Acm Comp 271108

AMIE(I) STUDY CIRCLE(REGD.
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COMPUTING & INFORMATICS
AMIE (SECTION A) A Focused Approach
Objective Questions
IMPORTANT NOTE
Please read this chapter after going through all the theory chapters provided in this course.
This chapters also includes questions asked in previous years.
All the questions are not classified topic wise. Instead these are randomly selected to match examination
conditions.
Set 1: Computer Basics, Hardware & Software

1. Main frame computers also known as
a) Super Mini Computers
b) Mini Computers
c) Midi Computers
2. The earliest device that qualifies as a digital computer is
a) ABACUS
b) ENIAC
c) EDSAC
3. The advantages of time sharing system is
a) Faster program execution
b) Sharing of a terminal among a number of users.
c) Many users may use the system together.
4. The program counter
a) Counts the number of programs that are executed
b) Contains address of next executable instruction.
c) Checks for program errors
d) Is a program written by a user
5. A pixel is
a) a computer program that draws pictures
b) a picture stored in secondary memory
c) the smallest resolvable part of a picture
6. A Compiler is
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a) A combination of computer hardware
b) A program which translates from one high level language to another one
c) A program which translates from one high level language to a machine language.
7. Bill Gates is
a) IBM CEO
b) Google CEO
c) Microsoft CEO
8. Internet Explorers is a
a) word processing software
b) data base software
c) web browser
9. Java, Java script, MS front page, HTML are associated with
a) browser
b) web technology
c) Windows 95
d) both (a) and (b)
10. Which of the following is not a computer magazine
a) Chip
b) PC Quest
c) Computer @ home
d) Outlook
11. BIOS (Basic Input / Output System)
a) tests computer when system is started
b) tests memory only
c) tests CPU only
12. Memory of CMOS (Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor)
a) 64 kbytes
b) 64 bytes
c) 640 bytes
13. CMOS is powered by
a) power switch
b) a small built in battery
c) both (a) & (b)
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14. BIOS takes various parameters from
a) CMOS
b) CPU
c) Memory
15. PASCAL is a
a) low level language
b) machine language
c) high level language
16. In a flip-flop the change occurs from one state to the other by means of
a) clock
b) a trigger
c) firing circuit
17. A series of statements, explaining how the data is to be processed is called a / an
a) instruction
b) assembler
c) program
18. Which of the programming requires the knowledge of the computer hardware ?
a) assembly
b) C
c) Pascal
19. Multimedia programs contain
a) text ad graphics
b) sounds
c) animation and movies
d) all the above
20. Which one is widely used in academic testing ?
a) MICR
b) OCR
c) POS
d) QMR
21. A processor with 12 address lines is capable of addressing
a) 12 K locations
b) 4096 locations
c) 1024 locations
d) 12 locations
22. Storage or memory is associated with digital computers only say above statement is true.
a) True
b) False
23. Winchester disk is a
a) protected hard disk
b) floppy disk
c) optical disk
24. Which one of the following is used to move the cursor on the screen of a terminal by a small amount ?
a) Light pen
b) Joystic
c) Mouse
25. Computer posses instruction not in sequential order.
a) True
b) False
26. Floppy disks are made up of non-magnetic materials.
a) True
b) False
27. CPU consists of only memory units.
a) True
b) False
28. Laser printers are line-at-a-time non-impact printers.
a) True
b) False
29. In computer communication band is used to represent number of bits per second transmitted.
a) True
b) False
30. Read Only Memory is a random access memory.
a) True
b) False
31. Mouse increases the resolution of a graphic screen.
a) True
b) False
32. An interpreter executes one time of a program at a time.
a) True
b) False
33. Interpreters are faster than compilers.
a) True
b) False
34. The size of a pixel is determined by the CPU clock frequency.
a) True
b) False
35. Accessing a particular file on a magnetic tape is faster than on a winchester disk.
a) True
b) False
36. The smallest portion that can be accessed by a computer on a graphics terminal is called pixel.
a) True
b) False
37. One type of floppy disk is 3.5".
a) True
b) False
38. The monitor of a computer system can be an input device as well as output device.
a) True
b) False
39. ASCII stands for Asian Standard Code for information interchange.
a) True
b) False
40. Magnetic tape system is an example of auxiliary memory system.
a) True
b) False
41. Printer may be called an input device of a computer.
a) True
b) False
42. Digital to analog (D to A) converter may be termed as an output device.
a) True
b) False
43. EEPROM is the abbreviation for the electrically equipped programmable read only
memory.
a) True
b) False
44. A hermetically sealed hard disk system is known as Winchester.
a) True
b) False
45. Input data records are all read at compilation time.
a) True
b) False
46. Running out of input data records will cause a compilation error.
a) True
b) False
47. FORTRAN is a high level language independent of the underlying machine.
a) True
b) False
48. C can be used for machine level programming.
a) True
b) False
49. PASCAL is a tree format language.
a) True
b) False
50. Which of the following is a volatile memory?
a) Hard disk
b) Floppy disk
c) ROM
d) RAM
51. Pentium is a 32 bit machine because it has got a 32 bit address bus.
a) True
b) False
52. Flash memory is a writable non volatile memory.
a) True
b) False
53. Which of the following is a cheapest memory?
a) RAM
b) Floppy
c) Magnetic tape
54. Modem as well as Ethernet card are essential to provide dataone broadband connection of BSNL.
a) True
b) False
55. L1 cache is a split memory to speedup execution.
a) True
b) False
56. Primary memory of every computer is essentially magnetic memory.
a) True
b) False
57. The hard disk is also known as the main memory of a computer system.
a) True
b) False
58. The secondary memory of a computer is also known as volatile memory.
a) True
b) False
59. Application programs are easier to write compared to system programs.
a) True
b) False
60. Which of the following is a term related with scanners?
a) LASER
b) TWAIN
c) CARTRIDGE
61. What are the units used to count the speed of a printer?
a) Pixel
b) PPM
c) DPI
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1. (c) 22. (b) 43. (b)

