An IBM system/38 represents the computer class of:
Small-scale computer
Medium-scale computer
Large-scale computer
Super computer
Correct Answer :
A. Small-scale computer
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EBCDIC stands for
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
Data division is the third division of a _____ program.
COBOL
BASIC
PASCAL
FORTH
What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?
Grater than
Less than
Equal to
All 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
The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as
Hardware
Software
Firmware
ROM ware
As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are
More expensive
More portable
Less rigid
Slowly accessed
A computer program that converts assembly language to machine language is
Compiler
Interpreter
Assembler
Comparator
Mini computers and micro computers are from which generation of computers?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Computer professionals working in a computer centre are
Software
Firmware
Hardware
Humanware
CAD stands for
Computer aided design
Computer algorithm for design
Computer application in design
All of the above
Who invented punched cards?
Charles Babbage
Dr. Herman Hollerith
Howard Aikin
Joseph Jacquard
Which of the following memories has the shortest access times?
Cache memory
Magnetic bubble memory
Magnetic core memory
RAM
A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to
2 byte
32 byte
4 byte
8 byte
What is the number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9- trac magnetic tape?
9
16
18
27
An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is________
CPU
Memory
Storage
File
When was Pascaline invented?
1617
1620
1642
1837
Chief component of first generation computer was
Transistors
Vacuum Tubes and Valves
Integrated Circuits
None of above
A Pixel is
A computer program that draws picture
A picture stored in secondary memory
The smallest resolvable part of a picture
None of these
Which of the following is not an electronic computer?
ENIAC
ABC
UNIVAC
EDVAC
A system is
an integration of different units so as to achieve an objective
input unit
input and output unit
input, output and storage units
Which of the following file organization is most efficient for a file with a high degree of file activity?
Sequential
ISAM
VSAM
B-Tree Index
A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have of RAM.
4 KB
16 K
64 K
256 K
SMPS stands for
Switched mode Power Supply
Start mode power supply
Store mode power supply
Single mode power supply
Word length of a Personal Computer is ___
4 bits
8 bits
16 bits
64 bits
Which of the following is not a class of computers based on size?
Mainframe Computers
Mini Computers
Micro Computers
Super Computers
The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is
1.40 MB
1.44 GB
1.40 GB
1.44 MB
A factor which would strongly influence a business person to adopt a computer is its
Accuracy
Reliability
Speed
All of above
When was the first electro-mechanical computer developed?
1880
1990
1944
None of above
The common name for the crime of stealing passwords is:
Jacking.
Identity theft.
Spoofing.
Hacking.
Bit stands for
Binary digits
bit of system
a part of byte
All of above