Basic Quiz interview questions

Control unit of a digital computer is often called the

1. ICS
2. Clock
3. Nerve centre
4. All of these

Fifth generation digital computer will be

1. Artificial intelligence
2. Extremely low cost
3. Very expensive
4. Versatility

In distributed computer system

1. The task is distributed throughout the system
2. There are many computers and terminals
3. The task is executed by a number of processors
4. All of these

DOS

1. Requires an in-depth study to use any of its many commands
2. Stands for disk operation statement
3. Controls the computer and instructs it to carry out operations
4. All of these

A Winchester disk is a

1. Removable disk
2. Flexible disk
3. Disk stack
4. All of these

Which of the following people probably has the least amount of technical knowledge?

1. Computer operator
2. System analyst
3. Programmer
4. User

Real time computing is possible due to

1. Accuracy
2. Storage capability
3. High speed
4. Versatility

Modern computers compared to earlier computers are

1. Faster and smaller
2. Larger and stronger
3. Less reliable
4. Faster and larger

Hard copy of a document can be obtained from

1. Main memory
2. Card reader
3. CRT
4. All of these

Which of the following does not describe one or more characteristics of a computer

1. Program modification at execution
2. Stored program
3. External storage
4. Electronic

Following is not true for CPU _____

1. It is a brain of the computer
2. It controls the functioning of the computer
3. It contains auxiliary storage device
4. Control unit and the arithmetic logic unit of a computer system jointly forms the CPU

A computer that operates on data which is in the form of continuously variable physical quantities _____

1. Analog computer
2. Mechanical computer
3. Digital computer
4. None of these

The name of the computer program that are written for making use of a computer _____

1. Application program
2. Utilities program
3. Command driven program
4. Customized program

Following software cannot be categorized as application software ____

1. MS-DOS
2. Data base management (DBM)
3. Spreadsheet
4. Word processing

Linkage between the CPU and the end users is provided by _____

1. Software
2. Control unit
3. Storage device
4. Peripheral devices

The quality of the display is better if _____

1. Resolution is least
2. Resolution the moderate
3. Resolution is higher
4. None of these

Which of the following is an advantage of stored programs?

1. The computers becoming general- purpose
2. Reduction in operation costs
3. Reliability
4. All of the above

The following device use scanning mechanism ______

1. Optical Character Reader (OCR)
2. Optical Mark Reader (OMR)
3. Optical bar-code reader
4. All the above

A storage medium that retains its contents even in the absence of power is referred as ______

1. Primary storage
2. Secondary storage
3. Volatile storage
4. Non volatile storage

An input device that can interpret pencil marks on paper media _____

1. Optical Character Reader (OCR)
2. Optical Mark Reader (OMR)
3. Optical bar-code reader
4. None of these

Cassette tape is _____

1. A secondary storage medium
2. A primary storage medium
3. Volatile storage medium
4. None of these

Cassette tape/Compact disk are _____

1. Carrier
2. Stores serial and sequential files
3. A secondary storage medium
4. All the above

Thermal printer is ______

1. A printing device that utilizes paper that is sensitive to heat
2. Non impact printer
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. None of these

Following is a line printer _____

1. Dot matrix printer
2. Laser printer
3. Drum printers
4. None of these

The finished result of processing by a system is  _____

1. Processing
2. Input
3. Output
4. All the above

Laser printer is an example of _____

1. Electrostatic printer
2. Electro-thermal printer
3. Impact printer
4. None of these

The CPU (central processing unit) consists of _____

1. Input, output, and processing
2. Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage
3. Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit, and primary storage
4. None of these

The keyboard and mouse of a computer are the most commonly used ___

1. Input Unit
2. Output unit
3. Processing unit
4. None of these

COBOL is _____

1. Common Business Oriented Language
2. A high-level programming language
3. Developed for business data processing applications
4. All the above

It provides visual display of data and is the output device _____

1. Keyboard
2. Mouse
3. Monitor
4. None of these