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Computer Fundamentals

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A sequence of microinstruction is

  1. Micro sequence

  2. Memory hierarchy

  3. Pregame

  4. Serial process


Correct Option: A

A small vacuum tube that glows red when an electronic current is passed, is

  1. LCD

  2. LISP

  3. LED

  4. CRT


Correct Option: C

Codes which do not require frequency updated also promote used efficiency due to

  1. Simplicity

  2. Sort ability

  3. Stability

  4. Expansibility


Correct Option: C

A language based on graphics for use in education is

  1. PROLOG

  2. LOGO

  3. COBOL

  4. BASIC


Correct Option: B

Super-computers

  1. Are found at thousands of sites around the world

  2. Can now fit on a single silicon chip

  3. Are usually designed to process accounting applications

  4. Are not fast enough for some applications


Correct Option: D

Which hole is used to mark the location of the first sector in a soft-sectored disk?

  1. Address

  2. Location

  3. Index

  4. Label


Correct Option: C

A data item which is not broken down into smaller units is….

  1. Data element

  2. Elementary data item

  3. Data entry

  4. Database Management


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not a factor affecting the processing capacity or performance of a PC system?

  1. The clock speed of the microprocessor

  2. The revolutions per minute of the printer desk

  3. The primary storage capacity of the processor

  4. The built-in instruction set available to the microprocessor


Correct Option: B

A used defined block of pixels that can be placed anywhere on the screen is

  1. Sprite

  2. Stack

  3. Spooling

  4. Station


Correct Option: A

In acquiring new mainframe hardware, an organization

  1. May choose to rent a machine since this is least expensive acquisition method

  2. May buy the equipment to reduce the risk of technological obsolescence

  3. May lease a machine in order to avoid a large purchase price

  4. May choose to build its own system from bins of integrated circuits


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is a data communication link that connects more than two stations, nodes, etc?

  1. Multipoint connection

  2. Multipoint line

  3. Multiple chains

  4. Multilinked


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is a particular form of magnetic tape cartridge?

  1. Card Punch

  2. Optical mark reader

  3. Digital cassette

  4. Punched paper tape


Correct Option: C

Allocator and manager of memory in an operating system is

  1. Key board

  2. Key punch

  3. Kernel

  4. Kludge


Correct Option: C

A machine associated with card-based data processing is

  1. Codomain

  2. Collator

  3. Cartridge

  4. Digitizer


Correct Option: B

The only function of a NOT gate is a

  1. Stop a signal

  2. Recomplement a signal

  3. Invert an output signal

  4. Out as a universal gate


Correct Option: C

Which memory is used in high performance systems inserted between the processor and memory?

  1. ROM

  2. SAM

  3. Cache

  4. RAM


Correct Option: C

The ability of a subsystem to be substituted for the originally designed equipment is

  1. Versatility

  2. Compatibility

  3. Reliability

  4. Computability


Correct Option: B

Which is computer input microfilm?

  1. CIM

  2. CIR

  3. BCS

  4. CAM


Correct Option: A

A framework, in which circuit boards can be mounted, is

  1. Card cage

  2. Motherboard

  3. Cache

  4. RAM


Correct Option: A

A hardware used for virtual memory allocation is

  1. CPU

  2. Base-bound register

  3. Controller

  4. Register unit


Correct Option: B

A type of memory chip whose contents can not be altered by writing data is

  1. RAM

  2. PROM

  3. ROM

  4. EPROM


Correct Option: C

Which is a system programming language that incorporates the control structures for structured programming?

  1. ALGOL

  2. BCPL

  3. ADA

  4. PL/1


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is one of the world's most powerful Computer?

  1. Cray-1

  2. Optical computers

  3. Hidden computers

  4. KIPS


Correct Option: A

The amount of time that is taken up in getting data from a disk is

  1. Delay time

  2. Access time

  3. Real time

  4. Latency


Correct Option: D

The shifting of a program from one memory address to another is

  1. Data transmission

  2. Data collection

  3. Relocation

  4. Database


Correct Option: C
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