Correct : B. The ability to output data directly from a computer system in spoken words
2. A technique used to reduce the speed mismatch between slow speed I/O devices and fast CPU is called
Correct : A. Spooling
3. Storing programs on disk and then transferring these programs into main storage as and when they are needed. The technique is used to process large programs or several programs with limited memory is called
Correct : A. Swapping
4. A symbol to indicate beginning (START), ending (STOP) and pauses (HALT) in program logic flow are referred as
Correct : A. Terminal symbol
5. Portability is program ability to run on
Correct : A. dissimilar machines with minimum modification
6. A protocol that specifies how a personal computer can connect to a mail server on the Internet and download E-mail is known as
Correct : A. Post office protocol
7. A unit of a computer system that interprets
instructions and executes them is known as
Correct : A. Processor
8. A register in CPU used to store the address of the next instruction to be executed is known as
Correct : A. Program counter
9. One who designs, writes, tests and maintenance computer programs is called
Correct : A. Programmer
10. Which of the following terms applies to communication between two computer systems?
Correct : D. connectivity
11. A memory in CPU that holds program instructions, input data, intermediate results and the output information produced during processing is
Correct : B. Primary memory
12. A collection of complete programs, subroutines, and program modules that have already been developed, tested and documented to be used by programming projects.
Correct : B. Program library
13. The following typically happens in the output phase of a computer based information system
Correct : B. Information is produced in hardcopy / softcopy form
14. Which of the following best describes a computer-based information system?
Correct : A. system where computer is used to turn data into information
15. The following piece of hardware is used as
input phase of a computer-based information system
Correct : D. Keyboard
16. Software instructions intended to satisfy a user specific processing needs are called
Correct : D. applications software
17. A term used for diskette is
Correct : C. floppy disk
18. Following is true for the digital computer
Correct : A. Information is in form of a string of binary digits
19. Comparing with secondary storage, primary storage is
Correct : C. fast and expensive
20. CPU performs read/write operations at any point in time in
Correct : C. EPROM
21. Following is not the from of secondary storage
Correct : D. Hard disk
22. Technique of placing software/programs in a ROM semiconductor chip is called
Correct : C. firm ware
23. Following is not true for magnetic tape
Correct : B. direct-access storage medium
24. The following is an nonvolatile memory
Correct : A. ROM
25. The ________ can be programmed one time by either the manufacturer or the computer user. Once programmed, it cannot be modified.
Correct : C. PROM
26. Which of the following is not true of a
magnetic disk?
Correct : B. It provides sequential access to stored data
27. Which of the following was (were) not used in first-generation computers?
Correct : C. magnetic core
28. Following is not true for Backup files
Correct : C. These files delete as soon as computer is turned off
29. An algebra that deals with logical propositions which are either true or false is referred as
Correct : A. Boolean algebra
30. Bandwidth is
Correct : A. The range of frequencies available for data transmission
31. A coding structure in which characters are represented by means of a series of parallel bars is
Correct : A. Bar Code
32. In Broadband system a network system
Correct : A. Several analog signals share the same physical network channel.
33. Bit stands for
Correct : C. Both A and B are true
34. Broadband channel is the
Correct : A. The fastest carriers where data transfer rates is of 1 million baud (bits/secon(D) or more.
35. BLOB is
Correct : D. Only A & B are true
36. A group of related items / section of program coding treated as a unit is referred as
Correct : A. Block
37. An operation in which data is moved to a different location is referred as
Correct : A. Block move
38. The following is responsible for number of logical records in a physical record
Correct : A. Blocking factor
39. Boolean variable assumes
Correct : C. Values that are either true or false
40. Bubble Memory is
Correct : A. nonvolatile
41. In Nonvolatile memory device
Correct : A. Data contained in them is not lost when the power turned off
42. Following is true for Bubble Memory
Correct : D. All are true
43. Buffer is device/ storage area
Correct : A. Where data are temporarily stored
44. A network geometric arrangement in which a single connecting line is shared by a number of nodes is called
Correct : B. Bus Topology
45. An error in a computer program is referred as
Correct : A. Bug
46. Circuits that provide a communication path between two or more devices of a digital computer system is
Correct : B. Bus
47. A fixed number of adjacent bits that represent a particular character or symbol are referred as
Correct : A. Byte
48. Cache memory is a
Correct : A. Small buffer storage
49. The total number of digits (symbols) available to represent numbers in a positional number system is referred as
Correct : B. Base
50. Cache memory is
Correct : A. Smaller and faster than main storage
51. Cache memory
Correct : C. Both A & B are true
52. Following is false for BASIC
Correct : D. Low level object oriented language
53. A unit for measuring data transmission speed that describes the capacity of a carrier is referred as
Correct : A. Baud
54. A process of trying out a new product by independent users before it is finally manufactured/ developed
Correct : B. Beta Test
55. A selection, choice, or condition involving two possibilities is referred as
Correct : B. Binary
56. Base band System is
Correct : C. Both A & B are true
57. One of the early coding systems, based on the idea of converting each digit of a decimal number into its binary equivalent rather than converting the entire decimal value into a pure binary form is
Correct : B. BCD
58. In Batch processing
Correct : A. Several computer programs runs one after another without human interaction to run each program individually.
59. BISYNC is
Correct : D. All the above
60. A device that is used to transmit data from one location to another is referred as
Correct : A. Storage
61. Programs developed by an outside supplier
and provided to the user in a machine readable form is known as
Correct : A. Canned Programs
62. A binary numbers are represented by
Correct : A. Digits 0 and 1
63. BIOS is responsible for
Correct : A. handling the particulars of input/output operations
64. BIOS is an abbreviation for
Correct : A. Binary Input/Binary Output
65. BISYNC is an abbreviation for
Correct : A. Binary Input/Binary Output
66. The overall design, construction, organization and interconnecting of the various compo- nents of a computer system is referred as
Correct : A. Computer Architecture
67. A number system with a base of two is referred as
Correct : B. Binary number system
68. In the IBM PC’s, the CPU, the device drives, memory, expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board referred as
Correct : A. Motherboard
69. Instead of buying new computer, productivity of old one can be economically enhanced with the help of?
Correct : C. Daughter board
70. Following communications lines, best suites
to interactive processing applications
Correct : C. full-duplex lines
71. Advantage of a multiprogramming system is
Correct : B. concurrent processing of two or more programs
72. A remote batch-processing operation where data is solely input to a central computer would require