Computer quiz

by Pradeep choudhary

Posted on 01-May-2017 4:07:09 PM    0 Comments    4562 view(s)



Q1. Which of the following are machine-independent languages?
(a) High-level languages
(b) Low-level languages
(c) Assembly languages
(d) Machine languages
(e) None of these
 
Q2. FORTRAN is a programming language. It is more suitable for
(a) business applications
(b) marketing applications
(c) scientific applications
(d) statically calculative applications
(e) None of these
 
Q3. Which of the following threads is used in an operating system?
(a) User-level thread
(b) Kernel-level thread
(c) Hardware-level thread
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) None of these
 
Q4. Which of the following conditions is responsible for occurrence of context switching?
(a) When one process expires and a new one is loaded from a ready queue
(b) No processes are in the ready queue
(c) When a process is running
(d) When the CPU is at rest
(e) None of these
 
Q5. What does DOS stands for?
(a) Digital Operating Session
(b) Disk Operating System
(c) Digital Operating System
(d) Disk Opening System
(e) Digital Open System
 
Q6. What acts as master software that works as a mediator between a computer user and the hardware of a computer?
(a) Application Program
(b) Hardware
(c) Software
(d) Operating System
(e) User
 
Q7. Which of the following is the type of software that controls the internal operations in the computer and controls how the computer works with all its parts?
(a) Shareware
(b) Public domain software
(c) Application software
(d) Operating system software
(e) None of these
 
Q8. Linux is an example of :
(a) Freeware
(b) Open source software
(c) Shareware
(d) Complimentary
(e) None of these
 
Q9. Which of the following system programs translate the source program to its corresponding machine language?
(a) Interpreter
(b) Assembler
(c) Compiler
(d) Debugger
(e) None of these
 
Q10. In MS Word, __________ is a predefined decorative text that you can add to a document.
(a) ClipArt
(b) SmartArt
(c) Charts
(d) WordArt
(e) References
 
Q11. Which is the part of the computer system that one can physically touch? 
(a) data
(b) operating system
(c) hardware
(d) software
(e) None of these
 
Q12. Which of the following is a programming language for creating special programs like applets? 
(a) Java 
(b) cable
(c) domain name 
(d) Net
(e) COBOL
 
Q13. What is the term to denote the smallest unit of information a computer can understand and process? 
(a) digit 
(b) byte
(c) megabyte
(d) bit
(e) MB 
 
Q14. Which among the following is not an operation of an operating system?   
(a) Communication manager 
(b) Processor manager 
(c) Device manager 
(d) Memory manager 
(e) None of the above 
 
Q15.  Which among the following term is used for: Unauthorized copying of software to be used for personal gain instead of personal backups? 
(a) program thievery
(b) data snatching
(c) software piracy
(d) program looting
(e) data looting
 
Q16. In first generation of computers, they used ______.
(a) batch processing
(b) multithreading
(c) multiprogramming
(d) networking
(e) All of the above
 
Q17. Term referring to a person who uses his or her expertise to gain access to other people’s computers to get information illegally or do damage?
(a) hacker
(b) analyst
(c) instant messenger 
(d) programmer
(e) spammer
 
Q18. To allow someone else schedule your meetings and appointments, ______ feature of Outlook is used 
(a) Monthly calendar 
(b) Event manager
(c) Appointments 
(d) Delegate Access
(e) None of these
 
Q19. Which of the following device used ‘set of beads’ to represent the unit of data? 
(a) ENIAC
(b) EDVAC
(c) Abacus 
(d) MARK-I
(e) None of these 
 
Q20. Antikythera mechanism was mainly used to perform which computation?
(a) Astronomical calculation 
(b) Logarithm 
(c) Trigonometry 
(d) Time calculation 
(e) All of these 
 


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