Software Concepts(Computer Aptitude ) Questions and answers for exam Preparation

Computer Aptitude

SOFTWARE CONCEPTS MCQs

Total Questions : 189 | Page 11 of 19 pages

Question 101. Which of the following is true for the octal system?

It needs less digits to represent a number than in the binary system.
It needs more digits to represent a number than in the binary system.
It needs the same number of digits to represent a number as in the binary system
It needs the same number of digits to represent a number as in the decimal system.
None of these

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Answer: Option B. -> It needs more digits to represent a number than in the binary system.
Answer: (b)

Question 102. You must instruct the __________ to start the application software.

utility program
memory
operating system
processor
user

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Answer: Option C. -> operating system
Answer: (c)

Question 103. Documents converted to __________ can be published to the Web.

a doc file
http
machine language
HTML
None of these

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Answer: Option D. -> HTML
Answer: (d)

Question 104. In the information systems concept, the output function involves

Capturing and assembling elements that enter the system to be processed
Transformation processes that convert input into output
Transferring elements that have been produced by a transformation process to their ultimate destination
Monitoring and evaluating feedback to determine whether a system is moving toward the achievement of its goal
None of these

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Answer: Option A. -> Capturing and assembling elements that enter the system to be processed
Answer: (a)

Question 105. The basic computer processing cycle consists of _______

input, processing and output
systems and application
data, information and applications
hardware, software and storage
None of these

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Answer: Option A. -> input, processing and output
Answer: (a)

Question 106. Which of the following is not true about computer files?

They are a collection of data saved in a storage medium.
Every file has a filename.
A file extension is established by the user to indicate the computer on which it was created.
All files contain data.
None of these

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Answer: Option C. -> A file extension is established by the user to indicate the computer on which it was created.
Answer: (c)

Question 107. In the absence of parentheses, the order of operation is __________.

Exponentiation, addition or subtraction, multiplication or division
Addition or subtraction, multiplication or division, exponentiation
Multiplication or division, exponentiation, addition or subtraction
Exponentiation, multiplication or division, addition or subtraction
Addition or subtraction, exponentiation, Multiplication or division

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Answer: Option D. -> Exponentiation, multiplication or division, addition or subtraction
Answer: (d)

Question 108. When machine instructions are being executed by a computer, the instruction phase followed by the execution phase is referred to as __________.