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A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to

A. 2 byte

B. 32 byte

C. 4 byte

D. 8 byte

Correct Answer :

C. 4 byte


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Today's computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changed in 1924. What was that name?

A. Computer Tabulating Recording Co.

B. The Tabulator Ltd.

C. International Computer Ltd.

D. None of above

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What is a compiler?

A. A compiler does a conversion line by line as the program is run

B. A compiler converts the whole of a higher level program code into machine code in one step

C. A compiler is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution

D. None of the above

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What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?

A. Light pen

B. Mouse

C. Digitizer

D. Terminal

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Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as

A. PC

B. Memory address registers

C. General purpose register

D. Flags

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The earliest calculating devices are

A. Abacus

B. Clock

C. Difference Engine

D. None of these

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Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent?

A. ENIAC

B. MARK I

C. Z3

D. ABC

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The commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in electronic data processing system is called

A. ASCII

B. EBCDIC

C. BCD

D. All of above

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Number crunchier is the informal name for

A. Minicomputer

B. Super computer

C. Microcomputer

D. Mainframe computer

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What is the latest write-once optical storage media?

A. Digital paper

B. Magneto-optical disk

C. WORM disk

D. CD-ROM disk

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What was the nick name of the computer used by the Americans in 1952 for their H-bomb project?

A. ENIAC

B. EDSAC

C. MANIAC

D. UNIVAC

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The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from

A. Control section

B. Primary memory

C. External memory

D. Cache memory

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The two major types of computer chips are

A. External memory chip

B. Primary memory chip

C. Microprocessor chip

D. Both b and c

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To prevent the loss of data during power failures, use a(n):

A. Encryption program.

B. Surge protector.

C. Firewall.

D. UPS.

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Any device that performs signal conversion is

A. Modulator

B. Modem

C. Keyboard

D. Plotter

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What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program as input & produce machine language code as output?

A. Compiler

B. Interpreter

C. Debugger

D. Assembler

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Which output device is used for translating information from a computer into pictorial form on paper.

A. Mouse

B. Plotter

C. Touch panel

D. Card punch

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Computers with 80286 microprocessor is

A. XT computer

B. AT computers

C. PS/2 computer

D. None of above

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Which was the world's first minicomputer and when was it introduced?

A. PDP-I, 1958

B. IBM System/36, 1960

C. PDP-II, 1961

D. VAX 11/780, 1962

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A kind of scanner MICR is the short form of

A. Magnetic Ink Character Reader

B. Magnetic Ink Code Reader

C. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader

D. None

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What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine

A. 1850

B. 1880

C. 1642

D. 1837

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Com in Latin is

A. intensifying prefix

B. intensifying suffix

C. a term that means to reckon

D. None of above

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The advantage of COM are its __ and __

A. Compact size; speed readability

B. Compact size, speed

C. Readability; speed

D. Low cost; readability

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Which of the following statement is false?

A. Mechanical analog computers have existed for thousands of years

B. There are mechanical analog computers and electronic analog computers.

C. All electronic computers are digital computers

D. All of above are false

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Which of the following does not store data permanently?

A. ROM

B. RAM

C. Floppy Disk

D. Hard Disk

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A disadvantage of the laser printer is

A. It is quieter than an impact printer

B. It is very slow

C. The output is of a lower quality

D. None of the above

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Networking such as LAN, MAN started from

A. First generation

B. Second generation

C. Third generation

D. Fourth generation

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Fifth generation computer is also known as

A. Knowledge information processing system

B. Very large scale integration

C. Both of above

D. None of above

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In a punched card system, data is processed by a

A. Keypunch machine, sorter and posting machine

B. Accounting machine, posting machine, and billing machine

C. Sorter, posting machine, and billing machine

D. Accounting machine, keypunch machine and sorter

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Which of the following was a special purpose computer?

A. All of the above

B. ENIAC

C. EDVAC

D. ABC

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In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed

A. Parallel only

B. Sequentially only

C. Both sequentially and parallel

D. All of above