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The difference between memory and storage is that memory is _____ and storage is __

A. Temporary, permanent

B. Permanent, temporary

C. Slow, fast

D. All of above

Correct Answer :

A. Temporary, permanent


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Each set of Napiers bones consisted of ______ rods.

A. 5

B. 9

C. 11

D. 13

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A compiler means

A. A person who compiles source programs

B. The same thing as a programmer

C. Keypunch operator

D. A program which translates source program into object program

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Memory is made up of

A. Set of wires

B. Set of circuits

C. Large number of cells

D. All of these

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A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a ____

A. Counter

B. Loader

C. Adder

D. Shift register

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A paper printout of a document is known as

A. Softcopy output

B. Hardcopy output

C. Permanent Output

D. All of above

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RAM is also called as

A. Read / Write Memory

B. Long Memory

C. Permanent Memory

D. Primary Memory

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When a computer is switched on, the booting process performs

A. Integrity Test

B. Power-On Self-Test

C. Correct Functioning Test

D. Reliability Test

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The device that can both feed data into and accept data from a computer is

A. ALU

B. CPU

C. Input-Output device

D. All of the above

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When was Apple Macintosh II microcomputer introduced in the market?

A. 1964

B. 1970

C. 1983

D. 1986

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A computer which CPU speed around 100 million instruction per second and with the word length of around 64 bits is known as

A. Super computer

B. Minicomputer

C. Micro computer

D. Macro computer

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What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program as input & produce machine language code as output?

A. Compiler

B. Interpreter

C. Debugger

D. Assembler

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Which of the following programming language started from second generation?

A. COBOl

B. BASIC

C. C

D. LISP

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Software in computer

A. Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine

B. Increase the speed of central processing unit

C. Both of above

D. None of above

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In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drivers, memory, expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of the board?

A. Motherboard

B. Daughterboard

C. Bredboard

D. Fatherboard

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Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?

A. Bits

B. Bytes

C. Hertz

D. Clock cycles

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Size of the primary memory of a PC ranges between

A. 2KB to 8KB

B. 64KB & 256KB

C. 256KB & 640KB

D. None of these

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Which was the most popular first generation computer?

A. IBM 650

B. IBM 360

C. IBM 1130

D. IBM 2700

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What does DMA stand for?

A. Distinct Memory Access

B. Direct Memory Access

C. Direct Module Access

D. Direct Memory Allocation

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Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine?

A. Pascal

B. Hollerith

C. Babbage

D. Jacquard

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Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under?

A. System Software

B. Application Software

C. Utilities

D. None of the above

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________ Computers are of large size

A. Micro

B. Mainframe

C. Super

D. Mini

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An input /output device at which data enters or leaves a computer system is

A. Keyboard

B. Terminal

C. Printer

D. Plotter

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A memory that does not change its contents without external causes is known as

A. Dynamic memory

B. Static memory

C. RAM

D. EEPROM

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When did John Napier develop logarithm?

A. 1416

B. 1614

C. 1641

D. 1804

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When was Pascaline invented?

A. 1617

B. 1620

C. 1642

D. 1837

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________ is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide platform for running application software

A. Application software

B. System software

C. Software

D. Operating system

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FORTRAN is

A. File Translation

B. Format Translation

C. Formula Translation

D. Floppy Translation

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The examination and changing of single bits or small groups of his within a word is called

A. Bit

B. Byte

C. Bit manipulation

D. Bit slice

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Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and

A. Buffer size

B. Resolution

C. Vertical dimensions

D. Intelligence

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A device, which is not connected to CPU, is called as ________

A. land-line device

B. On-line device

C. Off-line device

D. Device