software concepts set 5 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

One of the following statements is not true for BUFFERS command

a) increasing numbers of BUFFERS can speed program execution, but only to a certain extent

b) the more buffers that exist the more sectors can be stored In memory; hence fewer accesses of disk are necessary

c) The BUFFERS command is used to establish the number of disk buffers set up by MS-DOS during booting

d) All of the above

e) None of the above

Question : 2

The translator program used in assembly language is called _________.

a) Compiler

b) Assembler

c) Interpreter

d) Translator

e) Operating System

Question : 3

Correcting errors in a program is referred to as __________.

a) debugging

b) bugging

c) rectifying

d) modifying

e) None of these

Question : 4

Which device uses a hand-held operating system?

a) PDA

b) A personal computer

c) A laptop

d) A mainframe

e) None of these

Question : 5

A detailed written description of the programming cycle and the program, along with the test results and a printout of the program is called __________.

a) documentation

b) output

c) reporting

d) spec sheets

e) Directory

Question : 6

Housing all hardware, software, storage, and processing in one site location is called ______.

a) time-sharing

b) a distributed system

c) centralized processing

d) a host computer

e) None of the above