An operating system intended for use on microprocessor based systems that support a single user is
PC-DOS
MS-DOS
UNIX
CP/M
Correct Answer :
D. CP/M
Related Questions
For which of the following computers can't be used?
Gathering data
calculating data
Comparing data
Arranging data
Which of the following is valid statement?
Data in itself is useless unless it is processed
The data that is processed is called a program
The data which is not yet processed is information
Information is processed by computer to generate data.
Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?
Daughter board
Motherboard
Father board
Breadboard
Raw facts and figures about any particular topic are
Information
facts
data
none of above
________ is the key we use to run the selected command.
SHIFT
TAB
ENTER
CTRL
A device for converting handwritten impressions into coded characters & positional coordinates for input to a computer is
Touch panel
Mouse
Wand
Writing tablet
Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent?
ENIAC
MARK I
Z3
ABC
An application program that helps the user to change any number and immediately see the result of that change is
Desktop publishing program
Database
Spreadsheet
All of above
A device designed to read information encoded into a small plastic card is
Magnetic tape
Badge reader
Tape puncher
Card puncher
When did John Napier develop logarithm?
1416
1614
1641
1804
A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an
Interpreter
Simulator
Compiler
Commander
in which year was UK's premier computing event started?
1980
1985
1986
1987
A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs
Dot matrix printer
Digital plotter
Line printer
All of the above
Instruction in computer languages consists of
OPCODE
OPERAND
Both of above
None of above
Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?
Binary
Decimal
Hexadecimal
Octal
To locate a data item for storage is
Field
Feed
Database
Fetch
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
In what respect human beings are superior to computers?
Diligence
Intelligence
Slavery
Reliability
UNIVAC is
Universal Automatic Computer
Universal Array Computer
Unique Automatic Computer
Unvalued Automatic Computer
A self replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970s science fiction novel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider is
Bug
Vice
Lice
Worm
Cursor is a
Pixel
Thin blinking line
Pointing device
None of these
One millisecond is
1 second
10th of a seconds
1000th of a seconds
10000th of a seconds
Each set of Napier's bones consisted of rods.
5
9
11
13
Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?
It is an output device
It is an input device
It is a peripheral device
It is hardware item
Algorithm and Flow chart help us to
Know the memory capacity
Identify the base of a number system
Direct the output to a printer
Specify the problem completely and clearly
The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
IBM
Super UNIVAC
Radio Sharks
Data General Corporation
Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry?
Motorola
IBM
Intel
AMD
What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?
ROM information can be easily updated
Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power.
ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage.
ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers.
FORTRAN is a programming language. What does FORTRAN stand for?
File Translation
Format Translation
Formula Translation
Floppy Translation
________ are used for plotting graphs and design on papers
Trackball
Joystick
Light pen
Plotters