Question: 6 A computer derives its basic strength from

A. speed
B. accuracy
C. memory
D. all of the above
E. none of the above

Question: 7 Modern computers compared to earlier computers are

A. faster and larger

B. less reliable
C. larger and stronger
D. slower but more reliable
E. faster and smaller

Question: 8 The use of computer for business applications is attractive because of its

A. accuracy
B. reliability
C. speed
D. secret code facility
E. all of the above

Question: 9 A computer is capable of performing almost any task provided, that it can be

A. coded
B. memorised
C. analysed
D. reduced to a series of logical steps
E. changed top mathematic equation

Question: 10 ABIT represents a

A. decimal digit
B. octal digit
C. binary digit
D. hexa decimal digit
E. none

Question: 11 A company has very high speed, accuracy and reliability. Its intelligence quotient could
be of the order of

A. 100
B. 0
C. 50
D. 200
E. 99.99

Question: 12 computer can not do anything without a

A. chip
B. memory
C. output device
D. program
E. none of the above

Question: 13 A computer possesses information

A. as directed by the operator

B. automatically
C. at once
D. gradually and eventually
E. by truncating

Question: 14 Pick up the false statement

A. computer can manipulate both numeric and non-numeric symbols

B. computer errors can usually be traced to faulty programs or inaccurate input data
C. the facts or informational raw materials represented by numeric and non-numeric symbols are called
information
D. the space in the primary storage section is divided into four areas: input, working,storage, output and program
storage.
E. information is the relevant knowledge that results from the processing and arranging of data in an ordered and
useful form.

Question: 15 processors of all computers, whether micro, mini or mainframe must have

A. ALU
B. primary storage
C. control unit
D. all of these
E. none of the above

Question: 16 Pick up the correct statement about computers

A. computers process data with human interven-tion after the program has been fed
B. all comparisons are made in the control section
C. the arithmetic-logic section of the CPU selects, interprets and executes the program steps.
D. the secondary storage devices are usually connected on line to the CPU but for accepting data from them or
returning data to them, human intervention is required
E. computers have the built in ability to obey different types of instructions.

Following list gives the correct choice for the answer of the Computer Sciences mcqs.
6.D 7.E 8.E 9.D 10 . C 11 . B 12 . D 13 . B 14 . C 15 . D 16 . E

1) Full form of "OS" is?

1. Order of significance
2. Operating system
3. Open software
4. Optical Sensor
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Answer = B
2) The ribbon is used in ?
1. Laser Printer
 2. Plotter
3. Ink-jet printer
4. Dot Matrix printer
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Answer = D
3) Address book contains?
1. Email address
2. Phone numbers
3. People Names
4. All of the above
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Answer = D
4) Full form of "DOCOMO" ?
1. Do Connect over Mobile
2. Do Communications Over the Mobile network
3. Dongle Communication Over Mobile
4. Do Communication Or More
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Answer =B
5) Joystick is used to ?
1. Move cursor on the screen
2. Computer games
3. Both a and b
4. None of these
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Answer = C

6) A DNS translates a domain name into what ?

1. Binary
2. Hex
3. IP
4. URL
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Answer = C
7) When was the first e-mail sent ?
1. 1963
2. 1969
3. 1971
4. 1974
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Answer = C Explanation: It was sent by Ray Tomlinson
8) What type of memory is volatile ?
1. Cache
2. RAM
3. ROM
4. Hard Drive
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Answer =B
9) Which of the below is not an iPhone 4 feature ?
1. 4G
2. Front facing camera
 3. HD recording
4. Multitasking
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Answer = A
10) Main memory is also known as ?
1. Auxiliary memory
2. Primery memory
3. Secondry memory
4. None of above
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Answer = B

SET-2

1) A presentation means ?
1. Display of products
2. Explaining the utility of products
3. A gift
4. Display of communication or skills
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Answer = B
2) The term CRM means ?
1. Customer Relationship Management
2. Customer Retention Manager
3. Customer's Relative Meet
4. Channel Root Market
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Answer = A
3) Why would a switch be used in a network in preference to a HUB ?
1. To reduce the network traffic
2. To prevent the spread of all viruses
3. To connect a computer directly to the internet
4. To manage password security at the work station
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Answer = A
4) What should be done to successfully convert the format of an image from BMP to JPEG ?
1. Compress the file
2. Rename the image
3. Use the save as command
4. Change the image file extension
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Answer =C
5) A company regularly updates a user reference guide. Some staff are confused about which
of the printed document is the most current. What feature should be included in the reference
guide to eliminate this confusion ?
1. Data printed
2. Version number
3. Authors name
4. Copyright information
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Answer = B
6) The term associated with the processing of comparison speed is ?
1. FFTS
2. MPG
3. MIPS
4. CPS
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Answer =C
7) The data from a spreadsheet needs to be imported into a database package. Which file
format would be the most appropriate when saving the spreadsheet file ?
1. CSV
2. HTML
3. PDF
4. RTF
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Answer =A
8) For reproducing sound the CD audio player uses a ?
1. Quartz Cristal
2. Titanium Needle
3. Laser Beam
4. Barium Titanium Ceramic
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Answer =C
9) Which of the following would indicate that the motherboard battery has failed ?
1. Operating system passwords are lost
2. Files on the hard disk are lost and corrupted
3. Hardware settings, including virtual memory reverts to default values
4. Hardware settings, including the current date and time reverts to default values
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Answer = D
10) Which of the following is essential component of communication cycle ?
1. A message
2. An interpreter
3. An email account
4. An internet connection
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Answer =A

SET-3

1) Which country created the most used networking software in 1980's ?

1. Sun
2. IBM
3. Novell
4. Microsoft
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Answer =C
2) In what year was the @ chosen for its use in email address ?
1. 1972
2. 1976
 3. 1980
4. 1984
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Answer =A
3) Which American computer company is called Big Blue ?
1. IBM
2. Compaq Corp
3. Microsoft
4. Tandy Svenson
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Answer = A
4) Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine
?
1. Pascal
2. Hollerith
3. Babbage
4. Jacquard
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Answer =D
5) What does SSL stands for ?
1. System socket layer
2. Secure system login
3. Secure socket layer
4. Secure system login
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Answer =C
6) What is MAC ?
1. A computer made by Apple
2. Memory address corruption
3. Mediocre Apple Computer
4. Media Access Control
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Answer =D
7) What does PPTP stand for ?
1. Point to Point Transmission Protocol
2. Point to Point Transfer Protocol
3. Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
4. Point to Point Traffic Protocol
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Answer = C
8) The IBM PC-XT was the first to include a hard drive. What was the capacity of this disk ?
1. 750 KB
2. 10 KB
3. 20 KB
4. 1.44 KB
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Answer =B
9) In 1983, which person was the first to offer a definition of the term 'computer virus' ?
1. Smith
2. Cohen
3. Norton
 4. Mcafee
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Answer = B
10) DTP computer abbreviation usually means ?
1. DeskTop Publishing
2. Data Type Programming
3. Digital Transmission Protocol
4. None Of above
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Answer = B

SET-4

1) Which country created the most used networking software in 1980's ?

