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Computer Science and Application

Description: This test consist of basic computer questions
Number of Questions: 19
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Which of the following computer programming languages accepts commands in Hindi?

  1. PROLOG

  2. JAVA

  3. FORTRAN

  4. PRADESH

  5. COBOL


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct answer.

Who developed the first computer program?

  1. Lady Ada Augusta

  2. Charles Babbage

  3. Blasie Pascal

  4. Haward Ekin

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The first computer program was developed by Lady Ada Augusta.

The first Indian to be awarded Ph.D in computer science was

  1. Dr. Sriparna Saha

  2. Dr. Raj Reddy

  3. Dr. Madhu Sudan

  4. Dr. Ajay Kapur

  5. Dr. George Varghese


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dr. Raj Reddy received a doctorate degree in computer science from Stanford University in 1966.

The first pollution-free computerised petrol pump of India is situated in

  1. Mumbai

  2. Goa

  3. Kerala

  4. Gujarat

  5. Himachal Pradesh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mumbai is the correct answer.

The first Indian newspaper to be available on the internet was

  1. The Tribune

  2. International Business Times

  3. The Daily Press

  4. The Hindu

  5. Times of India


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Hindu was the first Indian newspaper to be available on the internet.

The first programming language was

  1. PASCAL

  2. COBOL

  3. LISP

  4. FORTRAN

  5. SNOBOL


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

FORTRAN was the first programming language.

Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for establishing, maintaining and transmiting a dialogue or a session between two end users?

  1. Presentation layer

  2. Physical Layer

  3. Session Layer

  4. Network Layer

  5. Application Layer


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This layer establishes, manages and terminates connections between applications. The session layer sets up, coordinates, and terminates conversations, exchanges, and dialogues between the applications at each end. It deals with session and connection coordination.

Which of the following protocols can be used in place of TCP?

  1. IP

  2. FTP

  3. SMTP

  4. UDP

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

UDP can replace TCP.

Java is called a clean language because

  1. it does not have structures

  2. it does not have pointers

  3. it has clean code

  4. it is object oriented

  5. it is a simple language


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Absence of pointers makes a language clean.

The first Indian political party which created its website on the internet was

  1. BJP

  2. Congress

  3. BSP

  4. JD

  5. AAP


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

BJP was the first Indian political party that created its website on the internet.

Assembly language is a language of

  1. 1st generation

  2. 2nd generation

  3. 3rd generation

  4. 4th generation

  5. 5th generation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Assembly language belongs to 2nd generation.

The area occupied by each job residing simultaneously in the main memory is known as

  1. memory area

  2. job memory

  3. job slot

  4. job area

  5. memory partition


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Memory partition is the correct answer.

The first operating system written in HLL C was

  1. UNIX

  2. Windows

  3. DOS

  4. LINUX

  5. VISTA


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

UNIX was the first OS to be written in C.

Which of the following is not a division of COBOL?

  1. Identification

  2. Environment

  3. Function

  4. Data

  5. Procedure


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is not a valid division of COBOL.

Which of the following protocols specifies how e-mails have to be exchanged on the internet?

  1. TCP

  2. IP

  3. UDP

  4. SMTP

  5. FTP


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

SMTP is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.

The respective ASCII values of 'A' and 'a' are

  1. 65 and 97

  2. 97 and 65

  3. 65 and 91

  4. 91 and 65

  5. 65 and 92


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct answer.

____________ is known as the nervous system of the computer.

  1. CU

  2. ALU

  3. CPU

  4. Memory

  5. Bus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Control Unit controls all the operations and hence, is known as the nervous system of the computer.

The first Indian magazine to be available on the internet was

  1. Computer and Automation

  2. Silicon India

  3. India Today

  4. Competition Success Review

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Indian Today was the first Indian magazine to be available on the internet.

The first magazine to be available on the internet was

  1. Jetsetter

  2. Computer and Automation

  3. Scientific American

  4. Forbes Asia

  5. Reader's Digest


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Computer and Automation was the first magazine to be available on the internet.

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