The original ASCII code used__bits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error checking
5
6
7
8
Correct Answer :
C. 7
Related Questions
The time for which a piece of equipment operates is called
Seek time
Effective time
Access time
Real time
Which of the following is the 1's complement of 10?
1
110
11
10
Signals can be analog or digital and a computer that processes the both type of signals is known as
Analog computer
Digital Computer
Hybrid Computer
Mainframe Computer
ABC is a
Special purpose computer
General purpose computer
All Purpose Computer
None of above
The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and OCR reader is the:
Data collection terminal
OCR register terminal
Video Display terminal
POS terminal
Easily reloctable language is
Machine language
Assembly language
High level language
Medium level language
An integrated circuit is
A complicated circuit
An integrating device
Much costlier than a single transistor
Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Eckert and Mauchly called ENIAC did not work on the stored program concept. How many numbers could it store in its internal memory?
100
20
40
80
Which of the following is not electro-mechanical computer?
Mark I
ABC
Zuse
UNIVAC
Which of the following is used only for data entry and storage, and never for processing?
Mouse
Dumb terminal
Micro computer
Dedicated data entry system
Magnetic disk is an example of
Secondary memory
Primary memory
Main memory
Both (1) and (2)
A computer consists of
A central processing unit
A memory
Input and output unit
All of the above
Time during which a job is processed by the computer is
Delay times
Real time
Execution time
Down time
Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under?
System Software
Application Software
Utilities
None of the above
A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a
Counter
Loader
Adder
Shift register
In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed
Parallel only
Sequentially only
Both sequentially and parallel
All of above
An error in computer data is called
Chip
Bug
CPU
Storage device
A computer has very low failure rate because it uses electronic components. It produces very consistent results. This is highlighted by which of the feature of computer?
Accuracy
Reliability
Versatility
Automatic
Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as
system software
application software
utility programs
operating system
To locate a data item for storage is
Field
Feed
Database
Fetch
Which operation is not performed by computer
Inputting
Processing
Controlling
Understanding
Who invented vacuum tubes?
John Bardeen
William Shockley
Lee de Forest
All of above
The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the :
digital divide
Internet divide
Web divide
E-illiteracy
Which of the following controls the process of interaction between the user and the operating system?
User interface
Language translator
Platform
Screen saver
When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into the corresponding bits?
ANSI
ASCII
EBCDIC
ISO
MICR stands for
Magnetic Ink Character Reader
Magnetic Ink Code Reader
Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
None
Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent?
ENIAC
MARK I
Z3
ABC
Software in computer
Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine
Increase the speed of central processing unit
Both of above
None of above
Each set of Napier's bones consisted of rods.
5
9
11
13
What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
Light pen
Mouse
Digitizer
Terminal