SBI & IBPS : Computer Questions Quiz - 17

1. System software is classified into _______
  • (1) Operating system
  • (2) Language processor
  • (3) Application software
  • (4) DOS
  • (5) Both (1) and (2)
Ans. (5) 

2. Which one of the following is not a type of a language processor?
  • (1) Compiler
  • (2) Interpreter
  • (3) Application software
  • (4) Assembler
  • (5) Both 1 and 3
Ans. (3)

3. The assembly language uses symbols instead of numbers which are known as _____.
  • (1) Compiler
  • (2) Mnemonics
  • (3) Interpreter
  • (4) Symbolic
  • (5) All of these
Ans. (2) 

4. An assembler is ________.
  • (1) Programming language dependent
  • (2) Syntax dependant
  • (3) Machine dependant
  • (4) Data dependant
  • (5) Code dependent
Ans. (3) 

5. Which of the following is not a fundamental process state?
  • (1) Ready
  • (2) Terminated
  • (3) Executing 
  • (4) Running
  • (5) Blocked 
Ans. (5) 

6. Program ‘preemption’ is ______.
  • (1) Forced deallocation of the CPU from a program which is executing on the CPU. 
  • (2) Release of CPU by the program after completing its task. 
  • (3) Forced allotment of CPU by a program to itself.
  • (4) A program terminating itself due to detection of an error. 
  • (5) A program in its blocked state.
Ans. (1)  

7. Which one of the following utilities is used to store duplicate or multiple copies of important files?
  • (1) Antivirus
  • (2) Disk defragmenter
  • (3) Compression utility
  • (4) Zip Disk
  • (5) Backup utility
Ans. (5) 

8. Which one of the following software is developed according to the user requirement?
  • (1) Operating system
  • (2) System software
  • (3) Customized software
  • (4) Language processor
  • (5) Application software
Ans. (3) 

9. Which of the following language uses only numbers such as 0s and 1s?
  • (1) Fifth generation language
  • (2) Second generation language
  • (3) Third generation language
  • (4) Fourth generation language
  • (5) First generation language
Ans. (5) 

10. The term ‘page traffic’ describes _______.
  • (1) Number of pages in memory at a given instant
  • (2) Number of papers required to be brought in at a given page request
  • (3) The movement of pages in and out of memory
  • (4) Number of pages of executing programs loaded in memory
  • (5) None of these
Ans. (3)