Q.1
The time for which a piece of equipment operates is called
Q.2
Binary numbers need more places for counting because
Q.3
Which type of system puts the user into direct conversation with the computer through a keyboard?
Q.4
Which of the following is the 1's complement of 10?
Q.5
Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?
Q.6
A memory that holds micro programs is
Q.7
Any type of storage that is used for holding information between steps in its processing is
Q.8
A computer assisted method for the recording and analyzing of existing or hypothetical systems is
Q.9
A section of code to which control is transferred when a processor is interrupted is known as
Q.10
Which part interprets program instructions and initiate control operations.
Q.11
The binary system uses powers of
Q.12
The brain of any computer system is
Q.13
What difference does the 5th generation computer have from other generation computers?
Q.14
Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence?
Q.15
Magnetic storage devices can represent binary 0 by the absence of?
Q.16
Magnetic tape is a?
Q.17
Which storage device has the largest capacity in MB's?
Q.18
A computer program that converts assembly language to machine language is
Q.19
The tracks on a disk which can be accessed without repositioning the R/W heads is
Q.20
Which storage device cannot be erased?
Q.21
Which of the following languages is more suited to a structured program?
Q.22
A _____ is simply an arrangement where multiple disk drives appear as a single disk drive to the user.
Q.23
Conversion of binary number 1010101000010111 to hexadecimal number is
Q.24
The language that is an input for statement translation is called
Q.25
All the instructions and procedures needed to start up a computer, to the point it can load an operating system, are stored in ROM chips. In IBM compatible PCs this is called the _______ .
Q.26
In comparison with static RAM memory, the dynamic RAM memory has
Q.27
Which of the following holds data and processing instructions temporarily until the CPU needs it?
Q.28
Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as
Q.29
What is the name given to the weapons which use computerised guidance system?
Q.30
Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record's disk address. What information does this address specify?
Q.31
A high speed device used in CPU for temporary storage during processing is called
Q.32
Computers are extremely fast and have fantastic memories. However, the only thing they can remember is
Q.33
A multi programming system is one that can
Q.34
A monitor's _____ is the distance between the holes in the mask behind the screen. This helps determine how sharp the dots appear.
Q.35
The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage elements called
Q.36
What is the name of the printer which prints all the A's in a line before all the B's?
Q.37
What is meant by a dedicated computer?
Q.38
Which of the following is the user programmed semiconductor memory?
Q.39
An instruction that transfers program control to one or more possible paths is known as
Q.40
The two kinds of main Memory are:
Q.41
The software used to convert source program instructions to object instruction is known as
Q.42
Which of the following storage and retrieval methods would be well suited to your processing requirements if you only need to retrieve records one at a time and there is no fixed pattern to the requests for data and records?
Q.43
Which is an electronic device that can store temporarily a single bit of data.
Q.44
Binary numbers need more places for counting because:
Q.45
Name of the first guided weapon in the world which used a programmable digital computer:
Q.46
Backing storage is so named because it
Q.47
The ASCII code for the character J is:
Q.48
Off-line operation is the operation of devices without the control of
Q.49
The most important advantage of a video disk is
Q.50
The process of entering data into a storage location
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