First Year Computer Science Book
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Unit |
Basics
of Information Technology |
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01 |
Q.1 What is Data? 11501001
Q.2 Briefly describe the relationship between
data, data processing, information and information system. 11501002
Q.3 Define Information Technology. Has it made
our world a global village? (Board 2007)
11501003
Q.4 What is Digital Convergence (union)?
Describe its significance. 11501004
Q.5 What do you know about modern scenario or
impact of Information Technology?
(Board
2007) 11501005
Q.6 What is Computer? Describe briefly. 11501006
Q.7
What are the four major
elements of data processing system or computer system? What computer hardware
carries out these functions?
11501007
Q.8 Discuss the major Hardware
Devices. 11501008
Q.9 What is Software? Write
down the names of the main types of software. Define Software. Describe two
major types of software. (Board
2009) 11501009
Q.10 What are Input Devices? 11501010
Q.11 What are the usages of Input
Devices? List few of them 11501011
Q.12 Describe the enhanced keyboard. Also explain
its different keys. 11501012
Q.13 What are pointing devices? Also write the
names of some pointing devices. Describe any three pointing devices. (Board 2014) 11501013
Q.14 Give a brief description of Mouse. 11501014
Q.15
Give a brief description of Trackball. 11501015
Q.16
Give a brief description of Pointing
Stick. 11501016
Q.17 Give a brief description of Joystick. 11501017
Q.18
Give a brief description of Touch pad/Trackpad.
11501018
Q.19
Give a brief description of Touch
Screen. 11501019
Q.20 Give a brief description of Light Pen. 11501020
Q.21 Give a brief description of Digitizer / Graphic
tablet. 11501021
Q.22 Give a brief description of Pen-Based
Systems. 11501022
Q.23
What are the source data-entry devices?
Also write the names of these devices. 11501023
(Board 2008)
Briefly explain the different source data
entry devices. (Board 2010)
Q.24
Write a short note on Bar-code Reader. 11501024
Q.25 What are mark and character recognition
devices? Discuss any three in detail. 11501025
(Board 2012)
Q.26
Write a short note on Fax Machine. 11501026
Q.27
Write a short note on Fax Modem. 11501027
Q.28
Write a short note on Imaging System or
Image Scanner. 11501028
Q.29
What is an audio input? Describe
briefly. 11501029
Q.30
What is an Video Input? Describe
briefly. 11501030
Q.31 Write a short note on Digital Cameras. 11501031
Q.32 What is an Output and the functions of an Output
Devices? List few of them. 11501032
Q.33 Define Display Screen. Describe various
characteristics, properties and features of
Q. 34. Describe two major types of display screens? (Board 2009, 10, 13) 11501034
Q.35 What are Printers? What are the two
categories of Printers? 11501035
Q. What is Printer? Describe the difference
between Impact and Non-Impact printer. (Board
2008)
Q.36 What are Impact Printers? Explain the types
of Impact Printers.(Board
2011,12,13) 11501036
Q.37 What are Non-Impact Printers? Explain the
types of Non-Impact Printers. 11501037
Q.38 Write a short note on Plotters. 11501038
Q.39 Write a brief note on Sound Output. 11501039
Q.40 Briefly describe the basic units of Data
Storage. 11501040
Q.41
What is a System? Describe System
Development Life Cycle System. 11501041
Describe System Development Life Cycle
Short Question Answers
Q.1
Define
Data. (Board
2009) 11501042
Q.2
What
is Data Processing or Computing? (Board 2008) 11501043
Q.3
Why
is Data processed? 11501044
Q.4
Define
information.
(Board 2012) 11501045
Q.5
Differentiate
between Data and Information. 11501046
Q.6
What
is a System? 11501047
Q.7
Define
the term Information Technology (IT). (Board 2007, 10, 14) 11501048
Q.8
Write
some uses or applications of Information Technology. 11501049
Q.9
What
does “Global Village” mean? 11501050
Q.10
Define
the term Digital Convergence. 11501051
Q.11
How
have digital convergence become possible? 11501052
Q.12
Name
some fields of computer applications. 11501053
Q.13
What
is computer animation? (Board 2009) 11501054
Q.14
Differentiate
between Hypermedia and Multimedia. 11501055
Q.15
Define
Software. 11501056
Q.16
Why
computer instructions are called software? 11501057
Q.17
Define
Hardware. (Board 2009) 11501058
Q.18
Write
down some examples of Hardware components. 11501059
Q.19
Differentiate
between Hardware and Software? 11501060
Q.20
Give
reason why software is necessary for hardware. 11501061
Q.21
Describe
the relationship between Software and Hardware. 11501062
.
Q.22
Define
Computer. (Board
2008) 11501063
Q.23
What
are the four major characteristics of the computer? 11501064
Q.24
Describe
major parts or components of a computer and their functions.