1. Sun
2. IBM
3. Novell
4. Microsoft
Answer =C
2) In what year was the @ chosen for its use in email address ?
1. 1972
2. 1976
3. 1980
4. 1984
Answer =A
3) Which American computer company is called Big Blue ?
1. IBM
2. Compaq Corp
3. Microsoft
4. Tandy Svenson
Answer = A
4) Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine
?
1. Pascal
2. Hollerith
3. Babbage
4. Jacquard
Answer =D
5) What does SSL stands for ?
1. System socket layer
2. Secure system login
3. Secure socket layer
4. Secure system login
Answer =C
6) What is MAC ?
1. A computer made by Apple
2. Memory address corruption
3. Mediocre Apple Computer
4. Media Access Control
Answer =D
7) What does PPTP stand for ?
1. Point to Point Transmission Protocol
2. Point to Point Transfer Protocol
3. Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
4. Point to Point Traffic Protocol
Answer = C
8) The IBM PC-XT was the first to include a hard drive. What was the capacity of this disk ?
1. 750 KB
2. 10 KB
3. 20 KB
4. 1.44 KB
Answer =B
9) In 1983, which person was the first to offer a definition of the term 'computer virus' ?
1. Smith
2. Cohen
3. Norton
4. Mcafee
Answer = B
10) DTP computer abbreviation usually means ?
1. DeskTop Publishing
2. Data Type Programming
3. Digital Transmission Protocol
4. None Of above
Answer = B

COMPUTER GRAPHICS

1) What is ZUI in computer Graphics ?

1. A Widget
2. Logical Enhancement of GUI
3. An application that saves memory
4. None of above
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Answer = A
Explanation: Zooming user interface or zoomable user interface (ZUI, pronounced zoo-ee) is a
graphical environment where users can change the scale of the viewed area in order to see more detail or
less, and browse through different documents
2) In Bresenham's algorithm, while generating a circle , it is easy to generate?
1. One octant first and other by successive reflection
2. One octant first and other by successive rotation
3. One octant first and other by successive translation
4. All octants
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Answer = A
Explanation:In Bresehnam's algorithm only one octant is needs to be
generated ans other octants can be obtained by successive reflection.
3) Why a circle drawn on the screen appears to be elliptical ?
1. It is due to the aspect ratio of monitor
2. Screen has rectangular shape
3. Our eyes are not at the same level on screen
4. CRT is completely spherical
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Answer = A
4) In bresenhan's algorithm error term is initialized to ?
1. 0
2. 1
3. -1/2
4. None of above
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Answer = A
5) Which of the following technique is used in Midpoint Subdivision algorithm ?
1. Linear search
2. Binary search
3. Heap sort
4. Bubble sort
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Answer = B
Explanation: In mid point subdivision algorithm the line segment is separated at its mid point and them
the two resulting segments are checked for visibility and clipping.
6) Which of the following clipping algorithm follows the Divide and Conquer strategy?
1. 4-bit algorithm
2. Midpoint algorithm
3. Cyrus break algorithm
4. Cohen- Sutherland algorithm
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Answer = B
Explanation:No Explanation
7) A line with endpoints codes as 0000 and 0100 is ?
1. Partially invisible
2. Completely visible
3. Completely invisible
4. Trivially invisible
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Answer = A
8) Choose the correct statement?
1. Random scan monitors draw a picture one line at a time
2. The components line of a random scan picture must be refreshed in a particular order
3. Raster scan monitors draw a picture one line at a time
4. Random scan method is well suited for displaying shading and color areas
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Answer = A

SET-2

1) Hue of color is related to ?

1. Luminance
2. Saturation
3. Incandescence
4. Wavelength
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Answer = D
Explanation: A hue refers to the gradation of color within the optical
spectrum, or visible spectrum, of light. "Hue" may also refer to a particular
color within this spectrum, as defined by its dominant wavelength, or the
central tendency of its combined wavelengths. For example, a light wave
with a central tendency within 565-590 nm will be yellow.
2) The phenomenon of having a continuous glow of a beam on the screen even after it is removed is
called as ?
1. Fluorescence
2. Persistence
3. Phosphorescence
4. Incandescence
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Answer = C
Explanation: No Explanation
3) The line 2x-y+4=0, if clipped against this window will connect the points ?
1. (0, 1) and (3, 3)
2. (0, 1) and (2, 3)
3. (1, 2) and (4, 2)
4. None of above
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Answer = D
Explanation: No Explanation
4)Reflection of a point about x-axis, followed by a counter-clockwise rotation of 900 , is equivalent to
reflection about the line ?
1. x = -y
2. y = - x
3. x = y
4. x + y = 1
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Answer = C
Explanation: No Explanation
5) The best hidden surface removal method used for complex scenes with more than a few thousand
surfaces is ?
1. depth sorting method
2. scan line algorithm
3. depth buffer algorithm
4. octree method
5. C and D
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Answer = E
Explanation: No Explanation
6) The point at which a set of projected parallel lines appear to coverage is called as a ?
1. convergence point
2. vanishing point
3. point of illusion
4. point of delusion
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Answer = B
Explanation: No Explanation
7) The basic element of a picture in volume graphics is ?
1. pixel
2. volsel
3. voxel
4. None of above
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Answer = C
Explanation: No Explanation
8) Let R be the radius of a circle. The angle subtended by an arc of length R at the center of the circle
is ?
1. 1 degree
2. 1 radian
3. 45 degree
4. impossible to determine
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Answer = B
Explanation: No Explanation
9) A bilinear transformation can be simulated by the transformation ?
1. transformation, rotation and stretching
2. translation and rotation
3. rotation, stretching and inversion
4. rotation, stretching, inversion and translation
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Answer = D
Explanation: No Explanation

10) A circle, if scaled only in one direction becomes a ?

1. parabola
2. hyperbola
3. ellipse
4. remains a circle
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Answer = C
Explanation: No Explanation
SET-3
1) When several types of output devices are available in graphics installation, it is convenient to use ?
1. bundled attributes
2. unbundles attributes
3. inquiry attributes
4. all of above
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Answer = A
Explanation: Individual attribute commands provide a simple and direct
method for specifying
attributes when a single output device is used. When several kinds of
output device are
available at a graphics installation, it is convenient to set up a table for each
output device
that lists set of attribute values that are to be used on that device to display
each primitive
type. Attribute specified in this manner is known as bundled attribute.

2) x = at2 ; y = 2at is the parametric equation of ?

1. Circle
2. Rectangular hyperbola
3. Parabola
4. Ellipse
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Answer = C
Explanation: parametric equation is a method of defining a relation using
parameters.

3) In displaying a clipped picture the efficient method is ?

 1. Clipping against the window and then applying the window transformation
2. Applying window transformation and then clipping against the viewport
3. Both A and B have the same efficiency
4. Efficiency depends on whether the window is an aligned rectangle or not
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Answer = D
Explanation: N/A

4) The anti - aliasing technique which allows shift of 1/4,1/2 and 3/4 of a
pixel diameter enabling a closer path of a line is ?
1. Pixel phasing
2. Filtering
3. Intensity compensation
4. Sampling technique
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Answer = A
Explanation: Pixel phasing is an anti-aliasing technique, stair steps are
smoothed out by moving
the electron beam to more nearly approximate positions specified by the
object geometry.

5) All the hidden surface algorithms employe image space approach except ?
1. Back face removal
2. Depth buffer method
3. Scan line method
4. Depth sort method
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Answer = A
Explanation: A simple object space algorithm is Back-Face removal (or back
face cull) where no faces on the back of the object are displayed. It can only
be used on solid objects modeled as a polygon mesh.
6) The major components of CRT are ?
1. Electronic Gun
2. Phosphorous coated screen
3. Control electrodes
4. Deflection yoke
5. All of above
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Answer = E
Explanation: N/A
7) ........ used to regulate the flow of elections in CRT ?
1. Electronic Gun
2. Focusing electrode
3. Control electrode
4. All of the above
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Answer = C
Explanation: The electrode in an electron tube whose voltage with respect
to the voltage of the cathode determines the electron flow to the anode.

