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This section includes 373 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Technical Programming knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
251. |
Reads and writes operation on top half and bottom half tape drive are made in |
A. | One direction |
B. | Different direction |
C. | Forward direction only |
D. | Irregular direction |
Answer» C. Forward direction only | |
252. |
Data is read and written a byte at a time in method of tape reel, known to be |
A. | Parallel representation |
B. | Compact representation |
C. | Compressed representation |
D. | Auto-compile representation |
Answer» B. Compact representation | |
253. |
Primary storage is also known as |
A. | Input memory |
B. | Basic memory |
C. | Main memory |
D. | Auxiliary memory |
Answer» D. Auxiliary memory | |
254. |
A storage device for multimedia is |
A. | CAM |
B. | DVD/BD |
C. | hard disk |
D. | emulation |
Answer» C. hard disk | |
255. |
Winchester disks user larger storage capacity for same number of disks than the |
A. | Compact Disk |
B. | Disk Packs |
C. | Bernoulli Disk |
D. | Zip Disk |
Answer» C. Bernoulli Disk | |
256. |
Example of magnetic storage device includes |
A. | flash memory drive |
B. | CD-ROM drive |
C. | hard disk drive |
D. | optical drive |
Answer» D. optical drive | |
257. |
Most modern magnetic tapes have |
A. | 4 tracks |
B. | 9 tracks |
C. | 12 tracks |
D. | 15 tracks |
Answer» C. 12 tracks | |
258. |
Where are programs stored when they NOT running? |
A. | BIOS |
B. | DRAM |
C. | hard drive |
D. | RAM |
Answer» D. RAM | |
259. |
Intelligent smart cards contain their own |
A. | read/write head |
B. | microprocessor |
C. | laser |
D. | flash memory drive |
Answer» C. laser | |
260. |
A place in a system unit that allows the transfer of data between a variety of devices and the computer, is |
A. | drive |
B. | keyboard |
C. | ROM |
D. | port |
Answer» E. | |
261. |
In a magnetic disk drive, read/write heads in the iron particles of the storage medium generates |
A. | polarized magnets |
B. | electromagnetic pulses |
C. | magnetic waves |
D. | magnetic fields |
Answer» E. | |
262. |
Storage magnetic tape device is divided into vertical columns that are called |
A. | Sectors |
B. | Frames |
C. | Tracks |
D. | Channels |
Answer» C. Tracks | |
263. |
Primary storage of a computer usually have |
A. | Small capacity and cheap |
B. | Large capacity and expensive |
C. | Small capacity and Expensive |
D. | Large capacity and cheap |
Answer» D. Large capacity and cheap | |
264. |
When double sided disks are used, term that adds up in a disk address is said to be |
A. | Side number |
B. | Sector number |
C. | Surface number |
D. | Plate number |
Answer» D. Plate number | |
265. |
Once magnetic tape is loaded, it is said to be |
A. | Active |
B. | Magnetized |
C. | Online |
D. | Charged |
Answer» D. Charged | |
266. |
A storage type that losses data on power dissipation is known to be |
A. | Volatile |
B. | Non-volatile |
C. | Circuitry |
D. | Non-circuitry |
Answer» B. Non-volatile | |
267. |
Storage capacity of a tape depends on |
A. | Storage organization used |
B. | Word length used |
C. | Density of recording used |
D. | Coding scheme used |
Answer» B. Word length used | |
268. |
A parity bits used in input and operations for detection of |
A. | Invisibility |
B. | Errors |
C. | Cloning |
D. | Duplication |
Answer» C. Cloning | |
269. |
Secondary storage is also referred to as |
A. | Auxiliary memory |
B. | Basic memory |
C. | Main memory |
D. | Constant memory |
Answer» B. Basic memory | |
270. |
Zip drive is |
A. | an output device |
B. | an input device |
C. | a medium capacity removable disk storage system |
D. | a software |
Answer» D. a software | |
271. |
HHD stands for |
A. | high disk drive |
B. | hard digital disk |
C. | high digital drive |
D. | hard disk drive |
Answer» E. | |
272. |
What unit is used to measure the capacity of RAM? |
A. | bit |
B. | byte |
C. | hertz |
D. | meg |
Answer» C. hertz | |
273. |
Cost per bit for magnetic tapes is said to be |
A. | Very high |
B. | Very low |
C. | Undetermined |
D. | Infinity |
Answer» C. Undetermined | |
274. |
Secondary storage that uses a long plastic strip coated with a magnetic material as recording medium is |
A. | compact disk |
B. | hard disk |
C. | magnetic tape |
D. | floppy disk |
Answer» D. floppy disk | |
275. |
