Computer Quiz 25/12/2015

#everydayquiz 50Q
1. Multiple choice examination answer sheets can be evaluated automically by
(1) Optical Character Reader 
(2) Optical Mark Reader
(3) Magnetic tape reader
(4) Magnetic ink character reader.
(5) None of these


2. An operating system
(1) is not required on large computers
(2) is always supplied with the copmuter
(3) consists of programs that help in the operation of computer.
(4) is always supplied with the BASIC
(5) None of these

3. Which of the following would cause quickest acess
(1) direct  access  from   a magnetic tape
(2) direct   access   from   a cassette tape
(3) direct access from a floppy disk 
(4) direct access from a hard disk 
(5) None of these

4. The process of retaining data for future use is called 
(1) reading      
(2) storing 
(3) writing 
(4) coding 
(5) None of these

5. A file is corrected immediately after the input of a trans-action.This is an example of
(1) on-line updating
(2) batching
(3) sorting
(4) off-line updating 
(5) None of these

6. Magnetic tapes are good storage media for
(1) backup and low volume data
(2) None of these
(3) storing original but low volume data
(4) storing original but high volume data
(5) backup and high volume data

7.Which of the following is a computer code 
(1) EPROM       
(2) JAVA 
(3) All of the above
(4) EBCDIC
(5) None of these

8. Data is generally coded in 8-bit units, such a unit is also called 
(1) kilo byte 
(2) byte 
(3) field             
(4) Word 
(5) None of these

9. Half adder is logic CKT that adds. .........Digit at a time
(1) three 
(2) one 
(3) Two            
(4) zero 
(5) None of these

10. In 1st Complement a number which is Subtracted from other number is known as..........
(1) Carry
(2) subtrahend
(3) All of this 
(4) minuend 
(5) None of these

Answers
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 2
5. 1
6. 5
7. 4
8. 2
9. 3
10. 5


1. The language that the computer can understand and execute is called
(1) Application software 
(2) Machine language
(3) System program
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these

2. A step by step procedure used to solve a problem is called
(1) Operating system
(2) None of these
(3) Application Program
(4) All of the above
(5) Algorithm

3. Which of the following holds the ROM, CPU, RAM and expansion cards
(1) Mother board
(2) Cache memory
(3) Hard disk
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these

4. The errors that can be pointed out by the compiler are
(1) Logical errors
(2) Semantic errors 
(3) Syntax errors
(4) All of the above 
(5) None of these

5. A computer cannot "boot" if it does not have the 
(1) Compiler      
(2) Loader
(3) None of these
(4) Assembler 
(5) Operating system

6. WAN hardware includes
(1) EOF
(2) Bridger and modems 
(3) Multiplexors and routers
(4) All of above
(5) None of these

7.Third generation computers
(1) Were the first to use built-in error detecting device
(2) Used transistors instead of vacuum tubes
(3) Were the first to use neural network
(4) None of these
(5) All of the above

8. A Winchester disk is a
(1) None of these
(2) Removable disk
(3) Flexible disk
(4) All of the above 
(5) Disk stack

9. A computer can be defined as an electronic device that can be(choose the most precise definition):
(1) carry out arithmetical operation
(2) Accept and process data using a set of stored instructions
(3) carry out logical function
(4) present information on.a VDU
(5) None of these

10. The Central Processing Unit:
(1) is operated from the control panel.
(2) is controlled by the input data entering the system 
(3) controls all input, output and processing.
(4) controls the auxiliary storage unit
(5) None of these

11. Computer follows a simple principle called GIGO which means: 
(1) garbage in garbage out
(2) garbage input good output
(3) great instructions great output
(4) good input good output.
(5) None of these

12. The term 'baud' is a measure of the: 
(1) memory capacity
(2) speed at which data travels over the communication line
(3) instruction execution time
(4) all of the above
(5) None of these

13. A bootstrap is:
(1) a memory device
(2) a device to support the computer
(3) an error correction technique
(4) a small initialisation program to start up a computer
(5) None of these

14. Which of the following is not hardware:
(1) Magnetic tape
(2) Printer 
(3) Assembler
(4) VDU terminal
(5) None of these

15. Pick out the wrong definition :
(1) EDP- acronym for Electronic Data Processing
(2) COBOL-a language used for business data processing
(3) Control unit - heart of a computer.
(4) None of these 
(5) Access time-time needed to access the output