8) The glow given off by the, phosphor during exposure of the electron beam
is known as ?
1. Fluorescence
2. Phosphorescence
3. Persistence
 4. All of the above
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Answer = A
Explanation: Fluorescence is the emission of light by a substance that has
absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation. It is a form of
luminescence

9) Raster is a synonym for the term ?

1. Array
2. Matrix
3. Model
4. All of above
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Answer = B
Explanation: N/A

10) The ......... simply reads each successive byte of data from the frame
buffer?
1. Digital Controller
2. Data Controller
3. Display Controller
4. All of above
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Answer = C
Explanation: A Video Display Controller or VDC is an integrated circuit which
is the main component in a video signal generator, a device responsible for
the production of a TV video signal in a computing or game system. Some
VDCs also generate an Audio signal, but in that case it's not their main
function.

SET-4

1) Reflection of a point about x-axis, followed by a counter-clockwise rotation of 900, is equivalent to

reflection about the line ?
1. x = - y
2. y = - x
3. x = y
4. x + y = 1
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Answer = C
Explanation: It is x = y

2) In the raster scan method for transformation, a 900 rotation can be

performed by ?
1. reversing the order of bits within each row in the frame buffer
2. by performing XOR on the frame buffer location
3. by coping each row of the block into a column in the new frame buffer location
4. None of above
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Answer = C
Explanation: N/A

3) Which of the following is an odd function ?

 1. f(x) = x2 - |x|
2. f(x) = sin(x) + cos(x)
3. f(x) = (x)(ax + 1) / (ax - 1)
4. None of these
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Answer = D
Explanation:None of the function is going to be odd.

4) Obliquee projection with an angle of 450 to the horizontal plane is called

as ?
1. Cabinaet projection
2. Isometric projection
3. Cavalier projection
4. None of these
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Answer = C
Explanation: Oblique projection is a simple type of graphical projection used for producing pictorial,
two-dimensional images of three-dimensional objects

5) The people of the planet Mars designed a scale for measuring the
temperature, in which water freezes at 100 units and boils at 250 units. The
people of Jupiter designed a scale in which water freezes at 75 units and
boils at 300 units. A temperature of 200 units in Mars will measure ..... in
Jupiter ?
1. 300
2. 225
3. 250
4. 175
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Answer = B
Explanation:N/A

6) (2,4) is a point on a circle that has center at the origin. Which of the
following points are also on circle ?
1. (2,-4)
2. (-2,4)
3. (4,-2)
4. (-4,2)
5. All of above
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Answer = E
Explanation:N/A

7) A cube of side 1 unit is places such that the origin coincides with one of its vertices and the three
axes run along three of its edges. The vertex diagonally opposite to (0,1,0) is ?
1. (0,0,0)
2. (1,1,0)
3. (0,1,1)
4. (0,1,1)
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Answer = D
Explanation:N/A

8) Which of the following statement is true ?

1. Request, sample and event are the three basic modes of input
 2. Keyboard is a device ideally suited for use in sample mode
3. A mouse is typically a device for inputting an absolute position on the screen
4. Special graphics hardware support is essential for providing menu-driven user interface to an
application
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Answer = A
Explanation: N/A

9) Choose the incorrect statement from the following about the basic ray
tracing technique used in image synthesis ?
1. In this technique rays are cast from the eye point through every pixel on the screen
2. In this technique, viewing transformation are not supplied to the scene prior to rendering
3. This technique removes hidden surfaces.
4. In this technique rays are cast from the light source to the object in the scene
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Answer = D
Explanation: Ray tracing is a technique for generating an image by tracing
the path of light through pixels in an image plane and simulating the effects
of its encounters with virtual objects.
10) Aspect ratio is generally defined as the ratio of the ?
1. Vertical to horizontal points
2. Horizontal to vertical points
3. Vertical to (horizontal + vertical) points
4. Either A or B , depending on the convention followed
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Answer = D
Explanation: Aspect ration is the ratio of rectangle's width and height.

SET-5

1) The ISO standard for computer Graphics is ?

1. Graphics Kernel System
2. Graphics Standard System
3. Computer graphics standard
4. None of above.
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Answer = A
Explanation: GKS is the first computer graphics standard.
2) Examples of Presentation Graphics is ?
1. Bar Charts
2. CAD
3. Line Graphs
4. A and C
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Answer = D
Explanation: Presentation Graphics deals with the graphical representation
of information. Examples of Presentation includes bar charts, line graphs,
surface graphs and pie charts.
3) The technique used to summarize the financial, statistical, mathematical,scientific and economic
data is ?
1. Computer Art
2. Image processing
3. Presentation Graphics
 4. None of above
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Answer = C
Explanation:Presentation Graphics is commonly used to summarize the
financial, statistical, mathematical,scientific and economic data for research
reports, consumer information bulletins and other types of reports.
4) Computer generated models of physical,financial and economic systems are often used for ?
1. Entertainment
2. Quality Control
3. Educational Aid
4. None of above
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Answer = C
Explanation:Computer generated models of physical,financial and economic
system are often used as Educational Aids.

5) Special System designed for some training application are known as ?

1. GUI
2. Simulators
3. Video Display Devices
4. None of above
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Answer = A
Explanation:N/A

6) Computer Graphics models are now commonly used for making ?

1. Motion pictures
2. Music Videos
3. Television shows
4. All of above
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Answer = D
Explanation: N/A

7) Graphics and image processing technique used to produce a

transformation of one object into another is called ?
1. Animation
2. Morphine
3. Half toning
4. None of above
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Answer = A
Explanation: When motion is provided to an object then it is known as
animation.
8) The amount of light emitted by the phosphor coating depends on the?
1. Number of electrons striking the screen
2. Speed of electrons striking the screen
3. Distance from the cathode to the screen
4. None of above
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Answer = A
Explanation: The amount of light emitted by the phosphor coating depends
on the number of electrons striking the screen, so the brightness of a
display can be controlled by varying the voltage on the control grid.
9) The maximum number of points that can be displayed without overlap on a CRT is refereed to as ?
 1. Resolution
2. Persistence
3. Attenuation
4. None of above
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Answer = A
Explanation:Resolution is the number of points per centimeter that can be
plotted horizontally and vertically, although it is often simply stated as the
total number of points in each direction.

10) Gray scale is used in ?

1. Monitor that have color capability
2. Monitor that have no color capability
3. Random scan display
4. None of above
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Answer = B
Explanation: Grayscale or greyscale digital image is an image in which the
value of each pixel is a single sample, that is, it carries only intensity
information. Images of this sort, also known as black-and-white, are
composed exclusively of shades of gray, varying from black at the weakest
intensity to white at the strongest

