Explore topic-wise MCQs in Engineering.

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.