Computer interview questions – page 14

Which of the following chips can be reprogrammed with special electric pulses?

1. ROM
2. PROM
3. EPROM
4. EEPROM

The computer program language which is widely used in computer science and engineering and also in business is

1. COBOL
2. LISP
3. FORTRAN
4. PASCAL

The memory which is ultraviolet light erasable and electrically programmable is

1. RAM
2. ROM
3. EPROM
4. PROM

The digital computer was developed primarily in

1. UK
2. USA
3. USSR
4. Japan

A desktop computer is also known as a

1. Mainframe
2. PC
3. Laptop
4. Palm pilot

General purpose computer are used for

1. Performs calculation
2. Accounting
3. Creating a small database
4. All of the above

Which of the following is not an output device of a computer?

1. Mouse
2. Plotter
3. Laser Printer
4. CRT

Which is widely used in academic testing?

1. OCR
2. OMR
3. POS
4. MICR

Almost all microcomputer contain

1. Screen or monitor
2. System unit
3. Keyboard
4. All of these

An integrated circuit is

1. An integrating device
2. Complicated circuit
3. Fabricated on a tiny silicon clip
4. Much costlier than a single transistor

Use of the microcomputer as decision tool

1. Makes all decisions for human action
2. Is not possible at the present state of computer technology
3. Can make common decisions according to rules
4. Allows the microcomputer to support human decisions

The use of computer for business applications is attractive because of its

1. Accuracy
2. Speed
3. Reliability
4. All of these

A computer derives its basic strength from

1. Accuracy
2. Memory
3. Speed
4. All of these

A computer possesses information

1. At once
2. As directed by the operator
3. Automatically
4. Gradually and eventually

Which kind of storage device can be carried around?

1. Hard disk drive
2. System cabinet
3. Hard disk
4. Floppy disk

For the purpose of defining data needs, a responsibility area is

1. Administration
2. Personal
3. Marketing
4. All of these

Most of the errors blamed on computers are actually due to

1. Data entry errors
2. Defects in floppy disks
3. Hardware fatigue
4. Programming errors

The central processor of a modern digital consists of

1. Register unit
2. Primary memory
3. Control unit
4. All of the above

The person contributing the idea of the stored program was

1. Basic Pascal
2. Charles Babbage
3. Howard Aiken
4. John von Neumann

A single bus structure is primarily found in

1. High performance machines
2. Mini and micro computers
3. Super computers
4. Main frames

A modern digital computer has

1. Almost unlimited accuracy
2. Extremely high speed
3. Large memory
4. All of the above

A computer consists of

1. A memory
2. Input and output units
3. A central processing unit
4. All of the above

When was the first minicomputer built?

1. 1954
2. 1965
3. 1972
4. 1981

Which type of system puts the user into direct conversation with the computer through a keyboard?

1. Batch processing
2. Time sharing
3. Interactive computer
4. Real time processing

Everything computer does is controlled by its

1. CPU
2. ROM
3. RAM
4. Storage devices

A language which is close to that used within the computer is

1. Assembly language
2. Low level language
3. High level language
4. All of the above

Which of the following people probably has the least amount of technical knowledge?

1. Computer operator
2. System analyst
3. Programmer
4. User

Real time computing is possible due to

1. Accuracy
2. Storage capability
3. High speed
4. Versatility

Modern computers compared to earlier computers are

1. Faster and smaller
2. Larger and stronger
3. Less reliable
4. Faster and larger

Hard copy of a document can be obtained from

1. Main memory
2. Card reader
3. CRT
4. All of these