Computer Arithematics Solved MCQs

1) The advantage of single bus over a multi bus is ?
1. low cost
2. flexibility in attaching peripheral devices
3. high operating speed
4. A and B
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Answer = D
Explanation: However single bus costs low and it is easy to attach peripheral devices in single bus but
multibus architecture have a great advantage in speed and of course, will affect performance also
2) In serial communication, an extra clock is needed ?
1. to synchronize the devices
2. for programmed baud rate control
3. to make efficient use of RS-232
4. None of above
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Answer = B
Explanation: No Explanation
3) In which of the following instruction bus idle situation occurs ?
1. EI
2. DAD rp
3. INX H
4. DAA
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Answer = B
Explanation: No Explanation
4) The addressing used in an instruction of the form ADD X Y is?
 1. absolute
2. immediate
3. indirect
4. index
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Answer = A
Explanation: The effective address for an absolute instruction address is the address parameter itself
with no modifications.
5) The speed imbalance between memory access and CPU operation can be reduced by ?
1. cache memory
2. memory interleaving
3. reducing the size of memory
4. A and B
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Answer = D
Explanation: No Explanation
6) Which of the following does not need extra hardware for DRAM refreshing ?
1. 8085
2. Motorola - 6800
3. Z - 80
4. None of these
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Answer = C
Explanation: No Explanation
7) The first operating system used in micro processor is ?
1. Zenix
2. DOS
3. CPIM
4. Multics
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Answer = C
Explanation: No Explanation
8) Instead of counting with binary number a ring counter uses words that have a single high..... ?
1. bytes
2. gate
3. bit
4. chip
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Answer = C
Explanation: No Explanation
9) The memory cell of a dynamic RAM is simpler and smaller that the memory cell of a ...... RAM ?
1. volatile
2. semiconductor
3. static
4. bipolar
5. None of above
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Answer =C
Explanation: No Explanation
10) A multiplexer with a 4 bit data select input is a ?
1. 4 : 1 multiplexer
2. 16 : 1 multiplexer
3. 2 : 1 multiplexer
4. 8 : 1 multiplexer
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Answer = D
Explanation: No Explanation

SET-2
1) Half adder is an example of ?
1. Combinational Circuits
2. Sequential Circuits
3. Asynchronous Circuits
4. None of these
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Answer = A
Explanation: Combinational circuits are the circuits whose output depends
on the inputs of the same instant of time.
2) In JK flip flop same input, i.e at a particular time or during a clock pulse, the output will oscillate
back and forth between 0 and 1. At the end of the clock pulse the value of output Q is uncertain. The
situation is referred to as ?
1. Conversion condition
2. Race around condition
3. Lock out state
4. None of these
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Answer = B
Explanation:A race around condition is a flaw in an electronic system or
process whereby the output and result of the process is unexpectedly
dependent on the sequence or timing of other events.
3) In a JK flip flop, if j=k, the resulting flip flop is referred to as ?
1. D flip flop
2. T flip flop
3. S-R flip flop
4. None of these
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Answer = C
Explanation: In JK flip flop if both the inputs are same then the flip flop
behaves like SR flip flop.

4) Master slave flip flop is also referred to as ?

1. Level triggered flip flop
2. Pulse triggered flip flop
3. Edge triggered flip flop
4. None of these
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Answer = B
Explanation:The term pulse triggered means the data is entered on the
rising edge of the clock pulse, but the output does not reflect the change
until the falling edge of clock pulse.
5) Fetch and decode cycle is required in ?
1. Direct addressing
2. Immediate addressing
3. Indirect addressing
4. None of above
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Answer = B
Explanation:Fetch and decode cycle is required in Immediate addressing
because it stores the operand directly on which the operation is performed.
6) Valid bit in each cache is associated with ?
1. Each memory byte in cache
2. Each memory word in cache
3. One bit with the all memory words
4. None of above
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Answer = A
Explanation:No explanation
7) In J-K flip flop the function K=J is used to realize ?
1. D flip flop
2. S-R flip flop
3. T flip flop
4. Master slave flip flop
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Answer = D
Explanation: T flip flop allows the same inputs. So if in JK flip flop J = K then
it will work as T flip flop.

8) An encoder has 2n input lines and ..... output lines ?

1. 2
2. n
3. 2*n
4. n*n
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Answer = B
Explanation:No Explanation.
9) ASCII code for alphabet character requires ..... bits ?
1. 16
2. 15
3. 8
4. 7
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Answer = D
Explanation:No explanation
10) The basic limitation of FSM is that ?
1. An FSM can remember arbitrary large amount of information
2. An FSM sometimes recognize grammars that are not regular
3. It sometimes fails to recognize grammar that are regular
4. All of the above comments are true
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Answer = A
Explanation: FSM stands for Finite State Machine.

SET-3

1) What is the hexadecimal equivalent of a binary number 10101111 ?

1. AF
2. 9E
3. 8C
4. All of above
5. None of above
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Answer = A
Explanation:No Explanation
2) A NOR gate recognizes only the input word whose bits are ?
1. 0's and 1's
2. 1's
3. 0's
4. 0's or 1's
5. None of above
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Answer = C
Explanation: No Explanation
3) The operation which is commutative but not associative is ?
1. AND
2. OR
3. EX-OR
4. NAND
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Answer = D
Explanation: No Explanation
4) All digital circuits can be realized using only ?
1. EX-OR gates
2. Half adders
3. Multiplexers
4. OR gates
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Answer = B
Explanation: No Explanation
5) The XOR gates are ideal for testing parity because even parity words produces a ...... output and
odd parity word produces a ....... output ?
1. low, high
2. high, low
3. odd, even
4. even, odd
5. None of above
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Answer = A
Explanation: No Explanation

6) Flip flop output is always ?

1. Complementary
2. Independent of each other
3. the same
4. same as inputs
5. None of above
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Answer = A
Explanation: No Explanation
7) A half adder adds ..... bits ?
1. 16
2. 10
3. 8
4. 2
5. None of above
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Answer = D
Explanation:No Explanation
8) How many flip - flop circuits are needed to divide by 16 ?
1. Two
2. Four
3. Eight
4. Sixteen
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Answer = C
Explanation: No Explanation
9) A flip flop is a ..... elements that stores a 216 binary digits as a low or high voltage ?
1. chip
2. bus
3. I/O
4. memory
5. None of above
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Answer = D
Explanation: No Explanation
10) A positive AND gate is also a negative ?
1. NAND gate
2. AND gate
3. NOR gate
4. OR gate
5. None of these
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Answer = D
Explanation: No Explanation

SET-4
1) Which of the following is a minimum error code ?
1. Octal code
2. Binary code
3. Gray code
4. Excess-3 code
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Answer = C
Explanation: No Explanation
2) In a positive edge triggered JK flip flop, a low J and low K produces ?
1. High state
2. Low state
3. toggle state
4. no change
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Answer = D
Explanation: In JK Flip Flop if J = K = 0 then it holds its current state. There
will be no change.
3) Negative numbers can't be represented in ?
1. signed magnitude form
2. 1's complement form
3. 2's complement form
4. None of above
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Answer = D
Explanation: No Explanation
4) Which of the following architecture is not suitable for realising SIMD ?
1. Vector processor
2. Array processor
3. Von Neumann
4. All of above
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Answer = C
Explanation: No Explanation
5) The XOR operator + is ?
1. commutative
2. associative
3. distributive over AND operator
4. A and B
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Answer = D
Explanation: As A + B = B + A and A + ( B + C) = (A + B ) + C
Hence it is commutative and associative.
6) The binary equivalent of the Gray code 11100 is..... ?
1. 10111
2. 00111
3. 01011
4. 10101
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Answer = A
Explanation: The rule for changing the Gray code to binary is that first bit
remains the same and the next bit is obtained by adding the first LSB of
binary to the second LSB of Gray code and so on... So the answer of the
question is 10111.
7) An assembler that runs on one machine but produces machine code for another machine is called ?
1. simulator
2. emulator
3. cross assembler
4. boot strap loader
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Answer = C
Explanation: Cross assembler is an assembler which runs on one type of
processor and produces machine code for another.
8) Which of the following unit can be used to measure the speed of a computer ?
1. SYPS
2. MIPS
3. BAUD
4. FLOPS
5. B and D
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Answer = E
Explanation: MIPS measures the execution speed of computers CPU but not
the whole system. FLOPS is a measure of computer's performance especially
in the field of scientific calculations that makes heavy use of floating point
calculations.
9) Which of the following logic families is well suited for high speed operations?
1. TTL
2. ECL
3. MOS
 4. CMOS
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Answer = B
Explanation: ECL is used for high speed applications because of its price and
power demands.
10) Which of the following comments about half adder are true?
1. It adds 2 bits
2. It is called so because a full adder involves two half adders
3. It does half the work of full adder
4. It needs two inputs and generates two outputs
5. A, B and D
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Answer = E
Explanation: No Explanation

SET-5

1) The term sum - of - product in Boolean algebra means ?

