An application suitable for sequential processing is
Processing of grades
Payroll processing
Both a and b
All of above
Correct Answer :
C. Both a and b
Related Questions
A byte consists of
One bit
Four bits
Eight bits
Sixteen bits
The most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in electronic data processing system is called
ASCII
EBCDIC
BCD
All of above
Which of the following required large computer memory?
Imaging
Graphics
Voice
All of above
Which of the following is input device?
scanner
speaker
monitor
projector
Which of the following contains permanent data and gets updated during the processing of transactions?
Operating System File
Transaction file
Software File
Master file
Which electronic component was made out of semiconductor material?
Vacuum tubes
Transistors
Ics
All of above
The central processing unit (CPU) consists of
Input, output and processing
Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage
Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage
Control unit, processing, and primary storage
Which device is required for the Internet connection?
Joystick
Modem
CD Drive
NIC Card
Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?
Floppy Disk
CD-ROM
Hard Disk
None of these
How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?
10
11
8
12
To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n
RGB monitor
Ink-jet printer
Plotter
Laser printer
When was the worlds first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?
Hewlett-Packard, 1980
Epson, 1981
Laplink Traveling Software Inc, 1982
Tandy Model-200, 1985
Who invented Mark I?
Howard Aikin
J. P. Eckert
John Mauchley
John v. Atanasoff
Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?
Magnetic core
Semiconductor
Magnetic tape
Both semiconductor and magnetic tape
The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of
Genetics
Control and communication
Molecular biology
Biochemistry
Which unit converts user data into machine readable form?
Input unit
Output unit
ALU
Control Unit
Which of the following is not valid statement?
Hard is referred to mean something temporary
Hard is used to mean something tangible
Soft is used to mean something permanent
Soft is used to mean something tangible
Instructions and memory address are represented by
Character code
Binary codes
Binary word
Parity bit
Malicious software is known as:
Bad ware.
Malware.
Malicious ware.
Illegal ware.
Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?
Bits
Bytes
Hertz
Clock cycles
The binary system uses powers of
2
10
8
16
Which of the following is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
Terminal
Light pen
Digitizer
Mouse
FORTRAN is
File Translation
Format Translation
Formula Translation
Floppy Translation
The latest PC keyboards use a circuit that senses the movement by the change in its capacitance,
Capacitance keyboard
Mechanical keyboard
Qwerty keyboard
Dvorak keyboard
Which of the following devices can be sued to directly image printed text?
OCR
OMR
MICR
All of above
Which part interprets program instructions and initiate control operations.
Input
Storage unit
Logic unit
Control unit
A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/ an
Interpreter
simulator
characters
compiler
Which of the following is considered first computer in the world?
Z3
ABC
Mark I
None of above
Who suggested Stored Program Concept
John Mauchley
J.P. Eckert
John Neumann
Joseph Jacquard
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