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1. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming froma. Primary memoryb. Control sectionc. External memoryd. Cache memorye. None of above

2. The act of retrieving existing data from memory is calleda. Read-outb. Read fromc. Readd. All of abovee. None of above

3. All modern computer operate ona. Informationb. Floppiesc. Datad. Worde. None of above

4. Instructions and memory address are represented bya. Character codeb. Binary codesc. Binary wordd. Parity bite. None of above

5. Which of the following code used in present day computing was developed by IBM Corporation?a. ASCIIb. Hollerith Codec. Baudot Coded. EBCDIC Codee. None of above

6. What is the latest write-once optical storage media?a. Digital paperb. Magneto-optical diskc. WORM diskd. CD-ROM diske. None of above

7. The most important advantage of a video disk isa. Compactnessb. Potential capacityc. Durabilityd. Cost effectivenesse. None of above

8. What is the number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9-trac magnetic tape?

a. 9b. 16c. 18d. 27e. None of above

9. Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record’s disk address. What information does this address specify?a. Track numberb. Sector numberc. Surface numberd. All of abovee. None of above

10. As compared to diskettes, the hard disks area. More expensiveb. More portablec. Less rigidd. Slowly accessede. None of above

11. Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called?a. Hard disksb. High-density disksc. Diskettesd. Templatese. None of above

12. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?a. It is an output deviceb. It is an input devicec. It is a peripheral deviced. It is hardware iteme. None of above

13. What is the name of the computer terminal which gives paper printout?a. Display screenb. Soft copy terminalc. Hard copy terminald. Plottere. None of above

14. Dot-matrix is a type ofa. Tapee. Printerf. Diskg. Buse. None of above

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15. The two kinds of main memory are:a. Primary and secondaryb. Random and sequentialc. ROM and RAMd. All of abovee. None of above

16. A kind of serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with magnetically-charged ink sprayed dots is calleda. Laser printerb. Ink-jet printerc. Drum printerd. Chan printere. None of above

17. Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?a. Laser printerb. Inkjet printerc. Daisywheel printerd. Dot matrix printere. None of above

18. An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response isa. Magnetic tapeb. Voice response unitc. Voice recognition unitd. Voice bande. None of above

19. Which of the following will happen when data is entered into a memory location?a. It will add to the content of the locationb. It will change the address of the memory locationc. It will erase the previous contentd. It will not be fruitful if there is already some data at the locatione. None of above

20. A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data isa. Memoryb. Bufferc. Accumulatord. Addresse. None of above

21. Modern Computer are very reliable but they are nota. Fastb. Powerful

c. Infallibled. Cheape. None of above

22. What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator attention?a. Pixelb. Reverse videoc. Touch screend. Cursore. None of above

23. IMB launched its first personal computer called IBM-PC in 1981. It had chips from Intel, disk drives from Tandon, operating system from Microsoft, the printer from Epson and the application software from everywhere. Can you name the country which contributed the video display?a. Indiab. Chinac. Germanyd. Taiwane. None of above

24. Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?a. Daughter boardb. Motherboardc. Father boardd. Breadboarde. None of above

25. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?a. Motherboardb. Breadboardc. Daughter boardd. Grandmother boarde. None of above

26. What is meant by a dedicated computer?a. Which is used by one person onlyb. Which is assigned one and only one taskc. Which uses one kind of softwared. Which is meant for application softwaree. None of above

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27. The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except:a. Microprocessorb. Disk controllerc. Serial interfaced. Modeme. None of above

28. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/ana. Interpreterb. Simulatorc. Compilerd. Commandere. None of above

29. A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a/ana. Interpreterb. CPUc. Compilerd. Simulatore. None of above

30. A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it aa. Computerb. Microcomputerc. Programmabled. Sensore. None of above

31. To locate a data item for storage isa. Fieldb. Feedc. Databased. Fetche. None of above

32. programs designed to perform specific tasks is known asa. system softwareb. application softwarec. utility programsd. operating systeme. None of above

33. perforated paper used as input of output media is known asa. paper tapesb. magnetic tapec. punched papers tape

d. card punche. None of above

34. Time during which a job is processed by the computer isa. Delay timesb. Real timec. Execution timed. Down timee. None of above

35. a computer which CPU speed around 100 million instruction per second and with the word length of around 64 bits is known asa. Super computerb. Mini computerc. Micro computerd. Macro computere. None of above

36. An approach that permits the computer to work on several programs instead of one isa. On-line thesaurusb. Multiprogrammingc. Over lapped processingd. Outline processore. None of above

37. A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a … resident packagea. CPUb. Memoryc. Bufferd. ALUe. None of above

38. The term gigabyte refers toa. 1024 bytesb. 1024 kilobytesc. 1024 megabytesd. 1024 gigabytee. None of above

39. Which of the following processors use RISC technology?a. 486dxb. Power PCc. 486sxd. 6340e. None of above

40. A/n …. Device is any device that provides information, which is sent to the CPUa. Inputb. Output

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c. CPUd. Memorye. None of above

41. Current SIMMs have either … or … connectors (pins)a. 9 or 32b. 30 or 70c. 28 or 72d. 30 or 72e. None of above

42. The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists mainly of … or … media with varying capacitiesa. Memory or videob. Magnetic or opticalc. Optical or memoryd. Video or magnetice. None of above

43. Which of the following is not an input device?a. OCRb. Optical scannersc. Voice recognition deviced. COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)e. None of above

44. The central processing unit (CPU) consists ofa. Input, output and processingb. Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storagec. Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storaged. Control unit, processing, and primary storagee. None of above

45. EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?a. 256b. 16c. 32d. 64e. None of above

46. Which is considered a direct entry input device?a. Optical scannerb. Mouse and digitizerc. Light pend. All of the abovee. None of above

47. Which is used for manufacturing chips?a. Bus

b. Control unitc. Semiconductorsd. A and b onlye. None of above

48. The computer code for the interchange of information between terminals isa. ASCIIb. BCDc. EBCDICd. All of abovee. None of above

49. A byte consists ofa. One bitb. Four bitsc. Eight bitsd. Sixteen bitse. None of above

50. A hybrid computera. Resembles digital computerb. Resembles analog computerc. Resembles both a digital and analog computerd. None of the abovee. Both a and b options

51. The silicon chips used for data processing are calleda. RAM chipsb. ROM chipsc. Micro processorsd. PROM chipse. None of above

52. The metal disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and contamination free containers are calleda. Hard disksb. Floppy diskc. Winchester diskd. Flexible diske. None of above

53. A computer consists ofa. A central processing unitb. A memoryc. Input and output unitd. All of the abovee. None of above

54. An application program that helps the user to change any number and immediately see the result of that change isa. Desktop publishing programb. Databasec. Spreadsheet

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d. All of abovee. None of above

55. The instructions for starting the computer are house ona. Random access memoryb. CD-Romc. Read only memory chipd. All of abovee. None of above

56. The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage element calleda. Semiconductor memoryb. Registersc. Hard disksd. Magnetic diske. None of above

57. a factor which would strongly influence a business person to adopt a computer is itsa. Accuracyb. Reliabilityc. Speedd. All of abovee. None of above

58. The magnetic storage chip used to provide non-volatile direct access storage of data and that have no moving parts are known asa. Magnetic core memoryb. Magnetic tape memoryc. Magnetic disk memoryd. Magnetic bubble memorye. None of above

59. CAD stands fora. Computer aided designb. Computer algorithm for designc. Computer application in designd. All of the abovee. None of above

60. RATS stand fora. Regression Analysis Time Seriesb. Regression Analysis Time Sharingc. Real Analysis Seriesd. All of abovee. None of above

61. In which year was chip used inside the computer for the first time?a 1964b. 1975c. 1999d. 1944e. None of above

62. What was the name of the first commercially available microprocessor chip?a. Intel 308b. Intel 33c. Intel 4004d. Motorola 639e. None of above

63. When were the first minicomputer built?a. 1965b. 1962c. 1971d. 1966e. None of above

64. The first digital computer built with IC chips was known asa. IBM 7090b. Apple – 1c. IBM System / 360d. VAX-10e. None of above

65. In which language is source program written?a. Englishb. Symbolicc. High leveld. Temporarye. None of above

66. Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory?a. Non volatileb. Permanentc. Control unitd. Temporarye. None of above

67. Which of the following is used for manufacturing chips?a. Control busb. Control unitc. Parity unitd. Semiconductore. None of above

68. Which of the following is required when more than one person uses a central

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computer at the same time?a. Terminalb. Light penc. Digitizerd. Mousee. None of above

69. Which of the following is used only for data entry and storage, and never for processing?a. Mouseb. Dumb terminalc. Micro computerd. Dedicated data entry systeme. None of above

70. To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/na. RGB monitorb. Plotterc. Ink-jet printerd. Laser printere. None of above

