Thursday, 19 December 2013

Questions based on Computers

1. The number system on which the modern computers operate ------------
 A.  Decimal number system
 B.  Octal number system
 C.  Binary number system
 D.  Hexadecimal number system

Answer: C

2. The jump statements of Java consist of
A. Break
B. Continue
C. Return
D. All the above

Answer: D

3. A number system with a base of 8 is referred as
A. Binary
B. Octal
C. Decimal
D. Hexadecimal

Answer: B

4. CPU stands for -------------
A. Computer Processing Unit
B. Central Processing Unit
C. Computer Protection Unit
D. Central Processing Upload

Answer: B

4. The results of arithmetical and logical operations are stored in a / an
A. accumulator
B. instruction register
C. cache
D. Rom

Answer: A

5. The character ‘\n’ is known as
A.  Letter n
B.  String
C.  New line
D.  None of the above

Answer: C

6. The base of the hexadecimal number system is
A. 2
B. 4
C. 10
D. 16

 Answer: D

7. The unit Kilo instructions per second is used to measure the speed of
A.  Tape drive
B.  Disk drive
C.  Printer
D.  Processor

Answer: D

8. The smallest unit of any computer system is --------- which eight are combines to form a byte.
A.  Bit
B.  Binary
C.  Octal
D.  Gigabyte

Answer: A

9. Which of the following is a Web browser?
A.  Paint
B.  PowerPoint
C.  Firefox
D.  Word

Answer: C

10. What is the default file extension for all Word documents?
A.  FIL
B.  TXT
C.  DOC
D.  WRD

Answer: C

11. The word length of a computer is measured in
A.  Bits
B.  Bytes
C.  Millimeters
D.  Meters

Answer: B

12. Who is considered to be The Father of Artificial Intelligence?
A.  George Boole
B.  John McCarthy
C.  Allen Newell
D.  Alan Turing
Answer:  B

13. EBCDIC is ------------
A. 6 bit coding system
B. 7 bit coding system
C. 8 bit coding system
D. 9 bit coding system

Answer: C

14. A system software package that converts a high level language program to machine  language is known as -----------
 A.  AmiPro
 B.  Compiler
 C.  Comment
 D.  Collate

Answer: B

15. Device used to store the Programs and data is ----------
A.  Control Unit
B.  Memory Unit
C.  Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU)
D.  None of these

Answer: B

16. The use of parity bit is for ---------
A.  Coding
B.  Indexing
C.  Error detection
D.  None of these

Answer: C


17. Auxiliary storage is -------
A.  Secondary storage
B.  Primary storage
C.  Processing device
D.  None of these

Answer: A

18. Bubble Memory is ------------
A.  Nonvolatile
B.  Volatile
C.  Permanent
D.  None of these

Answer: A

19. DNS refers to ----------
A.  Data Number Sequence
B.  Domain Name System
C.  Disk Numbering System
D.  Digital Network Service

Answer: D

20. Java was originally invented by
A.  Microsoft
B.  Novell
C.  Sun
D.  Oracle

Answer: C

21. Select the smallest memory size
A.  Kilobyte
B.  Gigabyte
C.  Megabyte
D.  Terabyte

Answer: A


22. Compilers and Interpreters are themselves
A.  High level language
B.  Programs
C.  Codes
D.  Mnemonics

Answer: B

23. In a Pascal procedure, the parameters are separated by ----------
A.  Colon
B.  Comma
C.  Semicolon
D.  Blank space

Answer: B

24. Programs stored in ROM are called ------------
A.  Hardware
B.  Software
C.  Firmware
D.  None of these

Answer: C

25. In virtual storage, program segments stored on disk during processing are called
A.  Sections
B.  Partitions
C.  Sectors
D.  Pages

Answer: C






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