#Paper 1
CISCO- 2004
COMPUTER AWARENESS TEST
1.In the command scanf, h is used for
Ans. Short int
2.A process is defined as
Ans. Program in execution
3.A thread is
Ans. Detachable unit of executable code)
4.What is the advantage of Win NT over Win 95
Ans. Robust and secure
5.How is memory management done in Win95
Ans. Through paging and segmentation
6.What is meant by polymorphism
Ans. Redfinition of a base class method in a derived class
7.What is the essential feature of inheritance
Ans. All properties of existing class are derived
8.What does the protocol FTP do
Ans. Transfer a file b/w stations with user authentification
9.In the transport layer ,TCP is what type of protocol
Ans. Connection oriented
10.Why is a gateway used
Ans. To connect incompatible networks
11.How is linked list implemented
Ans. By referential structures
12.What method is used in Win95 in multitasking
Ans. Non preemptive check
13.What is meant by functional dependency
14.What is a semaphore
Ans. A method synchronization of multiple processes
15.What is the precedence order from high to low ,of the symbols ( )
++ /
Ans.( ) , ++, /
16.Preorder of A*(B+C)/D-G
Ans.*+ABC/-DG
18. B-tree (failure nodes at same level)
19. Dense index (index record appers for every search -key in file)
20.What is the efficiency of merge sort
Ans. O(n log n)
21.A program on swaping ( 10,5 )was given (candidate cannot
recollect)
22.In which layer are routers used
Ans.In network layer
23.In which layer are packets formed ( in network layer )
24.heap ( priority queue )
25.copy constructor ( constant reference )
26.Which of the following sorting algorithem has average sorting
behavior --
Bubble sort,merge sort,heap sort,exchange sort
Ans. Heap sort
27.In binary search tree which traversal is used for getting ascending
order values--Inorder ,post order,preorder
Ans.Inorder
28.What are device drivers used for
Ans.To provide software for enabling the hardware
29. Irrevalent to unix command ( getty)
30.What is fork command in unix
Ans. System call used to create process
31.What is make command in unix
Ans. Used forcreation of more than one file
32.In unix .profile contains
Ans. Start up program
33.In unix echo is used for ( answer C)
34.In unix 'ls 'stores contents in
Ans.inode block
QUANTITATIVE SECTION
1.In a class composed of x girls and y boys what part of the class is
composed of girls
A.y/(x + y)
B.x/xy
C.x/(x + y)
D.y/xy
Ans.C
2.What is the maximum number of half-pint bottles of cream that can
be filled with a 4-gallon can of cream(2 pt.=1 qt. and 4 qt.=1 gal)
A.16
B.24
C.30
D.64
Ans.D
3.If the operation,^ is defined by the equation x ^ y = 2x + y,what is
the value of a in 2 ^ a = a ^ 3
A.0
B.1
C.-1
D.4
Ans.B
4.A coffee shop blends 2 kinds of coffee,putting in 2 parts of a 33p. a
gm. grade to 1 part of a 24p. a gm.If the mixture is changed to 1 part
of the 33p. a gm. to 2 parts of the less expensive grade,how much will
the shop save in blending 100 gms.
A.Rs.90
B.Rs.1.00
C.Rs.3.00
D.Rs.8.00
Ans.C
5.There are 200 questions on a 3 hr examination.Among these
questions are 50 mathematics problems.It is suggested that twice as
much time be spent on each maths problem as for each other
question.How many minutes should be spent on mathematics problems
A.36
B.72
C.60
D.100
Ans.B
6.In a group of 15,7 have studied Latin, 8 have studied Greek, and 3
have not studied either.How many of these studied both Latin and
Greek
A.0
B.3
C.4
D.5
Ans.B
7.If 13 = 13w/(1-w) ,then (2w)2 =
A.1/4
B.1/2
C.1
D.2
Ans.C
8. If a and b are positive integers and (a-b)/3.5 = 4/7, then
(A) b < a
(B) b > a
(C) b = a
(D) b >= a
Ans. A
9. In june a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its
game played. After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its
average to 50% .How many games must the team have won in a row to
attain this average?
