ICICI Placement Paper

Technical Questions

 

1. A 2MB PCM(pulse code modulation) has
     a) 32 channels b) 30 voice channels & 1 signalling channel.
     c) 31 voice channels & 1 signalling channel.
     d) 32 channels out of which 30 voice channels, 1 signalling channel, & 1 Synchronizatio channel. Ans: (c)
   

2. 2. Time taken for 1 satellite hop in voice communication is
       a) 1/2 second b) 1 seconds c) 4 seconds d) 2 seconds Ans: (a)
   

3. A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell pulses at the cost price, but he uses a false weight of 950gm. for a kg. 
   His gain is �%.
   

4. Max number of satellite hops allowed in voice communication is :
   a) only one b) more than one c) two hops d) four hops Ans: (c)
   

5. Conditional results after execution of an instruction in a micro processor is stored ina) register b) accumulator c) flag register d) flag register part of PSW(Program Status Word) Ans: (d)
   

6. Frequency at which VOICE is sampled is
   a) 4 Khz b) 8 Khz c) 16 Khz d) 64 Khz Ans: (a)
   

7. Line of Sight is 
   a) Straight Line b) Parabolic c) Tx & Rx should be visible to each other
   d) none Ans: (c)
   

8. Purpose of PC(Program Counter) in a MicroProcessor is
   a) To store address of TOS(Top Of Stack)
   b) To store address of next instruction to be executed.
   c) count the number of instructions.
   d) to store base address of the stack. Ans: (b)
   

9. What action is taken when the processor under execution is interrupted by a non-maskable interrupt?
   a) Processor serves the interrupt request after completing the execution of the current instruction.
   b) Processor serves the interupt request after completing the current task.
   c) Processor serves the interupt request immediately.
   d) Processor serving the interrupt request depends upon the priority of the current task under execution. Ans: (a)
   

10. The status of the Kernel is
    a) task b) process c) not defined. d) none of the above. Ans: (b)
    

11. To send a data packet using datagram , connection will be established
    a) before data transmission.
    b) connection is not established before data transmission.
    c) no connection is required.
    d) none of the above. Ans: (c)

12. Word allignment is
    a) alligning the address to the next word boundary of the machine.
    b) alligning to even boundary.
    c) alligning to word boundary.
    d) none of the above. Ans: (a)
    

13. When a 'C' function call is made, the order in which parameters passed to the function are pushed into the stack is
    a) left to right b) right to left
    c) bigger variables are moved first than the smaller variales.
    d) smaller variables are moved first than the bigger ones.
    e) none of the above. Ans: (b)
    

14. What is the type of signalling used between two exchanges?
    a) inband b) common channel signaling c) any of the above
    d) none of the above. Ans: (a)
    

15. Buffering is 
    a) the process of temporarily storing the data to allow for small variation in device speeds
    b) a method to reduce cross talks
    c) storage of data within transmitting medium until the receiver is ready to receive.
    d) a method to reduce routing overhead. Ans: (a)
    16. Memory allocation of variables declared in a program is
    a) allocated in RAM. b) allocated in ROM. c) allocated on stack.
    d) assigned to registers. Ans: (c)
    

16.  Memory allocation of variables declared in a program is
    a) allocated in RAM. b) allocated in ROM. c) allocated on stack.
    d) assigned to registers. Ans: (c)
    

17. A software that allows a personal computer to pretend as a computer terminal is 
    a) terminal adapter b) bulletin board c) modem d) terminal emulation
    Ans: (d)
    

18. Find the output of the following program
    int *p,*q;
    p=(int *)1000;
    q=(int *)2000;
    printf("%d",(q-p)); Ans: 500
    

19. Which addressing mode is used in the following statements:
    (a) MVI B,55 (b) MOV B,A (c) MOV M,A
    Ans. (a) Immediate addressing mode.
    (b) Register Addressing Mode
    (c) Direct addressing mode
    

20. RS-232C standard is used in _____________. Ans. Serial I/O
    

21. Memory. Management in Operating Systems is done by
    a) Memory Management Unit
    b) Memory management software of the Operating System c) Kernel
    Ans: (b)
    

