The BIOS is the abbreviation of .
Basic Input Output System
Best Input Output System
Basic Input Output Symbol
Base Input Output System
Correct Answer :
A. Basic Input Output System
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The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
Control section
Primary memory
External memory
Cache memory
UNIVAC is
Universal Automatic Computer
Universal Array Computer
Unique Automatic Computer
Unvalued Automatic Computer
MICR stands for
Magnetic Ink Character Reader
Magnetic Ink Code Reader
Magnetic Ink Case Reader
None of the above
A ________ is an additional set of commands that the computer displays after you make a selection from the main menu
dialog box
submenu
menu selection
All of the above
The translator program used in assembly language is called
Compiler
Interpreter
Assembler
Translator
The silicon chips used for data processing are called
RAM chips
ROM chips
Micro processors
PROM chips
Which of the following computer implemented binary numbers, perform calculations using electronics and implemented separate computation and memory for the first time?
Mark I
ABC
Z3
None of above
Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry?
Motorola
IBM
Intel
AMD
A section of code to which control is transferred when a processor is interrupted is known as
M
SVC
IP
MDR
Which programming language is based on Algol 60.
PILOT
SNOBOL
ADA
SIMULA
The control unit of a microprocessor
Stores data in the memory
Accepts input data from keyboard
Performs arithmetic/logic function
None of above
Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is
Stationary
Difficult to move
Dragged
Moved in small steps
The brain of any computer system is
ALU
Memory
CPU
Control unit
An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is
Magnetic tape
Voice response unit
Voice recognition unit
Voice band
Word length of a Personal Computer is ___
4 bits
8 bits
16 bits
64 bits
Which of the following is not an output device?
Scanner
Printer
Flat Screen
Touch Screen
A program that converts computer data into some code system other than the normal one is known as
Encoder
Simulation
Emulator
Coding
A computer Program that translates one program instruction at a time into machine language is called a/an
Interpreter
CPU
Compiler
Simulator
Pick the one that is used for logical operations or comparisons such as less than equal to or greater than.
Arithmetic and Logic Unit
Control Unit
Both of above
None of above
Which of the following is not a valid size of a Floppy Disk?
8?
5 ¼?
3 ½?
5 ½?
Memory is made up of
Set of wires
Set of circuits
Large number of cells
All of these
What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine
1642
1837
1880
1850
The advantage of COM are its __ and __
Compact size; speed readability
Compact size, speed
Readability; speed
Low cost; readability
Computers built before the First Generation of computers were:
Mechanical
Electro-mechanical
Electrical
None of these
Which of the following is first generation computer?
EDSAC
IBM 1401
CDC 1604
ICL 2950
________ is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.
Tracking
Formatting
Crashing
Allotting
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
IBM 1401 is
First Generation Computer
Second Generation Computer
Third Generation Computer
Fourth Generation Computer
An approach that permits the computer to work on several programs instead of one is
On-line thesaurus
Multiprogramming
Over lapped processing
Outline processor
The central processing unit (CPU) consists of
Input, output and processing
Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage
Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage
Control unit, processing, and primary storage