COMPUTER OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS Tick the correct answer : 1) Which normal form is adequate for normal relational database

design ? a 2NF b. 3NF c. 4NF d. 1NF 2) The topology with the highest reliability a. bus topology c. star topology 3) In a broad sense, railway track is an example of a. simplex b. half-duplex c. full-duplex d. all of these 4) Start and Stop bits are used in serial communication for a. error detection b. error correction c. synchronization d. bit stuffing 5) Error detection at the data link layer is achieved by by a. bit stuffing b. cyclic redundancy codes c. Hamming codes d. equalization b. star topology d. mesh topology

6) How many unique bits are used to represent TCP/IP Internet Address ? a. 16 bits b. 32 bits c. 48 bits d. 64 bits 7) In standard TTL, the totem-pole stage refers to a. multi-emitter input stage b. phase-splitter c. the output buffer d . open collector output stage 8) The output of a logic is 1 when all its inputs are at logic 0 .The gate is either a. NAND or EX-OR b. NOR or EX-NOR c. OR or EX-NOR d. AND or EX-NOR 9) FFFF will be the last memory location in a memory of size a. 1 K b. 16K c. 32K d. 64 K 10) Which of the following devices should get higher priority in assigning interrupts ? a. Hard Disk b. printer c. key board d.Floppy Disk 11) How many address lines & data lines are required for 2048 X4 Memory chip a. 13 ,2 b. 11 ,4 c.13,4 d. 12,4

12) Screen is regarded as an array of pixels where all pixels are either On or Off a) Character Map Terminal b ) Bit Map Terminal c) RS 232 C terminal d) All of the above 13) Parallel printers uses a. RS-232C interface b. Centrionics interface c. Handshake mode d. All of the above 14) In RS-232 Standard conforming ports in PC ,RS stands for a. Registered Source b. Recommended Standard c. Random Sequence d. Registered Source 15) The following area is used as a working area in CPU a) Program counter b) Instruction register c) Instruction decoder d) Accumulator 16) An interrupt in which the external device supplies its address as well as the interrupt request a) Vectored interrupt b) Maskable interrupt c) Non-maskable interrupt d) Low-priority interrupt 17) Microprogramming is a technique a) For writing small programs b) For programming input /output area c) For programming the microprocessor d) For programming the control steps of a computer 18) All digital circuits can be realized using only a) EX-OR Gates b) Multiplexers c) Half-Adders d) OR Gates 19) Functions with the same name and different signature is called a) Over-riding functions b) Over-loaded functions c) Member functions d) constructor

20) In Windows programs, users can switch between a MS-DOS window and other windows or programs currently running by pressing which shortcut key a. ALT + CTRL b. CTRL + TAB c. ALT +TAB d. CTRL + ALT + DEL 21) What is the command used to view the contents of a file in Unix a. See <filename> b. edit <filename> c. cat <filename> d. watch <filename> 22) FTP is the abbreviation of a. Find Text Pattern c. File to printer b. File Text Print d. File Transfer Protocol

23) In C language printf ( ) and scanf ( ) functions are stored in which library files a. graphics.h b. iostream.h c. stdio.h d. iosys.h 24) What is the command used to allocate memory in C language a. new b. realloc c. malloc d. memalloc 25) 8086 Microprocessor is how many bit processor a. 8 bit b. 16 bit c. 32 bit d. 64 bit 26) DMA is the abbreviation of a. Direct Memory Add c. Divide Memory Access b. Divide Memory and Add d . Direct Memory Access

27) In the seven layer OSI Model which layer is responsible for the actual transfer of data. a. Data Link Layer b. Physical Layer c. Transport Layer d. Network Layer 28) LAN to WAN data transfer takes place through a. Bridge b. Router c. Gateway d. Switch 29) WAN to WAN data transfer takes place through a. Bridge b. Router c. Gateway d. Switch 30) SMTP is the abbreviation a. Single Mail Transfer Protocol b. Standard Mail Transmission Protocol c. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol d Standard Message Transmission protocol 31) DRAM is the abbreviation of a. Dynamic Random Access Memory b. Different Random Access Memory c. Duplicate Random Access Memory d. Double speed Random Access Memory

32) Bus, Tree, Ring, Star are types of a. Network Topology c. Transmission technique 33) Multiplexer has a. One Input One Output c. One Input many Output

b. Transmission medium d. Access protocol b. Many Input One Output d. Many Input Many Output

