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1. To locate a data item for storage is c. Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and B. POS
d. Fetch primary storage C. inventory
D. data mining
2. programs designed to perform 15. EBCDIC can code up to how many Answer: A
specific tasks is known as different characters? 5. The ability to recover and read
b. application software a. 256 deleted or damaged files from a
criminal’s computer is an example
3. perforated paper used as input of 16. Which is considered a direct entry of a law enforcement specialty called:
output media is known as input device? A. robotics.
a. paper tapes d. All of the above B. simulation.
C. computer forensics.
4. Time during which a job is 17. Which is used for manufacturing D. animation.
processed by the computer is chips? Answer: C
c. Execution time c. Semiconductors 6. Which of the following is NOT one of
the four major data processing
5. a computer which CPU speed 18. The computer code for the functions of a computer?
around 100 million instruction per interchange of information between A. gathering data
second and with the word length of terminals is B. processing data into information
around 64 bits is known as a. ASCII C. analyzing the data or information
a. Super computer D. storing the data or information
19. A byte consists of Answer: C
6. An approach that permits the c. Eight bits 7. ____________ tags, when placed
computer to work on several programs on an animal, can be used to record
instead of one is 20. A hybrid computer and track in a database all of the
c. Over lapped processing c. Resembles both a digital and analog animal’s movements.
computer A. POS
7. A directly accessible appointment B. RFID
calendar is feature of a … resident PCS COMPUTER MCQS C. PPS
package D. GPS
b. Memory 1. All of the following are examples of Answer: B
real security and privacy risks 8. Surgeons can perform delicate
8. The term gigabyte refers to EXCEPT: operations by manipulating devices
c. 1024 megabytes A. hackers. through computers instead of
B. spam. manually. This technology is known
9. Which of the following processors C. viruses. as:
use RISC technology? D. identity theft. A. robotics.
b. Power PC Answer: B B. computer forensics.
2. A process known as ____________ C. simulation.
10. A/n …. Device is any device that is used by large retailers to study D. forecasting.
provides information, which is sent to trends. Answer: A
the CPU A. data mining 9. Technology no longer protected by
a. Input B. data selection copyright, available to everyone, is
C. POS considered to be:
11. Current SIMMs have either … or D. data conversion A. proprietary.
… connectors (pins) Answer: A B. open.
d. 30 or 72 3. ____________terminals (formerly C. experimental.
known as cash registers) are often D. in the public domain.
12. The storage subsystem in a connected to complex inventory and Answer: A
microcomputer consists mainly of … or sales computer systems. 10. ____________ is the study of
… media with varying capacities A. Data molecules and structures whose size
b. Magnetic or optical B. Point-of-sale (POS) ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers.
C. Sales A. Nanoscience
13. Which of the following is not an D. Query B. Microelectrodes
input device? Answer: B C. Computer forensics
d. COM (Computer Output to 4. A(n) ____________ system is a D. Artificial intelligence
Microfilm) small, wireless handheld computer that Answer: A
scans an item’s tag and pulls up
14. The central processing unit (CPU) the current price (and any special
consists of offers) as you shop. 11. ____________ is the science that
A. PSS attempts to produce machines that
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display the same type of intelligence A. eight bytes. 7. Personnel who design, program,
that humans do. B. eight kilobytes. operate and maintain computer
A. Nanoscience C. eight characters. equipment refers to
B. Nanotechnology D. eight bits. a. Console-operator
C. Simulation Answer: D b. Programmer
D. Artificial intelligence (AI) 19. The term bit is short for: c. Peopleware
Answer: D A. megabyte. d. System Analyst
12. ____________ is data that has B. binary language. 8. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple
been organized or presented in a C. binary digit. Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
meaningful fashion. D. binary number. a. 1978
A. A process Answer: C b. 1984
B. Software c. 1990
C. Storage 20. A string of eight 0s and 1s is called d. 1991
D. Information a: 9. Human beings are referred to as
Answer: D A. megabyte. Homosapinens, which device is called
13. The name for the way that B. byte. Sillico Sapiens?
computers manipulate data into C. kilobyte. a. Monitor
information is called: D. gigabyte. b. Hardware
A. programming. Answer: B c. Robot
B. processing. d. Computer
C. storing. MCQ'S LECTURESHIP PCS COMPUTER 10. An error in software or hardware is
D. organizing. SCIENCE called a bug. What is the alternative
Answer: B computer jargon for it?
14. Computers gather data, which 1. Which of the following devices can a. Leech
means that they allow users to be sued to directly image printed text? b. Squid
____________ data. a. OCR c. Slug
A. present b. OMR d. Glitch
B. input c. MICR 11. Modern Computer are very reliable
C. output d. All of above but they are not
D. store 2. The output quality of a printer is a. Fast
Answer: B measured by b. Powerful
15. After a picture has been taken with a. Dot per inch c. Infallible
a digital camera and processed b. Dot per sq. inch d. Cheap
appropriately, the actual print of the c. Dots printed per unit time 12. What is the name of the display
picture is considered: d. All of above feature that highlights are of the
A. data. 3. In analog computer screen which requires operator
B. output. a. Input is first converted to digital form attention?
C. input. b. Input is never converted to digital a. Pixel
D. the process. form b. Reverse video
Answer: B c. Output is displayed in digital form c. Touch screen
d. All of above d. Cursor
16. Computers use the ____________ 4. In latest generation computers, the 13. IMB launched its first personal
language to process data. instructions are executed computer called IBM-PC in 1981. It
A. processing a. Parallel only had chips from Intel, disk drives from
B. kilobyte b. Sequentially only Tandon, operating system from
C. binary c. Both sequentially and parallel Microsoft, the printer from Epson and
D. representational d. All of above the application software from
Answer: C 5. Who designed the first electronics everywhere. Can you name the
17. Computers process data into computer – ENIAC? country which contributed the video
information by working exclusively a. Van-Neumann display?
with: b. Joseph M. Jacquard a. India
A. multimedia. c. J. Presper Eckert and John W b. China
B. words. Mauchly c. Germany
C. characters. d. All of above d. Taiwan
D. numbers. 6. Who invented the high level 14. Personal computers use a number
Answer: D language c? of chips mounted on a main circuit
18. In the binary language each letter a. Dennis M. Ritchie board. What is the common name for
of the alphabet, each number and b. Niklaus Writh such boards?
each special character is made up of a c. Seymour Papert a. Daughter board
unique combination of: d. Donald Kunth b. Motherboard
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c. Father board telegraph lines use: Which of the following communications

d. Breadboard a. simplex lines lines is best suited to interactive
15. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the b. wideband channel processing applications?
device drives, memory expansion slots c. narrowband channel a. narrow band channel
and active components are mounted d. dialed service b. simplex lines
on a single board. What is the name of c. full duplex lines
this board? Question 5: d. mixed band channels
a. Motherboard A communications device that Answers
b. Breadboard combines transmissions from several 1. c 2. b 3. c 4. c 5.
c. Daughter board I/O devices into one line is a c 6. a 7. b 8. c 9. a 10.
d. Grandmother board a. concentrator c
16. What is meant by a dedicated b. modifier
computer? c. multiplexer NETWORK MCQS ENTRY TEST PCS/CSS
a. Which is used by one person only d. full-duplex line
b. Which is assigned one and only OSI network architecture, the dialogue
one task Question 6: control and token management are
c. Which uses one kind of software How much power (roughly) a light responsibility of
d. Which is meant for application emitting diode can couple into an
software optical fiber? a. session layer
17. The system unit of a personal a. 100 microwatts b. network layer
computer typically contains all of the b. 440 microwatts c. transport layer
following except: c. 100 picowatts d. data link layer
a. Microprocessor d. 10 miliwatts e. none of above
b. Disk controller
c. Serial interface Question 7: Question 2:
d. Modem The synchronous modems are more
18. A computer program that converts costly than the asynchronous modems In OSI network architecture, the
an entire program into machine because routing is performed by
language is called a/an a. they produce large volume of data
a. Interpreter b. they contain clock recovery circuits a. network layer
b. Simulator c. they transmit the data with stop and b. data link layer
c. Compiler start bits c. transport layerd.
d. Commander d. they operate with a larger bandwidth D session layere.
19. A computer program that e. none of above E none of above
translates one program instructions at
a time into machine language is called Question 8: Question 3:
a/an Which of the following statement is
a. Interpreter correct? Which of the following performs
b. CPU a. terminal section of a synchronous modulation and demodulation?
c. Compiler modem contains the scrambler a. fiber optics
d. Simulator b. receiver section of a synchronous b. satellite
20. A small or intelligent device is so modem contains the scrambler c. coaxial cable
called because it contains within it a c. transmission section of a d. modeme.
a. Computer synchronous modem contains the none of the above
b. Microcomputer scrambler
c. Programmable d. control section of a synchronous Question 4:
d. Sensor modem contains the scrambler
e. none of the above The process of converting analog
MCQ S COMPUTER SCIENCE ABILITY TEST signals into digital signals so they can
PREPARATION 20010-12 Question 9: be processed by a receiving computer
In a synchronous modem, the digital- is referred to as:
Question 3: to-analog converter transmits signal to a. modulation
Which of the following types of the b. demodulation
channels moves data relatively slowly? a. equilizer c. synchronizing
a. wide band channel b. modulator d. digitizing
b. voice band challen c. demodulator
c. narrow band channel d. terminal Question 5:
e. none of aobve
Question 4: How many OSI layers are covered in
Most data communications involving Question 10: the X.25 standard?
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a. Two 1. The ALU of a computer responds to 15. The two kinds of main memory are:
b. Three the commands coming from c. ROM and RAM
c. Seven b. Control section
d. Sixe. 16. A kind of serial dot-matrix printer
None of above 2. The act of retrieving existing data that forms characters with
from memory is called magnetically-charged ink sprayed dots
Question 6: d. All of above is called
b. Ink-jet printer
Layer one of the OSI model is 3. All modern computer operate on
c. Data 17. Which printer is very commonly
a. physical layer used for desktop publishing?
b. link layer 4. Instructions and memory address a. Laser printer
c. transport layer are represented by
d. network layer b. Binary codes 18. An output device that uses words
e. none of above or messages recorded on a magnetic
5. Which of the following code used in medium to produce audio response is
Question 7: present day computing was developed b. Voice response unit
by IBM Corporation?
The x.25 standard specifies a d. EBCDIC Code 19. Which of the following will happen
when data is entered into a memory
a. technique for start-stop data 6. What is the latest write-once optical location?
b. technique for dial access storage media? c. It will erase the previous content
c. DTE/DCE interface d. CD-ROM disk
d. data bit ratee. none of above 20. A storage area used to store data
7. The most important advantage of a to a compensate for the difference in
Question 8: video disk is speed at which the different units can
b. Potential capacity handle data is
Which of the following communication b. Buffer
modes support two-way traffic but in 8. What is the number of read-write
only one direction at a time? heads in the drive for a 9-trac
a. simplex magnetic tape? The silicon chips used for data
b. half duplex a. 9 processing are called
c. three-quarters duplex d. PROM chips
d. all of the abovee. 9. Before a disk drive can access any
none of the above sector record, a computer program has 2. The metal disks, which are
to provide the record’s disk address. permanently housed in, sealed and
Question 9: What information does this address contamination free containers are
specify? called
Which of the following might be used d. All of above c. Winchester disk
by a company to satisfy its growing
communications needs? 10. As compared to diskettes, the hard 3. A computer consists of
a. front end processor disks are d. All of the above
b. multiplexer a. More expensive
c. controllerd. concentrator 4. An application program that helps
e. all of the above 11. Floppy disks which are made from the user to change any number and
flexible plastic material are also immediately see the result of that
Question 10: called? change is
c. Diskettes c. Spreadsheet
What is the number of separate
protocol layers at the serial interface 12. Regarding a VDU, Which 5. The instructions for starting the
gateway specified by the X.25 statement is more correct? computer are house on
standard? c. It is a peripheral device c. Read only memory chip
a. 4
b. 2 13. What is the name of the computer 6. The ALU of a computer normally
c. 6 terminal which gives paper printout? contains a number of high speed
d. 33 c. Hard copy terminal storage element called
. none of the above b. Registers
14. Dot-matrix is a type of
b. Printer

