Explore topic-wise MCQs in Technical Programming.

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301.

Newer CD-ROM stores audio data of minutes

A. 70
B. 75
C. 65
D. 80
Answer» D. 80
302.

Tape drives for reels, cartridges and cassettes is said to be

A. Similar design
B. Different design
C. Related/Reflective design
D. Complex design
Answer» C. Related/Reflective design
303.

During processing of record, tape state is said to be

A. Moving
B. Motionless
C. Discrete
D. Blocked
Answer» C. Discrete
304.

Plastic ribbon of magnetic tape is wrapped with magnetizable recording material such as

A. Iron oxide
B. Chromium dioxide
C. Zinc oxides
D. Both a and b
Answer» E.
305.

Commands are interpreted for operations of tape drive by the

A. Tape controller
B. Tape interpreter
C. Tape connector
D. Tape converter
Answer» B. Tape interpreter
306.

Each side of a standard DVD-ROM disk can hold data up to

A. 4.7 GB
B. 9.4 GB
C. 17 GB
D. 140 GB
Answer» B. 9.4 GB
307.

What are programs stored on ROM chips called?

A. applications
B. drivers
C. firmware
D. software
Answer» D. software
308.

On magnetic disk's coated surface, invisible non-magnetized spots represents

A. Charged cells
B. Uncharged cells
C. 1s
D. 0s
Answer» E.
309.

What do most laptops use instead of a DIMM?

A. CRIMM
B. Micro-RIMM
C. SO-DIMM
D. L-DIMM
Answer» D. L-DIMM
310.

Tape drive uses two vacuum channels, which are designed to take up

A. Slack tape
B. As buffers
C. Stretching prevention
D. All of the Above
Answer» E.
311.

Updation of contents of tape header level is commanded by tape controller with command known to be

A. Write tape header level
B. Update tape header level
C. Alter tape header level
D. Drop tape header level
Answer» B. Update tape header level
312.

A magnetic disk's tracks are divided into smaller parts which is known as

A. clusters
B. sectors
C. bytes
D. slices
Answer» C. bytes
313.

File which stores various versions of running programs is

A. memory
B. temp
C. cache
D. static
Answer» D. static
314.

A medium used by magnetic tapes is said to be of

A. Discrete
B. Pointing
C. Continuous
D. Streaming
Answer» D. Streaming
315.

Tape ribbon of magnetic tape is stored in

A. Reels
B. Small cartridge
C. Cassette
D. All of the Above
Answer» E.
316.

Removing a program properly requires

A. deleting it
B. removing it
C. disabling it
D. uninstalling it
Answer» B. removing it
317.

Process which lets you fit more data onto a magnetic disk is

A. extraction
B. defragmentation
C. compression
D. scanning
Answer» D. scanning
318.

Magnetic storage devices includes

A. compact disk
B. hard disk
C. audio tapes
D. all of these
Answer» E.
319.

Instructions of running program is carried by

A. Primary storage
B. Secondary storage
C. Auxiliary memory
D. Basic memory
Answer» B. Secondary storage
320.

Method of storing data of a tape reel in adjacent bit configurations is known to be

A. Absolute representation
B. Linear representation
C. Concurrent representation
D. Parallel representation
Answer» E.
321.

Process in which two or more records are grouped together is known to be

A. Blocking
B. Sectoring
C. Packaging
D. Recording
Answer» B. Sectoring
322.

Digital Versatile Disc-Rewritable (DVD-RW) are rewritable up to

A. 100 times
B. 1000 times
C. 500 times
D. 2000 times
Answer» C. 500 times
323.

Amount of data that can be stored on a given length of tape is known to be

A. Data recording density
B. Data recording speed
C. Data recording length
D. Data recording factor
Answer» B. Data recording speed
324.

Data transfer rate of magnetic tape is computed in

A. Files per second
B. Words per second
C. Characters per second
D. Bits per second
Answer» D. Bits per second
325.

Which among the following is the fastest memory component in a computer?

A. Hard disk
B. Registers
C. Cache Memories
D. RAM
Answer» C. Cache Memories
326.

DVD-RW can hold ______ times more data than a full size CD-R.

