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Question 1

Who invented the Analytical Engine?

Answer 1

Charles Babbage

Question 2

Which of the following technologies is used in the Second Generation Computers?

Answer 2

Transistors

Question 3

Answer sheet of a multiple choice question paper can be read with

Answer 3

Scanner

Question 4

Computerized medical imaging systems which use echoes of transmitted pulses are called

Answer 4

Ultrasound scans.

Question 5

The binary number equivalent to the 27 10 is

Answer 5

011011

Question 6

The abbreviation GSM stands for

Answer 6

Global System for Mobile Communication

Question 7

Which of the following database types is widely used in computer applications?

Answer 7

Relational

Question 8

The main role of a “router” in computer network is

Answer 8

to allow hosts in two networks to communicate

Question 9

A command that can be used to check network connectivity to a computer is

Answer 9

ping

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the order of the testing conducted in the software development process?

Answer 10

Unit testing, integrated testing, acceptance testing

Question 11

Which of the following is a classification of systems?

Answer 11

Open-and close

Question 12

A banking system could be best considered as a/an

Answer 12

transaction processing system.

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the home page of a website?

Answer 13

The first page of the website

Question 14

A manager of an engineering manufacturing company is considering whether to recruit more people in the
near future. What is the most relevant information in this case he has to consider?

Answer 14

Summary reports of present and projected personnel requirements

Question 15

Answer 15

5

Question 16

What is the main function of a DHCP server?

Answer 16

Allocating IP addresses.

Question 17

Consider the IP address 192.248.87.3 and the subnet mask 255.255.255.224. How many hosts can be directly
connected to this network?

Answer 17

30

Question 18

What is the most suitable media to transmit a high definition video over a distance of 5 km?

Answer 18

Fibre optics cables

Question 19

The transport layer of the OSI reference model provides

Answer 19

flow control.

Question 20

Answer 20

3

Question 21

Answer 21

3

Question 22

Which of the following statements best describes the result of hard disk ‘fragmentation’?

Answer 22

Hard disk data access speed is reduced

Question 23

Consider the following statements about computerized databases:
Which of the above statements are correct with respect to a properly designed database?

A - Need more human resources to manage the computerized database than a manual system.
B - Retrieval of data is efficient than a manual system.
C - No data duplications.
D - Need more space to store data than a manual system.

Which of the above statements are correct with respect to a properly designed database?

Answer 23

B and C only.

Question 24

Which of the above relations are in the third normal form?

Answer 24

A, B and C only

Question 25

Which of the following combinations of attributes provides the minimal set of primary keys for the relations
Student, Subject and Mark respectively?

Answer 25

admissionNo, subjectCode, admissionNo and subjectCode

Question 26

Answer 26

3

Question 27

Answer 27

3

Question 28

Answer 28

5

Question 29

Answer 29

5

Question 30

Answer 30

4

Question 31

Answer 31

4

Question 32

Answer 32

3

Question 33

Answer 33

5

Question 34

Answer 34

4

Question 35

Answer 35

4

Question 36

Answer 36

2

Question 37

Answer 37

1

Question 38

Answer 38

2

Question 39

Answer 39

2

Question 40

Answer 40

3

Question 41

Answer 41

1

Question 42

Answer 42

4

Question 43

Answer 43

4

Question 44

Answer 44

2

Question 45

Answer 45

2

Question 46

Answer 46

3

Question 47

Answer 47

4

Question 48

Answer 48

2

Question 49

Answer 49

5

Question 50

Answer 50

4