A characteristic of card systems is:
Slowness in processing data
Using cards as records of transactions
Needing a larger DP staff
All of the above
Correct Answer :
D. All of the above
Related Questions
Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?
UNIVAC
ENIAC
EDSAC
None of above
Which of the following is a programming language?
Lotus
Pascal
MS-Excel
Netscape
A hard copy would be prepared on a
Line printer
Dot matrix Printer
Typewriter terminal
All of the above
Hard disk is coated in both sides with
Magnetic metallic oxide
Optical metallic oxide
Carbon layer
All of the above
What is System Analysis?
The design of the screen the user will see and use to enter or display data
System analysis defines the format and type of data the program will use
System Analysis involves creating formal model of the problem to be solved
None of the above
An operating system intended for use on microprocessor based systems that support a single user is
PC-DOS
MS-DOS
UNIX
CP/M
Why ABC computer is called so?
Because it was developed by Atanasoff and Berry
Because it was thought to be the first computer so named with first alphabets of English
Both of above are the reason to name the computer ABC
None of above are true
Which of the following is a secondary memory device?
Keyboard
Disk
ALU
All of the above
Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine?
Pascal
Hollerith
Babbage
Jacquard
What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?
Grater than
Less than
Equal to
All of the above
An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
Leech
Squid
Slug
Glitch
VDU is also called
Screen
Monitor
Both 1 & 2
printer
What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine
1642
1837
1880
1850
________ is the key we use to run the selected command.
SHIFT
TAB
ENTER
CTRL
A hybrid computer
Resembles digital computer
Resembles analogue computer
Resembles both a digital and analogue computer
None of the above
Select the Odd one
Operating system
Interpreter
Compiler
Assembler
Which of the following is not a storage medium?
Hard disk
Flash drive
DVD
scanner
Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the records disk address. What information does this address specify?
Track number
All of above
Sector number
Surface number
Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?
Direct
Sequential
Random
All of the above
Which of the following is not a primary storage device?
Magnetic tape
Magnetic disk
Optical disk
All of above
The digital computer was developed primarily in
USSR
Japan
USA
UK
Instruction in computer languages consists of
OPCODE
OPERAND
Both of above
None of above
A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:
EFTS
MPG
MIPS
CPS
From which generation operating systems were developed?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
ALU and Control Unit jointly known as
RAM
ROM
CPU
PC
What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special softw3are called EMS (expanded memory specification)?
Extended
Expanded
Base
Conventional
The original ASCII code used__bits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error checking
5
6
7
8
IBM 1401 computer was
Mainframe Computer
Mini Computers
Micro Computers
None of above
Basic is _____ language.
a procedural
an object oriented
both A and B
none of the above
______ computers are also called personal computers
Mainframe Computer
Mini Computers
Micro Computers
Super Computers