71. Which of the following printers are you sure will not to use if your objective is to print on multi carbon forms?a. Daisy wheelb. Dot matrixc. Laserd. Thimblee. None of above

72. Which of the following printing devices an output composed of a series of data?a. Wire matrix printerb. Band printerc. Wang image printerd. Both a and ce. None of above

73. The personal computer industry was started bya. IBMb. Applec. Compaqd. HCLe. None of above

74. In the IBM PC-At, what do the words AT stand fora. Additional Terminalsb. Advance technologyc. Applied technology

d. Advanced terminologye. None of above

75. Magnetic tape can serve asa. Secondary storage mediab. Output mediac. Input mediad. All of the abovee. None of above

76. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will bea. 216b. 65,536c. 64Kd. Any of the abovee. None of above

77. The two major types of computer chips area. External memory chipb. Primary memory chipc. Microprocessor chipd. Both b and ce. None of above

78. As compared to the secondary memory, the primary memory of a computer isa. Largeb. Cheapc. Fastd. Slowe. None of above

79. Which of the following is a way to access secondary memory?a. Random access memoryb. Action methodc. Transfer methodd. Density methode. None of above

80. Which was the most popular first generation computer?a. IBM 1650b. IBM 360c. IBM 1130d. IBM 2700e. None of above

81. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?a. To produce resultb. To compare numbersc. To control flow of informationd. To do math’s workse. None of above

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82. The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot performa. Arithmetic Operationb. Logic operationc. Fetch operationsd. Either of the abovee. None of above

83. Which of the printers used in conjunction with computers uses dry ink power?a. Daisy wheel printerb. Line printerc. Laser printerd. Thermal printere. None of above

84. Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?a. Laser printerb. Ink jet printerc. Plotterd. Dot matrix printere. None of above

85. Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read and write operations?a. ROMb. RAMc. EPROMd. None of abovee. None of above

86. Which of the following memories has the shortest access times?a. Cache memoryb. Magnetic bubble memoryc. Magnetic core memoryd. RAMe. None of above

87. A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal toa. 2 byteb. 32 bytec. 4 byted. 8 bytee. None of above

88. An error in computer data is calleda. Chipb. Bugc. CPUd. Storage devicee. None of above

89. A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process isa. Process controlb. ALUc. Register Unitd. Process descriptione. None of above

90. Any method for controlling access to or use of memory is knowna. Memory mapb. Memory protectionc. Memory managementd. Memory instructione. None of above

91. A type of core store that has a lower access time than the devices used for working store in the same processor is known asa. Core memoryb. Bufferc. Fast cored. Address registere. None of above

92. Which of the following is an acronym for electronic delay storage automatic calculator?a. UNIVACb. EDSACc. EDVACd. Abacuse. None of above

93. Which of the following is form of semi conductor memory in which it is possible to change the contents of selected memory locations by applying suitable electrical signals?a. CAMb. ROMc. EPROMd. Abacuse. None of above

94. A disk storage medium in the form of an assembly containing a single rigid magnetic disk permanently isa. Fixed diskb. Disk cartridgec. Card punchd. Card readere. None of above

95. A memory that is capable of determining whether a given datum is

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contained in one of its address isa. ROMb. PROMc. CAMd. RAMe. None of above

96. A method of implementing a memory management system isa. Buddy systemb. Bridgewarec. Broadband coaxial systemd. All of the abovee. None of above

97. A plastic card similar to a credit card but having some memory and a microprocessor embedded within it isa. Punched paper tapeb. Chip cardc. Card punchd. Magnetic tapee. None of above

98. A device that operates under the control of another device is calleda. Stemb. Slavec. Simulatord. Emulatore. None of above

99. Actual data processing operations are performed in the arithmetic logic section, but not in the …. Storage section of a processor unita. Primaryb. Accumulatorc. Bufferd. Secondarye. None of above

100. The use of spooler programs and/or …. Hardware allows personal computer operators to do the processing work at the same time a printing operation is in progressa. Registered mailsb. Memoryc. CPUd. Buffere. None of above

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1. A CD ROM disk (a) cannot be erased and rewritten (b) has more storage capacity than a CD-R (c) holds less data than a floppy disk (d) can be written to oniy once (e) None of the above

2. Storage device found inside the computer. (a) CD-ROM(b) Zip Disk(c) Super Disk (d) Hard Disk(e) None of the above

3. Which of these keys is not on the number keypad? (a) Ctrl(b) Del(c) Enter (d) NumLock(e) None of the above

4. The computer monitor is which type of device? (a) Input(b) Output(c) Processing (d) Software(e) None of the above

5. RAM is and !...., _ (a) volatile, temporary(b) nonvolatile, permanent (c) nonvolatile, temporary

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(d) volatile, permanent (e) None of the above

6. What menu is selected to cut, copy, and paste? (a) File(b) Edit(c) Too Is (d) Table(e) None of the above

7. A device that provides emergency power to your computer, conditions the voltage, and protects against power surges is called a _ (a) PSU = Power Supply Unit (b) USP = Universal Surge Protector (c) UPPS = Universal Power Protection and Supply (d) UPS = Uninterruptible Power Supply (e) None of the above

8. Secondary storage (a) does not require constant power (b) does not use magnetic media (c) consists of four main types of devices (d) does not store information for later retrieval (e) None of the above

9. Deleted data remains on a disk until (a) the data is overwritten (b) the recycle bin is emptied (c) a file compression utility is used (d) the disk is scanned (e) None of the above

10. What is the term for how words will appear on a page? (a) text formatting (b) Character formatting (c) Point size (d) Typeface (e) None of these

11. The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the Internet is known as (a) pulling(b) pushing (c) downloading(d) transferring (e) None of these

12. When sending an e-rnail. the ........ line describes the contents of the message. (a) subject(b) to (c) contents(d) cc (e) None of these

13. The software that allows users to surf the Internet is called alan (a) Search engine (b) Internet Service Provider (ISP) (c) Multimedia application (d) Browser (e) None of these

14. A CD-RW disk (a) has a faster access than an internal disk (b) is a form of optical disk, so it can only be written once (c) holds less data than a floppy disk (d) can be erased and rewritten (e) None of these

15. The" first page of a Web site is called the (a) Home page(b) Index (c) Java Script(d) Bookmark (e) None of these

16. A contains buttons and menus that provide quick access to commonly used commands. (a) menu bar(b) toolbar(c) window (d) action bar(e) None of these

17. Ctrl, shift and alt are called __ keys. (a) adjustment(b) function(c) modifier (d) alphanumeric(e) None of these

18. Memory unit is one part of __ . (a) Control unit(b) Central Processing Unit (c) Input device(d) Output device (e) None of these

19. An example of a telecommunications device is a

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(a) keyboard(b) mouse(c) printer (d) modem(e) None of these

20. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment? (a) Keyboard(b) Mouse(c) Joystick (d) Trackball(e) None of these

21. Which of the following is not an.output device? (a) Plotter(b) Printer(c) Monitor (d) Touch Screen(e) None of these

22. Every component of your computer is either (a) software or CPUIRAM (b) input devices or output devices (c) application software or, system software (d) hardware or software(e) None of these

23. What is an E-mail attachment? (a) A receipt sent by the recipient (b) A separate document from another program sent along with an E-mail message (c) A malicious parasite that feeds off your messages and destroys the contents (d) A list of CC or BCC recipients (e) None of these

24. What is correcting errors in a program called?(a) Interpreting(b) Translating (c) Debugging(d) Compiling (e) None of these

25. What is the main folder on a storage device called? (a) Platform(b) Interface (c) Root directory

(D) Device driver (E) None of these

26. 'DOS' floppy disk does not have—(a) A Boot Record(b) A File Allocation Table(c) A Root Directory(d) Virtual Memory(e) BIOS

27. The word FIP stands for—(a) File Translate Protocol(b) File Transit Protocol(c) File Typing Protocol(d) File Transfer Protocol(e) None of these

28. How is power supplied to a low-power USB device?(a) Through a power cable(b) From an external power supply(c) Directly from the computer's power supply(d) Through the USB cable(e) None of these

29. …………….are used to identify a user who returns to a Website.(a) Cookies(b) Plug-ins(c) Scripts(d) ASPs(e) None of these

30. A proxy server is used for the which of the following?(a) To provide security against unauthorized users(b) To process client requests for web pages(c) To process client requests for database access(d) To provide TCP/IP(e) None of these

31. In the the portion lebelled http is the—(a) host(b) domain name(c) protocol(d) top-level domain(e) None of these

32.The number of pixels displayed on a screen is known as the screen—(a) resolution(b) colour depth(c) refresh rate

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(d) viewing size(e) None of these

33. Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are example of—(a) application software(b) system software(c) operating system software(d) platform software(e) None of these

34. A————is approximately a million bytes.(a) gigabyte(b) kilobyte(c) megabyte(d) terabyte(e) None of these

35. A computer cannot 'boot' if it does not have the (a) Compiler(b) Loader(c) Operating System(d) Assembler(e) None of these