22. What is done for a Push opertion?Ans: SP is decremented and then the value is stored.
    

23. Binary equivalent of 52 Ans. 110100
    

24. Hexadecimal equivalent of 3452 Ans. 72A
    

25. Explain Just In Time Concept ? Ans. Elimination of waste by purchasing manufacturing exactly when needed
    

26. A good way of unit testing s/w program is Ans. User test
    

27. OOT uses Ans. Encapsulated of detect methods
    

28. EDI useful in Ans. Electronic Transmission
    

29. MRPII different from MRP Ans. Modular version of man redundant initials
    

30. Hard disk time for R/W head to move to correct sector Ans. Latency Time
    

31. The percentage of times a page number bound in associate register is called
    Ans. Bit ratio
    

32. Expand MODEM Ans. Modulator and Demodulator
    

33. RDBMS file system can be defined as Ans. Interrelated
    

34. Super Key is Ans. Primary key and Attribute

35. Windows 95 supports
    (a) Multiuser (b) n tasks (c) Both (d) None Ans. (a)

36. In the command scanf, h is used for Ans. Short int
    

37. A process is defined as Ans. Program in execution

38. A thread is Ans. Detachable unit of executable code)
    

39. A thread is Ans. Detachable unit of executable code)
    

40. .How is memory management done in Win95 
    Ans. Through paging and segmentation
    

41. What is meant by polymorphism
    Ans. Redfinition of a base class method in a derived class
    

42. What is the essential feature of inheritance 
    Ans. All properties of existing class are derived
    

43. What does the protocol FTP do
    Ans. Transfer a file b/w stations with user authentification
    

44. In the transport layer ,TCP is what type of protocol Ans. Connection oriented
    

45. Why is a gateway used Ans. To connect incompatible networks
    

46. How is linked list implemented Ans. By referential structures
    

47. What method is used in Win95 in multitasking Ans. Non preemptive check
    

48. What is a semaphore Ans. A method synchronization of multiple processes
    

49. What is the precedence order from high to low ,of the symbols ( ) ++ /           Ans.( ) , ++, /
    

50. Preorder of A*(B+C)/D-G Ans.*+ABC/-DG
    

51. What is the efficiency of merge sort Ans. O(n log n)

52. In which layer are routers used Ans.In network layer 
    

53. Which of the following sorting algorithem has average sorting behavior --Bubble sort, merge sort, heap sort, 
      exchange sort         Ans. Heap sort

54. In binary search tree which traversal is used for getting ascending order values--Inorder ,post order,preorder Ans.Inorder
    

55. What are device drivers used for        Ans.To provide software for enabling the hardware
    

56. What are device drivers used for      Ans.To provide software for enabling the hardware
    

57. What is make command in unix Ans. Used forcreation of more than one file
    

58. In unix .profile contains Ans. Start up program
    

59. In unix 'ls 'stores contents in Ans.inode block
    

60. Which of the following involves context switch,
    (a) system call (b) priviliged instruction (c) floating poitnt exception
    (d) all the above (e) none of the above Ans: (a)
    

61. 61. In OST, terminal emulation is done in
    (a) sessions layer (b) application layer (c) presentation layer 
    (d) transport layer Ans: (b)
    

62. For 1 MB memory, the number of address lines required,
    (a)11 (b)16 (c)22 (d) 24 Ans. (b)
    

63. Semaphore is used for
    (a) synchronization (b) dead-lock avoidance (c) box (d) none Ans. (a)
    

64. Which holds true for the following statement
    class c: public A, public B
    a) 2 member in class A, B should not have same name
    b) 2 member in class A, C should not have same name
    c) both 
    d) none Ans. (a)
    

65. Preproconia.. does not do which one of the following
    (a) macro (b) conditional compliclation (c) in type checking (d) including load file
    Ans. (c)

66. Piggy backing is a technique for
    a) Flow control b) Sequence c) Acknowledgement d) retransmition Ans. (c)
    

67. Which is not a memory management scheme?
    a) buddy system b) swapping c) monitors d) paging Ans : c

68. There was a circuit given using three nand gates with two inputs and one output.
    Find the output.
    a) OR b) AND c) XOR d) NOT Ans. (a)

69. Iintegrated check value(ICV) are used as: Ans. The client computes the ICV and then compares it with the senders value.
    

70. When applets are downloaded from web sites , a byte verifier performs _________?
    Ans. Status check

71. An IP/IPX packet received by a computer using... having IP/IPX both how the packet Is handled. Ans. Read the, field in the packet header with to send IP or IPX protocol.
    

72.  The UNIX shell ....
    a) does not come with the rest of the system
    b) forms the interface between the user and the kernal
    c) does not give any scope for programming
    d) deos not allow calling one program from with in another
    e) all of the above Ans. (b)

73. In UNIX a files i-node ......?
    Ans. Is a data structure that defines all specifications of a file like the file size, 
    number of lines to a file, permissions etc.
    

