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Binary numbers need more places for counting because

A. They are always big numbers

B. Any no. of 0's can be added in front of them

C. Binary base is small

D. 0's and l's have to be properly spaced apart

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C. Binary base is small


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All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT:

A. hard disk drives

B. printers

C. floppy disk drives

D. CD drives

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IBM 1401 is

A. First Generation Computer

B. Second Generation Computer

C. Third Generation Computer

D. Fourth Generation Computer

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A kind of scanner MICR is the short form of

A. Magnetic Ink Character Reader

B. Magnetic Ink Code Reader

C. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader

D. None

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Which of the following is not an electronic computer?

A. ENIAC

B. ABC

C. UNIVAC

D. EDVAC

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Which is a machine-oriented high-level language for the GEC 4080 series machines.

A. LOGO

B. SNOBOL

C. Babbage

D. ALGOL

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A paper printout of a document is known as

A. Softcopy output

B. Hardcopy output

C. Permanent Output

D. All of above

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WAN stands for

A. Wap Area Network

B. Wide Area Network

C. Wide Array Net

D. Wireless Area Network

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Most important advantage of an IC is its

A. Easy replacement in case of circuit failure

B. Extremely high reliability

C. Reduced cost

D. Lower power consumption

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Which of the following is called low level languages?

A. Machine language

B. Assembly language

C. Both of the above

D. None of above

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When was the first electro-mechanical computer developed?

A. 1880

B. 1990

C. 1944

D. None of above

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In 1999, the Melissa virus was a widely publicised:

A. E-mail virus.

B. Macro virus.

C. Trojan horse.

D. Time bomb.

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RAM stands for

A. Random origin money

B. Random only memory

C. Read only memory

D. Random access memory

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What type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic on the bus, in order to prevent two devices from trying to use it at the same time?

A. Bus control

B. Interrupts

C. Bus arbitration

D. Status

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The actual execution of instructions happens in

A. ALU

B. CU

C. Memory

D. None of above

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An online backing storage system capable of storing larger quantities of data is

A. CPU

B. Memory

C. Mass storage

D. Secondary storage

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What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?

A. Light pen

B. Mouse

C. Digitizer

D. Terminal

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Chief component of first generation computer was

A. Transistors

B. Vacuum Tubes and Valves

C. Integrated Circuits

D. None of above

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UNIVAC was a first generation computer. What is its full form?

A. Universal Automatic Computer

B. Universal Array Computer

C. Unique Automatic Computer

D. Unvalued Automatic Computer

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The term GIGO is related to

A. Accuracy

B. Reliability

C. Versatility

D. Automatic

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Regarding data, computers are very good at

A. store

B. Processing

C. retrieve

D. All of above

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A CPU contains

A. a card reader and a printing device

B. an analytical engine and a control unit

C. a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit

D. an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader

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Which of the following is not a primary storage device?

A. Magnetic tape

B. Magnetic disk

C. Optical disk

D. All of above

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What was the main disadvantage of vacuum tubes?

A. They were larger in size

B. They consumed a lot of electricity

C. They produced heat and often burned out

D. The operation cost was high

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In what respect computers are superior to human beings?

A. Diligence

B. Intelligence

C. Both of above

D. None of above

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Memory is made up of

A. Set of wires

B. Set of circuits

C. Large number of cells

D. All of these

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Which is not a computer of first generation?

A. ENIAC

B. UNIVAC

C. IBM 360

D. IBM 1401

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Charles Babbage is considered the father of modern computers because

A. of his difference engine

B. of his analytical engine

C. his concept of input, mill and output

D. All of above

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The most common type of storage devices are-

A. Steel

B. optical

C. magnetic

D. flash

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Computers process data into information by working exclusively with :

A. multimedia

B. word

C. numbers

D. characters

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The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is

A. 1.40 MB

B. 1.44 GB

C. 1.40 GB

D. 1.44 MB