7. a factor which would strongly
influence a business person to adopt a
computer is its
d. All of above
8. The magnetic storage chip used to
provide non-volatile direct access
storage of data and that have no
moving parts are known as
d. Magnetic bubble memory
9. CAD stands for
a. Computer aided design
10. RATS stand for
a. Regression Analysis Time Series
11. In which year was chip used inside
the computer for the first time?
b. 1975
12. What was the name of the first
commercially available microprocessor
chip?
c. Intel 4004
13. When were the first minicomputer
built?
a. 1965
14. The first digital computer built with
IC chips was known as
c. IBM System / 360
15. In which language is source
program written?
c. High level
16. Which of the following terms is the
most closely related to main memory?
d. Temporary
17. Which of the following is used for
manufacturing chips?
d. Semiconductor
18. Which of the following is required
when more than one person uses a
central computer at the same time?
a. Terminal
19. Which of the following is used only
for data entry and storage, and never
for processing?
b. Dumb terminal
20. To produce high quality graphics
(hardcopy) in color, you would want to
use a/n
b. Plotter
5
1. Which of the following printers are
you sure will not to use if your
objective is to print on multi carbon
forms?
c. Laser
2. Which of the following printing
devices an output composed of a
series of data?
d. Both a and c
3. The personal computer industry was
started by
a. IBM
4. In the IBM PC-At, what do the words
AT stand for
b. Advance technology
5. Magnetic tape can serve as
d. All of the above
6. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to
specify address in a RAM, the number
of addresses will be
b. 65,536
7. The two major types of computer
chips are
d. Both b and c
8. As compared to the secondary
memory, the primary memory of a
computer is
c. Fast
9. Which of the following is a way to
access secondary memory?
a. Random access memory
10. Which was the most popular first
generation computer?
a. IBM 1650
11. What is the responsibility of the
logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
b. To compare numbers
12. The secondary storage devices
can only store data but they cannot
perform
d. Either of the above
13. Which of the printers used in
conjunction with computers uses dry
ink power?
c. Laser printer
14. Which of the following produces
the best quality graphics reproduction?
c. Plotter
15. Which of the following memories
allows simultaneous read and write
operations?
b. RAM
16. Which of the following memories
has the shortest access times?
a. Cache memory
17. A 32 bit microprocessor has the
word length equal to
c. 4 byte
18. An error in computer data is called
b. Bug
19. A set of information that defines
the status of resources allocated to a
process is
d. Process description
20. Any method for controlling access
to or use of memory is known
b. Memory protection
1. A type of core store that has a lower
access time than the devices used for
working store in the same processor is
known as
d. Address register
2. Which of the following is an
acronym for electronic delay storage
automatic calculator?
b. EDSAC
3. Which of the following is form of
semi conductor memory in which it is
possible to change the contents of
selected memory locations by applying
suitable electrical signals?
c. EPROM
4. A disk storage medium in the form
of an assembly containing a single
rigid magnetic disk permanently is
b. Disk cartridge
5. A memory that is capable of
determining whether a given datum is
contained in one of its address is
c. CAM
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6. A method of implementing a 18. A storage device whe3re the d. File

memory management system is access time is depended upon the Correct Answer: c
a. Buddy system location of the data is
b. Serial access
7. A plastic card similar to a credit card 6. Another word for a daisy wheel
but having some memory and a 19. Which number system is printer
microprocessor embedded within it is commonly used as a shortcut notation a. Petal printer
a. Punched paper tape for groups of four binary digits? b. Golf ball printer
d. Hexadecimal c. Laser printer
8. A device that operates under the d. Line printer
control of another device is called 20. Interface electronic circuit is used Correct Answer: b
b. Slave to interconnect I/O devices to a
computer’s CPU or
9. Actual data processing operations b. Memory 7. A term used to describe
are performed in the arithmetic logic interconnected computer configuration
section, but not in the …. Storage is
section of a processor unit a. Multiprogramming
a. Primary Objective Questions - Multiple Choice b. Modulation
Questions - MCQs c. Multiprocessing
10. The use of spooler programs One millisecond is d. Micro program sequence
and/or …. Hardware allows personal a. 1 second Correct Answer: a
computer operators to do the b. 10th of a seconds
processing work at the same time a c. 1000th of a seconds
printing operation is in progress d. 10000th of a seconds 8. An input /output device at which
d. Buffer Correct Answer: c data enters or leaves a computer
system is
11. Which most popular input device is a. Keyboard
used today for interactive processing 2. An online backing storage system b. Terminal
and for the one line entry of data for capable of storing larger quantities of c. Printer
batch processing? data is d. Plotter
a. Mouse a. CPU Correct Answer: b
b. Memory
12. User programmable terminals that c. Mass storage
combine VDT hardware with built-in d. Secondary storage 9. A physical connection between the
microprocessor is Correct Answer: c microprocessor memory and other
d. Intelligent terminals parts of the m9crocomputer is known
as
13. The number of characters that can 3. One of a class of storage device a. Path
be stored in given physical space is devices that can access storage b. Address bus
c. Data density locations in any order is c. Route
a. DTE d. All of the above
14. the storage capacity of a disk b. DASD Correct Answer: b
system depends on the bits per inch of c. DDE
track and the tracks per inch of d. DDE
d. Surface Correct Answer: b 10. A group of magnetic tapes, videos
or terminals usually under the control
15. The disk drive component used to of one master is
position read/write heads over a 4. Which is an item of storage medium a. Cylinder
specific track I known as in the form of circular plate? b. Surface
b. Access arm a. Disk c. Track
b. CPU d. Cluster
16. condensing output data to exhibit c. Printer Correct Answer: d
specific information is d. ALU
d. summarizing Correct Answer: a
11. Number crunch8ier is the informal
17. which chips using special external name for
equipment can reprogram 5. Properly arranged data is called a. Mini computer
b. PROM a. Field b. Super computer
b. Words c. Microcomputer
c. Information
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d. Mainframe computer a. Disk

Correct Answer: b 18. Which term is used to describe b. CPU
RAM? c. Printer
a. Dynamic RAM (DRAM) d. ALU
b. Static RAM (SRAM) Correct Answer: a
12. A technique used by codes to c. Video RAM (VRAM)
convert an analog signal into a digital d. All of the above
bit stream is known as Correct Answer: d 5. Properly arranged data is called
a. Pulse code modulation a. Field
b. Pulse stretcher b. Words
c. Query processing 19. Which of the following are (is) c. Information
d. Queue management considered to be video component? d. File
Correct Answer: a a. Resolution Correct Answer: c
b. Color depth
c. Refresh rate
13. The personnel who deals with the d. All of the alcove 6. Another word for a daisy wheel
computer and its management put Correct Answer: d printer
together are called a. Petal printer
a. Software b. Golf ball printer
b. Human ware 20. On a PC, how much memory is c. Laser printer
c. Firmware available to application software? d. Line printer
d. Hardware a. 1024 KB Correct Answer: b
Correct Answer: b b. 760 KB
c. 640 KB
d. 560 KB 7. A term used to describe
14. The brain of any computer system Correct Answer: c interconnected computer configuration
is is
a. ALU a. Multiprogramming
b. Memory PREPARATION IT TEST MCQS PCS/FPSC b. Modulation
c. CPU 2010-2012 c. Multiprocessing
d. Control unit One millisecond is d. Micro program sequence
Correct Answer: c a. 1 second Correct Answer: a
b. 10th of a seconds
c. 1000th of a seconds
15. Each model of a computer has a d. 10000th of a seconds 8. An input /output device at which
unique Correct Answer: c data enters or leaves a computer
a. Assembly of a computer system is
b. Machine language a. Keyboard
c. High level language 2. An online backing storage system b. Terminal
d. All of the above capable of storing larger quantities of c. Printer
Correct Answer: b data is d. Plotter
a. CPU Correct Answer: b
b. Memory
16. Computer professionals working in c. Mass storage
a computer center are` d. Secondary storage 9. A physical connection between the
a. Software Correct Answer: c microprocessor memory and other
b. Firmware parts of the m9crocomputer is known
c. Hardware as
d. Humanware 3. One of a class of storage device a. Path
Correct Answer: d devices that can access storage b. Address bus
locations in any order is c. Route
a. DTE d. All of the above
17. Which of the it5ems below are b. DASD Correct Answer: b
considered removable storage media? c. DDE
a. Removable hard disk cartridges d. DDE
b. (Magneto-optical) disk Correct Answer: b 10. A group of magnetic tapes, videos
c. Flexible disks cartridges or terminals usually under the control
d. All of the above of one master is
Correct Answer: d 4. Which is an item of storage medium a. Cylinder
in the form of circular plate? b. Surface
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c. Track 3. Which is the type of memory for