A. 12
B. 20
C. 24
D. 30
Ans. C
10. M men agree to purchase a gift for Rs. D. If three men drop out
how much more will each have to contribute towards the purchase of
the gift/
A. D/(M-3)
B. MD/3
C. M/(D-3)
D. 3D/(M2-3M)
Ans. D
11. A company contracts to paint 3 houses. Mr.Brown can paint a
house in 6 days while Mr.Black would take 8 days and Mr.Blue 12
days. After 8 days Mr.Brown goes on vacation and Mr. Black begins
to work for a period of 6 days. How many days will it take Mr.Blue to
complete the contract?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 11
D. 12
Ans.C
12. 2 hours after a freight train leaves Delhi a passenger train leaves
the same station travelling in the same direction at an average speed
of 16 km/hr. After travelling 4 hrs the passenger train overtakes the
freight train. The average speed of the freight train was?
A. 30
B. 40
C.58
D. 60
Ans. B
13. If 9x-3y=12 and 3x-5y=7 then 6x-2y = ?
A.-5
B. 4
C. 2
D. 8
Ans. D
ANALYTICAL ABILITY
1. The office staff of XYZ corporation presently consists of three
bookeepers--A, B, C and 5 secretaries D, E, F, G, H. The management
is planning to open a new office in another city using 2 bookeepers
and 3 secretaries of the present staff . To do so they plan to seperate
certain individuals who don't function well together. The following
guidelines were established to set up the new office
I. Bookeepers A and C are constantly finding fault with one another
and should not be sent together to the new office as a team
II. C and E function well alone but not as a team , they should be
seperated
III. D and G have not been on speaking terms and shouldn't go
together
IV Since D and F have been competing for promotion they shouldn't
be a team
1.If A is to be moved as one of the bookeepers,which of the following
cannot be a possible working unit.
A.ABDEH
B.ABDGH
C.ABEFH
D.ABEGH
Ans.B
2.If C and F are moved to the new office,how many combinations are
possible
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
Ans.A
3.If C is sent to the new office,which member of the staff cannot go
with C
A.B
B.D
C.F
D.G
Ans.B
4.Under the guidelines developed,which of the following must go to
the new office
A.B
B.D
C.E
D.G
Ans.A
5.If D goes to the new office,which of the following is/are true
I.C cannot go
II.A cannot go
III.H must also go
A.I only
B.II only
C.I and II only
D.I and III only
Ans.D
2.After months of talent searching for an administrative assistant to
the president of the college the field of applicants has been narrowed
down to 5--A, B, C, D, E .It was announced that the finalist would be
chosen after a series of all-day group personal interviews were
held.The examining committee agreed upon the following procedure
I.The interviews will be held once a week
II.3 candidates will appear at any all-day interview session
III.Each candidate will appear at least once
IV.If it becomes necessary to call applicants for additonal interviews,
no more 1 such applicant should be asked to appear the next week
V.Because of a detail in the written applications,it was agreed that
whenever candidate B appears, A should also be present.
VI.Because of travel difficulties it was agreed that C will appear for
only 1 interview.
1.At the first interview the following candidates appear A,B,D.Which
of the follwing combinations can be called for the interview to be held
next week.
A.BCD
B.CDE
C.ABE
D.ABC
Ans.B
2.Which of the following is a possible sequence of combinations for
interviews in 2 successive weeks
A.ABC;BDE
B.ABD;ABE
C.ADE;ABC
D.BDE;ACD
Ans.C
3.If A ,B and D appear for the interview and D is called for additional
interview the following week,which 2 candidates may be asked to
appear with D?
