Computer Fundamental Miscellaneous MCQs

Question 1

An IBM System/38 represents the computer class of:

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small-scale computer

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medium-scale computer

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large-scale computer

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super computer

Question 2

Which hole is used to mark the location of the first sector in a soft-sectored disk.

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Index

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Address

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Location

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Label

Question 3

Which system was developed by Rank-Xeron for use with office computers and other equipment.

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ETHERNET

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UNIX

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PC-DOS

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MS-DOS

Question 4

Bubble memory is a

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Combination of sequential and direct access devices

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Sequential access device only

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Direct access device only

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All of the above

Question 5

Any method for controlling access to or use of memory is known as

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Memory protection

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Memory map

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Memory management

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Memory instruction

Question 6

If, in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify addresses in a RAM, the number of addresses will be

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Any of the above

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216

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65536

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64K

Question 7

What is the storage capacity of a Hollerith card which is organized into nibbles?

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240

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32

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64

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128

Question 8

A type of instruction that can produce several lines of machine language code is a

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Macro

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Mnemonic

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Address

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assemble

Question 9

A common use of computer in office is for

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Word processing

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Distributed

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Data

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All of the above