computer Interview Questions and Answers
Ques:- Which of the following memory is capable of operating at electronics speed?
A. Magnetic tapes
B. Magnetic drums
C. Magnetic disks
D. Semiconductor memory
Ques:- Average access time in the magnetic disks is of the order of
A. 50 millisecond
B. 50 microsecond
C. 50 second
D. All of the above
Ques:- Which of the following is a displayed listing of program option that users can select?
A. File
B. Data item
C. Block
D. Menu
Ques:- Which of the following is responsible for coordinating various operations using timing signals?
A. Memory unit
B. Control unit
C. Arithmetic Logic Unit
D. Input/Output Unit
Ques:- Which memory time delay required between the initiation of two successive memory operations is known as
A. Transmission time
B. Waiting time
C. Memory access time
D. Memory cycle time
Ques:- The blinking on and off of characters on a VDU screen is
A. Flicker
B. Flag
C. Flashing
D. Flat bed plotter
Ques:- Which of the following is not an alternative name for primary memory?
A. Main memory
B. Primary storage
C. Mass storage
D. Internal storage
Ques:- Primary storage is _____ as compared to secondary storage.
A. Fast and expensive
B. Fast and inexpensive
C. Slow and expensive
D. Slow and inexpensive
Ques:- The software that performs the specific jobs to be done in a business is called
A. Application software
B. Application program
C. System software
D. Utilities
Ques:- Hexadecimal numbers are a mixture of
A. Binary of octal numbers
B. Octal and decimal
C. Letters of decimal digits
D. Binary of decimal
Ques:- The earliest medium for storing data was
A. Plotter
B. Punched card
C. Magnetic disk
D. Magnetic tape
Ques:- A complete microcomputer system consists of
A. Peripheral equipment
B. Memory
C. Microprocessor
D. All of the above
Ques:- Which of the following terminals output most closely resembles the output produced by a plotter?
A. Hardcopy terminal
B. POS terminal
C. Graphics terminal
D. All the above
Ques:- A device used to merge sets or decks of cards is
A. Collator
B. Touch tablet
C. Light pen
D. Punched paper tape
Ques:- Which of the following is used to hold ROM, RAM, CPU and expansion cards?
A. Cache memory
B. Computer bus
C. Motherboard
D. All of the above
Ques:- A standalone system which produces one page of printed output at a time is
A. Laser printer
B. Dot matrix printer
C. Line printer
D. Page printer
Ques:- What is the name given to the molecular scale computer?
A. Supercomputer
B. Microcomputer
C. Nanocomputer
D. Femtocomputer
Ques:- First generation computers are characterised by
A. Magnetic tape and transistors
B. Minicomputers
C. Vaccum tubes and magnetic drums
D. All of the above
Ques:- Communication ports are found on the back of microcomputers. They are used to connect the computer to
A. Modems
B. Other hardware
C. Printers
D. All of the above