Question # 1

At the beginning of the instruction cycle, the contents of the instruction Register specify.

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Operand for the instruction being executed.

Instruction itself

Operand for the instruction to be executed next

None of the above

Computer prepared art.

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cell

clip art

analytical

range

A group of characters that are treated as a single entity.

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bit

byte

word

address

How many types of modems are available in the market?

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2

3

5

6

The closest thing the United States has to a national telecommunications network is.

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Minitel

E-mail

Internet

Arpanet

The factor not necessary for calculating the storage capacity of a disk is.

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Track density

Recording density

Diameter of the disk

None of abvoe

An intelligent terminal is a terminal that.

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Translates intelligence for the business computer

Uses a computer for organizing data

Manages CPU in a sequential order

Feed input or outpur

The ability of an object to iterpret a message using its own methods is called.

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Polymorphism

encapsulation

Inheritance

Messaging

___________ are used for translating high language instructions in to machines code or an object code.

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Interpreters

Assemblers

Compiler

None of these

Which is not a professional computer job?

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Systems analyst

Programmer

User

Data entry operator

MS-DOS is a product of

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AT & T

Corel

Microsoft

None of these

A computer based system in which a telephone message is recorded in digital form and then forwarded to other is.

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A teleconferencing

Voice mail

A bulletin board

Telecommuting

Which of the following is a word processor?

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Adobe Acrobat

Photo express

MS-Words

MS-Excel

People who prepare data for processing are.

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Programmer

Librarians

Printers

Data entry operators

True color is photo quality and typically uses ___________ bits of memory for each pixel on the screen.

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2

4

24 or 32

8 or 6

Scheduling deadlines and milestones can be shown on a

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System survey

Decision table

Prototype

Gantt chart

Programming and testing are elements of

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systems analysis

System development

systems design

Implementation

The output impedance of an ideal operational amplifier is

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Infinity

zero

1 ohm

10 ohm

Which of the following is not considered a benefit of telecommuting.

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Reduced use of fossil fuels

Saving the time usually spent commuting

Reduced social contact

Increased productivity

In EBCDIC coded each character is denoted by.

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3 bits

4 bits

5 bits

8 bits

Relevant knowledge produced as output of data processing operations and acquired to enhance understanding and to achieve specific purpose ins called.

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Data

Fact

Source

Information

125₈(octal) in decimal equivalent is equal to.

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85₁₀

83₁₀

84₁₀

86₁₀

To reduce costs for multiple copies, or to remove restrictions on software copying and use at a network site, a company can sometimes purchase a .

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Standard licence

Site licence

Net work licence

b or c

Program written to cause computers to function in a desired way are called.

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Hard ware

Instruction

Software

Algorithm

Who is regarded as the Father of computers.

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John Napier

Pascal

Charles Babbage

Hollerith

The person who fills the role of change agent is the.

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System user

System analyst

Administrator

Client

Which menu of MS-Access contains the command "New"?

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File

Edit

View

Format

Cubiling on a linear bus topology can be extended using which of the following.

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Terminator

Barrel connector

Network adapter card

Medium attachment.

Page frames are typically

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1 K or 2 K Bytes

3 K or 4 K Bytes

2 K or 3 K Bytes

2 K or 4 K Bytes

Program that serve as tools for performing systems maintenance are called.

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Utility programs

Application program

Translator program

Assembly language programs

Which one of the following is the main component of DBMS?

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Database program

IDE

GUI

Application Program

A spell checker that cheeks every word as it is typed and beeps or flashes each time a word is typed incorrectly is called an.

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Idea processor

Interactive spelling checker

Batch spelling checker

Believability index

A device that prevents electrical problems from affecting data files.

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site license

trojan horse

hot site

surge protector

Charles Babbage workd closely with ______ to develop his device.

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Ada Lovelace

Joseph Marie Charles

Herman Hollerith Jacquard

Lord Byron.

Micro processor is based on

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Thermionic values

Transistors

Single integrated circuit or chip

Integrated circuit

Computer ENIAC was built in:

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1935

1939

1941

1945

Computed fields in a database can contain.

