1. Which of the following is correct about an electronic -mail network?
(a) Co-operative processing system
(b) Distributed system
(c) Centralised system
(d) Both (a) & (b)
(e) None
2. __ are self replicating malicious code that bring down the speed of the process or on entering a network, and are not dependent on the action of the user
(a) Viruses
(b) Worms
(c) Trojan Horse
(d) Spoofing
(e) None
3. While booting from the hard disk the disk bootstrap program is loaded by
(a) Master boot program
(b) Bootstrap loader program
(c) COMMAND.COM
(d) 10.SYS
(e) None
4. At a time how many operating system can be at work on a computer ?
(a) Only one
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None
5. If virus is to infect your disk, which is the possible place where it would lodge itself ?
(a) Boot sector
(b) File allocation table
(c) Directory
(d) Data space
(e) None
186. Maximum length of a volume label entry is
(a) 8 bytes
(b) 3 bytes
(c) 11 bytes
(d) 6 bytes
(e) None
7. Which of the following operating systems are supported on IBM Compatible microcomputers ?
(a) Unix
(b) Xenix
(c) MS-DOS
(d) Either (a) or (b)
(e) All the above
8. OS/2 is a
(a) Single-user operating system
(b) Multi-user operating system
(c) Multi-tasking operating system
(d) Both (b) & (c)
(e) None
9. Which of the following is false?
(a) Like a hard disk, a floppy disk can also be partitioned.
(b) On a hard disk more than one operating system can be present.
(c) A hard disk must always be partitioned
(d) Number of sectors occupied by directory and file allocation
(e) None
10. A cluster represents
(a) A group of tracks
(b) A group of sectors
(c) Total number of tracks present on the disk
(d) Total number of sectors present on the disk
(e) None
11. Who was the originator of MS-DOS ?
(a) Tim Patterson
(b) Gary Kildall
(c) Dennis Ritchie
(d) Ken Thomson
(e) None
12. MS-DOS is a
(a) Single-user operating system
(b) Multi-user operating system
(c) Multi-tasking operating system
(d) Both (a) & (b)
(e) None
13. Which micro-processor is used in PC/AT?
(a) 8088
(b) 8086
(c) 80286
(d) 8085
(e) None
14. Which of the following is true?
(a) If while executing a program the power goes off, all the instructions and data in the memory will be lost.
(b) A PC/XT uses a 80186 microprocessor whereas a PC/AT uses a 80286 microprocessor.
(c) Only (a)
(d) Both (a) & (b)
(e) None
15. MIME is:
(a) A transport agent for E-mail
(b) An interface between the mail client and the web server
(c) A compressor that packages different formats into SMTP compatible type
(d) Both (b) & (c)
(e) None
16. SONET is a standard for which of the following networks?
(a) Twisted -pair cable
(b) Fiber-optic cable
(c) Coaxial cable
(d) Ethernet
(e) None
17. The component of Management Information System (MIS) that assists in planning and decision making in a organization is/are:
(a) Hardware
(b) Software
(c) Database
(d) Either (a) or (b)
(e) All of the above
18. The software test objective of operating in different platforms is achieved by conducting:
(a) Recovery test
(b) Regression test
(c) Integration test
(d) Configuration test
(e) None
19. When the account number is entered into an online banking system, the computer responds with a message that reads: “Account number that you entered is not assigned to an active number.” This technique is
(a) Dependency check
(b) Format check
(c) Check digit
(d) Existence check
(e) None
20. Which of the following elements is unique to a Smart Card?
(a) Magnetic stripe
(b) Microchip
(c) Signature
(d) Photograph
(e) None
Answers:
1.d
2.b
3.b
4.a
5.a
6.c
7.d
8.c
9.c
10.b
11.b
12.a
13.c
14.a
15.c
16.b
17.d
18.d
19.d
20.b
