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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.
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 | |