Computer interview questions – page 132

If a ___ marker is deleted the paragraph takes on the formatting of the following paragraph.

1. Line
2. Block
3. Page
4. Paragraph

Output from your computer can be seen on the

1. Printer
2. Keyboard
3. Mouse
4. Screen or monitor

Specific-purpose software is

1. Always specially written for a specific business organization
2. Available for general business needs
3. A category of application software
4. Also referred to as horizontal market software

The microcomputer monitor is

1. Limited to displaying 80 characters of text per line in most applications
2. Classified as an output device
3. Also referred to as a video display terminal
4. All of these

Printer used with microcomputer systems are

1. Very expensive impact devices
2. Unable to produce near-typeset-quality output
3. Often classified according to the quality of their output
4. Used to produce a paper output referred to as soft copy

Subject of cybernetics deals with the science of

1. Biochemistry
2. Molecular biology
3. Genetics
4. Control and communications

GVA can display 256,000 colors. What is the number of color which can be used simultaneously out of the above colors?

1. 4
2. 16
3. 64
4. 256

A RAM disk

1. adds memory to a personal computer
2. is a program that makes part of memory appear to other programs as if it were a high-speed disk drive
3. can make programs run much faster
4. both (b) and (c)

An example of an expert system is

1. A structural analysis program
2. A stock and bond analysis program
3. The Internist, a medical diagnosis program
4. All of these

Device independence allows to

1. Add a new I/O device without making changes to other software
2. More application software from one machine to another without programming changes
3. Switch operating systems
4. None of these

Which of the following statements is true about application software?

1. Computer graphics software is used to draw lines and boxes in spreadsheets
2. Database software allows you to maintain and manipulate data
3. Spreadsheet application software is often compared to the secretary’s notepad
4. All word processing software package contain spelling checkers

A byte equals

1. 4 bits
2. 8 bits
3. 16 bits
4. 32 bits

What is strategic planning?

1. Technical feasibility
2. Supervising
3. Problem identification
4. Planning operations

Which is the most important software-ergonomics consideration?

1. Response times
2. Error messages and help functions
3. Command language
4. Display layout

The attribution of human form or qualities to things such as machines or computers is called?

1. Cybernetics
2. Cybernation
3. Artificial intelligence
4. Anthropomorphism

In computer jargon, wet ware means

1. Artificial intelligence
2. Any organic intelligence
3. High intelligence
4. All of these

What is the most common speed in rpm at which the hard disk usually rotates

1. 2400
2. 3600
3. 4700
4. 1600

The output that is obtained, on the screen is called as

1. VDU
2. Hard copy
3. Soft copy
4. None of the above

What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes is useful?

1. ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers
2. ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage
3. Data in ROM is nonvolatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power
4. ROM information can be easily updated

Which media has the ability to have data/information stored (Written) on them by users more than once?

1. Opti-Disks
2. Zip disks
3. CD-RW disks
4. Both CD-RW disks and zip disks

In computer terminology, the term wetware stands for

1. Any organic intelligence
2. Speech recognition
3. Molecular scale computer
4. Artificial intelligence

The smallest unit of information a computer can understand and process is known as a

1. Byte
2. Bit
3. Kilobyte
4. Digit

Which of the following is an example of storage devices?

1. Tapes
2. DVDs
3. Magnetic disk
4. All of these

Computer system is controlled by its

1. DVD
2. CPU
3. RAM
4. ROM

CD-RW disk

1. can be erased and rewritten
2. holds less data than a floppy disk
3. is a form of optical disk, so it can only be written once
4. has a faster access than an internal disk

Which of the following logic families has the maximum functional capacity?

1. VLSI
2. LSI
3. MSI
4. SSI

The first computer which used to store is program

1. UNIVAC
2. EDSAC
3. EDVAC
4. ABC

Who has made transistors?

1. John miton
2. John bardeen
3. Walter hang
4. John william

The data processing job expected to further decreases in the 1990s is that of

1. Programmer
2. Computer operator
3. Data entry clerk
4. Key puncher

In which characteristic of fourth generation was

1. Third
2. Fouth
3. Second
4. First