ESAS 1

Question 1

FORTRAN programming language is more suitable for which applications?

Answer 1

C. Scientific Applications

FORTRAN is primarily used for scientific and engineering computations.

Question 2

Which device is mostly used to carry user files?

Answer 2

A. Floppy Disk

Floppy disks were widely used in the past for data storage and transfer.

Question 3

Which device is used to backup data?

Answer 3

D. All of the above

Floppy disks, network drives, and tapes can all be used for data backup.

Question 4

In order to play and hear sound on a computer, one needs:

Answer 4

A. a sound card and speakers

Sound cards and speakers are essential for audio output.

Question 5

Which of the following are the cheapest memory devices in terms of Cost/Bit?

Answer 5

C. Compact Disks

Compact disks offer a low cost per bit for storage.

Question 6

In a computer, _____ is capable to store a single binary bit.

Answer 6

B. Flip flop

Question 7

A set of flip flops integrated together is called a _____

Answer 7

B. Register

Registers are used in computing for storing data temporarily.

Question 8

Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?

Answer 8

C. Bytes

Bytes are commonly used to measure data size.

Question 9

A register organized to allow left or right operations is called a _____

Answer 9

D. Shift register

Question 10

Which of the following have the fastest access time?

Answer 10

A. Semiconductor Memories

Semiconductor memories, such as RAM, provide quick access.

Question 11

Which is a semiconductor memory?

Answer 11

D. Both a & b

Dynamic and Static memories are types of semiconductor memory.

Question 12

Which of the following is a read-only memory storage device?

Answer 12

C. CDROM

Question 13

Which of the following is a programming language?

Answer 13

C. Pascal

Question 14

What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program as input & produces machine language code as output?

Answer 14

D. Assembler

Question 15

What is a compiler?

Answer 15

B. A compiler converts the whole of a higher level program code into machine code in one step.

Question 16

What is an interpreter?

Answer 16

A. An interpreter does the conversion line by line as the program is run.

Question 17

What are the stages in the compilation process?

Answer 17

C. Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation.

Question 18

A Compiler is _____

Answer 18

C. a program which translates from one high-level to a machine level language.

Question 19

When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into corresponding bits?

Answer 19

C. ASCII

Question 20

A Pixel is ………

Answer 20

C. The smallest resolvable part of a picture.

Question 21

Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment?

Answer 21

C. Mouse

Question 22

Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?

Answer 22

A. Binary

Question 23

Which of the following is not an output device?

Answer 23

D. Touch Screen

Question 24

Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only store information to it but cannot erase or modify it?

Answer 24

D. CDROM

Question 25

Which technology is used in Compact disks?

Answer 25

D. Laser

Question 26

Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?

Answer 26

C. Hard Disk

Question 27

Which of the following is the largest manufacturer of Hard Disk Drives?

Answer 27

C. Seagate

Question 28

The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM are known as _____

Answer 28

B. Firmware

Question 29

Memory is made up of _____

Answer 29

C. Large number of cells

Question 30

Primary memory stores _____

Answer 30

D. All of these

Question 31

EPROM can be used for _____

Answer 31

C. Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM.

Question 32

Which device can understand the difference between data & programs?

Answer 32

D. Microprocessor

Question 33

The contents of information are stored in _____

Answer 33

A. Memory data register

Question 34

Memory unit is one part of _____

Answer 34

D. Central Processing Unit

Question 35

Algorithm and Flow chart help us to _____

Answer 35

D. Specify the problem completely and clearly.

Question 36

Which of the following is not a valid size of a Floppy Disk?

Answer 36

D. 5 1/2"

Question 37

The basic operations performed by a computer are _____

Answer 37

D. All the above

Question 38

The earliest calculating devices are _____

Answer 38

A. Abacus

Question 39

Who built the first Mechanical Calculator?

Answer 39

C. Blaise Pascal

Question 40

Punched cards were first introduced by _____

Answer 40

D. Herman Hollerith

Question 41

Computers built before the First Generation of computers were _____

Answer 41

C. Electro-mechanical

Question 42

Word length of a Personal Computer is _____

Answer 42

C. 8 bits

Question 43

Size of the primary memory of a PC ranges between _____

Answer 43

B. 256KB & 640KB

Question 44

CPU speed of a personal computer is _____

Answer 44

C. 100 KIPS

Question 45

Programs are executed on the basis of a priority number in a _____

Answer 45

B. Multiprogramming

Question 46

Cursor is a _____

Answer 46

C. Thin blinking line

Question 47

Operating system, editors, and debuggers come under?

Answer 47

A. System Software

Question 48

What is the first stage in software development?

Answer 48

C. System Analysis

Question 49

What is System Analysis?

Answer 49

C. System Analysis involves creating a formal model of the problem to be solved.