software engineering MCQs – Page 62

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

1221. Which of the following functions is/ are performed by the loader ?
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A. Physically place the machine instructions and data into memory

B. Adjust all address dependent locations, such as address constants, to correspond to the allocated space

C. All of the above

D. Allocate space in memory for the programs and resolve symbolic references between object decks

1222. A relocate program form is the one which_______________?
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A. can itself perform the relocation of its address-sensitive portions

B. consists of a program and relevant information for its relocation

C. All of the above

D. cannot be made to execute in any area of storage other than the one designated for it at the time of its coding or translation

1223. How can you navigate around virtual consoles ?
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A. Ctrl+Function Key

B. Ctrl+Alt+Del

C. Alt+Function Key

D. Alt+a+w+Function Key

1224. Convert the 080D4E machine language instructions into assembly language, assuming that they were not generated by pseudo-ops_______________?
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A. ADDA h#01FE, i

B. LOADA h#OD4E, i

C. STOREA h#014B, d

D. ASRA

1225. The most common storage device for the personal computer is the __________________?
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A. zip drive

B. USB thum drive

C. hard disk drive

D. floppy disk
1226. Which of the following is a valid format for mounting a CD-ROM drive ?
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A. All of the above

B. mount /mnt/cdrom

C. mount /dev/cdrom

D. mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom / mnt/cdrom

1227. When 2 or more bits in a data unit has been changed during the transmission, the error is called___________________?
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A. random error

B. burst error

C. none of these

D. inverted error

1228. How can you rebuild the RPM file to include the new patches?
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A. recompile

B. execute

C. generate

D. rebuild

1229. A flat metallic disk that contains a large amount of permanently stored information read optically is called a ____________________?
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A. ALU

B. Monitor

C. RAM

D. CD-ROM
1230. Advantage(s) of using assembly language rather than machine language is/are____________________?
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A. Addresses any symbolic, not absolute

B. Introduction of data to program is easier

C. It is mnemonic and easy to read

D. All of the above
1231. Which of the following command is used to create a Linux installation boot floppy ?
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A. ww and rawwrite

B. mkboot disk

C. bootfp disk

D. dd and rawrite
1232. A device that provides emergency power to your computer, conditions the voltage, and protects against powers surges is called a __________________?
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A. UPS = Uninterruptible power supply

B. UPPS = Universal power protection and supply

C. USP = Universal surge protector

D. PSU = Power supply unit

1233. Convert the .WORD d#790 assemblylanguage pseudo-ops into hexadecimal machine language________________?
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A. 42 65 61 72

B. 03 16

C. F8

D. 0111EF

1234. The main system board of a computer is called the _______________________?
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A. mother board

B. microchip

C. integrated circuit

D. processor

1235. Built in memory of computer is___________________?
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A. EROM

B. PROM

C. ROM

D. RAM

1236. A development stategy whereby the executive control modules of a system are coded and tested first, is known as________________?
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A. Top-down development

B. All of the above

C. Left-Right development

D. Bottom-up development

1237. Which symbol is used to separate more than one command in the same command line ?
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A. $

B. :

C. #

D. ;
1238. What command is used to assign only read permission to all three categories of the fileletter ?
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A. chmod a rw letter

B. chmod go + r letter

C. chmod ugo = r letter

D. chmod u + r, g + r, o x letter

1239. What script is run for setting bash global defaults for all users ?
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A. /etc/profile

B. /etc/.log

C. /etc/.bashrc

D. /etc/.profile

1240. A loader 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 automate the translation of assembly language into machine language

C. is a program that appears to execute a source program as if it were machine language

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