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The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was

A. IBM

B. Super UNIVAC

C. Radio Shaks

D. Data General Corporation

Correct Answer :

C. Radio Shaks


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One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors from micro-computer is

A. Words are usually large in microprocessors

B. Words are shorter in microprocessors

C. Microprocessor does not contain I/O device

D. Exactly the same as the machine cycle time

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Which of the following generation computers had expensive operation cost?

A. First

B. Second

C. Third

D. Fourth

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A computer can solve more than one kind of problem. This is related to which of the following characteristics?

A. Accuracy

B. Reliability

C. Versatility

D. Automatic

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Which of the following magazines covers only the IBM PC and its compatibles?

A. Byte

B. PC Magazine

C. Personal Computing

D. Interface Age

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Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following language?

A. Machine language

B. Assembly language

C. High level language

D. None of above

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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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Which of the following is machine independence program?

A. High level language

B. Low level language

C. Assembly language

D. Machine language

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The technology that stores only the essential instructions on a microprocessor chip and thus enhances its speed is referred to as

A. CISC

B. RISC

C. CD-ROM

D. Wi-Fi

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Daisy wheel printer is a type of

A. Matrix printer

B. Impact printer

C. Laser printer

D. Manual printer

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Which was the computer conceived by Babbage?

A. Analytical Engine

B. Arithmetic Machine

C. Donald Kunth

D. All of above

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Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only store information to it but cannot erase or modify it?

A. Floppy Disk

B. Hard Disk

C. Tape Drive

D. CDROM

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The computer that can input analog signals and return result in digital form

A. Analog Computers

B. Digital Computers

C. Hybrid Computers

D. Mainframe Computers

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Which converts the user data into machine readable form?

A. Input unit, output unit, control unit

B. Central processing unit

C. Output unit

D. Decoder unit

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Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?

A. Disk unit

B. Control unit

C. ALU

D. Modem

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Example of non-numeric data is

A. Employee address

B. Examination score

C. Bank balance

D. All of these

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Computers process data into information by working exclusively with :

A. multimedia

B. word

C. numbers

D. characters

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Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?

A. UNIVAC

B. ENIAC

C. EDSAC

D. None of above

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Who invented Slide Rules?

A. John Napier

B. William Oughtred

C. Gottfried Leibnitz

D. Blaise Pascal

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Who invented punched cards?

A. Charles Babbage

B. Dr. Herman Hollerith

C. Howard Aikin

D. Joseph Jacquard

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Algorithm and Flow chart help us to

A. Know the memory capacity

B. Identify the base of a number system

C. Direct the output to a printer

D. Specify the problem completely and clearly

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Floppy disks typically in diameter

A. 3

B. 5.25

C. 8

D. All of above

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Access time is

A. seek time + latency time

B. seek time

C. seek time ? latency time

D. latency time

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The output quality of a printer is measured by

A. Dots per inch

B. Dot per sq. inch

C. Dots printed per unit time

D. All of above

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Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is

A. Stationary

B. Difficult to move

C. Dragged

D. Moved in small steps

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ALU and Control Unit jointly known as

A. RAM

B. ROM

C. CPU

D. PC

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IBM stands for

A. Internal Business Management

B. International Business Management

C. International Business Machines

D. Internal Business Machines

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The silicon chips used for data processing are called

A. RAM chips

B. ROM chips

C. Micro processors

D. PROM chips

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In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed

A. Parallel only

B. Sequentially only

C. Both sequentially and parallel

D. All of above

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John Napier invented Logarithm in

A. 1614

B. 1617

C. 1620

D. None of above

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Serial access memories are useful in applications where

A. Data consists of numbers

B. Short access time is required

C. Each stored word is processed differently

D. Data naturally needs to flow in and out in serial form