d. Cluster information that does not change on
Correct Answer: d 17. Which of the it5ems below are your computer?
considered removable storage media? a. RAM
a. Removable hard disk cartridges b. ROM
11. Number crunch8ier is the informal b. (Magneto-optical) disk c. ERAM
name for c. Flexible disks cartridges d. RW / RAM
a. Mini computer d. All of the above Correct Answer: b
b. Super computer Correct Answer: d
c. Microcomputer
d. Mainframe computer 4. What type of memory is not directly
Correct Answer: b 18. Which term is used to describe addressable by the CPU and requires
RAM? special softw3are called EMS
a. Dynamic RAM (DRAM) (expanded memory specification)?
b. Static RAM (SRAM) a. Extended
12. A technique used by codes to c. Video RAM (VRAM) b. Expanded
convert an analog signal into a digital d. All of the above c. Base
bit stream is known as Correct Answer: d d. Conventional
a. Pulse code modulation Correct Answer: b
b. Pulse stretcher
c. Query processing 19. Which of the following are (is)
d. Queue management considered to be video component? 5. Before a disk can be used to store
Correct Answer: a a. Resolution data. It must be…….
b. Color depth a. Formatted
c. Refresh rate b. Reformatted
13. The personnel who deals with the d. All of the alcove c. Addressed
computer and its management put Correct Answer: d d. None of the above
together are called Correct Answer: a
a. Software
b. Human ware 20. On a PC, how much memory is
c. Firmware available to application software? 6. What type of device is computer
d. Hardware a. 1024 KB keyboard?
Correct Answer: b b. 760 KB a. Memory
c. 640 KB b. Output
d. 560 KB c. Storage
14. The brain of any computer system Correct Answer: c d. Input
is Correct Answer: d
a. ALU
b. Memory
c. CPU MCQ,S WITH SOLUTION PCS LECTURSHIP 7. The original ASCII code used…bits
d. Control unit 1. Which of the following items are of each byte, reserving that last bit for
Correct Answer: c examples of storage devices? error checking
a. Floppy / hard disks a. 5
b. CD-ROMs b. 6
15. Each model of a computer has a c. Tape devices c. 7
unique d. All of the above d. 8
a. Assembly of a computer Correct Answer: d Correct Answer: c
b. Machine language
c. High level language
d. All of the above 2. The Width of a processor’s data 8. Which company is the biggest
Correct Answer: b path is measured in bits. Which of the player in the microprocessor industry?
following are common data paths? a. Motorola
a. 8 bits b. IBM
16. Computer professionals working in b. 12 bits c. Intel
a computer center are` c. 16 bits d. AMD
a. Software d. 32 bits Correct Answer: c
b. Firmware Correct Answer: a
c. Hardware
d. Humanware 9. What is required when more than
Correct Answer: d one person uses a central computer at
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the same time? d. Bits d. Moved in small stems

a. Light pen Correct Answer: d Correct Answer: a
b. Mouse
c. Digitizer
d. Terminal 16. Multi user systems provided cost 2. Which one of the following input
Correct Answer: d savings for small business because device is user-programmable?
they use a single processing unit to a. Dumb terminal
link several b. Smart terminal
10. A hard copy would be prepared on a. Personal computers c. VDT
a b. Workstations d. Intelligent terminal
a. Line printer c. Dumb terminals Correct Answer: d
b. Dot matrix Printer d. Mainframes
c. Typewriter terminal Correct Answer: c
d. All of the above 3. Which computer memory is used for
Correct Answer: d storing programs and data currently
17. What are the three decisions being processed by the CPU?
11. A typical personal computer used making operations performed by the a. Mass memory
for business purposes would have… of ALU of a computer? b. Internal memory
RAM. a. Grater than c. Non-volatile memory
a. 4 KB b. Less than d. PROM
b. 16 K c. Equal to Correct Answer: b
c. 64 K d. All of the above
d. 256 K Correct Answer: d
Correct Answer: d 4. Computer instructions written with
the use of English words instead of
18. Which part of the computer is used binary machine code is called
12. A high quality CAD system uses for calculating and comparing? a. Mnemonics
the following for printing drawing and a. Disk unit b. Symbolic code
graphs b. Control unit c. Gray codes
a. Dot matrix printer c. ALU d. Opcode
b. Digital plotter d. Modem Correct Answer: b
c. Line printer Correct Answer: c
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: b 5. computer operators
19. Can you tell what passes into and a. writes computer programs for
out from the computer via its ports? specific problems
13. Symbolic logic was discovered by a. Data b. operate the device which input and
a. George Boole b. Bytes output data from the computer
b. Herman Hollerith c. Graphics c. normally require a college degree in
c. Van Neumann d. Pictures computer science
d. Basic Pascal Correct Answer: a d. all of the above
Correct Answer: a Correct Answer: b

20. Which type of computers uses the

14. What was the nick name of the 8-bit code called EBCDIC? 6. A computer programmer
computer used by the Americans in a. Minicomputers a. Dies all the thinking for a compute
1952 for their H-bomb project? b. Microcomputers b. Can enter input data quickly
a. ENIAC c. Mainframe computers c. Can operate all types of computer
b. EDSAC d. Super computer equipment
c. MANIAC Correct Answer: c d. Can draw only flowchart
d. UNIVAC Correct Answer: a
Correct Answer: c

MCQ;S PCS TEST 7. CD-ROM

15. The word length of a computer is 1. Where as a computer mouse moves a. Is a `semiconductor memory
measured in over the table surface, the trackball is b. Memory register
a. Bytes a. Stationary c. Magnetic memory
b. Millimeters b. Difficult to move d. None of the above
c. Meters c. Dragged Correct Answer: d
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d. All of above a. 10
8. Which of the following is not a Correct Answer: c b. 11
primary storage device? c. 8
a. Magnetic tape d. 12
b. Magnetic disk 15. The most commonly used standard Correct Answer: b
c. Optical disk data code to represent alphabetical,
d. None of the above numerical and punctuation characters
Correct Answer: d used in electronic data processing 2. Which American Computer
system is called Company is called big blue?
a. ASCII a. Microsoft
9. A name or number used to identify a b. EBCDIC b. Compaq Corp
storage location is called c. BCD c. IBM
a. A byte d. All of above d. Tandy Sevenson
b. A record Correct Answer: a Correct Answer: c
c. An address
d. All of above
Correct Answer: c 16. Which was the computer 3. When did IBM introduced the 80286
conceived by Babbage? based PC/AT?
a. Analytical engine a. 1982
10. Which of the following is a b. Arithmetic machine b. 1984
secondary memory device? c. Donald Knuth c. 1985
a. Keyboard d. All of above d. 1989
b. Disk Correct Answer: a Correct Answer: b
c. ALU
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: b 17. Offline device is 4. The first electronic general purpose
a. A device which is not connected to digital computer built by Motley and
CPU Accrete called ENIAC did not work on
b. A device which is connected to CPU the stored program concept. How
11. The difference between memory c. A direct access storage device many number s could it store in its
and storage is that memory is …. and d. An I/O device internal memory?
storage is … Correct Answer: a a. 100
a. Temporary, permanent b. 20
b. Permanent, temporary c. 40
c. Slow, fast 18. Which of the following registers is d. 80
d. All of above loaded with the contents of the Correct Answer: b
Correct Answer: a memory location pointed by the PC?
a. Memory address register
b. Memory data register 5. The digital computer was developed
12. A floppy disk contains c. Instruction registers primarily in
a. Circular tracks only d. Program counter a. USSR
b. Sectors only Correct Answer: c b. Japan
c. Both circular tracks and sectors c. USA
d. All of the above d. UK
Correct Answer: c 19. Which of the following registers is Correct Answer: c
used to keep track of address of the
memory location where the next
13. The octal equivalence of 111010 is instruction is located? 6. The subject of cybernetics deals
a. 81 a. Memory address register with the science of
b. 72 b. Memory data register a. Genetics
c. 71 c. Instruction register b. Control and communications
d. None of above d. Program counter c. Molecular biology
Correct Answer: b Correct Answer: d d. Biochemistry
Correct Answer: b

