COMPUTER SCIENCE AND IT

1. Which of the following memories is an optical memory?

a. Floppy Disk
b. Bubble Memories
c. CDROM
d. Core Memories
2. DNS refers to
a. Data Number Sequence
b. Digital Network Service
c. Domain Name System
d. Disk Numbering System
3. Java was originally invented by
a. Oracle
b. Microsoft
c. Novell
d. Sun
4. The unit of speed used for super computer is
a. KELOPS
b. GELOPS
c. MELOPS
d. None of these
5. Whose trademark is the operating system UNIX?
a. Motorola
b. Microsoft
c. BELL Laboratories
d. AshtonTate
6. The first mechanical computer designed by Charles Babbage was called
a. Abacus
b. Analytical Engine
c. Calculator
d. Processor
7. Which of the following is the most powerful type of computer?
a. Supermicro
b. Super conductor
c. Super computer
d. Megaframe
8. C is
a. A third generation high level language

b. A machine language
c. An assembly language
d. All of the above
9. Web pages are written using
a. FTP
b. HTTP
c. HTML
d. URL
10.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Which of the following is NOT operating system?

Dos
Unix
Window NT
Java

11. The first movie released in 1982 with terrific computer animation and
graphics was
a. Star wars
b. Tron
c. Forbidden planet
d. Dark star
12.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Which of the following is an example of non volatile memory?

VLSI
LSI
ROM
RAM

13.
a.
b.
c.
d.

One byte is equivalent to

4 bits
8 bits
12 bits
32 bits

14.
a.
b.
c.
d.

ISDN stands for

International Standard Digital Network
International Subscriber Dialing Network
Integrated Service Digital Network
Integrated System Digital Network

15.

FPI stands for

a. Faults per inch
b. Frames per inch
c. Film per inch
d. Figure per inch

16.
a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the full form of lP?

Interface program
Interface protocol
Internet program
Internet protocol

17.
a.
b.
c.
d.

A device that converts digital signals to analog signals is

A packet
A modem
A block
Both (A) and (B)

18.

VSNL stands for

a. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd
b. Very Soft Network Link
c. Vigam System Nigar Ltd
d. Very Small Network Link

19.
a.
b.
c.
d.

A terabyte comprises
1024 gigabyte
1024 kilobyte
1024 megabyte
1024 byte

20.

Who is considered to be The Father of Artificial Intelligence?

a. Alan Turing
b. John McCarthy
c. George Boole
d. Allen Newell

21.

CPU stands for

a. Central Processing Unit
b. Control Processing Unit
c. Control Programming Unit
d. Central Programming Unit
e. Computer Processing Unit

22.
a.
b.
c.
d.

RAM is
Read Access Memory
Random Access Memory
Read Address Memory
Random Address Memory

23. LAN stands for

a. Local Address Network

b. Local Area Network

c. Logical Area Network
d. Logical Address Network
24. Which of the following converts an entire program into Machine
Language at one time?
a. Compiler
b. Interpreter
c. Translator
d. CPU
25.
a.
b.
c.
d.

The official protocol used on the internet is ..

ISO/OSI
TCP/IP
IEEE 802.3
CSMA/CD

26.
a.
b.
c.
d.

HTTP is the abbreviation of

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
Hyper Text Transmission Protocol
Hyper Text Technical Parameters
Hyper Text Technology Progression

27.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Which of the following is a permanent memory?

ROM
PROM
RAM
DRAM

28.
a.
b.
c.
d.

BD in computer terminology stands for:

Bit Data
Binary Digit
Blue-ray
All of the above

29.
a.
b.
c.
d.

The term TUX is related with?

Google
Mac
Linux
Windows

30.
a.
b.
c.
d.

An error in a program code is:

Bug
Syntax
Mistake
All of the above

31.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Which of the following is the fastest memory?

Cache
RAM
ROM
Registers

32.
a.
b.
c.
d.

The first electronic digital computer used

IC chips
Microprocessors
Transistors
Vacuum tubes

33.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

The first programming language used for scientific operation is:

FORTRAN
Pascal
COBOL
C
Java

34.
a.
b.
c.
d.

World Wide Web (WWW) was developed by

Charles Babbage
Linus Torvalds
Dennis Ritchie
Tim Berners Lee

35.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Fourth generation of computers contain

Vacuum tubes
Transistors
LSI
Microprocessors

36. A collection of parallel lines that connects several devices in a

computer is called:
a. Bus
b. Link
c. Bidirectional wires
d. Cables
37.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Software installed to help prevent hacking is called:

System software
Antivirus software
Firewall software
Application software

38.

