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Which of the following can be output by a computer?
Q.2
Sequential file organization is most appropriate for which of the following applications?
Q.3
LISP was developed by
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The first mechanical calculating machine was made by
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Which programming language is much in vogue among users of microcomputers
Q.6
Multiplication of 1112 by 1012 is
Q.7
Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is located?
Q.8
The code that should be adequate for present and anticipated data processing both for machine and human use is
Q.9
What is the number of bit patterns provided by a 7-bit code?
Q.10
The basic unit within a computer store capable of holding a single unit of data is
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An error in computer data is called
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A system program which helps the execution of user programs is known as
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All inputs must be in ON position to have an output is known as
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The intersection of a column and row in a spreadsheet is called a bon or
Q.15
A magnetic storage device on which data is stored on a cylindrical drum, subdivided into tracks is known as
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The number of bits that are typically stored on each track of a magnetic disk is usually
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The silicon chips used for data processing are called
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The magnetic storage chips used to provide nonvolatile direct access storage of data and that have no moving parts are known as
Q.19
In the third generation of computers:
Q.20
A common example of a data storage medium is
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Main storage is also called
Q.22
Which printer is very commonly used for desk-top publishing?
Q.23
IBM-PC is an example of
Q.24
Which of the following will happen when data is entered into a memory location?
Q.25
An electronic circuit with about 20 transistors fabricated on a silicon chip is known as
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Hard disks are formatted in the same manner as floppy disks. However, before a hard disk can be formatted, it must first be _____
Q.27
The no of logical records in a physical record is
Q.28
Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to
Q.29
Instructions and memory addresses are represented by
Q.30
Which type of computers use the 8 bit code called EBCDIC?
Q.31
Which generation of computers is covered by the period 1964-77?
Q.32
A data item which is not broken down into smaller units is _____
Q.33
A computer is a box full of electronic
Q.34
First CAD system called AutoCAD for the PCs was announced in the year 1982. Can you tell who announced it?
Q.35
To set a register or counter to the all-zero-state is
Q.36
Which is used to store firmware.
Q.37
What are the concentric circles on floppy disks know as?
Q.38
A one-bit signal that indicates the start of data transmission by an asynchronous device is
Q.39
Which of the following is NOT a primary storage device?
Q.40
A device that prints one character at a time is kknown as
Q.41
Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as
Q.42
A digital device that processes data is known as
Q.43
A mechanism for arranging controlled access to a shared resource is
Q.44
A generalised software package produced to meet the bugs of a variety of data processing users is known as
Q.45
Who is 1988 announced the latest version of CD-ROM called CD-ROMXA (extended architecture) which provides a documented means of integrating digital audio with computer data on a CD-ROM disk?
Q.46
Third generation computers
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What is the name of the display feature that highlights areas of the screen which require operator attention?
Q.48
The third generation of computers covers the period:
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An electronic logic gate whose output is logic 0 only when all inputs are logic 1 is
Q.50
Which of the following is the expansion of EBCDIC
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