2. (a) 23. (a) 44. (a)
3. (c) 24. (c) 45. (b)
4. (b) 25. (b) 46. (b)
5. (c) 26. (b) 47. (a)
6. (c) 27. (b) 48. (a)
7. (c) 28. (a) 49. (a)
8. (c) 29. (a) 50. (d)
9. (d) 30. (b) 51. (b)
10. (d) 31. (b) 52. (a)
11. (a) 32. (a) 53. (b)
12. (b) 33. (a) 54. (a)
13. (b) 34. (b) 55. (a)
14. (a) 35. (b) 56. (b)
15. (c) 36. (a) 57. (b)
16. (b) 37. (a) 58. (b)
17. (b) (c) 38. (a) 59. (a)
18. (a) 39. (b) 60. (b)
19. (d) 40. (a) 61. (b)
20. (b) 41. (b)
21. (b) 42. (b)
Set 2: Number System & Boolean Algebra

1. The advantage of 2s complement notation is
a) more numbers can be represented
b) both addition and subtraction can be performed
c) requires simple hardware for arithmetic.
2. (6F3) 16 is octal of
a) 6443
b) 3664
c) 6333
d) none of the above
3. Binary number 100101 when converted into decimal gives
a) 57
b) 61
c) 87
d) 95
4. Binary number 11111 when converted into decimal gives
a) 31
b) 32
c) 13
d) 21
5. Decimal number 50 when converted into binary gives
a) 101000
b) 111111
c) 101011
d) 110010
6. Binary equivalent of 100 is given by
a) 1100100
b) 1111000
c) 1100010
d) 1110001
7. Decimal number 117 when converted into binary gives
a) 1110010
b) 1110101
c) 1111001
d) none of these
8. Binary 111 when subtracted from 1111 gives
a) 1001
b) 1110
c) 1000
d) none of these
9. Binary 1101 added to binary 101 gives
a) 11011
b) 10010
c) 10001
d) 10011
10. Binary 1000 when multiplied to 1000 gives
a) 1000
b) 100000
c) 010000
d) 1000000
11. Ones complement of a binary number can be found out by
a) Changing all zeros to ones
b) Changing all ones to zeros
c) Changing ones to zeros and vice-versa
d) None of these
12. Ones complement of 1010 is
a) 0101
b) 0010
c) 1110
d) 0110
13. Ones complement of binary number 1010 in 8 digits is
a) 11110101
b) 00000101
c) Neither of the two
14. Twos complement of a binary number can be found out by finding ones complement and adding/to the
final result.
a) True
b) False
15. Twos complement of a binary number 10101 is
a) 01011
b) 01010
c) 10100
d) none of these
16. 10 in BCD code is represented as
a) 1010
b) 110000
c) 010110
d) none of these
17. The number 11 A in hexadecimal is equivalent to
a) 200
b) 252
c) 272
d) 282
18. In octal code, number 25 is represented as
a) 1100
b) 0011
c) 0110
d) none of these
19. Binary 1010 in decimal systems is equivalent to
a) 13
b) 19
c) 21
d) 23
20. How many bites does a 48 K computer memory contains
a) 47256
b) 48000
c) 48512
d) 49152
21. What is the name given to a binary digit
a) digit
b) binary
c) bit
d) none
22. In a Boolean algebra A + A + A + A+ A is the same as
a) 5A
b) mA
c) A
d) Infinity
23. The sum of binary numbers 11111 and 000001 is given by
a) 100100
b) 100000
c) 100001
d) 100010
24. Which of the following expression is wrong?
a) A.A = A
b) A.1 = A
c) A + 1 = 1
d) none of these
25. In hexadecimal number system each digit in a number has a value which is
a) 2 times the digit on its left
b) 16 times the digit on its left
c) 16 times the digit on its right
d) 8 times the digit on its left
26. Which of the following is a correct conversion of decimal number 883.6325 ?
a) (1562.5065)
b) (374.A29F)16
c) (373.A28F)16
d) none of these
27. Which of the following expression is wrong?
a) A + A.B = A
b) A.(A + B) = A
c)
d) none of these
28. Which one of the following is unit distance code ?
a) 2-4-2-1 BCD
b) 7-4-2-1 BCD
c) XS-3
d) Gray code
29. Sevens complement can be used for subtraction of octal number.
a) True
b) False
30. BCD codes are used to represent alphabets.
a) True
b) False
31. BCD means binary coded decimal.
a) True
b) False
32. With seven segment code numerals and a limited number of alphabets can be
displayed.
a) True
b) False
33. The input to an XOR gates are x = 0110 and y = 1010. The output will be
a) 0110
b) 1010
c) 1100
d) 0011
34. Which of the following is universal gate?
a) AND
b) OR
c) XOR
d) NAND
35. The binary representation of the decimal number 45.25 is 101101.1011
a) True
b) False
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1. (c) 10. (d) 19. (c)

2. (d) 11. (c) 20. (b)
3. (c) 12. (a) 21. (c)
4. (a) 13. (a) 22. (c)
5. (c) 14. (b) 23. (b)
6. (a) 15. (a) 24. (d)
7. (b) 16. (d) 25. (b)
8. (c) 17. (d) 26. (d)
9. (b) 18. (d) 27. (c)
28. (d) 31. (a) 34. (d)
29. (a) 32. (a) 35. (b)
30. (b) 33. (c)
Set 3: Operating Systems