36. To view information on the web you must have a (a) cable modem(b) web browser(c) Domain Name Server (d) hypertext viewer(e) None of these

37. What type of computer could be found in a digital watch?(a) Mainframe computer(b) Super computer(c) Embedded computer(d) Notebook computer(e) None of these

38. The arrow keys can be used to (a) delete text(b) move the cursor in the text that has already been entered(c) save the document(d) move the cursor while deleting text(e) None of these

39. Office LANS, which are scattered geographically on large scale, can be connected by the use of corporate(a) CAN(b) LAN(c) DAN(d) WAN(e) TAN

40. Directory in directory is called(a) Mini directory(b) Junior directory(c) Part directory(d) Sub directory(e) None of these

41. A __ is a microprocessor-based computing device.(a) personal computer(b) mainframe(c) workstation(d) server(e) None of these

42. RAM can be thought of as the __ for the computer's processor.(a) factory(b) operating room(c) waiting room(d) planning room(e) None of these

43. One thousand bytes is a __(a) kilobyte(b) megabyte(c) gigabyte(d) terabyte(e) None of these

44. What is the term for how words will appear on a page? (a) text formatting (b) Character formatting (c) Point size (d) Typeface (e) None of these

45. The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the Internet is known as (a) pulling(b) pushing (c) downloading(d) transferring (e) None of these

46. When sending an e-rnail. the ........ line describes the contents of the message.

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(a) subject(b) to (c) contents(d) cc (e) None of these

47. The software that allows users to surf the Internet is called alan (a) Search engine (b) Internet Service Provider (ISP) (c) Multimedia application (d) Browser (e) None of these

48. A CD-RW disk (a) has a faster access than an internal disk (b) is a form of optical disk, so it can only be written once (c) holds less data than a floppy disk (d) can be erased and rewritten (e) None of these

49. The" first page of a Web site is called the (a) Home page(b) Index (c) Java Script(d) Bookmark (e) None of these

50. A contains buttons and menus that provide quick access to commonly used commands. (a) menu bar(b) toolbar(c) window (d) action bar(e) None of these

51. Ctrl, shift and alt are called __ keys. (a) adjustment(b)2) function(c) modifier (d) alphanumeric(e) None of these

52. Which ofthe following menu types is also called a drop-down menu? (a) fly-but(b) cascading(c) pop-up

(d) pull-down(e) None of these

53. Data (information) is stored in computer as (a) files(b) directories(c) floppies (d) matter(e) None of these

55. Memory unit is one part of __ . (a) Control unit(b) Central Processing Unit (c) Input device(d) Output device (e) None of these

56. An example of a telecommunications device is a (a) keyboard(b) mouse(c) printer (d) modem(e) None of these

57. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment? (a) Keyboard(b) Mouse(c) Joystick (d) Trackball(e) None of these

58. Which of the following is not an.output device? (a) Plotter(b) Printer(c) Monitor (d) Touch Screen(e) None of these

59. Every component of your computer is either (a) software or CPUIRAM (b) input devices or output devices (c) application software or, system software (d) hardware or software(e) None of these

60. What is an E-mail attachment? (a) A receipt sent by the recipient (b) A separate document from another program sent along with an E-mail message (c) A malicious parasite that feeds off

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your messages and destroys the contents (d) A list of CC or BCC recipients (e) None of these

61. What is correcting errors in a program called?(a) Interpreting(b) Translating (c) Debugging(d) Compiling (e) None of these

62. What is the main folder on a storage device called? (a) Platform(b) Interface (c) Root directory(d) Device driver (e) None of these

63. 'DOS' floppy disk does not have—(a) A Boot Record(b) A File Allocation Table(c) A Root Directory(d) Virtual Memory(e) BIOS

64. The word FIP stands for—(a) File Translate Protocol(b) File Transit Protocol(c) File Typing Protocol(d) File Transfer Protocol(e) None of these

65. How is power supplied to a low-power USB device?(a) Through a power cable(b) From an external power supply(c) Directly from the computer's power supply(d) Through the USB cable(e) None of these

66. …………….are used to identify a user who returns to a Website.(a) Cookies(b) Plug-ins(c) Scripts(d) ASPs(e) None of these

67. A proxy server is used for the which of the following?(a) To provide security against unauthorized users(b) To process client requests for web pages

(c) To process client requests for database access(d) To provide TCP/IP(e) None of these

68. In the the portion lebelled http is the—(a) host(b) domain name(c) protocol(d) top-level domain(e) None of these

69.The number of pixels displayed on a screen is known as the screen—(a) resolution(b) colour depth(c) refresh rate(d) viewing size(e) None of these

70. Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are example of—(a) application software(b) system software(c) operating system software(d) platform software(e) None of these

71. UNIVAC isa. Universal Automatic Computerb. Universal Array Computerc. Unique Automatic Computerd. Unvalued Automatic Computer

72. CD-ROM stands fora. Compactable Read Only Memoryb. Compact Data Read Only Memoryc. Compactable Disk Read Only Memoryd. Compact Disk Read Only Memorye. None of these

73. ALU isa. Arithmetic Logic Unitb. Array Logic Unitc. Application Logic Unitd. None of abovee.

74. VGA isa. Video Graphics Arrayb. Visual Graphics Arrayc. Volatile Graphics Arrayd. Video Graphics Adaptere. None of these

75. IBM 1401 isa. First Generation Computerb. Second Generation Computer

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c. Third Generation Computerd. Fourth Generation Computere. None of these

76. MSI stands fora. Medium Scale Integrated Circuitsb. Medium System Integrated Circuitsc. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuitd. Medium System Intelligent Circuit(e) None of these

77. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk isa. 1.40 MBb. 1.44 GBc. 1.40 GBd. 1.44 MB(e) None of these

78. The first computer introduced in Nepal wasa. IBM 1400b. IBM 1401c. IBM 1402d. IBM1402(e) None of these

79. WAN stands fora. Wap Area Networkb. Wide Area Networkc. Wide Array Netd. Wireless Area Network(e) None of these

80. MICR stands fora. Magnetic Ink Character Readerb. Magnetic Ink Code Readerc. Magnetic Ink Cases Readerd. Nonee.

81. EBCDIC stands fora. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Codeb. Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Codec. Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Coded. Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code(e) None of these

82. BCD isa. Binary Coded Decimalb. Bit Coded Decimalc. Binary Coded Digitd. Bit Coded Digit(e) None of these

83. ASCII stands fora. American Stable Code for International Interchangeb. American Standard Case for Institutional Interchangec. American Standard Code for Information Interchanged. American Standard Code for Interchange Information (e) None of these

84. Which of the following is first generation of computera. EDSACb. IBM-1401c. CDC-1604d. ICL-2900(e) None of these

85. Chief component of first generation computer wasa. Transistorsb. Vacuum Tubes and Valvesc. Integrated Circuitsd. None of abovee.

86. FORTRAN isa. File Translationb. Format Translationc. Formula Translationd. Floppy Translation(e) None of these

87. EEPROM stand fora. Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memoryb. Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memoryc. Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memoryd. None of the abovee.

88. Second Generation computers were developed duringa. 1949 to 1955b. 1956 to 1965c. 1965 to 1970d. 1970 to 1990(e) None of these

89. The computer size was very large in a. First Generationb. Second Generationc. Third Generationd. Fourth Generation(e) None of these

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90. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computersa. First Generationb. Second Generationc. Third Generationd. Fourth Generation(e) None of these

91. Which of the following devices can be sued to directly image printed text?a. OCRb. OMRc. MICRd. All of above(e) None of these

92. The output quality of a printer is measured bya. Dot per inchb. Dot per sq. inchc. Dots printed per unit timed. All of above(e) None of these

93. In analog computera. Input is first converted to digital formb. Input is never converted to digital formc. Output is displayed in digital formd. All of above(e) None of these

94. In latest generation computers, the instructions are executeda. Parallel onlyb. Sequentially onlyc. Both sequentially and paralleld. All of above(e) None of these

95. Who designed the first electronics computer – ENIAC?a. Van-Neumannb. Joseph M. Jacquardc. J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchlyd. All of above(e) None of these

96. Who invented the high level language c?a. Dennis M. Ritchieb. Niklaus Writhc. Seymour Papert

d. Donald Kunth(e) None of these

97. Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers toa. Console-operatorb. Programmerc. Peoplewared. System Analyst(e) None of these

98. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?a. 1978b. 1984c. 1990d. 1991(e) None of these

99. Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens?a. Monitorb. Hardwarec. Robotd. Computer(e) None of these

100. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?a. Leechb. Squidc. Slugd. Glitch(e) None of these

