Friday 20 December 2013

Questions and Answers - Information technology


1. Who developed the first all electronic computers by 1940?

(a) Clifford Bery
(b) George Boole
(c) Atanasuff and Berry
(d) John V. Atanasoff

Answer : Atanasuff and Berry

2. The high voltage level of a digital signal in positive logic is :

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) either 0 or 1
(d) None of these

Answer : 1

3. The Gateway Internet Access Services (GIAS) of India is situated in

(a) Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Madurai

Answer : Mumbai

4. Octal 6 is equal to decimal :

(a) 14
(b) 16
(c) 15
(d) 13

Answer : 14

5. In  decimal system the base or radix is :

(a) 1
(b) 0
(c) 10
(d) None of these

Answer : 10

6. Which logic gate is similar to the function of two series switches?

(a) NOR
(b) OR
(c) AND
(d) NAND

Answer : OR

7. How many flip flops are needed for a 4 bit counter?

(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) None of these

Answer : 4

8. Which of the following is not a HIGH LEVEL computer programming language?

(a) COBOL
(b) FORTRAN
(c) MODEM
(d) None of these

Answer : COBOL

9. A device with slowest switching speed is :

(a) Nixie tubes
(b) LED
(c) LCD
(d) None of these

Answer : LCD

10. The connecting leads in an IC chip are made of :

(a) Aluminium
(b) Silicon
(c) Calcium
(d) None of these

Answer : Aluminium

11. A memory used for storing variable quantities is :

(a) RAM
(b) EPROM
(c) ROM
(d) PROM

Answer : RAM

12. Which of the following is the minimum error code?

(a) Gray code
(b) Octal code
(c) Binary code
(d) None of these

Answer : Gray code

13. Which of the following is a temporary memory?

(a) ROM
(b) RAM
(c) Both
(d) None of these

Answer : RAM

14. Which of the following uses the least power?

(a) ECL
(b) CMOS chip
(c) TTL
(d) None of these

Answer : CMOS chip

15. The decimal equivalent of the hexadecimal number ES is:

(a) 327
(b) 229
(c) 279
(d) None of these

Answer : 229

16. Which logic gate is similar to the function of two parallel switches?

(a) NAND
(b) AND
(c) OR
(d) NOR

Answer : OR

17. A type of memory chip whose contents can be quickly changed by the computer at any time is called:

(a) VDT
(b) RUM
(c) ROM
(d) RAM

Answer : RAM

18. The number of levels in a digital signal is

(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Four
(d) None of These

Answer : Two

19. A device that converts from decimal to binary number is called :

(a) Encoder
(b) Decoder
(c) Converter
(d) None of these

Answer : Encoder

20. 'Mega Bytes' is the unit for measuring which of the following :

(a) Density of population
(b) Intensity of earthquakes
(c) Memory capacity of a computer
(d) None of these

Answer : Memory capacity of a computer

21. The radix of a decimal system is :

(a) 8
(b) 3
(c) 16
(d) 2

Answer : 8

22. The logic circuit corresponding to - 'sign' is :

(a) NAND gate
(b) AND gate
(c) NOR gate
(d) OR gate

Answer : NOR gate

23. When family of logic circuits circuits uses field effect transistors?

(a) CMOS
(b) Both 'A' or 'B'
(c) TTL
(d) None of these

Answer : CMOS

24. Which of the following stands for one million floating point operations a second?

(a) Floating Point
(b) Megaflops
(c) Nanflops
(d) Speed

Answer : Megaflops

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