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Text values only

Memeric values only

Formulas and numeric values

Formulas and text values.

A network type in which all computers have equal status.

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Communication links

peer to peer

WAN

direct connect

Software piracy include

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badge theft

Copyrighting

Program duplication

Data alternation

Phase one of a system project involves

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A system survey

Data gathering

A system analysis

Questionnaires

One way a database manager might be able to see if an intruder has been on the system is by using.

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A encryption device

Audit control software

A copy protection scheme

A password

A computer can be linked to the internet through.

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A phone line modem

DSL

Cabel modem

All of the above

An address location holds ___________ data item at a time.

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one

new

word

discrete

Function used to print the output of a program is

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Get ( )

Print f( )

Print ( )

Scan f ( )

Why would computer programs that teach reading sills be a good idea in adult literacy education?

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Most teachers refuse to work with adults

Adults adapt to computers more quickly than children to.

Illiterate adults know that the computer will not think they are stupid all of these

All of these

What is an expression in a computer programme.

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a combination of variables, constants and operators.

A set of instructions

A set of information

None of these

The Acronym SILK represents.

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The name of a new desktop computer with futuristic capabilities.

One researcher's vision of the themes emerging in user interface technology

The minimum qualifications of a software agent.

A new type of multimedia software application

Storing records one after another in a file in an ascending or descending order determined by the record keyis called.

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Sequential processing

Serial processing

Batch processing

All of the above

Pick up the wrong statement in the analogy of mechanical and electrical devices.

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Resistance is analog of damping

Inductance is analog of mass

Capacitance is analog of spring constant

Charge is analog of displacement.

The entire new system is used by a portion of the users.

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Direct conversion

Pilot conversion

File conversion

Parallel conversion

IBM's System/360 family of computers was introduced during the .

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1950s

Third generation

Second generation

1990s

What is meant by the portion of the program that explain the program?

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Manual

Documentation

expression

None of these

The box representing the intersection of a row and a column of a spreadsheet is called an

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Address

Cell

Axis

Matrix

A chart that represents only one value for each variable.

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Function

Pie

Line

Bar

Computer performs following operation on data.

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Storage/retrieval

Calculation

Logic/comparison

All of the above

Software that translates assembly language into machine language is

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A binary translator

A compiler

An assembler

A link loader

What is the most common computer crime of these listed below?

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Extortion of bank funds

IRS database sabotage

Putting people on junk mailing lists

Software piracy

Computer that used transistors by transferring electricity across a resistor were considered to be.

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First generation

Second generation

Third generation

Fourth generation

CD(C) 6600, IBM-1401, IBM-7030 etc. belong to the

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First generation of computer

Second generation computer

Third generation computer

Fourth generation computer

The basic operation performed by a computer is.

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Arithmetic operations

Logic operations

Storage and retrieval operations

All of above

The number 7F00 in Hexadecimal when multiplied by 61 is.

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7F16

167F00

7F006

None of these

Software to use the internet is.

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Gateway

EFT

Browser

Teleconferencing

Real time computing is possible because of the following number of storage locations.

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Storage capability

High speed

Accuracy

Versatility

Since memory is not a permanent storage medium. Its important to _______ your work.

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Bank

Paste

Save

Open

What are Numeric constants?

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A set of positive and negative numbers

A sets of characters enclosed in quotation marks.

both of these

None of these

The first computer to use electrical power was developed by

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Herman Hollerith

Thomas J. Watson

John V. Atanasoff

Howard Aiken

The result of a formula in a cell

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Label

range

Value

Displayed value

The concurrent processing of computer program via terminals on one computer system is an example.of.

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Realtime processing

Time sharing

Interactive processing

All of the above

A management information system (MIS) can be used by.

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Only top -level managers in the company

Only mid - level managers in the company

Only low level managers in the company

Only MIS can be used by all levels of management

One of the advantages of electronic mail over the telephones for short communications is that.

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E-mail is secure against wiretapping

E-mail demands the immediate attention of the recipient

E-mail systems cost less than phone systems

E-mail does not demand the immediate attention of the recipient

Two complement of 1011.01 is

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0100.10

0100.11

1011.10

0100.01