Computer interview questions – page 101

Primary memory stores

1. A.Results alone
2. B.Programs alone
3. C.Data alone
4. D.All of these

EPROM is generally erased by using

1. A.12V electrical pulse
2. B.24V electrical pulse
3. C.Infrared rays
4. D.Ultraviolet rays

ROM stands for

1. A.Random Original Memory
2. B.Read Only Memory
3. C.Random Only Memory
4. D.Random Origin Money

Viruses are

1. A.modifying or destroying files and causing system crashes and program malfunctions
2. B.designed to spread into another programs and can wreak havoc in a system
3. C.another form of computer attack is virus
4. D.all of these

Window NT

1. A.Allows the development of system authentication package
2. B.NT operates with client server model
3. C.Creates a security access token that includes the security ID for users
4. D.Security model is based on the notion of user accounts

Real-time displays

1. A.cannot show the system paging rate
2. B.are useless for capacity planning
3. C.are most useful for showing performance problems
4. D.are used only for capacity planning

Security violation due to

1. A.Accidental
2. B.Malicious
3. C.Both (a) and (b)
4. D.All of these

Which one of the following is a key function of firewall?

1. A.Copying
2. B.Moving
3. C.Deleting
4. D.Monitoring

Which memory is nonvolatile and may be written only once?

1. A.PROM
2. B.RAM
3. C.EP-ROM
4. D.SRAM

Unauthorized copying of software to be used for personal gain of personal backups is called

1. A.Program looting
2. B.Program thievery
3. C.Data snatching
4. D.Software piracy

Like a virus , it is a self-replicating program it also propagates through computer network

1. A.Phishing scam
2. B.Worm
3. C.Spyware
4. D.Cracker

The terminal device often used in checking charge cards that offers both a limited keyboard input and visual output is the

1. A.Audio response unit
2. B.Video display terminal
3. C.Pas terminal
4. D.Intelligent terminal

A major security problem for operating system is

1. A.Human problem
2. B.Authentication problem
3. C.Physical problem
4. D.None of these

Supervisor state is

1. A.Only allowed to the operating system
2. B.Never used
3. C.Required to perform any I/O
4. D.Entered by programs when they enter the processor

Worm was made up of

1. A.One programs
2. B.Two programs
3. C.Three programs
4. D.All of these

The __ is a program that links the object code of the program with the library function code that is necessary for the program to run.

1. A.C linker
2. B.Compiler
3. C.C compiler
4. D.Editing

Which of the following statement is used to skip a part of the loop?

1. A.Break
2. B.Continue
3. C.Both
4. D.None of the above

The method in which a problem has been divided into many smaller problems is called ___

1. A.Problem approach
2. B.Top Down approach
3. C.New approach
4. D.None of these

Running any C program involves

1. A.Creating/ editing
2. B.Compiling and linking
3. C.Executing
4. D.All the above steps

In do-while structure, the condition is checked at ___

1. A.the beginning of the loop
2. B.the end of the loop only
3. C.the centre of the loop
4. D.any statement of the loop

____ is in between English and the high level computer language.

1. A.Mnemonic code
2. B.Binary code
3. C.Pseudo code
4. D.Flow chart

The functions scan f( ) reads

1. A.any possible variable type
2. B.any possible number
3. C.character strings
4. D.a single character

An expression

1. A.is a name that substitutes for a sequence of characters
2. B.causes the computer to carry out some action
3. C.is a collection of data objects and operations that can be evaluated to a single value
4. D.all of these

A typical microcomputer system has

1. A.A keyboard as a primary input device
2. B.One primary hardware element
3. C.Hardware that provides a means of communication between your computer and another computer
4. D.Only one output device-the printer

The user interface is

1. A.Easy to provide, even with good support
2. B.Supports both novice and experienced
3. C.Slanted toward novice users
4. D.Relatively unimportant

An online system is

1. A.Environmentally independent
2. B.Same as batch system
3. C.One having associated communication network
4. D.Always real time

In computer technology, what is meant by the phrase 'state of the art'?

1. A.Latest
2. B.Best
3. C.Up to date
4. D.All of these

Which of the following storage is volatile?

1. A.Core memory
2. B.D-ROM
3. C.Floppy disk
4. D.Semiconductor Memory

Preparing a magnetic disk for data storage is called

1. A.Commissioning
2. B.Debugging
3. C.Booting
4. D.Formatting

Memory unit is a part of

1. A.Output device
2. B.Central processing unit
3. C.Control unit
4. D.Input device