Interview questions
Computer interview questions – page 86
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Devices converts digital signals to Sine waves at the sending end and back to digital signals at the receiving end is called _____
- A.Telephone
- B.Modem
- C.Mobile phone
- D.None of these
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B. Modem
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Here a character to be printed is made up of a finite number of dots name the printer _____
- A.Laser printer
- B.Ink jet printers
- C.Dot matrix printers
- D.None of these
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C. Dot matrix printers
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Direct-Access Storage Device is also referred as _____
- A.DASD
- B.DRDO
- C.DISD
- D.None of these
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A. DASD
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The processing of input to output is directed by ____
- A.Software
- B.Hardware
- C.Printer
- D.None of these
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A. Software
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A number system with a base of 8 is referred as _____
- A.Octal
- B.Decimal
- C.Binary
- D.None of these
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A. Octal
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The alternative name for application software is _____
- A.Practical software
- B.End-user software
- C.Specific software
- D.Utility software
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B. End-user software
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A system software package that converts a high-level language program to machine language is known as ____
- A.AmiPro
- B.Collate
- C.Compiler
- D.Comment
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C. Compiler
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The following is not applications software ____
- A.Window XP
- B.Desktop publishing
- C.Spreadsheet
- D.Word processing
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A. Window XP
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One can input data through _____
- A.CPU
- B.Printer
- C.Keyboard
- D.All the above
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C. Keyboard
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Assembly language ___
- A.Need not be translated into machine language
- B.Uses alphabetic codes in place of binary numbers used in machine language
- C.Is the easiest language to write program
- D.None of these
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B. Uses alphabetic codes in place of binary numbers used in machine language
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Printed or filmed output from a computer device in human readable form is called ____
- A.Software
- B.Hardware
- C.Soft copy
- D.Hard copy
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C. Soft copy
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Which of the following describe one or more characteristics of a modern computer?
- A.A electro- mechanical device
- B.A mechanical device
- C.An electronic device
- D.None of these
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C. An electronic device
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Since input and output devices are on the edge of the main processing therefore they are referred as _____
- A.Personal devices
- B.Peripheral devices
- C.Processing devices
- D.None of these
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B. Peripheral devices
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Software is _____
- A.Peripheral
- B.Equipment
- C.Computer program
- D.None of these
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C. Computer program
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The computer is _____
- A.Mechanical device
- B.Not a data processor
- C.A data processor
- D.None of these
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C. A data processor
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Device used to store the programs and data is _____
- A.Memory Unit
- B.Control Unit
- C.Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU)
- D.None of these
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A. Memory Unit
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The ____ is a non impact printer that can produce very high quality, letter-perfect printing.
- A.laser printer
- B.dot-matrix printer
- C.daisy-wheel printer
- D.electrostatic printer
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A. laser printer
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Following converts high-level language instructions into machine language _____
- A.Application software
- B.System software
- C.Interpreter
- D.Operating environment
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C. Interpreter
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Software should be recommended to use if one often need to create, edit, and print document _____
- A.Internet explorer
- B.Unix
- C.Spreadsheet
- D.Word processing
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D. Word processing
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The unit of computer system that supplies information and results after processing is called ____
- A.Input unit
- B.Output unit
- C.Processing unit
- D.All the above
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B. Output unit
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Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) is an _____
- A.Processing device
- B.Input device
- C.Output device
- D.None of these
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B. Input device
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Input/output unit with secondary storage are known as ____
- A.Peripheral devices
- B.Processing devices
- C.Programs
- D.None of these
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A. Peripheral devices
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Function of control unit in the CPU is?
- A.To decode program instructions
- B.To transfer data to primary storage
- C.To perform logical operations
- D.To store program instructions
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A. To decode program instructions
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The printer and monitor are commonly attached _____
- A.Memory units
- B.Input units
- C.Output units
- D.None of these
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C. Output units
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Devices required to receive data and instructions into the computer are called _____
- A.Processing unit
- B.Output unit
- C.Input Unit
- D.None of these
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C. Input Unit
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Windows is an example of _____
- A.Non Graphical User Interface (NGUI) applications
- B.Graphical User Interface (GUI) applications
- C.Both (a) and (b)
- D.None of these
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B. Graphical User Interface (GUI) applications
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Which of the following is not true of primary storage?
- A.It is relatively more expensive than other storage devices
- B.can be removed and transported
- C.it allows very fast access of data
- D.it is a part of the CPU
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B. can be removed and transported
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The management information system (MIS) structure with one main computer system us called a
- A.Centralized MIS structure
- B.Decentralized MIS structure
- C.Distributed MIS structure
- D.Hierarchical MIS structure
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A. Centralized MIS structure
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A collection of interrelated files in a computer is a _____
- A.Record
- B.Database
- C.Field
- D.File manager
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B. Database
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_____ provides total solutions to reduce data redundancy, inconsistency, dependence and unauthorized access of data.
- A.Tables
- B.DBMS
- C.Production passwords
- D.Database
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B. DBMS