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F.Y.B.Sc. Computer Science
Paper –I
Fundamentals of Computer & Computer Organization and Architecture.

Question 1 Multiple Choice :
1) The access method used for magnetic tape is_________
a) Direct b) Random c) Sequential d) None of the above
2) By Processing we understand _______________
a) Processing string of only words b) None of the above c) String manipulation only
d) Processing string of numbers and special symbols
3) The difference between memory and storage is that the memory is__________ and storage is_________
a) Temporary, permanent b) Permanent, temporary c) Slow, fast d) None of the above
4) Which of the Following holds the ROM, CPU, RAM and expansion cards
a) Hard disk b) Floppy disk c) Mother board d) None of the above
5) The language that the computer can understand and execute is called ______
a) Machine language b) Application software c) System program d) None of the above

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6) Which of the following devices can be used to directly input printed text
a) OCR b) OMR c) MICR d) None of the above
7) A floppy disk contains
a) Circular tracks only b) Sectors only c) Both circular tracks and sectors d) None of the above
8) CD-ROM is a
a) Semiconductor memory b) Memory register c) Magnetic memory d) None of the above
9) Actual execution of instructions in a computer takes place in
a) ALU b) Control Unit c) Storage unit d) None of the above
10) Which of the following is used as a primary storage device
a) Magnetic tape b) PROM c) Floppy disk d) None of the above
11) Information retrieval is faster from
a) Floppy disk b) Magnetic tape c) Hard disk d) None of the above
12) Operating system is
a) A collection of hardware components c) A collection of software routines
b) A collection of input-output devices d) none of the above
13) Operating system
a) Link a program with the subroutines it references
b) Provides a layered, user-friendly interface
c) Enables a programmer to draw a flowchart d) None of the above
14) Execution of two or more programs by a single CPU is known as :
a) Multiprocessing b) Time sharing c) Multiprogramming d) None of the above
15) Modem stands for
a) A type of secondary memory b) Modulator demodulator
c) Mainframe operating device memory d) None of the above
16) Typical data transfer rate in LAN are of the order of
(a) Bits per sec (b) Kilo bits per sec (c) Mega bits per sec (d) None of the above
17) Ethernet uses
(a) Bus topology (b) Ring topology (c) Mesh topology (d) None of the above
18) Wide area networks (WANs) always require
(a) High bandwidth communication source link (b) High speed processors
(c) Same type (d) None of the above
19) Typical bandwidth of optical fibers is
(a) Order of GHz (b) Order of KHz
(c) Order of Hz (d) None of the above
20) A large number of computers in a wide geographical area can be efficiently
connected by
(a) Twisted pair lines (b) Coaxial cables (c) Communications satellites (d) None of the above
21) Which of the following topologies is not of broadcast type ?
(a) Star (b) Bus (c) Ring (d) None of the above
22) Bug means
(a) A logical error in a program (b) Documenting programs using an efficient
Documentation too (c) A difficult syntax error in a program (d) None of the above
23) The part of machine level instruction, which tells the central processor what was to be Done is
(a) Operation code (b) Address (c) Operand (d) None of the above
24)Indicate which , of the following is not true about 4GL.
a)4GL does not support a high –level of screen interaction
b)Many database management system packages support 4GLs
c)A 4GL is a software tool which is written, possibly, in some third generation language d)None of the above
25) Indicate which of the following, best describes the term “software”
a)Systems programs only b)Application programs only c)Both (a) and (b) d)None of the above
26) A translator is best described as
a) An Application software b) A system software c) A hardware component d)None of the above
27) Indicate which of the following is not true about an interpreter
a)Interpreter generates an object program from the source program
b) Interpreter is a kind of translator
c) Interpreter analyses each source statement every time it is to be executed
d) None of the above
28) The errors that can be pointed out by the compiler are
a)Syntax errors b)Semantic errors c)Logical errors d)None of the above
29) C is
a) An assembly language b) A third generation high level language c) A machine language d)None of the above
30) A graph preapared by a computer
a) is its output b) is the piece of information to use c)is a hard copy d) all of the above
31)Which of the following does not represent on I/O device
a) speaker which beeps b) joystick c) plotter d)ALU
32)The communication line between the CPU, memory and peripherals is called a
a)Bus b) line c)media d) none of these
33)Memories which can be read only are called………….. memories
a)RAM b)ROM(read only memory) c)PROM d)EPROM
34)Example of non-numerical data is
a) Employee address b) Examination score c)Bank balance d)None of the above
35)One thousand bytes represent a
a)Megabyte b)Gigabyte c)Kilobyte d)None of the above
36)The language that the computer can understand and execute is called
a)Machine language b)Application software c)System program d)None of the above
37)A step by step procedure used to solve a problem is called
a)Operating system b)Algorithm c)Application Program d)None of the above
38)Which of the following holds the ROM, CPU, RAM and expansion cards
a)Hard disk b)Cache memory c)Mother board d)None of the above
39)The errors that can be pointed out by the compiler are
a)Syntax errors b)Semantic errors c)Logical errors d)None of the above
40)A computer cannot “boot” if it does not have the
a)Compiler b)Loader c)Operating system d)Assembler
41)WAN hardware includes
a)Multiplexors and routers b)EDF c)Bridger and modems d)None of the above
42)Third generation computers
a)Were the first to use built-in error detecting device
b)Used transistors instead of vaccum tubes
c)Were the first to use neural network
d)None of the above
43)A Winchester disk is a
a)Disk stack b)Removable disk c)Flexible disk d)None of the above
44) A computer can be defined as an electronic device that can be(choose the most precise definition):
a) carry out arithmetical operation b) carry out logical function
c) accept and process data using a set of stored instructions
d) present information on a VDU
45) The Central Processing Unit:
a) is operated from the control panel. b) is controlled by the input data entering the system
c) controls the auxiliary storage unit d) controls all input, output and
processing.
46) Computer follows a simple principle called GIGO which means:
a)garbage input good output b) garbage in garbage out
c) great instructions great output d) good input good output.
47) The term ‘baud’ is a measure of the:
a) speed at which data travels over the communication line
b) memory capacity
c) instruction execution time
d) all of the above
48) A bootstrap is:
a) a memory device b) a device to support the computer
c) a small initialisation program to start up a computer
d) an error correction technique
49) Which of the following is not hardware:
a) Magnetic tape b) Printer c) VDU terminal d) Assembler
50) Pick out the wrong definition :
a) Access time – time needed to access the output
b) EDP- acronym for Electronic Data Processing
c) COBOL – a language used for business data processing
d) Control unit – heart of a computer.