34) In OSI model encryption to ensure security is performed in which layer. a. Data link layer b. Network layer c. Session layer d. Presentation layer 35) ) Memory is the ___________ storage area in the computer. a) external b) internal c) temporary d) functional 36) 1 GB is approximately 1 _____________bytes a) 105 b) billion c)109 d) trillion 37) A network connecting to many organization is called a) Intranet b) internet c) Woranet d) All of these 38) MS Powerpoint is a popular Software used for _____________ a) Drawing b) Spreadsheet c) internet connection d) Presentation 39) A mouse is a device to control the movement of __________ on the display a)cursor b)enter key c) num lock d)arrow 40) MS-PowerPoint is a part of ________ a)Sql Server b)MS-office c)My Documents d) Pointer 41) Drum Printer is a : a) Line printer b)Dot Matrix Printer c)Letter quality printer d)None of the above 42) In Multi tasking a) Number of processors are working on the same program b) Number of programs are processed by single processor c) One task is broken into small tasks d) All of the above

43) Pick up the Correct conversion : a) 1001 2 = 2510 b) 1010112 = 4310 c) 17208 = 97610 d)All of the above 44) The Decimal value for binary number 1011010 a) 60 b) 64 c) 80 d) 90 45) Moving the document within window is through: a) navigation b) scroll bars c) split d) print preview 46) to delete text to the left of the cursor we use: a) backspace b) delete c) edit d) add 47) To create a directory in Unix the following command is used a) make dir b) makedir c) dir d) mkdir 48) during sending an E-MAIL bcc refers to a) block carbon copy b) build carbon copy c) blind carbon copy d) buffer carbon copy 49) MS-Front page facilitates you to a) publish WebPages on the web. b) Send emails only c) Receive emails only d) Edit photo images 50) While working with text the key HOME a) will take you to the beginning of the current line b) will take you to the beginning of the next line c) will take you to the end of the document d) will take you to the top of the document

51) A device which is not in direct communication with the CPU of a computer ? a. on-line device b. off-line device c. channel d. intelligent terminal 52) A beam of light used to record and retrieve data on CD-RW is known as a. polarized light b. un-polarized light c. laser d. colored light 53) A system program which translates and executes an instruction simultaneously a. compiler b. operating system c. assembler d. interpreter 54) A software program stored in ROM which can not be changed easily a. hardware b. linker c. firmware d. editor 55) What table shows the logical state of a digital circuit for every possible combination of logical states in the input ? a. Function Table b ASCII table b. Routing Table d. Truth Table 56) Flip-flop outputs are always a. complimentary c. independent b. same d. same as inputs

57) Which memory is non-volatile and may be written only once ? a) RAM b) EE-PROM c) EPROM d) PROM 58) Which gates are known as universal Gates ? a. AND & OR b. NAND & NOR c. XOR & AND d. XOR & XNOR 59) Which of the following electronic component is not found in ordinary ICs? a) diodes b ) resistors c) transistors d) inductors 60) The radix of the Hexa-Decimal system is a) 8 c) 10 b) 2 d) 16

61) In Boolean Algebra , A + A + A + A + A + A = a) 6A b) A c) 1 d) 0

62) The process of converting analog signals into digital signals so that they can be processed by a receiving computer a) demodulation b) synchronizing c) digitizing d) modulation 63) The transfer of data from CPU to peripheral devices of a computer is achieved through a.Modems b. computer ports b.routers d. buffer memory 64) The slowest transmission speed is offered by a) twisted pair wire c) fiber-optics cable 65) What is the size of Internet address ? 16 bits b. 48 bits b) coaxial cable d) micro-waves d.64 bits

c.32 bits

66) What is the name of the arrangement whereby several CPU units share one memory a) multi-programming b) Sharing c) concurrent programming d) Hand-shaking 67) A computer program written in high level language ? a) source program b) assembly program c) object program d) machine language program 68) Which of the following filename extension suggests that the file is a backup copy of another file ? a. TXT b.COM c. BAS d. BAK 69) Whose trademark is the operating system UNIX ? a) Bell Laboratories b) Microsoft c) Motorola d) Intel 70) The unrestricted use of GOTO command is harmful a) it makes the program debugging difficult b) it increases the running time of program c) it increases the memory requirement d) it results in longer machine code 71) The computer language generally unsuitable for programmers ? a) Assembly Language b) Machine language c) COBOL d) C++ 72) Temporary storage used to compensate for a difference in the speed of data flow is called a) main memory b) buffer c) cache d) protocol 73) Using a statement at a wrong time or with an inappropriate object creates a. logical error b. Syntax error c. compiler error d. semantics error

74) Reserving memory during program execution is better known as reserving it a. dynamically b. programmatically c.statically d. functionally 75) ERP Stands for a. Enterprise resource planning c. Enterprise relational planning 76) Which are not a ERP package a. Peoplesoft c . tally 77. b. IFS d. bann b. Enterprise resource pool d. Enterprise resource project

