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This section includes 373 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Technical Programming knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 251. |
Reads and writes operation on top half and bottom half tape drive are made in |
| A. | One direction |
| B. | Different direction |
| C. | Forward direction only |
| D. | Irregular direction |
| Answer» C. Forward direction only | |
| 252. |
Data is read and written a byte at a time in method of tape reel, known to be |
| A. | Parallel representation |
| B. | Compact representation |
| C. | Compressed representation |
| D. | Auto-compile representation |
| Answer» B. Compact representation | |
| 253. |
Primary storage is also known as |
| A. | Input memory |
| B. | Basic memory |
| C. | Main memory |
| D. | Auxiliary memory |
| Answer» D. Auxiliary memory | |
| 254. |
A storage device for multimedia is |
| A. | CAM |
| B. | DVD/BD |
| C. | hard disk |
| D. | emulation |
| Answer» C. hard disk | |
| 255. |
Winchester disks user larger storage capacity for same number of disks than the |
| A. | Compact Disk |
| B. | Disk Packs |
| C. | Bernoulli Disk |
| D. | Zip Disk |
| Answer» C. Bernoulli Disk | |
| 256. |
Example of magnetic storage device includes |
| A. | flash memory drive |
| B. | CD-ROM drive |
| C. | hard disk drive |
| D. | optical drive |
| Answer» D. optical drive | |
| 257. |
Most modern magnetic tapes have |
| A. | 4 tracks |
| B. | 9 tracks |
| C. | 12 tracks |
| D. | 15 tracks |
| Answer» C. 12 tracks | |
| 258. |
Where are programs stored when they NOT running? |
| A. | BIOS |
| B. | DRAM |
| C. | hard drive |
| D. | RAM |
| Answer» D. RAM | |
| 259. |
Intelligent smart cards contain their own |
| A. | read/write head |
| B. | microprocessor |
| C. | laser |
| D. | flash memory drive |
| Answer» C. laser | |
| 260. |
A place in a system unit that allows the transfer of data between a variety of devices and the computer, is |
| A. | drive |
| B. | keyboard |
| C. | ROM |
| D. | port |
| Answer» E. | |
| 261. |
In a magnetic disk drive, read/write heads in the iron particles of the storage medium generates |
| A. | polarized magnets |
| B. | electromagnetic pulses |
| C. | magnetic waves |
| D. | magnetic fields |
| Answer» E. | |
| 262. |
Storage magnetic tape device is divided into vertical columns that are called |
| A. | Sectors |
| B. | Frames |
| C. | Tracks |
| D. | Channels |
| Answer» C. Tracks | |
| 263. |
Primary storage of a computer usually have |
| A. | Small capacity and cheap |
| B. | Large capacity and expensive |
| C. | Small capacity and Expensive |
| D. | Large capacity and cheap |
| Answer» D. Large capacity and cheap | |
| 264. |
When double sided disks are used, term that adds up in a disk address is said to be |
| A. | Side number |
| B. | Sector number |
| C. | Surface number |
| D. | Plate number |
| Answer» D. Plate number | |
| 265. |
Once magnetic tape is loaded, it is said to be |
| A. | Active |
| B. | Magnetized |
| C. | Online |
| D. | Charged |
| Answer» D. Charged | |
| 266. |
A storage type that losses data on power dissipation is known to be |
| A. | Volatile |
| B. | Non-volatile |
| C. | Circuitry |
| D. | Non-circuitry |
| Answer» B. Non-volatile | |
| 267. |
Storage capacity of a tape depends on |
| A. | Storage organization used |
| B. | Word length used |
| C. | Density of recording used |
| D. | Coding scheme used |
| Answer» B. Word length used | |
| 268. |
A parity bits used in input and operations for detection of |
| A. | Invisibility |
| B. | Errors |
| C. | Cloning |
| D. | Duplication |
| Answer» C. Cloning | |
| 269. |
Secondary storage is also referred to as |
| A. | Auxiliary memory |
| B. | Basic memory |
| C. | Main memory |
| D. | Constant memory |
| Answer» B. Basic memory | |
| 270. |
Zip drive is |
| A. | an output device |
| B. | an input device |
| C. | a medium capacity removable disk storage system |
| D. | a software |
| Answer» D. a software | |
| 271. |
HHD stands for |
| A. | high disk drive |
| B. | hard digital disk |
| C. | high digital drive |
| D. | hard disk drive |
| Answer» E. | |
| 272. |
What unit is used to measure the capacity of RAM? |
| A. | bit |
| B. | byte |
| C. | hertz |
| D. | meg |
| Answer» C. hertz | |
| 273. |
Cost per bit for magnetic tapes is said to be |
| A. | Very high |
| B. | Very low |
| C. | Undetermined |
| D. | Infinity |
| Answer» C. Undetermined | |
| 274. |
Secondary storage that uses a long plastic strip coated with a magnetic material as recording medium is |
| A. | compact disk |
| B. | hard disk |
| C. | magnetic tape |
| D. | floppy disk |
| Answer» D. floppy disk | |
| 275. |
Technique used for addressing records by a magnetic tape is said to be of |