Encryption of data means that:

a.
b.
c.
d.

Data
Data
Data
Data

cannot be sent over the internet

is encoded so it cannot be read without decoding software
is kept locked in special room
has been hacked into

39. The kind of crime involves altering raw data just before a computer
processes it and then changing it back after the processing is completed:
a. Data diddling
b. Data tampering
c. Salami attacks
d. None of the above
40. Computer to computer exchange of business documents is done
through?
a. EDI
b. ERP
c. CAM
d. CAD
41.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Who started Free Software Foundation?

Linus Torvald
Richard Stallman
Bill Gates
GNU

42.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Computers calculate numbers in what mode?

Decimal
Binary
Octal
HexaDecimal

43.
a.
b.
c.
d.

The letters, "DOS" stand for...

Data Out System
Disk Out System
Disk Out System
Data Operating System

44.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Modem stands for...

Modulator Demodulator
Monetary Devaluation Exchange Mechanism
Memory Demagnetization
Monetary Demarkation

45. AOL stands for...

a. Arranged Outer Line
b. America Over LAN

c. Audio Over LAN

d. America Online
46.
a.
b.
c.
d.

MICR stands for

Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
Memory Ink Character Recognition
Magnetic Ink Character Reengineering
Magnetic Ink Character Reengineering

47.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Computer Hard Disk was first introduced in 1956 by

Dell
Microsoft
Apple
IBM

48.
a.
b.
c.
d.

In computer world, Trojan refers to

Virus
Malware
Worm
Spyware

49.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Which protocol is used to receive e-mail?

HTTP
POP3
SMTP
SSH

50. Which computer program converts assembly language to machine

language?
a. Interpreter
b. Compiler
c. Assembler
d. Comparator
51.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Which one is the first search engine?

Google
Archie
Altavista
WAIS

52.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Which one is the first browser invented in 1990?

Internet Explorer
Chrome
Mozilla
WorldWideWeb

53.

First virus name is known as

a. Rabbit
b. Creeper Virus
c. Elk Cloner
d. SCA Virus

54.
a.
b.
c.
d.

A dual layer Blue-ray Disc can store data upto

20 GB
35 GB
12 GB
50 GB

55.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Who invented microprocessor?

Joseph Jacquard
Herman H Goldstein
Marcian E Huf
George Boola

56. Who co-founded Hotmail in 1996 and then sold the company to
Microsoft?
a. Shawn Fanning
b. Ada Byron Lovelace
c. Sabeer Bahtia
d. Ray Tomlinson
57.

What
a.
b.
c.
d.

was the first ARPANET message?

Hello world
Cyberspace, the final frontier
Marry has a little lamp
Lo

58.

The Internet is also known as

a. Home
b. My mother
c. The West Coasts I-95
d. The Information superhighway

59.

A Switch is a network device whose responsibility is to

a. Protect from virus attack
b. Turn of the power to network
c. Connect Network devices
d. Boot the network

60.

Who is the inventor of C programming language

a. Bill Gates
b. Dennis Ritchie
c. James Gosling
d. Larry Wall

61.

'Booting' the computer refers to:

a. Disk Operation Sequence
b. Disk Operating System
c. Don't Operate System

62.

What
a.
b.
c.
d.

does "USB" stand for

Universal Serial Bus
Universal Serial Box
Universal Serial Bottom
Universal Serial Bun

63.

What
a.
b.
c.
d.

does "ISP" stand for?

Intranet Service Provider
Internet Service Provider
Internal Service Provider
International Service Provider

64.

What
a.
b.
c.
d.

does "ripping" consists of?

Burning music to a cd
Saving music to a computer
Deleting music from a folder
Downloading music from a trusted site

65.

Which supercomputer is developed by the Indian Scientists?

a. Param
b. Super 301
c. Compaq Presario
d. CRAY YMP

66.

IC chips used in computers are usually made of

a. Lead
b. Silicon
c. Chromium
d. Gold

67.

One kilobyte is equal to

a. 1000 bytes
b. 100 bytes
c. 1024 bytes
d. 1023 bytes

68.

Which of the following is not an example of Operating System?

a. Windows 9
b. BSD Unix
c. Microsoft Office XP
d. Red Hat Linux

69.

One Gigabyte is approximately equal is

a. 1000,000 bytes
b. 1000,000,000 bytes
c. 1000,000,000,000 bytes
d. None of these

70.