I. A
II B
III.C
IV.E
A.I and II
B.I and III only
C.II and III only
D.III and IV only
Ans.D
4.Which of the following correctly state(s) the procedure followed by
the search committee
I.After the second interview all applicants have appeared at least
once
II.The committee sees each applicant a second time
III.If a third session,it is possible for all applicants to appear at least
twice
A.I only
B.II only
C.III only
D.Both I and II
Ans.A
3. A certain city is served by subway lines A,B and C and numbers 1 2
and 3
When it snows , morning service on B is delayed
When it rains or snows , service on A, 2 and 3 are delayed both in the
morning and afternoon
When temp. falls below 30 degrees farenheit afternoon service is
cancelled in either the A line or the 3 line,
but not both.
When the temperature rises over 90 degrees farenheit, the afternoon
service is cancelled in either the line C or the
3 line but not both.
When the service on the A line is delayed or cancelled, service on the
C line which connects the A line, is delayed.
When service on the 3 line is cancelled, service on the B line which
connects the 3 line is delayed.
Q1. On Jan 10th, with the temperature at 15 degree farenheit, it
snows all day. On how many lines will service be
affected, including both morning and afternoon.
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
Ans. D
Q2. On Aug 15th with the temperature at 97 degrees farenheit it
begins to rain at 1 PM. What is the minimum number
of lines on which service will be affected?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
Ans. C
Q3. On which of the following occasions would service be on the
greatest number of lines disrupted.
(A) A snowy afternoon with the temperature at 45 degree farenheit
(B) A snowy morning with the temperature at 45 degree farenheit
(C) A rainy afternoon with the temperature at 45 degree farenheit
(D) A rainy afternoon with the temperature at 95 degree farenheit
Ans. B
4. In a certain society, there are two marriage groups, red and brown.
No marriage is permitted within a group. On marriage, males become
part of their wives groups; women remain in their own group.
Children belong to the same group as their parents. Widowers and
divorced males revert to the group of their birth. Marriage to more
than one person at the same time and marriage to a direct descendant
are forbidden
Q1. A brown female could have had
I. A grandfather born Red
II. A grandmother born Red
III Two grandfathers born Brown
(A) I only
(B) III only
(C) I, II and III
(D) I and II only
Ans. D
Q2. A male born into the brown group may have
(A) An uncle in either group
(B) A brown daughter
(C) A brown son
(D) A son-in-law born into red group
Ans. A
Q3. Which of the following is not permitted under the rules as stated.
(A) A brown male marrying his father's sister
(B) A red female marrying her mother's brother
(C) A widower marrying his wife's sister
(D) A widow marrying her divorced daughter's ex-husband
Ans. B
Q4. If widowers and divorced males retained their group they had
upon marrying which of the following would be permissible ( Assume
that no previous marriage occurred)
(A) A woman marrying her dead sister's husband
(B) A woman marrying her divorced daughter's ex-husband
(C) A widower marrying his brother's daughter
(D) A woman marrying her mother's brother who is a widower.
Ans. D
5. I. All G's are H's
II. All G's are J's or K's
III All J's and K's are G's
IV All L's are K's
V All N's are M's
VI No M's are G's
Q1. If no P's are K's which of the following must be true
(A) No P is a G
(B) No P is an H
(C) If any P is an H it is a G
(D) If any P is a G it is a J
Ans. D
Q2. Which of the following can be logically deduced from the stated
conditions
(A) No M's are H's
(B) No H's are M's
(C) Some M's are H's
(D) No N's are G's
Ans. D
Q3. Which of the following is inconsistent with one or more conditions
(A) All H's are G's
(B) All H's are M's
(C) Some H's are both M's and G's
(D) No M's are H's
Ans. C
Q4. The statement "No L's are J's" is
I. Logically deducible from the conditions stated
II Consistent with but not deducible from the conditions stated
III. Deducible from the stated conditions together with the additional
statements "No J's are K's"
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) II and III only
Ans. D