1. The most widely used operating system is
a) LINUX
b) DOS
c) WINDOWS
d) UNIX
2. DOS is a multi-user operating system.
a) True
b) False
3. Unix is a multiuser operating system.
a) True
b) False
4. Operating system acts as a resource manager for any computer system.
a) True
b) False
5. ___runs on computer hardware and serve as platform for other softwares to run on
a) Operating System
b) Application Software
c) System Software
6. ___ is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program
a) Operating environment
b) Operating system
c) System environment
7. The primary purpose of an operating system is ____
a) To make the most efficient use of the computer hardware
b) To allow people to use the computer
c) To keep systems programmers employed
d) To make computers easier to use
8. _______ is the first program run on a computer when the computer boots up
a) System software
b) Operating system
c) System operations
9. Which file in MSDOS contains internal commands that are loaded during booting process?
a) IO.SYS
b) MSDOS.SYS
c) COMMAND.COM
d) CONFIG.SYS
10. What is the name of the batch file that is automatically run when MSDOS is booted?
a) RUN.BAT
b) CONFIG.SYS
c) CONFIG.BAT
d) AUTORUN.BAT
11. Which among the following are the best tools for fixing errors on disks?
a) FDISK
b) SCANDISK
c) CHKDSK
d) FIXDSK
12. What is the switch that is used to make sure that the COPY command copied files correctly.
a) /A
b) /C
c) /S
d) /V
13. Which switch should be used in the DIR command to view files in all directories?
a) /P
b) /W
c) /S
d) /L
14. Which of the following statements in regard to Directories is false?
a) Directories can exist inside directories
b) The root directory is always at the highest level
c) Directories with files can be deleted
d) Directories cannot be renamed
15. Which command can be used to recreate the disks tracks and sectors?
a) FDISK
b) FORMAT
c) CHKDSK
d) ATTRIB
16. Which of the following statements is true in regard to DISKCOPY.
a) COPY and DISKCOPY are same
b) DISKCOPY is a built in command in DOS
c) DISKCOPY can be used on hard disks
d) DISKCOPY can be used with a floppy and a hard disk
17. FAT stands for
a) File Accommodation Table
b) File Access Tape
c) File Allocation Table
18. Which command in DOS is used to display the version of MSDOS?
a) VERSION
b) VERIFY
c) VER
d) VERSN
19. Which of the following file names are invalid in MSDOS?
a) MYFILE.DOS
b) CHECK$.(1)
c) VERIFIED.###
d) QWERTY.1?3
20. VIRUS stands for
a) Very Important Resource Under Search
b) Virtual Information Resource Under Seize
c) Verify Interchange Result Until Source
21. Which command in DOS can be used to recover accidentally deleted files?
a) UNDELETE
b) RECOVER
c) RESTORE
22. Which command in DOS is used to set a name to a disk?
a) VOLUME
b) LABEL
c) DISKLABEL
23. Which command displays the list of all previous commands entered by the used?
a) COMMANDS/ALL
b) DIR/ALL
c) DOSKEY
24. Swapping
a) Works best with may many small partitions
b) Allows many programs to use memory simultaneously
c) Allows each program in turn to use the memory
25. Which of the following Operating system does not implement multitasking turly
a) MS DOS
b) Windows XP
c) Windows NT
26. Which of the following program is not a utility?
a) Spooler
b) Debugger
c) Editor
27. Which of the following Operating systems do you choose to implement a Client-Server network
a) MS DOS
b) Windows 95
c) Windows XP
28. The operating system manages
a) Memory
b) Processes
c) Disks and I/O devices
d) All of the above
29. In UNIX file system, the root directory is denoted by
a) \
b) /
c) ..
30. MS-DOS is an example of a virtual memory operating system.
a) True
b) False
31. UNIX is an example of a virtual memory operating system.
a) True
b) False
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1. (c) 12. (d) 23. (c)

