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Computer Aptitude

SOFTWARE CONCEPTS MCQs

Total Questions : 189 | Page 15 of 19 pages
Question 141. Which part of the computer is directly invoked in executing the instructions of the computer program?
  1.    The scanner
  2.    The main storage
  3.    The secondary storage
  4.    The printer
  5.    The processor
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option E. -> The processor
Answer: (e)
Question 142. Which of the following is not a common feature of software applications?
  1.    Menus
  2.    Windows
  3.    Help
  4.    Search
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Windows
Answer: (b)
Question 143. The errors that can be find out by a compiler are
  1.    Logical errors
  2.    Internal errors
  3.    Semantic errors
  4.    Syntax errors
  5.    Execution errors
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Syntax errors
Answer: (d)
Question 144. Which of the following is NOT a famous operating system?
  1.    Windows Vista
  2.    Mac OS X
  3.    Linux
  4.    Sun OS
  5.    Virtual Box
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option E. -> Virtual Box
Answer: (e)
Question 145. Housing all hardware, software, storage, and processing in one site location is called ______.
  1.    time-sharing
  2.    a distributed system
  3.    centralized processing
  4.    a host computer
  5.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> a host computer
Answer: (d)
Question 146. A detailed written description of the programming cycle and the program, along with the test results and a printout of the program is called __________.
  1.    documentation
  2.    output
  3.    reporting
  4.    spec sheets
  5.    Directory
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> documentation
Answer: (a)
Question 147. What is correcting error in a program called?
  1.    Compiling
  2.    Debugging
  3.    Grinding
  4.    Interpreting
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Debugging
Answer: (b)
Question 148. Which device uses a hand-held operating system?
  1.    PDA
  2.    A personal computer
  3.    A laptop
  4.    A mainframe
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> PDA
Answer: (a)
Question 149. ASCII is a coding system that provides
  1.    256 different characters
  2.    512 different characters
  3.    1024 different characters
  4.    128 different characters
  5.    1000 different characters
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 128 different characters
Answer: (d)
Question 150. One of the following statements is not true for BUFFERS command
  1.    increasing numbers of BUFFERS can speed program execution, but only to a certain extent
  2.    the more buffers that exist the more sectors can be stored In memory; hence fewer accesses of disk are necessary
  3.    The BUFFERS command is used to establish the number of disk buffers set up by MS-DOS during booting
  4.    All of the above
  5.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All of the above
Answer: (d)

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