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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.
301. |
Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape? |
A. | Direct |
B. | Sequential |
C. | Random |
D. | All of the above |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Random | |
302. |
The tracks on a disk which can be accessed without repositioning the R/W heads is |
A. | Surface |
B. | Cylinder |
C. | Cluster |
D. | All of the above |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Cluster | |
303. |
Which of the following is the 1's complement of 10? |
A. | 01 |
B. | 110 |
C. | 11 |
D. | 10 |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» B. 110 | |
304. |
A section of code to which control is transferred when a processor is interrupted is known as |
A. | M |
B. | SVC |
C. | IP |
D. | MDR |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» B. SVC | |
305. |
Which part interprets program instructions and initiate control operations. |
A. | Input |
B. | Storage unit |
C. | Logic unit |
D. | Control unit |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» E. None of the above | |
306. |
The binary system uses powers of |
A. | 2 |
B. | 10 |
C. | 8 |
D. | 16 |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» B. 10 | |
307. |
The symbols used in an assembly language are |
A. | Codes |
B. | Mnemonics |
C. | Assembler |
D. | All of the above |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Assembler | |
308. |
Any storage device added to a computer beyond the immediately usable main storage is known as |
A. | Floppy disk |
B. | Hard disk |
C. | Backing store |
D. | Punched card |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» D. Punched card | |
309. |
A number that is used to control the form of another number is known as |
A. | Map |
B. | Mask |
C. | Mamtossa |
D. | Marker |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Mamtossa | |
310. |
A general purpose single-user microcomputer designed to be operated by one person at a time is |
A. | Special-purpose computer |
B. | KIPS |
C. | M |
D. | PC |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» E. None of the above | |
311. |
ASCII stands for |
A. | American standard code for information interchange |
B. | All purpose scientific code for information interchange |
C. | American security code for information interchange |
D. | American Scientific code for information interchange |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» B. All purpose scientific code for information interchange | |
312. |
Which is a machine-oriented high-level language for the GEC 4080 series machines. |
A. | LOGO |
B. | SNOBOL |
C. | Babbage |
D. | ALGOL |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» D. ALGOL | |
313. |
Which device of computer operation dispenses with the use of the keyboard? |
A. | Joystick |
B. | Light pen |
C. | Mouse |
D. | Touch |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» D. Touch | |
314. |
A program that is employed in the development, repair or enhancement of other programs is known as |
A. | System software |
B. | Software tool |
C. | Applications program |
D. | Utility program |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Applications program | |
315. |
Which of the following languages is more suited to a structured program? |
A. | PL/1 |
B. | FORTRAN |
C. | BASIC |
D. | PASCAL |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» E. None of the above | |
316. |
A computer assisted method for the recording and analyzing of existing or hypothetical systems is |
A. | Data transmission |
B. | Data flow |
C. | Data capture |
D. | Data processing |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Data capture | |
317. |
The brain of any computer system is |
A. | ALU |
B. | Memory |
C. | CPU |
D. | Control unit |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» D. Control unit | |
318. |
What difference does the 5th generation computer have from other generation computers? |
A. | Technological advancement |
B. | Scientific code |
C. | Object Oriented Programming |
D. | All of the above |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Scientific code | |
319. |
Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence? |
A. | FORTRAN |
B. | PROLOG |
C. | C |
D. | COBOL |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. C | |
320. |
In which of the following cable systems are T connectors and terminators are used? |
A. | FDDI |
B. | Token Ring |
C. | Thin Ethernet |
D. | lOBase T |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» D. lOBase T | |
321. |
An ethernet switch works at the protocol layer |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
322. |
The geostationary satellite used for communication systems |
A. | rotates with the earth |
B. | remains stationary relative to the earth |
C. | is positioned over equator |
D. | All of the above |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» E. None of the above | |
323. |
Telecommunication networks frequently interconnect an organization with its customers and suppliers. Select the best fit for answer: |
A. | Bandwidth alternatives |
B. | Switching alternating |
C. | Inter organizational networks |
D. | Extranets |
Answer» D. Extranets | |
324. |
Which of the following types of channels moves data relatively slowly? |
A. | wideband channel |
B. | voiceband channel |
C. | narrowband channel |
D. | broadband channel |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» D. broadband channel | |
325. |
You were installing an application in Windows 95, and the computer crashes, what do you do? |
A. | press alt + Ctrl + delete, twice |
B. | press alt + Ctrl + delete, and end task |
C. | press the reset button on the computer |
D. | turn off computer and boot from a floppy disk |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» E. None of the above | |
326. |
The packets switching concept was first proposed |
A. | in the late 1980s for the Defense Ministry of US. |
B. | in the early 1960s for military communication systems, mainly to handle speech |
C. | in the late 1950s for Defense Ministry of US |
