________ is the ability of a device to "jump" directly to the requested data
Sequential access
Random access
Quick access
All of the above
Correct Answer :
B. Random access
Related Questions
Offline device is
A device which is not connected to CPU
A device which is connected to CPU
A direct access storage device
An I/O device
Second Generation computers were developed during
1949 to 1955
1956 to 1965
1965 to 1970
1970 to 1990
IBM 1401 computer was
Mainframe Computer
Mini Computers
Micro Computers
None of above
A floppy disk contains
Circular tracks only
Sectors only
Both circular tracks and sectors
None of the above
________ refers to electronic trespassing or criminal hacking.
Cracking
Jacking
Spoofing
Smarming
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
Which of the following does not store data permanently?
ROM
RAM
Floppy Disk
Hard Disk
Which of the following devices can be sued to directly image printed text?
OCR
OMR
MICR
All of above
BIOS stands for
Basic Input Output system
Binary Input output system
Basic Input Off system
all the above
A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is
A) Process control
ALU
Register Unit
Process description
Process control
The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is
1.40 MB
1.44 GB
1.40 GB
1.44 MB
Which is a semi conductor memory?
Dynamic
Static
Bubble
Both a & b
The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
Primary memory
Control section
External memory
Cache memory
A program that performs a useful task while simultaneously allowing destructive acts is
Worm.
Trojan horse.
Virus.
Macro virus.
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
Which of the following is not processing?
arranging
manipulating
calculating
gathering
VGA is
Video Graphics Array
Visual Graphics Array
Volatile Graphics Array
Video Graphics Adapter
Pick the one that is used for logical operations or comparisons such as less than equal to or greater than.
Arithmetic and Logic Unit
Control Unit
Both of above
None of above
The difference between memory and storage is that memory is _____ and storage is __
Temporary, permanent
Permanent, temporary
Slow, fast
All of above
Modern Computer are very reliable but they are not
Fast
Powerful
Infallible
Cheap
Which of the following is first generation of computer?
EDSAC
IBM-1401
CDC-1604
ICL-2900
The Width of a processor's data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are common data paths?
8 bits
12 bits
16 bits
32 bits
Which of the following languages is more suited to a structured program?
PL/1
FORTRAN
BASIC
PASCAL
Which of the following is not purely output device?
Screen
Printer
Speaker
Plotter
High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data
1.40 GB
1.44 MB
1.40 MB
1.44 GB
In a computer, most processing takes place in
Memory
RAM
motherboard
CPU
The difference between memory and storage is that memory is ______ and storage is
Temporary, permanent
Permanent, temporary
Slow, fast
All of above
The thing that eventually terminates a worm virus is a lack of:
Memory or disk space.
Time.
CD drives space.
CD-RW.
On a PC, how much memory is available to application software?
1024 KB
760 KB
640 KB
560 KB
If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be
216
65536
64K
Any of the above