The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called
Read-out
Read from
Read
All of above
Correct Answer :
D. All of above
Related Questions
In 1999, the Melissa virus was a widely publicised:
E-mail virus.
Macro virus.
Trojan horse.
Time bomb.
A general purpose single-user microcomputer designed to be operated by one person at a time is
Special-purpose computer
KIPS
M
PC
A notation used to express clearly on algorithm is known as
Algorithmic language
Assembly language
Machine language
High level language
A computer system that is old and perhaps not satisfactory is referred to as a(n)
Ancient system
Historical system
Age old system
Legacy system
Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine?
Pascal
Hollerith
Babbage
Jacquard
A state. is a bi-stable electronic circuit that has
Multivibrator
Flip-flop
Logic gates
laten
Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?
Disk unit
Control unit
ALU
Modem
The metal disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and contamination free containers are called
Hard disks
Floppy disk
Winchester disk
Flexible disk
Word length of a Personal Computer is ___
4 bits
8 bits
16 bits
64 bits
Switching device of fifth generation computer is________
Vacuum tubes
Transistors
IC
VLSI
When was the company named IBM?
1914
1924
1975
None of above
Which electronic component was made out of semiconductor material?
Vacuum tubes
Transistors
Ics
All of above
Which statement is valid about magnetic tape?
It is a plastic ribbon
It is coated on both sides with iron oxide
It can be erased and reused
All of above
The data recording format in most of the modern magnetic tape is
7-bit ASCII
7-bit EBCDIC
8-bit ASCII
8-bit EBCDIC
The primary advantage of key-to-tape data entry system is
A large percentage of editing can be performed at the time of data entry
Key verification is easily performed
The tape is reusable
Keying errors can be detected as they occur.
As compared to the secondary memory, the primary memory of a computer is
Large
Cheap
Fast
Slow
Which of the following is not the classification of computers based on application?
Electronic Computers
Analog Computers
Digital Computers
Hybrid Computers
Touch Screen is________
Input device
Output device
Both a & b above
None of these
A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be-
Distributed
free
centralized
none of these
The contents of information are stored in
Memory data register
Memory address register
Memory arithmetic registers
Memory access register
The difference between memory and storage is that memory is ______ and storage is
Temporary, permanent
Permanent, temporary
Slow, fast
All of above
FORTRAN programming language is more suitable for
Business Applications
Marketing Applications
Scientific Applications
None of the above
The computer size was very large in
First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
Fourth Generation
What are the stages in the compilation process?
Feasibility study, system design and testing
Implementation and documentation
Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation
None of the above
ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does EBCDIC stand 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
Who is the father of personal computer?
Edward Robert
Allen Turing
Charles Babbage
None of these
Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?
UNIVAC
ENIAC
EDSAC
None of above
Which was the world's first microcomputer that used Intel 80386 microprocessor chip?
IBM PS/2
HP-9830
DeskPro-386
IBM-360
An application program that helps the user to change any number and immediately see the result of that change is
Desktop publishing program
Database
Spreadsheet
All of above
Which of the following is the coding of data so that is can't be easily understood if intercepted.
Barcode
Decoder
Encryption
Mnemonics