74. The very first process created by the kernal that runs till the kernal process is halts is
    a) init b) getty c) both (a) and (b) d) none of these Ans. (a)
    

75.  In the process table entry for the kernel process, the process id value is
    (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 255 (e) it does not have a process table entry Ans. (a)
    

76. Which of the following API is used to hide a window
    a) ShowWindow b) EnableWindow c) MoveWindowd) SetWindowPlacement
    e) None of the above Ans. (a)

77. Which function is the entry point for a DLL in MS Windows 3.1
    a) Main b) Winmain c) Dllmain d) Libmain e) None Ans. (b)
    

78.  The standard source for standard input, standard output and standard error is
    a) the terminal b) /dev/null
    c) /usr/you/input, /usr/you/output/, /usr/you/error respectively
    d) None Ans. (a)

79. The redirection operators > and >>
    a) do the same function b) differ : > overwrites, while >> appends
    c) differ : > is used for input while >> is used for output
    d) differ : > write to any file while >> write only to standard output
    e) None of these Ans. (b)
    

80. The command grep first second third /usr/you/myfile
    a) prints lines containing the words first, second or third from the file /usr/you/myfile
    b) searches for lines containing the pattern first in the files
    second, third, and /usr/you/myfile and prints them
    c) searches the files /usr/you/myfiel and third for lines containing the words first or second and prints them
    d) replaces the word first with the word second in the files third and /usr/you/myfile
    e) None of the above
    Ans. (b)
    

81. You are creating a Index on EMPNO column in the EMPLOYEE table. Which statement will you use?
    a) CREATE INdEX emp_empno_idx ON employee, empno;
    b) CREATE INdEX emp_empno_idx FOR employee, empno;
    c) CREATE INdEX emp_empno_idx ON employee(empno); 
    d) CREATE emp_empno_idx INdEX ON employee(empno); Ans. c
    

82. Which program construct must return a value?
    a) Package b) Function c) Anonymous block d) Stored Procedure
    e) Application Procedure Ans. b

83. Which Statement would you use to remove the EMPLOYEE_Id_PK PRIMARY KEY constraint and all depending constraints fromthe EMPLOYEE table?
    a) ALTER TABLE employee dROP PRIMARY KEY CASCAdE; 
    b) ALTER TABLE employee dELETE PRIMARY KEY CASCAdE;
    c) MOdIFY TABLE employee dROP CONSTRAINT employee_id_pk CASCAdE;
    d) ALTER TABLE employee dROP PRIMARY KEY employee_id_pk CASCAdE;
    e) MOdIFY TABLE employee dELETE PRIMARY KEY employee_id_pk CASCAdE;
    Ans. a

84. Which three commands cause a transaction to end? (Chosse three)
    a) ALTER b) GRANT c) DELETE d) INSERT e) UPdATE
    f) ROLLBACK Ans. a ,b ,f
    

85. Under which circumstance should you create an index on a table?
    a) The table is small.
    b) The table is updated frequently.
    c) A columns values are static and contain a narrow range of values
    d) Two columns are consistently used in the WHERE clause join condition of SELECT 
    statements.
    Ans.d

86. What was the first name given to Java Programming Language. 
    a) Oak � Java b) Small Talk c) Oak d) None Ans.a
    

87. A certain radioactive element A, has a half life = t seconds.
    In (t/2) seconds the fraction of the initial quantity of the element so far decayed is nearly
    (a) 29% (b) 15% (c) 10% (d) 45% Ans. (a)
    

88. Which of the following plots would be a straight line ?
    (a) Logarithm of decay rate against logarithm of time
    (b) Logarithm of decay rate against logarithm of number of decaying nuclei
    (c) Decay rate against time
    (d) Number of decaying nuclei against time Ans. (b)
    

89.  A radioactive element x has an atomic number of 100.
    It decays directly into an element y which decays directly into element z.
    In both processes a charged particle is emitted.
    Which of the following statements would be true?
    (a) y has an atomic number of 102 (b) y has an atomic number of 101
    (c) z has an atomic number of 100 (d) z has an atomic number of 101
    Ans. (b)
    

90.  If the sum of the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c=0 is equal to the sum of the squares of their reciprocals 
    then a/c, b/a, c/b are in 
    (a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) None of these Ans. (c)

