |
The Josephson tunneling device illustrates principles associated with the advanced storage technique: |
| A. | cryogenics |
| B. | CCD |
| C. | EBAM |
| D. | holographing |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. CCD | |
| 1717. |
Communication between computers using standard telephone service |
| A. | Requires a change to an anolog signal |
| B. | Is most efficient |
| C. | Produces little noise and few disturbances |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Is most efficient | |
| 1718. |
A floppy disk contains |
| A. | Circular tracks only |
| B. | Sectors only |
| C. | Both circular tracks and sector |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 1719. |
Critical _____ factors are those that are vital if a manager is to make a full contribution to the achievement of an organization's goals. |
| A. | tactical |
| B. | success |
| C. | decision |
| D. | concise |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. decision | |
| 1720. |
The manager of inventory would most likely be found in the |
| A. | finance function |
| B. | marketing function |
| C. | manufacturing function |
| D. | information systems function |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. information systems function | |
| 1721. |
In which way is a managerial information system (MIS) superior to electronic data processing (EDP)? |
| A. | It is batch oriented |
| B. | It is most cost effective |
| C. | It provides summary reports without details |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 1722. |
Working at home might seem like an interesting option. However, _____ contact with other co-workers does have advantages. |
| A. | tele conferencing |
| B. | communication |
| C. | face-to face |
| D. | top-to-bottom |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. top-to-bottom | |
| 1723. |
What protocol is used between E-Mail servers? |
| A. | FTP |
| B. | SMTP |
| C. | SNMP |
| D. | POP3 |
| Answer» C. SNMP | |
| 1724. |
If you configure the TCP/IP address and other TCP/IP parameters manually, you can always verify the configuration through which of the following? Select the best answer. |
| A. | Network Properties dialog box |
| B. | Server Services dialog box |
| C. | DHCPINFO command-line utility |
| D. | Advanced Properties tab of TCP/ IP Info. |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Server Services dialog box | |
| 1725. |
Modem is used in data transmission. When was it invented and in which country? |
| A. | 1963, USA |
| B. | 1965, Germany |
| C. | 1950, USA |
| D. | 1950, Japan |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. 1950, Japan | |
| 1726. |
Which of the following technique is used for Time-To-Line (TTL)? |
| A. | a technique used in best-effort delivery system to avoid endlessly looping packets. |
| B. | a technique used by protocols in which a lower level protocol accepts a message from a higher level protocol and places it in the data portion of the low level frame |
| C. | One of the pieces that results when an IP gateway divides an IP datagram into smaller pieces for transmission across a network that cannot handle the original datagram size. |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. a technique used by protocols in which a lower level protocol accepts a message from a higher level protocol and places it in the data portion of the low level frame | |
| 1727. |
What was the total number of UNIVAC-I sold eventually and by which company? |
| A. | 30, British Tabulating Machine Co. (BTM) |
| B. | 40, International Business Machines (IBM) |
| C. | 48, Remington Rand |
| D. | 40, International Computer Ltd. (ICL) |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. 40, International Computer Ltd. (ICL) | |
| 1728. |
A file containing relatively permanent data is |
| A. | Random file |
| B. | Transaction file |
| C. | Master file |
| D. | Sequential file |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Sequential file | |
| 1729. |
Communication that involves computers, establishing a link through the telephone system is called |
| A. | Teleprocessing |
| B. | Microprocessing |
| C. | Telecommunications |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 1730. |
Dot-matrix is a type of |
| A. | Tape |
| B. | Printer |
| C. | Disk |
| D. | Bus |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Disk | |
| 1731. |
Which kind of devices allows the user to add components and capabilities to a computer system? |
| A. | System boards |
| B. | Storage devices |
| C. | Input devices |
| D. | Output devices |
| E. | Expansion slots |
| Answer» F. | |
| 1732. |
The access method used for cassette tape is |
| A. | Direct |
| B. | Random |
| C. | Sequential |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 1733. |
The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called: |
| A. | sorting |
| B. | classifying |
| C. | reproducing |
| D. | summarizing |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. classifying | |
| 1734. |
Who is the creator of the PASCAL language? |
| A. | Niklaus Wirth |
| B. | Dijkstra |
| C. | Donald Knuth |
| D. | Basic Pascal |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Dijkstra | |
| 1735. |
A notation used to express clearly on algorithm is known as |
| A. | Algorithmic language |
| B. | Assembly language |
| C. | Machine language |
| D. | High level language |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Assembly language | |
| 1736. |
Compression of digital data for efficient storage is |
| A. | Buffer |
| B. | CPU |
| C. | Packing |
| D. | Field |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Field | |
| 1737. |
An operating system intended for use on microprocessor based systems that support a single user is |
| A. | PC-DOS |
| B. | MS-DOS |
| C. | UNIX |
| D. | CP/M |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 1738. |
Which of the following can store information in the form of microscopic pits on metal disks. |
| A. | Laser disks |
| B. | Tape cassettes |
| C. | RAM cartridge |
| D. | Punched cards |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Tape cassettes | |
| 1739. |
Which is another name for functional language? |
| A. | Machine |
| B. | Application language |
| C. | Low-level language |
| D. | High-level language |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Low-level language | |
| 1740. |
A device for converting handwritten impressions into coded characters & positional coordinates for input to a computer is |
| A. | Touch panel |
| B. | Mouse |
| C. | Wand |
| D. | Writing tablet |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 1741. |
A storage system for small amounts of data is |
| A. | Magnetic card |
| B. | Magnetic tape |
| C. | Punched card |
| D. | Optical mark reader |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Magnetic tape | |
| 1742. |
Compilers and interpreters are themselves |
| A. | High-level language |
| B. | Codes |
| C. | Programs |
| D. | Mnemonics |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Mnemonics | |
| 1743. |
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 |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 1744. |
Which is a unit representing the no bits of discrete. |
| A. | Baud |
| B. | Byte |
| C. | Bit |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Byte | |
| 1745. |
The device that can both feed data into and accept data from a computer is |
| A. | ALU |
| B. | CPU |
| C. | Input-Output device |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 1746. |
The personnel who deals with the computer & its management put together are called |
| A. | Software |
| B. | Humanware |
| C. | Firmware |
| D. | Hardware |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Firmware | |
| 1747. |
A program that converts computer data into some code system other than the normal one is known as |
| A. | Encoder |
| B. | Simulation |
| C. | Emulator |
| D. | Coding |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Simulation | |
| 1748. |
A device designed to read information encoded into a small plastic card is |
| A. | Magnetic tape |
| B. | Badge reader |
| C. | Tape puncher |
| D. | Card puncher |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Tape puncher | |
| 1749. |
Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a weaving machine? |
| A. | Pascal |
| B. | Hollerith |
| C. | Babbage |
| D. | jacquard |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 1750. |
Which 32-bit microprocessor is used in IBM's PS/2 model-80 computer? |
| A. | 8088 |
| B. | 80286 |
| C. | 80386 |
| D. | 80486 |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. 80486 | |