Programs are executed on the basis of a priority number in a
Batch processing system
Multiprogramming
Time sharing
None of these
Correct Answer :
B. Multiprogramming
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Who built the first Mechanical Calculator?
Joseph Marie Jacquard
John Mauchly
Blaise Pascal
Howard Aiken
Charles Babbage was awarded by Royal Society for his
Difference Engine
Analytic Engine
Binary System in Analytic Engine
His concept of input, mill, output and storage
The scrambling of code is known as:
Encryption.
firewall.
Scrambling.
Password proofing.
In 1999, the Melissa virus was a widely publicised:
E-mail virus.
Macro virus.
Trojan horse.
Time bomb.
Computers with 80286 microprocessor is
XT computer
AT comptuers
PS/2 computer
None of above
Cathode Ray Tube is a form of________
Keyboard
Mouse
Monitor
Mother board
A notation used to express clearly on algorithm is known as
Algorithmic language
Assembly language
Machine language
High level language
Who invented Mark I?
Howard Aikin
J. P. Eckert
John Mauchley
John v. Atanasoff
Most important advantage of an IC is its
Easy replacement in case of circuit failure
Extremely high reliability
Reduced cost
Lower power consumption
Who is the chief of Microsoft
Babbage
Bill Gates
Bill Clinton
none of these
A set of rods where numbers were carved and used for multiplication and division aids is known as
Pascaline
Napier's Bones
Stepped Reckoner
Slide Rule
By programmable machine we mean
computers
modern television
washing machines
anything that can be set to perform different tasks with suitable programs
Who invented the microprocessor?
Marcian E Huff
Herman H Goldstein
Joseph Jacquard
All of above
In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?
Motherboard
Breadboard
Daughter board
Grandmother board
A paper printout of a document is known as
Softcopy output
Hardcopy output
Permanent Output
All of above
________ Is the functional key to display Save-As box.
F5
F6
F9
F12
What is the most common tool used to restrict access to a computer system?
User logins
Passwords
Computer keys
Access-control software
All modern computer operate on
Information
Floppies
Data
Word
The first digital computer built with IC chips was known as
IBM 7090
Apple ? 1
IBM System / 360
VAX-10
Which of the following is the coding of data so that is can't be easily understood if intercepted.
Barcode
Decoder
Encryption
Mnemonics
The instructions for starting the computer are house on
Random access memory
CD-Rom
Read only memory chip
All of above
________ is the ability of a device to "jump" directly to the requested data
Sequential access
Random access
Quick access
All of the above
The difference between memory and storage is that memory is ______ and storage is
Temporary, permanent
Permanent, temporary
Slow, fast
All of above
A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/an
Interpreter
CPU
Compiler
Simulator
An integrated circuit is
A complicated circuit
An integrating device
Much costlier than a single transistor
Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence?
FORTRAN
PROLOG
C
COBOL
The difference between memory and storage is that memory is _____ and storage is __
Temporary, permanent
Permanent, temporary
Slow, fast
All of above
A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to
2 byte
32 byte
4 byte
8 byte
Instruction in computer languages consists of
OPCODE
OPERAND
Both of above
None of above
One millisecond is
1 second
10th of a seconds
1000th of a seconds
10000th of a seconds