PPSC TODAY TEST MCQS OF LECTURER (COMPUTER SCIENCE)
1. The network layer concerns with
a) bits
b) frames
c) packets
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer:c
Explanation:None.
2. Which one of the following is not a function of network layer?
a) routing
b) inter-networking
c) congestion control
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer:d
Explanation:None.
3. The 4 byte IP address consists of
a) network address
b) host address
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer:c
Explanation:None.
4. In virtual circuit network each packet contains
a) full source and destination address
b) a short VC number
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer:b
Explanation:None.
5. Which one of the following routing algorithm can be used for network layer design?
a) shortest path algorithm
b) distance vector routing
c) link state routing
d) all of the mentioned
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Answer:d
Explanation:None.
6. Two devices are in network if
a) a process in one device is able to exchange information with a process in another device
b) a process is running on both devices
c) PIDs of the processes running of different devices are same
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer:a
Explanation:None.
7. In computer network nodes are
a) the computer that originates the data
b) the computer that routes the data
c) the computer that terminates the data
d) all of the mentioned
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Answer:d
Explanation:None.
8. Communication channel is shared by all the machines on the network in
a) broadcast network
b) unicast network
c) multicast network
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer:a
Explanation:None.
9. Bluetooth is an example of
a) personal area network
b) local area network
c) virtual private network
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer:a
Explanation:None.
10. A _____ is a device that forwards packets between networks by processing the routing information included in the packet.
a) bridge
b) firewall
c) router
d) all of the mentioned
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Answer:c
Explanation:None.
11. A list of protocols used by a system, one protocol per layer, is called
a) protocol architecture
b) protocol stack
c) protocol suit
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer:b
Explanation:None.
12. Network congestion occurs
a) in case of traffic overloading
b) when a system terminates
c) when connection between two nodes terminates
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer:a
Explanation:None.
13. Which one of the following extends a private network across public networks?
a) local area network
b) virtual private network
c) enterprise private network
d) storage area network
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Answer:b
Explanation:None.
14. Which module gives control of the CPU to the process selected by the short-term scheduler?
a) dispatcher
b) interrupt
c) scheduler
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer:a
Explanation:None.
15. The processes that are residing in main memory and are ready and waiting to execute are kept on a list called
a) job queue
b) ready queue
c) execution queue
d) process queue
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Answer:b
Explanation:None.
16. The interval from the time of submission of a process to the time of completion is termed as
a) waiting time
b) turnaround time
c) response time
d) throughput
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Answer:b
Explanation:None.
17. Which scheduling algorithm allocates the CPU first to the process that requests the CPU first?
a) first-come, first-served scheduling
b) shortest job scheduling
c) priority scheduling
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer:a
Explanation:None.
18. In priority scheduling algorithm
a) CPU is allocated to the process with highest priority
b) CPU is allocated to the process with lowest priority
c) equal priority processes can not be scheduled
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer:a
Explanation:None.
19. In priority scheduling algorithm, when a process arrives at the ready queue, its priority is compared with the priority of
a) all process
b) currently running process
c) parent process
d) init process
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Answer:b
Explanation:None.
20. Time quantum is defined in
a) shortest job scheduling algorithm
b) round robin scheduling algorithm
c) priority scheduling algorithm
d) multilevel queue scheduling algorithm
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Answer:b
Explanation:None.
21. Process are classified into different groups in
a) shortest job scheduling algorithm
b) round robin scheduling algorithm
c) priority scheduling algorithm
d) multilevel queue scheduling algorithm
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Answer:d
Explanation:None.
22. In multilevel feedback scheduling algorithm
a) a process can move to a different classified ready queue
b) classification of ready queue is permanent
c) processes are not classified into groups
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer:a
Explanation:None.
23. Which one of the following can not be scheduled by the kernel?
a) kernel level thread
b) user level thread
c) process
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer:b
Explanation:User level threads are managed by thread library and the kernel in unaware of them.