11501065
Q.25
What
is the main function of secondary storage devices? 11501066
Q.26
Which
part of the computer system executes instructions? 11501067
Q.27
What
is meant by CPU? 11501068
Q.28
What
are the four major elements of data processing system or cycle? 11501069
Q.29
What
is meant by main memory? 11501070
Q.30
What
is meant by secondary memory? 11501071
Q.31
Why
is secondary memory required? 11501072
Q.32
What
do you know about Programmer? (Board
2010) 11501073
Q.33
Define
System Software.
(Board 2009) 11501074
Q.34
Give
the names of any three system software. 11501075
Q.35
What
is Application Software?
(Board 2008, 11) 11501076
Q.36
Differentiate
between Application Software and System Software. 11501077
Q.37
Explain
the relationship between application software and operating system.
11501078
Q.38
Define
Operating System? 11501079
Q.39
Give
some examples of operating system. (Board 2012) 11501080
Q.40
What
is meant by Utility Program? 11501081
Q.41
What
is the use of Customized Software? (Board
2010) 11501082
Q.42
Define
Packaged Software with examples? (Board 2011) 11501083
Q.43
Differentiate
between Customized and Packaged Software. 11501084
Q.44
Define
Input. (Board 2013) 11501085
Q.45
Write
down the uses of Input Devices. (Board 2007, 08) 11501086
Q.46
Write
down different categories of Input Devices. 11501087
Q.47
Write
down some examples of commonly used Input Devices. 11501088
Q.48
What
do you know about Keyboard? (Board 2007) 11501089
Q.49
Write
down important types of keys on keyboard. 11501090
Q.50
Write
down the function of Keyboard. 11501091
Q.51
What
is meant by Enhanced Keyboard? 11501092
Q.52
What
do you mean by QWERTY? (Board 2008, 09, 13) 11501093
Q.53
What
is the function of the Escape key on the keyboard? 11501094
Q.54
What
is the function of the Caps Lock key on the keyboard? 11501095
Q.55
Which
key is used to delete a single character on the left of the cursor on the
screen? 11501096
Q.56
What
is the difference between Del key and Backspace key? 11501097
Q.57
What
is the difference between PageUp and PageDown keys? 11501098
Q.58
Which
keyboard keys are always used in combination with other keys?
11501099
Q.59
What
are Function keys? 11501100
Q.60
Describe
Pointing Device. 11501101
Q.61
Write
down some examples of Pointing Devices. 11501102
Q.62
Describe
Mouse. 11501103
Q.63
How
does a mouse work? (Board 2013) 11501104
Q.64
Identify
two alternatives to a Mouse. 11501105
Q.65
Write
down the names of common Input Devices. 11501106
Q.66
How
the input of keyboard is different from input of Mouse? 11501107
Q.67
Describe
Track ball? 11501108
Q.68
What
is meant by Touch pad or Track pad? 11501109
Q.69
Differentiate
between Track ball and Touchpad. 11501110
Q.70
What
is Touch screen?
(Board 2013) 11501111
Q.71
Describe
Pointing Stick. 11501112
Q.72
Describe
Graphics Tablet? 11501113
Q.73
Write
down the application of Stylus. 11501114
Q.74
What
is meant by Pen-Based system? 11501115
Q.75
What
is meant by Indirect Input? 11501116
Q.76
What
is Direct Input? 11501117
Q.77
What
are Source-Data Entry Devices? 11501118
Q.78
Define
Bar-code. 11501119
Q.79
Describe
Bar-code reader. 11501120
Q.80
What
is UPC? 11501121
Q.81
What
is the use of mark and character recognition devices? 11501122
Q.82
Describe
MICR.
(Board 2014) 11501123
Q.83
Describe
OMR. 11501124
Q.84
What
is meant by OCR? 11501125
Q.85
Describe
Magnetic Strip.
(Board 2010) 11501126
Q.86
What
is meant by Smart Card? 11501127
Q.87
State
the use of Facsimile. 11501128
Q.88
What
is Digital Camera? (Board
2011) 11501129
Q.89
Write
down the method of storing images in Digital Camera. 11501130
Q.90
What
are the advantages of Digital Camera? 11501131
Q.91
What
is meant by Audio Input? 11501132
Q.92
What
is meant by Video Input? 11501133
Q.93
Define
Raster Graphics. 11501134
Q.94
Define
Output. 11501135
Q.95
Differentiate
between Soft copy and Hard copy output. 11501136
Q.96
Define
Pixel. (Board 2013) 11501137
Q.97
Describe
Output Devices. 11501138
Q.98
Give
examples of some important Output Devices? 11501139
Q.99
What
are Display screens? 11501140
Q.100
Which
feature differentiates one type of display screen from other? 11501141
Q.101
Why
resolution is important for Display Screen? 11501142
Q.102
Differentiate
between Color Monitor and Monochrome Monitor. 11501143
Q.103
Give
examples of different types of Graphic Cards. 11501144
Q.104
Describe
VGA. 11501145
Q.105
Describe
SVGA. 11501146
Q.106
Describe
XGA. 11501147
Q.107
Identify
the two types of Monitors. 11501148
Q.108
Why
Flat-screen monitors are becoming more popular than normal CRT monitors?