Answers..
1. 2
2. 5
3. 1
4. 3
5. 5
6. 3
7. 4
8. 5
9. 2
10. 3
11. 1
12. 2
13. 4
14. 3

15. 5

1. Wide area networks (WANs) always require
(1) None of these
(2) High speed processors
(3) Same type
(4) All of the above 
(5) High bandwidth communication source link

2. Typical bandwidth of optical fibres is
(1) Order of GHz
(2) Order of KHz
(3) Order of Hz 
(4) None of these 
(5) All of the above

3. A large number of computers in a wide geographical area can be efficiently connected by
(1) Twisted pair lines
(2) Coaxial cables
(3) All of the above
(4) None of these 
(5) Communications satellites 

4. Which of the following topologies is not of broadcast type?
(1) Star 
(2) None of these
(3) Ring
(4) All of the above
(5) Bus

5. Bug means
(1) A difficult syntax error in a program
(2) Documenting programs using an efficient Docu¬mentation too 
(3) A logical error in a program
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these

6.The part of machine level instruction, which tells the central processor what was to be Done is
(1) Operation code
(2) Address
(3) All of the above 
(4) Operand
(5) None of these

7. Indicate which , of the following is not true about 4GL. 
(1) Many database management system packages support 4GLs
(2) 4GL does not support a high -level of screen interaction
(3) A 4GL is a software tool which is written, possibly, in some third generation language
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these

8. Indicate which of the following, best describes the term "software"
(1) Systems programs only
(2) Application programs only
(3) All of the above
(4) Both (1) and (2)
(5) None of these

9. A translator is best described as
(1) A hardware component
(2) A system software 
(3) An Application software
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these 

10. Indicate which of the following is not true about an interpreter
(1) Interpreter analyses each source statement every time it is to be executed
(2) Interpreter is a kind of translator
(3) Interpreter generates an object program from the source program
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these 

11. The errors that can be pointed out by the compiler are
(1) All of the above
(2) Semantic errors
(3) Logical errors 
(4) Syntax errors 
(5) None of these

12. C is
(1) An assembly language
(2) A machine language
(3) A third generation high level language
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these

13. A graph prepared by a computer
(1) is its output
(2) None of these
(3) is a hard copy
(4) all of the above 
(5) is the piece of information to use

14. Which of the following does not represent on I/O device 
(1)   speaker which beeps 
(2) ALU 
(3) plotter
(4) joystick
(5) None of these

15. The communication line between the CPU, memory and peripherals is called a 
(1) all of these   
(2) line 
(3) media 
(4) Bus 
(5) None of these

Answers..
1. 5
2. 4
3. 5
4. 2
5. 3
6. 4
7. 2
8. 4
9. 3
10. 1
11. 4
12. 3
13. 5
14. 2
15. 4


1.What is the full form of VIRUS?
1) Various Information Resources Under Siege 
2) Vital Information Resources Under Suspicion
3) Vital Information Resources Under Siege 
4) Various Information Resources Under Sabotage
5) None of these


2.Which of the following is not an OS?
1) DOS 
2) Windows
3) Linux 
4) Microsoft
5) None of these

3.Which of the following is NOT an input device?
1) Keyboard 
2) Mouse
3) Plotter 
4) Scanner
5) joystick

4.An ad hoc query is a
1) pre­-planned question 
2) pre-­scheduled question
3) spur­ of­ the ­ moment question 
4) question that will not return any results
5) None of these

5.What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk called?
1) Configuration 
2) Download
3) Storage 
4) Upload
5) Installation

6.A MODEM is connected in between a telephone line and a
1) Internet
2) Computer 
3) Interface card 
4) Microphone
5) Network

7.In MS Access, a table can have ___________ primary key(s).
1) Four
2) Two
3) Three 
4) One
5) None of these

8.A proxy server is used for which of the following?
1) To provide security against unauthorised users 
2) To process client requests for web pages.
3) To process client requests for database access 
4) To provide TCP/IP
5) None of these

9.Which type of memory is closely related to processor?
1) Tape Memory
2) Main Memory
3) Disk Memory 
4) Secondary Memory
5) None of these

10. A(n) ___________ is a small, wirless handheld computer that scans items, tags and pulls up the current price (and any special offer) as you shop.
1) PSS 
2) PoS
3) Inventory 
4) Data mining
5) None of these

Answers:-
1. 3
2. 4
3. 3
4. 3
5. 5
6. 2
7. 4
8. 1
9. 2
10. 1 



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