Explore topic-wise MCQs in Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE).

This section includes 228 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Application in which set of linked hypertext files are present which displays information using text and limited graphics is

A. system application
B. embedded application
C. engineering application
D. web application
Answer» E.
2.

Element that holds technology layers together and enables rational and timely development of computer software is

A. hardware process
B. software process
C. control process
D. embedded process
Answer» C. control process
3.

Software designed to provide a specific capability for use by many different customers is termed as

A. embedded software
B. scientific software
C. engineering software
D. product line software
Answer» E.
4.

A computer system that serves as a filter for access to and from other networks by a company's networked computers are

A. firewall
B. audit trade
C. auditing information systems
D. controls for end user computing
Answer» B. audit trade
5.

Most important technology on world stage is

A. computer hardware
B. computer software
C. automobile
D. play station
Answer» C. automobile
6.

Website design and implementation is example of technology targeted at

A. application domain
B. technology domain
C. broad based
D. broad band
Answer» B. technology domain
7.

An internet like network within a company. The best fit will be

A. intranets
B. extranets
C. applications of intranets
D. intranet technology resources
Answer» B. extranets
8.

Object oriented systems are built by technology targeted at

A. application domain
B. broad based
C. technology domain
D. broad band
Answer» D. broad band
9.

___________ Conducted at customers’ site.

A. Alpha Testing
B. Beta Testing
C. Unit testing
D. System testing
Answer» C. Unit testing
10.

_____________ Conducted at developer’s site.

A. Alpha Testing
B. Beta Testing
C. Unit testing
D. System testing
Answer» B. Beta Testing
11.

Law which states that 'functional content of E type systems (implemented in real world computing) must be continually increased to maintain user satisfaction over system's lifetime' is

A. law of continuity growth
B. law of continuing change
C. law of conservation of organizational stability
D. law of self regulation
Answer» B. law of continuing change
12.

Gathering formal or informal technical feedback is called _________

A. Audit
B. Testing
C. Inspection
D. Unit testing
Answer» D. Unit testing
13.

Scrambling data during its transmission for

A. encryption
B. control totals
C. disaster recovery
D. biometric controls
Answer» B. control totals
14.

Considering software characteristics, software doesn't wear out but it does

A. mend
B. formed
C. deteriorate
D. generate
Answer» D. generate
15.

To reconstruct a system, which of the following key element(s) must be considered?

A. Outputs and inputs
B. Control and processors
C. Feed back and environment
D. All of these
Answer» E.
16.

This is not a part of the signing on procedure.

A. Identification
B. Verification
C. Execution
D. Authorization
Answer» D. Authorization
17.

Computer software is build and support by

A. software engineers
B. telecommunication engineers
C. hardware engineers
D. civil engineers
Answer» B. telecommunication engineers
18.

Which of the following is (are) the characteristic (s) of a system ?

A. Interaction
B. Organisation
C. Interdependence
D. All of these
Answer» E.
19.

Data structures that enable programs to adequately manipulate information are termed as

A. hardware
B. software
C. bus
D. memory
Answer» C. bus
20.

When hardware component suffer from cumulative affects of dust, vibration, abuse, temperature extremes and many other environmental maladies, failure rate

A. become zero
B. rises
C. falls
D. doesn't change
Answer» C. falls
21.

Which of following component wear out?

A. software
B. hardware
C. bus
D. application
Answer» C. bus
22.

Law which states that 'Average effective global activity rate in evolving E-type system is invariant over product lifetime' is

A. law of increasing complexity
B. law of continuing change
C. law of conservation of organizational stability
D. law of self regulation
Answer» D. law of self regulation
23.

Examination and alteration of a system to reconstitute it in a new form is termed as

A. software corruption
B. software reengineering
C. software reinstallation
D. software maintenance
Answer» C. software reinstallation
24.

All computer programs falls into broad application domain which are

A. 2
B. 5
C. 7
D. 10
Answer» D. 10
25.

Intranets use Web browsers and servers, TCP/IP client/server networks, hypermedia databases at networked Web sites, and s o on. The best fit will be

A. intranets
B. extranets
C. applications of intranets
D. intranet technology resources
Answer» E.
26.

Networks that link some of the internet resources of a company to the intranets of their customers or SUPPLIERS. The best fit will be

A. intranets
B. extranets
C. applications of intranets
D. intranet technology resources
Answer» C. applications of intranets
27.

