software engineering MCQs – Page 65

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

1281. Which class network is used for a collection of a small number of networks with a large number of nodes ?
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A. Class B

B. Class A

C. All of the above

D. Class C

1282. In OSI network architecture, the routing is performed by_______________?
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A. session layer

B. transport layer

C. data link layer

D. network layer

1283. The macro processor must perform________________?
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A. recognize macro definitions and macro calls

B. save the macro definitions

C. All of the above

D. expand macro calls and substitute arguments

1284. What is a web browser ?
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A. all of the above

B. it enables user to access the resources of internet

C. a program that can display a web page

D. a program used to view html documents

1285. What shells wild-card is used to match any number of characters including none ?
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A. *

B. ?

C. [ijk]

D. [!ijk]

1286. What is the term used for unsolicited mail ?
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A. Flaming

B. Surrogate

C. Spam

D. Use Net

1287. What command is used to count the number of files in the current directory by using pipes ?
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A. ls | ws c

B. ls | wc

C. ls | wc l

D. ls | wc w

1288. Processing involves____________________?
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A. transforming input into output

B. displaying output in a useful manner

C. inputting data into a computer system

D. providing relevant answers

1289. What TCP/IP protocol is used for file transfer with minimal capability and minimal overhead ?
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A. FTP

B. TELNET

C. TFTP

D. RARP

1290. Which one of the following protocol delivers/stores mail to reciever server ?
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A. simple mail transfer protocol

B. internet mail access protocol

C. hypertext transfer protocol

D. post office protocol

1291. Which of the following program is not a utility ?
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A. All of the above

B. Debugger

C. Spooler

D. Editor

1292. In which way(s) can a macro processor for assembly language be implemented ?
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A. independent two-pass processor

B. all of the above

C. processor incorporated into pass of a standard two-pass assembler

D. independent one-pass processor

1293. Which of the following is not a filter ?
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A. wc

B. cat

C. grep

D. None of the above
1294. What sign is used to erase or kill an entire line you have typed and start you are on a new line (but not display a new prompt) ?
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A. $

B. @

C. !

D. #

1295. Job Control Language (JCL) statements are Used to___________________?
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A. Allocate the CPU to a job

B. Read the input from the slow-speed card reader to the high-speed magnetic disk

C. Specify, to the operating system, the beginning and end of a job in a batch

D. All of the above

1296. What protocol(s) is(are) allowed a user to retrieve her/his mail from the mail server to her/his mail reader ?
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A. All of the above

B. POP3

C. FTP

D. MAP

1297. Word processing, spread sheet, and photo editing are examples of___________________?
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A. application software

B. operating system software

C. platform software

D. system software

1298. In analyzing the compilation of PL/I program, the term Lexical analysis is associated with________________?
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A. recognition of basic syntactic constructs through reductions

B. recognition of basic elements and creation of uniform symbols

C. use of macro processor to produce more optimal assembly code

D. creation of more optional matrix

1299. What is the number of bit patterns provided by a 7-bit code ?
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A. 512

B. 128

C. 64

D. 256

1300. Which table is a permanent databases that has an entry for each terminal symbol ?
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A. Terminal table

B. Reductions

C. Literal table

D. Identifier table