2. (b) 13. (c) 24. (c)
3. (a) 14. (d) 25. (a)
4. (a) 15. (b) 26. (a)
5. (a) 16. (c) 27. (c)
6. (b) 17. (c) 28. (d)
7. (a) 18. (c) 29. (b)
8. (b) 19. (d) 30. (b)
9. (c) 20. (b) 31. (a)
10. (d) 21. (a)
11. (b) 22. (b)
Set 4: Informatics
1. E-commerce is a / am
a) economy in business
b) computer aided business
c) computer software
2. Normally, address of a web-site is started with w w w . What does w w w means?
a) world wide web
b) web world wide
c) none of these
3. Internet Explorer is a
a) web browser
b) file Explorer
c) word processing software
4. Software Eudora and outlook Express is used for
a) sending & receiving email
b) sending & receiving faxes
c) voice calls
5. URL stands for
a) Unity Resources Locator
b) Uniform Resource Locator
c) Uniform Read Location
6. In a URL www.vsnl-net.in in stands for
a) Input
b) India
c) Input source
7. In country specific domain name, category co.in is used for
a) Academic community
b) Research Institute
c) Registered commercial organizations
8. Category org. in is used for
a) Research institutes
b) Academic community
c) Miscellaneous organisations
9. XML stands for
a) Xtensible Makeup Language
b) Extensible Markup Language
c) Xtensible Markup Language
10. FTP stands for
a) File Transfer Protocol
b) File Transfer Per Minute
c) File Transfer Property
11. Time sharing is
a) many computers - single user
b) many users - single computers
c) many user - many computers
12. Which of the following is not a database application?
a) Fox Pro
b) Access
c) MS word
13. Which of the following is not a logical database structure?
a) Chain
b) Network
c) Tree
14. An organized collection of logically related data is known as
a) Data
b) Database
c) Meta data
15. The processing of an application between a client and a ____ processor.

a) Front end
b) Back end
c) Both
16. In DBMS, the field which uniquely identifies the value in the table, is known as
a) foreign key
b) secondary key
c) primary key
17. TCP/IP can be run only when Ethernet is available as the data link protocol.
a) True
b) False
18. Internet refers to a network of computer connected through optical fibres and other forms of wired
cables.
a) True
b) False
19. Modem as well as Ethernet card are essential to provide DATAone broadband connection.
a) True
b) False
20. A management information system is an example of a system program.
a) True
b) False
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1. (b) 8. (c) 15. (c)
2. (a) 9. (b) 16. (c)
3. (a) 10. (a) 17. (b)
4. (a) 11. (b) 18. (b)
5. (b) 12. (c) 19. (a)
6. (b) 13. (a) 20. (b)
7. (c) 14. (b)
Set 5: Programming in C
1. C programming language was developed by
a) Dennis Ritchie
b) Ken Thompson
c) Bill Gates
2. C was developed in the year ___
a) 1970
b) 1972
c) 1976
3. Which of the following symbol is used to denote a pre-processor statement?
a) !
b) #
c) ~
4. Which of the following is a Scalar Data type
a) Float
b) Union
c) Array
5. What is the valid range of numbers for int type of data?
a) 0 to 256
b) -32768 to +32767
c) -65536 to +65536
6. Which symbol is used as a statement terminator in C?
a) #
b) ~
c) ;
7. Which escape character can be used to begin a new line in C?
a) \b
b) \m