14. The first electronic computer in the

world was MCQ,S PCS 2011-12 7. who is credited with the idea of
a. UNIVAC 1. How many address lines are using punch cards to control patterns
b. EDVAC needed to address each memory of a weaving machine?
c. ENIAC location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip? a. Pascal
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b. Hollerith c. Mini computer

c. Babbage d. All of the above 20. Which of the following memories
d. Jacquard Correct Answer: a must be refreshed many times
Correct Answer: d per second?
a. Static RAM
14. The accuracy of the floating-point b. Dynamic RAM
8. Most of the inexpensive personal numbers representable in two 16-bit c. EPROM
computer does not have any disk or words of a computer is approximately d. ROM
diskette drive. What is the name of a. 16 digits Correct Answer: b
such computes? b. 6 digits
a. Home computers c. 9 digits
b. Diskless computers d. All of above
c. Dedicated computer Correct Answer: b MCQ'S FOR
d. General computer PCS/CSS/FPSC/KPK/PUNJAB/SINDH/
Correct Answer: a The memory which is programmed at
15. A dumb terminal has the time it is manufactured
a. An embedded microprocessor a. POM
9. Which of the following required b. Extensive memory b. RAM
large computer memory? c. Independent processing c. PROM
a. Imaging d. A keyboard and screen d. EPROM
b. Graphics Correct Answer: d Correct Answer: a
c. Voice
d. All of above
Correct Answer: d 16. Plotter accuracy is measured in 382. Which of the following memory
terms of repeatability and medium is not used as main memory
a. Buffer size system?
10. A term associated with the b. Resolution a. Magnetic core
comparison of processing speeds of c. Vertical dimensions b. Semiconductor
different computer system is: d. Intelligence c. Magnetic tape
a. EFTS Correct Answer: b d. Both a and b
b. MPG Correct Answer: c
c. MIPS
d. CFPS 17. Daisy wheel printer is a type of
Correct Answer: c a. Matrix primer 383. Registers, which are partially
b. Impact printer visible to users and used to hold
c. Laser printer conditional, are known as
11. The processes of starting or d. Manual printer a. PC
restarting a computer system by Correct Answer: b b. Memory address registers
loading instructions from a secondary c. General purpose register
storage device into the completer d. Flags
memory is called 18. The number of records contained Correct Answer: c
a. Duping within a block of data on magnetic tape
b. Booting is defined by the
c. Padding a. Block definition 384. One of the main feature that
d. All of above b. Record contain clause distinguish microprocessors from
Correct Answer: b c. Blocking factor micro-computers is
d. Record per block factor a. Words are usually larger in
Correct Answer: c microprocessors
12. Who invented the microprocessor? b. Words are shorter in
a. Marcian E Huff microprocessors
b. Herman H Goldstein 19. Serial access memories are useful c. Microprocessor does not contain I/O
c. Joseph Jacquard in applications where devices
d. All of above a. Data consists of numbers d. Exactly the same as the machine
Correct Answer: a b. Short access time is required cycle time
c. Each stored word is processed Correct Answer: c
differently
13. One computer that is not d. Data naturally needs to flow in and
considered a portable computer is out in a serial form 385. The least significant bit of the
a. Minicomputer Correct Answer: d binary number, which is equivalent to
b. A laptop computer any odd decimal number, is:
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a. 0 391. IBM 7000 digital computer computer was

b. 1 a. Belongs to second generation a. IBM
c. 1 or 0 b. Uses VLSI b. Super UNIVAC
d. 3 c. Employs semi conductor memory c. Radio Shaks
Correct Answer: a d. Has modular constructions d. Data General Corporation
Correct Answer: d Correct Answer: c

386. What type of control pins are

needed in a microprocessor to 392. An integrated circuit is 398. A digital computer did not score
regulate traffic on the bus, in order to a. A complicated circuit over an analog computer in terms of
prevent two devices from trying to use b. An integrating device a. Speed
it at the same time? c. Much costlier than a single transistor b. Accuracy
a. Bus control d. Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip c. Reliability
b. Interrupts Correct Answer: d d. Cost
c. Bus arbitration Correct Answer: b
d. Status
Correct Answer: c 393. Most important advantage of an
IC is its 399. In 1830, Charles Babbage
a. Easy replacement in case of circuit designed a machine called the
387. When was the world’s first laptop failure analytical engine, which he showed at
computer introduced in the market and b. Extremely high reliability the parts exhibition. In which year was
by whom? c. Reduced cost it exhibited?
a. Hewlett-Packard d. Low powers consumption a. 1820
b. Epson, 1981 Correct Answer: b b. 1860
c. Laplink traveling software Inc. 1982 c. 1855
d. Tandy model-2000, 1985 d. 1970
Correct Answer: b 394. The first machine to successfully Correct Answer: c
perform a long series of arithmetic and
logical operations was:
388. The first microprocessor built by a. ENIAC 400. Which was the world’s first
the Intel Corporation was called b. Mark-I minicomputer and when was it
a. 8008 c. Analytic Engine introduced?
b. 8080 d. UNIVAC-1 a. PDP-I, 1958
c. 4004 Correct Answer: b b. IBM System/36, 1960
d. 8800 c. PDP-II, 1961
Correct Answer: c d. VAX 11/780, 1962
395. In the third Generation of Correct Answer: a
computers
389. Who built the world’s first a. Distributed data processing first 1. A disadvantage of the laser printer
electronic calculator using telephone became popular is:
relays, light bulbs and batteries/ b. An operating system was first
a. Claude Shannon developed d. None of above
b. Konrard Zues c. High level procedural language were
c. George Stibits first used
d. Howard H. Aiken d. Online real time systems first
2. Which of the following is not true for
Correct Answer: c become popular
a magnetic disk?
Correct Answer: d
b. It provides only sequential access to
390. Who developed a mechanical
stored data
device in the 17th century that could 396. An IBM system/38 represents the
add, subtract, multiple, divide and find computer class of:
square roots? a. Small scale computer
a. Napier b. Medium scale computer 3. The primary advantage of key-to-
b. Babbage c. Large scale computer tape data entry system is
c. Pascal d. Super computer
d. Leibniz Correct Answer: a c. The tape is reusable
Correct Answer: d

397. The first firm to mass-market a

microcomputer as a personal

4. The terminal device that functions
as a cash register, computer terminal,
and OCR reader is the:
d. POS terminal
5. Which of the following does not
affect the resolution of a video display
image?
d. Screen size
6. While inserting a diskette into the
diskette drive of a PC, the diskette’s
label side should face
d. Up
7. in which year was UK’s premier
computing event called “The which
computer” started?
a. 1980
8. The latest PC keyboards use a
circuit that senses the movement by
the change in its capacitance,
a. Capacitance keyboard
9. Different components on the
motherboard of a PC processor unit
are linked together by sets or parallel
electrical conducting lines. What are
these lines called?
b. Buses
10. Which of the following magazines
covers only the IBM PC and its
compatibles?
b. PC Magazine
11. Which of the following professions
has not been affected by personal
computers?
d. None of the above
13
12. The arranging of data in a logical
sequence is called
a. Sorting
13. When was Apple Macintosh II
microcomputer introduced in the
market?
c. 1983
14. What is the name of the new color
laptop computer which is powered by a
386 processor at 33 MHz and is built
by Epson?
a. AX3/33
15. What does the disk drive of a
computer do?
d. Both b and c
16. The language that the computer
can understand and execute is called
a. Machine language
17. An application suitable for
sequential processing is
c. Both a and b
18. The word processing task
associated with changing the
appearance of a document is
c. Formatting
19. Which of the following is used as a
primary storage device?
b. Prom
20. Which of the following memories
needs refreshing?
b. DRAM
1. IBM 7000 digital computer
c. Employs semiconductor
memory
2. The proper definition of a
modern digital computer is
d. A machine that works on
binary code
3. A modern electronic
computer is a machine that is
meant for
b. Input, storage,
manipulation and outputting
of data
4. An integrated circuit is
d. Fabricated on a tiny silicon
chip
5. Most important advantage
of an IC is its
b. Extremely high reliability
6. In a punched card system,
data is processed by a
d. Accounting machine,
keypunch machine and sorter
7. The first machine to
successfully perform a long
series of arithmetic and
logical operations was;
b. Mark I
8. In the third generation of
computers:
d. On-line, real time systems
first became popular
9. A characteristic of card
systems is:
d. All of the above
10. An IBM system/38
represents the computer
class of:
a. Small-scale computer
11. The first firm to mass-
market a microcomputer as a
personal computer was
c. Data General corporation

12. A digital computer did not
score over an analog
computer in terms of
b. Accuracy
13. In 1830, Charles Babbage
designed a machine called
the Analytical Engine which
he showed at the Paris
Exhibition. In which year was
it exhibition?
c. 1855
14. Which was the world’s
first minicomputer and when
was it introduced?
a. PDP-I, 1958
15. Where was India’s first
computer installed and when?
d. Indian Statistical Institute,
Calcutta, 1955
16. Which of the following are
the two main components of
the CPU?
c. Control Unit and ALU
17. Which of the following is
true?
d. All of above
18. Which of the following file
organization is most efficient
for a file with a high degree of
file activity?
a. Sequential
19. The two basic types of
record-access methods are
a. Sequential and random
20. The advantage of COM
are its … and …
b. Compact size, speed
1. Which generation of computer is still
under development
Correct Answer: b. Fifth Generation
2. Artificial Intelligence is associated with
which generation?
Correct Answer: c. Fifth Generation
3. Which operation is not performed by
computer
Correct Answer: d. Understanding
14
4. Fifth generation computer is also known 4. Different components n the
as motherboard of a PC unit are linked
Correct Answer: a. Knowledge together by sets of parallel electrical
information processing system conducting lines. What are these lines
called?
5. Central Processing Unit is combination
a. Conductors
of
b. Buses
Correct Answer: d. Arithmetic logic and
c. Connectors
control unit
d. Consecutives
6. The brain of any computer system is Correct Answer: b
Correct Answer: c. Central Processing
Unit
7. Pick the one that is used for logical 5. The language that the computer can
operations or comparisons such as less understand and execute is called
than equal to or greater than. a. Machine language
Correct Answer: a. Arithmetic and Logic b. Application software
Unit c. System program
d. All of the above
8. Analog computer works on the supply Correct Answer: a
of
Correct Answer: a. Continuous electrical
pulses 6. Which of the following is used as a
9. Digital devices are primary storage device?
Correct Answer: a. Digital Clock. a. Magnetic drum
b. PROM
10. The computer that process both analog
c. Floppy disk
and digital is called
d. All of these
Correct Answer c. Hybrid
Correct Answer: b
Computer
7. Which of the following memories
MCQ;S PCS/CSS PAKISTAN
needs refresh?
Which of the following are the two
a. SRAM
main components of the CPU?
b. DRAM
a. Control Unit and Registers
c. ROM
b. Registers and Main Memory
d. All of above
c. Control unit and ALU
Correct Answer: b
d. ALU and bus
Correct Answer: c
8. Which of the following devices can
be used to directly input printed text?
2. The two basic types of record
a. OCR
access methods are:
b. OMR
a. Sequential and random
c. MICR
b. Sequential and indexed
d. All of above
c. Direct and immediate
Correct Answer: a
d. Online and real time
Correct Answer: a
9. The output quality of a printer is
measured by
3. A disadvantage of the laser
a. Dot per cm
printer is
b. Dots per inch
a. It is quieter than an impact printer
c. Dots printed per unit time
b. It is very slow
d. All of above
c. The output is of a lower quality
Correct Answer: b
d. None of the above
Correct Answer: d
10. In analog computer
a. Input is first converted to digital form
b. Input is never converted to digital
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form b. CPU needed data under head