24) A process refers to 5 pages, A, B, C, D, E in the order : A, B, C, D, A, B, E, A, B, C, D, E. If the page replacement algorithm is FIFO, the number of page transfers with an empty internal store of 3 frames is :
a) 8
b) 10
c) 9
d) 7
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Answer: c
Explanation: None.
25) A memory page containing a heavily used variable that was initialized very early and is in constant use is removed, then the page replacement algorithm used is :
a) LRU
b) LFU
c) FIFO
d) None of these
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Answer: c
Explanation: None.
26) Users _______ that their processes are running on a paged system.
a) are aware
b) are unaware
c) None of these
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Answer: b
Explanation: None.
27) The aim of creating page replacement algorithms is to :
a) replace pages faster
b) increase the page fault rate
c) decrease the page fault rate
d) to allocate multiple pages to processes
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Answer: c
Explanation: None.
28) A FIFO replacement algorithm associates with each page the _______
a) time it was brought into memory
b) size of the page in memory
c) page after and before it
d) All of these
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Answer: a
Explanation: None.
29) Optimal page – replacement algorithm is :
a) Replace the page that has not been used for a long time
b) Replace the page that has been used for a long time
c) Replace the page that will not be used for a long time
d) None of these
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Answer: c
Explanation: None.
30) Optimal page – replacement algorithm is difficult to implement, because :
a) it requires a lot of information
b) it requires future knowledge of the reference string
c) it is too complex
d) it is extremely expensive
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Answer: b
Explanation: None.
31) LRU page – replacement algorithm associates with each page the ______
a) time it was brought into memory
b) the time of that page's last use
c) page after and before it
d) All of these
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Answer: b
Explanation: None.
32) For 3 page frames, the following is the reference string :
7 0 1 2 0 3 0 4 2 3 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 7 0 1
i) How many page faults does the LRU page replacement algorithm produce ?
a) 10
b) 15
c) 11
d) 12
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Answer: d
Explanation: None.
33. Build & Fix Model is suitable for programming exercises of ___________ LOC (Line of Code).
a) 100-200
b) 200-400
c) 400-1000
d) above 1000
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Answer:a
Explanation: Build & Fix Model is suitable for small projects & programming exercises of 100 or 200 lines.
34. RAD stands for
a) Relative Application Development
b) Rapid Application Development
c) Rapid Application Document
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Answer:b
Explanation: None.
35. Which one of the following models is not suitable for accommodating any change?
a) Build & Fix Model
b) Prototyping Model
c) RAD Model
d) Waterfall Model
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Answer:d
Explanation: Real projects rarely follow the sequential flow that the Waterfall Model proposes.
36. Which one of the following is not a phase of Prototyping Model?
a) Quick Design
b) Coding
c) Prototype Refinement
d) Engineer Product
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Answer:b
Explanation: A prototyping model generates only a working model of a system.
37. RAD Model has
a) 2 phases
b) 3 phase
c) 5 phases
d) 6 phases
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Answer:c
Explanation: RAD Model consists of five phases namely:Business modeling,Data modeling,Process modeling,Application generation and Testing & Turnover.
38. What is the major drawback of using RAD Model?
a) Highly specialized & skilled developers/designers are required.
b) Increases re-usability of components.
c) Encourages customer/client feedback.
d) Both a & c.
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Answer:d
Explanation: The client may create an unrealistic product vision leading a team to over or under-develop functionality.Also, the specialized & skilled developers are not easily available.
39. SDLC stands for
a) Software Development Life Cycle
b) System Development Life cycle
c) Software Design Life Cycle
d) System Design Life Cycle
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Answer:a
Explanation: None.
40. Which model can be selected if user is involved in all the phases of SDLC?
a) Waterfall Model
b) Prototyping Model
c) RAD Model
d) both b & c
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Answer:c
Explanation: None.
This set of Database Questions & Answers focuses on "Relational Database and Database Schema"
41. A relational database consists of a collection of
a) Tables
b) Fields
c) Records
d) Keys
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Answer:a
Explanation:Fields are the column of the relation or tables.Records are each row in relation.Keys are the constraints in a relation .
