Computer Quiz – 98

COMPUTER QUIZ

1. Transmission of data in one direction is called?
a) Simplex
b) Duplex
c) Triplex
d) None of these

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Answer a) Simplex

2. SNOBOL is?
a) string oriented symbolic language
b) high-level language
c) both A & B
d) None of these

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Answer c) both A & B

3. Speech recognition is?
a) Ability to input data directly into a computer system by speaking to it
b) Ability to output data directly from a computer system by speaking.
c) Processing of voice in computer systems
d) None of these

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Answer a) Ability to input data directly into a computer system by speaking to it

4. A data transmission medium made of tiny threads of glass or plastic that can transmit huge amount of information at the speed of light is ?
a) Fiber optic cable
b) Copper cable
c) Twisted wire cable
d) None of these

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Answer a) Fiber optic cable

5. A method of using a communication channel in which signals can be transmitted between a source and a destination in both directions simultaneously is called ?
a) Full duplex
b) Half duplex
c) Quarter duplex
d) None of these

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Answer a) Full duplex

6. A sequential electronic circuit which can be placed in one out of two stable states where each state may be used to represent a binary digit is stated as ?
a) Integrated circuit
b) Firmware
c) Flip-flop
d) None of these

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Answer c) Flip-flop

7. A sequence of instruction (software) that is substituted for hardware and stored in read only memory (ROM) is called ?
a) Integrated circuit
b) Firmware
c) Flip-flop
d) None of these

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Answer b) Firmware

8. Electronic Mail /Message System (EMMS) best suits to ?
a) Postal service
b) Telephone service
c) Telegraph service
d) None of these

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Answer a) Postal service

9. Digital Computer is a computer ?
a) that works with discrete quantities
b) that works with analog quantities
c) Both A & B
d) None of these

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Answer a) that works with discrete quantities 

10. The subdivision of fields ?
a) always done to give the programmer greater flexibility
b) dependent on programming language used
c) never accomplished on fields containing numeric data
d) all the above

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Answer b) dependent on programming language used