c) \n
8. Character constants should be enclosed between ___
a) Single quotes
b) Double quotes
c) Both a and b
9. String constants should be enclosed between ___
a) Single quotes
b) Double quotes
c) Both a and b
10. Which of the following is invalid?
a)
b) a
c) abc
11. The maximum length of a variable in C is ___
a) 8
b) 16
c) 32
12. What will be the maximum size of a float variable?
a) 1 byte
b) 2 bytes
c) 4 bytes
13. What will be the maximum size of a double variable?
a) 4 bytes
b) 8 bytes
c) 16 bytes
14. The operator && is an example for ___ operator.
a) Assignment
b) Increment
c) Logical
15. The operator & is used for
a) Bitwise AND
b) Bitwise OR
c) Logical AND
16. The operator / can be applied to
a) integer values
b) float values
c) double values
17. The equality operator is represented by
a) EQ.
b) =
c) ==
18. Operators have hierarchy. It is used to know which operator
a) is most important
b) is used first
c) is faster
19. The bitwise AND operator is used for
a) Masking
b) Comparison
c) Division
20. Which operator has the lowest priority?
a) %
b) +
c) ||
21. Which operator has the highest priority?
a) ++
b) %
c) +
22. What will be the output of the expression 11 ^ 5?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 11
23. Which of the following is an example of compounded assignment statement?
a) a = 5
b) a += 5
c) a = b = c
24. The operator + in a+=4 means
a) a = a + 4
b) a + 4 = a
c) a = 4
25. Header files in C contain
a) Compiler commands
b) Library functions
c) Header information of C programs
26. Which pair of functions below are used for single character I/O.
a) Getchar() and putchar()
b) Scanf() and printf()
c) Input() and output()
27. The printf() function retunes which value when an error occurs?
a) Positive value
b) Zero
c) Negative value
28. Identify the wrong statement
a) putchar(65)
b) putchar('x')
c) putchar("x")
29. Which header file is essential for using strcmp() function?
a) string.h
b) strings.h
c) text.h
30. A statement differs from expression by terminating with a
a) ;
b) :
c) NULL
31. What should be the expression return value for a do-while to terminate
a) 1
b) 0
c) -1
32. Which among the following is a unconditional control structure
a) do-while
b) if-else
c) goto
33. continue statement is used
a) to go to the next iteration in a loop
b) come out of a loop
c) exit and return to the main function
34. Which operator in C is called a ternary operator
a) if..then
b) ++
c) ?
35. Which of the following is a key word is used for a storage class
a) printf
b) external
c) auto
36. In the C language 'a represents
a) a digit
b) an integer
c) a character
37. The number of the relational operators in the C language is
a) Four
b) Six
c) Three
38. The continue command cannot be used with
a) for
b) switch
c) do
39. Maximum number of elements in the array declaration int a[5][8] is
a) 32
b) 35
c) 40
40. If the size of the array is less than the number of initializers then,
a) Extra values are being ignored
b) Generates an error message
c) Size of Array is increased
41. C is a procedural programming language.
a) True
b) False
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1. (a) 15. (a) 29. (a)

