A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as
Pulse code modulation
Pulse stretcher
Query processing
Queue management
Correct Answer :
A. Pulse code modulation
Related Questions
A dumb terminal has
an embedded microprocessor
extensive memory
independent processing capability
a keyboard and screen
Which of the following is not processing?
arranging
manipulating
calculating
gathering
The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called
double-space
line spacing
single space
vertical spacing
Which is an item of storage medium in the form of circular plate?
Disk
CPU
Printer
ALU
A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master is
Cylinder
Surface
Track
Cluster
The basic operations performed by a computer are
Arithmetic operation
Logical operation
Storage and relative
All the above
Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as
PC
Memory address registers
General purpose register
Flags
A number that is used to control the form of another number is known as
Map
Mask
Mamtossa
Marker
________ represents raw facts, where-as________ is data made meaningful.
Information, reporting
Data, information
Information, bits
Records, bytes
Integrated Circuits (ICs) are related to which generation of computers?
First generation
Second generation
Third generation
Fourth generation
Which of the following is/ are operating systems
Windows
Unix
OS/2
All of these
Who is the inventor of ABC Computer?
John v. Atanasoff
Clifford Berry
Both of above
None of above
Central Processing Unit is combination of
Control and storage
Control and output unit
Arithmetic logic and input unit
Arithmetic logic and control unit
An example of a digital device can be
Digital clock
Automobile speed meter
Clock with a dial and two hands
All of the above
When was the company named IBM?
1914
1924
1975
None of above
Which part of the computer is directly involved in executing the instructions of the computer program?
The scanner
The main storage
The secondary storage
The processor
A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of
Speed
Accuracy
Reliability
Cost
A common boundary between two systems is called
Interdiction
Interface
Surface
None of the above
Which is another name for functional language?
Machine
Application language
Low-level language
High-level language
Who is the chief of Microsoft
Babbage
Bill Gates
Bill Clinton
none of these
A hybrid computer uses a _____ to convert digital signals from a computer into analog signals.
Modulator
Demodulator
Modem
Decoder
In a computer _____ is capable to store single binary bit.
Capacitor
Flip flop
Register
Inductor
An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
Leech
Squid
Slug
Glitch
Symbolic logic was discovered by
George Boole
Herman Hollerith
Van Neumann
Basic Pascal
Web cam is an
input unit device
output unit device
processing device
Input and Output device
Which method is used to connect a remote computer?
Device
Dialup
Diagnostic
Logic circuit
Office LANS, which are scattered geographically on large scale, can be connected by the use of corporate
CAN
LAN
DAN
WAN
The time required for the fetching and execution of one simple machine instruction is
Delay time
CPU cycle
Real time
Seek time
One millisecond is
1 second
10th of a seconds
1000th of a seconds
10000th of a seconds
Most important advantage of an IC is its
Easy replacement in case of circuit failure
Extremely high reliability
Reduced cost
Lower power consumption