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Online Computer Science Test - Computer Fundamentals Test 2

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1.
The time for which a piece of equipment operates is called
Seek time
Effective time
Access time
Real time
None of the above
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2.
A program component that allows structuring of a program in an unusual way is known as
Correlation
Coroutine
Diagonalization
Quene
None of the above
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3.
Which output device is used for translating information from a computer into pictorial form on paper.
Mouse
Plotter
Touch panel
Card punch
None of the above
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4.
Which of the following is not currently a topic in computer science?
Speech recognition
Artificial intelligence
Thermodynamics
Multiprocessing
None of the above
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5.
Backing storage is so named because it
is always kept at the back of the CP.U.
is slow and backward
backs up the computer's main memory
lags behind the main memory
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6.
The process of entering data into a storage location
adds to the contents of the location
cause variation in its address number
is known as a readout operation
is destructive of previous contents
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7.
An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is
Magnetic tape
Voice response unit
Voice recognition unit.
Voice band
None of the above
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8.
When was the X Window System born?
1984
1989
1988
1990
None of the above
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9.
A printed document reader which scans the characters and then encodes them in a computer-compatible code for direct transmission to the computer is called
Optical character reader
Kurzweil Data Entry Machine (KDEM)
MICR
Laser scanner
None of the above
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10.
Punched-card equipment was first introduced in Britain in 1904 by a small company. What was the name of that company?
The Tabulator Ltd.
Tabulator Machine Company
International Business Machines (IBM)
Accounting & Tabulating Corpn. of Great Britain
None of the above
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11.
Conversion of a hexadecimal number 3D16 to binary number is
1111012
1100112
110001102
1100012
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12.
The working principles of today's computers were provided by an English mathematician
Charles Babbage
Dr. Hollerith
Donald Reach
Ken Reider
None of the above
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13.
An identifying label on the first record of magnetic tape is
Punched paper tape
Optical mark reader
Tape label
Joystick
None of the above
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14.
Where was the India's first computer installed and when?
Institute of Social Science, Agra, 1955
Indian Institute of Statistics, Delhi, 1957
Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1955
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1971
None of the above
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15.
How many symbols exist in Baudot code?
42
116
58
76
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16.
Which most popular input device used today for interactive processing & for the on line entry of data for batch processing.
Mouse
Magnetic disk
Visual display terminal
Card punch
None of the above
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17.
A digital device that processes data is known as
Data processor
Data entry
DBMS
Database
None of the above
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18.
The third generation of computers covers the period:
1971-1982
1982-1994
1959-1964
1965-1971
1995-now
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19.
Conversion of an octal number 208 to its binary number is
100002
101112
101102
111102
None of the above
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20.
A packet switching network that was sponsored by the Commission of the EEC and became operational in 1979 is
LAN
Broadband network
Star network
Euronet
None of the above
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