Exam Quiz Software Engineering - Set 08 Computer Engg. Quiz Quiz Questions - Set 08 01. RAM is also known as (A) Read-only memory (B) Programmable read-only memory (C) Read/Write memory (D) Erasable programmable read-only memory 02. After doing a low-level format, what would be the next step in configuring the hard drive in a system? (A) Format DOS partition (B) Install operating system (C) Configure DMA channel and back up interrupt (D) Partition hard disk 03. A NOR gate has two or more input signals. All input must be __________ to get a high output (A) Low (B) High (C) Some low some high (D) None of the above 04. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time? (A) Light pen (B) Mouse (C) Digitizer (D) Terminal 05. Any node is the path from the root to the node is called (A) Successor node (B) Ancestor node (C) Internal node (D) None of the above 06. A shift register can be used for: (A) Parallel to serial conversion (B) Serial to parallel conversion (C) Digital delay line (D) All of the above 07. Which of the following is true concerning personal computers? (A) They decrease the demand for mainframe computers (B) They have been most successful in the home (C) The electronic spreadsheet has been a primary reason for their popularity (D) None of the above 08. To organize files on a disk, MS-DOS separates them into areas called ________ (A) Directories (B) Buckets (C) Areas (D) Area directories 09. Which one of the following principles best describes the basic operation of an electromagnet? (A) Current is induced in a conductor that is moving through a magnetic field (B) Like magnetic poles repel, while unlike poles attract (C) Current flowing through a conductor generates a magnetic field (D) Like magnetic poles attract, while unlike poles repel 10. The way in which the data item or items are logically related defines ________ (A) Storage structure (B) Data structure (C) Data relationship (D) Data operation 11. How many outputs signals can a gate have? (A) One (B) More than one (C) Two only (D) None of the above 12. Which type of system puts the user into direct conversation with the computer through a keyboard? (A) Real time processing (B) Interactive computer (C) Batch processing (D) Time sharing 13. The merging of a free electron and a hole is called (A) Covalent bonding (B) Lifetime (C) Recombination (D) Thermal energy 14. What is meant by computer literacy? (A) Knowing what a computer can and cannot do (B) Ability to write computer programs (C) Knowing computer related vocabulary (D) Ability to assemble computers 15. An algorithm is best described as (A) A computer language (B) A step by step procedure for solving a problem (C) A branch of mathematics (D) All of the above Submit Test Next Quiz Tests: Set 01 Set 02 Set 03 Set 04 Set 05 Set 06 Set 07 Set 08 Set 09 Set 10 Set 11 Set 12
