Computer Science GK Quiz

Q151. A packet of information that travels between a browser and the web server is known as
(a) Malware
(b) Adware
(c) Spyware
(d) Cookie

Q152. The device used by Banks to automatically read those special numbers on the bottom of cheques is
(a) MICR
(b) OMR
(c) UPC
(d) UDIC

Q153. When a computer suddenly stops working, it is said to be
(a) Crashed
(b) Bugged
(c) Hanged
(d) Held up

Q154. A computer cannot "boot" if it does not have the
(a) Compiler
(b) Loader
(c) Assembler
(d) Operating System

Q155. A compiler that automatically detects parallelisms is known as
(a) Optimising compiler
(b) Run-time compiler
(c) Interpreter
(d) None of the above

Q156. The information transfer between CPU and cache is in terms of
(a) Bytes
(b) Bits
(c) Words
(d) None of the above

Q157. Magnetic disc is an example of
(a) Online storage
(b) Offline storage
(c) Offset storage
(d) None of the above

Q158. Caches are usually built out of
(a) SRAMS
(b) DRAMS
(c) PROM
(d) EEPROM

Q159. Which of the following languages is usually implemented with an interpreter
(a) PASCAL
(b) Assembly
(c) COBOL
(d) BASIC

Q160. In reference to a computer, an assembler is a
(a) Program
(b) Person who assembles the parts
(c) Symbol
(d) None of the above

Q161. Virus is a computer __________
(a) File
(b) Database
(c) Network
(d) Program

Q162. COBOL stands for
(a) Common Bulck Language
(b) Common Block Oriented Language
(c) Common Business Oriented Language
(d) None of the above

Q163. SQL stands for
(a) Structured Query Language
(b) Standard Query Language
(c) Simple Query Language
(d) Standard Quality Language

Q164. Which of the following is used to store large amount of data
(a) Primary memory
(b) Auxiliary storage
(c) Cache memory
(d) Random access memory

Q165. Give the value of Terabyte
(a) 2¹⁰
(b) 2²⁰
(c) 2³⁰
(d) 2⁴⁰

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