c. Output is displayed in digital form c. Compiler
d. All of the above d. Simulator 11. Floppy disks are
Correct Answer: b Correct Answer: c available in
a. Single side single
density
11. Who designed the first electronics 17. A computer Program that b. Single side double
computer – ENIAC/ translates one program inst5ruction at density
a. Von Neumann a time into machine language is called
b. Joseph M Jacquard a/an 12. Floppy disks typically
c. J. P. Eckert and J. W. Mauchly a. Interpreter in diameter
d. All of above b. CPU a. 3”
Correct Answer: c c. Compiler b. 5.25”
d. Simulator c. 8”
Correct Answer: a
12. Modern computers are very 13. Hard disk is coated in
reliable but they are not both side above
a. Fast 1. Which statement is valid a. Magnetic metallic
b. Powerful about magnetic tape? oxide
c. Infallible a. It is a plastic ribbon
d. Cheap 14. Binary circuit
Correct Answer: c 2. The data recording elements have
format in most of the b. Two stable state
modern magnetic tape is
13. Which 8-bit chip was used in many d. 8-bit EBCDIC 15. Which statement is
of today’s TRS-80 computers? valid?
a. Z-8000 3. Which of the following a. 1KB = 1024 bytes
b. Motorola 6809 is associated with error
c. Z-8808 detector? 16. Which statement is
d. Z-80 a. Odd parity bit valid about computer
Correct Answer: d b. Even parity bit program?
a. It is understood by a
4. Tape speed is computer
14. Personal computers used a measured in b. It is understood by
number of chips mounted on a main b. Inch per second programmer
circuit board. What is the common c. It is understood user
name for such boards? 5. Magnetic disks are the
a. Daughterboard most popular medium for 17. Software in computer
b. Motherboard c. Both of above a. Enhances the
c. Father board capabilities of the
d. Childboard 6. Storage capacity of hardware machine
Correct Answer: b magnetic disk depends
on 18. Which of the
d. All of above following is not computer
15. In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, language?
the device drivers, memory, expansion 7. Reading data is b. Medium level
slots and active components are performed in magnetic language
mounted on a single board. What is disk by
the name of the board? a. Read/write leads 19. Which language is
a. Motherboard directly understood by
b. Daughterboard 8. Access time is the computer without
c. Bredboard a. seek time + latency translation program?
d. Fatherboard time a. Machine language
Correct Answer: a
9. Seek time is 20. Instruction in
a. time to position the computer languages
16. A computer program that converts head over proper track consists of
an entire program into machine a. OPCODE
language at one time is called a/an 10. Latency time is b. OPERAND
a. Interpreter a. Time to spin the
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c. An address
21. Machine language is 7. Which of the following is machine d. All of above
a. Machine dependent independence program?
b. Difficult to program a. High level language
c. Error prone b. Low level language 15. Which of the following is a
d. All of above c. Assembly language secondary memory device?
d. Machine language a. Keyboard
b. Disk
c. ALU
PCS\CSS\LECTURSHIP MCQ COMPUTER 8. Which statement is valid about d. All of the above
SCIENCE interpreter?
Mnemonic a memory trick is used in a. It translates one instruction at a time
which of the following language? b. Object code is saved for future use 16. The difference between memory
a. Machine language c. Repeated interpretation is not and storage is that memory is … and
b. Assembly language necessary storage is …
c. High level language d. All of above a. Temporary, permanent
d. None of above b. Permanent, temporary
c. Slow, fast
9. Which is the limitation of high level d. All of above
2. The translator program used in language?
assembly language is called a. Lower efficiency
a. Compiler b. Machine dependence 17. A floppy disk contains
b. Interpreter c. machine level coding a. Circular tracks only
c. Assembler d. None of above b. Sectors only
d. Translator c. Both circular tracks and sectors
d. All of the above
10. High level language is also called
3. Easily reloctable language is a. Problem oriented language
a. Machine language b. Business oriented language 18. The octal equivalent of 111010 is
b. Assembly language c. Mathematically oriented language a. 81
c. High level language d. All of the above b. 72
d. Medium level language c. 71
d. None of above
11. A computer programmer
4. Which of the following is called low a. Does all the thinking for a computer
level languages? b. Can enter input data quickly 19. The first electronic computer in the
a. Machine language c. Can operate all types of computer world was
b. Assembly language equipments a. UNIVAC
c. Both of the above d. Can draw only flowchart b. EDVAC
d. None of above c. ENIAC
d. All of above
12. CD-ROM is a
5. which of the following is problem a. Semiconductor memory
oriented language? b. Memory register 20. The most commonly used standard
a. High level language c. Magnetic memory data code to represent alphabetical,
b. Machine language d. None of above numerical and punctuation characters
c. Assembly language used in electronic data processing
d. Low level language system is called
13. Which of the following is not a a. ASCII
primary storage device? b. EBCDIC
6. A compiler is a translating program a. Magnetic tape c. BCD
which b. Magnetic disk d. All of above
a. Translates instruction of a high level c. Optical disk
language into machine language d. None of above
b. Translates entire source program
into machine language program Answers:
c. It is not involved in program’s 14. A name or number used to identify
execution a storage location devices?
d. All of above a. A byte
b. A record 1. Correct Answer: b

2. Correct Answer: c
3. Correct Answer: b
4. Correct Answer: c
5. Correct Answer: a
6. Correct Answer: d
7. Correct Answer: a
8. Correct Answer: a
9. Correct Answer: a
10. Correct Answer: d
11. Correct Answer: a
12. Correct Answer: d
13. Correct Answer: d
14. Correct Answer: c
15. Correct Answer: b
16. Correct Answer: a
17. Correct Answer: c
18. Correct Answer: b
19. Correct Answer: c
20. Correct Answer: a
1. Which was the computer
conceived by Babbage?
a. Analytical Engine
2. Offline device is
a. A device which is not
connected to CPU
3. Which of the following
registers is loaded with the
contents of the memory
location pointed by the PC?
c. Instruction register
4. Which of the following
registers is used to keep track
of address of the memory
location where the next
instruction is located?
d. Program counter
5. Microprocessors can be
used to make
a. Computers
b. Digital systems
c. Calculators
6. how many address lines
are needed to address each
machine location in a 2048 x
4 memory chip?
b. 11
17
7. which American computer
company is called Big Blue?
c. IBM
8. When did IBM introduce
the 20286 based PC/AT?
b. 1984
9. When was the X window
system born?
a. 1984
10. Today’s computer giant
IBM was earlier known by
different name which was
changes in 1924. What was
that name?
a. Tabulator Machine Co.
11. The first electronic
general purpose digital
computer built by Mauchly
and Eckert called ENIA did
not work on the stored
program principle. How many
numbers could it store in its
internal memory?
b. 20
12. The digital computer was
developed primarily in
c. USA
13. The subject of cybernetics
deals with the science of
b. Control and communication
14. Who is credited with the
idea of using punch cards to
control patterns in a waving
machine?
d. Jacquard
15. Most of the inexpensive
personal computers do not
have any disk or diskette
drive. What is the name of
such computes?
a. Home computers
16. Which of the following
require large computers
memory?
d. All of Above
17. A term associated with
the comparison of processing
speeds of different computer
system is:
c. MIPS
18. The process of starting a
or restarting a computer
system by loading
instructions from a secondary
storage device into the
computer memory is called
b. Booting
19. who invented the
microprocessor?
a. Marcian E Huff
20. One computer that is not
considered a portable is
a. Minicomputer
MCQ'S PCS/CSS/LECTURSHIP
1. UNIVAC is
A) Universal Automatic Computer
B) Universal Array Computer
C) Unique Automatic Computer
D) Unvalued Automatic Computer
2. The basic operations performed by
a computer are
A) Arithmetic operation
B) Logical operation
C) Storage and retrieval
D) All the above
3. The two major types of computer
chips are
A) External memory chip
B) Primary memory chip
C) Microprocessor chip
D) Both b and c
4. Microprocessors as switching
devices are for which generation
computers
A) First Generation
B) Second Generation
C) Third Generation
D) Fourth Generation
5. What is the main difference between
a mainframe and a super computer?
A) Super computer is much larger than
mainframe computers
B) Super computers are much smaller
than mainframe computers
C) Supercomputers are focused to
execute few programs as fast as
possible while mainframe uses its
power to execute as many programs
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concurrently B) Cookies C) Third