Answers: 1.(a) 2(d) 3.(a)4.(b) 5.(a) 6.(b) 7.(d) 8.(a) 9.(b) 10.(a) 11.(c) 12.(a) 13.(d) 14.(d) 15.(a) 16.(b) 17.(b)18.(b) 19.(d) 20.(b) 21.(e) 22.(d) 23.(b) 24.(c) 25.(c) 26.(d) 27.(a) 28.(d) 29.(a) 30 .(a) 31.(c) 32.(a) 33.(a) 34.(c) 35.(c) 36.(b) 37.(c) 38.(b) 39.(d) 40.(d) 41.(a) 42.(c) 43.(a) 44.(a) 45.(c) 46.(a) 47.(d) 48.(d) 49.(a) 50.(b) 51.(b) 52.(c) 53.(a) 54.(b) 55.(d) 56.(b) 57 .(d) 58.(d) 59.(b) 60.(c) 61.(c) 62.(d) 63.(a) 64.(d) 65.(a) 66.(a) 67.(c) 68.(a) 69.(a) 70.(a) 71.(a) 72.(d) 73.(a) 74.(a) 75(b) 76.(a) 77.(d) 78.(b) 79.(b) 80.(a) 81.(a) 82.(a) 83.(c) 84.(a) 85.(b) 86.(c) 87.(a) 88.(b) 89.(a) 90.(d) 91.(a) 92.(b) 93.(b) 94.(c) 95.(c) 96.(a) 97.(c) 98.(d) 99.(d) 100.(d)

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1. One millisecond isa. 1 secondb. 10th of a secondsc. 1000th of a secondsd. 10000th of a secondse. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

2. An online backing storage system capable of storing larger quantities of data isa. CPUb. Memoryc. Mass storaged. Secondary storagee. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

3. One of a class of storage device devices that can access storage locations in any order isa. DTEb. DASDc. DDEd. DDEe. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

4. Which is an item of storage medium in the form of circular plate?a. Diskb. CPUc. Printerd. ALUe. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

5. Properly arranged data is calleda. Fieldb. Wordsc. Informationd. Filee. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

6. Another word for a daisy wheel printera. Petal printerb. Golf ball printerc. Laser printerd. Line printere. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

7. A term used to describe interconnected computer configuration isa. Multiprogramming

b. Modulationc. Multiprocessingd. Micro program sequencee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

8. An input /output device at which data enters or leaves a computer system isa. Keyboardb. Terminalc. Printerd. Plottere. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

9. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the m9crocomputer is known asa. Pathb. Address busc. Routed. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

10. A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master isa. Cylinderb. Surfacec. Trackd. Clustere. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

11. Number crunch8ier is the informal name fora. Mini computerb. Super computerc. Microcomputerd. Mainframe computere. None of these

Correct Answer: b

12. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known asa. Pulse code modulationb. Pulse stretcherc. Query processingd. Queue managemente. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

13. The personnel who deals with the computer and its management put together are called

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a. Softwareb. Human warec. Firmware d. Hardwaree. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

14. The brain of any computer system isa. ALUb. Memoryc. CPUd. Control unite. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

15. Each model of a computer has a uniquea. Assembly of a computerb. Machine languagec. High level languaged. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

16. Computer professionals working in a computer center are`a. Softwareb. Firmwarec. Hardwared. Humanwaree. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

17. Which of the it5ems below are considered removable storage media?a. Removable hard disk cartridgesb. (Magneto-optical) diskc. Flexible disks cartridgesd. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

18. Which term is used to describe RAM?a. Dynamic RAM (DRAM)b. Static RAM (SRAM)c. Video RAM (VRAM)d. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

19. Which of the following are (is) considered to be video component?a. Resolutionb. Color depthc. Refresh rate d. All of the alcovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

20. On a PC, how much memory is available to application software?a. 1024 KBb. 760 KBc. 640 KBd. 560 KBe. None of these

Correct Answer: c

21. Which most popular input device is used today for interactive processing and for the one line entry of data for batch processing?a. Mouseb. Magnetic diskc. Visual display terminald. Card punche. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

22. User programmable terminals that combine VDT hardware with built-in microprocessor isa. Kipsb. PCc. Mainframed. Intelligent terminalse. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

23. The number of characters that can be stored in given physical space isa. Word lengthb. Bytec. Data densityd. Fielde. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

24. the storage capacity of a disk system epends on the bits per inch of track and the tracks per inch ofa. Cylinderb. Humc. Clusterd. Surfacee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

25. The disk drive component used to position read/write heads over a specific track I known asa. Acoustic couples

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b. Access armc. Clusterd. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

26. condensing output data to exhibit specific information isa. calculatingb. recordingc. mergingd. summarizinge. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

27. which chips using special external equipment can reprograma. ROMb. PROMc. SAMd. RAMe. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

28. A storage device whe3re the access time is depended upon the location of the data isa. Random accessb. Serial accessc. Sequential accessd. Transaction accesse. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

29. Which number system is commonly used as a shortcut notation for groups of four binary digits?a. Binaryb. Decimalc. Octald. Hexadecimale. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

30. Interface electronic circuit is used to interconnect I/O devices to a computer’s CPU ora. ALUb. Memoryc. Bufferd. Registere. None of these

Correct Answer: b

31. Which of the following items are examples of storage devices?a. Floppy / hard disks b. CD-ROMsc. Tape devicesd. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

32. The Width of a processor’s data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are common data paths?a. 8 bitsb. 12 bitsc. 16 bitsd. 32 bitse. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

33. Which is the type of memory for information that does not change on your computer?a. RAMb. ROMc. ERAMd. RW / RAMe. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

34. What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special softw3are called EMS (expanded memory specification)?a. Extendedb. Expandedc. Based. Conventionale. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

35. Before a disk can be used to store data. It must be…….a. Formattedb. Reformattedc. Addressedd. None of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

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36. What type of device is computer keyboard?a. Memoryb. Outputc. Storaged. Inpute. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

37. The original ASCII code used…bits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error checkinga. 5b. 6c. 7d. 8e. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

38. Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry?a. Motorolab. IBMc. Inteld. AMDe. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

39. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?a. Light penb. Mousec. Digitizerd. Terminale. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

40. A hard copy would be prepared on aa. Line printerb. Dot matrix Printerc. Typewriter terminald. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

41. A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have… of RAM.

a. 4 KBb. 16 Kc. 64 Kd. 256 Ke. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

42. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphsa. Dot matrix printerb. Digital plotterc. Line printerd. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

43. Symbolic logic was discovered bya. George Booleb. Herman Hollerithc. Van Neumannd. Basic Pascale. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

44. What was the nick name of the computer used by the Americans in 1952 for their H-bomb project?a. ENIACb. EDSACc. MANIACd. UNIVACe. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

45. The word length of a computer is measured ina. Bytesb. Millimetersc. Metersd. Bitse. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

46. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link severala. Personal computersb. Workstationsc. Dumb terminalsd. Mainframese. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

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47. What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?a. Grater thanb. Less thanc. Equal tod. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

48. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?a. Disk unitb. Control unitc. ALUd. Modeme. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

49. Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?a. Datab. Bytesc. Graphicsd. Picturese. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

50. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?a. Minicomputersb. Microcomputersc. Mainframe computersd. Super computere. None of these

Correct Answer: c

51. The subject of cybernetics deals with the science ofa. Geneticsb. Control and communicationc. Molecular biologyd. Biochemistrye. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

52. Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine?a. Pascalb. Hollerithc. Babbaged. Jacquard

e. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

53. Most of the inexpensive personal computers do not have any disk or diskette drive. What is the name of such computes?a. Home computersb. Diskless computersc. Dedicated computersd. General purpose computerse. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

54. Which of the following require large computers memory?a. Imagingb. Graphicsc. Voiced. All of Abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

55. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:a. EFTSb. MPGc. MIPSd. CPSe. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

56. The process of starting a or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the computer memory is calleda. Dupingb. Bootingc. Paddingd. CPSe. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

57. who invented the microprocessor?a. Marcian E Huffb. Herman H Goldsteinc. Joseph Jacquardd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

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58. One computer that is not considered a portable isa. Minicomputerb. Laptop computerc. Notebook computerd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

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1. Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball isa. Stationaryb. Difficult to movec. Draggedd. Moved in small stemse. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

2. Which one of the following input device is user-programmable?a. Dumb terminalb. Smart terminalc. VDTd. Intelligent terminale. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

3. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU?a. Mass memoryb. Internal memoryc. Non-volatile memoryd. PROMe. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

4. Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is calleda. Mnemonicsb. Symbolic codec. Gray codesd. Opcodee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

5. computer operatorsa. writes computer programs for specific problemsb. operate the device which input and output data from the computerc. normally require a college degree in computer scienced. all of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

6. A computer programmera. Dies all the thinking for a computeb. Can enter input data quicklyc. Can operate all types of computer equipmentd. Can draw only flowcharte. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