42. A ________ in a table represents a relationship among a set of values.
a) Column
b) Key
c) Row
d) Entry
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Answer:c
Explanation:Column has only one set of values.Keys are constraints and row is one whole set of attributes.Entry is just a piece of data.
43. The term _______ is used to refer to a row.
a) Attribute
b) Tuple
c) Field
d) Instance
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Answer:b
Explanation:Tuple is one entry of the relation with several attributes which are fields.
44. The term attribute refers to a ___________ of a table.
a) Record
b) Column
c) Tuple
d) Key
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Answer:b
Explanation:Attribute is a specific domain in the relation which has entries of all tuples.
45. For each attribute of a relation, there is a set of permitted values, called the ________ of that attribute.
a) Domain
b) Relation
c) Set
d) Schema
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Answer:a
Explanation:The values of the attribute should be present in the domain.Domain is a set of values permitted .
46. Which forms has a relation that possesses data about an individual entity:
a) 2NF
b) 3NF
c) 4NF
d) 5NF
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Answer:c
Explanation: A Table is in 4NF if and only if, for every one of its non-trivial multivalued dependencies X \twoheadrightarrow Y, X is a superkey—that is, X is either a candidate key or a superset thereof.
47. Which forms are based on the concept of functional dependency:
a) 1NF
b) 2NF
c) 3NF
d) 4NF
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Answer:c
Explanation: The table is in 3NF if every non-prime attribute of R is non-transitively dependent (i.e. directly dependent) on every superkey of R.
48. _____________ can help us detect poor E-R design.
a) Database Design Process
b) E-R Design Process
c) Relational scheme
d) Functional dependencies
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Answer:d
Explanation:For eg.,Suppose an instructor entity set had attributes dept name and dept address, and there is a functional dependency dept name -> dept address.
49. Which of the following has each related entity set has its own schema and there is an additional schema for the relationship set.
a) A many-to-many relationship set
b) A multivalued attribute of an entity set
c) A one-to-many relationship set
d) Both a and b
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Answer:a
Explanation:If a multivalued dependency holds and is not implied by the corresponding functional dependency, it usually arises from this source.
50. In which of the following , a separate schema is created consisting of that attribute and the primary key of the entity set.
a) A many-to-many relationship set
b) A multivalued attribute of an entity set
c) A one-to-many relationship set
d) Both a and b
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Answer:b
Explanation:If a multivalued dependency holds and is not implied by the corresponding functional dependency, it usually arises from this source.
51. What is the best way to represent the attributes in a large database?
a) Relational-and
b) Concatenation
c) Dot representation
d) All of the above
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Answer:b
Explanation: Example inst sec and student sec.
52. Designers use which of the following to tune performance of systems to support time-critical operations?
a) Denormalization
b) Redundant optimization
c) Optimization
d) Realization
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Answer:a
Explanation:The process of taking a normalized schema and making it nonnormalized is called denormalization.
53. The lexical analyzer takes_________as input and produces a stream of_______as output.
a) Source program, tokens
b) Token, source program
c) Either of the two
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: As per the definition of Lexical Analyser which states that lexical analysis is the process of converting a sequence of characters into tokens.
54. Parsing is also known as
a) Lexical Analysis
b) Syntax Analysis
c) Semantic Analysis
d) Code Generation
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Answer: b
Explanation: Parsing or syntactic analysis is the process of analysing a string of symbols and conforming to the rules of grammar.
55. A compiler program written in a high level language is called
a) Source Program
b) Object Program
c) Machine Language Program
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: The input that we give in high level language is also known as the source language.
56. Which of the following is not a NoSQL database ?
a) SQL Server
b) MongoDB
c) Cassandra
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer:a
Explanation:Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft.
57. Which of the following is a NoSQL Database Type ?
a) SQL
b) Document databases
c) JSON
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer:b
Explanation:Document databases pair each key with a complex data structure known as a document.
