1. 'PARAM' is a supercomputer developed by
Japan
Korea
India
USA

2.UNIVAC is
Universal Automatic Computer
Universal Array Computer
Unique Automatic Computer
Unvalued Automatic Computer

3.Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on
tracks per inch of surface
bits per inch of tracks
disk pack in disk surface
All of above

4.Integrated Circuits (ICs) are related to which generation of computers?
First generation
Second generation
Third generation
Fourth generation

5. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
Minicomputers
Microcomputers
Mainframe computers
Super computer

6. The output quality of a printer is measured by
Dot per sq. inch
Dot per inch
Dots printed per unit time
All of the above

7. What was the computer invented by Attanasoff and Clifford?
Mark I
ABC
Z3
None of above

8. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for
Direct access
Sequential access
Both A & B
None of above

9. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called
Sorting
Classifying
Reproducing
Summarizing

10. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
IBM
Super UNIVAC
Radio Shaks
Data General Corporation

11. What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?
Grater than
Less than
Equal to
All of the above

12. A compiler is a translating program which
Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language
Translates entire source program into machine language program
It is not involved in program’s execution
All of above

13. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
Leech
Squid
Glitch
Slug

14. The personal computer industry was started by
IBM
Apple
Compaq
HCL

15. Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?
Basic, COBOL, FORTRAN
Assembly Languages
Knowledge based Systems
Prolog 2, Expert Systems

16. What is meant by a dedicated computer?
Which is used by one person only
Which is assigned one and only one task
Which uses one kind of software
Which is meant for application software

17. A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of
Speed
Reliability
Accuracy
Cost

18. When was the X window system born?
1984
1988
1989
1990

19. Bit map terminal
support display containing multiple windows
require considerable amount of video RAM
requires tremendous amount of copying and hence low performance
all of above

20. EPROM can be used for
Erasing the contents of ROM
Reconstructing the contents of ROM
Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
Duplicating ROM

21. Multipoint topology is
Bus
Star
Mesh
Ring

22. A communication path way that transfers data from one pint to another is called
Topology
Node
Link
Medium

23. ISDN is a
Packet switched network
Circuit switched telephone network
Both
None

24. Transmission media used for medium frequency band are
Coaxial cable
Copper cable
Optical fiber
All of the above

25. Synchronization available in digital communication are
Symbol synchronization
Frame synchronization
Carrier synchronization
All of the above

26. A television broadcast is an example of _______ transmission.
simplex
half-duplex
full-duplex
automatic

27. _______ is the protocol suite for the current Internet.
TCP/IP
NCP
UNIX
ACM

28. Gigabit Ethernet has a data rate of
10 Mbps.
10 Mbps.
100 Mbps.
1000 Mbps.

29. Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites are ______ satellites that provide time and location information for vehicles and ships.
low-Earth-orbit (LEO)
medium-Earth-orbit (MEO)
High-Earth-orbit (HEO)
All of the above

30. Which of the following is not purely output device?
Screen
Printer
Speaker
Plotter