2. (b) 16. (b) 30. (a)
3. (b) 17. (c) 31. (b)
4. (a) 18. (b) 32. (c)
5. (a) 19. (a) 33. (a)
6. (c) 20. (c) 34. (c)
7. (c) 21. (a) 35. (c)
8. (b) 22. (b) 36. (c)
9. (a) 23. (b) 37. (b)
10. (c) 24. (a) 38. (b)
11. (a) 25. (b) 39. (c)
12. (b) 26. (a) 40. (b)
13. (c) 27. (c) 41. (a)
14. (c) 28. (c)
Set 6: Programming in C++

1. C++ was originally developed by
a) Nicolas Wirth
b) Donald Knuth
c) Bjarne Stroustrup
2. The standard c++ comment
a) /
b) //
c) /* and */
3. The preprocessor directive #include is required if
a) Console output is used
b) Console input is used
c) Both console input and output is used
4. The operator << is called
a) an insertion operator
b) put to operator
c) either a or b
5. The operator >> is called
a) an extraction operator
b) a get from operator
c) either a or b
6. When a language has the capability to produce new data type, it is called
a) Extensible
b) Overloaded
c) Encapsulated
7. What is a reference?
a) an operator
b) a reference is an alias for an object
c) used to rename an object
8. A constructor is called whenever
a) a object is declared
b) an object is used
c) a class is declared
9. State the object oriented languages
a) C++
b) Java
c) Eiffel
d) All of the above
10. Operator overloading is
a) making c++ operators works with objects
b) giving new meaning to existing c++ operators
c) making new c++ operator
d) both a& b above
11. A class having no name
a) is not allowed
b) can't have a constructor
c) can't have a destructor
12. The differences between constructors and destructor are
a) constructors can take arguments but destructor can't
b) constructors can be overloaded but destructors can't be overloaded
c) both a & b
13. A destructor takes
a) two arguments
b) three arguments
c) Zero arguments
14. Constructors are used to
a) initialize the objects
b) construct the data members
c) both a & b
15. The fields in a class of a c++ program are by default
a) protected
b) public
c) private
16. Which of the following is not a valid C++ identifier?
a) _temp
b) break
c) BREAK
17. Which one of the following is correct?
a) The formal and actual parameter names in function should have different names
b) The local and global variables can have same name
c) The constants of an uninitialised character array cells will contain zeros
d) The contents of external variables are stored in interval registers of CPU
18. The output of the following program segment will be
int main ()
{
increment ();
}
void increment ()
{static x = 5;
cout<<x= <<x;
x = x + 5;
}
a) 5 10
b) 6 10
c) 10 5
19. A program segment defines
int I = 8, j = 5;
what will be the value of expression (I > 0) && (j<5)?
a) 8
b) 5
c) 0
20. A C++ compiler actually translates a C++ source code into the equivalent machine code of the target
CPU.
a) True
b) False
21. If is a valid C++ identifier.
a) True
b) False
22. A-23 is a valid C++ constant.
a) True
b) False
23. Which of the following is the base class for stream classes in C++?
a) iostream
b) streambuf
c) ios
24. A member function can always access the data in
a) the object of which it is a member
b) the class of which it is a member
c) the public part of its class
25. C++ is completely portable language.
a) True
b) False
26. An assembler for pentium is mandatory to support C++ execution in a pentium based PC.
a) True
b) False
27. C++ compiler can not handle scanf and printf commands as available in C.
a) True
b) False
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1. (c) 10. (d) 19. (c)
2. (b) 11. (c) 20. (a)
3. (c) 12. (c) 21. (a)
4. (c) 13. (c) 22. (b)
5. (c) 14. (a) 23. (a)
6. (a) 15. (c) 24. (a)
7. (b) 16. (b) 25. (a)
8. (a) 17. (d) 26. (b)
9. (d) 18. (a) 27. (b)
Set 7: Miscellaneous
1. LINUX is a / an
a) accounting software
b) operating system
c) word processing software
2. LINUX is developed by
a) Linux Torvalds
b) Linus Torvalds
c) Bill Gates
3. In a program flow chart the symbol