7. CD-ROMa. Is a `semiconductor memoryb. Memory registerc. Magnetic memoryd. None of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

8. Which of the following is not a primary storage device?a. Magnetic tapeb. Magnetic diskc. Optical diskd. None of the abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer: d

9. A name or number used to identify a storage location is calleda. A byteb. A recordc. An addressd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

10. Which of the following is a secondary memory device?

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a. Keyboardb. Diskc. ALUd. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

11. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is …. and storage is …a. Temporary, permanentb. Permanent, temporaryc. Slow, fastd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

12. A floppy disk containsa. Circular tracks onlyb. Sectors onlyc. Both circular tracks and sectorsd. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

13. The octal equivalence of 111010 isa. 81b. 72c. 71d. None of abovee. All of the aboveCorrect Answer: b

14. The first electronic computer in the world wasa. UNIVACb. EDVACc. ENIACd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

15. The most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in electronic data processing system is calleda. ASCIIb. EBCDICc. BCDd. All of abovee. None of these

Correct Answer: a

16. Which was the computer conceived by Babbage?a. Analytical engineb. Arithmetic machinec. Donald Knuthd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

17. Offline device isa. A device which is not connected to CPUb. A device which is connected to CPUc. A direct access storage deviced. An I/O devicee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

18. Which of the following registers is loaded with the contents of the memory location pointed by the PC?a. Memory address registerb. Memory data registerc. Instruction registersd. Program countere. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

19. Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is located?a. Memory address registerb. Memory data registerc. Instruction registerd. Program countere. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

20. Microprocessors can be used to makea. Computerb. Digital systemsc. Calculatorsd. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

21. How many address lines are needed to address each memory location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?

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a. 10b. 11c. 8d. 12e. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

22. Which American Computer Company is called big blue?a. Microsoftb. Compaq Corpc. IBMd. Tandy Sevensone. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

23. When did IBM introduced the 80286 based PC/AT?a. 1982b. 1984c. 1985d. 1989e. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

24. The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Motley and Accrete called ENIAC did not work on the stored program concept. How many number s could it store in its internal memory?a. 100b. 20c. 40d. 80e. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

25. The digital computer was developed primarily ina. USSRb. Japanc. USAd. UKe. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

26. The subject of cybernetics deals with the science ofa. Geneticsb. Control and communicationsc. Molecular biologyd. Biochemistry

e. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

27. who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns of a weaving machine?a. Pascalb. Hollerithc. Babbaged. Jacquarde. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

28. Most of the inexpensive personal computer does not have any disk or diskette drive. What is the name of such computes?a. Home computersb. Diskless computersc. Dedicated computerd. General computere. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

29. Which of the following required large computer memory?a. Imagingb. Graphicsc. Voiced. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

30. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:a. EFTSb. MPGc. MIPSd. CFPSe. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

31. The processes of starting or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage deviceinto the completer memory is calleda. Dupingb. Bootingc. Paddingd. All of abovee. None of these

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Correct Answer: b

32. Who invented the microprocessor?a. Marcian E Huffb. Herman H Goldsteinc. Joseph Jacquardd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

33. One computer that is not considered a portable computer isa. Minicomputerb. A laptop computerc. Mini computerd. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

34. The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a computer is approximatelya. 16 digitsb. 6 digitsc. 9 digitsd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

35. A dumb terminal hasa. An embedded microprocessorb. Extensive memoryc. Independent processingd. A keyboard and screene. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

36. Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability anda. Buffer sizeb. Resolutionc. Vertical dimensionsd. Intelligencee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

37. Daisy wheel printer is a type ofa. Matrix primerb. Impact printerc. Laser printerd. Manual printer


38. The number of records contained within a block of data on magnetic tape is defined by thea. Block definitionb. Record contain clausec. Blocking factord. Record per block factore. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

39. Serial access memories are useful in applications wherea. Data consists of numbersb. Short access time is requiredc. Each stored word is processed differentlyd. Data naturally needs to flow in and out in a serial forme. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

40. Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second?a. Static RAMb. Dynamic RAMc. EPROMd. ROMe. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

41. The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactureda. POMb. RAMc. PROMd. EPROMe. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

42. Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?a. Magnetic coreb. Semiconductorc. Magnetic taped. Both a and b

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e. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

43. Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known asa. PCb. Memory address registersc. General purpose registerd. Flagse. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

44. One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors from micro-computers isa. Words are usually larger in microprocessorsb. Words are shorter in microprocessorsc. Microprocessor does not contain I/O devicesd. Exactly the same as the machine cycle timee. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

45. The least significant bit of the binary number, which is equivalent to any odd decimal number, is:a. 0b. 1c. 1 or 0d. 3e. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

46. What type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic on the bus, in order to prevent two devices from trying to use it at the same time?a. Bus controlb. Interruptsc. Bus arbitrationd. Statuse. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

47. When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?a. Hewlett-Packardb. Epson, 1981c. Laplink traveling software Inc. 1982d. Tandy model-2000, 1985


48. The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corporation was calleda. 8008b. 8080c. 4004d. 8800e. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

49. Who built the world’s first electronic calculator using telephone relays, light bulbs and batteries/a. Claude Shannonb. Konrard Zuesc. George Stibitsd. Howard H. Aikene. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

50. Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square roots?a. Napierb. Babbagec. Pascald. Leibnize. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

51. IBM 7000 digital computera. Belongs to second generationb. Uses VLSIc. Employs semi conductor memoryd. Has modular constructionse. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

52. An integrated circuit isa. A complicated circuitb. An integrating devicec. Much costlier than a single transistord. Fabricated on a tiny silicon chipe. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

53. Most important advantage of an IC is itsa. Easy replacement in case of circuit failure

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b. Extremely high reliabilityc. Reduced costd. Low powers consumptione. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

54. The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was:a. ENIACb. Mark-Ic. Analytic Engined. UNIVAC-1e. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

55. In the third Generation of computersa. Distributed data processing first became popularb. An operating system was first developedc. High level procedural language were first usedd. Online real time systems first become populare. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

56. An IBM system/38 represents the computer class of:a. Small scale computerb. Medium scale computerc. Large scale computerd. Super computere. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

57. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer wasa. IBMb. Super UNIVACc. Radio Shaksd. Data General Corporatione. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

58. A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms ofa. Speedb. Accuracyc. Reliabilityd. Cost


59. In 1830, Charles Babbage designed a machine called the analytical engine, which he showed at the parts exhibition. In which year was it exhibited?a. 1820b. 1860c. 1855d. 1970e. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

60. Which was the world’s first minicomputer and when was it introduced?a. PDP-I, 1958b. IBM System/36, 1960c. PDP-II, 1961d. VAX 11/780, 1962e. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

61. A disadvantage of the laser printer is:a. It is quieter than an impact printerb. It is very slowc. The output is of a lower qualityd. None of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer: d

62. Which of the following is not true for a magnetic disk?a. It is expensive relative to magnetic tapeb. It provides only sequential access to stored datac. Users can easily update records by writing over the old datad. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

63. The primary advantage of key-to-tape data entry system isa. A large percentage of editing can be performed at the time of data entryb. Key verification is easily performedc. The tape is reusabled. Keying errors can be detected as they occur.e. None of these

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Correct Answer: c

64. The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and OCR reader is the:a. Data collection terminalb. OCR register terminalc. Video Display terminald. POS terminale. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

65. Which of the following does not affect the resolution of a video display image?a. Bandwidthb. Raster scan ragec. Vertical and horizontal lines of resolutiond. Screen sizee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

66. While inserting a diskette into the diskette drive of a PC, the diskette’s label side should facea. Eastb. Northc. Southd. Upe. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

67. in which year was UK’s premier computing event called “The which computer” started?a. 1980b. 1985c. 1986d. 1987e. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

68. The latest PC keyboards use a circuit that senses the movement by the change in its capacitance,a. Capacitance keyboardb. Mechanical keyboardc. Qwerty keyboardd. Dvorak keyboarde. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

69. Different components on the motherboard of a PC processor unit are linked together by sets or parallel electricalconducting lines. What are these lines called?a. Conductorsb. Busesc. Connectorsd. Connectivelye. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

70. Which of the following magazines covers only the IBM PC and its compatibles?a. Byteb. PC Magazinec. Personal Computingd. Interface Agee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

71. Which of the following professions has not been affected by personal computers?a. Medicalb. Clerical and lawc. Accountingd. None of the abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer: d

72. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is calleda. Sortingb. Classifyingc. Reproducingd. Summarizinge. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

73. When was Apple Macintosh II microcomputer introduced in the market?a. 1964b. 1970c. 1983d. 1986e. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

74. What is the name of the new color laptop computer which is powered by a 386

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processor at 33 MHz and is built by Epson?a. AX3/33b. NEC-20c. Magnum 2000d. HCL-3000e. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

75. What does the disk drive of a computer do?a. Rotate the diskb. Read the diskc. Load a program from the disk into the memoryd. Both b and ce. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

