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Programming Concepts MCQs
1. Which of the following contains specific rules and words that express the logical steps of an algorithm? [IBPS Clerk 2014]
(1) Programming language
(2) Syntax
(3) Programming structure
(4) Logical chart
Ans. 3
2. A factor in the selection of source language is
(1) programmer skill
(2) language availability
(3) program compatibility with other software
(4) All of the above
Ans. 3
3. Machine language [SBI PO 2013]
(1) is the language in which programs were first written
(2) istheonlylanguageunderstoodbythecomputer
(3) differs from one type of computer to another
(4) All of the above (5) None of the above
Ans. 4
4. Each model of a computer has a unique
(1) assembly of a computer
(2) machine language
(3) high level language
(4) All of the above
Ans. 2
5. The language which can be relocated easily is
(1) Machine language
(2) Assembly language
(3) Low level language
(4) Middle level language
Ans. 2
6. Which language is CPU dependent ?
(1) C
(2) Assembly
(3) Java
(4) All except Java
Ans. 2
7. ……. serves as the bridge between raw hardware and programming layer of a computer system.
(1) Medium level language
(2) Low level language
(3) High level language
(4) Both ‘1’ and ‘2’
Ans. 1
8. Computer language used for calculation is
(1) LOGO
(2) FORTRAN
(3) BASIC
(4) C + +
Ans. 2
9. Which of the following computer language is a mathematically oriented language used for scientific problems?
(1) Fortran
(2) Cobol
(3) Lisp
(4) Prolog
Ans. 1
10. Main application area of ALGOL is
(1) General
(2) Scientific
(3) Engineering
(4) Commercial
Ans. 2
11. LISP is designed for
(1) artificial intelligence
(2) GUI
(3) CUI
(4) optical fibre
Ans. 1
12. Lisp is the second oldest high level programming language. Here, Lisp stands for
(1) Level Program
(2) Level Process
(3) List Processing
(4) List Program
Ans. 3
13. Which of the following is not characteristic of COBOL?
(1) It is a very standardised language
(2) It is a very efficient in terms of coding and execution
(3) It had limited facilities for mathematical notation
(4) It is very readable language
Ans. 2
14. ……… is a string oriented.
(1) SNOBOL
(2) COBOL
(3) PASCAL
(4) PERL
Ans. 2
15. A computer program used for business application is
(1) LOGO
(2) COBOL
(3) BASIC
(4) FORTRAN
Ans. 2
16. C language developed by Dennis Ritchie in
(1) 1970
(2) 1971
(3) 1972
(4) 1973
Ans. 3
17. Computer language used on Internet is
(1) PASCAL
(2) Java
(3) BASIC
(4) LOGO
Ans. 2
18. The language used for development of various games is
(1) C
(2) C + +
(3) Java
(4) SQL
Ans. 3
19. Which of the following is a programming language for creating special programs like Applets?
[IBPS Clerk 2012]
(1) Java
(2) Cable
(3) Domain name
(4) Net
(5) COBOL
Ans. 1
20. Which among the following is/are interpreted language? [SBI PO 2011]
(1) C
(2) C + +
(3) Java
(4) Visual Basic
(5) Both ‘3’ and ‘4’
Ans. 5
21. All computer execute
(1) BASIC programs
(2) COBOL programs
(3) Machine language programs
(4) FORTRAN programs
Ans. 3
22. Languages which can easily interact with the hardware are called
(1) High level languages
(2) Low level languages
(3) Middle level languages
(4) All of the above
Ans. B
23. ……… is a written description of a computer program’s functions. [SBI PO 2014]
(1) Explanatory instructions
(2) Graphical user interface
(3) Plug and play
(4) README files
(5) Documentation
Ans. 5
24. The ……… program is used to convert mnemonic code to machine code. [SBI Clerk 2011]
(1) Debug
(2) C + +
(3) FORTRAN
(4) Assembler
(5) None of these
Ans. 4
25. An assembler is a
(1) programming language dependent
(2) syntax dependent
(3) machine dependent
(4) data dependent
Ans. 3
26. Compiler is the
(1) name given to the computer operator
(2) part of the digital machine to store the information
(3) operator of boolean algebra
(4) translator of source program to object code
Ans. 4
27. Second generation languages are languages that consists of
(1) machine language
(2) assembly language
(3) Java
(4) visual basic
Ans. 2
28. Which of the following generation languages consist of statements similar to the statements of human language?
(1) 1GL
(2) 2GL
(3) 3GL
(4) 4GL
Ans. 4
29. Error in a program is called
(1) bug
(2) debug
(3) virus
(4) noise
Ans. 1
30. Error which occurs when program tried to read from file without opening it is classified as
(1) execution error messages
(2) built in messages
(3) user defined messages
(4) half messages
(5) None of the above
Ans. 1
31. ……… is a cross between human language and a programming language. [IBPS PO 2012]
(1) Pseudocode
(2) Java
(3) The Java virtual machine
(4) The compiler
(5) None of the above
Ans. 1
32. The instructions that tell a computer how to carry out the processing tasks are referred to as computer [IBPS PO 2015]
(1) programs
(2) processors
(3) input devices
(4) memory modules
Ans. 1
33. The use of combination of 1’s and 0’s is feature of which of the following type of computer language?
[IBPS PO 2016]
(1) High Level Language
(2) PASCAL
(3) Machine Language
(4) C
(5) COBOL
Ans. 3
34. FORTRAN stands for [SBI Clerk 2011]
(1) Formal Translation
(2) Formative Translation
(3) Formal Transaction
(4) Formula Transaction
(5) Formula Translation
Ans. 5
35. Computer programs are written in a high level programming language, however the human readable version of a program is called [IBPS PO 2015]
(1) Word size
(2) Source code
(3) Instruction set
(4) Application
(5) Hard drive
Ans. 2
36. In programming, repeating some statements is usually called [SSC CGL 2013]
(1) looping
(2) control structure
(3) compiling
(4) structure
Ans. 1