A computer cannot 'boot' if it does not have the
Compiler
Loader
Operating System
Assembler
Correct Answer :
C. Operating System
Related Questions
Software in computer
Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine
Increase the speed of central processing unit
Both of above
None of above
The two kinds of main memory are:
Primary and secondary
Random and sequential
ROM and RAM
All of above
What is the first stage in software development?
Specification and design
Testing
System Analysis
Maintenance
What is the latest write-once optical storage media?
Digital paper
Magneto-optical disk
WORM disk
CD-ROM disk
Personnel who design, program, operates and maintains computer equipment refers to
Console-operator
Programmer
Peopleware
System Analyst
Which is a unit representing the no bits of discrete.
Baud
Byte
Bit
All of the above
Which of the following is not a feature of first generation computers
They used vacuum tubes or valves as main electronic component
They consumed lots of electricity and produced excessive heat
They used machine language and assembly language to program the machine
None of above
Which of the following programming language were used in first generation computers?
Machine language
Assembly language
Both of above
None of above
As compared to the secondary memory, the primary memory of a computer is
Large
Cheap
Fast
Slow
Which was the computer conceived by Babbage?
Analytical engine
Arithmetic machine
Donald Knuth
All of above
A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is
Memory
Buffer
Accumulator
Address
A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have of RAM.
4 KB
16 K
64 K
256 K
A hybrid computer uses a _____ to convert digital signals from a computer into analog signals.
Modulator
Demodulator
Modem
Decoder
________ computer is a medium sized computer
Micro
Mainframe
Super
Mini
Who invented the high level language C?
Dennis M. Ritchie
Niklaus Writh
Seymour Papert
Donald Kunth
BCD is
Binary Coded Decimal
Bit Coded Decimal
Binary Coded Digit
Bit Coded Digit
The full form of EEPROM is
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
None of the above
Which is not consisted in a processor
ALU
CU
Memory
Registers
Which of the following computer is not invented by J.P. Eckert and John Mauchly?
ENIAC
EDVAC
UNIVAC
EDSAC
Which unit converts user data into machine readable form?
Input unit
Output unit
ALU
Control Unit
You organize files by storing them in
archives
folders
indexes
lists
The Third Generation Computer was made with .
Vacuum Tube
Discrete Components
IC
Bio Chips
The contribution of Konrad Zuse was long ignored because
He made the computers secretly
His computers were very complicated and it took time for the people to recognize its power
Of political reasons. He was German.
All of the above
Which statement is valid about magnetic tape?
It is a plastic ribbon
It is coated on both sides with iron oxide
It can be erased and reused
All of above
ALU and Control Unit jointly known as
RAM
ROM
CPU
PC
Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?
BASIC, COBOL, Fortran
Prolog
C, C++
Assembly languages
Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
Second Generation
Fourth Generation
Third Generation
First Generation
What is the other name for programmed chip?
RAM
ROM
LSIC
PROM
Programs are executed on the basis of a priority number in a
Batch processing system
Multiprogramming
Time sharing
None of these
Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?
Basic, COBOL, FORTRAN
Prolog 2, Expert Systems
Knowledge based Systems
Assembly Languages