17 Computer Online Test

17 Computer Fundamental Online Test

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1. The first microprocessors produced by Intel Corpn. and ‎Texas Instruments were used primarily to control small
   1.   A. ‎ microwave ovens
   2.   B. ‎ washing machines
   3.   C. ‎ calculators
   4.   D. ‎ personal computers
2. Which printer uses a combination of laser-beam & electro ‎photographic techniques.‎
   1.   A. ‎ Laser printers
   2.   B. ‎ Dot-Matrix
   3.   C. ‎ Line printer
   4.   D. ‎ Daisy wheel
3. A billionth of a second is defined as a:‎
   1.   A. ‎ millisecond
   2.   B. ‎ microsecond
   3.   C. ‎ nanosecond
   4.   D. ‎ picoseconds
4. Which of the following is not currently a topic in computer ‎science?‎
   1.   A. ‎ Speech recognition
   2.   B. ‎ Artificial intelligence
   3.   C. ‎ Thermodynamics
   4.   D. ‎ Multiprocessing
5. Where have the program and data to be located before the ‎ALU and control unit of a computer can operate on it?‎
   1.   A. ‎ Internal memory
   2.   B. ‎ Secondary memory
   3.   C. ‎ Microprocessor
   4.   D. ‎ Magnetic tapes
6. When was Apple Macintosh II microcomputer introduced in ‎the market?‎
   1.   A. ‎ ‎1964
   2.   B. ‎ ‎1970
   3.   C. ‎ ‎1987
   4.   D. ‎ ‎1986
7. Control Unit of a digital computer is often called the
   1.   A. ‎ Clock
   2.   B. ‎ Nerve center
   3.   C. ‎ ICs
   4.   D. ‎ All of the above
8. The unit of a computer system that executes program, ‎communicates with and often controls the operation of other ‎subsystems of the computer is known as
   1.   A. ‎ CPU
   2.   B. ‎ Control Unit
   3.   C. ‎ I/O unit
   4.   D. ‎ Peripheral unit
9. Human beings are referred to as Homosapiens. Which device ‎is called Silico sapiens?‎
   1.   A. ‎ Monitor
   2.   B. ‎ Hardware
   3.   C. ‎ Robot
   4.   D. ‎ Computer
10. Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a ‎cassette tape
    1.   A. ‎ direct
    2.   B. ‎ sequential
    3.   C. ‎ random
    4.   D. ‎ All of the above
11. The most important advantage of a video disk is
    1.   A. ‎ Compactness
    2.   B. ‎ Potential capacity
    3.   C. ‎ Durability
    4.   D. ‎ Cost effectiveness
12. The process of entering data into a storage location
    1.   A. ‎ adds to the contents of the location
    2.   B. ‎ cause variation in its address number
    3.   C. ‎ is known as a readout operation
    4.   D. ‎ is destructive of previous contents
13. Time during which a job is processed by the computer is
    1.   A. ‎ Delay time
    2.   B. ‎ Real time
    3.   C. ‎ Execution time
    4.   D. ‎ Down time
14. Which of the following is used to insure the high quality of ‎computer output?‎
    1.   A. ‎ computer output microfilm
    2.   B. ‎ output controls
    3.   C. ‎ voice output systems
    4.   D. ‎ liquid crystal display
15. The most common binary code in use today is the 8 bit ASCII ‎code. What do the letters ASCII stand for?‎
    1.   A. ‎ American Standard Code for International Interchange
    2.   B. ‎ American Standard Code for Information Interchange
    3.   C. ‎ American Standard Code for Intelligence Interchange
    4.   D. ‎ American Scientific Code for Information Interchange
16. The software used to convert source program instructions to ‎object instruction is known as
    1.   A. ‎ Compiler
    2.   B. ‎ Assembler
    3.   C. ‎ Interpreter
    4.   D. ‎ Language processor
17. Binary numbers need more places for counting because:‎
    1.   A. ‎ ‎0's and 1's can be added in front of them
    2.   B. ‎ ‎0's and 1's have to be properly placed
    3.   C. ‎ They are always big numbers
    4.   D. ‎ Binary base is small
18. Backing storage is so named because it
    1.   A. ‎ is always kept at the back of the CPU
    2.   B. ‎ is slow and backward
    3.   C. ‎ backs up the computer
    4.   D. ‎ lags behind the main memory
19. The ASCII code for the character J is:‎
    1.   106
    2.   105
    3.   074
    4.   075
20. Off-line operation is the operation of devices without the ‎control of
    1.   Memory
    2.   CPU
    3.   ALU
    4.   Control unit
21. What is meant by a dedicated computer?‎
    1.   A. ‎ Which is used by one person only
    2.   B. ‎ Which is assigned one and only one task
    3.   C. ‎ Which uses on kind of software
    4.   D. ‎ Which is meant for application software only
22. Which of the following is the user programmed ‎semiconductor memory?‎
    1.   SRAM
    2.   DRAM
    3.   EPROM
    4.   All of the above
23. An instruction that transfers program control to one or more ‎possible paths is known as
    1.   A. ‎ Utility program
    2.   B. ‎ System software
    3.   C. ‎ Broadband channel
    4.   D. ‎ Application program
24. The two kinds of main Memory are:‎
    1.   A. ‎ Primary and secondary
    2.   B. ‎ Random and sequential
    3.   C. ‎ ROM and RAM
    4.   D. ‎ All of the above
25. Name of the first guided weapon in the world which used a ‎programmable digital computer:‎
    1.   A. ‎ Sting Ray Torpedo
    2.   B. ‎ Mk 46 Torpedo
    3.   C. ‎ Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM)
    4.   D. ‎ Tomahawk Missile
26. Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as
    1.   A. ‎ System software
    2.   B. ‎ Application software
    3.   C. ‎ Utility programs
    4.   D. ‎ Operating system
27. What is the name given to the weapons which use ‎computerised guidance system?‎
    1.   A. ‎ Guided weapons
    2.   B. ‎ Smart weapons
    3.   C. ‎ Dumb weapons
    4.   D. ‎ Starwars weapons
28. A monitor's _____ is the distance between the holes in the ‎mask behind the screen. This helps determine how sharp the ‎dots appear.‎
    1.   A. ‎ refresh rate
    2.   B. ‎ dot pitch
    3.   C. ‎ resolution
    4.   D. ‎ color depth
29. The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high ‎speed storage elements called
    1.   A. ‎ semiconductor memory
    2.   B. ‎ registers
    3.   C. ‎ hard disk
    4.   D. ‎ magnetic disk
30. What is the name of the printer which prints all the A's in a ‎line before all the B's?‎
    1.   A. ‎ Thermal printer
    2.   B. ‎ Electrostatic printer
    3.   C. ‎ Line printer
    4.   D. ‎ Ink-jet printer
31. A _____ is simply an arrangement where multiple disk drives ‎appear as a single disk drive to the user.‎
    1.   A. ‎ disk
    2.   B. ‎ disk array
    3.   C. ‎ bunch of disks
    4.   D. ‎ disk pack
32. Conversion of binary number 1010101000010111 to ‎hexadecimal number is
    1.   A. ‎ D8F916
    2.   B. ‎ A8B916
    3.   C. ‎ AA1716
    4.   D. ‎ D9F816
33. In comparison with static RAM memory, the dynamic RAM ‎memory has
    1.   A. ‎ lower bit density and higher power consumption
    2.   B. ‎ higher bit density and higher power consumption
    3.   C. ‎ lower bit density and lower power consumption
    4.   D. ‎ higher bit density and lower power consumption
34. Which of the following holds data and processing ‎instructions temporarily until the CPU needs it?‎
    1.   A. ‎ ROM
    2.   B. ‎ control unit
    3.   C. ‎ main memory
    4.   D. ‎ coprocessor chips
35. A multi programming system is one that can
    1.   A. ‎ run very fast
    2.   B. ‎ share hardware resources with many programs simultaneously
    3.   C. ‎ compute many programs simultaneously
    4.   D. ‎ use many operating systems
36. The language that is an input for statement translation is ‎called
    1.   A. ‎ Assembly language
    2.   B. ‎ Source language
    3.   C. ‎ High-level language
    4.   D. ‎ Object language
37. All the instructions and procedures needed to start up a ‎computer, to the point it can load an operating system, are ‎stored in ROM chips. In IBM compatible PCs this is called ‎the _______ .‎
    1.   A. ‎ RAM BIOS
    2.   B. ‎ ROM BIOS
    3.   C. ‎ EPROM
    4.   D. ‎ POST
38. Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer ‎program has to provide the record's disk address. What ‎information does this address specify?‎
    1.   A. ‎ Track number
    2.   B. ‎ Sector number
    3.   C. ‎ Surface number
    4.   D. ‎ All of the above
39. A high speed device used in CPU for temporary storage ‎during processing is called
    1.   A. ‎ A register
    2.   B. ‎ A bus
    3.   C. ‎ A databus
    4.   D. ‎ All of the above
40. Computers are extremely fast and have fantastic memories. ‎However, the only thing they can remember is
    1.   A. ‎ Instruction
    2.   B. ‎ Series of 1s and 0s
    3.   C. ‎ Boolean algebra
    4.   D. ‎ Logic theorems
41. Magnetic storage devices can represent binary 0 by the ‎absence of?‎
    1.   A. ‎ A magnetic field
    2.   B. ‎ Magnetic tape
    3.   C. ‎ Static electricity
    4.   D. ‎ It cannot possible.
42. Magnetic tape is a?‎
    1.   A. ‎ Random access medium
    2.   B. ‎ A parallel access medium
    3.   C. ‎ Universal Access medium
    4.   D. ‎ Serial access medium
43. Which storage device has the largest capacity in MB's? ‎
    1.   A. ‎ A floppy disk
    2.   B. ‎ A CD-ROM
    3.   C. ‎ Magnetic tape storage
    4.   D. ‎ Equal Capacity
44. Which storage device cannot be erased? ‎
    1.   A. ‎ A floppy disk
    2.   B. ‎ Magnetic tape storage
    3.   C. ‎ A CD-ROM
    4.   D. ‎ All of the above
45. Which of the following languages is more suited to a ‎structured program?‎
    1.   A. ‎ PL/1
    2.   B. ‎ FORTRAN
    3.   BASIC
    4.   D. ‎ PASCAL
46. A computer assisted method for the recording and analyzing ‎of existing or hypothetical systems is
    1.   A. ‎ Data transmission
    2.   B. ‎ Data flow
    3.   C. ‎ Data capture
    4.   D. ‎ Data processing
47. The brain of any computer system is
    1.   A. ‎ ALU
    2.   B. ‎ Memory
    3.   C. ‎ CPU
    4.   D. ‎ Control unit
48. What difference does the 5th generation computer have from ‎other generation computers?‎
    1.   A. ‎ Technological advancement
    2.   B. ‎ Scientific code
    3.   C. ‎ Object Oriented Programming
    4.   D. ‎ All of the above
49. Which of the following computer language is used for ‎artificial intelligence?‎
    1.   A. ‎ FORTRAN
    2.   B. ‎ PROLOG
    3.   C. ‎ C
    4.   D. ‎ COBOL
50. The tracks on a disk which can be accessed without ‎repositioning the R/W heads is
    1.   A. ‎ Surface
    2.   B. ‎ Cylinder
    3.   C. ‎ Cluster
    4.   D. ‎ All of the above