11501149
Q.109
Describe
CRT monitor. 11501150
Q.110
Enlist
different technologies used in flat-panel display screens?
(Board 2011) 11501151
Q.111
Describe
Liquid Crystal Display. 11501152
Q.112
What
do you know about Electro Luminescent Display? 11501153
Q.113
What
do you know about Gas Plasma Display? 11501154
Q.114
What
is meant by Printer? 11501155
Q.115
How
is printer resolution measured? (Board 2014)
11501156
Q.116
List
different types of Printer? Give example of each type. (Board 2008) 11501157
Q.117
How
does an Impact Printer work? 11501158
Q.118
What
are Non-impact Printers? (Board 2010) 11501159
Q.119
Write
down examples of Non-impact Printers? 11501160
Q.120
Describe
the working of Dot-Matrix printer. 11501161
Q.121
Give
any two disadvantages of Dot-Matrix Printer. 11501162
Q.122
State
the working of Laser printers. (Board 2007) 11501163
Q.123
Give
any three characteristics of Laser printer. 11501164
Q.124
Which
type of Printer has best printing quality? 11501165
Q.125
Describe
the working of Inkjet Printer. 11501166
Q.126
Write
the advantages of Non-Impact Printers over Impact Printers. 11501167
Q.127
Differentiate
between Non-Impact Printer and Impact Printer. 11501168
Q.128
Define
Plotter. (Board 2008) 11501169
Q.129
Write
some uses of Plotter. 11501170
Q.130
Write
down different types of Plotters. 11501171
Q.131
Describe
Flatbed Plotter. 11501172
Q.132
Describe
the working of Drum Plotter. 11501173
Q.133
Write
two advantages of using Plotter over Printer. Also write one disadvantage of Plotter.
11501174
Q.134
Differentiate
between Plotter and Printer. 11501175
Q.135
Define
Terminal. 11501176
Q.136
Describe
Notebook computers? 11501177
Q.137
Describe
Audio Input. 11501178
Q.138
Describe
Microphone. (Board 2012) 11501179
Q.139
Why
is l K not exactly 1,000? 11501180
Q.140
Give
basic units of data storage. 11501181
Q.141
How
many bits make one Byte? 11501182
Q.142
Convert
1 gigabyte into bytes.
11501183
Q.143
Differentiate
between Bit and Byte. (Board 2007, 12) 11501184
Q.144
Write
down some examples of important secondary storage devices. 11501185
Q.145
What
is meant by Floppy disk?
11501186
Q.146
Describe
Hard Disk? (Board 2011) 11501187
Q.147
Do
all computers need a Processing Unit? 11501188
Q.148
State
the working of Central Processing Unit? 11501189
Q.149
Define
System. List out its components. (Board 2010, 11) 11501190
Q.150
Define
SDLC. Write down its phases. (Board
2007) 11501191
Q.151
Describe
Preliminary Investigation? 11501192
Q.152
Write
down different activities performed in Preliminary Investigation.
11501193
Q.153
Describe
Feasibility Study. 11501194
Q.154
Describe
Preliminary Plan. 11501195
.
