It interview questions

One of the chief characteristics of ____ printers is their resolution, how many dots per inch (dpi), they law down.

1. Ink jet
2. Laser
3. Line
4. Thermal

The enable bit is made _____ after the data to be operated are transferred from main memory.

1. 0
2. 1
3. 10
4. 11

The performance of a memory system is defined by two different measures, the access time and the memory _____ time.

1. response
2. cycle
3. access
4. write

The information is burnt (prerecorded) into the _____ chip at manufacturing time.

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

A _____ is small piece of data that is derived from the words “binary digit”.

1. mega byte
2. byte
3. bit
4. kilo byte

A resolution of _____ pixels will produce sharper image than 640 x 480 pixels.

1. 800 x 600
2. 1024 x 800
3. 1024 x 640
4. 1024 x 768

The shift left and shift right functions operate on the value in the

1. ACCUM
2. AREG
3. BASIC
4. REGISTER

_____ recognition can now open the computer world to those who may have been restricted due to a physical handicap.

1. Speech
2. Output
3. Vision
4. Both a and b

_____ stores critical programs such as the program that boots the computer.

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

Which of the following memory is capable of operating at electronics speed?

1. Magnetic tapes
2. Magnetic drums
3. Magnetic disks
4. Semiconductor memory

Average access time in the magnetic disks is of the order of

1. 50 millisecond
2. 50 microsecond
3. 50 second
4. All of the above

Which of the following is a displayed listing of program option that users can select?

1. File
2. Data item
3. Block
4. Menu

Which of the following is responsible for coordinating various operations using timing signals?

1. Memory unit
2. Control unit
3. Arithmetic Logic Unit
4. Input/Output Unit

Which memory time delay required between the initiation of two successive memory operations is known as

1. Transmission time
2. Waiting time
3. Memory access time
4. Memory cycle time

The blinking on and off of characters on a VDU screen is

1. Flicker
2. Flag
3. Flashing
4. Flat bed plotter

Which of the following is not an alternative name for primary memory?

1. Main memory
2. Primary storage
3. Mass storage
4. Internal storage

Primary storage is _____ as compared to secondary storage.

1. Fast and expensive
2. Fast and inexpensive
3. Slow and expensive
4. Slow and inexpensive

A trackball is manipulated by

1. Fingers
2. Foot
3. Sound
4. Palm

The software that performs the specific jobs to be done in a business is called

1. Application software
2. Application program
3. System software
4. Utilities

A computer system

1. Software
2. Hardware
3. Peripheral devices
4. All of these

Microcomputer hardware consists of three basic categories of physical equipment _____

1. System unit, primary storage, secondary storage
2. System unit, input/output, memory
3. System unit, input/output, secondary storage
4. Keyboard, monitor, hard drive

A _____ is a small hand-held computer that helps you surf the Web and perform simple tasks.

1. Minicomputer
2. Notebook computer
3. Mobile phone
4. Desktop computer

All computers must have

1. A virus checking program
2. An attached printer
3. An operating system
4. A word processing software

Which is not the example of special purpose computer?

1. Multimedia computer
2. Automatic Aircraft Landing
3. Word Processor
4. All of the above

Every computer has a(n) _____; many also have _____

1. Operating system; application programs
2. Application programs; a client system
3. Operating system; instruction sets
4. Operating system; a client system

The basic goal of computer process is to convert data into

1. Graphs
2. Tables
3. Files
4. Information

Personal computers can be connected together to form a

1. Network
2. Server
3. Supercomputer
4. Enterprise

Super computer developed by Indian scientists

1. Compaq Presario
2. Cray YMP
3. Super301
4. Param

Ctrl, shift and alt are called _____ keys.

1. Alphanumeric
2. Adjustment
3. Function
4. Modifier

The proper definition of a modern digital computer is

1. A machine that works on binary code
2. Any machine that can perform mathematical operations
3. A more sophisticated and modified electronic packet calculator
4. An electronic automated machine that can solve problems involving words and numbers