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Computer Fundamentals - 2

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The number 1 is equivalent to decimal number

  1. One thousand

  2. Eight

  3. One

  4. Sixteen


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not an octal number?

  1. 32

  2. 75

  3. 16

  4. 902


Correct Option: D

A 'number crunching' computer is one that can handle

  1. Large spreadsheets

  2. Large alphanumeric data

  3. Large volume of numbers

  4. Only numbers


Correct Option: C

In computer technology what is meant by 'state-of-the-art'?

  1. Up to date

  2. Best

  3. Latest

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D

Which was the first supercomputer purchased by India for medium range weather forecasting?

  1. PARAM

  2. Cray XMP-14

  3. Medha-930

  4. CDC Cyber 930-11


Correct Option: B

The EAM device that does not use a control panel is the

  1. Collator

  2. Reproducer

  3. Interpreter

  4. Sorter


Correct Option: D

The checking operation performed on input data is called the

  1. Validation of data

  2. Verification of data

  3. Cross check

  4. Control of Data


Correct Option: A

The Larger the RAM of a computer, the faster its processing speeds is, since it eliminates

  1. Need for external memory

  2. Need for ROM

  3. Frequent Disk I/O's

  4. Need for wider data path


Correct Option: C

In early electronic computers, vacuum tubes were used as the storage media, later on they were replaced by small doughnut-shaped pieces of magnetic material called magnetic cores. Can you tell which of the following electronic stored-program computers was the first to use this core memory?

  1. IBM 701

  2. Whirlwind

  3. Burroughs F-101

  4. MANIAC


Correct Option: B

The temporary or volatile memory of a computer is erased when the computer is turned off. Accordingly, the computer user before turning off the machine must transfer anything in the memory which is important to

  1. Control unit

  2. ALU

  3. CPU

  4. Permanent Memory


Correct Option: D

Which of the following tasks is not suited for sequential processing by a computer?

  1. Preparing of mailing labels

  2. Processing payroll cheques

  3. Accounting for credit purchases

  4. Inventory Control


Correct Option: D

What is the name of the memory card which is conceptually related to the smart card but is similar to the video disk?

  1. Laser

  2. Master

  3. Visa

  4. Optical


Correct Option: A

The time taken for the read/write head to move to the correct track on the magnetic disk is called

  1. Epoch delay

  2. Latency Delay

  3. Seek time

  4. Approach time


Correct Option: C

Which of the following printer can be classified as a page-at-a-time printer?

  1. Laser printer

  2. Dot-matrix-printer

  3. Thermal Printer

  4. Inkjet Printer


Correct Option: A

What is the function of the home key in a microcomputer QWERTY keyboard?

  1. To capitalize letters

  2. To reposition the cursor

  3. To interrupt executions

  4. To cancel the entry


Correct Option: B

The metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor is the real forerunner of the modern chip. In which year was it invented?

  1. 1968

  2. 1969

  3. 1960

  4. 1962


Correct Option: C

A flat-bed plotter uses a pen which moves in two directions across a piece of paper fixed on a flat-bed. Can you tell who controls the movements of this pen?

  1. Microfilm

  2. Microfiche

  3. Film card

  4. COM


Correct Option: C

File specification books are crated primarily for use of

  1. System Analysis

  2. Programmers

  3. Operators

  4. Managers


Correct Option: B

Most of the errors blamed on computers are actually due to

  1. Programming errors

  2. Hardware fatigue

  3. Defects in floppy disks

  4. Data entry errors


Correct Option: D

The reflective strip noting the physical end of a tape is the

  1. Load-point marker

  2. Tape mark

  3. End-of-reel marker

  4. Tape end marker


Correct Option: C

Plotters print

  1. With ball point pens

  2. With ink pens

  3. Electro statically

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

The storage within the addressing scheme of the computer but exceeding the physical capacity is called

  1. Address space

  2. Overlay storage

  3. Secondary storage

  4. Scratched memory


Correct Option: A

Which generation of computers used transistors?

  1. First generation

  2. Second generation

  3. Fourth generation

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B

The most expensive component in a computer system is

  1. hardware

  2. peripherals

  3. software

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Option 4 is the correct answer.

When an input electrical signal A=12 is applied to a NOT gate, its output signal is

  1. 01011

  2. 14

  3. 10101

  4. 31


Correct Option: A
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