Which of the following is not a database application? a dBase b. Edit c. FoxPro d. Access

78. HSAM stands for ____ a. Hierarchic Sequential Access Method b. Hierarchic Standard Access Method c. Hierarchic Sequential and Method d. Hierarchic Standard and Method 79. When a computer is first turned on or restarted, a special type of absolute loader called ____ is executed a. Compile and Go loader b. Boot loader c. Bootstrap loader d. Relating loader 80 Poor response times are usually caused by a. Process busy c. High paging rates 81 A co-processor a. Is relatively easy to support in software b. Causes all processors to function equally c. Works with any application d. Is quite common in modern computers 82. Page stealing a. As a sign of an efficient system b. Is taking page frames from other working sets c. Should be the tuning goal d. Is taking larger disk spaces for pages paged out 83. The operating system manages a. Memory c. Disks and I/O devices b. Processes d. All of the above b. High I/O rates d. Any of the above

84. ___ runs on computer hardware and serve as platform for other softwares to run on a. Operating System b. Application Software c. System Software d. All

85. ________ interface consists of things like program counter, registers, interrupts and terminals a. Hardware b. Software c. Data d. None 86 ______ shares characteristics with both hardware and software a. Operating system b. Software c. Data d. None 87. The basic operations performed by a computers are a. Arithmetic operation b. Logical operation c. Storage and relative d. All the above 88. The earliest calculating devices are a. Abacus c. Difference Engine 89. Word length of a Personal Computer is ___ a. 4 bits c. 16 bits b. Clock d. None of these b. 8 bits d. 64 bits

90. Programs are executed on the basis of a priority number in a a. Batch processing system b. Multiprogramming c. Time sharing d. None of these 91. The unit KIPS is used to measure the speed of ___ a. Processor b. Disk drive c. Printer d. Tape drive 92. IC are classified on the basis of ___ a. Manufacturing company c. Number of transistors 93. MDR (Memory Data Register) holds the a. Segment number c. Number of transistors b. Type of computer d. None of these b. Address of a memory location d. None of these

94. Assembly language a. uses alphabetic codes in place of binary numbers used in machine language b. is the easiest language to write programs c. need not be translated into machine language d. None of these 95. A source program is a. a program written in a machine language b. a program to be translated into machine language c. a machine language translation of a program written in a d. None of these

96. Testing is a____if a program does not work correctly. a. Failure b. Success c. Complete d. Partial 97. In a computer _____ is capable to store single binary bit. a. Capacitor b. Flip flop c. Register d. Inductor 98. A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____ a. Counter b. Adder c . Register d. None of the above 99. ____is a semi conductor memory. a. Dynamic c. Bubble b. Static d. Both a & b

100. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device. a. Floppy disk b. Hard disk c. CDROM d. None of these 101. What is the name of the 64-bit Microprocessor developed by AMD? a. Opteron b. RISC-9000 c. iMac d. Athlon 102. Which of the following cables can transmit data at high speeds a. Coaxial Cable b. Optic Fibre Cable c. Twistedpair Cable d. UTP Cable 103. What is the address given to a computer connected to a network called? a. System Address b. SYSID c. Process ID d .IP Address 104. Direct X is a _____ a. Computer Part c. A User Interface 105. The standard c++ comment a./ b. // c./* and */ d. None of these

b. Software that drives Graphic hardware d. None of these

106. The operator << is called a.an insertion operator b. put to operator c. either a or b d. None of these 107. When a language has the capability to produce new data type, it is called a. Extensible b. Overloaded c. Encapsulated d. Reprehensible 108. What is a reference? a. an operator b. a reference is an alias for an object c. used to rename an object d. None of these 109. A constructor is called whenever a. a object is declared b. an object is used c. a class is declared d. a class is used 110. Overload function in C++ a. a group function with the same name b. all have the same number and type of arguments c. functions with same name and same number and type of arguments d. All of the above 111 The differences between constructors and destructor are a. constructors can take arguments but destructor can't b. constructors can be overloaded but destructors can't be overloaded c. both a & b d. None of these 112. A destructor takes a. one argument b. two arguments c. three arguments d. Zero arguments 113. The fields in a class of a c++ program are by default a. protected b. public c. private d. None of these

114. The number of the relational operators in the C language is a. Four b. Six c. Three d. One 115. The continue command cannot be used with a. for b. switch c. do d. while 116. In C, a Union is a. memory location b. memory store c. memory screen d None of these 117. Null character is represented by a) \n b) \0 c) \o d) \e 118. Which header file is essential for using strcmp() function? a) string.h b) strings.h c) text.h d) strcmp.h 119. Which among the following is a unconditional control structure a) do-while b) if-else c) goto d) for 120. Operators have hierarchy. It is used to know which operator a) is most important b) is used first c) is faster d) operates on large numbers 121. C was developed in the year ___ a) 1970 b) 1972 c) 1976 d) 1980

