1. FORTRAN programming language is more suitable for ……
A. Business Applications
B. Marketing Applications
C. Scientific Applications
D. None of the above
2. Mostly which of the following device is used to carry user files?
A. Floppy Disk
B. Hard Disk
C. RAM
D. CDROM
3. Which device is used to backup the data?
A. Floppy Disk
B. Tape
C. Network Drive
D. All of the above
4. In order to play and hear sound on a computer, one needs:
A. a sound card and speakers
B. a microphone
C. all of them required
D. none of them required
5. Which of the following are the cheapest memory devices in terms of Cost/Bit?
A. Semiconductor memories
B. Magnetic Disks
C. Compact Disks
D. Magnetic Tapes
6. In a computer _____ is capable to store single binary bit.
A. Capacitor
B. Flip flop
C. Register
D. Inductor
7. A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____
A. Counter
B. Adder
C. Register
D. None of the above
8. Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?
A. Bits
B. Bytes
C. Hertz
D. Clock cycles
9. A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a ____
A. Counter
B. Loader
C. Adder
D. Shift register
10. Which of the following have the fastest access time?
A. Semiconductor Memories
B. Magnetic Disks
C. Magnetic Tapes
D. Compact Disks
11. Which is a semi conductor memory?
A. Dynamic
B. Static
C. Bubble
D. Both a & b
12. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?
A. Floppy Disk
B. CD-ROM
C. Hard Disk
D. None of these
13. Which of the following is a programming language?
A. Lotus
B. Pascal
C. MS-Excel
D. Netscape
14. What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program as input & produce machine language code as output?
A. Compile
B. Interpreter
C. Debugger
D. Assembler
15. What is a compiler?
A. A compiler does a conversion line by line as the program is run
B. A compiler converts the whole of a higher level program code into machine code in one step
C. A compiler is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution
D. None of the above
16. What is an interpreter?
A. An interpreter does the conversion line by line as the program is run
B. An interpreter is the representation of the system being designed
C. An interpreter is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution
D. None of the above
17. What are the stages in the compilation process?
A. Feasibility study, system design and testing
B. Implementation and documentation
C. Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation
D. None of the above
18. A Compiler is ____
A. a combination of computer hardware
B. a program which translates from one high-level language to another
C. a program which translates from one high-level to a machine level language
D. None of these
19. When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into the corresponding bits?
A. ANSI
B. ASCII
C. EBCDIC
D. ISO
20. A Pixel is __________
A. A computer program that draws picture
B. A picture stored in secondary memory
C. The smallest resolvable part of a picture
D. None of these
21. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment?
A. Keyboard
B. Mouse
C. Joystick
D. Track ball
22. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?
A. 2
B. 10
C. 16
D. 32
23. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?
A. Binary
B. Decimal
C. Hexadecimal
D. Octal
24. Which of the following is not an output device?
A. Scanner
B. Printer
C. Flat Screen
D. Touch Screen
25. Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only store information to it but cannot erase or modify it?
A. Floppy Disk
B. Hard Disk
C. Tape Drive
D. CDROM
26. Which technology is used in Compact disks?
A. Mechanical
B. Electrical
C. Electro Magnetic
D. Laser
27. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
A. Floppy Disk
B. Hard Disk
C. Compact Disk
D. Magneto Optic Disk
28. Which of the following is the largest manufacturer of Hard Disk Drives?
A. IBM
B. Seagate
C. Microsoft
D. 3M
29. The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as
A. Hardware
B. Software
C. Firmware
D. ROM ware
30. Memory is made up of
A. Set of wires
B. Set of circuits
C. Large number of cells
D. All of these
A. Business Applications
B. Marketing Applications
C. Scientific Applications
D. None of the above
2. Mostly which of the following device is used to carry user files?
A. Floppy Disk
B. Hard Disk
C. RAM
D. CDROM
3. Which device is used to backup the data?
A. Floppy Disk
B. Tape
C. Network Drive
D. All of the above
4. In order to play and hear sound on a computer, one needs:
A. a sound card and speakers
B. a microphone
C. all of them required
D. none of them required
5. Which of the following are the cheapest memory devices in terms of Cost/Bit?
A. Semiconductor memories
B. Magnetic Disks
C. Compact Disks
D. Magnetic Tapes
6. In a computer _____ is capable to store single binary bit.
A. Capacitor
B. Flip flop
C. Register
D. Inductor
7. A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____
A. Counter
B. Adder
C. Register
D. None of the above
8. Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?
A. Bits
B. Bytes
C. Hertz
D. Clock cycles
9. A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a ____
A. Counter
B. Loader
C. Adder
D. Shift register
10. Which of the following have the fastest access time?
A. Semiconductor Memories
B. Magnetic Disks
C. Magnetic Tapes
D. Compact Disks
11. Which is a semi conductor memory?
A. Dynamic
B. Static
C. Bubble
D. Both a & b
12. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?
A. Floppy Disk
B. CD-ROM
C. Hard Disk
D. None of these
13. Which of the following is a programming language?
A. Lotus
B. Pascal
C. MS-Excel
D. Netscape
14. What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program as input & produce machine language code as output?
A. Compile
B. Interpreter
C. Debugger
D. Assembler
15. What is a compiler?
A. A compiler does a conversion line by line as the program is run
B. A compiler converts the whole of a higher level program code into machine code in one step
C. A compiler is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution
D. None of the above
16. What is an interpreter?
A. An interpreter does the conversion line by line as the program is run
B. An interpreter is the representation of the system being designed
C. An interpreter is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution
D. None of the above
17. What are the stages in the compilation process?
A. Feasibility study, system design and testing
B. Implementation and documentation
C. Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation
D. None of the above
18. A Compiler is ____
A. a combination of computer hardware
B. a program which translates from one high-level language to another
C. a program which translates from one high-level to a machine level language
D. None of these
19. When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into the corresponding bits?
A. ANSI
B. ASCII
C. EBCDIC
D. ISO
20. A Pixel is __________
A. A computer program that draws picture
B. A picture stored in secondary memory
C. The smallest resolvable part of a picture
D. None of these
21. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment?
A. Keyboard
B. Mouse
C. Joystick
D. Track ball
22. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?
A. 2
B. 10
C. 16
D. 32
23. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?
A. Binary
B. Decimal
C. Hexadecimal
D. Octal
24. Which of the following is not an output device?
A. Scanner
B. Printer
C. Flat Screen
D. Touch Screen
25. Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only store information to it but cannot erase or modify it?
A. Floppy Disk
B. Hard Disk
C. Tape Drive
D. CDROM
26. Which technology is used in Compact disks?
A. Mechanical
B. Electrical
C. Electro Magnetic
D. Laser
27. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
A. Floppy Disk
B. Hard Disk
C. Compact Disk
D. Magneto Optic Disk
28. Which of the following is the largest manufacturer of Hard Disk Drives?
A. IBM
B. Seagate
C. Microsoft
D. 3M
29. The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as
A. Hardware
B. Software
C. Firmware
D. ROM ware
30. Memory is made up of
A. Set of wires
B. Set of circuits
C. Large number of cells
D. All of these
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