1. The AND function of several OR functions
2. The OR function of several AND functions
3. The OR function of several OR function
4. The AND function of several AND functions
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Answer = B
Explanation: Sum-Of-Products expressions lend themselves well to implementation as a set of AND
gates (products) feeding into a single OR gate (sum).
2) The fan out capability of a digital building block can be defined as ?
1. The number of inputs that one output can transmit to
2. The amount of cooling required for fanning the hear out
3. The number of inputs that can transmit to one input
4. The maximum power dissipation that the unit can stand
5. None of above
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Answer = A
Explanation: N/A

3) The ALE line of an 8085 microprocessor is used to ?

1. Execute an RST by hardware
2. Executes the instruction supplied by external device through the INTA signal
3. Executes an instruction from memory location 20 H
4. Executes a NOP
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Answer = A
Explanation: ALE is address latch enable. the lower order address remains
only for a single T satate then ths data is latched and the lower order
address bus stores the data.
4) The cost for storing a bit is minimum in ?
1. Cache
2. Register
3. RAM
4. Magnetic tape
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Answer = D
Explanation: N/A

5) The index register in a digital computer is used for ?

1. Pointing to the stack address
2. Indirect addressing
3. Keeping track of number of times a loop is executed
4. Address modification
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Answer = D
Explanation: An index register in a computer's CPU is a processor register
used for modifying operand addresses during the run of a program, typically
for doing vector/array operations.

6) After reset the CPU begins execution from the memory location ?
1. 0000H
2. 0001H
3. FFEFH
4. 8000H
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Answer = A
Explanation: N/A

7) A single register to clear the lower four bits of the accumulator in 8085
assembly language is ?
1. XRI 0FH
2. ANI FOH
3. XRI FOH
4. ANI OFH
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Answer = B
Explanation: ANI FOH ANDs the accumulator with immediate. F leaves the
high nibble whatever it is, 0 clears the lower nibble

8) If the total number of states in the fetching and execution phases of an

8085 instruction is known to be 7; the number of machine cycles is ?
1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
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Answer = C
Explanation: N/A

9) Von Neumann architecture is ?

1. SISD
2. SIMD
3. MIMD
4. MISD
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Answer = A
Explanation: In computing, SISD (single instruction, single data) is a term
referring to a computer architecture in which a single processor, a
uniprocessor, executes a single instruction stream, to operate on data
stored in a single memory. This corresponds to the von Neumann
architecture.

10) A typical application of MIMD is?

1. railway reservation
2. weather forecasting
3. matrix multiplication
4. All of above
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Answer = A
Explanation: MIMD (multiple instruction, multiple data) is a technique
employed to achieve parallelism.

SET-6

1) The .... is ultraviolet light erasable and electricity programmable.This allows the user to create and
store until programs and data are perfected. ?
1. EPROM
2. PROM
3. ROM
4. RAM
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Answer = A
Explanation: N/A
2) What table shows the electrical status of digital circuits output for every possible combination of
electrical states in the inputs ?
1. Function Table
2. Truth Table
3. Routing Table
4. ASCII Table
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Answer = A
Explanation: No Explanation
3) The gray code for decimal 7 is ?
1. 0111
2. 1011
3. 0100
4. 0101
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Answer = C
Explanation: First convert decimal seven to binary that is 0111 then convert it into gray code.
4) Which of the following electronic component are not found in ordinary ICs?
1. Diodes
2. Transistors
3. Resistors
4. Inductors
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Answer = D
Explanation: Inductor is a passive two terminal electronic component that stores energy in its magnetic
field
5) Choose the correct statements ?
1. Bus is a group of information carrying wires
 2. Bus is needed to achieve reasonable speed of operation
3. Bus can carry data or address
4. A bus can be shared by more that one device
5. All of above
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Answer = E
Explanation: A bus have all the four features.
6) If the memory access takes 20 ns with cache and 110 ns without it,then the hit ratio (cache uses 10
as memory) is ?
1. 93 %
2. 90 %
3. 87 %
4. 88 %
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Answer = B
Explanation: If we find what we want in the cache then it is called Hit otherwise it is miss.
7) Any instruction should have at least ?
1. 2 operands
2. 1 operand
3. 3 operands
4. None of above
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Answer = D
Explanation: An instruction can be without operand also.
8) The number of clock cycles necessary to complete 1 fetch cycle in 8085 is ?
1. 3 or 4
2. 4 or 5
3. 4 or 6
4. 3 or 5
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Answer = C
Explanation: No Explanation
9) Motorola's 68040 is comparable to ?
1. 8085
2. 80286
3. 80386
4. 80486
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Answer = D
Explanation: Motorola 68040 is a microprocessor released in 1970. It is called as oh - four - oh or oh
forty
10) The addressing mode used in the instruction PUSH B ?
1. Direct
2. Register
3. Register Indirect
4. Immediate
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Answer = C
Explanation:In register indirect addressing mode the operand is found from the memory whose address is
fetched from the register in the instruction code.

SET-7
1) On receiving an interrupt from an I/O device, the CPU ?
1. halts for a predetermined time
2. hands over control of address bus and data bus to the interrupting device.
3. branches off to the interrupt service routine immediately
4. branches off to the interrupt service routine after the completion of the current instruction.
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Answer = D
2) To get boolean expression in the product of sum form from a given Karnaugh map ?
1. don't care condition should not be present
2. don't care conditions if present should be takes as zeros
3. one should cover all the 0's present and complement the resulting expression.
4. one should cover all the 1'a present and complement the resulting expression.
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Answer = C
3) The reduced form of the boolean expression (A + B)(A + C) is ?
1. AB + AC
2. AC + B
3. A + B + C
4. A + BC
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Answer = D
4) Name the cache also known as internal cache ?
1. L1 cache
2. L2 cache
3. L3 cache
4. L4 cache
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Answer = A
Explanation:L1 cache is also known as internal cache and it resides in the CPU. L2 is known as
secondary cache and it is within the motherboard.
5) Which of the following is not a CPU register ?
1. Memory control register
2. Memory data register
3. Memory buffer register
4. Instruction register
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Answer = A
Explanation: There is no MCR in the CPU
6) The main task of memory address register is?
1. stores the address of next location in the main memory
2. stores the address of next location in cache memory
3. stores the address of next location in secondary memory
4. stores the address of output device to which the data is sent
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Answer = A
Explanation: No Explanation
7) Which register indicates whether the data register holds the data to be transferred or not ?
1. MAR
2. MBR
3. MDR
4. Status register
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Answer = D
Explanation: No Explanation
8) Which of the following operation represents the machine cycle?
1. Fetch - Execute - Decode - Store
2. Execute - Decode - Store - Fetch
3. Decode - Fetch - Store - Execute
4. Fetch - Decode -Execute - Store
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Answer = D
Explanation: In Fetch phase the instruction is brought into the computer, in Decode phase the
instruction in divided into different parts, in Execute phase the decoded instruction is executed by the CPU
and finally the result sent to the output device or main memory.
9) The decoding phase of instruction cycle is also known as ?
1. Translating
2. Interpreting
3. Analyzing
4. Breaking
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Answer =B
Explanation:Decoding phase is also known as interpreting as the instruction in interpreted to determine
two key attribute of the instruction , the opcode and the operand.
10) Cache memory is used to transfer data between ?
1. Main memory and secondary memory
2. Processor and main memory
3. Processor and secondary memory
4. Processor and output device
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Answer = B
Explanation:Cache is always placed between the main memory and processor in the computer system.

