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				This section includes 118 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Languages knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | 
                                    One disadvantage of a direct access file is: | 
                            
| A. | the delay in computiong the storage address | 
| B. | duplication of address locations | 
| C. | unsued, but available, storage locations | 
| D. | all of above | 
| Answer» B. duplication of address locations | |
| 2. | 
                                    Programming language 'COMAL' stand for | 
                            
| A. | Common Algorithmic Language | 
| B. | Common Arithmetic Language | 
| C. | Common Arithmetic Learning | 
| D. | Common Algorithmic Learning | 
| Answer» B. Common Arithmetic Language | |
| 3. | 
                                    Which file organization is allowed by a direct access storage device? | 
                            
| A. | direct only | 
| B. | sequential and direct only | 
| C. | indexed and direct only | 
| D. | sequential, indexed and direct | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. | 
                                    Types of computer language translator are | 
                            
| A. | compilers | 
| B. | interpreters | 
| C. | assemblers | 
| D. | all of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. | 
                                    Language that is developed for business applications is known as | 
                            
| A. | PASCAL | 
| B. | COBOL | 
| C. | C | 
| D. | C++ | 
| Answer» C. C | |
| 6. | 
                                    Which of the following is called low level languages? | 
                            
| A. | Machine language | 
| B. | Assembly language | 
| C. | Both of the above | 
| D. | None of above | 
| Answer» D. None of above | |
| 7. | 
                                    Translation of assembly language into machine code is a task of | 
                            
| A. | analysts | 
| B. | financer | 
| C. | assembler | 
| D. | programmer | 
| Answer» D. programmer | |
| 8. | 
                                    Loop which does not executed at all if it is tested at beginning is classified as | 
                            
| A. | DO loop | 
| B. | WHILE loop | 
| C. | REPEAT loop | 
| D. | GO REPEAT loop | 
| Answer» C. REPEAT loop | |
| 9. | 
                                    In statement "After last mark enter -1" in COMAL programming language, rogue value is | 
                            
| A. | -1 | 
| B. | last | 
| C. | mark | 
| D. | after | 
| Answer» B. last | |
| 10. | 
                                    Special character symbol '/' is used to indicate | 
                            
| A. | director | 
| B. | direction | 
| C. | directive | 
| D. | direction arrows | 
| Answer» D. direction arrows | |
| 11. | 
                                    The first electronic computer in the world was | 
                            
| A. | UNIVAC | 
| B. | EDVAC | 
| C. | ENIAC | 
| D. | All of above | 
| Answer» D. All of above | |
| 12. | 
                                    The time required for a pulse to change from 10 to 90 percent of its maximum value is called | 
                            
| A. | Rise time | 
| B. | Decay time | 
| C. | Propagation time | 
| D. | Operating speed | 
| Answer» B. Decay time | |
| 13. | 
                                    In the carrier sense network, if prevailing condition is a 'channel busy', then technique used is | 
                            
| A. | non-persistent then it results in randomised wait and sense | 
| B. | 1-persistent then the channel is continually sensed | 
| C. | p-persistent then randomised retransmission is done | 
| D. | both (a) and (b) | 
| Answer» C. p-persistent then randomised retransmission is done | |
| 14. | 
                                    Function which is placed between FOR statements and other repeated statements is classified as | 
                            
| A. | FOR loop | 
| B. | DO function | 
| C. | GO function | 
| D. | WHILE function | 
| Answer» C. GO function | |
| 15. | 
                                    Statement which gives value to a variable is called | 
                            
| A. | assignment | 
| B. | real assigning | 
| C. | string assigning | 
| D. | constant assigning | 
| Answer» B. real assigning | |
| 16. | 
                                    Device used to translate programming language into machine code is classified as | 
                            
| A. | inverter | 
| B. | reversal | 
| C. | operator | 
| D. | assembler | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. | 
                                    Programming language that allows structuring of programs and data is | 
                            
| A. | LOGO | 
| B. | COBOL | 
| C. | COMAL | 
| D. | PASCAL | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. | 
                                    In statement '100 LET N1 = LEN(AINR )' of BASIC language, built-in function is | 
                            
| A. | LEN | 
| B. | LET | 
| C. | whole statement | 
| D. | numerical values | 
| Answer» B. LET | |
| 19. | 
                                    Control returns in calling program at correct place exactly from | 
                            
| A. | place it lefts | 
| B. | end of program | 
| C. | start of program | 
| D. | middle of progra | 
| Answer» B. end of program | |
| 20. | 
                                    A name which has some special meaning and significance for programmer is called | 
                            
| A. | files | 
| B. | data array | 
| C. | reserved words | 
| D. | changing words | 
| Answer» D. changing words | |
| 21. | 
                                    One or more numbers which helps distinguish elements in array is classified as | 
                            
| A. | subscript | 
| B. | low script | 
| C. | high script | 
| D. | superscript | 
| Answer» B. low script | |
| 22. | 
                                    Examples of program routine are | 
                            
| A. | part of a program | 
| B. | set of instructions used | 
| C. | complete short program | 
| D. | all of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. | 
                                    Complier is used when data is to be processed in | 
                            
| A. | batches | 
| B. | whole at one time | 
| C. | one line in one minute | 
| D. | four pages in five minutes | 
| Answer» B. whole at one time | |
| 24. | 
                                    Rogue value in statement "140 PRINT "For each one type in name. Type '***,0,0' to finish" is | 
                            
| A. | asterisk | 
| B. | print command | 
| C. | numerical values | 
| D. | alphabetic statement | 
| Answer» B. print command | |
| 25. | 
                                    In programming language, 'identifier' can be | 
                            
