Note book, laptop, palm, hand-held computers are coming under the category of________ computer
Digital computer
Mainframe computer
Portable computer
Hybrid computer
Correct Answer :
C. Portable computer
Related Questions
A device invented by Dr. Bobeck in 1966, for mass storage of data is
Punched paper tape
Magnetic bubble storage
Magnetic tape
Magnetic disk
Which unit holds data temporarily?
Input unit
Secondary storage unit
Output Unit
Primary Memory Unit
A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of
Speed
Accuracy
Reliability
Cost
What was the name of the first commercially available microprocessor chip?
Intel 308
Intel 33
Intel 4004
Motorola 639
________ Is the appearance of typed characters?
Size
Format
Point
Colour
Size of the primary memory of a PC ranges between
2KB to 8KB
64KB & 256KB
256KB & 640KB
None of these
You use a(n) ________, such as a keyboard or mouse, to input information
output device
input device
storage device
processing device
All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT
hackers
Spam
Viruses
identity theft
Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?
Magnetic core
Semiconductor
Magnetic tape
Both semiconductor and magnetic tape
What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine
1850
1880
1642
1837
In analogue computer
Input is first converted to digital form
Input is never converted to digital form
Output is displayed in digital form
All of above
The term gigabyte refers to
1024 bytes
1024 kilobytes
1024 megabytes
1024 gigabyte
Who is the inventor of ABC Computer?
John v. Atanasoff
Clifford Berry
Both of above
None of above
hat produces useful information out of data?
Computer
Processing
Programming
none of above
Which of the following statements is true?
Minicomputer works faster than Microcomputer
Microcomputer works faster than Minicomputer
Speed of both the computers is the same
The speeds of both these computers cannot be compared with the speed of advanced
What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special softw3are called EMS (expanded memory specification)?
Extended
Expanded
Base
Conventional
Who invented punched cards?
Charles Babbage
Dr. Herman Hollerith
Howard Aikin
Joseph Jacquard
A hybrid computer
Resembles digital computer
Resembles analogue computer
Resembles both a digital and analogue computer
None of the above
RAM is used as a short memory because it is
Volatile
Has small capacity
Is very expensive
Is programmable
Which type of system puts the user into direct conversation with the computer through a keyboard?
Real time processing
Interactive computer
Batch processing
Time sharing
Which one is the largest space?
kilobyte
petabyte
terabyte
gigabyte
Which statement is valid about interpreter?
It translates one instruction at a time
Object code is saved for future use
Repeated interpretation is not necessary
All of above
The 2's compliment of a binary no. is obtained by adding________to its 1's compliment.
0
1
10
12
An online backing storage system capable of storing larger quantities of data is
CPU
Memory
Mass storage
Secondary storage
Different components of the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?
Conductors
Buses
Connectors
Consecutives
The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called
Read-out
Read from
Read
All of above
MIS is designed to provide information needed for effective decision making by?
Consumers
Workers
Foremen
Managers
Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record's disk address. What information does this address specify?
Track number
Sector number
Surface number
All of above
Help Menu is available at which button?
End
Start
Turnoff
Restart
The computer code for the interchange of information between terminals is
ASCII
BCD
EBCDIC
All of above