SET-8

1) Which memory stores the data permanently ?

1. Primary memory
2. Secondary memory
3. Cache memory
4. Registers
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Answer = B
Explanation: Secondary memory stores the data permanently until we remove it.
2) Which of the following is the cheapest type of memory ?
1. Secondary memory
2. Primary memory
3. Cache memory
4. ROM
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Answer = A
Explanation: Secondary memory is the cheapest form because it can not process the data through the
CPU directly. The data must be brought into the primary memory form execution. Therefore secondary
memory is the form of slowest memory.
3) Which of the following is auxiliary memory of the computer system ?
 1. ROM
2. SRAM
3. Cache memory
4. Magnetic tape
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Answer = A
Explanation:ROM is the secondary memory which stores the data permanently also known as auxiliary
memory.
4) What does IBG stands for ?
1. Intra byte gaps
2. Inter block gaps
3. Inter bit gaps
4. Intra block gaps
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Answer = B
Explanation:Inter block gaps is the space between the two consecutive physical blocks of memory.
5) On what type of ROM data can be written only once ?
1. PROM
2. EPROM
3. EEPROM
4. EROM
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Answer = A
Explanation:In Programmable Read Only Memory once the data is written it remains there forever.
6) In optical storage system which medium is used for reading and recording data ?
1. Laser light
2. Black light
3. High energy visible light
4. Ultraviolet light
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Answer = A
Explanation: Optical storage system use the laser light to retrieve as well as to record the data.
7) Which is known as solid state memory ?
1. Parallel serial bus
2. Universal parallel bus
3. Universal serial bus
4. Universal computer bus
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Answer = C
Explanation:No Explanation
8) In MO system which of the following temperature is used as a recording medium ?
1. Room temperature
2. Curie temperature
3. Neel temperature
4. Boiling point temperature
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Answer = B
Explanation:Curie temperature is used for recording data in Magneto Optical system. Curie temperature
is the temperature at which the material loses its magnetic properties and above this temperature the material
becomes paramagnetic.
9) The amount of space available in the computer system for holding the data is called?
1. Storage space
2. Storage area
3. Storage capacity
4. Storage address
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Answer = A
Explanation: No Explanation
10) Which of the following is not a type of magnetic storage system ?
1. Magnetic tape
2. Floppy disk
3. Compact disk
4. Hard disk
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Answer = C
Explanation: Compact disk is the optical storage system not the magnetic storage system.

SET-9

1) Computer use thousands of flip flops. To coordinate the overall action, a common signal called
the ..... is sent to each flip - flop.?
1. latch
2. master
3. clock
4. slave
5. None of above
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Answer = C
Explanation: To coordinate the overall action, a square wave signal called the clock is sent to each flip
flop. This signal prevents the flip flop from changing states until the right time.
2) Which of the following flip flop is free from race around condition ?
1. SR flip flop
2. T flip flop
3. Master slave flip flop
4. All of above
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Answer = C
Explanation: Toggling more that once during a clock cycle is called racing. JK master slave flip flop
avoids racing.
3) Which logic family dissipates the minimum power ?
1. DTL
2. ECL
3. TTL
4. CMOS
5. None of above
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Answer = D
Explanation: CMOS dissipates low power. Typically the static power dissipation is 10 nw per gate
which is due to the flow of leakage currents.
4) The functional capacity of SSI devices is ?
1. 1 to 11 gates
2. 12 to 99 gates
3. 100 to 10,000 gates
4. More than 10,000 gates
5. None of above
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Answer = A
Explanation: No Explanation
5) What advantage do ICs have over discrete devices due to their greater complexity ?
1. Smaller size
2. Higher Reliability
3. Lower cost
4. All of above
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Answer =D
Explanation: ICs can also combine analog and digital circuits on a single chip to create functions such
as A/D converters and D/A converters. Such circuits offer smaller size and lower cost, but must carefully
account for signal interference.
6) A subtractor is usually not present in computer because ?
1. It is expensive
2. It is not possible to design it
3. The adder will take care of subtraction
4. None of above
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Answer = C
Explanation: A subtractor can be designed using the same approach as that of an adder.
7) A chip having 150 gates will be classified as ?
1. SSI
2. MSI
3. LSI
4. VLSI
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Answer = C
Explanation: Latent semantic indexing (LSI) is an indexing and retrieval method that uses a
mathematical technique called Singular value decomposition (SVD) to identify patterns in the relationships
between the terms and concepts contained in an unstructured collection of text.
8) Pseudo instructions are ?
1. assembler directive
2. instruction in any program that have no corresponding machine code instruction
3. instruction in any program whose presence or absence will not change the output for any input
4. None of above
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Answer = A
Explanation: Pseudo instructions are simply the assembly instructions that do not have a direct machine
language equivalent.
9) Programming in a language that actually controls the path of signals or data within the computer is
called ?
1. micro programming
2. system programming
3. assembly programming
4. machine language programming
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Answer = A
Explanation:No Explanation
10) Which of the following is not typically found in the status register of micro processor ?
1. overflow
2. zero result
3. negative result
4. none of above
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Answer = D
Explanation: A status register or flag register is a collection of flag bits for a processor. The status
register is a hardware register which contains information about the state of the processor

SET-10

1) The advantage of single bus over a multi bus is ?

1. low cost
2. flexibility in attaching peripheral devices
3. high operating speed
4. A and B
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Answer = D
Explanation: However single bus costs low and it is easy to attach peripheral devices in single bus but
multibus architecture have a great advantage in speed and of course, will affect performance also
2) In serial communication, an extra clock is needed ?
1. to synchronize the devices
2. for programmed baud rate control
3. to make efficient use of RS-232
4. None of above
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Answer = B
Explanation: No Explanation
3) In which of the following instruction bus idle situation occurs ?
1. EI
2. DAD rp
3. INX H
4. DAA
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Answer = B
Explanation: No Explanation
4) The addressing used in an instruction of the form ADD X Y is?
1. absolute
2. immediate
3. indirect
4. index
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Answer = A
Explanation: The effective address for an absolute instruction address is the address parameter itself
with no modifications.
5) The speed imbalance between memory access and CPU operation can be reduced by ?
1. cache memory
2. memory interleaving
3. reducing the size of memory
4. A and B
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Answer = D
Explanation: No Explanation
6) Which of the following does not need extra hardware for DRAM refreshing ?
1. 8085
2. Motorola - 6800
3. Z - 80
 4. None of these
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Answer = C
Explanation: No Explanation
7) The first operating system used in micro processor is ?
1. Zenix
2. DOS
3. CPIM
4. Multics
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Answer = C
Explanation: No Explanation
8) Instead of counting with binary number a ring counter uses words that have a single high..... ?
1. bytes
2. gate
3. bit
4. chip
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Answer = C
Explanation: No Explanation
9) The memory cell of a dynamic RAM is simpler and smaller that the memory cell of a ...... RAM ?
1. volatile
2. semiconductor
3. static
4. bipolar
5. None of above
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Answer =C
Explanation: No Explanation
10) A multiplexer with a 4 bit data select input is a ?
1. 4 : 1 multiplexer
2. 16 : 1 multiplexer
3. 2 : 1 multiplexer
4. 8 : 1 multiplexer
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Answer = D
Explanation: No Explanation

