Practice Basics of Computers Questions and Answers

• Which file structure allows for efficient retrieval of data using a hierarchical model?
• Which of the following algorithm design techniques is characterized by breaking a problem into smaller sub-problems and solving each recursively?      ...
• Which type of cyber attack involves overwhelming a server with traffic to make it unavailable to users?                ...
• Which protocol is most commonly used in IoT devices for lightweight, efficient communication in constrained networks?
• In software engineering, what is the primary purpose of the software development life cycle (SDLC)?
• Which of the following is a non-relational database used for handling large volumes of diverse data types in Big Data environments?
• Which of the following best describes supervised learning in machine learning?
• In computer fundamentals, what is the primary purpose of the BIOS in a computer system?
• Which phase of systems analysis and design focuses on specifying the functional requirements of a system?
• Which data structure is most suitable for implementing a priority queue?
• In database management systems (DBMS), which normalization form removes partial dependency?
• In a network, which protocol is used to determine the MAC address corresponding to a given IP address?
• Which of the following best describes the main advantage of a Management Information System (MIS)?
• Which of the following is a characteristic feature of a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)?
• In data analytics, which algorithm is commonly used for predictive modeling when the target variable is categorical?      
• In an operating system, which of the following scheduling algorithms minimizes the average waiting time for all processes? 
• Which method is used to compute the inverse of a matrix in numerical computing efficiently?
• In a Management Information System (MIS), which of the following is considered the primary objective?
• In Numerical and Statistical Computing, which method is used for solving linear equations with large datasets?
• In Hadoop’s distributed storage system, which of the following is responsible for managing and storing the actual data blocks?
• Which component in a V-shaped software development model corresponds to the testing phase?
• In deep learning, which type of neural network is most suitable for sequential data like time series?
• In systems design, which of the following techniques is used to break down complex systems into smaller, more manageable components?
• Which protocol is used for reliable communication in data communication and networking?
• Which algorithm is most suitable for solving optimization problems in Numerical and Statistical Computing?
• Which of the following query will return the third-highest salary from an Employee table in SQL?
• In the context of Intelligent Systems, which of the following algorithms is primarily used for real-time pathfinding in robotics?
• Consider a Binary Search Tree (BST) with the following values inserted in sequence: 45, 32, 50, 15, 40, 47, 60. What will be the in-order traversal of this...
• In the Least Recently Used (LRU) page replacement algorithm, given the following reference string 4, 2, 4, 1, 5, 2, 3, 4, and assuming 3 frames, how many p...
• Which of the following is not a valid difference between IPv4 and IPv6? 
• What is the primary advantage of using container orchestration tools like Kubernetes over traditional virtual machines (VMs) for managing applications in a...
• In a CI/CD pipeline, which of the following represents the most critical failure point that could delay the entire software release cycle? 
• Which of the following best describes the concept of abstraction in object-oriented programming (OOP)? 
• Which of the following is not a method of inter-process communication (IPC) in modern operating systems? 
• Consider the following Java code that implements encapsulation: class BankAccount {     private double balance;     public BankAccount(double initialBa...
• Which of the following accurately describes the primary benefit of server virtualization in a data center environment? 
• Which of the following is the correct CIDR notation for a network with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.240? 
• Consider a Binary Search Tree (BST) where every node stores a key and two child pointers. What is the time complexity of finding the Lowest Common Ancestor...
• Which of the following sorting algorithms is NOT stable? 
• In object-oriented programming, what type of polymorphism is achieved at runtime?