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A self replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970s science fiction novel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider is

A. Bug

B. Vice

C. Lice

D. Worm

Correct Answer :

D. Worm


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In 1999, the Melissa virus was a widely publicised:

A. E-mail virus.

B. Macro virus.

C. Trojan horse.

D. Time bomb.

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Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent?

A. ENIAC

B. MARK I

C. Z3

D. ABC

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MSI stands for

A. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits

B. Medium System Integrated Circuits

C. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit

D. Medium System Intelligent Circuit

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Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is called

A. Mnemonics

B. Symbolic code

C. Gray codes

D. Opcode

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Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?

A. Minicomputers

B. Microcomputers

C. Mainframe computers

D. Super computer

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When was Pascaline invented?

A. 1617

B. 1620

C. 1642

D. 1837

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

A. Compiler

B. Interpreter

C. Debugger

D. Assembler

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SMPS stands for

A. Switched mode Power Supply

B. Start mode power supply

C. Store mode power supply

D. Single mode power supply

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Which of the following memories needs refresh?

A. SRAM

B. DRAM

C. ROM

D. All of above

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A number that is used to control the form of another number is known as

A. Map

B. Mask

C. Mamtossa

D. Marker

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A computer has very low failure rate because it uses electronic components. It produces very consistent results. This is highlighted by which of the feature of computer?

A. Accuracy

B. Reliability

C. Versatility

D. Automatic

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Which of the following programming language started from second generation?

A. COBOl

B. BASIC

C. C

D. LISP

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Offline device is

A. A device which is not connected to CPU

B. A device which is connected to CPU

C. A direct access storage device

D. An I/O device

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EBCDIC stands for

A. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

B. Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code

C. Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code

D. Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code

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A disadvantage of the laser printer is

A. It is quieter than an impact printer

B. It is very slow

C. The output is of a lower quality

D. None of the above

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Which type of system puts the user into direct conversation with the computer through a keyboard?

A. Real time processing

B. Interactive computer

C. Batch processing

D. Time sharing

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A hybrid computer

A. Resembles digital computer

B. Resembles analogue computer

C. Resembles both a digital and analogue computer

D. None of the above

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The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and OCR reader is the:

A. Data collection terminal

B. OCR register terminal

C. Video Display terminal

D. POS terminal

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Which of the following is not a type of Software?

A. System Software

B. Application Software

C. Utility Software

D. Entertainment Software

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What is the name of an application program that gathers user information and sends it to someone through the Internet?

A. A virus

B. Spy bot

C. Logic bomb

D. Security patch

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The translator program used in assembly language is called

A. Compiler

B. Interpreter

C. Assembler

D. Translator

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Which of the following can store information in the form of microscopic pits on metal disks.

A. Laser disks

B. Tape cassettes

C. RAM cartridge

D. Punched cards

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On a PC, how much memory is available to application software?

A. 1024 KB

B. 760 KB

C. 640 KB

D. 560 KB

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Which of the following is not an input device?

A. OCR

B. Optical scanners

C. COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)

D. Voice recognition device

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Which output device is used for translating information from a computer into pictorial form on paper.

A. Mouse

B. Plotter

C. Touch panel

D. Card punch

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________ printer is a non-impact printer and is quite in working

A. Inkjet

B. Laser

C. Thermal

D. Dot matrix

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IMB launched its first personal computer called IBM-PC in 1981. It had chips from Intel, disk drives from Tandon, operating system from Microsoft, the printer from Epson and the application software from everywhere. Can you name the country which contribu

A. India

B. China

C. Germany

D. Taiwan

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A Pixel is

A. A computer program that draws picture

B. A picture stored in secondary memory

C. The smallest resolvable part of a picture

D. None of these

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ASCII stands for

A. American Stable Code for International Interchange

B. American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange

C. American Standard Code for Information Interchange

D. American Standard Code for Interchange Information

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A language which is close to that used within the computer is

A. High-level language

B. Assembly language

C. Low-level language

D. All of the above