A. Two
B. Five
C. Seven
D. Ten
Answer» D. Ten
327.

Which of the following is a Volatile Memory?

A. EPROM
B. ROM
C. RAM
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
328.

Which of the following is a volatile memory ?

A. EFPROM
B. PROM
C. EPROM
D. RAM
Answer» E.
329.

The term "red book", "yellow book" and "orange book" refers to

A. SCSI
B. IDE
C. floppy drive
D. CD-ROM standards
Answer» E.
330.

The disks in which both the surfaces are used for recording are called

A. Double-Sided (DS) disks
B. Double Density(DD) disks
C. High Density (HD)
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Double Density(DD) disks
331.

Which of the following correctly lists computer memory types from highest to lowest speed?

A. Secondary Storage; Main Memory; Cache Memory; CPU Registers
B. CPU Registers; Cache Memory; Secondary Storage; Main Memory
C. CPU Registers; Cache Memory; Main Memory; Secondary Storage
D. Cache Memory; CPU Registers; Main Memory; Secondary Storage
Answer» D. Cache Memory; CPU Registers; Main Memory; Secondary Storage
332.

The Compact Disk (CD) was invented by

A. Yoshiro Nakamatsu
B. James Russell
C. Jean Bartik
D. Robert Dennard
Answer» C. Jean Bartik
333.

Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym ………..

A. CD
B. DVD
C. ROM
D. RW
Answer» E.
334.

What is the main purpose of secondary storage device?

A. To increase the speed of computer
B. To install operating system
C. To networking
D. To store data
Answer» E.
335.

A hard disk is divided into tracks, which are further subdivided into

A. clusters
B. sectors
C. vectors
D. heads
Answer» C. vectors
336.

Component which connects a disk drive to the computer's bus is

A. a hard disk
B. a drive interface
C. a sensor
D. a standard
Answer» C. a sensor
337.

Time to move the read/write heads to a spot on the medium is defined as the

A. read time
B. transfer time
C. seek time
D. average access time
Answer» D. average access time
338.

Drive access time is measured in

A. nanoseconds
B. milliseconds
C. microseconds
D. pico seconds
Answer» B. milliseconds
339.

Swapping device which is used to hold the images of pages in main memory is called

A. plex
B. paging drum
C. card punch
D. optical mark reader
Answer» C. card punch
340.

The current maximum capacity of a CD-ROM is

A. 700 MB
B. 750 MB
C. 900 MB
D. 1200 MB
Answer» D. 1200 MB
341.

A CD is ________ in diameter and made up of polycarbonate plastic disk.

A. 4.75 inch
B. 5.75 inch
C. 6.75 inch
D. 3.75 inch
Answer» B. 5.75 inch
342.

The average latency depends on _______ of the disk.

A. Rotation per sec
B. Rotation per minute
C. Rotation per hour
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Rotation per hour
343.

Which of the following mode guarantees the timing of data delivery?

A. Control mode
B. Interrupt mode
C. Isochronous mode
D. Bulk mode
Answer» D. Bulk mode
344.

The storage capacity of a dual layer blu-ray disc is

A. 20 GB
B. 30 GB
C. 40 GB
D. 50 GB
Answer» E.
345.

_______ is used to get the features of data accuracy, disk drive storage.

A. Control mode
B. Interrupt mode
C. Isochronous mode
D. Bulk mode
Answer» E.
346.

For faster access of data from disk packs, ______ are used.

A. Disks
B. Tapes
C. Cartridge
D. Cylinders
Answer» E.
347.

The USB 2.0 allows the maximum data speed at the rate of

A. 480 MB/s
B. 520 MB/s
C. 250 MB/s
D. 350 MB/s
Answer» E.
348.

Bootable pen drives are also known as

A. Heavy drives
B. Light drives
C. Live drives
D. Hard drives
Answer» D. Hard drives
349.

Memory stick is launched by

A. Sony
B. Microsoft
C. Motorola
D. IBM
Answer» B. Microsoft
350.

For operation of writing to a magnetic tape ribbon, device used is known to be

A. Zip Drive
B. Tape Drive
C. Flash drive
D. WORM drive
Answer» C. Flash drive