Computer Science Questions for Gate Exams 2020-2021 - 3

Question: 11

Which of the following is an advantage of stored programs?

(A) The computers becoming general- purpose

(B) Reduction in operation costs

(C) Reliability

(D) All of the above

Question: 12

The following device use scanning mechanism ______

(A) Optical Character Reader (OCR)

(B) Optical Mark Reader (OMR)

(C) Optical bar-code reader

(D) All the above

Question: 13

A storage medium that retains its contents even in the absence of power is referred as ______

(A) Primary storage

(B) Secondary storage

(C) Volatile storage

(D) Non volatile storage

Question: 14

An input device that can interpret pencil marks on paper media _____

(A) Optical Character Reader (OCR)

(B) Optical Mark Reader (OMR)

(C) Optical bar-code reader

(D) None of these

Question: 15

Cassette tape is _____

(A) A secondary storage medium

(B) A primary storage medium

(C) Volatile storage medium

(D) None of these