a) Start / Stop symbol
b) Input / output symbol
c) Processing symbol
4. In a program flow start the symbol
a) Processing symbol
c) Decision symbol
5. In a program flow chart the symbol
a) Start / Stop symbol
c) Decision symbol
6. Flow chart :
a) gives value of 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6
b) gives value of 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6
c) none of these
7. Source program is written in
a) high level language
b) machine language
c) assembly language
8. The flow chart might include the symbol for
a) the beginning and end of every algorithm
b) the calculations required by the algorithm
c) indicating when information is to be entered or output
d) All these
9. Which of the following is a low level language
a) FORTRAN language
b) Machine language
c) BASIC language
10. Which of the following is high level language
a) FORTRAN
b) BASIC
c) PASCAL
d) All these
11. Which numeric variable has been correctly written ?
a) 6C
b) A$
c) J7
12. 1K memory implies
a) 1000 bytes
b) nearly 1000 bytes
c) 1024 bytes
13. A sequence of characters (i.e. letters, numbers etc.) is known as
a) execution
b) string
c) numeric code
14. Syntax errors are detected at the time of compilation and not during program execution.
a) True
b) False
15. Assemblers generate the object code.
a) True
b) False
16. A hermetically sealed hard disk system is known as Winchester.
a) True
b) false
17. The execution of a logic IF statement results in the evaluation of true or false in a logical expression.
a) True
b) False
18. The program counter check for program error.
a) True
b) False
19. C can be used for machine level programming.
a) True
b) False
20. PASCAL is a tree format language.
a) True
b) False
21. SCSI is a term related with
a) Storage
b) Network Data Transfer
c) Keystroke Rate
22. Which of the following cables can transmit data at high speeds
a) Coaxial Cable
b) Optic Fibre Cable
c) Twistedpair Cable
23. Which of the following is a term related with scanners?
a) Laser
b) TWAIN
c) Catridge
24. Direct X is a _____
a) Computer Part
b) Software that drives Graphic hardware
c) A User Interface
25. Word length of a Personal Computer is ___
a) 4 bits
b) 8 bits
c) 16 bits
26. Programs are executed on the basis of a priority number in a
a) Batch processing system
b) Multiprogramming
c) Time sharing
27. Cursor is a ____
a) Pixel
b) Thin blinking line
c) Pointing device
28. Programs stored in ROM are called ___
a) Hardware
b) Firmware
c) Software
29. The unit KIPS is used to measure the speed of ___
a) Processor
b) Disk drive
c) Printer
30. Machine language ___
a) is the language in which programs were first written
b) is the only language understood by the computer
c) differs from one type of computer to another
d) All of these
31. When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into the
corresponding bits
a) ANSI
b) ASCII
c) EBCDIC
32. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?
a) 2
b) 16
c) 8
33. Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only information to it but cannot erase or
modify it
a) Hard Disk
b) Tape Drive
c) CDROM
34. Which of the following is the largest manufacturer of Hard Disk Drives?
a) IBM
b) Segate
c) Microsoft
35. The memory location address are limited to
a) 00000 to 9ffff(16)
b) 00001 to 9ffff(16)
c) 00010 to 9ffff(16)
36. EPROM can be used for
a) Erasing the contents of ROM
b) Reconstructing the contents of ROM
c) Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
37. Algorithm and Flow chart help us to
a) Identify the base of a number system
b) Direct the output to a printer
c) Specify the problem completely and clearly
38. MTBF means
a) Mean Time Before Failure
b) Master Time Buffer Feature
c) Most Treated Buffer Time
39. Usually, in MSDOS, the primary hard disk drives has the drive letter ____
a) A
b) B
c) C
40. Time taken to move from one cylinder of a hdd to another is called
a) Transfer rate
b) Average seek time
c) Latency
41. Which of the following statements is/are true?
a) Cache Memories are bigger than RAM
b) Cache Memories are smaller then RAM
c) ROM are faster than RAM
42. In a computer _____ is capable to store single binary bit.
a) Capacitor
b) Flip flop
c) Register
43. A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____
a) Register
b) Counter
c) Adder
44. A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a ____
a) Shift register
b) Adder
c) Loader
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1. (b) 16. (a) 31. (a)
2. (b) 17. (a) 32. (a)
3. (c) 18. (b) 33. (c)
4. (c) 19. (a) 34. (b)
5. (a) 20. (a) 35. (a)
6. (b) 21. (a) 36. (c)
7. (b) 22. (b) 37. (c)
8. (d) 23. (b) 38. (a)
9. (b) 24. (b) 39. (c)
10. (d) 25. (a) 40. (b)
11. (c) 26. (b) 41. (b)
12. (c) 27. (b) 42. (b)
13. (b) 28. (b) 43. (a)
14. (a) 29. (a) 44. (a)
15. (a) 30. (d)
Set 8: Short Answer Type

