Computation(Engineering > Electrical Engineering ) Questions and Answers

Question 1. In a circular linked list organization, insertion of a record involves modification of
  1.    one pointer
  2.    two pointers
  3.    multiple pointers
  4.    no pointer
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> one pointer


one pointer



Question 2. A critical region is
  1.    One which is enclosed by a pair of P and V operations an semaphores
  2.    A program segment that often causes unexpected system crashes
  3.    A program segment that has not been proved bug-free
  4.    A program segment where shared resources are accessed
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> A program segment that often causes unexpected system crashes


A program segment that often causes unexpected system crashes



Question 3. A operator precedence parser is a
  1.    Bottom-up parser
  2.    Top-down parser
  3.    Back tracing parser
  4.    None of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Back tracing parser


Back tracing parser



Question 4. FORTRAN is a
  1.    Regular language
  2.    Context free language
  3.    Context-sensitive language
  4.    None of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> None of the above


None of the above



Question 5. Using longer identifiers in a program will necessarily lead to
  1.    some what slower compilation
  2.    a program that is easier to understand
  3.    an incorrect program
  4.    none of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> some what slower compilation


some what slower compilation



Question 6. Which basic components comprise a machine instruction ?
  1.    Operation part
  2.    Operation part and data part
  3.    Operation part and address part
  4.    Address part
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Operation part and address part


Operation part and address part



Question 7. DEC”10 uses a
  1.    16 bit word
  2.    32 bit word
  3.    36 bit word
  4.    64 bit word
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> 36 bit word


36 bit word



Question 8. Programming in a language that actually controls the path of signals or data within the computer is controlled
  1.    micro-programming
  2.    instruction set
  3.    assembly language programming
  4.    machine language programming
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> micro-programming


micro-programming



Question 9. A computer is always freely programmable if
  1.    the programme contains branch instructions
  2.    it has random access memory
  3.    it contains an interchangeable read only memory
  4.    it contains an EPROM
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> it has random access memory


it has random access memory



Question 10. A language in which a statement in a loop that runs 100 times and is decoded 100 times, is
  1.    BASIC
  2.    FORTRAN
  3.    COBOL
  4.    PASCAL
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> BASIC


BASIC