Explore topic-wise MCQs in Data Mining.

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1201.

What is a shell

A. It is a hardware component
B. It is a command interpreter
C. It is a part of compiler
D. It is a tool in CPU scheduling
Answer» C. It is a part of compiler
1202.

The mechanism that brings a page into memory only when it is needed is called

A. segmentation
B. fragmentation
C. demand paging
D. page replacement
Answer» D. page replacement
1203.

Which of the following can correct error

A. CRC
B. Hamming code
C. Parity
D. Check digit
Answer» C. Parity
1204.

FIFO scheduling is

A. preemptive scheduling
B. non-preemptive scheduling
C. deadlock scheduling
D. fare-share scheduling
Answer» C. deadlock scheduling
1205.

In round robin scheduling, as the time quantum is increased, the average turn-around time

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. varies irregularly
Answer» E.
1206.

Where does the swap space reside

A. RAM
B. Disc
C. ROM
D. On chip cache
Answer» C. ROM
1207.

Register variable is stored in

A. processor
B. RAM
C. ROM
D. peripheral memory
Answer» B. RAM
1208.

The ability to temporarily halt the CPU and use this time to send information on buses is called

A. direct memory access
B. vectoring the interrupt
C. polling
D. cycle stealing
Answer» E.
1209.

What does IDE stand for

A. Integrated development environment
B. Integrated design environment
C. Interior development environment
D. Interior design environment
Answer» B. Integrated design environment
1210.

An exception is another name for a

A. compile error
B. logic error
C. runtime error
D. syntax error
Answer» D. syntax error
1211.

The number of processes completed per unit time is known as

A. output
B. throughput
C. efficiency
D. capacity
Answer» C. efficiency
1212.

A temporary storage area, attached to the CPU, for I/O operations is a

A. John McAfee
B. Fred Cohen
C. Ted Nelson
D. Lance Hoffman
Answer» C. Ted Nelson
1213.

Which one is a voice based personal assistant in Windows 10 devices for performing search and settings

A. Windows Hellow
B. Google Glass
C. Oculus Rift
D. Cortana
Answer» E.
1214.

Mnemonics symbols are used in which language

A. Assembly
B. High level
C. BASIC
D. FORTRAN
Answer» B. High level
1215.

A device that takes physiological information about a person and stores in a computer

A. Software
B. Digital camera
C. Microphone
D. Biometric
Answer» E.
1216.

Without user knowledge, collecting user information can be done using

A. Hardware
B. Software
C. Freeware
D. Spyware
Answer» E.
1217.

Technology used in the first generation computer is

A. Integrated circuit
B. Vacuum tubes
C. Transistors
D. All of these
Answer» C. Transistors
1218.

Which of the following can be used for searching and downloading files from internet

A. Browser
B. Compiler
C. Interpreter
D. Assembler
Answer» B. Compiler
1219.

In the architecture of a computer, ALU stands for

A. Analytical Unit
B. Arithmetic Logic Unit
C. Abstraction Logic Unit
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Abstraction Logic Unit
1220.

A computer program that translates high level language into machine language is known as

A. Macro processor
B. Micro processor
C. Compiler
D. Assembler
Answer» D. Assembler
1221.

ASCII is a

A. 7 bit code
B. 8 bit code
C. 16 bit code
D. 32 bit code
Answer» B. 8 bit code
1222.

NTFS stands for

A. Network File System
B. Nano Technology File System
C. New Technology File System
D. Non Tamperable File System
Answer» D. Non Tamperable File System
1223.

Identify the correct arrangement of networks in the descending order of their geographic area coverage

A. LAN, WAN, MAN
B. WAN, LAN, MAN
C. LAN, MAN, WAN
D. WAN, MAN, LAN
Answer» E.
1224.

The time needed to move the head to a specific track in a hard disk is called

A. Rotational latency
B. Reach time
C. Track Find Time (TFT)
D. Seek time
Answer» E.
1225.

A computer program that manages computer hardware resources is known as

A. Memory manager
B. Database management system
C. Operating system
D. System software
Answer» D. System software
1226.

The digital computer is based on

A. Charles Babbage architecture
B. John von Neumann architecture
C. Alan Turing architecture
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Alan Turing architecture
1227.