D) Supercomputers are focused to C) Diagnostic software D) Fourth
execute as many programs as D) Boot diskettes
possible while mainframe uses its 10. Which is the type of memory for
power to execute few programs as fast 2. Who invented the high level information that does not change on
as possible. language C? your computer?
A) Dennis M. Ritchie A) RAM
6. ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular B) Niklaus Writh B) ROM
character coding systems. What does C) Seymour Papert C) ERAM
EBCDIC stand for? D) Donald Kunth D) RW / RAM
A) Extended Binary Coded Decimal 3. Which of the following is not a type
Interchange Code of Software Answers:
B) Extended Bit Code Decimal A) System Software
Interchange Code B) Application Software
C) Extended Bit Case Decimal C) Utility Software
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1
Interchange Code D) Entertainment Software
- - - - - - - - - 0-
D) Extended Binary Case Decimal
C C D C D B B B C D
Interchange Code 4. Which of the following is not the
classification of computers based on
7. The brain of any computer system is application? MCQ'PAKISTAN PCS EXAM 2011
A) ALU A) Electronic Computers The main electronic component used
B) Memory B) Analog Computers in first generation computers was
C) CPU C) Digital Computers A) Transistors
D) Control unit D) Hybrid Computers B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves
C) Integrated Circuits
8. Storage capacity of magnetic disk 5. Which of the following registers is D) None of above
depends on used to keep track of address of the
A) Tracks per inch of surface memory location where the next 2. A dumb terminal has
B) Bits per inch of tracks instruction is located? A) an embedded microprocessor
C) Disk pack in disk surface A) Memory address register B) extensive memory
D) All of above B) Memory data register C) independent processing capability
C) Instruction register D) a keyboard and screen
9. The two kinds of main memory are: D) Program counter
A) Primary and secondary 3. One millisecond is
B) Random and sequential 6. Networking such as LAN, MAN A) 1 second
C) ROM and RAM started from B) 10th of a seconds
D) All of above A) First generation C) 1000th of a seconds
B) Second generation D) 10000th of a seconds
10. A storage area used to store data C) Third generation
to a compensate for the difference in D) Fourth generation 4. The output quality of a printer is
speed at which the different units can measured by
handle data is 7. Which characteristic of computer A) Dot per sq. inch
A) Memory distinguishes it from electronic B) Dot per inch
B) Buffer calculators? C) Dots printed per unit time
C) Accumulator A) Accuracy D) All of the above
D) Address B) Storage
C) Versatility 5. Which of the following was a special
Answers: D) Automatic purpose computer?
A) ABC
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 8. Which of the following is the largest B) ENIAC
- - - - - - - - - 0- manufacturer of Hard Disk Drives? C) EDVAC
A D D D C A C D C B A) IBM D) All of the above
B) Seagate
C) Microsoft 6. What was the computer invented by
D) 3M Attanasoff and Clifford?
CSS/PCS EXAM PREPARATION MCQ'S
What do you call the programs that are A) Mark I
9. LSI, VLSI & ULSI chips were used B) ABC
used to find out possible faults and
in which generation? C) Z3
their causes?
A) First D) None of above
A) Operating system
B) Second
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B) It is an input device
7. Which of the following storage 3. The accuracy of the floating-point C) It is a peripheral device
devices can store maximum amount of numbers representable in two 16-bit D) It is hardware item
data? words of a computer is approximately
A) Floppy Disk
B) Hard Disk A) 16 digits 9. A modern electronic computer is a
C) Compact Disk B) 6 digits machine that is meant for
D) Magneto Optic Disk C) 9 digits
D) All of above A) Doing quick mathematical
8. Which computer was considered the calculations
first electronic computer until 1973 B) Input, storage, manipulation and
when court invalidated the patent? 4. In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, outputting of data
A) ENIAC the device drivers, memory, expansion C) Electronic data processing
B) MARK I slots and active components are D) Performing repetitive tasks
C) Z3 mounted on a single accurately
D) ABC
board. What is the name of the board?
9. A physical connection between the 10. When was vacuum tube invented?
microprocessor memory and other A) Motherboard
parts of the microcomputer is known B) Daughterboard A) 1900
as C) Bredboard B) 1906
A) Path D) Fatherboard C) 1910
B) Address bus D) 1880
C) Route
D) All of the above 5. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the
device drives, memory expansion slots Answers:
10. High density double sided floppy and active components are mounted 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1
disks could store _____ of data on a single board. What - - - - - - - - - 0-
A) 1.40 MB B D A A A D A A B B
B) 1.44 GB is the name of this board?
C) 1.40 GB
D) 1.44 MB A) Motherboard PCS 'MCQS PRGRAMMER IT
B) Breadboard Which of the following produces the
C) Daughter board best quality graphics reproduction?
Answers: D) Grandmother board A) Laser printer
B) Ink jet printer
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 C) Plotter
- - - - - - - - - 0- 6. Magnetic disks are the most popular D) Dot matrix printer
B D C B A B B A B D medium for
2. Computers with 80286
A) Direct access microprocessor is
PCS MCQ COMPTER TEST PREPARATION A) XT computer
B) Sequential access
2010-2012 B) AT comptuers
C) Both of above
A high quality CAD system uses the C) PS/2 computer
D) None of above
following for printing drawing and D) None of above
graphs
7. A technique used by codes to 3. An application suitable for
A) Dot matrix printer sequential processing is
convert an analog signal into a digital
B) Digital plotter A) Processing of grades
bit stream is known as
C) Line printer B) Payroll processing
D) All of the above C) Both a and b
A) Pulse code modulation
B) Pulse stretcher D) All of above
2. Which of the following is not an
C) Query processing
input device? 4. Which of the following is not
D) Queue management
processing?
A) OCR A) arranging
B) Optical scanners B) manipulating
8. Regarding a VDU, Which statement
C) Voice recognition device C) calculating
is more correct?
D) COM (Computer Output to D) gathering
Microfilm)
A) It is an output device
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5. The digital computer was developed Number of bits per symbol used in The receive equilizer reduces delay
primarily in Baudot code is distortions using a
A) USSR
B) Japan a. 7 a. tapped delay lines
C) USA
D) UK b. 5 b. gearshift

c. 8 c. descrambler
6. Software in computer
A) Enhances the capabilities of the d. 9 d. difference engine
hardware machine
B) Increase the speed of central
processing unit
C) Both of above Question 2: Question 6:
D) None of above
What is the main difference between Ina synchronous modem, the receive
7. Today’s computer giant IBM was DDCMP and SDLC? equilizer is known as
earlier known by different name which
was changes in 1924. What was that a. DDCMP does not need a. adaptive equilizer
name? special hardware to final the
beginning of a message b. impariment equilizer
A) Tabulator Machine Co.
B) Computing Tabulating Recording
b. DDCMP has a message header c. statistical equilizer
Co.
C) The Tabulator Ltd. d. compromise equilizer
c. SDLC has a IP address
D) International Computer Ltd.
d. SDLC does not use CRC
8. Before a disk drive can access any
sector record, a computer program has Question 7:
to provide the record’s disk address.
What information does this address Question 3: The channel in the data
specify? communication model can be
A) Track number An example of digital, rather than
analog, communication is a. postal mail services
B) Sector number
C) Surface number
a. DDD b. telephone lines
D) All of above
b. DDS c. radio lines
9. The arranging of data in a logical
sequence is called c. WATS d. any of the above
A) Sorting
B) Classifying d. DDT
C) Reproducing
D) Summarizing Question 8:

10. What is the responsibility of the Question 4: A data terminal serves as an

logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
Terminals are required for a. Effector
A) To produce result
B) To compare numbers b. sensor
a. real-time, batch processing & time-
C) To control flow of information
sharing
D) To do math’s works c. both a and b
b. real time, time-sharing & distributed
Answers: d. neither a nor b
message processing
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1
c. real time, distributed processing &
- - - - - - - - - 0-
manager inquiry
C B C D C A B D A B Question 9:
d. real-time, time sharing &
Which of the following transmission
message switching
MCQ' S NETWOKING FOR PCS/ NWFP systems provide the highest data rate
Question:1 to in individual device?

Question 5: a. computer bus

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b. telephone lines c. 2000 photons

d. 300 photons
c. voice and mode NETWORKING MCQ;S WITH SOLUTION
Question 5: PCS/CSS IT PROFFESSIONAL
d. lease lines Communiction circuits that transmit Question 1:
data in both directions but not at the Which data communication method is
same time are operating in used to transmit the data over a serial
Question 10: a. a simplex mode communication link?
b. a half duplex mode a. simplex
A protocol is a set of rules governing a c. a full duplex mode b. half-duplex
time sequence of events that must d. an asynchronous mode c. full-duplex
take place d. b and c
Question 6: e. None of above
a. between peers An example of a medium speed,
switched communications service is Question 2:
b. between an interface a. series 1000 What is the minimum number of wires
b. data phone 50 needed to send data over a serial
c. between modems c. DDD communication link layer?
d. All of the above a. 1
d. across an interface
b. 2
Question 7: c. 4
In communication satellite, multiple d. 6
ANSWER repeaters are known as e. none of above
a. detector
1. b 2. a 3. b 4. d 5. a 6. a b. modulator Question 3:
7. d 8. c 9. a 10. a c. stations Which of the following types of
d. transponders channels moves data relatively slowly?
a. wide band channel
MCQ;S FOR IT PROFFESSIONAL PCS Question 8: b. voice band challen
Question:1 While transmitting odd-parity coded c. narrow band channel
A remote batch-processing operation symbols, the number of zeros in each
in which data is solely input to a symbol is Question 4:
central computer would require a. odd Most data communications involving
a. telegraphp line b. even telegraph lines use:
b. simplex lines c. a and b both a. simplex lines
c. mixed bad channel d. unknown b. wideband channel
d. all of above c. narrowband channel
Question 9: d. dialed service
Question 2: Data communications monitors
A band is always equivalent to available on the software marked Question 5:
a. a byte include A communications device that
b. a bit a. ENVIRON/1 combines transmissions from several
c. 100 bits b. TOTAL I/O devices into one line is a
d. none of above c. BPL a. concentrator
d. Telnet b. modifier
Question 3: c. multiplexer
The loss in signal power as light Question 10: d. full-duplex line
travels down the fiber is called An example of an analog
a. attenuation communication method is Question 6:
b. progragation a. laser beam How much power (roughly) a light
c. scattering b. microwave emitting diode can couple into an
d. interruption c. voice grade telephone line optical fiber?
d. all of the above a. 100 microwatts
Question 4: b. 440 microwatts
Avalanche photodiode receivers can c. 100 picowatts
detect bits of transmitted data by ANSWERS d. 10 miliwatts
receiving
1. b2. d3. a4. b5. b6. c7. d8. d9. a10. Question 7:
a. 100 photons
d The synchronous modems are more
b. 200 photons
costly than the asynchronous modems
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because incorrect? indicates that it is ready to transmit