| A. | Cartridge addressing |
| B. | Sequential addressing |
| C. | Random addressing |
| D. | No addressing |
| Answer» E. | |
| 276. |
IRG stands for |
| A. | Inter-record gaps |
| B. | Inter-relative gaps |
| C. | Input-rate gaps |
| D. | Input-register gaps |
| Answer» B. Inter-relative gaps | |
| 277. |
CHS addressing is also referred to as |
| A. | Disk geometry |
| B. | Head-sector geometry |
| C. | Head-surface geometry |
| D. | Disk-surface geometry |
| Answer» B. Head-sector geometry | |
| 278. |
Blank spaces that are used to separate records from one another, are known to be |
| A. | Inter-record gaps |
| B. | Input-rate gaps |
| C. | Inter-block gap |
| D. | Inter-bit gap |
| Answer» B. Input-rate gaps | |
| 279. |
In SDRAM, what does the S represent? |
| A. | SIMM |
| B. | synchronous |
| C. | speedy |
| D. | storage |
| Answer» C. speedy | |
| 280. |
Each sector on a hard disk drive stores data of |
| A. | 512 bytes |
| B. | 64 bytes |
| C. | 1024 bytes |
| D. | 1 gigabyte |
| Answer» C. 1024 bytes | |
| 281. |
Which of the following is a mass storage device? |
| A. | CPU |
| B. | Cache |
| C. | hard drive |
| D. | RAM |
| Answer» E. | |
| 282. |
Winchester disks employ great precision of data recording, that results in |
| A. | Great data recording density |
| B. | Low data recording density |
| C. | Great data access time |
| D. | Low data access time |
| Answer» B. Low data recording density | |
| 283. |
Single Inline Memory Module (SIMM) holds |
| A. | Two to four memory chips |
| B. | Four to eight memory chips |
| C. | Six to nine memory chips |
| D. | Eight to Twelve memory chips |
| Answer» D. Eight to Twelve memory chips | |
| 284. |
Density of recording data in modern systems is about |
| A. | 10,100 bpi |
| B. | 55,000 bpi |
| C. | 66,000 bpi |
| D. | 77,000 bpi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 285. |
To find a bad spot on the disk, we can use a |
| A. | disk scanner |
| B. | disk defragmenter |
| C. | disk tool |
| D. | disk formatter |
| Answer» B. disk defragmenter | |
| 286. |
To remove a program from your computer, you can |
| A. | uninstall it |
| B. | delete it |
| C. | store it |
| D. | transfer it |
| Answer» B. delete it | |
| 287. |
SCSIs have better storage capacity than |
| A. | ISA |
| B. | EIDE |
| C. | USB |
| D. | FireWire |
| Answer» C. USB | |
| 288. |
Cassette tape is an example of |
| A. | secondary |
| B. | primary |
| C. | volatile |
| D. | tertiary |
| Answer» B. primary | |
| 289. |
A common drive interface standard used in PCs is |
| A. | AEIOU |
| B. | ETC |
| C. | EIDE |
| D. | EIEIO |
| Answer» D. EIEIO | |
| 290. |
Organization which established the standard for SCSI is |
| A. | IBM |
| B. | ANSI |
| C. | IEEE |
| D. | Microsoft |
| Answer» B. ANSI | |
| 291. |
To return compressed files to their uncompressed state we must |
| A. | delete them |
| B. | extract them |
| C. | archive them |
| D. | zip them |
| Answer» C. archive them | |
| 292. |
Most popular connection used to connect a computer to devices such as digital cameras, printers, scanners, and external hard drives is |
| A. | EIDE |
| B. | USB |
| C. | SCSI |
| D. | MBPS |
| Answer» C. SCSI | |
| 293. |
The term EIDE stands for |
| A. | enhanced internal drive electronics |
| B. | enhanced integrated drive electronics |
| C. | enhanced interfaced drive electronics |
| D. | enhanced iconic drive electronics |
| Answer» C. enhanced interfaced drive electronics | |
| 294. |
"Low cost per bit store" is characteristic of |
| A. | hard disk |
| B. | primary memory |
| C. | secondary memory |
| D. | ROM |
| Answer» D. ROM | |
| 295. |
Drive interface standard which supports data transfer rate of 66 MBps is |
| A. | EIDE |
| B. | SCSI |
| C. | USB |
| D. | FireWire |
| Answer» B. SCSI | |
| 296. |
A file is scattered into pieces across the surface of a disk, when it is |
| A. | compressed |
| B. | archived |
| C. | defragmented |
| D. | fragmented |
| Answer» E. | |
| 297. |
Process of removing a file from a compressed archive is termed as |
| A. | pulling |
| B. | restoring |
| C. | uninstalling |
| D. | extracting |
| Answer» B. restoring | |
| 298. |
SCSI stands for |
| A. | small computer software interface |
| B. | small computer storage interface |
| C. | small computer system interface |
| D. | small computer standard interface |
| Answer» D. small computer standard interface | |
| 299. |
A 500 MB file compressed to 125 MB enjoys a compression ratio of |
| A. | 2:01 |
| B. | 3:01 |
| C. | 4:01 |
| D. | 5:01 |
| Answer» B. 3:01 | |
| 300. |
Access time in storage devices are measured in |
| A. | milliseconds |
| B. | nanosecond |
| C. | microseconds |
| D. | pico seconds |
| Answer» B. nanosecond | |