122. What is the valid range of numbers for int type of data? a) 0 to 256 b) -32768 to +32767 c) -65536 to +65536 d) No specific range 123. What will be the maximum size of a double variable? a) 1 byte b) 4 bytes c) 8 bytes d) 16 bytes 124. Which key on the keyboard can be used to view Slide show a) F1 b) F2 c) F5 d) F10 125. Which of the following is the latest version of Excel? a) Excel 2000 b) Excel 2002 c) Excel ME d) Excel XP 126. Which of the following is the oldest spread sheet package? a) VisiCalc b) Lotus 1-2-3 c) Excel d) StarCalc 127. A Worksheet can have a maximum of ___ number of rows a) 256 b) 1024 c) 32,000 d) 65,536 128. Outlook Express is a ___ a) E-Mail Client b) Scheduler c) Address Book d) All of the above 129. Which option in File pull-down menu is used to close a file in MSWord? a) New b) Quit c) Close d) Exit 130. Which command in DOS is used to display the version of MSDOS?

a) b) c) d)

VERSION VERIFY VER VERSN

131. VIRUS stands for a) Very Important Resource Under Search b) Virtual Information Resource Under Seize c) Verify Interchange Result Until Source d) Very Important Record User Searched 132. Which of the following is not a valid capacity of a floppy disk? a) 360KB b) 720KB c) 1.24 MB d) 1.44 MB 133. Which technology is used in a CDROM Drive? a) Mechanical b) Electromechanical c) Optical d) Fiber Optical 138. Floppy Disk Drives were originally designed by a) IBM b) Sony c) Panasonic d) Samsung 139. Which storage device is mounted on 'reels'? a) Floppy Disk b) Hard Disk c) Magnetic Tapes d) CDROM 140. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data? a) Floppy Disk b) Hard Disk c) Compact Disk d) Magneto Optic Disk 141. The contents of information are stored in a) Memory data register b) Memory address register c) Memory access register d) Memory arithmetic register

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

a) b) c) d)

8" 5 1/4" 3 1/2" 5 1/2"

.143) The basic operations performed by a computers are a) b) c) d) Arithmetic operation Logical operation Storage and relative All the above

144)In a student form what is the relationship b/w student and course (a)one to one (b)many to one (c)one to many (d)many to many 145. A trigger is a) a statement ..start of database.. b)statements that r executed as a side effect to the modification to the database c) is end of database... d)...none of these 146. DML stands for a) Data Manipulation Language b) Data modeling language c) Data Manufacturing language d) none of these 147.The command interpreter on UNIX a.) Kernel b.) Shell c.) Turbo d.) None of the above 148. The data transmitted in the network is in the number of ___________ a.) Bits per second b.) Record per second c.) Words per second d.) Hits per second 149.) The _________ Function changes a character string OR a number into oracle DATE FORMAT. a.) TO_DATE b.) TO_CHAR c.) NLS_DATE d.) CHAR_TO_DATE

150.) A view is a _________ table that allows you to access data from table a.) Physical b.) Logical c.) Base d.) Master 151.) In SMS Service of Mobile phones What does M stand for. a.) Mobile b.) Messenger c.) Monitor d.) None 152.) Very high activity of paging is called a.) Swapping b.) Thrashing c.) Overlaying d.) None 153. RS-232C is a.) Super computer b.) Industry standard protocol for parallel communication c.) Industry standard protocol for serial communication d.) All the above 154. Plug and Play is bus feature where a.) Resource to a device are automatically assigned b.) Devices can be plugged when the bus is powered on c.) Bus can be plugged to another bus d.) Devices can be plugged for playing games 155.) In IEEE 802.3 Ethernet the access method used is a.) Token ring b.) CSMA/CD c.) Both A and B d.) None 156 In oracle which one of the following datatype is used to store Binary data a.) Varchar b.) Number c.) Long d.) Raw 157. SQL Stands for a.) Sequential Query Language b.) Structured Query Language c.) Simple Query Language d.) None

158. PL/SQL does not use a.) Triggers b.) Procedures c.) Sub Programs d.) Functions 159. The Command Truncate is used in oracle to a.) Reduce the width of a particular field b.) Remove contents of a field c.) Remove all the rows from the table d.) None of the 160.) DNS Stands for a.) Direct Network Service b.) Digital Network Service c.) Digital Network System d.) Domain Name Services