The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a computer is approximately
16 digits
6 digits
9 digits
All of above
Correct Answer :
B. 6 digits
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What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
Light pen
Mouse
Digitizer
Terminal
Which converts the user data into machine readable form?
Input unit, output unit, control unit
Central processing unit
Output unit
Decoder unit
Which of the following is the smallest storage?
Megabyte
Gigabyte
Terabyte
None of these
Who designed the first electronics computer ? ENIAC/
Von Neumann
Joseph M Jacquard
J. P. Eckert and J. W. Mauchly
All of above
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Floppy Disk
Tape
Network Drive
All of the above
Chief component of first generation computer was
Transistors
Vacuum Tubes and Valves
Integrated Circuits
None of above
The full form of ALU is
Arithmetic Logic Unit
Array Logic Unit
Application Logic Unit
None of above
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Bus control
Interrupts
Bus arbitration
Status
Who invented Analytical engine?
Blaise Pascal
George Bool
Charles Babbage
Dr. Herman Hollerith
________ are used to identify a user who returns to a Website
Cookies
Plug-ins
Scripts
ASPs
Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?
Basic, COBOL, FORTRAN
Prolog 2, Expert Systems
Knowledge based Systems
Assembly Languages
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Arithmetic and Logic Unit
Control Unit
Both of above
None of above
Who is the chief of Microsoft
Babbage
Bill Gates
Bill Clinton
none of these
When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
1978
1984
1990
1991
What does DMA stand for?
Distinct Memory Access
Direct Memory Access
Direct Module Access
Direct Memory Allocation
Which of the following is not valid statement?
Hard is referred to mean something temporary
Hard is used to mean something tangible
Soft is used to mean something permanent
Soft is used to mean something tangible
Most important advantage of an IC is its
Easy replacement in case of circuit failure
Extremely high reliability
Reduced cost
Lower power consumption
Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence?
FORTRAN
PROLOG
C
COBOL
What is the most common tool used to restrict access to a computer system?
User logins
Passwords
Computer keys
Access-control software
A device designed to read information encoded into a small plastic card is
Magnetic tape
Badge reader
Tape puncher
Card puncher
A stand-alone system which produces one page of printed output at a time is
Page printer
Line printer
Laser printer
Dot matrix printer
Which method is used to connect a remote computer?
Device
Dialup
Diagnostic
Logic circuit
A program that is employed in the development, repair or enhancement of other programs is known as
System software
Software tool
Applications program
Utility program
A set of flip flops integrated together is called
Counter
Adder
Register
None of the above
For what Antikyathera was used?
For counting
For Calculating tax collection
For calculating astronomical positions
For calculating firing weapons
Main storage is also called
Accumulator
Control Unit
Register Unit
Memory
Which of the items below are considered removable storage media?
Removable hard disk cartridges
(Magneto-optical) disk
Flexible disks cartridges
All of the above
What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special softw3are called EMS (expanded memory specification)?
Extended
Expanded
Base
Conventional
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Input
Storage unit
Logic unit
Control unit
CPU speed of a personal computer is
32 KIPS
100 KIPS
1 MIPS
None of these