1. When a computer is switched on, the booting process performs

(a) Integrity Test 
(b) Power-On Self-Test
(c) Correct Functioning Test 
(d) Reliability Test




2. A computer system that is old and perhaps not satisfactory is referred to as a(n)

(a) Ancient system 
(b) Historical system
(c) Age old system 
(d) Legacy system



3. Which of the following is not a binary number?

(a) 001 
(b) 101 
(c) 202 
(d) 110



4. Which of the following does not store data permanently?

(a) ROM 
(b) RAM 
(c) Floppy Disk 
(d) Hard Disk




5. Which of the following is the smallest storage?

(a) Megabyte 
(b) Gigabyte 
(c) Terabyte 
(d) None of these



6. Which of the following contains permanent data and gets updated during the
processing of transactions?

(a) Operating System File 
(b) Transaction file
(c) Software File 
(d) Master file



7. Which of the following helps to protect floppy disks from data getting accidentally erased?

(a) Access notch 
(b) Write-protect notch
(c) Entry notch 
(d) Input notch


8. A modem is connected to

(a) a telephone line 
(b) a keyboard
(c) a printer 
(d) a monitor



9. Large transaction processing systems in automated organisations use

(a) Online processing 
(b) Batch Processing
(c) Once-a-day Processing 
(d) End-of-day processing


10. In a computer, most processing takes place in

(a) Memory 
(b) RAM
(c) motherboard 
(d) CPU




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