32 bit word computer can access _____ bytes at a time.
1.2
2.4
3.8
4.16
A bit refers to
1.a farm of storage
2. a value equal to a megabyte
3.a value equal to a kilobyte
4.the smallest unit of digital information
A business can develop strategic capacities in IT skills and resources in
1.Building a strategic IT platform
2.Developing a strategic information base
3. Inter organizational information systems
4.Value chain
A DVD-RAM is similar to a ____ except it has storage capacity upto 5.2 GB.
1.CD-RW
2.CD-R
3.Hard disk
4. Floppy disk
A group of 8 bits is known as a _____
1.Megabit
2.Kilobyte
3.Byte
4.Binary digit
A network of business partners formed to take advantage of rapidly changing market opportunities in
1.Agile competitor
2.Total quality management
3.Virtual company
4.Strategic business use of internet technologies
A permanent memory is called
1.ALU
2.CPU
3.ROM
4.RAM
A programmer would most likely prepare a
1.Specific program flow chart
2.General program flow chart
3.Specific system flow chart
4.General system flow chart
A support group for an organization’s professional programmers and systems analysis. The best fit will be
1.Information center
2.Data enter
3. Operations management
4.Development center
A temporary storage area, attached to the CPU, for I/O operations is a
1.Core
2.Register
3.Buffer
4.Chip
A typical microcomputer system has
1.A keyboard as a primary input device
2.One primary hardware element
3.Hardware that provides a means of communication between your computer and another computer
4. Only one output device-the printer
All of the following tools are used for process description except
1. Data dictionaries
2.Pseudo code
3.Decision tables
4.Structured English
An online system is
1.Environmentally independent
2.Same as batch system
3.One having associated communication network
4.Always real time
An optical mouse used ___
1. Light Emitting Diode (LED)
2. Infrared Light
3.Electromagnetic pulse
4. Track ball
An organized collection of logically related data is known as ____
1.Data versus information
2.Database
3.Meta data
4.Data
Analog computers deal directly with
1. signals in the form of 0 or 1
2. signals in discrete values from 0 to 1
3.measured values of continuous physical magnitude
4.number or codes
Approximately how many bytes make one Megabyte?
1.One Million
2.One Hundred
3.One Thousand
4.Ten Thousand
As applied to output, the term information relates to
1.Readable printed report
2.Data that has undergone processing
3. Data displayed through softcopy outputs
4.Raw data
As compared to a magnetic tape, the main advantage of magnetic disk is
1.High packing density
2.Low cost
3.Direct access
4.Rigidity
Capacity planning
1.does not depend upon the monitoring tools available
2. is independent of the operating systems
3. requires detailed system performance information
4.is not needed in small installations
Coding and testing are done
1.Bottom up
2.Top down
3. Cross sectional
4.Adhoc
Data management systems may be implemented as
1.Application software
2.System software
3.Computer programs
4.All of these
Data on a floppy disk is recorded in rings called
1.Segments
2.Tracks
3.Ringers
4.Sectors
Data systems for planning are often called
1.Decision analysis systems
2.Decision support system
3.Planning analysis systems
4. All of the above
Designing computer hardware, software, and work stations that are safe, comfortable and easy to use is called
1.Computer virus
2.Flaming
3.Responsible end user
4.Ergonomics
DOS
1.Stands for disk operation statement
2.Controls the computer and instructs it to carry out operations
3.Requires an in-depth study to use any of its many commands
4.All of these
EPROM is generally erased by using
1.12V electrical pulse
2.24V electrical pulse
3.Infrared rays
4.Ultraviolet rays
For each instruction in program memory, the CPU goes through a
1.Fetch- execute-decode sequence
2.Fetch-decode-execute sequence
3.Execute-store-decode sequence
4.Decode-fetch-execute sequence
For the purpose of defining data needs, a responsibility area is
1.Personnel
2.Administration
3.Marketing
4.All of these
Hard disk drives are considered storage
1.Non-volatile
2.Non-permanent
3.Worthless
4.Temporary
Hard disk drives, CD drives and DVD drives are examples of
1.Storage
2.Storing
3. Back up
4.All of these
Hard disks and diskettes are
1.Rarely used with microcomputers
2.Sequential access storage devices
3.Direct access storage devices
4.Both (a) and c
In computer technology, what is meant by the phrase ‘state of the art’?
1.Latest
2.Best
3.Up to date
4. All of these
In which of the following decision-making procedures cannot be specified in advance for some complex decision situation?