OFTWARE ENGINEERING SOLVED MCQS

SET-1
1) What is Software ?
1. Set of computer programs, procedures and possibly associated document concerned with the
operation of data processing.
2. A set of compiler instructions
3. A mathematical formula
4. None of above
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Answer = A
Explanation: Computer software or just software, is a collection of computer programs and related data
that provides the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it.
2) Which of the following is not the characteristic of software ?
1. Software does not wear out
 2. Software is flexible
3. Software is not manufactured
4. Software is always correct
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Answer = D
Explanation:A Software is not correct until it meets all the user
requirements.
3) Which of the following is not a product matrix ?
1. Size
2. Reliability
3. Productivity
4. Functionality
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Answer = C
Explanation: Software metric are used to quantitatively characterize the
different aspects of software process or software product. Product metrics
are the measures for the software product.
4)Which of the following is not a process metric ?
1. Productivity
2. Functionality
3. Quality
4. Efficiency
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Answer = B
Explanation: Software metric are used to quantitatively characterize the
different aspects of software process or software product.Process metrics
qualify the attributes of software development and environment.
5) Efforts is measured in terms of ?
1. Person - Months
2. Persons
3. Rupees
4. Months
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Answer = A
Explanation:Most appropriate unit of Effort is Person-Months , meaning
thereby number of persons involved for specified months

6) Infrastructure software are covered under ?

1. Generic Products
2. Customised Products
3. Generic and Customised Products
4. None of the above
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Answer = A
Explanation:Generic products are developed for anonymous customers. The
target is generally the entire world and many copies are expected to be
sold. Infrastructure software like operating systems, compilers, word
processors etc are covered under this category.
7) Management of software development is dependent upon ?
1. People
2. Product
3. Process
4. All of above
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Answer = D
Explanation:The management of software development is dependent upon
four factors : People, Product, Process and Project.
8) During software development which factor is most crucial ?
1. People
2. Process
3. Product
4. Project
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Answer = A
Explanation:Software development requires good managers. The manager
who can understand the requirements of people. Hence , people are the
crucial and criticle during software development.
9) Milestones are used to ?
1. Know the cost of the project
2. Know the status of the project
3. Know the user expectations
4. None of the above
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Answer =A
Explanation:Milestones are used to measure the process or status of the
project
10) The term module in the design phase refers to ?
1. Functions
2. Procedures
3. Sub programs
4. All of the above
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Answer =D
Explanation: All the terms have the same meaning.

SET-2

1) Spiral Model was developed by?

1. Bev Littlewood
2. Berry Bohem
3. Roger Pressman
4. Victor Bisili
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Answer = B
Explanation: Spiral model was developed by Berry Bohem in 1986 in his
article "A Spiral Model of Software Development and Enhancement"
2) Which model is popular for students small projects ?
1. Waterfall Model
2. Spiral Model
3. Quick and Fix model
4. Prototyping Model
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Answer = A
Explanation: No Explanation
3) Which is not a software life cycle model?
1. Spiral Model
2. Waterfall Model
3. Prototyping Model
 4. Capability maturity Model
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Answer = D
Explanation:Capability maturity model is not a software life cycle model
4) Project risk factor is considered in ?
1. Spiral Model
2. Waterfall Model
3. Prototyping Model
4. Iterative enhancement Model
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Answer = A
Explanation:Aim of Risk analysis phase in the spiral model is to eliminate
the high risk problems before they threaten the project operation or cost.

5) SDLC stands for ?

1. Software design life cycle
2. Software development life cycle
3. System design life cycle
4. System development life cycle
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Answer = B
Explanation:Full form of SDLC is software development life cycle.
6) Build and Fix model has?
1. 3 Phases
2. 1 Phases
3. 2 Phases
4. 4 Phases
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Answer = C
Explanation:Build and fix model has 2 phases one is " build " and other is "
fix " .
7) SRS stands for ?
1. Software requirement specification
2. Software requirement solution
3. System requirement specification
4. None of Above
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Answer = A
Explanation: SRS acts as a contract between the developer and the user.
8) Waterfall model is not suitable for ?
1. Small Projects
2. Complex Projects
3. Accommodating change
4. None of Above
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Answer = C
Explanation:Waterfall model does not accommodate any change that's why
this model is used in those situations where requirements are well
understood.
9) RAD stands for ?
1. Rapid Application Development
2. Relative Application Development
3. Ready Application Development
4. Repeated Application Development
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Answer =A
Explanation:No Explanation for this question.
10) RAD Model was purposed by ?
1. IBM
2. Motorola
3. Microsoft
4. Lucent Technologies
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Answer =A
Explanation:RAD Model was purposed by IBM in 1980s through the book of
James Martin entitles "Rapid Application Development"

SET-3
1) Software engineering aims at developing ?
1. Reliable Software
2. Cost Effective Software
3. Reliable and cost effective Software
4. None Of Above
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Answer = C
Explanation:Software engineering is the process that aims at developing the
software's that are Reliable and cost effective as well.
2) A good specification should be ?
1. Unambiguous
2. Distinctly Specific
3. Functional
4. All of Above
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Answer = D
Explanation:A good specification should have all the qualities such as
unambiguos, distinctly specific and functional.
3) Which of the following is a tool in design phase ?
1. Abstraction
2. Refinement
3. Information Hiding
4. All of Above
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Answer = D
4) Information hiding is to hide from user, details ?
1. that are relevant to him
2. that are not relevant to him
3. that may be maliciously handled by him
4. that are confidential
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Answer = C
Explanation:Information hiding is just the process of making inaccessible
certain details that have no effect on the other parts of the program.
5) Which of the following comments about object oriented design of software, is not true ?
1. Objects inherit the properties of class
2. Classes are defined based on the attributes of objects
3. an object can belong to two classes
4. classes are always different
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Answer = C
Explanation:An object can not belong to two classes.
6) Design phase includes?
1. data, architectural and procedural design only
2. architectural, procedural and interface design only
3. data, architectural and interface design only
4. data, architectural, interface and procedural design
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Answer = D
Explanation:Design phase included the design of whole software including
data, architectural, interface and procedural design.
7) To completely write the program in FORTRAN and rewrite the 1% code in assembly language, if
the project needs 13 days, the team consists of ?
1. 13 programmers
2. 10 programmers
3. 8 programmers
4. 100/13 programmers
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Answer = C
Explanation: Writing the whole program in FORTRAN takes 100 man-day,
remaining 1% code requires 4 man-day. If it is completed in 13 days then
104/13 = 8 programmers it required.
8) If 99% of the program is written in FORTRAN and the remaining 1% in assembly language, the
percentage increase in the programming time compared to writing the entire program in FORTRAN
and rewriting the 1% in assembly language is ?
1. 10
2. 5
3. 13
4. 8
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Answer = B
Explanation:The first case takes 99+10=109 man-day. The second case
require 100+4=104 man-day. Percentage = (109-104)*100/100 = 5
9) If the entire program is written in FORTRAN, the percentage increase in the execution time,
compared to writing the entire program in FORTRAN and rewriting the 1% in assembly language
is ?
1. 0.9
2. 0.8
3. 8
4. 9
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Answer = B
Explanation:Let the first case takes 100 units of time to execute. Second
case will take 99 +(1/5) units of time. As the 1% coding in assembly
language will take 1/5 units of time. Hence the required percentage =
0.8*100/100 = 0.8.
10) If 99% of the program is written in FORTRAN and the remaining 1% in assembly language the
percentage increase in the execution time, compared to writing the 1% in assembly language is ?
1. 0.9
2. 0.1
3. 1
4. 0
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Answer = D
Explanation:In both cases the final program will have the same 99% of code
in FORTRAN and the remaining 1% in assembly language. Hence the
execution time will remain same.