The errors that can be pointed out by the compiler are

a. Syntax error
b. Symantec error
c. Logical error
d. Internal error

71. Which of the following languages is more suited to a structured

program?
a. PL/1
b. FORTRAN
c. BASIC
d. PASCAL
72. A computer assisted method for the recording and analyzing of existing
or hypothetical systems is
a. Data transmission
b. Data flow
c. Data capture
d. Data processing

73. What diference does the 5th generation computer have from other
generation computers?
a. Technological advancement
b. Scientific code
c. Object Oriented Programming
d. All of the above
74. Which of the following computer language is used for artificial
intelligence?
a. FORTRAN
b. PROLOG
c. C
d. COBOL
75. The tracks on a disk which can be accessed without repositioning the
R/W heads is
a. Surface
b. Cylinder
c. Cluster
d. All of the above
76.

Which of the following is the 1's complement of 10?

a. 01
b. 110
c. 11
d. 10

77. A section of code to which control is transferred when a processor is

interrupted is known as
a. M
b. SVC
c. IP
d. MDR
78. A computer program that converts assembly language to machine
language is
a. Compiler
b. Interpreter
c. Assembler
d. Comparator
79. The time required for the fetching and execution of one simple
machine instruction is
a. Delay time
b. CPU cycle

c. Real time
d. Seek time
80.

The time for which a piece of equipment operates is called

a. Seek time
b. Effective time
c. Access time
d. Real time

81.
a.
b.
c.
d.

A name applied by Intel corp. to high speed MOS technology is called

HDLC
LAP
HMOS
SDLC

82. A program component that allows structuring of a program in an

unusual way is known as
a. Correlation
b. Coroutine
c. Diagonalization
d. Quene
83. Which type of system puts the user into direct conversation with the
computer through a keyboard?
a. Real time processing
b. Interactive computer
c. Batch processing
d. Time sharing
84. The term referring to evacuating the content of some part of the
machine is known as
a. Dump
b. Enhancement
c. Down
d. Compiler
85.
a.
b.
c.
d.

A common boundary between two systems is called

Interdiction
Interface
Surface
None of the above

86.
a.
b.
c.

Which computer has been designed to be as compact as possible?

Mini
Super computer
Micro computer

d. Mainframe
87.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Which method is used to connect a remote computer?

Device
Dialup
Diagnostic
Logic circuit

88.
a.
b.
c.
d.

The symbols used in an assembly language are

Codes
Mnemonics
Assembler
All of the above

89.
as
a.
b.
c.
d.

A number that is used to control the form of another number is known

90.
a.
b.
c.
d.

ASCII stands for

American standard code for information interchange
All purpose scientific code for information interchange
American security code for information interchange
American Scientific code for information interchange

Map
Mask
Mamtossa
Marker

91. A program that is employed in the development, repair or

enhancement of other programs is known as
a. System software
b. Software tool
c. Applications program
d. Utility program
92. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit
stream is known as
a. Pulse code modulation
b. Pulse stretcher
c. Query processing
d. Queue management
93.
a.
b.
c.
d.

An optical input device that interprets pencil marks on paper media is

Punch card reader
O.M.R
Magnetic tape
None of the above

94.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Most important advantage of an IC is its

Easy replacement in case of circuit failure
Extremely high reliability
Reduced cost
Low power consumption

95. A device designed to read information encoded into a small plastic

card is
a. Magnetic tape
b. Badge reader
c. Tape puncher
d. Card puncher
96.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Any device that performs signal conversion is

Modulator
Modem
Keyboard
Plotter

97. A device for converting handwritten impressions into coded characters

& positional coordinates for input to a computer is
a. Touch panel
b. Mouse
c. Wand
d. Writing tablet
98.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Java was originally invented by

Oracle
Microsoft
Novell
Sun

99.
a.
b.
c.
d.

The unit of speed used for super computer is

KELOPS
GELOPS
MELOPS
None of these

100.
a.
b.
c.
d.

The parity bit is added for the purpose of

Coding
Error detection
Controlling
Indexing

101. UNIVAC is an example of

a.
b.
c.
d.

First generation computer

Second generation computer
Third generation computer
Fourth generation computer

102.
a.
b.
c.
d.

A language for simulating models of business activity is

SPSS
GPSS
COBOL
DL

103.
a.
b.
c.
d.

A terabyte comprises
1024 gigabyte
1024 kilobyte
1024 megabyte
1024 byte