software concepts set 2 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

The simultaneous execution of two or more instructions is called

a) sequential access

b) reduced instruction set computing

c) multiprocessing

d) disk mirroring

e) None of these

Question : 2

___________ software creates a mirror image of the entire hard disk, including the operating system, applications, files, and data.

a) Operating system

b) Backup software

c) Utility programs

d) Driver imaging

e) None of these

Question : 3

Which of the following is not true about a compiler?

a) Translate instruction of a high level language into machine language

b) Translates entire source program into machine language program

c) It is involved in program’s execution

d) Is a translating program

e) Is useful to run program

Question : 4

A sales clerk at a checkout counter scanning a tag on an item rather than keying it into the system, is using __________.

a) input automation

b) item data automation

c) scanning automation

d) source data automation

e) None of these

Question : 5

A series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it is called a ________.

a) program

b) command

c) user response

d) processor

e) None of these

Question : 6

__________ is the process of finding errors in software code.

a) Debugging

b) Compiling

c) Interpreting

d) Testing

e) None of these