UNIQUE IAS ACADEMY-COMPUTER QUIZ-11

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1 1. Which of the following functions most like a copy machine: a) Portable Scanner b) Flatbed Scanner c) Touch Screen 2. A universal product code is read by what type of scanner: a) Bar - Code b) Flatbed c) OCR/MICR 3. Which of the following types of character recognition systems requires the use of magnetic ink: a) OCR b) MICR c) OMR 4. This reading device is readily used in banks to read the numbers on the bottom of checks and deposit slips: a) MICR b) OCR c) GRE 5. A (n) camera records images on a disk instead of on films: a) video b) digital c) traditional 6. Which of the following refers to a special type of video camera used for broadcasting images on the internet: a) WebCam b) icam c) ecamera 7. devices convert a sketch or a figure into a form that the computer can understand: a) Digitizing b) Plotting c) UPC 8. Which of the following devices would require the use of a stylus: a) graphics tablet b) digital notebook c) bar-code reader 9. A (n) records the movements of the user's pen over a piece of paper: a) digital notepad b) graphics tablet c) touch screen 10. The most important characteristic of a monitor is its: , , 1 st Street Gandhipuram Coimbatore-12. Page 1

2 a) dot pitch b) clarity c)resolution 11. The individual dots that form the image on a monitor are called: a) picas b) pixels c) particles 12. Which of the following monitor types most closely resembles a television: a) flat panel b) cathode ray tube c) e - book reader d) data projector e) None of The Above 13. A (n) printer works by spraying tiny droplets of ink onto the paper: a) ink - jet b) laser c) thermal 14. Which of the following printer types requires special paper: a) chain b) thermal c) laser 15. Which of the following can create the largest printouts: a) chain b) plotter c) thermal Hardware Devices 16. What is required when more than one persons use a central computer at the same time: a) Light Pen b) Mouse c) Terminal 17. Which kind of terminal is entirely dependent for all its capabilities on the computer system to which it is connected: a) Smart Terminal b) Dumb Terminal c) Micro Computer 18. Hard Disks and Diskettes are: a) Direct Access Storage Devices b) Sequential Access Storage Devices c) Rarely used Microcomputers 19. The Computer code for interchange of information between terminals is: a) ASCII , , 1 st Street Gandhipuram Coimbatore-12. Page 2

3 b) BCD c) All of The Above 20. A character is represented in EBCDIC by: a) One bit b) Four bits c) Eight bits 21. The metals disks which are permanently housed in salad and contamination free containers are called: a) Hard Disk b) Winchester Disk c) Flexible Disk 22. Which among the following memory is capable of operating at "electronics speed": a) Semiconductor memory b) Magnetic Disks c) Magnetic Drums 23. Which of the following is not an advantage of storied programs: a) Reliability b) Reduction in Operational Costs c) The Computers becoming general purpose 24. Which of the Following is not true of immediate processing: a) It is often used in real time applications b) It can be used in an airline reservation system c) It can occur with either sequential or direct access files 25. is the product of data processing: a) Data b) Information c) A Computer 26. A transaction file is a type of: a) Master File b) Data File c) Access Method 27. Which of the following is a computer code: a) EPROM b) FAT c) EBCDIC 28. A Winchester disk is a: a) Disk Stack b) Removable Disk c) Flexible Disk , , 1 st Street Gandhipuram Coimbatore-12. Page 3

4 29. The register which keeps track of the execution of a program and which contains the memory address of the instruction currently being executed is known as: a) Index Register b) Memory Address Register c) Program Counter 30. The register which contains the data to be written into or readout of the addressed location is called: a) Index Register b) Memory Address Register c) Memory Data Register 31. Where does a computer add and compare data: a) Floppy Disk b) CPU Chip c) Memory Chip 32. The word "Computer" usually refers to the Central Processing Unit plus: a) Input Devices b) External Memory c) Internal Memory 33. What hardware was used by the initial generations of computers: a) ICs b) VLSI c) Valves 34. A computer program consists of: a) System Flowchart b) Program Flowchart c) Algorithm's written in any computer language 35. Which device can produce the final product of machine processing into a form usable by humans: a) Storage b) Input Device c) Output Device 36. Which is not true for primary storage: a) Information must be transferred to primary storage b) It is relatively more expensive c) It allows very fast access to data d) It is part of processor e) None of The Above 37. Which is not a factor when categorizing a computer: a) Speed of the output device b) where it was purchased c) cost of the system , , 1 st Street Gandhipuram Coimbatore-12. Page 4

5 38. The ascending order of a data hierarchy is: a) Bit - Bytes - Field - Record - File - Database b) Bit - Bytes - Record - Field - File - Database c) Bytes - Bit - Record - Field - File - Database 39. Where was the India's first computer installed and when: a) Institute of Social Science, Agra, 1955 b) Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta 1955 c) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore The first computer made available for commercial use was: a) ENIAC b) EDSAC c) UNIVAC 41. Who is called the "Grandfather" of the computer: a) Blaise Pascal b) Charles Babbage c) Joseph Jacquard 42. The first mechanical computer designed by Charles Babbage was called: a) Abacus b) Analytical Engine c) Calculator 43. Father of the punch card processing: a) Charles Babbage b) Dr. Herman Hollerith c) Blaise Pascal 44. Which is true for Digital Computer: a) It is less accurate than analog computer b) It is used primarily in scientific applications c) It represents the decimal numbers through a string of binary digits 45. Which is considered a direct entry device: a) Optical Scanner b) Light Pen c) Digitizer d) All of The Above e) None of The Above Computer Languages 46. Binary means: a) Three b) Four , , 1 st Street Gandhipuram Coimbatore-12. Page 5

6 c) Two 47. The digits used in binary number system are and : a) 1 and 2 b) 0 and 1 c) 0 and Names, numbers and other information needed to solve a problem are called: a) Program b) Data c) Controls 49. The is a sequence of instructions that tells the computer how to process the data: a) program b) data c) controls 50. Computer ICs work reliably because they are based on design: a) top - bottom b) two stage c) two states , , 1 st Street Gandhipuram Coimbatore-12. Page 6

Chapter 7. Input and Output

Chapter 7. Input and Output Chapter 7 Input and Output Introduction Do you ever wonder how information gets into your computer and comes out in a form you can use? Input devices convert what we understand into what the system unit