Explore topic-wise MCQs in Technical Programming.

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351.

If there are 100 tracks on each disk surface, there are ________ cylinders in the disk pack.

A. 99
B. 101
C. 100
D. 1000
Answer» D. 1000
Discussion
352.

Tracks are commonly divided into sections called _________.

A. Cells
B. Sectors
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Both a and b
Discussion
353.

The average seek time in most systems is

A. 10-100 milliseconds
B. 10-100 seconds
C. 10-100 minutes
D. 10-100 hours
Answer» B. 10-100 seconds
Discussion
354.

If a disk pack consists of 4 plates each having 2655 tracks having 125 sectors per track. Also, each sector can store 512 bytes, then, storage capacity is approximately.

A. 1 MB
B. 1 GB
C. 1 X 10^10 bytes
D. 10 GB
Answer» C. 1 X 10^10 bytes
Discussion
355.

The time taken for positioning the head on a specific track is called

A. Average time
B. Latency time
C. Seek time
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
Discussion
356.

For a 3.5 disk high density disk which has 80 tracks, 18 sectors/tracks, 512 bytes/sector, the disk storage capacity is approximately

A. 1.4 MB
B. 1.4 GB
C. 1.4 KB
D. None of the above
Answer» B. 1.4 GB
Discussion
357.

The rotational speed of a disk is measured in

A. Rotation per minute
B. Rotation per second
C. Rotation per hour
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Rotation per second
Discussion
358.

Which of the following is used as wildcards ?

A. /
B.
C. *
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
Discussion
359.

The size for the disk platters range between _________ in diameter.

A. 1 to 10 inches
B. 1 to 15 inches
C. 1 to 20 inches
D. 1 to 14 inches
Answer» E.
Discussion
360.

A zip disk has a capacity of about

A. 1 MB
B. 70 MB
C. 150 MB
D. 100 MB
Answer» E.
Discussion
361.

_________stores binary information using clocked sequential circuits.

A. RAM
B. SRAM
C. DRAM
D. ROM
Answer» C. DRAM
Discussion
362.

The next-generation evolution of DDR memory is

A. DDR1
B. DDR2
C. DDR3
D. DDR4
Answer» C. DDR3
Discussion
363.

_________ stores binary information in the form of electric charges that are applied to capacitors inside the chip.

A. RAM
B. SRAM
C. DRAM
D. ROM
Answer» D. ROM
Discussion
364.

DDR requires ________ volts to operate.

A. 1.8
B. 1.5
C. 2.5
D. 2.8
Answer» D. 2.8
Discussion
365.

Storage capacity of a tape is equal to the product of data recording density and ________.

A. Area of tape
B. Breadth of tape
C. Height of tape
D. Length of tape
Answer» E.
Discussion
366.

The data recording density is measured in

A. Bits per inch
B. Bytes per inch
C. Kilobytes per inch
D. Megabytes per inch
Answer» C. Kilobytes per inch
Discussion
367.

The speed of hard disk drive is measured in

A. Rotation per minute
B. Rotation per second
C. Rotation per hour
D. Rotation per day
Answer» B. Rotation per second
Discussion
368.

Inter-track gaps are used to separate the adjacent tracks so that the interference of magnetic fields is ________.

A. Minimized
B. Maximized
C. Expanded
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Maximized
Discussion
369.

Pen drive is a

A. Primary memory
B. Secondary memory
C. Cache memory
D. Internal memory
Answer» C. Cache memory
Discussion
370.

ROM is a

A. Read write memory
B. Volatile memory
C. Read only memory
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
Discussion
371.

How many MB of programs do system ROM chips store?

A. 1.44
B. 2
C. 4
D. 65,536
Answer» C. 4
Discussion
372.

The computer is beeping constantly after you’ve booted it. What’s a likely problem?

A. CPU
B. Registry
C. RAM
D. power supply
Answer» D. power supply
Discussion
373.

Which of the following components is read-only?

A. DRAM
B. hard disk
C. RAM
D. ROM
Answer» E.
Discussion