1. The language that the computer can understand and execute is called
(1) Application software
(2) Machine language
(3) System program
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
2. A step by step procedure used to solve a problem is called
(1) Operating system
(2) None of these
(3) Application Program
(4) All of the above
(5) Algorithm
3. Which of the following holds the ROM, CPU, RAM and expansion cards
(1) Mother board
(2) Cache memory
(3) Hard disk
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
4. The errors that can be pointed out by the compiler are
(1) Logical errors
(2) Semantic errors
(3) Syntax errors
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
5. A computer cannot "boot" if it does not have the
(1) Compiler
(2) Loader
(3) None of these
(4) Assembler
(5) Operating system
6. WAN hardware includes
(1) EOF
(2) Bridger and modems
(3) Multiplexors and routers
(4) All of above
(5) None of these
7.Third generation computers
(1) Were the first to use built-in error detecting device
(2) Used transistors instead of vacuum tubes
(3) Were the first to use neural network
(4) None of these
(5) All of the above
8. A Winchester disk is a
(1) None of these
(2) Removable disk
(3) Flexible disk
(4) All of the above
(5) Disk stack
9. A computer can be defined as an electronic device that can be(choose the most precise definition):
(1) carry out arithmetical operation
(2) Accept and process data using a set of stored instructions
(3) carry out logical function
(4) present information on.a VDU
(5) None of these
10. The Central Processing Unit:
(1) is operated from the control panel.
(2) is controlled by the input data entering the system
(3) controls all input, output and processing.
(4) controls the auxiliary storage unit
(5) None of these
11. Computer follows a simple principle called GIGO which means:
(1) garbage in garbage out
(2) garbage input good output
(3) great instructions great output
(4) good input good output.
(5) None of these
12. The term 'baud' is a measure of the:
(1) memory capacity
(2) speed at which data travels over the communication line
(3) instruction execution time
(4) all of the above
(5) None of these
13. A bootstrap is:
(1) a memory device
(2) a device to support the computer
(3) an error correction technique
(4) a small initialisation program to start up a computer
(5) None of these
14. Which of the following is not hardware:
(1) Magnetic tape
(2) Printer
(3) Assembler
(4) VDU terminal
(5) None of these
15. Pick out the wrong definition :
(1) EDP- acronym for Electronic Data Processing
(2) COBOL-a language used for business data processing
(3) Control unit - heart of a computer.
(4) None of these
(5) Access time-time needed to access the output
Answers..
1. 2
2. 5
3. 1
4. 3
5. 5
6. 3
7. 4
8. 5
9. 2
10. 3
11. 1
12. 2
13. 4
14. 3
15. 5