D. | All of the above |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. in the late 1950s for Defense Ministry of US | |
327. |
The _____ houses the switches in token ring. |
A. | transceiver |
B. | nine-pin connector |
C. | MAU |
D. | NIC |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» D. NIC | |
328. |
What device separates a single network into two segments but lets the two segments appear as one to higher protocols? |
A. | Switch |
B. | Bridge |
C. | Gateway |
D. | Router |
Answer» C. Gateway | |
329. |
How many bits internet address is assigned to each host on a TCP/IP internet which is used in all communications with the host? |
A. | 16 - bits |
B. | 32 - bits |
C. | 48 - bits |
D. | 64 - bits |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. 48 - bits | |
330. |
With an IP address of 100, you currently have 80 subnets. What subnet mask should you use to maximize the number of available hosts? |
A. | 192 |
B. | 224 |
C. | 240 |
D. | 248 |
E. | 252 |
Answer» F. | |
331. |
Which of the following is required to communicate between two computers? |
A. | communications software |
B. | protocol |
C. | communications hardware |
D. | access to transmission medium |
E. | All of the above |
Answer» F. | |
332. |
RS-232 is a standard that applies to: |
A. | serial ports |
B. | parallel ports |
C. | game ports |
D. | networks |
E. | digital frequencies |
Answer» B. parallel ports | |
333. |
You just installed a new IDE hard drive, but your system BIOS will not recognize the new drive, what should you check first. |
A. | cable sequence |
B. | jumpers on the hard drive |
C. | drivers that need to be loaded |
D. | hard drive manufacturer web site information |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. drivers that need to be loaded | |
334. |
What voltage does a Pentium system use? |
A. | +12 volts |
B. | + 5 volts |
C. | + 8 volts |
D. | +3.3 volts |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» E. None of the above | |
335. |
A numeric error code check: A 17xx indicates a problem with: |
A. | CMOS |
B. | ROM BIOS |
C. | DMA controller |
D. | hard drive or controller |
E. | power supply |
Answer» E. power supply | |
336. |
When your hard drive crashes from any of the correct selections in the question above, or from dropping it, it is known as head-to-disk interference, or HDL |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
337. |
ESD would cause the most damage to which component? |
A. | Power supply |
B. | Expansion board |
C. | Monitor |
D. | Keyboard |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Monitor | |
338. |
Resistance is measured in ? |
A. | Volts |
B. | Amps |
C. | Watts |
D. | Ohms |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» E. None of the above | |
339. |
Pick the correct choice for the 80386SXCPU. |
A. | 16 bit word size, 16 bit data path |
B. | 32 bit word size, 16 bit data path |
C. | 8 bit word size, 32 bit data path |
D. | 32 bit word size, 8 bit data path |
E. | 32 bit word size, 32 bit data path |
Answer» C. 8 bit word size, 32 bit data path | |
340. |
As the network administrator, you create a new local group in the RESEARCH domain named R-Editors. The LAB domain trusts the RESEARCH domain. You can assign access permissions to the R-Editors group from |
A. | any Windows NT Workstation computer in the LAB domain |
B. | any Windows NT Workstation computer in the RESEARCH domain - |
C. | any Windows NT Server backup domain controller in the LAB domain |
D. | any Windows NT Server backup domain controllers in the RESEARCH domain |
Answer» E. | |
341. |
What is the purpose of the token in a network that employs a media access control method based on the IEEE 802.5 specification? |
A. | Token passing provides higher throughput than CSMA/CD when twisted-pair wiring is used |
B. | The station that holds the token is allowed to transmit a message on the network |
C. | The station that hold the token has the highest priority on the network |
D. | A token contains information that is used to route messages between rings |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. The station that hold the token has the highest priority on the network | |
342. |
When installing a SCSI CD-ROM drive, you must set the CD-ROM SCSI adapter to: |
A. | B0007 |
B. | An unused SCSI address |
C. | The same address as the SCSI device before the CD-ROM |
D. | SCSI ID=1 |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. The same address as the SCSI device before the CD-ROM | |
343. |
With a cell-backplane architecture, the data rate on the backplane is significantly greater than the aggregate data rate of the ports |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
344. |
Server Manager |
A. | is used to demote a PDC to a BDC |
B. | is used to shutdown or restart a server |
C. | is used to synchronize the domain |
D. | is used to enable auditing |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» D. is used to enable auditing | |
345. |
Bridges introduce small delays into a network. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
346. |
A cut-through switch reads the entire packet before forwarding it to the destination segment |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
347. |
A Trust Relationship |
A. | is created using server Manager for Domains |
B. | is an administrative and communication link created between two Windows NT Server domains |
C. | can be created between Windows NT W/S computers |
D. | is bi-directional [both way] |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. can be created between Windows NT W/S computers | |
348. |
A route is a path between two network segments |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
349. |
Since bridges buffer frames, it is possible to interconnect different network segments which use different MAC protocols |
A. | True |
B. | False. |
Answer» B. False. | |
350. |
Bridges offer performance improvements when used in diverse or scattered workgroups, where the majority of access occurs outside of the local segment |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |