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One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors from microcomputers is
Q.2
The binary equivalent of the Octal number 13.54 is
Q.3
What process prepares the magnetic surface of a disk by creating concentric circles, called tracks, around the disk? (Each track is further divided into pic-shaped sections called sectors.)
Q.4
Which type of display is the latest to be used for portable computer?
Q.5
Which of the following is not true of future computers?
Q.6
The EAM device that does not use a control panel is the:
Q.7
Whenever a peripheral is being controlled by the CPU, it is said to be online. If additionally, the computer files are updated as soon as any change takes place, the system is called
Q.8
What does that acronym VGA stand for?
Q.9
Which part of the diskette should never be touched?
Q.10
The following is true about 2-out of-5 code:
Q.11
The Josephson tunneling device illustrates principles associated with the advanced storage technique:
Q.12
The storage locations in the internal storage of a CPU are called
Q.13
Which of the following statements is true?
Q.14
In this world of fast changing computer technology, one of the most important factor to be considered while purchasing a PC is, it should have a provision for
Q.15
A collection of eight bits is called
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The ALU of a central processing unit does the essential maths work for the computer. What does the control unit do?
Q.17
The term "memory" applies to which one of the following
Q.18
In MODEMS
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A computer with CPU speed around 100 million instructions per second & with the word length of around 64 bits is known as
Q.20
Which is a secondary memory device?
Q.21
A computer program consists of
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An input device which can read characters directly from an ordinary piece of paper is
Q.23
A storage device which is used to store data & information external to the main storage is known as
Q.24
In a PC, how much memory is available to application software?
Q.25
General purpose computers are those that can be adopted to countless uses simply by changing its
Q.26
Which of the following is not a part of the CPU
Q.27
Which of the following memories contains a thin film of magnetic material sandwitched between two permanent bias magnets?
Q.28
Which of the following bus types are used by the Apple Macintosh computer?
Q.29
For a memory system, the cycle time is
Q.30
The number of records contained within a block of data on magnetic tape is defined by the
Q.31
What is the name of the visible silver rectangle which separates the take-up portion of the magnetic tape from the data recording portion?
Q.32
A part located in the central processing unit that stores data & information is known as
Q.33
A software package to perform calculations on data arranged in an array is
Q.34
Which of the following chips can be reprogrammed with special electric pulses?
Q.35
When the time to establish link is large and the size of data is small, the preferred mode of data transfer is
Q.36
Group of instructions that directs a computer is called
Q.37
A computer-controlled device for training exercises that duplicates the work environment is a:
Q.38
What was the name of the first stored program electronic computer which was built in 1949 at Cambridge University in England?
Q.39
A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs
Q.40
The CPU chip used in a computer is partially made out of
Q.41
A printed document reader which scans the characters and then encodes them in a computer-compatible code for direct transmission to the computer is called
Q.42
The working principles of today's computers were provided by an English mathematician
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The equipment with which the computer talks to its users is called a
Q.44
Which of the following best describes a computer-based information system?
Q.45
Accessing records from a file directly without searching from the beginning of the file is
Q.46
EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?
Q.47
In which addressing mode, the effective address of the operand is generated by adding a constant value to the contents of a register?
Q.48
The term gigabyte refers to
Q.49
When did IBM close the last of its punched card manufacturing plant?
Q.50
Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?
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