Q.155
Describe
System Analysis. 11501196
Q.156
Write
down different activities performed in System Analysis. 11501197
Q.157
What
are Data Gathering techniques? 11501198
Q.158
Describe
the importance of Written Documents. 11501199
Q.159
Describe
the process of Interviewing. 11501200
Q.160
What
is the importance of Questionnaire? 11501201
Q.161
When
is Sampling used to collect information? 11501202
Q.162
Describe
Analysis Report? 11501203
Q.163
Describe
System Design phase. 11501204
Q.164
Describe
the Logical Design of a system. 11501205
Q.165
Describe
the Physical Design of a system. 11501206
Q.166
Describe
the Coding phase of SDLC. 11501207
Q.167
How
is a System tested? 11501208
Write down the importance of Testing a System before use. 11501209
Q.168
Describe
Implementation stage. 11501210
Q.169
Write
down the different methods used to implement a system. 11501211
Q.170
Describe
Direct Conversion or Direct Implementation or Big Bang Conversion. 11501212
Q.171
Describe
Parallel Conversion or Parallel Implementation. 11501213
Q.172
Describe
Pilot Conversion or Pilot Implementation. (Board
2011) 11501214
Q.173
Describe
Phased Conversion or Phased Implementation. 11501215
Q.174
Describe
Maintenance phase. 11501216
Multiple Choice Questions
Select
a correct answer from the multiple choices
1. A collection of raw facts and figures is
called: (Board 2007, 09, 12) 11501217
(a) Data
(b) Information
(c) Processing
(d) None
2. The
processed data is called: 11501218
(a) Input (b)
Output
(c) Information (d) Either b or c
3. A
computer's main function is to: 11501219
(a) Convert
information into storage
(b) Convert
data into information
(c) Input
data
(d) Convert
data into processing
4. Multimedia
includes: 11501220
(a) Text
(b) Animation
(c) Voice (d) All of these
5. Data
processing is also known as: 11501221
(a) Input (b)
Computing
(c) Output (d) Merging
6. The
modern revolution is also called:
(a) Computer
revolution 11501222
(b) Information
revolution
(c) Communications
revolution
(d) All
of these
7. Following term is made after combining computing and communication technologies: 11501223
(a) Data
sequencing
(b) Data
routing
(c) Searching
data
(d) Data
communication
8. Differentiate
between hardware and software? 11501224
(a) Hardware
is tangible but software is intangible
(b) Hardware
is metal but software is plastic
(c) Hardware
is permanent but software is temporary
(d) Hardware
is reliable but software is unreliable
9. Hardware
is best described as:
(a) Physical
parts (Board 2012) 11501225 (b)
Printed copy file
(c) A
program
(d) Logic part
10. Computer is a combination of:
(Board. 2008) 11501226
(a) Software
(b) Hardware
(c) Both
a and b (d) None of these
11. What is true of the computer? 11501227
(a) It
is a machine
(b) It
can be programmed
(c) It
stores and processes data
(d) All
of these
12. Devices used to enter data or information
into a computer includes:
(a) Keyboard
(b) Mouse 11501228
(c) Microphone
(d) All of these
13. Which of the following is an example of input device? 11501229
(a) Keyboard
(b) Mouse
(c) Trackball (d) All of these
14. The piece of hardware that permanently stores
data and programs is called:
(Board 2013) 11501230
(a) Primary
storage
(b) CPU
(c) Secondary
storage
(d) Output
15. The hardware that temporarily stores data and programs is called: 11501231
(a) Primary
storage
(b) CPU
(c) Secondary
storage
(d) Output
16. The electronic circuit that executes computer instructions is called a(n):
(a) Mouse (b)
Touchpad 11501232
(c) CPU (d)
Keyboard
17. Which of the following is not a secondary storage device? (Board 2007)
(a) CD-ROM
11501233
(b) Hard disk
(c) DVD-ROM
(d) Central processing unit
18. CPU is an example of: 11501234
(a) Software
(b) Program (c) Hardware (d) None
of these
19. CPU stands for: 11501235
(a) Central
Processing Unit (b) Central Promotion Unit
(c) Computing
Program Unit
(d) Central
Programming Unit
20. Additional data and programs not being used by CPU are stored in: 11501236
(a) Secondary
Storage
(b) Processing
Unit
(c) Input
Unit
(d) CPU
21. Step by step instructions are called:
(a) Hardware
(b) Documents 11501237
(c) Calculation (d) Software
22. Printers and monitors are
common examples of: 11501238
(a) Input
unit
(b) Output unit
(c) Storage
unit
(d) Processing
unit
23. Another name for main memory
is:
(a) Primary
memory (Board 2009) 11501239
(b) Secondary
memory
(c) Permanent
memory
(d) Cache
24. A major group of software is: 11501240
(a) Application
software
(b) System
Software
(c) Both
a and b
(d) Software
Design
25. Software that controls processing resources
is called: 11501241
(a) Custom
software
(b) System
software
(c) Package
software
(d) None
of these
26. Which of the following is called system software? 11501242
(a) Operating
system
(b) Utility
program
(c) Device
drivers
(d) All
of these
27. Which of the following is an example of system software? 11501243
(a) MS
Word
(b) Personal
Oracle
(c) MS
Power Point
(d) MS
Windows
28. Which software is used to
solve everyday
business problems? 11501244
(a) Operating
system
(b) System
software
(c) Application
software
(d) Device
Driver
29. All of these are application software except: 11501245
(a) MS
Word
(b)
MS Excel
(c) Personal
Oracle
(d) MS
Windows
30. Software that is developed for use in an office is called: 11501246
(a) Custom
software
(b) System
software
(c) Packaged
Software (d) Device Driver
31. Which of the following is an example of packaged software? 11501247
(a) MS
Word
(b) Personal
Oracle
(c) MS
Excel
(d) All of these
32. The process of entering data in computer
and providing information is called: 11501248
(a) Processing
(b) Input/output
(c) Storage/retrieval
(d) Input
33. Which device translates data into
a form that the computer
understands?
