Computer interview questions – page 138

A machine cycle refers to

1. Fetching an instruction
2. Executing an instruction
3. Decoding an instruction
4. All of the above

The main components of a computer system is/are

1. Central Processing Unit (CPU)
2. Input devices
3. Output devices
4. All of the above

The Hardvard student, who chose to write computer programs and dropped studies was

1. Ohn Atanasoff
2. Charles Babbage
3. Steve Jobs
4. Bill Gates

Transistor was invented in the year

1. 1945
2. 1946
3. 1947
4. 1948

Which of the following is a main memory?

1. Auxiliary memory
2. Cache memory
3. Virtual memory
4. Secondary memory

The personal-computer industry was started by

1. HCL
2. IBM
3. Apple
4. Compaq

Which of the following is part of the Central Processing Unit

1. Arithmetic Logic Unit
2. Mouse
3. Printer
4. Keyboard

What type of software is used for creating letters papers and other documents?

1. Operating system
2. Spreadsheet
3. Word Processor
4. Database

Which of the following is also refers to Wireless speakers?

1. Portable Speakers
2. Compatible Speakers
3. Reliable Speakers
4. Comfortable Speakers

A collection of raw facts is called

1. Output
2. Information
3. Data
4. Bits

C++ is _____

1. A problem-oriented language
2. A procedure-oriented language
3. An object-oriented language
4. None of these

The program which forms interface between user and computers is _____

1. OS
2. JCL
3. Hardware
4. Compiler

The special machine, which allows different electronic networks to talk to internet that uses TCP/IP is called a

1. Gateway
2. Router
3. Bridges
4. Repeater

The electrical signals may be in the form of _____

1. Electronic signals
2. Electronic transmission
3. Digital or analog signals
4. Electrical signals

All computer execute _____

1. BASIC program
2. FORTRAN program
3. Machine language program
4. COBOL program

Memory management is a feature of

1. Animation
2. MS Word
3. Operating system
4. Processor

To What temporary area can you store text and other Data, and later paste them to another location?

1. The hard disk
2. ROM
3. CD-ROM
4. The clipboard

The most common form of wiring in data communication applications is the ___

1. Twisted pair cable
2. Optical fiber cable
3. Coaxial cable
4. None of the above

Which printer uses a combination of Laser-beam and electro photographic techniques?

1. Daisy wheel
2. Line printer
3. Dot-matrix
4. Laser printer

Stored instructions and data in digital computers consists of

1. Alphabets
2. Numerals
3. Characters
4. Bits

The part of the CPU that access and decode program instructions and coordinates the flow of data among various system components is the

1. Motherboard
2. Megahertz
3. Control unit
4. ALU

The objective type of questions can be evaluated through

1. Optical Mark Reader
2. Optical Bar Code Reader
3. Magnetic Character Reader
4. None of the above

A plotter is

1. A fast output device using camera lenses
2. An output device to produce drawings and graphics
3. An impact device to produce good quality graphics
4. None of the above

Software designed for a specific purpose/ application such as pay calculations, processing of examination results etc. are known as _____

1. Application software
2. Customized software
3. System software
4. Utility software

Computer use the _____ language to process data.

1. Representational
2. Binary
3. Processing
4. kilobyte

Which of the following is not a function of an operating system?

1. Database Management
2. Resource Management
3. Memory Management
4. File Management

_____ write computer programs that perform jobs specified by the user.

1. Computer operator
2. System Analyst
3. Data entry operator
4. Programmer

The FTP stands for _____

1. File Transfer Protocol
2. File Translate Protocol
3. File Transit Protocol
4. File Typing Protocol

A set of rules governing a productive is called

1. Conventions
2. WWW
3. URL
4. Protocol

Compiler is a _____

1. Application software
2. System software
3. Process
4. Package