CSS Past Paper Solved MCQS
1. To locate a data item for storage isA. Field
B. Feed
C. Database
D. Fetch
Ans:D
2. Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as
A. system software
B. application software
C. utility programs
D. operating system
Ans:B
3. Perforated paper used as input of output media is known as
A. paper tapes
B. magnetic tape
C. punched papers tape
D. card punch
Ans:A
4. Time during which a job is processed by the computer is
A. Delay times
B. Real time
C. Execution time
D. Down time
Ans:C
5. A computer which CPU speed around 100 million instruction per second and with the
word length of around 64 bits is known as
A. Super computer
B. Minicomputer
C. Microcomputer
D. Macro computer
Ans:A
6. An approach that permits the computer to work on several programs instead of one is
A. On-line thesaurus
B. Multiprogramming
C. Over lapped processing
D. Outline processor
Ans:A
7. A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a … resident package
A. CPU
B. Memory
C. Buffer
D. ALU
Ans:B
8. The term gigabyte refers to
A. 1024 bytes
B. 1024 kilobytes
C. 1024 megabytes
D. 1024 gigabyte
Ans:C
9. Which of the following processors use RISC technology?
A. 486dx
B. Power PC
C. 486sx
D. 6340
Ans:B
10. A/n …. Device is any device that provides information, which is sent to the CPU
A. Input
B. Output
C. CPU
D. Memory
Ans: A
11. Current SIMMs have either … or … connectors (pins)
A. 9 or 32
B. 30 or 70
C. 28 or 72
D. 30 or 72
Ans:D
12. The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists mainly of … or … media with
varying capacities
A. Memory or video
B. Magnetic or optical
C. Optical or memory
D. Video or magnetic
Ans:B
13. Which of the following is not an input device?
A. OCR
B. Optical scanners
C. Voice recognition device
D. COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)
Ans: D
14. The central processing unit (CPU) consists of
A. Input, output and processing
B. Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage
C. Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage
D. Control unit, processing, and primary storage
Ans: c
15. EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?
A. 256
B. 16
C. 32
D. 64
Ans:A
16. Which is considered a direct entry input device?
A. Optical scanner
B. Mouse and digitizer
C. Light pen
D. All of the above
Ans: D
17. Which is used for manufacturing chips?
A. Bus
B. Control unit
C. Semiconductors
D. A and b only
Ans: C
18. The computer code for the interchange of information between terminals is
A. ASCII
B. BCD
C. EBCDIC
D. All of above
Ans: A
19. A byte consists of
A. One bit
B. Four bits
C. Eight bits
D. Sixteen bits
Ans: C
20. A hybrid computer
A. Resembles digital computer
B. Resembles analog computer
C. Resembles both a digital and analog computer
D. None of the above
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