Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
Question 1 : A collection of related information defined by its user is known as
(a) File
(b) Directory
(c) Disk
(d) None of the above
Answer : (a)
Question 2 : The secondary media is
(a) Volatile
(b) Non-Volatile
(c) Large
(d) None of the above
Answer : (b)
Question 3 : Larger is the block size, larger will be the
(a) Directory size
(b) Disk space lost
(c) Disk space gained
(d) None of the above
Answer : (b)
Question 4 : An arrangement of record in a sequence in which they arrive is known as a
(a) Pile
(b) File
(c) Disk
(d) None of the above
Answer : (a)
Question 5 : For batch and payroll applications, which file is better
(a) Random file
(b) Sequential file
(c) Indexed file
(d) None of the above
Answer : (b)
Question 6 : The process of direct mapping by using some faster algorithms is called as
(a) Hashing
(b) Searching
(c) Sorting
(d) None of the above
Answer : (a)
Question 7 : ISAM stands for
(a) Indian Standard Access Method
(b) Indexed Simple Access Method
(c) Indexed Sequential Access Method
(d) None of the above
Answer : (c)
Question 8 : ISAM was developed by
(a) HCL
(b) TCS
(c) IBM
(d) None of the above
Answer : (c)
Question 9 : Those directories in which the root directory has all system files and no other subdirectory is known as
(a) Flat directory
(b) Single directory
(c) Hierarchical directory
(d) None of the above
Answer : (a)
Question 10 : Searching on a single flat directory requires
(a) O(n2) comparisons
(b) O(n log n) comparisons
(c) O(n) comparisons
(d) O(n3) comparisons
Answer : (c)
Question 11 : A pathname that starts at root directory is
(a) Absolute
(b) Relative
(c) Hybrid
(d) None of the above
Answer : (a)
Question 12 : All pathnames are specified relative to the working directory
(a) Absolute pathname
(b) Relative pathname
(c) Hybrid pathname
(d) None of the above
Answer : (b)
Question 13 : ACL stands for
(a) Absolute Control List
(b) Access Control List
(c) Abrupt Control List
(d) None of the above
Answer : (b)
Question 14 : i-node stands for
(a) Indian-node
(b) Index-node
(c) Internal-node
(d) Internet-node
Answer : (b)
Question 15 : The heart of NTFS is
(a) MVT
(b) MFT
(c) MMS
(d) None of the above
Answer : (b)