76. The language that the computer can understand and execute is calleda. Machine languageb. Application softwarec. System programd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

77. An application suitable for sequential processing isa. Processing of gradesb. Payroll processingc. Both a and bd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

78. The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document isa. Editingb. Writingc. Formattingd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

79. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?a. Magnetic drumb. Promc. Floppyd. All of abovee. None of these

Correct Answer: b

80. Which of the following memories needs refreshing?a. SRAMb. DRAMc. ROMd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

81. IBM 7000 digital computer a. Belongs to second generationb. Uses VLSIc. Employs semiconductor memoryd. Has modular constructionse. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

82. The proper definition of a modern digital computer isa. An electronic automated machine that can solve problems involving words and numbersb. A more sophistic and modified electronic pocket calculatorc. Any machine that can perform mathematical operationsd. A machine that works on binary codee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

83. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant fora. Doing quick mathematical calculationsb. Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of datac. Electronic data processingd. Performing repetitive tasks accuratelye. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

84. An integrated circuit isa. A complicated circuitb. An integrating devicec. Much costlier than a single transistor

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d. Fabricated on a tiny silicon chipe. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

85. Most important advantage of an IC is itsa. Easy replacement in case of circuit failureb. Extremely high reliabilityc. Reduced costd. Lower power consumptione. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

86. In a punched card system, data is processed by aa. Keypunch machine, sorter and posting machineb. Accounting machine, posting machine, and billing machinec. Sorter, posting machine, and billing machined. Accounting machine, keypunch machine and sortere. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

87. The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was;a. ENIACb. Mark Ic. Analytic engined. UNIVAC-Ie. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

88. In the third generation of computers:a. Distributed data processing first became popularb. An operating system was first developedc. High-level prcedu7ral languages were firs usedd. On-line, real time systems first became populare. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

89. A characteristic of card systems is:a. Slowness in processing datab. Using cards as records of transactionsc. Needing a larger DP staffd. All of the above


90. An IBM system/38 represents the computer class of:a. Small-scale computerb. Medium-scale computerc. Large-scale computerd. Super computere. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

91. The first firm to mass- market a microcomputer as a personal computer wasa. IBMb. Sperry Univacc. Data General corporationd. Radio Shacke. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

92. A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms ofa. Speedb. Accuracyc. Costd. Memorye. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

93. In 1830, Charles Babbage designed a machine called the Analytical Engine which he showed at the Paris Exhibition. In which year was it exhibition?a. 1820b. 1860c. 1855d. 1870e. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

94. Which was the world’s first minicomputer and when was it introduced?a. PDP-I, 1958b. IBM System/36, 1960c. PDP-II, 1961d. VAX 11/780, 1962e. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

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95. Where was India’s first computer installed and when?a. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 1977b. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1971c. Indian Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., 1968d. Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1955e. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

96. Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU?a. Control unit and registersb. Registers and main memoryc. Control Unit and ALUd. ALU and buse. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

97. Which of the following is true?a. Fields are composed of bytesb. Records are composed of fieldsc. Fields are composed of charactersd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

98. Which of the following file organization is most efficient for a file with a high degree of file activity?a. Sequentialb. ISAMc. VSAMd. B-Tree Indexe. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

99. The two basic types of record-access methods area. Sequential and randomb. Sequential and indexedc. Direct and immediated. On-line and real timee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

100. The advantage of COM are its … and …a. Compact size; speed readabilityb. Compact size, speedc. Readability; speed

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1. The accuracy of the floating point numbers represent able in two 16bit words of a computer is approximatelya. 16 digitsb. 6 digitsc. 4 digitsd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

2. a dumb terminal hasa. an embedded microprocessorb. extensive memoryc. independent processing capabilityd. a keyboard and screene. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

3. plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability anda. buffer sizeb. resolutionc. vertical dimensiond. intelligencee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

4. bit map terminala. support display containing multiple windowb. require considerable amount of video RAMc. requires tremendous amount of copying and hence low performanced. all of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

5. how many symbols exist in Baudot code?a. 32b. 116c. 58d. 76e. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

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6. Daisy wheel printer is a type ofa. Matrix printerb. Impact printerc. Laser printerd. Manual printere. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

7. The number of records contained within a block of data on magnetic tape is defined by thea. Block definitionb. Record contain clausec. Blocking factord. Record per blocke. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

8. Serial access memories are useful in applications wherea. Data consists of numbersb. Short access time is requiredc. Each stored word is processed differentlyd. Data naturally needs to flow in and out in serial forme. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

9. how many types of storage loops exists in magnetic bubble memorya. 8b. 4c. 16d. 2e. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

10. which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second?a. Static RAMb. Dynamic RAMc. EPROMd. ROMe. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

11. The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactureda. ROMb. RAMc. PROMd. EPROM


12. Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?a. Magnetic coreb. Semiconductorc. Magnetic taped. Both semiconductor and magnetic tapee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

13. The control unit of a microprocessora. Stores data in the memoryb. Accepts input data from keyboardc. Performs arithmetic/logic functiond. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

14. Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known asa. PCb. Flagsc. Memory Address Registersd. General Purpose Registerse. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

15. One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors from micro-computer isa. Words are usually large in microprocessorsb. Words are shorter in microprocessorsc. Microprocessor does not contain I/O deviced. Exactly the same as the machine cycle timee. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

16. Which was the world’s first microcomputer that used Intel 80386 microprocessor chip?a. IBM PS/2b. HP-9830c. DeskPro-386d. IBM-360e. None of these

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Correct Answer: c

17. When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?a. Hewlett-Packard, 1980b. Epson, 1981c. Laplink Traveling Software Inc, 1982d. Tandy Model-200, 1985e. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

18. The first microprocessor built by the Intel corporation was calleda. 8008b. 8080c. 4004d. 8800e. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

19. who built the world’s first electronic calculator using telephone relays, light bulbs and batteries?a. Claude Shannonb. Konrard Zuesc. George Stibitsd. Howard H. Aikene. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

20. Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtracts, multiply, divide and find square roots?a. Napierb. Babbagec. Pascal

d. Leibniz

e. None of theseCorrectAnswer: b

21. Which generation of computer is still under developmenta. Fourth Generationb. Fifth Generationc. Sixth Generationd. Seventh Generation


22. Artificial Intelligence is associated with which generation?a. First Generationb. Second Generationc. Fifth Generationd. Sixth Generatione. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

23. Which operation is not performed by computera. Inputtingb. Processingc. Controllingd. Understandinge. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

24. Fifth generation computer is also known asa. Knowledge information processing systemb. Very large scale integration (VLSI)c. Both of aboved. None of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer: a

25. Central Processing Unit is combination of a. Control and storageb. Control and output unitc. Arithmetic logic and input unitd. Arithmetic logic and control unite. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

26. The brain of any computer system isa. Control Unitb. Arithmetic Logic Unitc. Central Processing Unitd. Storage Unite. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

27. Pick the one that is used for logical operations or comparisons such as less than equal to or greater than.a. Arithmetic and Logic Unitb. Control Unit

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c. Both of aboved. None of abovee. All of AboveCorrect Answer: a

28. Analog computer works on the supply of a. Continuous electrical pulsesb. Electrical pulses but not continuousc. Magnetic strengthd. None of the abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer: a

29. Digital devices area. Digital Clockb. Automobile speed meterc. Clock with a dial and two handsd. All of theme. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

30. The computer that process both analog and digital is calleda. Analog computerb. Digital computerc. Hybrid computerd. Mainframe computere. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

31. Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU?a. Control Unit and Registersb. Registers and Main Memoryc. Control unit and ALUd. ALU and buse. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

32. The two basic types of record access methods are:a. Sequential and randomb. Sequential and indexedc. Direct and immediated. Online and real timee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

33. A disadvantage of the laser printer isa. It is quieter than an impact printerb. It is very slowc. The output is of a lower qualityd. None of the abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer: d

34. Different components n the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?a. Conductors b. Busesc. Connectorsd. Consecutivese. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

35. The language that the computer can understand and execute is calleda. Machine languageb. Application softwarec. System programd. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

36. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?a. Magnetic drumb. PROMc. Floppy diskd. All of thesee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

37. Which of the following memories needs refresh?a. SRAMb. DRAMc. ROMd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

38. Which of the following devices can be used to directly input printed text?a. OCRb. OMRc. MICRd. All of above

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e. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

39. The output quality of a printer is measured bya. Dot per cmb. Dots per inchc. Dots printed per unit timed. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

40. In analog computera. Input is first converted to digital formb. Input is never converted to digital formc. Output is displayed in digital formd. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

41. Who designed the first electronics computer – ENIAC/a. Von Neumannb. Joseph M Jacquardc. J. P. Eckert and J. W. Mauchlyd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

42. Modern computers are very reliable but they are nota. Fastb. Powerfulc. Infallibled. Cheape. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

