Compression of digital data for efficient storage is
Buffer
CPU
Packing
Field
Correct Answer :
C. Packing
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To locate a data item for storage is
Field
Feed
Database
Fetch
The CPU and memory are located on the:
expansion board
motherboard
storage device
output device
BCD is
Binary Coded Decimal
Bit Coded Decimal
Binary Coded Digit
Bit Coded Digit
What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
To produce result
To compare numbers
To control flow of information
To do maths works
IBM stands for
Internal Business Management
International Business Management
International Business Machines
Internal Business Machines
The full form of ALU is
Arithmetic Logic Unit
Array Logic Unit
Application Logic Unit
None of above
A collection of related instructions organized for a common purpose is referred to as
File
Database
Program
None of above
Size of the primary memory of a PC ranges between
2KB to 8KB
64KB & 256KB
256KB & 640KB
None of these
A song being played on computer speaker is
hard output
soft output
both hard and soft output
neither hard nor soft output
A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:
EFTS
MPG
MIPS
CPS
Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent?
ENIAC
MARK I
Z3
ABC
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
Which generation of computer is still under development
Fourth Generation
Fifth Generation
Sixth Generation
Seventh Generation
Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?
Floppy Disk
CD-ROM
Hard Disk
None of these
The typical computer criminal is a(n):
Young hacker.
Trusted employee with no criminal record.
Trusted employee with a long, but unknown criminal record.
Overseas young cracker.
The language that the computer can understand and execute is called
Machine language
Application software
System program
All of above
Primary memory stores
Data alone
Programs alone
Results alone
All of these
The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a computer is approximately
16 digits
6 digits
9 digits
All of above
A single packet on a data link is known as
Path
Frame
Block
Group
Any type of storage that is used for holding information between steps in its processing is
CPU
Primary storage
Intermediate storage
Internal storage
The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was:
ENIAC
Mark-I
Analytic Engine
UNIVAC-1
If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be
216
65,536
64K
Any of the above
Which of the following will happen when data is entered into a memory location?
It will add to the content of the location
It will change the address of the memory location
It will erase the previous content
It will not be fruitful if there is already some data at the location
The main electronic component used in first generation computers was
Transistors
Vacuum Tubes and Valves
Integrated Circuits
None of above
What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?
Grater than
Less than
Equal to
All of the above
The primary function of the ________ is to set up the hardware and load and start an operating system
System Programs
BIOS
CP
Memory
A computer can solve more than one kind of problem. This is related to which of the following characteristics?
Accuracy
Reliability
Versatility
Automatic
Why are vacuum tubes also called valves?
Because they can amplify the weak signals and make them strong
Because they can stop or allow the flow of current
Both of above
None of above
The average time necessary for the correct sector of a disk to arrive at the read write head is _____
Down time
Seek time
Rotational delay
Access time
A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/ an
Interpreter
simulator
characters
compiler