An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is________
CPU
Memory
Storage
File
Correct Answer :
B. Memory
Related Questions
Which of the following code used in present day computing was developed by IBM Corporation?
ASCII
Hollerith Code
Baudot Code
EBCDIC Code
A computer system that is old and perhaps not satisfactory is referred to as a(n)
Ancient system
Historical system
Age old system
Legacy system
Which statement is valid about computer program?
High level languages must be converted into machine language to execute
High level language programs are more efficient and faster to execute
It is more difficult to identify errors in high level language program than in low level programs
All of above
An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
Leech
Squid
Slug
Glitch
________ Is the functional key to display Save-As box.
F5
F6
F9
F12
Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square roots?
Napier
Babbage
Pascal
Leibniz
Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?
Magnetic drum
Hard Disks
Floppy
All of above
Which of the following is not anti-viruses software?
NAV
F-Prot
Oracle
McAfee
CD-ROM is a
Semiconductor memory
Memory register
Magnetic memory
None of above
An application suitable for sequential processing is
Processing of grades
Payroll processing
Both a and b
All of above
A name or number used to identify a storage location is called
A byte
A record
An address
All of above
A compiler is a translating program which
Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language
Translates entire source program into machine language program
It is not involved in program's execution
All of above
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
The data recording format in most of the modern magnetic tape is
7-bit ASCII
7-bit EBCDIC
8-bit ASCII
8-bit EBCDIC
In analogue computer
Input is first converted to digital form
Input is never converted to digital form
Output is displayed in digital form
All of above
Which was the most popular first generation computer?
IBM 650
IBM 360
IBM 1130
IBM 2700
Latency time is
Time to spin the needed data under head
Time to spin the needed data under track
Time to spin data under sector
All of above
Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
Minicomputers
Microcomputers
Mainframe computers
Super computer
Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?
UNIVAC
ENIAC
EDSAC
None of above
The first digital computer built with IC chips was known as
IBM 7090
Apple ? 1
IBM System / 360
VAX-10
If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be
216
65536
64K
Any of the above
Which statement is valid?
1KB = 1024 bytes
1 MB=2048 bytes
1 MB = 1000 kilobytes
1 KB = 1000 bytes
Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
Fourth Generation
Which statement is valid about computer program?
It is understood by a computer
It is understood by programmer
It is understood user
Both a & b
Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to
Console-operator
Programmer
Peopleware
System Analyst
Modern Computer are very reliable but they are not
Fast
Powerful
Infallible
Cheap
The first computer introduced in Nepal was
IBM 1400
IBM 1401
IBM 1402
IBM1402
Artificial Intelligence is associated with which generation?
First Generation
Second Generation
Fifth Generation
Sixth Generation
The value of each bead in earth is
1
3
5
7
Which of the following does not affect the resolution of a video display image?
Bandwidth
Raster scan rage
Vertical and horizontal lines of resolution
Screen size