Computer Basic interview questions – page 3

A(n) ____ is a small group of computers and peripherals linked together in a small geographic area.

1. LAN
2. WAN
3. MAN
4. PAN

A word in a web page that, when clicked, opens another document.

1. Anchor
2. Hyperlink
3. Reference
4. URL

A compiler translates a program written in a high level language into

1. Java
2. A debugged program
3. An algorithm
4. Machine language

A computer system includes

1. Software
2. Hardware
3. Peripheral devices
4. All of these

A ______ is approximately one billion bytes.

1. Megabyte
2. Gigabyte
3. Bit
4. Kilobyte

A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a

1. Megabyte
2. Kilobyte
3. Gigabyte
4. Byte

How many options does a binary choice offer?

1. One
2. Two
3. Threee
4. It depends on the amount of memory in the computer

With a CD, you can _____

1. Read
2. Write
3. Read and write
4. None of these

What are the speakers attached to your computer used for?

1. Displaying images
2. Handling sound and music
3. Sending messages
4. None of these

A logic gate is an electronic circuit which ___

1. Alternates between 0& 1 values
2. Works on binary algebra
3. Allow electron flow only is our direction
4. Makes logic decisions

TMP extension refers usually to what kind of file?

1. Audio file
2. Compressed Archive file
3. Image file
4. Temporary file

The term ‘baud’ is a measure of the ___

1. Instruction execution time
2. Memory capacity
3. Speed at which data travels
4. All of the above

___ is a web server that collects data from other web servers and puts it into a database, it provides links to pages that contain the object of your search.

1. FTP
2. HTTP
3. Browser
4. Search engine

The complete picture of data stored in database is known as

1. Record
2. Scheme
3. DBMS
4. System flowchart

Printed copy is often called ___

1. Write copy
2. Hard copy
3. Blank copy
4. Soft copy

A name or number used to identify of a storage locations is called

1. An address
2. A record
3. A byte
4. All of the above

A ______ is a software application for retrieving , presenting , and traversing information resources on the world wide web.

1. HTTP
2. E-mail
3. Web browser
4. Search engine

A US standard keyboard follows

1. QWERTY model
2. 104 model
3. 108 model
4. All of these

Large computers which can process huge data at high speeds are known as

1. Microcomputers
2. Mainframe
3. Minicomputers
4. Networks

A microprocessor with 12 address lines is capable of addressing

1. 64 location
2. 1024 location
3. 2048 location
4. 4096 location

The daily processing of corrections to customer accounts best exemplifies the processing mode of

1. Interactive processing
2. Batch processing
3. Real time processing
4. All of the above

Modem stands for

1. Mode emulator
2. Maximum emulator
3. Modulator demodulator
4. None of these

The first Unix operating system was written in

1. Programming C
2. Machine language
3. Java
4. Pascal

Instructions or programs for controlling the computer are called

1. Analyst
2. Hardware
3. Programmer
4. Software

Fan housing is used for the purpose of

1. Cooling the UPS
2. Cooling the software
3. Cooling the monitor
4. Cooling the CPU

For creating and editing legal documents which application packaged would be most useful.

1. Spreadsheet
2. Word processing
3. Communication
4. Graphic

Which of the following kind of devices allow the user to add components and capabilities to a computer system?

1. Expansion slots
2. Input devices
3. Storage devices
4. System boards

In digital signature, the private key is used for ____ and the public key for ____

1. Ciphertext, plaintext
2. Plaintext, ciphertext
3. Decryption, encryption
4. Encryption, decryption

The performance or ‘speed’ of a computer network is normally measured in ___

1. KIPS
2. MIPS
3. Mbps
4. None of these

Which one of the following has been developed as a supercomputer project by the Bhabha Atomic Research Certre (BARC)?

1. Anupam
2. Chips
3. Flosalver Mark
4. Param padam