43. Which 8-bit chip was used in many of today’s TRS-80 computers?a. Z-8000b. Motorola 6809c. Z-8808d. Z-80e. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

44. Personal computers used a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?

a. Daughterboardb. Motherboardc. Father boardd. Childboarde. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

45. In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drivers, memory, expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of the board?a. Motherboardb. Daughterboardc. Bredboardd. Fatherboarde. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

46. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/ana. Interpreterb. CPUc. Compilerd. Simulatore. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

47. A computer Program that translates one program inst5ruction at a time into machine language is called a/ana. Interpreterb. CPUc. Compilerd. Simulatore. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

48. Which statement is valid about magnetic tape?a. It is a plastic ribbonb. It is coated on both sides with iron oxidec. It can be erased and reusedd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

49. The data recording format in most of the modern magnetic tape isa. 7-bit ASCIIb. 7-bit EBCDIC

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c. 8-bit ASCIId. 8-bit EBCDICe. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

50. Which of the following is associated with error detector?a. Odd parity bitb. Even parity bitc. Both of the aboved. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

51. Tape speed is measured ina. Feet per secondb. Inch per secondc. Meter per secondd. Centimeter per seconde. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

52. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium fora. Direct accessb. Sequential accessc. Both of aboved. None of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer: c

53. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends ona. tracks per inch of surfaceb. bits per inch of tracksc. disk pack in disk surfaced. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

54. Reading data is performed in magnetic disk bya. Read/write leadsb. Sectorsc. Trackd. Lower surfacee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

55. Access time isa. seek time + latency timeb. seek timec. seek time – latency timed. latency timee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

56. Seek time isa. time to position the head over proper trackb. time to position the head over proper sectorc. time to position the head over proper cylinderd. none of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer: a

57. Latency time isa. Time to spin the needed data under headb. Time to spin the needed data under trackc. Time to spin data under sectord. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

58. Floppy disks are available ina. Single side single densityb. Single side double densityc. Both of aboved. None of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer: c

59. Floppy disks typically in diametera. 3”b. 5.25”c. 8”d. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

60. Hard disk is coated in both side abovea. Magnetic metallic oxideb. Optical metallic oxidec. Carbon layerd. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

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61. Binary circuit elements havea. One stable stateb. Two stable statec. Three stable stated. None of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer: b

62. Which statement is valid?a. 1KB = 1024 bytesb. 1 MB=2048 bytesc. 1 MB = 1000 kilobytesd. 1 KB = 1000 bytese. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

63. Which statement is valid about computer program?a. It is understood by a computerb. It is understood by programmerc. It is understood userd. Both of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

64. Software in computera. Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machineb. Increase the speed of central processing unitc. Both of aboved. None of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer: a

65. Which of the following is not computer language?a. High level languageb. Medium level languagec. Low level languaged. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

66. Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program?a. Machine languageb. Assembly languagec. High level languaged. None of abovee. All of above

Correct Answer: a

67. Instruction in computer languages consists ofa. OPCODEb. OPERANDc. Both of aboved. None of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer: c

68. Machine language isa. Machine dependentb. Difficult to programc. Error prone

d. All of above


69. Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following language?a. Machine languageb. Assembly languagec. High level languaged. None of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer: b

70. The translator program used in assembly language is calleda. Compilerb. Interpreterc. Assemblerd. Translatore. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

71. Easily reloctable language isa. Machine languageb. Assembly languagec. High level languaged. Medium level languagee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

72. Which of the following is called low level languages?a. Machine language

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b. Assembly languagec. Both of the aboved. None of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer: c

73. which of the following is problem oriented language?a. High level languageb. Machine languagec. Assembly languaged. Low level languagee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

74. A compiler is a translating program whicha. Translates instruction of a high level language into machine languageb. Translates entire source program into machine language programc. It is not involved in program’s executiond. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

75. Which of the following is machine independence program?a. High level languageb. Low level languagec. Assembly languaged. Machine languagee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

76. Which statement is valid about interpreter?a. It translates one instruction at a timeb. Object code is saved for future usec. Repeated interpretation is not necessaryd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

77. Which is the limitation of high level language?a. Lower efficiencyb. Machine dependencec. machine level codingd. None of abovee. None of these

Correct Answer: a

78. High level language is also calleda. Problem oriented languageb. Business oriented languagec. Mathematically oriented languaged. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

79. A computer programmera. Does all the thinking for a computerb. Can enter input data quicklyc. Can operate all types of computer equipmentsd. Can draw only flowcharte. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

80. CD-ROM is aa. Semiconductor memoryb. Memory registerc. Magnetic memoryd. None of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer: d

81. Which of the following is not a primary storage device?a. Magnetic tapeb. Magnetic diskc. Optical diskd. None of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer: d

82. A name or number used to identify a storage location devices?a. A byteb. A recordc. An addressd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

83. Which of the following is a secondary memory device?a. Keyboardb. Diskc. ALUd. All of the above

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84. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is … and storage is …a. Temporary, permanentb. Permanent, temporaryc. Slow, fastd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

85. A floppy disk containsa. Circular tracks onlyb. Sectors onlyc. Both circular tracks and sectorsd. All of the abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

86. The octal equivalent of 111010 isa. 81b. 72c. 71d. None of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

87. The first electronic computer in the world wasa. UNIVACb. EDVACc. ENIACd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

88. The most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in electronic data processing system is calleda. ASCIIb. EBCDICc. BCDd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

89. Which was the computer conceived by Babbage?a. Analytical Engineb. Arithmetic Machinec. Donald Kunthd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

90. Offline device isa. A device which is not connected to CPUb. A device which is connected to CPUc. A direct access storage deviced. An I/O devicee. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

91. Which of the following registers is loaded with the contents of the memory location pointed by the PC?a. Memory address registersb. Memory data registersc. Instruction registerd. Program countere. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

92. Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is located?a. Memory address registerb. Memory data registerc. Instruction registerd. Program countere. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

93. Microprocessors can be used to makea. Computersb. Digital systems c. Calculatorsd. All of abovee. None of theseCorrect Answer: d

94. how many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?a. 10b. 11c. 8

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d. 12e. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

95. which American computer company is called Big Blue?a. Microsoftb. Compaq Corpc. IBMd. Tandy Svensone. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

96. When did IBM introduce the 20286 based PC/AT?a. 1982b. 1984c. 1985d. 1989e. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

97. When was the X window system born?a. 1984b. 1989c. 1988d. 1990e. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

98. Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changes in 1924. What was that name?a. Tabulator Machine Co.b. Computer Tabulating Recording Co.c. The Tabulator Ltd.d. International Computer Ltd.e. None of theseCorrect Answer: a

99. The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Mauchly and Eckert called ENIA did not work on the stored program principle. How many numbers could it store in its internal memory?a. 100b. 20

c. 40d. 80e. None of theseCorrect Answer: b

100. The digital computer was developed primarily ina. USSRb. Japanc. USAd. UKe. None of theseCorrect Answer: c

1. The memory address of the first element of an array is calleda. floor addressb. foundation addressc. first addressd. base addresse. None of theseCorrect Answer : d

2. The memory address of fifth element of an array can be calculated by the formulaa. LOC(Array[5]=Base(Array)+w(5-lower bound), where w is the number of words per memory cell for the arrayb. LOC(Array[5])=Base(Array[5])+(5-lower bound), where w is the number of words per memory cell for the arrayc. LOC(Array[5])=Base(Array[4])+(5-Upper bound), where w is the number of words per memory cell for the arrayd. None of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer : a

3. Which of the following data structures are indexed structures?a. linear arraysb. linked listsc. both of aboved. none of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer : a

4. Which of the following is not the required condition for binary search algorithm?a. The list must be sortedb. there should be the direct access to the middle element in any sublistc. There must be mechanism to delete and/or insert elements in listd. none of abovee. All of above

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Correct Answer : c

5. Which of the following is not a limitation of binary search algorithm?a. must use a sorted arrayb. requirement of sorted array is expensive when a lot of insertion and deletions are neededc. there must be a mechanism to access middle element directlyd. binary search algorithm is not efficient when the data elements are more than 1000.e. None of theseCorrect Answer : d

6. Two dimensional arrays are also calleda. tables arraysb. matrix arraysc. both of aboved. none of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer : c

7. A variable P is called pointer ifa. P contains the address of an element in DATA.b. P points to the address of first element in DATAc. P can store only memory addressesd. P contain the DATA and the address of DATA e. None of theseCorrect Answer : a

8. Which of the following data structure can't store the non-homogeneous data elements?a. Arraysb. Recordsc. Pointersd. Nonee. All of aboveCorrect Answer : a

9. Which of the following data structure store the homogeneous data elements?a. Arraysb. Recordsc. Pointersd. Nonee. All of aboveCorrect Answer : b

