COMPUTER SCIENCE MCQS

COMPUTER SCIENCE MCQS

1) A source program is the program written in which level language?

A.   English

B.   Symbolic

C.   High-Level

D.   Machine

2) Which of the following operating systems do you choose to implement a client server network?

A.   MS DOS

B.   Windows 95

C.   Windows 98

D.   Windows 2000

3) Which has the maximum capacity?

A.   Floppy disk

B.   Zip disk

C.   jaz-cartridge

D.   super disk

4) Which is a non-standard version of computing language?

A.   PROLOG

B.   APL

C.   ARMY

D.   PL/1

5) A co-processor

A.   is relatively easy to support in software

B.   causes all processes to function equally

C.   works with any application

D.   is quite common in modern computers

6) All of the following are example of input device except

1.     COM(Computer Output Microfilm)

2.     CRT(cathode ray tube)

3.     Optical scanners

4.     Voice recognition device

7) The time for which a piece of equipment operation is called?

A.   seek time

B.   effective time

C.   access

D.   real time

8) Number cruncher is the informal name for ..

A.   mini computer

B.   super computer

C.   micro computer

D.   mainframe computer

9) The two types of RAM are ….

A.   Volatile and non-volatile

B.   erasable and programmable

C.   static and dynamic

D.   none of the above

10) The range of frequencies available for data transmission is known as

A.   Baud

B.   Bandwidth

C.   Frequency range

D.   Bits

11) Each model of a computer has a unique ….

A.   Assembly language

B.   Machine language

C.   High level language

D.   All of the above

12) The two types of auxiliary storage devices are ….

A.   Random and sequential access

B.   MDIA and MIDI

C.   VGA and SVGA

D.   None of the above

13) A file containing relatively permanent data is ….

A.   Random file

B.   Transaction file

C.   Master file

D.   Sequential file

14) Which of the following is the slowest in accessing data?

A.   zip disk

B.   hard disk

C.   floppy disk

D.   magnetic disk

15) Which computer peripherals are mounted in a frame?

A.   Micro computer

B.   Mainframe computer

C.   Mini computer

D.   Super computer

16) The only function of a not gate is to …..

A.   stop a signal

B.   re-complement a signal

C.   invert an output signal

D.   act as a universal gate

17) A computer in which data is represented by a continuously variable physical quantity is …..

A.   Digital computer

B.   Analog computer

C.   Hybrid computer

D.   Machine inbuilt computer

18) Which of the following is generally used for back-up?

A.   CD-ROM

B.   Hard disk

C.   Floppy disk

D.   Magnetic tape

19) The instruction for starting the computer are housed on …..

A.   Random access memory

B.   CD-ROM

C.   Read only memory chip

D.   All of the above

20) The operating system manages

A.   Memory

B.   Processes

C.   Disks and I/O devices

D.   All of the above

21) The bar-code which is used on all types of items, is ready by a scanning device directly into the computer. What is the name of this scanning?

A.   Laser scanner

B.   Wand

C.   OCR

D.   MICRO

22) Which of the following are characteristics of peer to peer networking?

A.   Limited number of computers involved

B.   Computer acting as both a client and a server

C.   Centralized security and admin

D.   Both A and B

23) Which of the following devices send and receive information from other devices?

A.   Parallel port

B.   Serial port

C.   Video port

D.   Both A and B

24) What is the name of the reading device which makes use of photo sensors and laser technologies to interpret printed types of even handwritten data directly from the source document?

A.   MICR

B.   OCR

C.   MARK SENSING

D.   ATM

25) Modem use ………. transmission.

A.   synchronous

B.   asynchronous

C.   timed interval

D.   PPP

26) Which of the following is a type of preventive maintenance used on a hard drive?

A.   Disk diagnostics

B.   Head alignment diagnostics

C.   Initializing

D.   Un-initializing

27) The storage location in the internal storage of a CPU are called …

A.   Contents

B.   Address

C.   Locations

D.   Mask

28) What are alternative names for the internal storage of a computer?

A.   Real storage

B.   Primary memory

C.   Main memory

D.   Both A and B

29) During the normal PC boot process, which of the following is active first?

A.   RAM BIOS

B.   ROM BIOS

C.   CMOS

D.   Hard disk information

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

1.     EPROM

2.     PROM

3.     ROM

4.     EEPROM

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