a. they produce large volume of data a. The difference between data and the way the DCW indicates
b. they contain clock recovery circuits synchronous and asynchronous that it is ready to accept data
c. they transmit the data with stop and transmission is the clocking derived d. RTS/CTS is the way the terminal
start bits from the data in synchronous indicates ringing
d. they operate with a larger bandwidth transmission.
e. none of above b. Half duplex line is a communication Question 8:
line in which data can move in Which of the following is an advantage
Question 8: two directions, but not at the same to using fiber optics data transmission?
Which of the following statement is time. a. resistance to data theft
correct? c. Teleprocessing combines b. fast data transmission rate
a. terminal section of a synchronous telecommunications and c. low noise level
modem contains the scrambler DP techniques in online activities d. all of above
b. receiver section of a synchronous d. Batch processing is the prefered
modem contains the scrambler processing mode for Question 9:
c. transmission section of a telecommunication operation. Which of the following is required to
synchronous modem contains the communicate between two
scrambler Question 3: computers?
d. control section of a synchronous Which of hte following is considered a a. communications software
modem contains the scrambler broad band communication channel? b. protocol
e. none of the above a. coaxial cable c. communication hardware
b. fiber optics cable d. all of above including access to
Question 9: c. microwave circuits transmission medium
In a synchronous modem, the digital- d. all of above
to-analog converter transmits signal to Question 10:
the Question 4: The transmission signal coding
a. equilizer Which of the following is not a method of TI carrier is called
b. modulator transmission medium? a. Bipolar
c. demodulator a. telephone lines b. NRZ
d. terminal b. coaxial cables c. Manchester
e. none of aobve c. modem d. Binary
d. microwave systems
Question 10: ANNWERS
Which of the following communications Question 5:
lines is best suited to interactive Which of the following does not allow 1. b2. D 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. D
processing applications? multiple uses or devices to share one 9. D 10. a
a. narrow band channel communication line?
b. simplex lines a. doubleplexer NETWORKING MCQ'S FOR PCS CANDIATES
c. full duplex lines b. multiplexer AND OTHERS
d. mixed band channels c. concentrator Question 1:
d. controller In OSI network architecture, the
Answers dialogue control and token
1. c2. b3. c4. c5. c6. a7. b8. c9. a10. Question 6: management are responsibility of
c Which of the following signal is not a. session layer
standard RS-232-C signal? b. network layer
a. VDR c. transport layer
b. RTS d. data link layer
NETWORKING MCQ'S FOR PCS IT c. CTS e. none of above
PROFFESSIONAL d. DSR
Question 1: Question 2:
The interactive transmission of data Question 7: In OSI network architecture, the
within a time sharing system may be Which of the following statement is routing is performed by
best suited to incorrect? a. network layer
a. simplex lines a. Multiplexers are designed to accept b. data link layer
b. half-duplex lines data from several I/O devices and c. transport layer
c. full duplex lines transmit a unified stream of data on d. session layer
d. biflex-lines one communication line e. none of above
b. HDLC is a standard synchronous
Question 2: communication protocol. Question 3:
Which of the following statement is c. RTS/CTS is the way the DTE Which of the following performs
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modulation and demodulation? e. all of the above 6. A binary tree whose every node
a. fiber optics has either zero or two children is
b. satellite Question 10: called
c. coaxial cable What is the number of separate c. Extended binary tree
d. modem protocol layers at the serial interface
e. none of the above gateway specified by the X.25 7. The depth of a complete binary
standard? tree is given by
Question 4: a. 4 d. Dn = log2n + 1
The process of converting analog b. 2
signals into digital signals so they can c. 6 8. When representing any
be processed by a receiving computer d. 3 algebraic expression E which uses
is referred to as: 3. none of the above only binary operations in a 2-tree,
a. modulation a. the variable in E will appear as
b. demodulation external nodes and operations in
c. synchronizing Correct Answers: internal nodes
d. digitising 1. a
9. A binary tree can easily be
Question 5: 2. a converted into q 2-tree
How many OSI layers are covered in d. by replacing each empty sub tree
the X.25 standard? 3. d by a new external node
a. Two
4. d
b. Three 10. When converting binary tree
c. Seven 5. b into extended binary tree, all the
d. Six original nodes in binary tree are
e. None of above 6. a a. internal nodes on extended tree

Question 6: 7. c 11. The post order traversal of a

Layer one of the OSI model is binary tree is DEBFCA. Find out the
a. physical layer 8. b pre order traversal
b. link layer c. ABDECF
c. transport layer 9. e
d. network layer 12. Which of the following sorting
10. d
e. none of above algorithm is of divide-and-conquer
type?
1. Which data structure allows
Question 7: c. Quick sort
deleting data elements from front
The x.25 standard specifies a
and inserting at rear?
a. technique for start-stop data 13. An algorithm that calls itself
b. Queues
b. technique for dial access directly or indirectly is known as
c. DTE/DCE interface b. Recursion
2. Identify the data structure
d. data bit rate
which allows deletions at both ends
e. none of above 14. In a binary tree, certain null
of the list but insertion at only one
entries are replaced by special
end.
Question 8: pointers which point to nodes
a. Input-restricted deque
Which of the following communication higher in the tree for efficiency.
modes support two-way traffic but in These special pointers are called
3. Which of the following data
only one direction at a time? d. thread
structure is non-linear type?
a. simplex
d. None of above
b. half duplex 15. The in order traversal of tree
c. three-quarters duplex will yield a sorted listing of
4. Which of the following data
d. all of the above elements of tree in
structure is linear type?
e. none of the above b. Binary search trees
a. Strings
b. Lists
Question 9: 16. In a Heap tree
c. Queues
Which of the following might be used b. Values in a node is greater than
by a company to satisfy its growing every value in children of it
5. To represent hierarchical
communications needs?
relationship between elements,
a. front end processor 17. In a graph if e=[u, v], Then u and
which data structure is suitable?
b. multiplexer v are called
c. Tree
c. controller a. endpoints of e
d. concentrator b. adjacent nodes

c. neighbors
18. A connected graph T without
any cycles is called
a. a tree graph
b. free tree
c. a tree
19. In a graph if e=(u, v) means
b. e begins at u and ends at v
c. u is processor and v is successor
20. If every node u in G is adjacent
to every other node v in G, A graph
is said to be
b. complete
Answers
1. The memory address of the first
element of an array is called
d. base address
2. The memory address of fifth
element of an array can be
calculated by the formula
a. LOC(Array[5]=Base(Array)+w(5-
lower bound), where w is the
number of words per memory cell
for the array
3. Which of the following data
structures are indexed structures?
a. linear arrays
4. Which of the following is not the
required condition for binary search
algorithm?
c. There must be mechanism to
delete and/or insert elements in list
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5. Which of the following is not a type
limitation of binary search b. In a record, there may not be a
algorithm? natural ordering in opposed to linear
array.
d. binary search algorithm is not c. A record form a hierarchical
efficient when the data elements are structure but a lienear array does not
more than 1000.
12. Which of the following
6. Two dimensional arrays are also statement is false?
called
c. pointers store the next data
a. tables arrays element of a list
b. matrix arrays
7. A variable P is called pointer if
13. Binary search algorithm can not
a. P contains the address of an be applied to
element in DATA.
a. sorted linked list
8. Which of the following data
structure can't store the non- 14. When new data are to be
homogeneous data elements? inserted into a data structure, but
there is no available space; this
a. Arrays situation is usually called
b. overflow
9. Which of the following data
structure store the non-
homogeneous data elements? 15. The situation when in a linked
list START=NULL is
b. Records
a. underflow
10. Each data item in a record may
be a group item composed of sub- 16. Which of the following is two
items; those items which are way list?
indecomposable are called
d. none of above
a. elementary items
b. atoms
c. scalars
17. Which of the following name
does not relate to stacks?
11. The difference between linear a. FIFO lists
array and a record is
a. An array is suitable for
homogeneous data but hte data items
in a record may have different data

18. The term "push" and "pop" is
related to the
c. stacks
19. A data structure where elements
can be added or removed at either
end but not in the middle
d. Deque
20. When inorder traversing a tree
resulted E A C K F H D B G; the
preorder traversal would return
b. FAEKCDHGB
1. Two main measures for the
efficiency of an algorithm are
c. Time and space
2. The time factor when determining
the efficiency of algorithm is
measured by
b. Counting the number of key
operations
3. The space factor when
determining the efficiency of
algorithm is measured by
a. Counting the maximum memory
needed by the algorithm
4. Which of the following case does
not exist in complexity theory
d. Null case
5. The Worst case occur in linear
search algorithm when
d. Item is the last element in the
array or is not there at all
6. The Average case occur in linear
search algorithm
a. When Item is somewhere in the
middle of the array
7. The complexity of the average
case of an algorithm is
a. Much more complicated to
analyze than that of worst case
8. The complexity of linear search
algorithm is
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a. O(n) Database Management System and
Design MCQ Set 4
9. The complexity of Binary search
algorithm is Questions
b. O(log n)
Questions 1:
10. The complexity of Bubble sort The relational database environment
algorithm is has all of the following components
c. O(n2) except
11. The complexity of merge sort a. users
algorithm is
d. O(n log n) b. separate files
12. The indirect change of the c. database
values of a variable in one module
by another module is called d. query languages
c. side effect
e. database
13. Which of the following data
structure is not linear data
structure? Question 2:
d. None of above
Database management systems are
14. Which of the following data intended to
structure is linear data structure?
c. Arrays a. eliminate data redundancy
b. establish relationship among
15. The operation of processing
records in different files
each element in the list is known as
d. Traversal c. manage file access
16. Finding the location of the d. maintain data integrity
element with a given value is:
b. Search e. all of the above
17. Arrays are best data structures
a. for relatively permanent
collections of data Question 3:
One approach to standardization
18. Linked lists are best suited storing of data?
b. for the size of the structure and
the data in the structure are a. MIS
constantly changing
b. structured programming
19. Each array declaration need not
give, implicitly or explicitly, the c. CODASYL specification
information about
c. the first data from the set to be d. none of the above
stored
20. The elements of an array are Question 4:
stored successively in memory
cells because The language used application
a. by this way computer can keep programs to request data from the
track only the address of the first DBMS is
element and the addresses of other referred to as the
elements can be calculated
a. DML
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b. DDL d. none of the above

c. query language Question 2:

d. any of the above Question 9: Which of the following hardware

component is the most important to the
e. none of the above A top-to-bottom relationship among the operation of database management
items in a database is established by system?
a
a. high resolution video display
Question 5: a. hierarchical schema
b. printer
The highest level in the hierarchy of b. network schema
data organization is called c. high speed, large capacity disk
c. relational schema
a. data bank d. plotter
d. all of the above
b. data base e. mouse

c. data file
Question 10:
d. data record Question 3:
The management information system
(MIS) structure with one main Generalized database management
computer system do not retrieve data to meet
Question 6: system is called a routine request

