software engineering MCQs – Page 61

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

1201. A software package to implement a data base is_____________________?
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A. System analysis

B. DASD

C. Database

D. DBMS
1202. The primary device that a computer uses to store information ____________________?
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A. Desk

B. TV

C. Storehouse

D. Hard drive
1203. Cache and main memory will lose their contents when the power is off. They are ____________________?
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A. non-volatile

B. dynamic

C. static

D. volatile
1204. In the network HTTP resources are located by___________________?
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A. unique resource identifier

B. unique resource locator

C. uniform resource identifier

D. none of the above

1205. What is the repo rate after the recent (9 Aug) monetary policy review issued by the RBI ?
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A. 6.25 per cent

B. 7 per cent

C. 6.25 per cent

D. 6.75 per cent

1206. Which of the following commands is used to display your working directory ?
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A. dir

B. prompt $p$g

C. pwd

D. path
1207. Which of the following could be Digital input devices for computes ?
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A. Microphone

B. All of these

C. Digital camcorder

D. Scanner

1208. If a file has read and write permissions for the owner, then the octal representation of the permissions will be_________________?
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A. 6

B. 1

C. 3

D. 5

1209. Which of the following terms applies to communication between separate computer systems ?
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A. Power supply

B. Applications software

C. Connectivity

D. Computer literacy

1210. If a memory chip is volatile, it will _____________________?
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A. explode if exposed to high temperatures

B. lose its contents if currents it turned off

C. be used for data storage only

D. be used to both read and write data

1211. What port does squid listen, by default ?
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A. 7334

B. 4322

C. 2314

D. 3128
1212. A compiler is_________________?
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A. is a program that appears to execute a source program as if it were machine language

B. a program that automate the translation of assembly language into machine language

C. a program that places programs into memory and prepares them for execution

D. program that accepts a program written in a high level language and produces an object program
1213. An Interpreter is_________________?
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A. program that accepts a program written in a high level language and produces an object program

B. a program that places programs into memory and prepares them for execution

C. a program that automate the translation of assembly language into machine language

D. is a program that appears to execute a source program as if it were machine language
1214. A sales clerk at a checkout counter scanning a tag on an item rather than keying it into the system, is using __________________?
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A. input automation

B. scanning automation

C. source data automation

D. item data automation

1215. Bug means_______________?
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A. Documenting programs using an efficient documentation tool

B. A difficult syntax error in a program

C. A logical error in a program

D. All of the above

1216. What command is used to change the working directory ?
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A. chdir

B. changedir

C. cd

D. cdir

1217. For you to create a swap partition by using fdisk, what must the partitions system ID type be ?
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A. 82

B. 5

C. 83

D. 4

1218. The most widely used code that represents each character as a unique 8-bit code is____________________?
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A. Binary numbering system

B. ASCII

C. Unicode

D. EBCDIC

1219. Instructions and memory addresses are represented by___________________?
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A. binary codes

B. binary word

C. parity bit

D. character codes

1220. Pathways that support communication among the various electronics components on the computer system board are called________________?
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A. Wire Lines

B. Logic Paths

C. Bus lines

D. Gate ways