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Computer Applications (NCO)

Description: Computer Applications
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The time it takes advice to locate data and instructions and make them available to the C.P.U is known as

  1. clock speed

  2. a processing cycle

  3. CPU speed

  4. access time

  5. _


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is a sequence of events in processing information, which includes input ,output, processing and storage.

______ means that the data contained in a database is accurate and reliable.

  1. Data redundancy

  2. Data consistency

  3. Data integrity

  4. Data reliability

  5. _


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is the overall completeness, accuracy and consistency of stored data. It indicates absence of errors in some data. Integrity implies that the data is an exact copy of some original version.

The ability to easily add additional users means that a network is

  1. secure

  2. scalable

  3. dedicated

  4. decentralised

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Scalable is the system that can start with just a few nodes, but can easily expand to thousands of nodes. It is easy to make larger and more powerful.

The organised set of instructions to direct the computer in solving a problem is called a/an

  1. program

  2. flowchart

  3. algorithm

  4. All of the above

  5. _


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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The basic goal of computer process is to convert data into

  1. files

  2. graphs

  3. information

  4. tables

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Information is accurate, organised and specific for a purpose. When information is entered into a computer, it is referred to as data. After processing, data is converted into information.

The first IBM PC did not have any

  1. RAM

  2. disk drive

  3. ROM

  4. port

  5. _


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Read only memory is the full form of ROM in which, data written gets stored permanently.

To add an internal card to a computer, it must have an open

  1. USB port

  2. expansion slot

  3. bay

  4. bus

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is a socket on motherboard in which expansion card is inserted.

Which interface transmits one bit at a time?

  1. Parallel

  2. SCSI

  3. Serial

  4. Fire Wire

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is a socket on computer used to connect modem or other devices through a serial interface. It provides very slow speed.

Which type of processing speed measurement is used primarily with supercomputers?

  1. Gigahertz

  2. MIPS

  3. Flops

  4. None of these

  5. _


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The full form of Flops is floating point operation per second. It is used to measure the performance of computer's processor.

A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the internet, is called a

  1. version

  2. patch

  3. tutorial

  4. FAQ

  5. _


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A patch is a software prepared to update the computer. It includes fixing securities and bugs and improves the performance of the computer. It is freely available on the internet.

When you are working on a document on a PC, where is the document temporarily stored?

  1. ROM

  2. Flash memory

  3. CPU

  4. RAM

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Random Access Memory: It is the memory that the computer uses to temporarily store information.

A condition that occurs when two transactions wait for each other to unlock data is known as a

  1. shared lock

  2. exclusive lock

  3. binary lock

  4. dead lock

  5. _


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is a process when two or more tasks permanently block each other, each task having a lock on a resource which the other tasks are trying to lock.

The code for a web page is written using

  1. a fifth generation language

  2. WinZip

  3. URL

  4. hypertext markup language

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

As the name suggests, it is a computer language in which markup symbols or codes inserted in files are displayed on a world wide web page.

A collection of programs that controls how your computer system runs and processes information is called

  1. computer

  2. compiler

  3. operating system

  4. interpreter

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The operating system controls the input and output of the computer. It directs the flow of information to and from the CPU.

The speed at which the monitor accepts data is called

  1. response time

  2. bandwidth

  3. scanning

  4. interlacing

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is the data transfer rate of internet connection. It is measured in bits per seconds. Generally, bandwidth is the speed at which the monitor accepts data.

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