Choose the RDBMS which supports a. hierarchical MIS structure a. true

full fledged client server
application development b. distributed MIS structure b. false

a. dBase V c. centralized MIS structure

b. Oracle 7.1 d. decentralized MIS structure Question 4:

c. FoxPro 2.1 Batch processing is appropriate if

d. Ingress Answers: a. large computer system is available

1.b 2.e 3.c 4.a 5.b 6. b b. only a small computer system is

7.d 8.a 9.a 10.c avilbale
Question 7:
c. only a few transactions are involved
Report generators are used to
Database Management System and d. all of the above
a. store data input by a user Design MCQ Set 3
e. none of the above
b. retrieve information from files
Questions
c. answer queries Questions 1:
Question 5:
d. both b and c Which of the following is not true of the
traditional approach to information Large collection of files are called
processing
a. fields
Question 8: a. there is common sharing of data
among the various applications b. records
A form defined
b. it is file oriented c. database
a. where data is placed on the screen
c. programs are dependent on the file d. sectors
b. the width of each field

c. both a and b d. it is inflexible

e. all of the above are true Question 6:

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Which of the following is not a a. is used to make backup copies b. query language
relational database?
b. is the recorded history of operations c. data manipulation language
a. dBase IV performed on a file
d. transaction log
b. 4th Dimension c. can be used to restore lost
information e. none of the above
c. FoxPro
d. none of the aobve Question 4:
d. Reflex
In the DBMS approach, application
programs perform the

Question 7: a. storage function

Answers:
In order to use a record management b. processing functions
system 1.a 2.c 3. b 4.e 5.c 6.d
7.b 8.b 9.d 10.b c. access control
a. you need to understand the low
level details of how information is Database Management System and d. all of the above
stored Design MCQ Set 2
e. none of the above
b. you need to understand the model Questions
the record management system uses Question 5:
Questions 1:
A set of programs that handle a firm's
c. bother a and b
Which of the following fields in a database responsibilities is called
d. none of the above student file can be used as a primary
key? a. database management system
(DBMS)
a. class
Question 8: b. database processing system
b. Social Security Number (DBPS)
Sort/Report generators
c. GPA c. data management system (DMS)
a. are faster than index/report
generators d. Major d. all of above

b. require more disk space than

indexed/report generators
Question 2: Question 6:
c. do not need to sort before
Which of the following is not an Which is the make given to the
generating report
advantage of the database approach database management system which
d. both a and b is able to handle full text data, image
a. Elimination of data redundancy data, audio and video?

b. Ability of associate deleted data a. full media

Question 9:
c. increased security b. graphics media
If a piece of data is stored in two
places in the database, then d. program/data independence c. multimedia

a. storage space is wasted e. all of the above d. hypertext

b. changing the data in one spot will Question 7:

cause data inconsistency
Question 3: A record management system
c. in can be more easily accessed
Which of the following contains a a. can handle many files of information
complete record of all activity that at a time
d. both and b
affected the contents of a database
Question 10: during a certain period of time? b. can be used to extract information
stored in a computer file
An audit trail a. report writer
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c. always uses a list as its model c. bit-byte-field-record-file-database a. print

d. bit-byte-file-record-field-database b. sort
d. both a and b c. look-up
Question 2: d. all of above
Question 8:

A command that lets you change one Which of the following is true of a Question 9:
or more fields in a record is network structure? In a large DBMS
a. t is a physical representation of the a. each user can "see" only a small
a. insert data part of the entire database
b. It allows a many-to-many b. each subschema contains every
b. modify relationship field in the logical schema
c. It is conceptually simple c. each user can access every
c. lookup d. It will be dominant data base of the subschema
future
d. none of above Question 10:
Question 3: Information can be transferred
Which of the following is a problem between the DBMS and a
Question 9: of file management system? a. spreadsheet program
a. difficult to update b. word processor program
A transparent DBMS b. lack of data independence c. graphics program
c. data redundancy d. all of the above
a. can not hide sensitive information d. program dependence
from users e. all of above 1. c2. B3. E 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. d 8. C
9. A 10. d
b. keeps its logical structure hidden Question 4:
from users One data dictionery software package Programming Languages and
is called Language Processors Set 1.
c. keeps its physical structure hidden
a. DB/DC dictionary
from users
b. TOTAL
d. both b and c c. ACCESS
Questions
d. Datapac
Question 1:
e. Data Manager
Electronic spreadsheets are most
useful in a situation where relatively ....
Question 10: Question 5:
data must be input but ......
The function of a database is ...
A file produced by a spreadsheet calculations are requied.
a. to check all input data
a. little; simple
b. to check all spelling
a. is generally stored on disk in an b. large; simple
c. to collect and organize input data
ASCII text fromat c. large; complex
d. to output data
d. little; complex
b. can be used as is by the DBMS
Question 6:
Question 2:
c. both a and b What is the language used by most of
The two basic types of record access
the DBMSs for helping their users to
methods are
d. none of the above access data?
a. sequential and randon
a. High level language
b. direct and immediate
b. SQL
c. sequential and indexed
c. Query Language
Answers: d. on-line and real-time
d. 4GL
e. none of above
1.b 2.e 3.d 4.b 5.d 6.c
7.b 8.b 9.c 10.a Question 7:
Question 3:
The model for a record management
Which file organization is allowed by a
Database Management System and system might be
direct access storage device?
Design MCQ Set 1 a. handwritten list
a. direct only
b. a Rolodex card file
b. sequential and direct only
Questions c. a business form
c. indexed and direct only
Questions 1: d. all of above
d. sequential, indexed and direct
The ascending order of a data hirerchy
e. none of above
is: Question 8:
a. bit-byte-record-field-file-database Primitive operations common to all
Question 4:
b. byte-bit-field-record-file-database record management system include
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Sequential file organization is most program msut go through before it is Question 5:

appropriate for which of following ready to be executed? Which of the following is an example of
applications? a. translation problem oriented language?
a. Grocery store checkout b. controlling a. BASIC
b. bank checking account c. lading b. PL/1
c. payroll d. linking c. FORTRAN
d. airline reservations e. all of the above are necessary d. All of above
e. none of above process e. none of above

Question 5: Answers: Question 6:

Which of the following file organization 1. d 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. C8. a In the evaluation of a computer
is most effieient for a file with a high 9. b. 10.a language, all of the following
degree of file activity? characteristics should be considered
a. sequential Programming Languages and except?
b. ISAM Language Processors Set 2. a. application oriented features
c. VSAM b. efficiency
d. B-Tree c. readability
e. All of above d. softare development aids
Questions e. hardware maintainance costs
Question 6: Question 1:
One disadvantage of a direct access Which of the following is not true of Question 7:
file is: FORTRAN?
a. the delay in computiong the storage a. it was developed for scientific and A factor in the selection of a source
address mathematical applications language is
b. duplication of address locations b. it is one of the oldest high-level a. programmer skill
c. unsued, but available, storage languages b. language availability
locations c. it is a problem oriented language c. program compatibility with other
d. all of above d. it requires extensive internal software
documentation d. all of athe above
Question 7: e. all of above
All computers execute Question 8:
a. BASIC programs Question 2:
b. COBOL programs All of the following are divisions of the A computer generated output that lets
c. Machine language program COBOL program except: programmer follow the execution of
d. FORTRAN programs a. input-output their programs line by line is a
e. PL/1 programs b. indentification a. core dump
c. procedure b. trace routine
Question 8: d. data c. detail listing
Which of the following is most oriented e. all of above divisions d. source listing
to scientific programming?
a. FORTRAN Question 3: Question 9:
b. COBOL In a COBOL program, the input output In BASIC, description comments are
c. BASIC section is within the .... division put in the source program with the
d. PL/1 a. identification a. PRINT statement
e. RPG b. procedure b. REMARK statement
c. configuration c. INPUT statement
Question 9: d. environment d. DATA statement
All of the following are disadvantage of e. none of above
RPG except: Question 10:
a. it is a very machine dependent Question 4: Which of the following generations of
language Which of hte following is not language will likely include the
b. it is very limited in scope characteristic of COBOL languages of the featuer?
c. is not suited for complex problems a. it is a very standardized language a. first generation
requiring extensive programming logic b. it is a very efficient in terms of b. second dgeneration or third
d. it has larger storage requierments coding and execution generation
e. all of the above are disadvantages c. it has limited facilities for c. fourth generation
mathematical notation d. fifth generation
Question 10: d. it is very readable language
Which of the following is not one of the e. all of the above are characteristics Answers:
process that a high level language
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1. b 2.a 3.d 4.b 5.d 6.e 7.d

8.b 9.b 10.c

Streams are
a. Abstraction to perform input and
output operations in sequential media