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  • Question
  • Which of the following statements is not true about the FORTRAN language?


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  • A. FORTRAN is a high level language
  • B. A FORTRAN program, written for the IBM-PC, is totally different from a FORTRAN program written for execution on the SUN machine
  • C. FORTRAN is extensively used to write programs for performing scientific computations
  • D. All of the above
  • E. None of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • A FORTRAN program, written for the IBM-PC, is totally different from a FORTRAN program written for execution on the SUN machine 


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    • 1. Multiprogramming systems:

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    • A. are easier to develop than single programming system
    • B. execute each job faster
    • C. execute more jobs in the same time period
    • D. are used only on large mainframe computers
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. The Operating system manages

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    • A. Memory
    • B. Processor
    • C. Disks and I/O devices
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
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    • 3. The higher versions of the operating systems are so written that programs designed for earlier versions can still be run. What is it called?

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    • A. Upgradability
    • B. Upward mobility
    • C. Universality
    • D. Upward compatibility
    • E. None of the above
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    • 4. A self-relocating program is one which

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    • A. cannot be made to execute in any area of storage other than the one designated for it at the time of its coding or translation.
    • B. consists of a program and relevant information for its relocation.
    • C. can itself performs the relocation of its address-sensitive portions.
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. A compiler for a high-level language that runs on one machine and produces code for a different machine is called is

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    • A. optimizing compiler
    • B. one pass compiler
    • C. cross compiler
    • D. multipass compiler
    • E. None of the above
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    • 6. The instruction register

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    • A. is a hardware memory device which denotes the location of the current instruction being executed.
    • B. is a group of electrical circuits (hardware), that performs the intent of instructions fetched from memory.
    • C. contains the address of the memory location that is to be read from or stored into.
    • D. contains a copy of the designated memory location specified by the MAR after a "read" or the new contents of the memory prior to a "write".
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which policy replace a page if it is not in the favoured subset of a process's pages?

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    • A. FIFO
    • B. LRU
    • C. LFU
    • D. Working set
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following is a measure to test how good or bad a modular design is

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    • A. Module strength
    • B. Module coupling
    • C. Static analysis
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Information in a memory that is no longer valid or wanted is known as

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    • A. non-volatile
    • B. volatile
    • C. surplus
    • D. garbage
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. The principles of structured programming forbid the use of

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    • A. WHILE-DO
    • B. GOTO
    • C. IF-THEN-ELSE
    • D. DO-WHILE
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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