Large transaction processing systems in automated organisations use
Online processing
Batch Processing
Once-a-day Processing
End-of-day processing
Correct Answer :
B. Batch Processing
Related Questions
CD-ROM stands for
Compactable Read Only Memory
Compact Data Read Only Memory
Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
Compact Disk Read Only Memory
A name or number used to identify storage location devices?
A byte
A record
An address
All of above
A kind of serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with magnetically-charged ink sprayed dots is called
Laser printer
Ink-jet printer
Drum printer
Chan printer
The central processing unit (CPU) consists of
Input, output and processing
Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage
Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage
Control unit, processing, and primary storage
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
ENIAC uses
Decimal Numbering System
Octal Numbering System
Binary Numbering System
Hexadecial Numbering System
From which generation computers the printers were used?
first
second
third
fourth
Abacus was the first
electronic computer
mechanical computer
electronic calculator
mechanical calculator
Which technology is used in Compact disks?
Mechanical
Electrical
Electro Magnetic
Laser
The most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in electronic data processing system is called
ASCII
EBCDIC
BCD
All of above
The BIOS is the abbreviation of ________.
Basic Input Output System
Best Input Output System
Basic Input Output Symbol
Base Input Output System
Which of the following programming language started from second generation?
LISP
C
QBASIC
FORTRAN
The computer size was very large in
First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
Fourth Generation
Which of the following is not processing?
arranging
manipulating
calculating
gathering
Touch Screen is________
Input device
Output device
Both a & b above
None of these
The personal computer industry was started by
IBM
Apple
Compaq
HCL
The brain of any computer system is
Control Unit
Arithmetic Logic Unit
Central Processing Unit
Storage Unit
What is a light pen?
Mechanical Input device
Optical input device
Electronic input device
Optical output device
A hybrid computer
Resembles digital computer
Resembles analogue computer
Resembles both a digital and analogue computer
None of the above
IBM System/360 is
Mainframe Computer
Mini Computers
Micro Computers
None of above
Integrated Circuits (Ics) are related to which generation of computers?
First generation
Second generation
Fourth generation
Third generation
Networking such as LAN, MAN started from
First generation
Second generation
Third generation
Fourth generation
MICR stands for
Magnetic Ink Character Reader
Magnetic Ink Code Reader
Magnetic Ink Case Reader
None of the above
Bit stands for
Binary digits
bit of system
a part of byte
All of above
Second Generation computers were developed during
1949 to 1955
1956 to 1965
1965 to 1970
1970 to 1990
A name applied by Intel corp. to high speed MOS technology is called
HDLC
LAP
HMOS
SDLC
Who invented Integrated Circuits?
Jack Kilby
Robert Noyce
Both of above
None of above
The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
IBM
Super UNIVAC
Radio Shaks
Data General Corporation
The basic operations performed by a computer are
Arithmetic operation
Logical operation
Storage and relative
All the above
________ provides process and memory management services that allow two or more tasks, jobs, or programs to run simultaneously
Multitasking
Multithreading
Multiprocessing
Multicomputing