(a) Input
(b) Output 11501249
(c) Storage
(d) Process
34. Which of the following is an example of input devices? 11501250
(a) Keyboard
(b) Pointing
devices
(c) Source
data-entry devices
(d) All
of these
35. Which of
the following is not an input device? 11501251
(a) Laser
printer (b) MICR
(c) OMR (d)
OCR
36. Which of the following is not
an output device? (Board 2009)
11501252
(a) Printer
(b)
Monitor
(c) Speaker
(d) Scanner
37. The term that refers to all input, output, and processing devices is called: 11501253
(a) Peripheral
(b) Central
(c) Attached
(d) Network
38. Which is a correct link between hardware device and component type?
(a) Mouse-processing
11501254
(b) Keyboard-input
(c) Hard
disk-output
(d) CPU-storage
39. Which is a correct link between hardware device and action? 11501255
(a) Scanner
- output
(b) Keyboard
- connectivity
(c) CD-ROM
- processing
(d) CPU
- data manipulation
40. Which is a correct link between hardware
device and component type?
(a) Memory
- processing 11501256
(b) Magnetic
tape - processing
(c) Monitor
- output
(d) Stylus-
storage
41. The most popular input device for computers
is: 11501257
(a) Scanner
(b) Keyboard
(c) Graphics
Tablet
(d) Monitor
42. The keyboard format that is
most commonly used is
the: (Board 2007)
(a) QWERTY
(b) Dvorak 11501258
(c) TWRITER
(d) SPLITTER
43. Which key removes the
character to the right of the
cursor? 11501259
(a) Ctrl
(b) Shift
(c) Delete
(d) Backspace
44. Which key removes the
character to the left of the
cursor? (Board
2007, 2011)
(a) Esc
(b) Alt
11501260
(c) Delete
(d) Backspace
45. Arrow keys are also called: 11501261
(a) Numeric
keys
(b) Function
keys
(c) Modifier
keys
(d) Cursor
control keys
46. Caps Lock is a: 11501262
(a) Toggle
key
(b) Window key
(c) Numeric
key
(d) Cursor
control key
47. An insertion point is also
called: (a) Cursor
(b) Pixel 11501263
(c) Puck
(d) Stylus
48. Which of the following keys is
used to cancel an operation? 11501264
(a) Scroll
Lock (b) Caps Lock
(c) Num
Lock (d) Esc
49. Another word for pointer:
11501265
(a) Monochrome (b) Pixel
(c) Cursor (d) None of these
50. An example of a pointing
device is:
(a) Touchpad
(b) Trackball 11501266
(c) Touch
screen (d) All of these
51. When the amount of working
area is limited, an alternative to
mouse could be a: 11501267
(a) Trackball
(b) Plotter
(c) Pointing
stick (d) Both a and c
52. A tiny handle in the center of
the keyboard is
called: 11501268
(a) Mouse
(b) Touch screen
(c) Pointing stick (d) Graphic tablet
53. An input device that has a
ball on its upper side is
called: 11501269
(a) Trackball (b) Mouse
(c) Touch
screen (d) Graphic tablet
54. An example of a pointing device used in laptop computers is: 11501270
(a) Touchpad
(b) Pointing
stick
(c) Trackball
(d) All of these
55. A graphics tablet is commonly used by:
(a) Finger
(b) Joystick 11501271
(c) Stylus (d) Touchpad
56. A pointing device that
consists of a vertical
handle like a gearshift lever mounted
on a base is called: 11501272
(a) Pointing
stick (b) Touch pad
(c) Light
pen (d) Joystick
57. Which pointing device is
commonly used for playing games?
11501273
(a) Stylus (b) Pointing stick
(c) Light
pen (d) Joystick
58. A pen like component used to draw images
on paper is called a: 11501274
(a) Pointing
stick (b) Touch screen
(c) Joystick (d) Stylus
59. A type of reader commonly used
to read UPC is called: 11501275
(a) Bar-code reader
(b) Optical
character reader
(c) Magnetic
ink character reader
(d) Both
a and c
60. A device used for optical character
recognition is a: 11501276
(a) Wand
reader (b) Cursor
(c) Pen (d) MICR reader
61. The type of reader commonly
used to read bank cheques is
a(n): 11501277
(a) Optical
character reader
(b) Magnetic
ink character reader
(c) Bar-code
reader
(d) None
of these
62. The method of reading characters written
in magnetized ink is: 11501278
(a) Bar-code
reader
(b) MICR
(c) OMR
(d)
