Computer interview questions – page 140

A single packet on a data link is known as

1. Group
2. Block
3. Frame
4. Path

ITS stands for

1. Intelligent Teaching Systems
2. Intelligent Tutoring Systems
3. International Tutoring Systems
4. All of the above

A computer programming language often used by children is

1. BASIC
2. PASCAL
3. LOGO
4. PILOT

A computer has no more sense than a light

1. Pad
2. Bulb
3. Pen
4. Switch

The process of writing computer instructions in a programming language is known as

1. File
2. Programming
3. Coding
4. Processing

What is the designation of IBMs first optical storage device specifically designed for its PS/2 Series of computers?

1. IBM-2717
2. IBM-4040
3. IBM-3131
4. IBM -3363

Portable computer also known as laptop computer weighing between 4 and 10 pounds is called

1. General purpose application
2. Scanner
3. Printer
4. Notebook computer

For a browser to connect resources, the location or address of the resources must be specified. These address are called

1. MSN
2. URLs
3. Packets
4. E-mail forms

Which of the following is widely used in academic testing?

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

Who coordinate the sequencing of events within the central processor of a computer?

1. Register
2. Control unit
3. Arithmetic unit
4. Logic unit

Internet is ______

1. a local computer network
2. an interconnected network of computers
3. a worldwide interconnected network of computers which use a common protocol to communicate with one another
4. a worldwide network of computers

The equipment with which the computer talks to its users is called a

1. Diskette
2. Software
3. Word processor
4. Peripheral

A computer (also referred to as a laptop) is a small, lightweight personal computer that incorporates the screen, the keyboard, storage and processing components into a single portable unit.

1. Briefcase
2. Notebook
3. Diary
4. Journal

Which of the following is not one of the three primary functions that on-line direct-access systems can serve?

1. Programming
2. Update
3. Backup
4. Inquiry

The name of the computer’s brain is

1. Byte
2. CPU
3. Hardware
4. Monitor

The man considered to be the “Father of computing” is

1.  John Atanasoff
2. Konral zuse
3. Herman Hollerith
4. Charles Babbage

The list of coded instructions is called

1. Utility program
2. Flowchart
3. Algorithm
4. Computer program

When was the X Window System born?

1. 1984
2. 1988
3. 1989
4. 1990

What is the function of control unit in CPU?

1. To decode program instructions
2. To perform logic operations
3. To stop program instruction
4. To transfer data to primary storage

____ is/are the responsibility (is) of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer.

1. To predict output
2. To compare data
3. To save work
4. To control the information

Central Processing Unit (CPU) consists of ____

1. Registers
2. Arithmetic and Logic unit (ALU)
3. Control unit
4. All of these

The person who contributed the idea of the stored program was

1. Charles Babbage
2. John Van Neumann
3. Hogweed Aiken
4. Pascal

The device, which is used to convert digital data into analog form and vice-versa is called as ___

1. Joystick
2. Light pen
3. Keyboard
4. Modem

Which of the following is still useful for adding numbers?

1. UNIVAC
2. Abacus
3. EDSAC
4. ENIAC

Typical band width of optical fibers is ___

1. Order of Hz
2. Order of KHz
3. Order of GHz
4. None of the above

Which of the following can store information in the form of microscopic pits on metal disks.

1. Punched cards
2. Ram cartridge
3. Tape cassettes
4. Laser disks

What is used to convert the program written in assembly language into machine language?

1. Assembler
2. Compiler
3. Interpreter
4. None of the above