software engineering MCQs – Page 54

Practise multiple-choice questions from software engineering for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

1061. In file transfer protocol, data transfer can be done in____________________?
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A. all of the above

B. stream mode

C. block mode

D. compressed mode

1062. Soft copy is an intangible output, so then what is a hard copy ?
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A. The physical output device

B. The printed output

C. The physical parts of a computer

D. The printed parts of a computer

1063. Which of the following represents the fastest digital data transmission speed ?
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A. Cps

B. Mbps

C. Kbps

D. Gbps
1064. What does the acronym IP stand for _______________ ?
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A. Interactive Protocol

B. Internet Protocol

C. Interesting Protocol

D. Internal Protocol

1065. Digital photos and scanned images are typically stored as___________________ graphics with extensions such as .bmp, .png, .jpg, .tif, or .gif ?
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A. bitmap

B. either vector or bitmap

C. neither vector nor bitmap

D. vector

1066. Which one of the following computer network is built on the top of another network ?
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A. prior network

B. overlay network

C. prime network

D. chief network

1067. Bluetooth is an example of___________________?
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A. personal area network

B. virtual private network

C. none of the mentioned

D. local area network

1068. The ___________ key and the __________ key can be used in combination with other keys to perform shortcuts and special tasks?
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A. Caps lock, Num lock

B. Delete, Insert

C. Control, Alt

D. Function, Toggle

1069. The ____________ is a box that houses the most important parts of a computer system?
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A. input drive

B. hardware

C. system unit

D. software

1070. The file transfer protocol is built on ____________________?
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A. all of the above

B. data centric architecture

C. client server architecture

D. service oriented architecture

1071. Which one of the following is mainly used in checking of objective type answer papers in the examinations ?
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A. CD-ROM

B. EEPROM

C. OMR

D. MICR

1072. What would you do to highlight a word? You position the cursor next to the word, and then _____________________?
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A. Click mouse once

B. Roll and then click mouse

C. Drag mouse while holding button down

D. Roll mouse around

1073. When sending an e-mail, the ________________ line describes the contents of the message ?
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A. to

B. subject

C. cc

D. contents

1074. Digital computers use a ____________________ system to encode date and programs?
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A. semiconductor

B. decimal

C. RAM

D. binary
1075. The term_____________ refers to data storage systems that make it possible for a computer or electronic device to store and retrieve data?
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A. retrieval technology

B. output technology

C. input technology

D. storage technology
1076. A disks content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is _____________________?
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A. write only

B. read only

C. memory only

D. run only

1077. Which device uses a handheld operation system ?
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A. A personal computer

B. A laptop

C. APDA

D. A mainframe

1078. The pattern of printed lines on most products are called ___________________?
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A. scanners

B. barcodes

C. OCR

D. prices

1079. Officer LANs that are spread geographically apart on a large scale can be connected using a corporate__________________?
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A. LAN

B. CAN

C. DAN

D. WAN
1080. The most common storage device for the personal computer is the____________________?
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A. hard disk drive

B. floopy disk

C. zip disk

D. USB thumb drive