Who is also known as the Father of Modern Computer

A. Charles Babbage
B. Alan Turing
C. John von Neumann
D. Kurt G?del
Answer» C. John von Neumann
1228.

Arrange the following memory types in the decreasing order of their access speed

A. Registers, Cache, Hard disk drive, Magnetic tape
B. Cache, Registers, Hard disk drive, Magnetic tape
C. Registers, Cache, Magnetic tape, Hard disk drive
D. Magnetic tape, Hard disk drive, Cache, Registers
Answer» B. Cache, Registers, Hard disk drive, Magnetic tape
1229.

Safari browser is installed with which Operating System by default

A. Windows
B. Linux
C. Mac
D. Ubuntu
Answer» D. Ubuntu
1230.

Which web browser was developed by Google

A. Internet Explorer
B. Firefox
C. Safari
D. Chrome
Answer» E.
1231.

When customers of a Web site are unable to access it due to flooding of fake network traffic, it is known as

A. Virus
B. Torjan horse
C. Cracking
D. Denial of Service attack
Answer» E.
1232.

The __ greatly reduces the time required to access a single record, without sacrificing the sequential nature of the file

A. Sequential file
B. Indexed sequential file
C. Direct file
D. Relative file
Answer» C. Direct file
1233.

Which of the following is not a phase during the communication via circuit switching

A. Data Transfer
B. Circuit Disconnect
C. Tunneling
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
1234.

Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) refers to a

A. Software tool
B. Work station
C. Super computer
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Work station
1235.

Typical speed of current fastest super computers is measured in

A. Petaflops
B. GigaHertz
C. MIPS
D. None of the above
Answer» B. GigaHertz
1236.

Which segment do eBay.com, Amazon.com belong to

A. C2C
B. B2C
C. C2B
D. B2B
Answer» C. C2B
1237.

What kind of architecture does mobile computing deploy

A. Two layered
B. Three layered
C. Four layered
D. Five layered
Answer» C. Four layered
1238.

A data __ is a repository of information collected from multiple sources, over a history of time, stored under a unified schema. and used for data analysis and decision support

A. Warehouse
B. Repository
C. Mine
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Repository
1239.

A digital signature is

A. A scanned signature
B. Signature in binary form
C. Encrypting information
D. Signature stored in cloud
Answer» D. Signature stored in cloud
1240.

What does EDI stand for

A. Electronic Data Interchange
B. Electronic Data Interaction
C. Electronic Data Interface
D. E-Commerce Data Interface
Answer» D. E-Commerce Data Interface
1241.

In respect of IPv4 and IPv6, which one is NOT True

A. IPv4 uses 64 bits for addressing
B. IPv6 uses 128 bits for addressing
C. Under IPv4, networks are divided into three classes
D. The number of networks in classes A, B and C are/ were respectively 27, 214 and 221
Answer» B. IPv6 uses 128 bits for addressing
1242.

Which of the following is a valid MAC address

A. AA-65-EC-6F-C4-YZ
B. 44-FF-AB
C. 30-65-EC-6F-C4-58
D. A9-B6-4D-3B
Answer» D. A9-B6-4D-3B
1243.

Data moves through the network in a structure called __

A. Payload
B. Payback
C. Packets
D. Datagram
Answer» D. Datagram
1244.

The __ interface transmits one bit at a time

A. Parallel
B. SCSI
C. Serial
D. Fiber
Answer» D. Fiber
1245.

Which of the following is not a search engine

A. Google
B. Yahoo
C. Firefox Mozilla
D. Altavista
Answer» D. Altavista
1246.

To add an internal card to a computer, it must have an open __

A. USB Port
B. Expansion slot
C. Bus
D. Bay
Answer» C. Bus
1247.

Where are cookies stored

A. On the client
B. In HTML
C. In web.xml
D. None of these
Answer» B. In HTML
1248.

The __ lists the location of the files on the disk

A. FAT
B. Boot sector
C. Data area
D. Root Folder
Answer» B. Boot sector
1249.

Which of the following is not a mandatory component of a URL

A. Resource Path
B. Protocol
C. Port Number
D. None of these
Answer» E.
1250.

MS Word is an example of

A. Operating System
B. Processing Device
C. Application Software
D. Input Device
Answer» D. Input Device