Top 150+ Solved Computer Awareness MCQ Questions Answer
Q. In a disk system time required for a read/ write head to move to the track where the record to be read or written is stored is
a. Access time
b. Random time
c. Response time
d. Seek time
Q. Computer output which is displayed on the screen of a terminal without a permanent copy is called
a. Soft copy
b. Hard copy
c. Hardware
d. None of these
Q. A storage device or medium where the access time is dependent upon the location of the data is called
a. Serial access
b. Parallel access
c. Null access
d. None of these
Q. The set of computer programs, procedures, and associated documentation related to the effective operation of a computer system is referred as
a. Software
b. Hardware
c. Hardcopy
d. Softcopy
Q. An adder in which the bits of the operands are added one after another is called
a. Serial adder
b. Parallel adder
c. Full adder
d. Half adder
Q. A method of providing virtual memory
a. Segmentation
b. De-fragmentation
c. Paging
d. None of these
Q. SNOBOL is
a. string oriented symbolic language
b. high-level language
c. both A & B
d. None of these
Q. Speech recognition is
a. Ability to input data directly into a computer system by speaking to it
b. Ability to output data directly from a computer system by speaking.
c. Processing of voice in computer systems
d. None of these
Q. Speech synthesis is
a. The ability to input data directly into a computer system by speaking to it
b. The ability to output data directly from a computer system in spoken words
c. Processing of voice in computer systems
d. None of these.
Q. A technique used to reduce the speed mismatch between slow speed I/O devices and fast CPU is called
a. Spooling
b. Paging
c. Segmentation
d. None of these
Q. A symbol to indicate beginning (START), ending (STOP) and pauses (HALT) in program logic flow are referred as
a. Terminal symbol
b. Decision symbol
c. Processing symbol
d. None of these
Q. Portability is program ability to run on
a. dissimilar machines with minimum modification
b. similar machines with maximum modification
c. dissimilar machines with maximum modification
d. similar machines with maximum modification