In a computer, most processing takes place in
Memory
RAM
motherboard
CPU
Correct Answer :
D. CPU
Related Questions
Which was the world's first microcomputer that used Intel 80386 microprocessor chip?
IBM PS/2
HP-9830
DeskPro-386
IBM-360
In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed
Parallel only
Sequentially only
Both sequentially and parallel
All of above
The translator program used in assembly language is called
Compiler
Interpreter
Assembler
Translator
Which of the following machine was not invented by Charles Babbage?
Tabulating Machine
Analytical Engine
Difference Engine
Both C and D
hat produces useful information out of data?
Computer
Processing
Programming
none of above
The personnel who deals with the computer and its management put together are called
Software
Human ware
Firmware
Hardware
Which of the following statement is valid?
Lady Augusta is the first programmer
Ada is the daughter of Lord Byron, a famous English poet
ADA is a programming language developed by US Defense
All of above
Any storage device added to a computer beyond the immediately usable main storage is known as
Floppy disk
Hard disk
Backing store
Punched card
The task of performing operations like arithmetic and logical operations is called
Processing
Storing
Editing
Sorting
Data division is the third division of a _____ program.
COBOL
BASIC
PASCAL
FORTH
A hybrid computer
Resembles digital computer
Resembles analogue computer
Resembles both a digital and analogue computer
None of the above
In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drivers, memory, expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of the board?
Motherboard
Daughterboard
Bredboard
Fatherboard
Which is the highest form?
Data
Information
Knowledge
All of above
Which of the following devices can be sued to directly image printed text?
OCR
OMR
MICR
All of above
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
Compilers and interpreters are themselves
High-level language
Codes
Programs
Mnemonics
What is a compiler?
A compiler does a conversion line by line as the program is run
A compiler converts the whole of a higher level program code into machine code in one step
A compiler is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution
None of the above
What is the name of the new color laptop computer which is powered by a 386 processor at 33 MHz and is built by Epson?
AX3/33
NEC-20
Magnum 2000
HCL-3000
Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the records disk address. What information does this address specify?
Track number
All of above
Sector number
Surface number
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?
Bus control
Interrupts
Bus arbitration
Status
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
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
Web cam is an
input unit device
output unit device
processing device
Input and Output device
Which computers are used as servers for any medium sized organizations?
Mainframe Computer
Mini Computers
Micro Computers
Super Computers
Web cam is an
input unit device
output unit device
processing device
Input and Output device
A number system that has eight different symbols to represent any quantity is known as
Binary
Octal
Decimal
Hexadecimal
Which was the world's first minicomputer and when was it introduced?
PDP-I, 1958
IBM System/36, 1960
PDP-II, 1961
VAX 11/780, 1962
The tracks on a disk which can be accessed without repositioning the R/W heads is
Surface
Cylinder
Cluster
All of the above
An optical input device that interprets pencil marks on paper media is
OMR
Punch card reader
Optical scanners
Magnetic tape
The personal computer industry was started by
IBM
Apple
Compaq
HCL