1. How many bits are there in a byte ?
2. How many bytes are there in 1 KB ?
3. Why are binary digits used to encode data stored in a computer ?
4. What is the purpose of using a parity bit ?
5. What is not-volatile memory?
6. What is meat by the latency-time of a disk drive?
7. FAQ means what?
8. ATM?
9. What is Cache memory?
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1. 8 bits
2. 1024 bytes
3. Binary digits are 0 and 1 which represent only two states: on or off . In computer, all data has to be
converted to electrical switches with only two states ON and OFF to make the computer understand. Thus,
binary digits are used to encode data.
4. Parity bit is used in error detection and error correction by the introduction of some extra bits in the code.
5. Non-volatile memory is that in which data stored can be retained even when the electricity goes off.
6. The average rotation delay for a disk drive equals half the time taken by the disk to rotate once. This time is
known as the latency time of a disk drive.
7. Frequently Asked Questions: Text question and answers supplied by manufacturer which a customer can ask
8. Asynchronous Transfer Mode: A network protocol in which data transfer is high
9. A high speed memory that is placed between processor and main memory which work on the principle of
locality of references.

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Set 1: Computer Basics, Hardware & Software

1. (c) 22. (b) 43. (b)

Set 2: Number System & Boolean Algebra

1. (c) 10. (d) 19. (c)

Set 3: Operating Systems

1. (c) 12. (d) 23. (c)

15. The processing of an application between a client and a ____ processor.

1. (a) 15. (a) 29. (a)

Set 6: Programming in C++

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3. In a program flow chart the symbol

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Set 8: Short Answer Type

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