INDIAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS

Computers
Objective Questions:
1. A computer in a/an
a) mechanical device
b) electrical device
c) electronic device
d) electromechanical device
2. A flow chart is a
a) step wise representation of a pro!ramme
b) a s"stematic pictorial representation of a pro!ramme
c) is a #ind of pro!ramme written in hi!h level lan!ua!e
d) either a $ b
%. &n order to drew a flow chart we used this s"mbol
a) for input/output
b) for processin!
c) for start/setup
d) for decision ma#in!
'. A di!ital computer can be operated with
a) onl" numerical data
b) onl" non numerical data
c) both numerical and non numerical data
d) neither numerical nor non numerical data
(. Al!erithm is a:
a) pictorial representation of a pro!ramme
b) a stepwise s"stematic representation of a pro!ramme
c) hi!h level lan!ua!e to represent a pro!ramme s"stematicall"
d) assembl" lan!ua!e to represent a pro!ramme s"stematicall"
). An inte!rated circuit is
a) a complicated circuit
b) much costlier than a sin!le transistor
c) an inte!rated device
d) fabricated on a tin" silicon chip
*. Analo! computers are
a) slower than di!ital computers
b) less accurate than di!ital computers
c) costlier than di!ital computers
d) powerful than di!ital computers
+. ,he decrease between a computer and calculator is
a) the former is pro!rammable and later is non pro!rammable
b) the former can process data and the later cannot
c) the former includes control unit and the later does not
d) the former can be note boo# t"pe but the later cannot be of non portable t"pe
-. ./&A0 stands of
a) .lectronic numerical inte!rator and computer
b) .lectronical numerical inte!rator and calculator
c) .lectronic numerical inte!rator and calculator
d) .lectronic numeric inte!rator and computers
11. ./&A0 is
a) a first !eneration computer
b) a second !eneration computer
c) a third !eneration computer
d) a fourth !eneration computer
11. ,he main component used in 2
nd
!eneration computer was
a) vaccume tubes
b) transistors
c) &cs
d) 2ocroprocesor
12. A microprocessor is a/an
a) inte!rated circuit fabricated on silicon chip
b) the processin! unit of the computer
c) the brain of the computer
d) all of the above
1%. ,he latest of the followin!:
a) laptop
b) super computer
c) des# top
d) mainframe
1'. ,he most powerful of the followin!:
a) 2inicomputer
b) 2icrocomputer
c) 2ainframe
d) 3upercomputer
1(. 2ain difference between 40/A,& and 40/5, are:
a) 40/A, has much more memor" than 40/5,
b) 40/A, has much more speed than 40/5,
c) 40/A, has multi terminal facilit" and 40/5, has onl" sin!le terminal facilit"
d) 40/5, has multi terminal facilit" and 40/A, has sin!le terminal facilit"
1). 6inar" e7uivalent of 1.)2(
a) 1.111112
b) 81.111)2
c) 1.11112
d) 1.111112
1*. &f the inputs of a !ate are A and 6 and its output is A96 the !ate is:
a) O: !ate
b) A/; !ate
c) 5<O: !ate
d) 5</O: !ate
1+. ,he !iven truth table is for
A 6 0
1 1 1
1 1 1
1 1 1
1 1 1
a) 5O: !ate
b) /O: !ate
c) /A/; !ate
d) O: !ate
1-. 2 complement of the binar" di!it is
a) 11
b) 1
c) 11
d) 1
21. 5O: !ate is:
a) a parallel switchin! circuit with e=clude condition
b) series switchin! circuit with e=clude condition
c) parallel switchin! circuit
d) series switchin! circuit
21. >ind the odd man out
a) A?@A memor"A counters
b) 0@A flopp" dis#etA re!isters
c) 0ontrol unitA 24@A
d) A?@A au=iliar" memor"
22. ,he 04@ of the '
th
!eneration computer is
a) An &0 chip usin! B?3& technolo!"
b) 2icroprocessor
c) 6oth a $ b
d) /one of the above
2%. &/,.? is a compan" involved in the manufacturin! of
a) printers
b) stora!e devices
c) &0 chip
d) /one of the above
2'. 6ill !ates is the chairman of
a) &62
b) 2icrosoft
c) &ntel
d) 2otorola
2(. ,he compan" 2icrosoft is involved in
a) ma#in! of computer hardware
b) ma#in! of computer software
c) both a $ b
d) none of the above
2). ,he fastest of the followin! is
a) +12+) processor
b) +1%+) processor
c) +1'%) processor
d) 4entium processor
2*. ,he main memor" of the computer is
a) :A2
b) :O2
c) Card dis#
d) 0;
2+. :A2 is
a) volatile semiconductor memor"
b) read/write memor"
c) random access memor"
d) all of the above
2-. :O2 is
a) read memor"
b) write memor"
c) both a $ b
d) none of the above
%1. .4:O2 can be erased b"
a) sodium li!ht
b) uv ra"s
c) .lectrical pulses
d) .ither @B ra"s or electrical pulses
%1. ,he fastest memor" of the followin!
