Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as
PC
Flags
Memory Address Registers
General Purpose Registers
Correct Answer :
B. Flags
Related Questions
What produces useful information out of data?
Computer
Processing
Programming
none of above
What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program as input & produce machine language code as output?
Compiler
Interpreter
Debugger
Assembler
Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?
Bits
Bytes
Hertz
Clock cycles
Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU?
Mass memory
Internal memory
Non-volatile memory
PROM
What is embedded system?
The programme which arrives by being wrapped in box.
The programme which is the permanent part of the computer
The computer which is the part of a big computer
The computer and software system that control the machine
The thing that eventually terminates a worm virus is a lack of:
Memory or disk space.
Time.
CD drives space.
CD-RW.
Where are data and programme stored when the processor uses them?
Main memory
Secondary memory
Disk memory
Programme memory
What is meant by a dedicated computer?
Which is used by one person only
Which is assigned one and only one task
Which uses one kind of software
Which is meant for application software
________is defined as any crime completed through the use of computer technology.
Computer forensics
Computer crime
Hacking
Cracking
A name applied by Intel corp. to high speed MOS technology is called
HDLC
LAP
HMOS
SDLC
The examination and changing of single bits or small groups of his within a word is called
Bit
Byte
Bit manipulation
Bit slice
What do you call the programs that are used to find out possible faults and their causes?
operating system extensions
cookies
diagnostic software
boot diskettes
To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n
RGB monitor
Plotter
Ink-jet printer
Laser printer
Mark I is also known as
American Sequence Controlled Calculator
Automatic Sequence Calculating Controller
American Sequence Controlled Computer
Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator
The radian of a number system
Is variable
Has nothing to do with digit position value
Equals the number of its distinct counting digits
Is always an even number
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
A disadvantage of the laser printer is
It is quieter than an impact printer
It is very slow
The output is of a lower quality
None of the above
FORTRAN programming language is more suitable for ____
Business Applications
Marketing Applications
Scientific Applications
None of the above
ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does ASCII stand for?
American Stable Code for International Interchange
American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
American Standard Code for Interchange Information
Computer is free from tiresome and boardroom. We call it
Accuracy
Reliability
Diligence
Versatility
The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called
Read-out
Read from
Read
All of above
All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT
hackers
Spam
Viruses
identity theft
Which is not consisted in a processor
ALU
CU
Memory
Registers
Which unit converts computer data into human readable form?
Input unit
Output unit
ALU
Control Unit
Which was the most popular first generation computer?
IBM 1650
IBM 360
IBM 1130
IBM 2700
A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is
Memory
Buffer
Accumulator
Address
When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
1978
1984
1990
1991
Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program?
Machine language
Assembly language
High level language
None of above
Which of the following is used only for data entry and storage, and never for processing?
Mouse
Dumb terminal
Micro computer
Dedicated data entry system
Following IC chip integrates 100 thousands electronic components per chip
SSI
MSI
LSI
VLSI