Computer Quiz

Ques. : 1 The process of writing computer instructions in a programming language is known as
1) Coding 2) Processing
3) Programming 4) File
5) None of the above

Ans.) 1
Ques. : 2 Which of the following is not true of a magnetic disk?
1) It is expensive relative to magnetic tape 2) It provides only sequential access to stored
data
3) Users can easily update records by writing over
the old data 4) It does not provide an automatic audit trail
5) All of the above are true

Ans.) 2
Ques. : 3 A regular TV set can be hooked up to a computer so as to received computer signal instead of a television program. This hooking up is achieved with
the help of a
1) modem 2) adapter
3) cable 4) aerial
5) None of the above

Ans.) 2
Ques. : 4 An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is
1) Magnetic tape 2) Voice response unit
3) Voice recognition unit. 4) Voice band
5) None of the above Ans.) 2
Ques. : 5 The most common input device used today is
1) Motherboard 2) Track ball
3) Scanner 4) Mouse
5) Keyboard

Ans.) 5
Ques. : 6 Which memory system is not as a mass memory medium?
1) semiconductor memory 2) magnetic tape
3) magnetic disk 4) magnetic drum
5) None of the above

Ans.) 1
Ques. : 7 Different components on the motherboard of a PC processor unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines
called?
1) Conductors 2) Buses
3) Connectors 4) Connectively
5) None of the above

Ans.) 2
Ques. : 8 Which of the following typically uses a keyboard for input?
1) desktop terminal 2) point-of-sale terminal
3) financial transaction terminal 4) executive workstation
5) All of the above

Ans.) 5
Ques. : 9 The microelectronics is the technology of
1) microwaves 2) microcomputers
3) chips 4) automatic processing
5) None of the above

Ans.) 3
Ques. : 10 Who developed the first personal computer spreadsheet package called Visicalc?
1) Niklaus Wirth 2) Dan Bricklin
3) Bob Frankston 4) both (b) and (c)
5) None of the above

Ans.) 4
Ques. : 11 What is meant by the term RAM?
1) Memory which can only be read 2) Memory which can be both^read and written to
3) Memory which is used for permanent storage 4) Memory which can only be written to
5) None of the above

Ans.) 2
Ques. : 12 Microfilm reader is a
1) OCR device 2) COM device
3) MICR device 4) None of the above
5) All of the above

Ans.) 2
Ques. : 13 In magnetic disks, data is organized on the platter in a concentric sets of rings called
1) sector 2) track
3) head 4) block
5) None of the above

Ans.) 2
Ques. : 14 The data recording area between the blank gaps on magnetic tape is called a/ an:
1) Record 2) Block
3) Field 4) Database
5) None of the above

Ans.) 2