10. Each data item in a record may be a group item composed of sub-items; those

items which are indecomposable are calleda. elementary itemsb. atomsc. scalarsd. all of abovee. None of aboveCorrect Answer : d

11. The difference between linear array and a record isa. An array is suitable for homogeneous data but hte data items in a record may have different data typeb. In a record, there may not be a natural ordering in opposed to linear array.c. A record form a hierarchical structure but a lienear array does notd. All of abovee. None of aboveCorrect Answer : d

12. Which of the following statement is false?a. Arrays are dense lists and static data structure b. data elements in linked list need not be stored in adjecent space in memoryc. pointers store the next data element of a listd. linked lists are collection of the nodes that contain information part and next pointere. None of aboveCorrect Answer : c

13. Binary search algorithm can not be applied toa. sorted linked listb. sorted binary treesc. sorted linear arrayd. pointer arraye. None of aboveCorrect Answer : a

14. When new data are to be inserted into a data structure, but there is no available space; this situation is usually calleda. underflowb. overflowc. housefulld. saturatede. None of aboveCorrect Answer : b

15. The situation when in a linked list START=NULL isa. underflowb. overflowc. housefull

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d. saturatede. None of aboveCorrect Answer : a

16. Which of the following is two way list?a. grounded header listb. circular header listc. linked list with header and trailer nodesd. none of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer : d

17. Which of the following name does not relate to stacks?a. FIFO listsb. LIFO listc. Pilesd. Push-down listse. None of aboveCorrect Answer : a

18. The term "push" and "pop" is related to thea. arrayb. listsc. stacksd. all of abovee. None of aboveCorrect Answer : c

19. A data structure where elements can be added or removed at either end but not in the middlea. Linked listsb. Stacksc. Queuesd. Dequee. None of aboveCorrect Answer : d

20. When inorder traversing a tree resulted E A C K F H D B G; the preorder traversal would returna. FAEKCDBHGb. FAEKCDHGBc. EAFKHDCBGd. FEAKDCHBGe. None of aboveCorrect Answer : b

21. Two main measures for the efficiency of an algorithm are a. Processor and memoryb. Complexity and capacityc. Time and spaced. Data and space

e. None of aboveCorrect Answer : c 22. The time factor when determining the efficiency of algorithm is measured by a. Counting microseconds b. Counting the number of key operationsc. Counting the number of statementsd. Counting the kilobytes of algorithme. None of aboveCorrect Answer : b

23. The space factor when determining the efficiency of algorithm is measured by a. Counting the maximum memory needed by the algorithmb. Counting the minimum memory needed by the algorithmc. Counting the average memory needed by the algorithmd. Counting the maximum disk space needed by the algorithme. None of aboveCorrect Answer : a

24. Which of the following case does not exist in complexity theory a. Best caseb. Worst casec. Average cased. Null casee. None of aboveCorrect Answer : d

25. The Worst case occur in linear search algorithm when a. Item is somewhere in the middle of the arrayb. Item is not in the array at allc. Item is the last element in the arrayd. Item is the last element in the array or is not there at alle. None of aboveCorrect Answer : d

26. The Average case occur in linear search algorithm a. When Item is somewhere in the middle of the array b. When Item is not in the array at allc. When Item is the last element in the arrayd. When Item is the last element in the array or is not there at alle. None of aboveCorrect Answer : a

27. The complexity of the average case of an algorithm is

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a. Much more complicated to analyze than that of worst caseb. Much more simpler to analyze than that of worst casec. Sometimes more complicated and some other times simpler than that of worst case d. None or abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer : a

28. The complexity of linear search algorithm is a. O(n)b. O(log n)c. O(n2)d. O(n log n)e. None of aboveCorrect Answer : a

29. The complexity of Binary search algorithm is a. O(n)b. O(log )c. O(n2)d. O(n log n)e. None of aboveCorrect Answer : b

30. The complexity of Bubble sort algorithm is a. O(n)b. O(log n)c. O(n2)d. O(n log n)e. None of aboveCorrect Answer : c 31. The complexity of merge sort algorithm is a. O(n)b. O(log n)c. O(n2)d. O(n log n)e. None of aboveCorrect Answer : d

32. The indirect change of the values of a variable in one module by another module is called a. internal changeb. inter-module changec. side effectd. side-module updatee. None of aboveCorrect Answer : c

33. Which of the following data structure is not linear data structure?a. Arraysb. Linked listsc. Both of aboved. None of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer : d

34. Which of the following data structure is linear data structure? a. Treesb. Graphsc. Arraysd. None of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer : c

35. The operation of processing each element in the list is known as a. Sortingb. Mergingc. Insertingd. Traversale. None of aboveCorrect Answer : d

36. Finding the location of the element with a given value is: a. Traversalb. Searchc. Sortd. None of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer : b

37. Arrays are best data structures a. for relatively permanent collections of datab. for the size of the structure and the data in the structure are constantly changingc. for both of above situationd. for none of above situatione. None of aboveCorrect Answer : a

38. Linked lists are best suited a. for relatively permanent collections of data b. for the size of the structure and the data in the structure are constantly changingc. for both of above situationd. for none of above situatione. None of aboveCorrect Answer : b

39. Each array declaration need not give, implicitly or explicitly, the information

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about a. the name of arrayb. the data type of arrayc. the first data from the set to be storedd. the index set of the arraye. None of aboveCorrect Answer : c

40. The elements of an array are stored successively in memory cells because a. by this way computer can keep track only the address of the first element and the addresses of other elements can be calculatedb. the architecture of computer memory does not allow arrays to store other than seriallyc. both of aboved. none of abovee. All of aboveCorrect Answer : a

41. Which of the following is not valid version of MS Office?A) Office XPB) Office VistaC) Office 2007 D) None of aboveE) All of above

Correct Answer : b 42. You cannot close MS Word application byA) Choosing File menu then Exit submenuB) Press Alt+F4C) Click X button on title barD) From File menu choose Close submenuE) All of aboveCorrect Answer : d 43. The key F12 opens aA) Save As dialog boxB) Open dialog boxC) Save dialog boxD) Close dialog boxE) All of aboveCorrect Answer : a 44. What is the short cut key to open the Open dialog box?A) F12B) Shift F12C) Alt + F12D) Ctrl + F12E) All of aboveCorrect Answer : d

45. A feature of MS Word that saves the document automatically after certain interval is available onA) Save tab on Options dialog boxB) Save As dialog boxC) Both of aboveD) None of aboveE) All of aboveCorrect Answer : a 46. Where can you find the horizontal split bar on MS Word screen?A) On the left of horizontal scroll barB) On the right of horizontal scroll barC) On the top of vertical scroll barD) On the bottom of vertical scroll barE) All of aboveCorrect Answer : c 47. Which of the following is not available on the Ruler of MS Word screen?A) Tab stop boxB) Left IndentC) Right IndentD) Center IndentE) All of them are available on rulerCorrect Answer : d 48. What is place to the left of horizontal scroll bar?A) Tab stop buttonsB) View buttonsC) Split buttonsD) IndicatorsE) None of aboveCorrect Answer : b 49. Which file starts MS Word?A) Winword.exeB) Word.exeC) Msword.exeD) Word2003.exeE) All of aboveCorrect Answer : a

50. How many ways you can save a document?A) 3B) 4C) 5D) 6E) All of aboveCorrect Answer : a 51. If you want to keep track of different editions of a document which features will you use?A) EditionsB) Versions

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C) Track ChangeD) All of aboveE) All of aboveCorrect Answer : b 52. Background color or effects applied on a document is not visible inA) Web layout viewB) Print Layout viewC) Reading ViewD) Print PreviewE) All of aboveCorrect Answer : d 53. What is a portion of a document in which you set certain page formatting options?A) PageB) DocumentC) SectionD) Page SetupE) All of aboveCorrect Answer : c 54. Borders can be applied toA) CellsB) ParagraphC) TextD) All of aboveE) All of aboveCorrect Answer : d 55. Which of the following is not a type of page margin?A) LeftB) RightC) CenterD) TopE) All of aboveCorrect Answer : c 56. What is the default left margin in Word 2003 document?A) 1"B) 1.25"C) 1.5"D) 2"E) All of aboveCorrect Answer : b 57. What is gutter margin?A) Margin that is added to the left margin when printingB) Margin that is added to right margin when printingC) Margin that is added to the binding side of page when printingD) Margin that is added to the outside of the page when printingE) All of above

Correct Answer : c 58. Portrait and Landscape areA) Page OrientationB) Paper SizeC) Page LayoutD) All of aboveE) All of aboveCorrect Answer : a

59. If you need to change the typeface of a document, which menu will you choose?A) EditB) ViewC) FormatD) ToolsE) All of aboveCorrect Answer : c 60. Which of the following is not a font style?A) BoldB) ItalicsC) RegularD) SuperscriptE) All of above

Correct Answer : d

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