Entrance Exam for CDAC

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CDAC Entrance Exam Sample Question Paper
01 The input interfaces transforms the data into _________code.
(a) hexa
(b) binary
(c) octal
(d) decimal

02 The following is not a type of computers.
(a) Analog
(b) Digital
(c) Hybrid
(d) Logical

03 ______ holds data as the CPU works with it.
(a) Processor
(b) Memory
(c) Processor and Memory
(d) None of these options

04 The connectivity channel between CPU and Memory is________.
(a) BUS
(b) Cache Memory
(c) Control Unit
(d) None of these options

05 Which of these is an electronic card.
(a) Magnetic Strip Card
(b) Smart Card
(c) ATM Card
(d) Punch Card

06 The branch that deals with systematic application of the principles of computer science is________
(a) computer engineering
(b) software engineering
(c) IT engineering
(d) None of these options

07 ___________ is a multi tasking system.
(a) MS-DOS
(b) Unix
(c) Linux
(d) None of these options

08 ________ is used by operating system to map file names to their corresponding file attributes and file data, and also to provide greater flexibility to users in file naming.
(a) Directories
(b) Diary
(c) Paging
(d) File

09 ______ is the smallest unit of data.
(a) Frame
(b) Header
(c) Byte
(d) Bit

10 The job of the _____ layer in OSI model is to provide node-to-node communication and to hide all the details of the communication subnet from the session layer.
(a) Data-Link
(b) Physical
(c) Transport
(d) Presentation

11 Which of these keys belong to QWERTY keyboard.
(a) Numeric Keypad
(b) null
(c) Alphanumeric Keys
(d) All of these options

12 Which of the following is true in regard to Work station.
(a) Data
(b) Database
(c) Computer
(d) Main Memory

13 SCSI Interface helps in.
(a) Extends the computer`s Bus outside the computer
(b) Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog Conversions
(c) Projects information from a computer on a large screen
(d) It is an Interface unit between I/O device and Ports

14 Which of these is not a output device.
(a) Monitor
(b) Plotter
(c) Keyboard
(d) COM

15 _______ is not a network type.
(a) DAN
(b) WAN
(c) LAN
(d) MAN

16 _____ contains the addresses of all the records according to the contents of the field designed as the record key.
(a) Index
(b) Subscript
(c) Array
(d) File

17 A sequence of precise and un ambiguous instructions for solving a problem in a finite number of operation is___________.
(a) ALGOL
(b) Algorithm
(c) Procedure
(d) None of these options

18 ___________ symbol is used to show data transmission from one location to other.
(a) Annotation
(b) Offline Storage
(c) Merge
(d) Communication Link

19 __________ is the analysis tool used for planning program logic.
(a) Protocol
(b) None of these options
(c) PROLOG
(d) Pseudocode

20 A language which allows instructions to be represented by letters (i.e abbrevation) is_______
(a) Machine language
(b) Assembly Language
(c) Scientific Language
(d) Programming language

21 Language wherein Encapsulation and Abstraction of data is done is called as:
(a) Assembly Language
(b) Object oriented programming Language
(c) Pascal language
(d) Cobol

22 During system evolution __________ is to be considered .
(a) Time analysis
(b) Ease of maintenance
(c) Failure rate
(d) All of these options

23 The errors that occur in computer program is________.
(a) Syntax error
(b) Logical error
(c) Syntax error and Logical error
(d) None of these options

24 Standard methods of organizing data are:
(a) File-oriented approach
(b) Database-oriented approach
(c) File-oriented approach and Database-oriented approach
(d) Object Oriented approach

25 A file management system typically supports the following types of files, EXCEPT:
(a) Transaction file
(b) Storage file
(c) Master file
(d) Backup file

26 Which of the following are keywords of the "C" language?
i.if
ii.else
iii.then
iv.elseif
(a) All are keywords
(b) only i,ii and iii are keywords
(c) only i,ii and iv are keywords
(d) only i and ii are keywords

27 All of the following are C basic data types except:
(a) int
(b) float
(c) char
(d) Union

28 void main()
{
int A=0, B=0, C=0, D=0;
if((A==B)&&(A*B<=B))
{
if(D==1) C=1;
else
if(A==1) C=2;
}
else
C=3;
if((B==0)&&(A==B)&&(A!=1))
D=1;
}
What are the final values of C and D?
(a) 1 0
(b) 0 0
(c) 0 1
(d) 1 1

29 Which statement sets the 3rd lowermost bit of an unsigned integer x to 0, leaving other bits unchanged?
(a) ^3;
(b) x|(~3);
(c) x&(~3);
(d) x&3;

30 What is the output of the following code?
void main()
{
int a=0, b=2, x=4, y=0;
printf("\n%d\t,",(a==b));
printf("\n%d\t,",(a!=y));
printf("\n%d\t,",(b<=x));
printf("\n%d\t,",(y > a));
}
(a) 0, 0, 0, 0,
(b) 0, 0, 0, 1,
(c) 0, 0, 1, 1,
(d) 0, 0, 1, 0,

31 What is the output of the following code?
#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
char str1[]="India", str2[]="India";
if(str1==str2)
printf("\nBoth the string are same");
else
printf("\nBoth the string are not same");
}
(a) Both the string are same
(b) Both the string are not same
(c) Compile Time error
(d) Runtime Error

32 What is the output of the following code? #include<stdio.h> void main() { int a = 0; printf("\n %d\t", (a = 10/a)); }
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) Compile Time error
(d) Runtime Error

33 What is the output of the following code? #include<stdio.h> void main() { int s=0; while(s++<10) { if(s<4 && s<9) continue; printf("\n%d\t",s); } }
(a) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
(b) 1 2 3 10
(c) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(d) 4 5 6 7 8 9

34 The break statement is used to exit from:
(a) an if statement
(b) a for loop
(c) a program
(d) the main() function

35 I have a function extern int f(int *); which accepts a pointer to an int. How can I pass a constant by reference?
(a) f(&5);
(b) int five = 5; f(&five);
(c) int five = 5; f(five);
(d) f(5);

36 What is the output of the following code?
#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
void swap();
int x=10, y=8;
swap(&x, &y);
printf("x=%d y=%d",x,y);
}
void swap(int *a, int *b)
{
*a ^= *b, *b ^= *a, *a ^= *b;
}
(a) x=8 y=10
(b) x=10 y=8
(c) Null value
(d) Error

37 Recursive Functions
(a) Are necessary to solve a certain class of problems
(b) Take less main storage space
(c) Are executable faster than iterative ones
(d) None

38 What is the output of the following code? #include<stdio.h> void main() { int arr[2][3][2]={{{2,4},{7,8},{3,4},}, {{2,2},{2,3},{3,4}, }}; printf("\n%d",**(*arr+1)+2+7); }
(a) 16
(b) 7
(c) 11
(d) Error

39 Unions are different than structures in that
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

40 What is the difference between the 5`s in these two expressions? int num[5]; num[5];
(a) first is particular element, second is type
(b) first is array size, second is particular element
(c) first is particular element, second is array size
(d) both specify array size