Test Papers / Previous Question Papers of IGNOU CIC2 The Technology June 2007

Certificate in Computing (CIC)

Term-End Examination

June, 2007

CIC-2: The Technology

Time: 2 Hrs
Maximum Marks: 100

A) Multiple Choice (Question numbers 1 to 50)

1. Who is accredited with developing the architecture-of modern computer ?
(1) Bill Gates
(2) Blaise Pascal
(3) John Von Neumann
(4) Sir Clive Sinclair

2. A computer virus named 'Eddie'is also known as
(1) Stoned
(2) Fellowship
(3) Dark Avenger
(4) 15 XX

3. Alan Tuiing developed a computing machine to break German codes during World War II, which was called
(1) ENIAC (2) UNIVAC
(3) Collosus (4) Ada

4. RAM
(1) cannot be changed by the user
(2) is non-volatile
(3) is used in both primary and secondary memory devices
(4) All of the above

5. Parallel computing systems designed to simulate the human brain are called
(1) Neural Networks (2) Expert Systems
(3) Knowledge Bases (4) Knowledge Engineers

6. A virus during the attack phase
(1) creates copies of itself
(2) does nothing
(3) causes Windows to fail to start up
(4) infects the host computer

7. To search the largest collection of web pages for information on 'Black Holes' you would first use a
(1) Encyclopaedia (2) Search Engine
(3) Web dictionary (4) Portal

8. The largest, fastest and most expensive type of computer is
(1) Personal (2) Server
(3) super (4) Super Computer

9. A computer which links several PCs together in a network is called
(1) Mini computer (2) Server
(3) Client (4) Mainframe

10. The most cotnmonly used input device is
(1) Keyboard
(2) Mouse
(3) Scanner
(4) Monitor

11. GIGO stands for
(1) Garbage Input, Garbage Output
(2) Gigabytes In, Gigabytes Out
(3) Garbage In, Garbage Out
(4) None of the above

12. The keys on the keyboard which, do special tasks are
(1) Arrow keys
(2) Numeric keys
(3) Function keys
(4) Navigation keys

13. A mouse, trackball and joystick are the examples of
(1) Pointing devices
(2) Pen InPut devices
(3) Data Collection devices
(4) Multimedia device

14. The term Multimedia refers to
(1) Combination of sound and images with text and graphics
(2) Combination of sound and images only
(3) Music only
(4) Movies with sound only

15. VDT refers to
(1) Vital Data Transfer
(2) Virtual Data Transfer
(3) Video Desk Terminal
(4) Video Display Terminal

16. Information processing cycle includes
(1) Input, processing, output, storage
(2) Input, output, manipulation, arithrnetic
(3) Data, processing, printing, editing
(4) Storage, display, data, information

17. CPU stands for
(1) Core Packet Unit
(2) Clock Picket Unit
(3) Central Product Unit
(4) Central Processing Unit

18. One megabyte is equal to __________ kilobytes.
(1) 100 (2) 1000
(3) 1024 (4) 1024 x 1024

19. The name of the location of a partlcular piece of data is its
(1) address
(2) memory name
(3) storage site
(4) data location

20. A dot matrix printer uses ___________to form letters.
( 1) bars (2) codes
(3) pins (4) daisy wheels

21. A laser printer is an example of
(1) Dot matrix printer
(2) Daisy wheel printer
(3) Chain printer
(4) Non-impact printer

22. A individual dot on a computer screen is called
(1) Character (2) Screen point
(3) Font (4) Pixel

28. When a computer prints a report, it is called
(1) Hard copy (2) Soft copy
(3) COM (4) None of the above

24. What do you need for an inkjet printer ?
(1) Cartridge (2) Drum
(3) Ribbon (4) Laser

25. The programming language best for mathematical models is
(1) FORTRAN (2) Java
(3) BASIC (4) COBOL

26, The most widely used language for business is
(1) FORTRAN (2) Java
(3) BASIC (4) COBOL

27. The process of writing computer instructions is called
(1) coding (2) compiling
(3) debugging (4) interpreting

28. Tape storage is primarily used for
(1) back-ups
(2) installing new programs
(3) rarely used software
(4) None of the above

29. The drive that receives a diskette is the
(1) Floppy drive (2) CD-ROM drive
(3) Zip drive (4) Hard drive

30. A device that provides emergency power to your computer, conditions the voltage and protects against power surges is a
(1) Power Supply Unit
(2) Universal Surge Protector
(3) Universal Power Protection and Supply
(4) Uninterrupted Power Supply

31. A LAN is a
(1) Inng Array Network
(2) Local Area Network
(3) Line Area Network
(4) None of the above

32. To move a copy of a file from one computer to another over a communications channel is called
(1) File compression (2) File encryption
(3) Terminal emulation (4) File transfer

33. The device that converts power from a wall outlet to the type that the computer needs is
(1) Power Source
(2) Power Supply
(3) Power Converter
(4) UPS