1.Decision structure
2. Management support system
3. Management information system
4. Level of management decision making
CD and DVD drives are the examples of
1.Printers
2. Storage devices
3.Solid stage storage
4.Zip drives
Memory is characterized on the basis of
1.Density
2.Access time
3.Capacity
4.Both (b) and c
Memory unit is a part of
1.Output device
2.Central processing unit
3.Control unit
4. Input device
Name of the programming technique which emphasizes breaking large and complex task into successively smaller sections is
1.Micro programming
2.Sub-programming
3.Scrambling
4.Structured programming
Preparing a magnetic disk for data storage is called
1.Commissioning
2.Debugging
3.Booting
4.Formatting
Primary memory stores
1.Results alone
2.Programs alone
3.Data alone
4.All of these
RAM stands for ____
1.Random Access Memory
2.Recording Application Memory
3.Random Application Memory
4.Recording Access Memory
Real time computing is possible because of the following characteristic of computer
1.Accuracy
2.Storage capability
3.Versatility
4.High speed
ROM is an example of which of the following?
1.Virtual memory
2. Nonvolatile memory
3.Cache memory
4.Volatile memory
ROM stands for
1.Random Original Memory
2. Read Only Memory
3.Random Only Memory
4.Random Origin Money
ROM stands for
1.Read Of Memory
2.Ride Only Memory
3.Read Only Message
4.Read Only Memory
Storage device found inside the computer
1.CD-ROM
2.Hard Disk
3. Super Disk
4. Zip Disk
Storage media such as a CD read and write information using ____
1. Magnetic strips
2.Magnetic dots
3.A laser beam of red light
4.All of these
Symbolic languages were developed in
1.1950
2.1962
3.1974
4.1980
The amount of time required by a storage device to retrieve data and programs is its ______
1.Storage
2.Memory
3.Capacity
4. Retrieval speed
The first task in the system analysis is
1.Programming
2.Orientation and fact finding
3.The study of the processing operation
4.Environmentally dependent
The idea of cache memory is based
1.on the fact that reference generally tend to cluster
2.on the heuristic 90-10 rule
3.on the property of locality of reference
4.all of the above
The most common binary coded in use today is the 8 bit ASCII code. The letters ascii stand for American standard code for
1.Intelligence interchange
2.International interchange
3.Information interchange
4.All of these
The process at the most detailed level of the data-flow diagram are called
1. Data flows
2.Interfaces
3.Transform descriptions
4.Data flow
The smallest item of useful information a computer
1.Bit
2.Byte
3.Bite
4.Bait
The smallest unit in a digit system is
1.Byte
2.Kilobyte
3.Bit
4.Character
The Storage element for a static RAM is the ____
1. Flip-flop
2.Capacitor
3.Resistor
4.Diode
The storage locations in the internal storage of a CPU are called
1.Addresses
2.Contents
3.Mask
4.Locations
The user interface is
1.Easy to provide, even with good support
2.Supports both novice and experienced
3.Slanted toward novice users
4.Relatively unimportant
USB stands for
1.Universe Service Bus
2. Uniforms Sector Buffer
3.Universal Serial Bus
4.Uniform Service Bus
Use of the microcomputer as decision tool
1.is not possible at the present state of computer technology
2.makes all decisions for human action
3.can make common decisions according to rules
4.allows the microcomputer to support human decisions
What do you call a computer on a network that requests files from another computer?
1.A web server
2. A router
3.A host
4. A client
What is the full form of PROM?
1.Program Read-only Memory
2.Perfect Read only Memory
3.Programmable Read only Memory
4. Progressive Read only Memory
What is the main barrier to the development of a quantum computers?
1.The prohibitively large amount of power required to start a quantum computer
2. The problem of decoherence
3.The difficulty of producing precision lasers
4.Picking the colour of the casing
Which media has the ability to have data/information stored (written) on them by user more than once?
1.OptiDisks
2.Zip disks
3. CD-R disks
4.CD-RW disks
Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence?
1.C
2.COBOL
3.PROLOG
4.FORTRAN
Which of the following does not store data permanently?
1.Hard Disk
2. Floppy disk
3.RAM
4.ROM
Which of the following is a secondary storage device?
1.Microprocessor
2.RAM
3.Optical disks
4.All of these
Which of the following is an appropriate DOS command?
1.CHANGE
2.LIST
3.FORMAT
4.DUPLICATE
Which of the following is not an example of application software?
1. Computer graphics
2.DOS
3.Spreadsheet
4. Word Processing
Which of the following is the application study?
1.Documentation of systems analysis
2. Feasibility study
3.Documentation of the system design
4.Cost study of the system design
Which of the following storage is volatile?
1.Core memory
2. D-ROM
3. Floppy disk
4.Semiconductor Memory
With a CD you can _____
1.Read
2.Write
3.Both Read and Write
4.Neither Read nor Write
Word processing is used for
1.Creation, storage, editing etc. of text
2.Entry, verifying, updating, retrieving etc of records
3.What if analyses
4.Presentation of data in graphical form
_____ consists of volatile chips that temporarily store data or instructions.
1.RAM
2.RMA
3.ROM
4.CPU