91. A man speaks the truth 3 out of 4 times. He throws a die and reports it to be a 6.
    What is the probability of it being a 6?
    (a) 3/8 (b) 5/8 (c) � (d) None of the above Ans. (a)
    

92. If cos2A + cos2B + cos2C = 1 then ABC is a
    (a) Right angle triangle (b) Equilateral triangle (c) All the angles are acute
    (d) None of these Ans. (a)
    

93. Image of point (3,8) in the line x + 3y = 7 is
    (a) (-1,-4) (b) (-1,4) (c) (2,-4) (d) (-2,-4) Ans. (a)

94.  The mass number of a nucleus is 
    (a) Always less than its atomic number (b) Always more than its atomic number
    (c) Sometimes more than and sometimes equal to its atomic number
    (d) None of the above Ans. (c)

95. The maximum KE of the photoelectron emitted from a surface is dependent on 
    (a) The intensity of incident radiation (b) The potential of the collector electrode
    (c) The frequency of incident radiation
    (d) The angle of incidence of radiation of the surface Ans. (c

96. Which of the following is not an essential condition for interference
    (a) The two interfering waves must be propagated in almost the same direction or 
    the two interfering waves must intersect at a very small angle
    (b) The waves must have the same time period and wavelength
    (c) Amplitude of the two waves should be the same
    (d) The interfering beams of light must originate from the same source Ans. (c)
    

97. When X-Ray photons collide with electrons 
    (a) They slow down (b) Their mass increases (c) Their wave length increases
    (d) Their energy decreases Ans. (c)

98. An electron emits energy 
    (a) Because its in orbit (b) When it jumps from one energy level to another
    (c) Electrons are attracted towards the nucleus
    (d) The electrostatic force is insufficient to hold the electrons in orbits Ans. (b)

99. An electron emits energy 
    (a) Because its in orbit (b) When it jumps from one energy level to another
    (c) Electrons are attracted towards the nucleus
    (d) The electrostatic force is insufficient to hold the electrons in orbits Ans. (b)
    

100. How many bonds are present in CO2 molecule?
     (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 4 Ans. (d)

Verbal 

1.    Depreciation: deflation, depression, devaluation, fall, slump

2.    Deprecate : feel and express disapproval, 

3.    Incentive : thing one encourages one to do (stimulus)

4.    Echelon : level of authority or responsibility

5.    Innovation : make changes or introduce new things

6.    Intermittent : externally stopping and then starting

7.   Detrimental: harmful

8.   Conciliation : make less angry or more friendly

9.    Orthodox: conventional or traditional, superstitious

10.  Fallible : liable to error

11.  Volatile : ever changing

12.  Manifest: clear and obvious

13.  Connotation : suggest or implied meaning of expression

14.  Reciprocal: reverse or opposite

15.  Agrarian : related to agriculture

16.  Vacillate : undecided or dilemma

17.  Expedient : fitting proper, desirable

18.  Simulate : produce artificially resembling an existing one.

19.  Access : to approach

20.  Compensation: salary

21.  Truncate : shorten by cutting

22.  Adherence : stick

23.  Heterogeneous: non similar things

24.  Surplus : excessive

25.  Assess : determine the amount or value

26.  Cognizance : knowledge

27.  Retrospective : review

28.  Naive : innocent, rustic

29.  Equivocate : tallying on both sides, lie, mislead

30.  Postulate : frame a theory

31.  Latent : dormant, secret

32.  Fluctuation : wavering,

33.  Eliminate : to reduce

34.  Affinity : strong liking

35.  Expedite : hasten

36.  Console : to show sympathy

37.  Adversary : opposition

38.  Affable : lovable or approachable

39.  Decomposition : rotten

40.  Agregious : apart from the crowd, especially bad

41.  Conglomeration: group, collection

42.  Aberration: deviation

43.  Augury : prediction

44.  Creditability : ability to common belief, quality of being credible

45.  Coincident: incidentally

46.  Constituent : accompanying

47.  Differential : having or showing or making use of

48.  Litigation : engaging in a law suit

49.  Moratorium: legally or officially determined period of delay before fulfillment of the agreement of paying of debts.