OCR
63. Which device uses light to determine the location of pencil marks on sheets?
(a) Bar-code
reader 11501279
(b) Optical mark reader
(c) OCR
(d) Stylus
64. A common application of OCR is
reading: 11501280
(a) SAT marks
(b) GRE marks
(c) Utility
bills
(d) Magnetized characters
65. The technology of understanding different
characters on a printed page so they
can be stored and changed like text is
called:
11501281
(a) Bar-code
recognition
(b) Optical
character recognition
(c) Magnetic
ink character recognition
(d) Optical
mark recognition
66. Imaging system uses which
device to input data: 11501282
(a) Scanner
(b) Icon
(c) Bar-code
reader
(d) Graphics
Tablet
67. ATM card is an example of
_______ card. 11501283
(a) SIM (b) MICR
(c) Smart
card (d) OCR
68. Printed image can be input
into digital form inside the
computer using a: 11501284
(a) Mouse
(b) Keyboard
(c) Scanner
(d) Magnetic stripe card
69. Which device is used to
capture video using VCR? 11501285
(a) Video
capture card
(b) Digital
camcorder
(c) Image
recorder
(d) Voice
digitizer
70. ___________ video card can
convert analog to digital signals at
the rate of up to 30 frames per second? 11501286
(a) Frame
grabber (b) Full motion (c) XGA (d) VGA
71. Output can be: 11501287
(a) Printed
out
(b) Displayed
on screen
(c) Heard
through speaker
(d) All
of these
72. Softcopy refers to: 11501288
(a) Screen
output
(b) Peripheral
devices
(c) OCR
(d) None of these
73. What type of device translates
data into a form that we can
understand? 11501289
(a) Input
(b) Output
(c) Storage
(d) Processing
74. Devices
commonly used to receive data and
information from computer includes: 11501290
(a) Speaker
(b) Printer
(c) Monitor (d)
All of these
75. Two types of display devices
are ________ displays. 11501291
(a) Inkjet
and dot matrix
(b) Flat panel and CRT
(c) Impact
and non impact
(d) None
of these
76. Monitors differ in: 11501292
(a) Size
(b) Resolution
(c) Video
display card
(d) All
of these
77. The dots that make image of a
digital photograph are called: 11501293
(a) Dot
matrix (b) Resolution points
(c) Pixels (d) Cursor points
78. The name for screen clarity: 11501294
(a) Pixel
(b) Resolution
(c) Density (d) Picture quality
79. The quality of a monitor
depends on:
(a) Number
of pixels that can be displayed
(b) Number
of bits representing a pixel
(c) Dot
pitch of the monitor 11501295 (d) All
of these
80. How many types of graphic
cards normally
exist in market? 11501296
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 7
81. The circuit board that
connects the monitor to computer is
called: 11501297
(a) Video
adapter card
(b) Monitor
link
(c) Monitor
adapter
(d) None
of these
82. Which of the following is
determined by video display
adapters? 11501298
(a) Resolution
(b) Number
of colors
(c) Speed
with which image appear on screen
(d) All
of these
83. The lowest resolution for
color graphics display is: 11501299
(a) XVGA (b) VESA
(c) XGA
(d) VGA
84. VGA uses 16 colors at: 11501300
(a) 640´980
pixels
(b) 320´200
pixels
(c) 800´600
pixels
(d) 1024´768
pixels
85. VGA uses 256 colors at:
11501301
(a) 640´480
pixels
(b) 320´400
pixels
(c) 800´600
pixels
(d) 1024´768
pixels
86. SVGA resolution is: 11501302
(a) 640
´
480 (b) 640 ´
400
(c) 800
´
600 (d) 1024 ´ 768
87. The advantage of high resolution
over low resolution is: 11501303
(a) Best
picture quality
(b) Greater
cost savings
(c) Fewer
storage requirements
(d) Faster
processing speed
88. The higher the resolution: 11501304
(a) The
more the number of pixels (b) The larger the pixel size
(c) The
more accurate the voice recognition
(d) The
bigger the picture
89. The individual images that
make up a video are called: 11501305
(a) Frames
(b) Pixels
(c) Digits (d) Numbers
90. Pixel is short form of: 11501306
(a) Page
enter (b) Place enter
(c) Picture enters (d) Picture element
91. A pixel might be displayed as:
11501307
(a) Black
(b) White
(c) Color (d) All of these
92. Which of the following device
is used to get softcopy output? 11501308
(a) Printer
(b) Scanner
(c) Monitor
(d) None of these
93. XGA supports up to: (Board 2010) 11501309
(a) 16
colors
(b) 64 colors
(c) 16.7 million colors
(d) 4
color
94. Which type of flat panel
computer screen gives
the highest quality display?