Establishment and use of sound engineering principles in order to obtain economically software that is reliable and works efficiently on real machines is termed as

A. computer engineering
B. software engineering
C. hardware engineering
D. civil engineering
Answer» C. hardware engineering
28.

Product that software professionals built and then support over long term is

A. automobile
B. computer software
C. computer hardware
D. play station
Answer» C. computer hardware
29.

Type of system application which process largely indeterminate data is

A. management utilities
B. telecommunication processors
C. compilers
D. editors
Answer» C. compilers
30.

Internets are being used to improve communication and collaboration, publish and share information, and develop application to support business operations and managerial decision making. The best fit will be

A. intranets
B. extranets
C. applications of intranets
D. intranet technology resources
Answer» D. intranet technology resources
31.

A person who writes a programme for running the hardware of a computer is called

A. programmer
B. data processor
C. system analyst
D. system designer
Answer» B. data processor
32.

A standard for unit testing.

A. IEEE 1008
B. IEEE 1005
C. IEEE 1009
D. IEEE 1000
Answer» B. IEEE 1005
33.

Examination of the program step by step is called ______________

A. Controlling
B. Tracing
C. Stepping
D. Testing
Answer» D. Testing
34.

Where there is a need of Software Engineering?

A. For Large Software
B. To reduce Cost
C. Software Quality Management
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
35.

Law which states that 'E-type evolution processes constitute multilevel, multiloop, multiagent feedback systems and must be treated as such to achieve significant improvement over any reasonable base' is

A. feedback system law
B. law of continuing change
C. law of self regulation
D. law of declining quality
Answer» B. law of continuing change
36.

Foundation of software engineering is

A. source layer
B. process layer
C. single layer
D. cell layer
Answer» C. single layer
37.

Instructions that when executed provide desired features, functions and performance is

A. software
B. hardware
C. memory
D. bus
Answer» B. hardware
38.

The advantage of using prewritten software packages is

A. eliminates writing program
B. eliminates program testing
C. saves time and cost
D. all of these
Answer» E.
39.

The graphical models showing the relationships between the system and its environment.

A. System models
B. Software models
C. Class models
D. User models
Answer» B. Software models
40.

_______ is part of user documentation.

A. Class diagram
B. Use case
C. Code comment
D. Installation guide
Answer» E.
41.

Another name for white-box testing is ___________

A. Control testing
B. Graybox
C. Glassbox
D. Black box
Answer» D. Black box
42.

Software is a

A. logical element
B. physical element
C. mathematical element
D. control element
Answer» B. physical element
43.

Software engineering is a

A. single layer technology
B. cell technology
C. wireless technology
D. layered technology
Answer» E.
44.

Law which states that 'E type systems (implemented in real world computing) must be adapted or else they become progressively less satisfactory is

A. law of continuing change
B. law of increasing complexity
C. law of self regulation
D. law of conservation of organizational stability
Answer» B. law of increasing complexity
45.

RUP stands for____________ created by a division of ____________.

A. Rational Unified Program, IBM
B. Rational Unified Process, Infosys
C. Rational Unified Process, Microsoft
D. Rational Unified Process, IBM
Answer» E.
46.

A system can be defined as

A. a collection of people, machines, and methods organized to accomplish a set of functions
B. an integrated whole that is composed of diverse, interacting specialized structures and subfunctions
C. a group of subsystems united by some interaction or interdependence performing many duties but functioning as a single unit
D. all of these
Answer» E.
47.

The best file organization in which one has to process all data records in a file called

A. Indexed
B. Sequential
C. Direct access
D. Random access
Answer» C. Direct access
48.

In a democratic team

A. everyone is assigned duties that fit their individual strengths
B. one programmer is assigned responsibility for the entire software project
C. one hacker uses other people's work by purchasing libraries of re-usable programs, downloading programs from computer networks, and exchanging code with other hackers
D. none of these
Answer» B. one programmer is assigned responsibility for the entire software project
49.

A software program that is outdated or obsolete is termed as

A. legacy application
B. engineering application
C. embedded application
D. open source application
Answer» B. engineering application
50.

In the system concepts the term Interdependence

A. implies structure and order
B. refers to the holism of systems
C. means that parts of the computer system depend on one another
D. refers to the manner in which each component functions with other components of the system
Answer» D. refers to the manner in which each component functions with other components of the system