50.  Negotiate : discuss or bargain

51.  Preparation : act of preparing

52.  Preponderant : superiority of power or quality

53.  Relevance : quality of being relevant

54.  Apparatus : appliances

55.  Ignorance : blindness, in experience

56.  Obsession: complex enthusiasm

57.  precipitate : speed, active

58.  corroborative: refutable

59.  obnoxious : harmless

60.  sanction: hinder

61.  empirical: experimental

62.  aborigine: emigrant

63.  corpulent : emaciated 

64. officious: pragmate 

65.  Agitator : Firebrand :: Renegade : Turncoat

66.  Burst : Sound :: Tinder : Fire

67. Star : cluster :: Tree : clump

68.  Piston : Cylinder :: elevator : shaft

69.  Mitigate : punishment :: commute : sentence

70.  Erudite : scholar :: illiterate : ignorant

71.  Fire : Ashes :: explosion : debris 

72.  mason : wall :: Author : Book 

73.  Fire : Ashes :: Event : memories

74.  (a) cheerleaders : pompoms

       (b) audience:seats

      (c) team:goalposts

      (d) conductor:podium

       (e) referee:decision
          Ans. (a)

75. archipelago:islands::
          (a) arbor:bower (b) garden:flower (c) mountain:valley (d) sand:dun   (e) constellation:star Ans. (a)

76. crow:boastful ::

(a) smirk:witty (b) conceal:s;y (c) pout:sulky (d) blush:coarse        (e) bluster:unhappy Ans. (a)

77. bracket:shelf ::
(a) hammer:anvil (b) girder:rivet (c) strut:rafter (d) valve:pipe      (e) bucket:well Ans. (a)

78. taxonomy:classification ::

(a) etymology:derivation (b) autonomy:authorization (c) economy:rationalization   (d) tautology:justification
   (e) ecology:urbanization Ans. (a)

79. moderator:debate ::
(a) legislator:election (b) chef:banquet (c) auditor:lecture      (d) conspirator:plot (e) umpire:game Ans. (a)

80. glossary:words ::
     (a) catalogue:dates (b) atlas:maps (c) almanac:synonyms      (d) thesaurus:rhymes (e) lexicon:numbers Ans. (a)

81. lumber: bear ::
        (a) roost:hen (b) bray:donkey (c) waddle:goose (d) swoop:hawk      (e) chirp:sparrow Ans. (a)

82. celerity:snail ::    (a) indolence:sloth (b) cunning:weasel (c) curiosity:cat (d) humility:peacock
      (e) obstinacy:mule Ans. (a)

83. wood:sand ::
      (a) coal:burn (b) brick:lay (c) oil:polish (d) metal:burnish (e) stone:quarry         Ans. (a)
84. carpenter:saw :: 
      (a) stenographer:typist (b) painter:brush (c) lawyer:brief(d) runner:sneakers   e) seamstress:scissors Ans. (a)

85. horns:bull :: 
      (a) mane:lion (b) wattles:turkey (c) antlers:stag (d) hooves:horse     (e) wings:eagle Ans. (a)

86. gullible:duped :: 
      (a) credible:cheated (b) careful:cautioned (c) malleable:moulded (d) myopic:mislead  e) articulate:silenced 
      Ans. (a)

87. marathon:stamina :: 
        (a) relay:independence (b) hurdle:perseverance (c) sprint:celerity (d) job:weariness (e) ramble:directness 
     Ans. (a)

88. Skin:man ::
         (a) hide:animal (b) jump:start (c) peel:potato (d) eat:food     (e) wool:cloth Ans. (a)

89. Bamboo:Shoot :: 
        (a) Bean:Sprout (b) Peas:Pod (c) Potato:Eye (d) Carrot:Root    (e) Leaf:Stem Ans. (a)

90. Deflect:Missile :: 
       (a) Siege:Castle (b) Distract:Attraction (c) Protect:Honour (d) Drop:Catch (e) Score:Goal Ans. (a)

91. Editor:magazine :: 
        (a) captain:ship (b) actor:movie (c) director:film (d) player:team     (e) jockey:horse Ans. (a)

92. Volcano : Lava :: 
        (a) Fault:earthquate (b) crack:wall (c) tunnel:dig (d) water:swim(e) floor:polis   Ans. (a)

93. Disregarded 
         (a) heed (b) hopeful (c) evade (d) dense Ans. (a)

94. Obviate
        (a) becloud (b) necessitate (c) rationalize (d) execute Ans. (b)

95. Superficial
           (a) profound (b) exaggerated (c) subjective (d) spirited Ans. (a)

96.  chief : tribe :: governer : state

97.   epaulette : shoulder :: tiara : head 

98.   guttural : throat :: gastric : stomach

99.   inept : clever :: languid : active

100. Erudite : scholar :: illiterate : ignorant