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