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Computer Fundamentals

Description: Basics of Computer Fundamentals- An Objective Type Test for Students who want to be Succesful in Life
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A device that is moved by hand to indicate a precise position on a digital data tablet is

  1. Light pen

  2. Mouse

  3. Joystick

  4. Plotter


Correct Option: B

A copy of the contents of all the work space associated with a process

  1. Dump

  2. Dyadic

  3. Dual processor

  4. Dump check


Correct Option: D

An allocation that is made dynamically, is

  1. Dynamic data structure

  2. Echo check

  3. Dynamic allocation

  4. Dynamic programming


Correct Option: C

A 32 bit computer word consists of

  1. 8 bytes

  2. 32 bytes

  3. 16 bytes

  4. 4 bytes


Correct Option: D

A computer based system for the storage, cataloging and retrival of documents is

  1. Electronic filling

  2. Polynomial

  3. Effective enumeration

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A

The 3 functional elements of a digital computer are input device, output device and

  1. ALU

  2. Register unit

  3. CPU

  4. Control unit


Correct Option: C

A logical device used for the construction of more complex statements from simpler statements is

  1. Console

  2. Connective

  3. Enumeration

  4. Energizer


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is a computer hardware description language?

  1. ADA

  2. APL

  3. CHDL

  4. LOGO


Correct Option: C

A logic gate is an electronic circuit which

  1. Make logic decisions

  2. Allows electron flow only in one direction

  3. Works on binary algebra

  4. Alternates between 0 and 1 values


Correct Option: A

A file needed for updating a master file is

  1. Sequential

  2. Transaction

  3. Random

  4. Serial


Correct Option: B

The system that is used for serial transmission of data is

  1. RS 232

  2. MS-DOS

  3. PC-DOS

  4. CP/M


Correct Option: A

PL/M is a reduced version of

  1. LOGO

  2. ADA

  3. PL/1

  4. PROLOG


Correct Option: C

The first high level language used for the IBM PC compatible was

  1. FORTRAN

  2. COBOL

  3. PILOT

  4. BASIC


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Option 4 is the correct answer.

Which is a line protocol created by IBM for synchronized communication between mainframe computers and remote job-entry terminal?

  1. BCS

  2. BSC

  3. CAL

  4. DTE


Correct Option: B

A system that is designed to make a tape or disk sense from copying is

  1. Protocol

  2. Protection

  3. Queue

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B

A code that does not correspond to a valid character is known as

  1. Bar code

  2. Illegal character

  3. Mnemonic

  4. Gary code


Correct Option: B

Burner is a circuit that allows………..to be loaded with data.

  1. EEROM

  2. RAM

  3. PROMS

  4. EPROM


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is the largest and most powerful computer manufacturer in the world?

  1. IBM

  2. Intel

  3. Novel

  4. Microsoft


Correct Option: A

Any set of data that must be preserved over a long period is known as

  1. Memory

  2. Archive

  3. Buffer

  4. Accumulator


Correct Option: B

A method of coding BINARY numbers as a set of thick and lines on paper is

  1. Encoder

  2. Bar code

  3. Mnemonics

  4. Decoder


Correct Option: B

The cassette that is primarily intended for recording sound which will note be ideal for the recoding of digital data is

  1. Card puncher

  2. Tape puncher

  3. Audio cassette

  4. Optical mark reader


Correct Option: C

Two new types of semiconductor numerous are

  1. Magnetic disks

  2. Charge-coupled devices

  3. Magnetic ink character

  4. Both (1) and (3)


Correct Option: B

As compared to the secondary memory, the primary memory of a computer is

  1. Large

  2. Cheap

  3. Fast

  4. Slow


Correct Option: C

The central processor of a modern digital computer consists of

  1. Control unit

  2. Primary memory

  3. Register nit

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C

An operating system that is intended to support large numbers of interactive terminals is

  1. MS-DOS

  2. XENIC

  3. EMAS

  4. CP/M


Correct Option: C
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