Part I: Multiple Choice Questions

1 Convert the decimal number 135.75 to binary. 2 Where does a computer add and compare data?
A) 10000111.11 A) CPU
B) 11010011.01 B) Floppy disk
C) 00111100.00 C) Hard disk
D) 10010111.11 save operation D) Memory
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3 Convert 0.71875(10) in to an octal number.
B) fetch operation 4 Conversion of a hexadecimal number 4E(16) to
C) control operation binary number is
A) 0.1605(8) D) write operation
B) 0.53(8) A) 1001101(2)
C) 0.56(8) B) 1001110(2)
D) 0.2404(8) C) 1101100(2)
D) 110111(2)
5 What is the result when a decimal 12915 is converted 6 What is the value of ((x | y) + (a + b)) when a=1,
to base 16? b=0, x=10, y=5?
A) 3273 A) 0
B) 1216 B) 12
C) 1388 C) 15
D) 1476 D) 16
7 Which of the following is NOT an octal number? 8 If 12A7C (16) = X(8) then value of X is
A) 19 A) 225174
B) 77 B) 425174
C) 15 C) 17325
D) 101 D) 225714
9 The decimal equivalent of the binary number 10 The octal equivalent of the number 11010.1011 is
101011110110 is A) 32.54
A) 1806 B) 62.51
B) 1807 C) 32.51
C) 2806 D) None of the above
D) None of the above
11 The first digit of a octal constant must be 12 Which amongst the following expression uses bitwise
A) zero operator?
B) a non zero number A) !a>5
C) a negative number B) a|b
D) an integer C) a!=b
D) a++
13 CD-ROM stands for 14 Computer operation in which new word replaced old
A) Compactable Read Only Memory one in a particular memory location is termed as
B) Compact Data Read Only Memory A) save operation
C) Compactable Disk Read Only Memory B) fetch operation
D) Compact Disk Read Only Memory C) control operation
D) write operation
15 Everything computer does is controlled by its 16 Which data type is most suitable for storing number
A) RAM 12! in Dev C++
B) ROM A) short
C) CPU B) int
D) Storage devices C) char
D) double
17 The format identifier "%x" is used for _____ data 18 Which type is best suited to represent the logical
type? values in C?
A) long double A) boolean
B) double B) character
C) float C) integer
D) int D) all of the mentioned
19 The translator program used in assembly language is 20 Which of the following is the odd one out?
called A) j = j + 1;
A) Assembler B) j =+ 1;
B) Compiler C) j++;
C) Interpreter D) j += 1;
D) Translator
21 MAN stands for 22 Which operation is not performed by computer?
A) Maximum Area Network A) Controlling
B) Minimum Area Network B) Inputting
C) Main Area Network C) Processing
D) Metropolitan Area Network D) Understanding
23 Information in computer read only memory is stored 24 A _________ set of rules that governs data
by communication.
A) engineer A) Protocols
B) manufacturer B) Standards
C) programmer C) RFCs
D) user D) Servers
25 Computer memory in which user cannot write new 26 The first computers were programmed using
information or instructions is A) assembly language
A) RWM B) machine language
B) RAM C) source code
C) ROM D) object code
D) CMOS
27 Ethernet uses 28 Which of the following is a User-defined data type?
A) Bus topology A) typedef int Boolean
B) Ring topology B) typedef struct {int label ;char name[20];} tname
C) Star topology C) struct {char name[10], int age};
D) Tree topology D) All of the mentioned
29 Chief component of first generation computer was 30 Which of these expressions will return true if the
A) Integrated Circuits input integer v is a power of two?
B) Transistors A) (v | (v + 1)) == 0
C) Vacuum Tubes and Valves B) (~v & (v – 1)) == 0
D) None of above C) (v | (v – 1)) == 0
D) (v & (v – 1)) == 0
31 If the variables i, j and k are assigned the values 5,3 32 A single character input from the keyboard can be
and 2 respectively, then the expression i = j + ( k + + obtained by using the function.
=6)+7 A) printf ( )
A) assigns a value 16 to i B) scanf ( )
B) assigns a value 18 to i C) gets( )
C) assigns a value 20 to i D) getchar ( )
D) gives an error message
33 Suppose b represent space. Statement 34 .............OS provides process and memory
printf(“%–10s”, “HANOI”); management services that allow two or more tasks,
displays jobs, or programs to run simultaneously
A) bbbbb HANOI A) Multitasking
B) bbbbbbbbbb HANOI B) Multithreading
C) HANOI bbbbb C) Multiprocessing
D) HANOI bbbbbbbbbb D) Multicomputing
35 If y is a variable of integer type then the expressions 36 Which is the correct definition among the following
3* (y − 8)/9 and (y − 8)/9 * 3 ones about computer science?
A) may or may not yield the same value. A) Computer programming.
B) must yield different values. B) The application of computers in information
C) must yield the same value. processing.
D) none of the above. C) The study of computers , including both hardware
and software design.
D) The study of manufacturing computers.
37 Which of the following is the correct definition of an 38 What is the output of the following program?
interpreter? include <stdio.h>
A) A program that translate source code from a high- main ( )
level programming language to another language { int x = 2, y = 5;
if (x < y) return (x = x+y);
B) A program that translates a high level symbolic
else printf (“z1”);
language to a low level language
printf(“z2”);
C) A program that reads instructions in some language }
and executes them or simulates their execution
A) z2
D) A program responsible for the direct control and
management of hardware and basic system B) z1z2
operations. C) Compilation error
D) None of these
39 Which expression is saved in variable x of the 40 In computers, 1 kilobyte is equals to
following algorithm? A) 1024 bytes
Step 1: Read m, n ( m ,n are positive integer numbers) B) 1048576 bytes
Step 2: Let x = 1. C) 1000 bytes
Step 3: if m is even, go to step 4 otherwise go to step 6 D) 512 bytes
Step 4: If m > 0 go to step 5, otherwise stop
Step 5: n = n * n, m = m / 2, go to step 3
Step 6: x = x * n, m = m - 1,go to step 3

a) b) c) m+n d) nm
A) m*n
B) m power n
C) n power m
D) None of the above