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1. Q A bit which says something about a piece of data is called
(a) Field (b) Flag (c) Database (d) Record
2. Q Which is a Solid-state method of data storage where bits are represented by magnetic domain
(a) Accumulator (b) CPU (c) Bubble Memory (d) ALU
3. Q The earliest medium for storing data was
(a) Magnetic Tape (b) Magnetic Disk (c) Punched Card (d) Plotter
4. Q The Memory capacity of a Mini Computer is
(a) 640 KB (b) 256 KB (c) 250 KB (d) 1024 KB
5. Q The transformation of a message into an encoded form is known as
(a) Mnemonics (b) Encoding (c) Encryption (d) Decoding
6. Q Which is an electronic Device that can store temporarily a single bit of data.
(a) Accumulator (b) Buffer (c) Memory (d) Latch
7. Q Which is another name for functional Language?
(a) Machine (b) Application Language (c) Low-level Language (d) High-level Language
8. Q A Device invented by Dr. Bobbeck in 1966, for mass storage of data is
(a) Punched Paper tape (b) Magnetic Bubble Storage (c) Magnetic tape (d) Magnetic Disk
9. Q The micro computer has got a word processing capacity of
(a) 518-8 kilowords (b) 630-8 kilowords (c) 425-8 kilowords (d) 512-8 kilowords
10. Q The first relay operated computer was developed by
(a) IBM (b) Contrad Zuse (c) Howard Aiken (d) Blaise Pascal
11. Q Which type of computers are known as Z1, Z2.
(a) Personal (b) Electrical (c) Electronic (d) Mechanical
12. Q Control unit is Often called as
(a) Nerve Center (b) Master Dispatcher (c) Clock (d) All of above
13. Q Transmission and presentation of text and graphics is called
(a) Tele-text (b) Network (c) Telematique (d) Video text
14. Q A system in which the logic actions are not confined to the central processor is
(a) AI (b) Distributed logic (c) KIPS (d) Optical Computer
15. Q Which is the part of the database program that maintains the organisation of the database
(a) DMA (b) CAD (c) DIV (d) DMS
16. Q A number that is used to control the form of another number is known as
(a) Map (b) Mask (c) Mamtossa (d) Marker

17. Q Which circular transparent disk has a pattern of radial bars printed on it.
(a) Milk Disk (b) Optical disk (c) Hard Disk (d) Mini Disk
18. Q An input device that uses switch contacts placed under a plastic pad which may be inscribed with symbols is known as
(a) Punched Paper Tape (b) Punched Card (c) Touch Pad (d) Magnetic Disk
19. Q A File that has been transferred to a lower level in the memory hierarchy is known as
(a) Random File (b) Sequential File (c) Archive File (d) Serial File
20. Q Resistance to alteration by system errors of data stored in a computer is
(a) Data Hierarchy (b) Data Integrity (c) Data General (d) Data Logging
21. Q An Interconnection between two logic gates permitting them to form a Flip-Flop is
(a) Cross Coupling (b) Modem (c) Network (d) Cross talk
22. Q Which Network is a Packet switching network
(a) Ring Network (b) LAN (c) Star Network (d) EuroNET
23. Q Operation code is also known as
(a) Bar Code (b) Source Code (c) Object Code (d) Order Code
24. Q A Table within a computer that contains a mapping between logical page addresses & physical addresses is
(a) Truth Table (b) Paging (c) Page Table (d) Padding
25. Q Which is a swapping device that is used to hold the images of pages in main memory
(a) Plex (b) Paging Drum (c) Card Punch (d) Optical Mark Reader
26. Q Which is a standard interface made up of 100 parallel common communication lines
(a) RS-232 (b) S-100 bus (c) RS-256 (d) CP/100
27. Q The Time required to complete a single, continuous execution of an object program is
(a) Run Time (b) Real Time (c) Response Time (d) Delay Time
28. Q The basic unit of main memory storage is called
(a) CPU (b) ALU (c) Accumulator (d) Buffer
29. Q Which language was created by Charles H. Moore at National Radio Astronomy Observatory
(a) BASIC (b) FORTH (c) dBASE (d) COBOL
30. Q Full Adder has
(a) 4 inputs (b) 8 inputs (c) 3 inputs (d) 2 inputs
31. Q A local storage register which contains the address of the next instructions to be executed is
(a) Accumulator (b) Address Register (c) Buffer (d) Memory
32. Q The range of frequencies available for data transmission is known as
(a) Baud (b) Bandwidth (c) Byte (d) Bits
33. Q A path for carrying signals between a source and a destination is known as
(a) Route (b) Channel (c) Link (d) Block


34. Q Tiny rings made of magnetic material that can be polarised to represent binary 1 or o is called
(a) Magnetic Core (b) Magnetic Disk (c) Card Punch (d) Floppy Disk
35. Q The part of a machine level instruction which tells the central processor what has to be done is known as
(a) Opcode (b) Address (c) CPU (d) Monitor
36. Q A memory in which the information is stored last is on top & is retrieved first is known as
(a) PROM (b) Buffer (c) Stack (d) RAM
37. Q Computer Instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is called
(a) Mnemonics (b) Symbolic Code (c) Gray Code (d) Opcode
38. Q The invention of the slide rule is attributed to
(a) Babbage (b) Oughtred (c) Pascal (d) Napier
39. Q An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is
(a) Voice Recognition Unit (b) Magnetic Tape (c) Voice Response Unit (d) Voice Band
40. Q The light pen was developed in
(a) 1942 (b) 1976 (c) 1950 (d) 1992
41. Q ILLIAC is a
(a) Super Computer (b) Mini Computer (c) Mainframe Computer (d) Micro Computer
42. Q A metal Disk coated with ferromagnetic substance for storing data is
(a) Hard Disk (b) Magnetic Tape (c) Floppy Disk (d) Card Punch
43. Q A circuit which can store information is known as
(a) Integrated Circuit (b) Chip (c) Memory Cell (d) Gate
44. Q The location where input/output devices are connected to the computer is known as
(a) Keyboard (b) Accumulator (c) Bus (d) Port
45. Q A part located in the central processing unit that stores data & information is known as
(a) Core memory (b) PROM (c) EPROM (d) ROM
46. Q A directly accessible appointment calendar is a feature of a ….. resident package.
(a) CPU (b) Memory (c) Buffer (d) ALU
47. Q Which Disk interface standard includes support for up to eight peripheral devices ?
(a) ST50G/412 (b) IDE (c) SCSI (d) ESDI
48. What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special software called EMS(expanded memory Specification)
(a) Extended (b) Expanded (c) Base (d) Conventional
49. Q Today’s SIMMs boast the access speeds of …… nanoseconds
(a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 90
50. Q what is a portion of memory that serves as a temporary repository for data as it waits for a given action?
(a) Memory Pool (b) Cache (c) Processor (d) Processor pool

ANSWERS
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1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. C
11. D 12. B 13. D 14. B 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. C 19. C 20. B
21. A 22. D 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. C
31. B 32. B 33. B 34. A 35. A 36. C 37. B 38. B 39. C 40. C
41. A 42. A 43. C 44. D 45. A 46. B 47. C 48. B
49. A,B,C
50. B