Switching device of fifth generation computer is________
Vacuum tubes
Transistors
IC
VLSI
Correct Answer :
D. VLSI
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Symbolic logic was discovered by
George Boole
Herman Hollerith
Van Neumann
Basic Pascal
Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the records disk address. What information does this address specify?
Track number
All of above
Sector number
Surface number
What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program as input & produce machine language code as output?
Compiler
Interpreter
Debugger
Assembler
What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?
Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers
Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers
Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible.
Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently
Data becomes ________ when it is presented in a format that people can understand and use
processed
graphs
information
presentation
Which statement is valid about computer program?
It is understood by a computer
It is understood by programmer
It is understood user
Both a & b
Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?
Magnetic core
Semiconductor
Magnetic tape
Both a and b
Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine?
Pascal
Hollerith
Babbage
Jacquard
The first general purpose electronic computer in the world was
UNIVAC
EDVAC
ENIAC
All of above
Time during which a job is processed by the computer is
Delay times
Real time
Execution time
Down time
Which programming language is based on Algol 60.
PILOT
SNOBOL
ADA
SIMULA
A name or number used to identify storage location devices?
A byte
A record
An address
All of above
The silicon chips used for data processing are called
RAM chips
ROM chips
Micro processors
PROM chips
One of a class of storage device devices that can access storage locations in any order is
DTE
DASD
DDE
DDE
hat produces useful information out of data?
Computer
Processing
Programming
none of above
Once you load the suitable program and provide required data, computer does not need human intervention. This feature is known as
Accuracy
Reliability
Versatility
Automatic
Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?
Bits
Bytes
Hertz
Clock cycles
The language that the computer can understand and execute is called
Machine language
Application software
System program
All of above
The full form of ALU is
Arithmetic Logic Unit
Array Logic Unit
Application Logic Unit
None of above
What was the main disadvantage of vacuum tubes?
They were larger in size
They consumed a lot of electricity
They produced heat and often burned out
The operation cost was high
A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs
Dot matrix printer
Digital plotter
Line printer
All of the above
When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
1978
1984
1990
1991
A set of flip flops integrated together is called
Counter
Adder
Register
None of the above
The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called
Sorting
Classifying
Reproducing
Summarizing
What difference does the 5th generation computer have from other generation computers?
Technological advancement
Scientific code
Object Oriented Programming
All of the above
Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry?
Motorola
IBM
Intel
AMD
Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent?
ENIAC
MARK I
Z3
ABC
A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a
Computer
Microcomputer
Programmable
Sensor
Each model of a computer has a unique
Assembly of a computer
Machine language
High level language
All of the above
The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
Control section
Primary memory
External memory
Cache memory