Computer Knowledge

Computer Fundamentals and System Concepts

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Computer fundamentals and system concepts questions cover core hardware components, operating systems, and historical computer milestones. Topics include the kernel, central processing unit, and basic computing terminology. These foundational questions are strictly essential for scoring well in computer knowledge sections.

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Computer Fundamentals and System Concepts Questions

Multiple choice technology mainframe
  1. indirect control

  2. direct control

  3. indirect and direct control

  4. none of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

CICS (Customer Information Control System) is a direct control system. It manages online transaction processing and provides direct control over resources and transactions in IBM mainframe environments.

Multiple choice technology mainframe
  1. Many Important Selling Points

  2. Meaningless Indicator of Processor Speed

  3. Multiple Instructions Per Session

  4. Million Instructions Per Second

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) is a unit measuring processor performance by counting how many millions of instructions the CPU executes each second. It's a standard benchmark for comparing computer processing speeds, though its usefulness for real-world performance assessment is debated.

Multiple choice technology
  1. Domain and Node

  2. Node and Domain

  3. Grid and Node

  4. Grid and Domain

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In Informatica PowerCenter, a Node represents the logical representation of a machine (server), while a Domain is a collection of such nodes managed together. This is the correct architectural relationship. Grid is a different concept related to load balancing.

Multiple choice technology
  1. Reposiitory Manager

  2. Worklow Manager

  3. Administration Console

  4. Designer

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,C Correct answer
Explanation

Repository Manager and Administration Console are both used for folder administration in Informatica PowerCenter. Repository Manager handles repository-level folder operations, while Administration Console provides broader administrative capabilities including folder management. Workflow Manager is for workflow design and Designer is for mapping transformations - neither handles folder administration.

Multiple choice technology operating systems
  1. Windows 3.1

  2. Windows 95 Plus

  3. Windows 95

  4. windows 98

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Frosting was the internal codename for Windows 95 Plus, an enhanced edition with additional features, themes, and system utilities. Windows 3.1 used the codename Janus, and regular Windows 95 was Chicago.

Multiple choice technology mainframe
  1. Library section

  2. Environment definition

  3. Activity definition

  4. NONE OF THE ABOVE

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is C (Activity definition). In an Easytrieve program, the Activity definition section is the only mandatory section. It contains the program logic and processing statements. The Library section and Environment definition are optional - Library is for defining reusable code, and Environment definition is for file and variable declarations. A minimal Easytrieve program can consist solely of activity definitions.

Multiple choice technology operating systems
  1. Boot Forwarding

  2. Chain-loading

  3. Chain-booting

  4. Boot Chaining

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Chain-loading is the process where a bootloader (like GRUB) loads and passes control to another bootloader located on a partition's boot record, rather than booting the kernel directly. This is commonly used to dual-boot operating systems like Windows and macOS alongside Linux. The other options are incorrect terminology.

Multiple choice technology
  1. Revathi

  2. Ratna

  3. Siva

  4. Sunil

  5. Kiruthiga

  6. None

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Infrex tool is installed on Siva's PC among the listed team members. This is a factual question about tool deployment/configuration within the team.

Multiple choice technology testing
  1. Top-down integration

  2. Bottom-up integration

  3. None of the above

  4. Module integration

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Bottom-up integration testing begins with the lowest-level modules and progressively integrates higher-level components. This approach uses test drivers to simulate higher-level modules until they're developed. Starting from terminal modules at the bottom of the hierarchy characterizes the bottom-up approach.

Multiple choice technology security
  1. Antivirus

  2. A restricted environment in which certain functions are prohibited

  3. Worm

  4. Backdoor

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A sandbox is a restricted environment that limits what programs can do, preventing them from accessing certain system resources or performing potentially harmful operations. It's used for security testing and untrusted code execution. Antivirus, worm, and backdoor are types of malware, not security environments.

Multiple choice technology
  1. execute

  2. microprocessor

  3. micro chip

  4. decode

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is commonly referred to as a microprocessor. A microprocessor is an integrated circuit that contains all the functions of a central processing unit - it fetches, decodes, and executes instructions. Modern CPUs are indeed microprocessors that contain millions or billions of transistors on a single chip.

Multiple choice technology
  1. clip art

  2. mother board

  3. peripheral

  4. file server

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A file server is a computer that stores and manages files accessible to other computers on a network. It provides centralized storage and allows multiple users or systems to share files, printers, and other resources. The other options are incorrect: clip art refers to pre-made images, a motherboard is the main circuit board, and peripherals are external devices connected to the computer.

Multiple choice technology
  1. execute

  2. micro chip

  3. microprocessor

  4. select

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A computer chip is commonly called a microchip - it's a miniaturized electronic circuit consisting of tiny semiconductor devices on a small piece of semiconductor material. While microprocessors are a type of computer chip, the more general and commonly used term for any integrated circuit chip is microchip. Execute is an action, select is an operation, and microprocessor is a specific type of chip.

Multiple choice technology
  1. decode

  2. highlight

  3. select

  4. mother board

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The motherboard is the main printed circuit board in a computer that holds and connects all the essential components. It houses the CPU, memory slots, expansion slots, and provides the electrical connections between all parts of the computer. Everything else plugs into or connects to the motherboard. Decode and highlight are operations, select is an action.