Technique used for addressing records by a magnetic tape is said to be of |
A. | Cartridge addressing |
B. | Sequential addressing |
C. | Random addressing |
D. | No addressing |
Answer» E. | |
276. |
IRG stands for |
A. | Inter-record gaps |
B. | Inter-relative gaps |
C. | Input-rate gaps |
D. | Input-register gaps |
Answer» B. Inter-relative gaps | |
277. |
CHS addressing is also referred to as |
A. | Disk geometry |
B. | Head-sector geometry |
C. | Head-surface geometry |
D. | Disk-surface geometry |
Answer» B. Head-sector geometry | |
278. |
Blank spaces that are used to separate records from one another, are known to be |
A. | Inter-record gaps |
B. | Input-rate gaps |
C. | Inter-block gap |
D. | Inter-bit gap |
Answer» B. Input-rate gaps | |
279. |
In SDRAM, what does the S represent? |
A. | SIMM |
B. | synchronous |
C. | speedy |
D. | storage |
Answer» C. speedy | |
280. |
Each sector on a hard disk drive stores data of |
A. | 512 bytes |
B. | 64 bytes |
C. | 1024 bytes |
D. | 1 gigabyte |
Answer» C. 1024 bytes | |
281. |
Which of the following is a mass storage device? |
A. | CPU |
B. | Cache |
C. | hard drive |
D. | RAM |
Answer» E. | |
282. |
Winchester disks employ great precision of data recording, that results in |
A. | Great data recording density |
B. | Low data recording density |
C. | Great data access time |
D. | Low data access time |
Answer» B. Low data recording density | |
283. |
Single Inline Memory Module (SIMM) holds |
A. | Two to four memory chips |
B. | Four to eight memory chips |
C. | Six to nine memory chips |
D. | Eight to Twelve memory chips |
Answer» D. Eight to Twelve memory chips | |
284. |
Density of recording data in modern systems is about |
A. | 10,100 bpi |
B. | 55,000 bpi |
C. | 66,000 bpi |
D. | 77,000 bpi |
Answer» E. | |
285. |
To find a bad spot on the disk, we can use a |
A. | disk scanner |
B. | disk defragmenter |
C. | disk tool |
D. | disk formatter |
Answer» B. disk defragmenter | |
286. |
To remove a program from your computer, you can |
A. | uninstall it |
B. | delete it |
C. | store it |
D. | transfer it |
Answer» B. delete it | |
287. |
SCSIs have better storage capacity than |
A. | ISA |
B. | EIDE |
C. | USB |
D. | FireWire |
Answer» C. USB | |
288. |
Cassette tape is an example of |
A. | secondary |
B. | primary |
C. | volatile |
D. | tertiary |
Answer» B. primary | |
289. |
A common drive interface standard used in PCs is |
A. | AEIOU |
B. | ETC |
C. | EIDE |
D. | EIEIO |
Answer» D. EIEIO | |
290. |
Organization which established the standard for SCSI is |
A. | IBM |
B. | ANSI |
C. | IEEE |
D. | Microsoft |
Answer» B. ANSI | |
291. |
To return compressed files to their uncompressed state we must |
A. | delete them |
B. | extract them |
C. | archive them |
D. | zip them |
Answer» C. archive them | |
292. |
Most popular connection used to connect a computer to devices such as digital cameras, printers, scanners, and external hard drives is |
A. | EIDE |
B. | USB |
C. | SCSI |
D. | MBPS |
Answer» C. SCSI | |
293. |
The term EIDE stands for |
A. | enhanced internal drive electronics |
B. | enhanced integrated drive electronics |
C. | enhanced interfaced drive electronics |
D. | enhanced iconic drive electronics |
Answer» C. enhanced interfaced drive electronics | |
294. |
"Low cost per bit store" is characteristic of |
A. | hard disk |
B. | primary memory |
C. | secondary memory |
D. | ROM |
Answer» D. ROM | |
295. |
Drive interface standard which supports data transfer rate of 66 MBps is |
A. | EIDE |
B. | SCSI |
C. | USB |
D. | FireWire |
Answer» B. SCSI | |
296. |
A file is scattered into pieces across the surface of a disk, when it is |
A. | compressed |
B. | archived |
C. | defragmented |
D. | fragmented |
Answer» E. | |
297. |
Process of removing a file from a compressed archive is termed as |
A. | pulling |
B. | restoring |
C. | uninstalling |
D. | extracting |
Answer» B. restoring | |
298. |
SCSI stands for |
A. | small computer software interface |
B. | small computer storage interface |
C. | small computer system interface |
D. | small computer standard interface |
Answer» D. small computer standard interface | |
299. |
A 500 MB file compressed to 125 MB enjoys a compression ratio of |
A. | 2:01 |
B. | 3:01 |
C. | 4:01 |
D. | 5:01 |
Answer» B. 3:01 | |
300. |
Access time in storage devices are measured in |
A. | milliseconds |
B. | nanosecond |
C. | microseconds |
D. | pico seconds |
Answer» B. nanosecond | |