Q.1
A type of core store that has a lower access time than the devices used for working store in the same processor is known as
Q.2
What is the alternative name for a diskette?
Q.3
Which memory is nonvolatile and may be written only once?
Q.4
Which of the following translate back from machine code something resembling the source language
Q.5
Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiply, divide and find square roots?
Q.6
Character readers are those devices which read the characters printed on the source documents and then convert them directly into computer-usable input. Which of the following is not a character reader?
Q.7
Super computers are primarily useful for
Q.8
A reflective marker that indicates the end of the usable tape is
Q.9
Serial access memories are useful in applications where
Q.10
SPSS stands for
Q.11
An Integrated Circuit (IC) is
Q.12
Which of the following are not likely to be found on a PC main circuit board
Q.13
A specific part of an arithmetic & logic unit that is used to perform the operation of multiplication is
Q.14
The octal equivalent of the number 11010.1011 is
Q.15
The 2's complement number of 110010 is
Q.16
The purpose of an application program is to
Q.17
Which of the following is used for input and output both
Q.18
Non-volatility is an important advantage of
Q.19
Which company produces processors for the Apple Macintosh?
Q.20
How many symbols exist in Baudot code?
Q.21
Which gate sends on a pulse when it receives one at either or both of its terminals.
Q.22
The essential features of a number system are
Q.23
Which of the following high speed non-impact printers are fast enough to print the entire book in about 1 minute.
Q.24
An identifying label on the first record of magnetic tape is
Q.25
An electrical inter-connection that permit 8 or more bits of data to be moved in the same instant of time is called
Q.26
The hardware in which data may be stored for a computer system is called
Q.27
A circuit which can store information is known as
Q.28
Where was the India's first computer installed and when?
Q.29
Conversion of an octal number 738 to binary number is
Q.30
Software that's loaded into a computer primary storage area is known as
Q.31
A language based on graphics for use in education is
Q.32
Which of the following is a computer memory that can be programmed once, but not reprogrammed.
Q.33
A programming language intended to solve a no. of different types of problems is
Q.34
What was the computer conceived by Babbage?
Q.35
A acronym for the organisation that publishes programming language standard is
Q.36
Which of the following are the building blocks of all the circuits in a computer.
Q.37
Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?
Q.38
A program used to detect overall system malfunction is
Q.39
A computer, by definition, is any device that computers. This broad definition includes which of the following?
Q.40
Which of the following is used to make a programs run when the computer is switched on.
Q.41
A micro processor chip used in a PC system
Q.42
ILLIAC is a
Q.43
A factor which might cause an individual to consider using a computer in criminal activities is:
Q.44
Transmission and presentation of text and graphics is called
Q.45
Which was the first commercial computer built by M.V. Wilkies.
Q.46
An input device that is able to interpret pencil marks on paper media is known as
Q.47
Front-end processor is a _____ designed specifically to handle the communications processing task.
Q.48
Which of the following is directry controlled from a keyboard.
Q.49
Which of the following is a machine for reading documents that are encoded in a way that is readable by person and machine.
Q.50
Which of the following does not affect the resolution of a video display image?
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