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C-DAC CAT exam pattern

Paper Subject Marks Duration

Section A English 50 1Hr
Logical Reasoning
Quantitative Aptitude

Section B Computer Fundamentals 50 1Hr
C-Programming
Data Structures
Data Communications & Networks
OOPS
Operating Systems

Section C Computer Architecture 50 1Hr
Digital Electronics
Microprocessors

C-DAC CAT exam 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