Computer Awareness-47

1.     Auxiliary storage is

a.      Secondary storage

b.     Primary storage

c.      Processing device

d.     All of the above

2.     Archive is:

a.      Backup storage

b.     Forward operation

c.      Primary storage

d.     All of the above

3.      A branch of computer science that deals with computers that possess reasoning, learning and thinking capabilities that resemble those of human beings is recognized as:

a.      Software engineering

b.     Artificial intelligence

c.      Hardware engineering

d.     All of the above

4.     ASCII is:

a.      A standard coding system for computers

b.     Hardware device

c.      Software

d.     All of the above

5.     Following is true for Bandwidth:

a.      The wider the bandwidth of a communication system the more data it can transmit in a given period of time.

b.     The narrow the bandwidth of a communication system the more data it can transmit in a given period of time.

c.      The wider the bandwidth of a communication system the less data it can transmit in a given period of time.

d.     All of the above

6.     ASCII-8 is:

a.      An extended version of ASCII-7

b.     Is a 8-bit code

c.      Both a. and  b. are true

d.     Both a  and  b. are false

7.     ASCII File is:

a.      Document file in the universally recognized text format

b.     Word processor

c.      System file

d.     All of the above

8.     A program that translates mnemonic statements into executable instructions is referred as:

a.      Software

b.     Assembler

c.      Translator

d.     All of the above

9.     An assembler is:

a.      Translator

b.     Hardware

c.      Assembly language

d.     All of the above

10. Following is not true for Backup files:

a.      These are the files which are generated automatically in when one save a document.

b.     These files help in protecting the document due to out of order of the computer or power failure

c.      These files delete as soon computer is off

d.     All of the above

11. An algebra that deals with logical propositions which are either true or false is referred as:

a.      Boolean algebra

b.     Modern Algebra

c.      Abstract Algebra

d.     All of the above

12. Bandwidth is:

a.      The range of frequencies available for data transmission

b.     Data transmission rate

c.      Alternate for rubber band

d.     All of the above

13. A coding structure in which characters are represented by means of a series of parallel bars is:

a.      Bar code

b.     Menu bar

c.      Numeric bar

d.     All of the above

14. In Broadband system or a network system

a.      Several analog signals share the same physical network channel

b.     Only digital signals share the same physical network channel

c.      Single analog signals share the same physical network channel

d.     All of the above

15. Bit stands for:

a.      Binary digit

b.     One binary piece of information

c.      Both 1. and 2. are true

d.     All of the above

16. Broadband channel is the:

a.      The fastest carriers where data transfer rates is of 1 million baud (bits/second) or more.

b.     The slower carriers where data transfer rates is of 56k baud

c.      Musical channel

d.     All of the above

17. BLOB is:

a.      Binary Large Object

b.     A long bit string representing complex data

c.      Object oriented language

d.     Only 1. and 2. are true

18. A group of related items/section of program coding treated as a unit is referred as:

a.      Block

b.     Duplex

c.      Street 

d.     All of the above

19. An operation in which data is moved to a different location is referred as

a.      Block move

b.     Street move

c.      Delete

d.     All of the above

20. The following is responsible for number of logical records in a physical record:

a.      Blocking factor

b.     Block

c.      Boolean algebra

d.     All of the above