A computer has very low failure rate because it uses electronic components. It produces very consistent results. This is highlighted by which of the feature of computer?
Accuracy
Reliability
Versatility
Automatic
Correct Answer :
B. Reliability
Related Questions
Examples of output devices are
Screen
Printer
Speaker
All of these
An input /output device at which data enters or leaves a computer system is
Keyboard
Terminal
Printer
Plotter
Which of the printers used in conjunction with computers uses dry ink powder?
Daisy wheel printer
Line printer
Laser printer
Thermal printer
The contents of information are stored in
Memory data register
Memory address register
Memory arithmetic registers
Memory access register
Punched cards were first introduced by
Powers
Pascal
Jacquard
Herman Hollerith
The personal computer industry was started by
IBM
Apple
Compaq
HCL
The term referring to evacuating the content of some part of the machine is known as
Dump
Enhancement
Down
Compiler
Computer memory consists of
RAM
ROM
PROM
All of the above
Symbolic logic was discovered by
George Boole
Herman Hollerith
Van Neumann
Basic Pascal
The task of performing operations like arithmetic and logical operations is called
Processing
Storing
Editing
Sorting
One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors from micro-computer is
Words are usually large in microprocessors
Words are shorter in microprocessors
Microprocessor does not contain I/O device
Exactly the same as the machine cycle time
How many types of storage loops exists in magnetic bubble memory
8
4
16
2
Machine language is
Machine dependent
Difficult to program
Error prone
All of above
Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence?
FORTRAN
PROLOG
C
COBOL
Hackers
all have the same motive
break into other people's computers
may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage
are people who are allergic to computers
Floppy disks typically in diameter
3
5.25
8
All of above
A type of channel used to connect a central processor and peripherals which uses multiplying is known as
Modem
Network
Multiplexer
All of the above
Which is a semi conductor memory?
Dynamic
Static
Bubble
Both a & b
A computer program that converts assembly language to machine language is
Compiler
Interpreter
Assembler
Comparator
in which year was UK's premier computing event started?
1980
1985
1986
1987
Which of the following is not true for a magnetic disk?
It is expensive relative to magnetic tape
It provides only sequential access to stored data
Users can easily update records by writing over the old data
All of above
Which is used for manufacturing chips?
Bus
Control unit
Semiconductors
A and b only
Which of the following have low failure rate?
Mechanical devices
electronic devices
electro-mechanical devices
None of above
The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform
Arithmetic Operation
Logic operation
Fetch operations
Either of the 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
Which American computer company is called Big Blue?
Microsoft
Compaq Corp
IBM
Tandy Svenson
The output quality of a printer is measured by
Dot per sq. inch
Dots per inch
Dots printed per unit time
All of the above
which of the following is problem oriented language?
High level language
Machine language
Assembly language
Low level language
Which of the following statements is true?
Minicomputer works faster than Microcomputer
Microcomputer works faster than Minicomputer
Speed of both the computers is the same
The speeds of both these computers cannot be compared with the speed of advanced
What is the name of the computer terminal which gives paper printout?
Display screen
Soft copy terminal
Hard copy terminal
Plotter