1. The size of an ATM cell is .......... bytes. Ans. 53 bytes 2. Stored program concept is attributed to: Ans.

John von Neumann 3. The cache which is on the same chip as the processor is called: Ans. L1 4. Which level of RAID uses mirroring to achieve redundancy? Ans. RAID level 1 5. A MAC address is .......... bytes long: Ans. 6 Bytes 6. What is RARP means: Ans. RARP - Reverse address resolution protocol (RARP) is used to allow a computer without a local permanent data storage media to determine its IP address from its ethernet address. 7. A compiler which runs on one machine and produces target code for another is called a: (a) Bootstrapping compiler (b) Just-in-time compiler (c) Cross compiler (d) Optimizing compiler Ans. Cross compiler 8. The maximum length (in bytes) of an IP packet:

(a) 255 (b) 1023 (c) 32767 (d) 65535 Ans. 65535 9. What is returned by a fork() call to the child process? (a) 0 (b) Process-id-pf parent (c) Process-id of child (d) -1 Ans. 0 10. The degree of multiprogramming is controlled primarily by? (a) Short-term scheduler (b) Medium-term scheduler (c) Long-term scheduler (d) Disk scheduler Ans. Long-term scheduler 11. The BSD version of UNIX was developed by: (a) Bell Labs (b) MIT (c) University of Berkeley (d) Sun Microsystems Ans. Bell Labs 12. Apple Computers version of the high performance serial bus used to connect devices to the personal computer is: (a) Fire Wire (b) High-Performance Parallel Interface

(c) Parallel sysplex (d) iLINK Ans. Fire Wire 13. The microchip that controls a computers interface to its attached serialdevices is: (a) Virtual Device driver (b) Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (c) Serial presence detect (d) Bus master Ans. Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter 14. In which cache mapping method is it possible to load each main memory block to any line of the cache? (a) Direct Mapping (b) Associative mapping (c) Set-associative mapping (d) None of the above Ans. Direct Mapping 15. Which was the first processor to be shipped with a 1 gigahertz clock speed? (a) Athlon (b) BeOS (c) Crusoe (d) Pentium Ans. Athlon 16. The data path and physical interface between the processor and the L1 and L2 memory is called:

(a) Backlink (b) Backside bus (c) CardBus (d) Virtual memory Ans. Backside bus 17. A group of microchips designed to work as a unit to perform one or more related functions is called: (a) Biochip (b) Bus (c) Chipset (d) Diode Ans. Chipset 18. Who developed the concept of semaphores? (a) Dekker (b) Tanenbaum (c) Kruskal (d) Dijkstra Ans. Dijkstra 1. When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into the corresponding bits: Ans. ASCII 2. A pixel is . Ans. The smallest resolvable part of a picture 3. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer? Ans. 2

4. Which technology is used in Compact disks? Ans. Laser 5. The operating system is the most common type of software. Ans. System 6. The program which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as Ans. Firmware 7. The devices you use to enter data into a computer system are known as: Ans. Input devices 8. Which device can understand between data and program? Ans. Micro processor difference

9. The contents of information are stored in Ans. Memory data register 10. Memory unit is one part of Ans. Central processing unit 11. Algorithm and Flow chart help us to: Ans. Specify the problem completely and clearly 12. SCSI is a term related with: Ans. Network Data Transfer 13. What are the units used to count the speed of a printer? Ans. PPM

14. What is the name of the software that allows us to browse through web pages? Ans. Browser 15. What is the address given to a computer connected to a network called? Ans. IP Address 16. Direct X is a .. Ans. Software that drives graphic hardware 17. The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called: Ans. Processing 18. Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to .. data. Ans. Input 19. Computers use the language to process data. Ans. Binary 20. The term bit is short for: Ans. Binary digit 21. A . is approximately one billion bytes. Ans. Giga byte 22. A is approximately a million bytes. Ans. Mega byte

23. . is any part of the computer that you can physically touch. Ans. Hardware 24. The computers that process data are located in the: Ans. System unit 25. The , also called the brains of the computer, is responsible for processing data. Ans. Central Processing Unit (CPU) 26. The CPU and memory are located on the: Ans. Motherboard 27. Word processing, spreadsheet and photo editing are examples of: Ans. Application software 28. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a: Ans. Network 29. .. are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly. Ans. Super computers 30. helps to interact with the computer while using Computer. Ans. The operating system