SET-4

1) White box testing, a software testing technique is sometimes called ?

1. Basic path
2. Graph Testing
3. Dataflow
4. Glass box testing
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Answer = D
Explanation: White box testing also named as clear box testing, transparent
testing, glass box testing and structural testing. It is a method in which the
internal structure of application is tested.
2) Black box testing sometimes called ?
1. Data Flow testing
2. Loop Testing
3. Behavioral Testing
4. Graph Based Testing
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Answer = C
Explanation: Black box testing is a method that tests for the functionality of
an application.
3) Which of the following is a type of testing ?
1. Recovery Testing
2. Security Testing
3. Stress Testing
4. All of above
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Answer = D
Explanation: Recovery testing is a method for testing how well a software
can recover from crashes. Security testing ensures that the software
protects the data and performs its all functions. Stress testing determines
the robustness of software.
4) The objective of testing is ?
1. Debugging
2. To uncover errors
3. To gain modularity
4. To analyze system
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Answer = B
Explanation: The main objecting of testing is to make the software error
free.
5) ...... is a black box testing method ?
1. Boundary value analysis
2. Basic path testing
3. Code path analysis
4. None of above
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Answer = A
Explanation:In boundary value analysis, we choose an input from test cases
from an equivalence class such that the input lies on the edge of
equivalence class.
6) Structured programming codes includes ?
1. sequencing
2. alteration
3. iteration
4. multiple exit from loops
5. only A, B and C
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Answer = E
Explanation:These three constructs are sufficient to program any algorithm.
Moreover, as far as possible single entry single exit control constructs are
used.
7) An important aspect of coding is ?
1. Readability
2. Productivity
3. To use as small memory space as possible
4. brevity
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Answer = A
Explanation:Readability and understandability as a clear objective of coding
activity can itself help in producing software that is more maintainable.
8) Data structure suitable for the application is discussed in ?
1. data design
2. architectural design
3. procedural design
4. interface design
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Answer = A
Explanation: Data design is the first and most important design activity,
where the main issue is to select the appropriate data structure.

9) In object oriented design of software , objects have ?

1. attributes and names only
2. operations and names only
3. attributes, name and operations
4. None of above
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Answer = C
Explanation: The objects contains attributes, names and operations as well.
10) Function oriented metrics were first proposed by ?
1. John
2. Gaffney
3. Albrecht
4. Basili
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Answer = C
Explanation:Albrecht suggests a measure called Function point, which are
derives using a empirical relationship based on the countable measures of
software information domain.

SET-5
1) Given a source code with 10 operators includes 6 unique operators, and 6 operand including 2
unique operands. The program volume is ?
 1. 48
2. 120
3. 720
4. insufficient data
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Answer = A
Explanation: No Explanation
2) In the system conceps, term organization ?
1. implies structure and order
2. refers to the manner in which each component fuctions with other components of the system
3. refers to the holism of system
4. means that part of the computer system depend on one another
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Answer = A
Explanation: No Explanation
3) In the system concepts, the term integration ?
1. implies structure and order
2. refers to the manner in which each component functions with other components of the system
3. means that parts of computer system depends on one another
4. refers to the holism of systems
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Answer = D
Explanation: No Explanation
4) Project indicator enables a software project manager to ?
1. assess the status of an ongoing project
2. track potential risks
3. uncover problem araes before they " go critical "
4. All of above
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Answer = D
Explanation: No Explanation
5) Once object oriented programming has been accomplished, unit testing is applied for each class.
Class tests includes ?
1. Fault based testing
2. Random testing
3. Partition teting
4. All of above
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Answer = D
Explanation: No Explanation
6) ............ Developed a set of software quality factors that has been given the acronym FURPS -
Functinality, Usability, Reliability, performance, Supportability ?
1. Hewlett - Packard
2. Rambaugh
3. Booch
4. Jacobson
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Answer = A
Explanation: No Explanation
7) In system design, we do following ?
1. Hardware design after software
2. Software design after hardware
3. Parallel hardware and software design
4. No hardware design needed
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Answer = C
Explanation: No Explanation
8) The document listing all procedures and regulations that generally govern an organization is the ?
1. Personal poling bank
2. Organizing manual
3. Administration policy manual
4. Procedure log
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Answer = B Explanation: No Explanation
9) A turnkey package includes ?
1. Software
2. Hardware
3. Traning
4. All of above
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Answer = D
Explanation: No Explanation
10) Detailed design is expressed by ?
1. CSPEC
2. PSPEC
3. MINI SPEC
4. Code SPEC
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Answer = C
Explanation: No Explanation

SET-6
1) In functional decomposition, the data flow diagram ?
1. is ignored
2. is partitioned according to the closeness of the datagram and storage items
3. is partitioned according to the logical closeness of the actigram
4. Both A and C
5. None of above
Answer = C
2) Which of the following is done in order a data in phase 1 of the system
development life cycle ?
1. Reviewing policies and procedures
2. Using questionnaires to contact surveys
3. Conducting Interviews
4. All of above
5. None of above
Answer = D
3) A graphic representation of an information system is called ?
1. Flow chart
2. Pictogram
3. Data flow diagram
4. Histogram
5. None of above
Answer = C
Explanation:N/A

4) To avoid errors in transcription and transposition, during data entry the

system analyst should ?
1. Provide for a check digit
 2. Provide for a hash totals
3. Provide batch totals
4. All of above
Answer = D
Explanation: N/A
5) In the system concepts, the term integration ?
1. implies structure and order
2. refers to the manner in which each component functions with other component of the system
3. means that part of the computer system depend on one another
4. refers to the holism of system
5. None of above
Answer = D
Explanation: system integration is the bringing together of the component
subsystems into one system and ensuring that the subsystems function
together as a system. In information technology, systems integration is the
process of linking together different computing systems and software
applications physically or functionally, to act as a coordinated whole

6) RAD is a linear sequential software development process model. RAD is

an acronym for ?
1. Rapid Application Development
2. Rapid Action Development
3. Rough Application Development
4. Rough Action Development
Answer = A
Explanation: Rapid application development (RAD) is a software
development methodology that uses minimal planning in favor of rapid
prototyping. The "planning" of software developed using RAD is interleaved
with writing the software itself

7) In risk analysis of spiral model, which of the following risk includes ?

1. Technical
2. Management
3. Both A and B
4. None of these
Answer = C
Explanation: N/A

8) The model remains operative until the software is retired ?

1. Waterfall
2. Incremental
3. Spiral
4. None of these
Answer = C
Explanation: The spiral model is based on continuous refinement of key
products for requirements definition and analysis, system and software
design, and implementation (the code). At each iteration around the cycle,
the products are extensions of an earlier product. This model uses many of
the same phases as the waterfall model, in essentially the same order,
separated by planning, risk assessment, and the building of prototypes and
simulations

9) A quantitative measure of the degree to which a system, component, or

process posses a given attribute ?
1. Measure
 2. Measurement
3. Metric
4. None of these
Answer = C
Explanation: N/A

10) RAD is not appropriate when ?

1. Fast finding already done
2. Technical risks are high
3. Testing is not needed
4. None of above
Answer = B
Explanation: RAD model may not be useful for large, unique or highly
complex projects.This method cannot be a success if the team is not
sufficiently motivated and nor is unable to work cohesively together.