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Instructions: Part I

 Answer all questions

 Write down your index number on the space provided.
 In each of the questions 1 to 30, pick one of the alternatives (1),(2),(3),(4),(5) which is correct or most
appropriate. Mark a cross (X) on the number corresponding to your choice in the answer sheet provided.
 No use of calculators.

1. Who is considered as a Computer Programmer?

(1) John Von Neumann (2) Blaise Pascal (3) Charles Babbage
(4) Ada Augusta Lovelace (5) John Presper Eckert

2. Which of the following statements is true with regard to data and information?
(1) Decision can be made only when a massive volume of data is available
(2) Validity of information depends on the accuracy of data
(3) Information obtained by processing data is always accurate
(4) In order to obtain information data must be collected from multiple sources
(5) The accuracy of information depends only on the accuracy of input data

3. What is the technology used in second generation computers?

(1) Vacuum tubes (2) Transistors (3) Integrated circuits
(4) VLSI (Very Large-Scale Integrated Circuits) (5) Micro processor

4. “……………………………… was the first automatic computer invented by Professor Howard Aiken in
1939.
Select the correct answer needed to complete the above sentence.
(1) EDVAC (2) ENIAC (3) Mark I
(4) Analytical Engine (5) Pascaline

5. Consider the following types of memory

A - Read Only Memory
B - Secondary Storage
C - Register Memory
D - Flash Memory
E - Random Access Memory

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 Which pair of the above represents volatile memories.
(1) A, B (2) A, C (3) C, D
(4) C, E (5) D, E

6. Consider the following statements on Static Random Access Memory (SRAM):

A - SRAM needs periodic refreshing
B - It is used for Cache memory
C - Registers are made of SRAMs
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(1) A only (2) B only (3) A and B only
(4) A and C only (5) B and C only

7. Consider the following terms related to computer systems

A – Malware B – Hardware C – Software D – Liveware
Which of the above are basic components of a computer system

(1) A and B only (2) A and C only (3) A and D only

(4) B and C only (5) B, C and D only

8. Which of the followings is a component of a Central Processing Unit (CPU)?

(1) ROM (2) RAM (3) ALU
(4) L3 Cache memory (5) Power Supply Unit

9. Which of the following statements is correct with respect to a scanner?

(1) A scanner is a software which scans a printed document and converts them into digital images.
(2) A scanner is an output device of a computer.
(3) The optical character reader (OCR) software is an essential component of a scanner.
(4) A scanner is an input device of a computer.
(5) Scanners are used to store moving pictures in digital form.

10. The content stored in ………………………………… is read by using the optical technology.
Which of the following answers is the most appropriate to fill the blank in the above statement?
(1) Flash Memory (2) Floppy Disk (3) Magnetic Tape
(4) Compact Disc (5) Hard Disk

11. The most significant digit (MSD) and the least significant digit (LSD) of the number 0.6250 are
respectively.
(1) 0 and 0 (2) 6 and 0 (3) 0 and 5
(4) 5 and 6 (5) 6 and 5

12. What is the correct 2’s complement binary representation of decimal -3110 using 8-bits?
(1) 10100001 (2) 11101001 (3) 11110001
(4) 11000001 (5) 11100001

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13. What is the correct result of bit-wise XOR operation between the two binary numbers 010011012
and 101100102 ?
(1) 11110111 (2) 11111111 (3) 11001111
(4) 10110110 (5) 10101010

14. What is the correct decimal equivalent of hexadecimal 44.416 ?

(1) 65.510 (2) 68.510 (3) 68.2510
(4) 65.2510 (5) 63.510

15. Which of the following is true about 2’s complement?

(1) An extra bit is used to represent the sign.
(2) Makes it possible to build low-cost, high-speed hardware to perform arithmetic operation.
(3) Addition and subtraction are used as two different operations.
(4) Usually represented in hexadecimal number system.
(5) Used in first generation computers to perform logic operations.

16. What is the binary equivalent to decimal 55.625?

(1) 11110111.111 (2) 11111111.011 (3) 11001111.11
(4) 00110111.101 (5) 10101010.101

17. Consider the following three numbers in decimal, octal and hexadecimal notations respectively.
A – 23610
B – 3548
C – E616
Which of the above is/are equivalent to 111011002 in binary notation?
(1) A only (2) B only (3) A and B only
(4) B and C only (5) All A, B and C

18. Which of the following numbers is equivalent to the binary number 11101100.112 ?
(1) 365.410 (2) 367.48 (3) 354.416
(4) 354.68 (5) EC.1216

19. 3A16 + 111012 =

(1) 52310 (2) 1278 (3) 5516
(4) 1728 (5) C716

20. . What is the correct 1’s complement binary representation of decimal 4310 using 8-bits?
(1) 00101011 (2) 00111011 (3) 00101111
(4) 00111111 (5) 01101011

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21. Which of the following is an incorrect Karnaugh Map layout to represent a Boolean function of three (3)
Boolean variables A, B and C ?

(1) (2) (3)

(4) (5)

22. Consider the following Karnaugh map and the logic circuit implemented based on it where A, B
and C are the inputs and F is the output:

(a) Karnaugh map (b) Logic circuit Based on Karnaugh map

For the logic circuit to correctly implement the logic function represented in the Karnaugh map,
what should be the values of p, q, r, s ?
(1) p = 1, q = 1, r = 1, s = 1 (2) p = 1, q = 0, r = 1, s = 1
(3) p = 1, q = 1, r = 1, s = 0 (4) p = 1, q = 0, r = 0, s = 1
(5) p = 1, q = 1, r = 0, s = 1

23. The Boolean expression (x + y) . (x + ̅.z) simplifies to …………………………….

(1) x (2) x + y (3) x + z (4) x.z (5) ̅ z

24. Consider the Boolean expression given below:

A – .y + x. B – . + x.y C – ( + y) . (x + )
Which of the above is/are equivalent to XNOR logic gate?
(1) A only; (2) B only (3) C only (4) A and C only; (5) B and C only

25. Consider the following logic circuit diagram.

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 Which of the following Boolean logic is equivalent to the output Q of the logic circuit given above?
(1) OR (2) AND (3) NOR (4) NOT (5) XOR

26. What is the output Q of the following logic circuit?

(1) ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅ (2) ̅ + ̅ (3) (4) (5)

27. What is the value of 100110012 - 001101112 ?

(1) 011010102 (2) 011000102 (3) 011001102
(4) 011100102 (5) 111000102

28. Consider the following Boolean function.

( ) ̅
Which of the following is the simplified result of the Boolean function given above?

(1) ( ) (2) yz (3) (4) ( ) (5)

29. Consider the following Karnaugh map.

C
AB 0 1

00 1 1

01 1 1

11 1 0

10 1 1

Which of the following Boolean expression given by Karnaugh map?

(1) (2) ̅ ̅ (3) ̅
(4) ) ̅ ̅ ̅ (5) ̅

30. Consider the following Boolean expression.

( )( )( ̅ )( ̅ )
Which of the above is equivalent to the Boolean expression given above?

(1) ( )( ) (2) (̅ )( ) (3) ( ̅ )( ̅)

(4) ( ̅ )( ) (5) (̅ )(̅ )

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