a) :A2
b) :O2
c) 0ache
d) Card dis#
%2. ,he main memor" of a computer is located in
a) the hard disc
b) compact dis#
c) flopp" dis#
d) none
%%. :O2 is
a) volatile semi conductor memor"
b) non volatile semi conductor memor"
c) ma!netic memor"
d) all of the above
%'. ,he processin! of the 04@ is in the order of
a) millisecond
b) microsecond
c) nanosecond
d) me!asecond
%(. ;:D2 is
a) 3emi conductor memor"
b) Bolatile memor"
c) Cas to be coefficiated with the data after a certain interval of time
d) All of the above
%). 1E6 is e7ual to
a) 1111 b"tes
b) 2 b"tes
c) 1111 26
d) none of the above
%*. A nibble is e7ual to
a) + bits
b) ' bits
c) 2 bits
d) 1)bits
%+. ,he fastest component of the computer is
a) 04@
b) 0omputer memor"
c) 3tora!e devices
d) &nput/output devices
%-. ?ocate the odd man out
a) hard dis#
b) flopp" dis#
c) ma!netic tape
d) compatt dis#
'1. 0ompact dis# is a
a) semi conductor device
b) ma!netic device
c) optical device
d) none of the above
'1. ?ocate the odd man out
a) O6:
b) O2:
c) O0:
d) 2&0:
'2. >lopp" dis#ett is a :
a) .4:O2
b) :A2
c) ..4:O2
d) >le=ible stora!e media
'%. ,he slowest of the followin! is
a) hard dis#
b) flopp" dis#
c) 0;
d) 2a!netic tape
''. 04:O2 is released b"
a) F
b) infrared li!ht
c) electrical pac#a!e
d) b" appropriate pro!rammin! onl"
'(. Bol stora!es are those from where data are lost
a) when the pro!ramme is over
b) with respect to time
c) when the power is shutoff
d) all the above e=cept c
'). ?ocate the odd man out
a) li!ht pen
b) plotter
c) mouse
d) jo"stic#
'*. ,he printed document in computer terminolo!" is termed as
a) soft cop"
b) hard cop"
c) firm cop"
d) live cop"
'+. ,he displa" of 2O/&,O: of a computer s"stem is mostl"
a) semi conductor displa"
b) ?.; t"pe displa"
c) ?0; t"pe displa"
d) .lectron beam t"pe
'-. 0hoose the correct statement amon! the followin!
a) ?ine printer is non impact printer
b) ?A3.: printer is a non impact printer
c) ;O, matri= printer is non impact printer
d) 0haracter printer is faster than line printer
(1. 4rinter is connected throu!h
a) parallel port
b) serial port
c) both a $ b
d) none of the above
(1. ,he screen in the laptop computer is
a) 04,
b) ?0;
c) 3emi conductor displa"
d) All of the above
(2. Ghich of the followin! is fi=ed dis# drive
a) hard dis# drive
b) flopp" dis# drive
c) winchaster dis# drive
d) 0;<:O2 drive
(%. 2odem is an
a) input device
b) output device
c) input/output device
d) none of the above
('. ?ocate the odd man out
a) ;ot matri= printer
b) &n#jet printer
c) 0hain printer
d) ;rum printer
((. Optical scanner is a
a) input device
b) output device
c) input/output device
d) none of the above
(). A software is a
a) set of pro!rammes
b) set of instructions
c) all of the above
d) none of the above
(*. ;is# operatin! s"stem is
a) a s"stem software
b) software environment
c) software utilit" pac#a!e
d) a hi!h level lan!ua!e
(+. 0omputer virus is a
a) software pro!ramme
b) hardware pro!ramme
c) machine lan!ua!e
d) assembl" lan!ua!e
(-. Assembl" lan!ua!e is
a) low level lan!ua!e
b) hi!h level lan!ua!e
c) machine lan!ua!e
d) all !eneration lan!ua!e
)1. Ghich of the followin! lan!ua!e used memories
a) machine lan!ua!e
b) assembl" lan!ua!e
c) hi!h level lan!ua!e
d) all !eneration lan!ua!e
)1. Ghich of the followin! is a scientific lan!ua!e
a) 0O6O?
b) A;A
c) >O4,:A/
d) 6A3&0
)2. Ghich of the followin! is not a lan!ua!e
a) >O54:O,
b) ?&34
c) 0
d) B&3@A? 099
)%. 4ic# the odd man out
a) ;O3
b) @/&5
c) G&/<-(
d) ;6A3.
)'. A pac#a!e is a
a) software
b) set of instruction
c) a pro!ramme
d) all of the above
)(. Gindows %.1 is a/an
a) operatin! s"stem
b) operatin! environment
c) pac#a!e
d) lan!ua!e
)). Ghich of the followin! is not a hi!h level lan!ua!e
a) basic
b) 0
c) Assembl"
d) 0obol
)*. Ghich of the followin! is not a hi!h level computer lan!ua!e
a) windows
b) visual c99
c) coral
d) pascal
)+. ;O3 stands for
a) data operatin! s"stem
b) dis# operatin! s"stem
c) diode operatin! s"stem
d) none of the above
)-. @ni= is a
a) a software
b) a pro!ramme
c) multiuser operatin! s"stem
d) all of the above
*1. Assembler is
a) a software
b) a translator
c) a pro!ramme
d) all the above
*2. Ci!h level lan!ua!e are
a) machine dependent
b) machine independent
c) lan!ua!e in which pro!ramme is done in 1 $ 1
d) b $ c
*%. &nterpreter in computer field is a
a) software
b) flopp"
c) hardware
d) the special electronic circuit which translate hi!h level to low level
*'. &nternet s"stem is based on
a) GA/ s"stem
b) ?A/ s"stem
c) 2ainframe computer s"stem
d) 2an" computers connected to a other computer
*(. D@& stands for
a) !raphical user interface
b) !raphical user internet
c) !raph $ user interface
d) !raph $ user internet
*). H2E problem is a
a) software problem
b) hardware problem
c) data problem
d) all the above
**. Birus affects
a) hardware
b) software
c) both a $ b
d) none of the above
*+. Anti virus software is
a) dreaded software
b) software to scan $ remove software
c) pac#a!e
d) none of the above