Computer Sciences Practice MCQ Page 30

Multiple Choice questions for Computer Sciences in the sets of 10 each on one page with questions and answers. All sets are useful in the preparation of subject tests for employment or admission.
Question: 421   All of the following are disadvantages of language
  1. it is very machine-dependent language
  2. it is very limited in its scope
  3. it is not suited for complex problems requiring extensive programming logic
  4. it has large storage requirements
  5. all of the above are disadvantages.
Question: 422   Which of the following is not one of the processes that a high-level language program must go through before it is ready to be executed?
  1. translation
  2. controlling
  3. loading
  4. linking
  5. all of the above are necessary processes
Question: 423   Which of the following is not true of FORTRAN?
  1. it was developed for scientific and mathematical applications
  2. it is one of the oldest high-level languages
  3. it is a problem-oriented language
  4. it requires extensive internal documentation
  5. all of the above are true
Question: 424   All of the following are divisions of the COBOL program except;
  1. Input-output
  2. Identification
  3. procedure
  4. Data
  5. All of the above are divisions.
Question: 425   In a COBOL program, the input-output section is within the .....division.
  1. identification
  2. procedure
  3. configuration
  4. environment
  5. none of the above
Question: 426   Which of the following is not a characteristic of COBOL?
  1. it is a very standardized language
  2. it is a very efficient in term of coding and execution
  3. it has limited facilities for mathematical notation
  4. it is very readable language
  5. all of the above are characteristics
Question: 427   Which of the following is an example of a problem -oriented language?
  1. BASIC
  2. P/L
  3. FORTRAN
  4. All of the above
  5. None of the above
Question: 428   In the evaluation of a computer language,all of the following characteristics should be considered except?
  1. application-oriented features
  2. efficiency
  3. readability
  4. software development aids
  5. hardware maintenance costs
Question: 429   A factor in the selection of a source language is
  1. programmer skill
  2. language availability
  3. program compatibility with other software
  4. all of the above
Question: 430   A computer generated output that lets programmers follow the execution of their programmers line by line is a
  1. core dump
  2. tracing routine
  3. detail listing
  4. source listing
Question: 431   In BASIC, descriptive comments are put in the source program with the
  1. PRINT statement
  2. REMARK statement
  3. INPUT statement
  4. DATA statement
Question: 484   An MIS provide
  1. Past information
  2. present information
  3. future information
  4. all of the above

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Following list gives the correct choice for the answer of the Computer Sciences mcqs.
421 . D       422 . B       423 . C       424 . A       425 . D       426 . B       427 . E       428 . E       429 . D       430 . B       431 . B       484 . D      

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