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Computer Awareness

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Which one of the following digital functions is used to convert octal code to binary code?

  1. Octal to binary converter

  2. Encoder

  3. Processor

  4. Multiplexer

  5. Binary adder


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Octal to binary converter is used to convert octal code to binary code.

Which of the following is a CPU register that holds the address of next execution instruction?

  1. Memory address register

  2. Memory buffer register

  3. Instruction register

  4. Internal register

  5. Program counter


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

A program counter is a register in a computer processor that contains the address (location) of the instruction being executed at the current time.

Which of the following is used to end a statement in C language?

  1. ,

  2. ;

  3. :

  4. .


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Semicolon is used to end statements in C language.

Which one of the following is not an SQL?

  1. DML

  2. TCL

  3. DCL

  4. DDL

  5. NML


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

No such SQL exists.

Which of the following is not the right file access mode in C language?

  1. r

  2. w

  3. r+

  4. a

  5. m


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

No such mode exists in C language.

Which of the following terms is used to refer the time required to move the disk head from previous track to new track?

  1. Free time

  2. Window period

  3. Process time

  4. Seek time

  5. Latency time


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Time required to move disk head from previous track to desired track is called seek time.

Which variable in C language is generally used for complex calculation, where higher accuracy is essential?

  1. Char

  2. Number

  3. Float

  4. Double

  5. Integer


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It gives the highest decimal precision, which increases the accuarcy of the calculation of large numbers.

Which of the following is the best option in context to parity bit?

  1. Parity bit is used to indicate lowercase letters.

  2. Parity bit is used to indicate uppercase letters.

  3. Parity bit is used to detect errors.

  4. Parity bit is the first bit in a byte.

  5. Parity bit is the middle bit in a byte.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

We use parity bit to detect errors in data communications or within a computer system by counting the number of ones or zeroes per byte or per word.

Which of the following error detection techniques is used to test the integrity of digital data in memory or on disk?

  1. Checksum

  2. Redundancy checking

  3. Scan disk

  4. Chkdsk

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is a value used to ensure that data is stored without error. It is created by calculating the binary values in a block of data using some algorithm and storing the result with the data.

In C language, structure uses variable(s) of

  1. similar datatype only

  2. dissimilar datatype only

  3. integer datatype only

  4. string datatype only

  5. all datatypes


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Structure can use any type of data type within it and the new data type is called structure data type.

Which of the following is the correct statement about RAID system?

  1. RAID system increases the processor speed.

  2. RAID system increases the disk storage capacity.

  3. RAID system increases the disk storage capacity and availability.

  4. RAID system increases operating system efficiency.

  5. RAID system decreases operating system efficiency.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

RAID system configuration increases the disk storage capacity and availability by combining multiple disks in one unit logically.

Which of the following is the correct ascending order in terms of size?

  1. Track, Cylinder, Sector

  2. Sector, Track, Cylinder

  3. Cylinder, Track, Sector

  4. Cylinder, Sector, Track

  5. Sector, Cylinder, Track


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sector > Track > Cylinder is the right ascending order.

Which of the folllowing commands is used in C language to skip statements below it and reset the control to start from beginning in a loop?

  1. return

  2. goto

  3. continue

  4. break

  5. jump


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

continue is the correct command used to skip rest of the statements below it and continue the loop from beginning, if condition is met.

Which of the following is true about dangling pointer in C language?

  1. It points to allocated memory.

  2. It points to freed or deallocated memory.

  3. It points to pointer.

  4. It points to variables.

  5. It points to register variables.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dangling pointer points to deallocated memory.

What is the term used for mobile bluetooth network?

  1. LAN

  2. WAN

  3. MAN

  4. PAN

  5. CAN


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Personal Area Network or PAN is the term used for bluetooth network.

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