34. The raw facts are called
(1) data (2) Programs
(3) commands (4) user response

35. Peripheral devices are also called
(1) I/O Devices
(2) Hard Disks
(3) Primary Memory
(4) Control Unit

36. A price list is an example of
(1) Word
(2) Access
(3) Excel
(4) Power Point

37. _____________ is a DBMS package.
(1) Oracle
(2) MS-Access
(3) DB2
(4) All of the above

38. Assembly language is a
(1) Machine language
(2) Low level language
(3) High level language
4) 4GL

39. Collection of same type of data, referenced by same name is
(1) Variable
(3 ) Array
(2) Address
(4) Data type

40. Which of the following is used to connect 2 LANs using same LAN protocols over a wide area ?
(1) Router (2) Bridges
(3) Gateways (4) None of the above

41. A system that supports two or more active processes simultaneously is a
(1) Multiuser system (2) Multitasking system
(3) Multiprogramming system (4) All of the above

42. WYSIWYG expands to
(1) When Your System Invents What you Get
(2) What You See Is What you Get
(3) windowing Your system Invents windows for your Graphics
(4) None of the above

43. CASE is
(1) Computen Aided System Engineering
(2) Computer And System Engineering
(3) Computer Aided Software Engineering
(4) Computer And Software Engineering

44. ASCII is
(1) American Standard Code for Information Interchange
(2) American Software Code for Information Interchange
(3) American Software Code for International Information
(4) Arithmetic Standard Code for International Information

45. Twisted wire, coaxial cable and microwave are types of trasmission
(1) Chains (2) Media
(3) Data (4) Information

46. Fibre optics have the advantage of
(1) being cheaper to install
(2) being easier to install
(3) having no interference
(4) using direct line of sight

47. The Second Generation Computers started with the advent of
(1) ICs
(2) Transistors
(3) ENIAC
(4) PCs

48. 8088 is a _________ bit chip.
(1) 8/8
(2) 8/16
(3) 16/16
(4) 16/32

49. MEDHA is a
(1) PC (2) Mini computer
(3) Mainframe (4) Super computer

50. The example of main memory is
(1) ROM
(2) Hard Disk
(3) RAM
(4) Magnetic Tape

B) State whether True or False.(Questions number 51 to 100)

Note : In the following 50 questions, mark 1, if the statement given is true and 0 if the statement given is false.

51. Charles Babbage designed the difference engine as well as analytical engine.

52. ENIAC used the concept of ICs.

53. Today's computer designs are based on the concepts developed by Blaise Pascal.

54. 8086 and 8088 were introduced by Motorola.

55. Super computers are the fastest machines and use multiprocessing techniques.

66. A word on PC 386 is equal to one byte.

57. A byte is equal to 8 bits and can represent a character internally.

58. An interrupt generated by clock is known as Timer interrupt.

59. Random Access Memory is sequential access.

60. Semiconductor memories are non-volatile in nature.

61. The secondary memory is slower than primary memory but has a larger capacity.

62. PROMs can be written only once whereas ROMs can be written again and again.

63. Seek time is the time to position the head on a specific track.

64. Winchester disk drive is portable.

65. Cache memory increases load on main memory.

66. MICR is used by academic and testing institutions

67. Plotters produce hard copy.

68. Scanners are used for outputting pictures

69. In cases where graphical user interfaces are common, mouse should not be used.

70. Input/Output Module is needed only for slower I/O devices.

71. MIMD and MISD are the two most popular configurations.

72. fightly coupled systems do not have shared memory.

73. LOTUS and MSICALC are spreadsheest softwares.

74. Examples of DTP packages are Ingress and Unify.

75. Machine language is written in binary numbers.

76. Interpreter reads the program statementwise and produces syntactical errors.

77. do-while loop executes at least once even if the condition is false.

78. Apple computer popularised user interface through Macintosh.

79. Windows does not have the facility of Child Windows.

80. DES specifies a method for encrypting 64 bit blocks of plain text into cipher text.

81. Viruses do not affect RAM.

82. Trojans do not infect other softwares.

83. Brain virus is also called Pakistani virus.

84. UNIX is developed in C.

85. DMA is Digital Memory Access.

86. Raindrops virus infects .COM files.

87. C++ and Java are the examples of procedural high level languages.

88. CRAY is a super computer.

89. Any time an e-mail is sent, a Website is accessed or Internet banking is used information about Internet use is illegally captured by Website owners.

90. Files with extension .gif .jpg are likely to be pictures.

91. In half duplex mode communication channel is used in one direction only.

92. Multiplexer allows multiple communication channels to send many transmissions at the same time.

93. Gateways are used to connect two dissimilar LANs.

94. Routers connect two similar LANs.

95. Baud/bps is the unit of measurement of data rate.

96. Daisy wheel printer is a non-impact printer.

97. Pipelined processing improves system throughput.

98. Assembly language programs are portable.

99. Data type refers to type of data.

100. Examples of time sharing systems are flight control, military applications etc.