(a) LCD
(b) EL 11501310
(c) Gas
plasma (d) None of these
95. Which of the following methods
is used in flat panel display
screens? 11501311
(a) LCD
(b) EL
(c) Gas
plasma (d) All of these
96. As compared to the CRT, the
Flat Panel Displays: 11501312
(a) Are
much thinner
(b) Are
lighter
(c) Consume
less power
(d) All
of these
97. The advantage of an LCD
monitor is that it is: 11501313
(a) Lighter
(b) Costly
(c) More
compact (d) Both a and c
98. Display facilities are
described in terms of all of the
following EXCEPT: 11501314
(a) Color
(b) Speed
(c) Resolution (d) Size
99. A printer is required to: 11501315
(a) Produce
hardcopies of document (b) Load educational software
(c) Install
document file
(d) None
of these
100. Laser printer is an example
of:
(Board 2013) 11501316
(a) Non Impact (b) Inkjet
(c) Impact
(d) Dot Matrix
101. The output of printer is
called: (Board 2012)
11501317
(a) Hard
copy (b) Graphics
(c) Multimedia
(d) Soft copy
102. DPI stands for: (Board 2011) 11501318
(a) Dots
per inch (b) Decimals per inch
(c) Digits
per inch (d) Data per inch
103. The cheapest form of printer available
is called: 11501319
(a) Dot Matrix (b) Laser
(c) Inkjet
(d) Thermal
104. What type of printer forms
images one character at a time as
print head moves across the paper? 11501320
(a) Inkjet
printers (b) Laser Printers
(c) Dot
Matrix (d) Thermal Printers
105. Which of the following is
faster printer? 11501321
(a) Laser
(b) Inkjet
(c) Dot
Matrix (d) Daisy wheel
106. Which of the following is a
non-impact printer? 11501322
(a) Line
printer
(b) Laser
printer
(c) Dot
matrix printer
(d) Active
matrix printer
107. The printer which can print
one complete line at a single time is called:
(a) Inkjet
printer (b) Daisy wheel printer (c) Laser
printer (d) Line printer 11501323
108. Which
printer should be used on mainframes for high speed report printing? 11501324
(a) Line
printer
(b) Daisy
Wheel printer
(c) Dot
matrix printer
(d) None
of these
109. An ink jet printer is an
example of a(n): (Board 2013) 11501325
(a) Laser
printer
(b) Impact
printer
(c) COM
printer
(d) Non impact printer
110. Which type of printer works
like a photocopy machine? 11501326
(a) Line
printer
(b) Ink
jet printer
(c) Dot
matrix printer
(d) Laser
printer
111. The laser printer can produce
high quality images of text and graphics ranging from: 11501327
(a) 200
dpi to 1000 dpi
(b) 300
dpi to 1200 dpi
(c) 250
dpi to 1100 dpi
(d) 500
dpi to 1500 dpi
112. For use with microcomputers,
the speed of a laser printer is usually from 4 to
______ text-only pages. 11501328
(a) 20 (b) 40
(c) 32 (d) 30
113. For use with mainframes, the
speed of a laser printer is usually up to ______ pages. 11501329
(a) 250 (b) 150
(c) 200 (d) 300
114. The resolution of ink jet
printers is _______ dpi. 11501330
(a) 300-720 (b) 300-700
(c) 200-720 (d) 300-500
115. Which of the following is an impact
printer? 11501331
(a) Dot
matrix printer
(b) Daisy
Wheel printer
(c) Line
printer
(d) All of these
116. The speed of laser printers
is measured in: 11501332
(a) Characters
per second (cps)
(b) Paragraphs
per minute (ppm)
(c) Lines
per minute (lpm)
(d) Pages
per minute (ppm)
117.Which printer is characterized
by melting wax based ink onto ordinary paper?
11501333
(a) Dot
matrix (b) Inkjet
(c) Laser
(d) Thermal
118. Printers and monitors are
common forms of: (Board 2010) 11501334
(a) Input
unit (b) Output unit
(c) Storage
unit (d) Processing unit
119. Which of the following is not
an output device: (Board 2009)
11501335
(a) Printer (b) Monitor
(c) Speaker (d) Scanner
120. Maps are special output of: 11501336
(a) Line
printer (b) Impact printer
(c) Plotters
(d) None of these
121. The microphone converts the
sound into: (Board 2013) 11501337
(a) Mechanical
signals
(b) Electrical
signal
(c) Computer
file
(d) Software
122. A gigabyte is equal to: 11501338
(a) One
thousand kilobytes
(b) 1024
megabytes
(c) 1024
´
1024 megabytes
(d) One
million kilobytes
123. Which of the following is the
largest unit of data? 11501339
(a) Bit
(b) Byte
(c) Word
(d) Nibble
124. The smallest unit of
information in the computer is: 11501340
(a) Nibble (b)
Word
(c) Bit
(d) Byte
125. A bit can represent how many different values? 11501341
(a) 0
(b) l
(c) 2
(d) 8
126. The meaning of the value of a
bit is:
(a) On
or off (b) One or zero 11501342
(c) Yes
or no (d) All of these
127. A binary signal can be sent
using:
(a) One
bit (b) Two bits 11501343
(c) Three
bits (d) Four bits
128. How many bits are in one
byte? 11501344
(a) 1
(b) 2 (Board 2008, 10, 11)