| A. | array | 
| B. | variable | 
| C. | constant | 
| D. | all of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. | 
                                    Type of subroutines which are available to users of computer as default part of software is classified as | 
                            
| A. | default routine | 
| B. | local subroutine | 
| C. | library subroutine | 
| D. | default subroutine | 
| Answer» D. default subroutine | |
| 27. | 
                                    High level language is also called | 
                            
| A. | Problem oriented language | 
| B. | Business oriented language | 
| C. | Mathematically oriented language | 
| D. | All of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. | 
                                    The octal equivalent of 111010 is | 
                            
| A. | 81 | 
| B. | 72 | 
| C. | 71 | 
| D. | None of above | 
| Answer» C. 71 | |
| 29. | 
                                    With the help of microprocessor what can be made? | 
                            
| A. | Calculators | 
| B. | Computers | 
| C. | Digital systems | 
| D. | All of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. | 
                                    What do you mean by the term gigabyte ? | 
                            
| A. | 1000 megabytes | 
| B. | 1024 kilobytes | 
| C. | 1024 megabytes | 
| D. | 1024 bytes | 
| Answer» D. 1024 bytes | |
| 31. | 
                                    What is the use of control unit of a microprocessor? | 
                            
| A. | To accept input data from keyboard | 
| B. | To perform arithmetic and logic functions | 
| C. | To store data in memory | 
| D. | All of the above | 
| Answer» C. To store data in memory | |
| 32. | 
                                    CPU is mainly responsible for | 
                            
| A. | Calculations | 
| B. | Processing the data | 
| C. | Both 1 and 2 | 
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 | 
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 33. | 
                                    Which term is associated with the comparisons of processing speeds of different computer system? | 
                            
| A. | MPG | 
| B. | MIPS | 
| C. | CPS | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» C. CPS | |
| 34. | 
                                    What does part number, part description and number of parts ordered belong to? | 
                            
| A. | Output | 
| B. | Input | 
| C. | Feedback | 
| D. | Control | 
| Answer» C. Feedback | |
| 35. | 
                                    Which one of the following statement is true for the machine language? | 
                            
| A. | Programs were first written in this language | 
| B. | Computer understands only this language | 
| C. | It differs from computer to computer | 
| D. | All of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. | 
                                    What is grouping and processing all of a firm s transactions at one time called? | 
                            
| A. | An online system | 
| B. | A real time system | 
| C. | Batch processing | 
| D. | A database management system | 
| Answer» C. Batch processing | |
| 37. | 
                                    What is the high speed storage element which is normally present in the ALU of computer called? | 
                            
| A. | Semiconductor memory | 
| B. | |
| C. | Hard disk | 
| D. | Magnetic disk | 
| E. | Registers | 
| Answer» E. Registers | |
| 38. | 
                                    For selection of source language the factor which should be considered is | 
                            
| A. | Language availability | 
| B. | Compatibility with other software | 
| C. | Both 1 and 2 | 
| D. | Either 1 or 2 | 
| Answer» D. Either 1 or 2 | |
| 39. | 
                                    Which language is the set of rules that tells the computer what operation to perform? | 
                            
| A. | Programming language | 
| B. | Command language | 
| C. | Procedural language | 
| D. | Structures | 
| Answer» B. Command language | |
| 40. | 
                                    For scientific calculations which language is used? | 
                            
| A. | SQl | 
| B. | Java | 
| C. | C++ | 
| D. | FORTRAN | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. | 
                                    ASCII codes has ____________ bits | 
                            
| A. | 8 | 
| B. | 16 | 
| C. | 10 | 
| D. | 24 | 
| Answer» B. 16 | |
| 42. | 
                                    What is the combination with which central processing unit is made? | 
                            
| A. | Arithmetic logic and control unit | 
| B. | Control and storage | 
| C. | Control and output unit | 
| D. | All of the above | 
| Answer» B. Control and storage | |
| 43. | 
                                    In structured programming language such as Pascal, operations is then refined using | 
                            
| A. | secure data | 
| B. | procedure | 
| C. | virus free data | 
| D. | structured data | 
| Answer» C. virus free data | |
| 44. | 
                                    In BASIC language, '150 LET Area=Width*Length' , optional word is | 
                            
| A. | LET | 
| B. | area | 
| C. | width | 
| D. | length | 
| Answer» B. area | |
| 45. | 
                                    A special quantity whose value does not change is classified as | 
                            
| A. | constant | 
| B. | mantissa | 
| C. | exponent | 
| D. | variables | 
| Answer» B. mantissa | |
| 46. | 
                                    Way data in program is to be set is called its | 
                            
| A. | class | 
| B. | group | 
| C. | format | 
| D. | reference | 
| Answer» D. reference | |
| 47. | 
                                    In high level programming language BASIC, statements written with GOTO and IF commands are considered as | 
                            
| A. | loop | 
| B. | case | 
| C. | format | 
| D. | condition | 
| Answer» B. case | |
| 48. | 
                                    Programming language 'COBOL' stands for | 
                            
| A. | common business oriented learning | 
| B. | common binary orientation language | 
| C. | classic business orientated language | 
| D. | common business orientated language | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. | 
                                    Computer language based on machine code is classified as | 
                            
| A. | ordinary programming language | 
| B. | low level programming language | 
| C. | high level programming language | 
| D. | advanced level programming language | 
| Answer» C. high level programming language | |
| 50. | 
                                    Explanations at right side of mnemonics and symbolic addresses are called | 
                            
| A. | user comments | 
| B. | compiler comments | 
| C. | assembler comments | 
| D. | programmers comment | 
| Answer» E. | |