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December 30, 2013

Part12 - Computer Awareness MCQ and Bits for APPSC and BANK PO exams


Q.
Magnetic disk a medium known as

1
Serial access

2
Direct access

3
Sequential access

4
Sequential and rotational access


Ans: 2

Q.
Which of the following is true?

1
Plotters are not available for microcomputer systems

2
Micro-computer are not programmed like conventional computers

3
Mini-computers are task-oriented

4
The contents of ROM are easily changed


Ans: 3
Q.
ROM is composed of

1
Magnetic cores

2
Micro-processors

3
Photoelectric cells

4
Floppy disks


Ans: 2
Q.
The computer code for interchange of information between terminals is

1
ASCII

2
BCD

3
BCDIC

4
Hollerith


Ans: 1
Q.
A temporary storage area, attached to the CPU, for I/O operations, is a

1
Channel

2
Buffer

3
Register

4
Core


Ans: 2
Q.
A characteristic of the ASCII code is

1
its limitation to a maximum of 96 character configuration

2
its use of the zone codes 1010, 1011 and 1100

3
its independence from Hollerith code

4
All of these


Ans: 3
Q.
A decimal equivalent of m second is

1
0.000001 sec

2
1000000 sec

3
0.001 sec

4
1000 sec


Ans: 1
Q.
Which one of the following a file?

1
Floppy disk

2
Magnetic drum

3
magnetic tape

4
None of these


Ans: 4
Q.
An I/O device which provides photographic outputs for printing galleys, is the

1
Camera printer

2
Automatic typesetter

3
Radix printer

4
All of these


Ans: 4
Q.
A term used interchangeably with diskette is

1
Disk cartridge

2
Disk pack

3
Floppy disk

4
Packette disk


Ans: 3
Q.
A peripheral device used in a word processing system is

1
Floppy disk

2
Magnetic card reader

3
CRT

4
All of these


Ans: 4
        
Q.
MS-DOS is the name of a/an

1
Application software

2
Hardware

3
System software

4
None of these


Ans: 3
Q.
Which of the following floppy sizes exists?

1
5.25 inches

2
4.75 inches

3
6 inches

4
8 inches


Ans: 1
Q.
A characteristic of card system is

1
slowness in processing data

2
using cards as records of transactions

3
needing a larger data staff

4
All of these


Ans: 4
Q.
The daily processing of corrections to customer accounts best exemplifies the processing mode of

1
batch processing

2
real-time processing

3
time-sharing

4
off-line processing


Ans: 1
Q.
Which of the following terms could be used to describe the concurrent processing of computer programs via CRTs, on one computer system?

1
Time sharing

2
On-line processing

3
Interactive processing

4
All of these


Ans: 4
Q.
The retrieval of information from the computer is defined as

1
collection of data

2
data retrieval operations

3
output

4
data output collection


Ans: 3
Q.
An advantage of a distributed word processing network is

1
increased number of reports handled

2
less delay in inter-office communications

3
greater corporate control over outputs

4
All of these


Ans: 2
Q.
The individual within the operations group who ordinarily uses a variety of keyboard devices, is the

1
Data Clerk

2
Keypunch Operator

3
Data Entry Clerk

4
Computer Operator


Ans: 3
Q.
Which one of the following is not a computer language?

1
BASIC

2
COBOL

3
LOTUS

4
FORTRAN


Ans: 3
                  

Q.
Which of the following packages is used for composition in printing press?

1
Lotus

2
dBase

3
Page Maker

4
Word Perfect


Ans: 3
Q.
Which one of the following is not a programming language of a computer?

1
BASIC

2
FORTRAN

3
LASER

4
PASCAL


Ans: 3
Q.
In computer language, one kilobyte equals

1
1000 bytes

2
1024 bytes

3
100 bytes

4
8 bytes


Ans: 2
Q.
'Foxpro' is

1
a medicine

2
a disease

3
a computer language

4
an animal


Ans: 3
Q.
The brain of a computer is

1
CPU

2
CD

3
Floppy disc

4
Megabyte


Ans: 1
Q.
The most widely used commercial programming computer language is

1
BASIC

2
COBOL

3
FORTRAN

4
PASCAL


Ans: 2
Q.
Who was the inventor of mechanical calculator for adding numbers?

1
Charles Babbage

2
Peano

3
Newton

4
Pascal


Ans: 4
Q.
Who wrote the book 'Computer Liberation and Dream Machine', the first book on personal computers?

1
John McCarthy

2
Ted Nelson

3
Niklaus Wirth

4
Karl Capek


Ans: 2
Q.
Charles Babbage invented

1
ENIAC

2
Difference engine

3
Electronic computer

4
Punched card


Ans: 2
Q.
Transistors are associated with which computer system?

1
First generation

2
Fifth generation

3
Second generation

4
None of these


Ans: 3
Q.
First generation computer systems used

1
Transistors

2
Vacuum tubes

3
Magnetic cores

4
Silicon chips


Ans: 2
Q.
Which one of the following is a stored program machine?

1
Micro-processor

2
Calculator

3
Analog-computer

4
Micro-computer


Ans: 4
Q.
Computers can be classified in which of the following hierarchical orders?

1
PC, Large, Super Micro, Super Computer

2
Super Micro, PC, Large, Super Computer

3
PC, Super Micro, Large, Super Computer

4
Large, Super Micro, Super Computer, PC


Ans: 3
Q.
The unit of hardware, which an operator uses to monitor computer processing, is the

1
Card Reader

2
CPU

3
Line Printer

4
Console


Ans: 4
Q.
The computer device primarily used to provide hard copy is the

1
CRT

2
Line Printer

3
Computer Console

4
Card Reader


Ans: 2
Q.
Consider the following statements about Internet facility:

1
It serves as the largest one-line information system.

2
It provides the most dependable and latest mode for sending E-mail.

3
Recurring expenditure on communication E-mail is very high.

4
It is often misused and has triggered cyber-crimes.


Ans: 1
Q.
Which is/are the main provisions of Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000?

1
Finalisation of contracts through electronic media.

2
Legal recognition to digital signatures and documents.

3
Making hacking with computer system an office.

4
All of the above


Ans: 4
Q.
Which of the following circuit is used as a 'Memory device' in computers?

1
Rectifier

2
Flip-Flop

3
Comparator

4
Attenuator


Ans: 2
Q.
The memory of a computer is commonly expressed in terms of Kilobytes or Megabytes. A byte is made up of

1
eight decimal digits

2
eight binary digits

3
two binary digits

4
two decimal digits


Ans: 2
For reproducing sound, a CD (Compact Disc) audio player uses a

1
quartz crystal

2
titanium needle

3
laser beam

4
barium titanium ceramic                                                                                             Ans: 3

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