(c) 4 (d) 8
129. The cell of memory are
logically organized into group of: (Board 2011)
(a)
8 bits (b) 5 bits
11501345
(c) 12
bits (d) 4 bits
130. A group of bits can
represent: 11501346
(a) Characters
(b) Colors
(c) Sounds (d) All of these
131. A kilobyte is exactly: 11501347
(a) 1
bytes (b) 1000 bytes
(c) 256
bytes (d) 1024 bytes
132. One MB is exactly: 11501348
(a) 1
k (b) 1000 KB
(c) 1024
bytes (d) 1024 KB
133. TB is exactly: 11501349
(a) 1,000
KB (b) 1000 MB
(c) 1024 GB (d)
Both b and c
134. GB is exactly 11501350
(a) 1,000
KB (b) 1024 MB
(c) 1000 TB (d)
Both b and c
135. Which of the following is
ranked from smallest to largest? 11501351
(a) KB,
MB, TB, GB
(b) MB,
TB, GB, KB
(c) GB,
KB, MB,TB
(d) KB,
MB, GB, TB
136. The number of bits a computer
can process at one time is sometimes called: 11501352
(a) Bit
strength (b) Character size
(c) Bit
size (d) Word size
137. The most widely used
secondary storage is: 11501353
(a) Diskettes
(b) Hard disks
(c) Random Access Memory
(d) Both
a and b
138. An
organized set of related components is called:(Board 2012)
(a) SDLC
(b) Network 11501354
(c) Processing
(d) System
139. The process of studying an
existing system to determine how it
works is called: 11501355
(a) Computer
programming
(b) Systems
testing
(c) Systems
analysis
(d) User
requirements testing
140. Which of the following is the
first phase of SDLC? (Board 2009) 11501356
(a) Design
(b) Coding
(c) Preliminary investigation
(d) Analysis
141. Which of the following task
is related to preliminary investigation? 11501357
(a) System
specifications
(b) System
scope
(c) Feasibility
study
(d) All of these
142. Which of the following tasks
is not part of the systems analyst role? 11501358
(a) Programming
(b) Designing
(c) Communication
(d) Planning
143. Setting the limit or scope of
the problem is done during: 11501359
(a) Preliminary
investigation
(b) Systems
analysis
(c) Systems
design
(d) System
testing
144. Detailed data gathering is
done during:
(a) Preliminary
investigation 11501360
(b) System
Analysis (c) Design
(d) Testing
145. Which type of diagram shows
how information flows through a system?
(a) Decision
trees 11501361
(b) Gantt
chart
(c) DFD
(d) Decision table
146. System requirements are
created during: (Board 2008)
11501362
(a) Preliminary
investigation
(b) Analysis
(c) Design
(d) Development
147. What comes after the analysis
phase in SDLC? (Board 2008)
11501363
(a) Implementation
(b) Testing
(c) Design
(d) Coding
148. Specifications on how the system
will satisfy its requirements are created during: 11501364
(a) Analysis
(b) Design
(c) Development
(d) Testing
149. A common type of diagram in
most project management software is: 11501365
(a) Gantt
chart
(b) CASE tool
(c) System
flowchart
(d) Decision
table
150. Testing a part of program is
called:
(a) Pilot
testing 11501366
(b) Isolation
testing
(c) System
testing
(d) Unit
testing
151. Which method is used to
collect information from many people in an 0
office? 11501367
(a) Questionnaires
(b) Observation
(c) Sampling
(d) Interview
152. Which of the following
methods is used in data gathering step of system analysis?
11501368
(a) Interview
(b) Questionnaires
(c) Sampling
(d) All of these
153. Testing all program
components together is called: 11501369
(a) Unit
testing
(b) Group
testing
(c) System
testing
(d) Component
testing
154. The process of training
persons to use the new system is done during: 11501370
(a) Analysis
(b) Design
(c) Testing
(d) Implementation
155. The type of conversion in
which a number of users use the new
system while others continue to
use the old one until the new
system is tested, is called:
(a) Direct
(b) Pilot 11501371
(c) Phased
(d) Parallel
156. The type of conversion in
which individual components of the new system are used one after another is
called: 11501372
(a) Direct
(b) Pilot
(c) Phased
(d) Parallel
157. The type of conversion in
which both new and old systems use together for some period of time is: 11501373
(a) Direct
(b) Pilot
(c) Phased
(d) Parallel conversion.
158. System analysis produces
which of the following results? 11501374
(a) Review
of existing system
(b) Design
constraints
(c) Requirements
definition
(d) All
of these
159. The
process of modifying information system
to meet changing requirements is called:
11501375
(a) System
maintenance
(b) System
modification
(c) System
upkeep
(d) System
management
160. What comes after the analysis
phase in the SDLC? 11501376
(a) Implementation
(b) Design
(c) Testing
(d) Coding
