The term ________ designates equipment that might be added to a computer system to Enhance its functionality.
digital device
system add-on
disk pack
peripheral device
Correct Answer :
D. peripheral device
Related Questions
Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?
Disk unit
Control unit
ALU
Modem
An example of a digital device can be
Digital clock
Automobile speed meter
Clock with a dial and two hands
All of the above
Which of the following will happen when data is entered into a memory location?
It will add to the content of the location
It will change the address of the memory location
It will erase the previous content
It will not be fruitful if there is already some data at the location
Compression of digital data for efficient storage is
Buffer
CPU
Packing
Field
A program that performs a useful task while simultaneously allowing destructive acts is
Worm.
Trojan horse.
Virus.
Macro virus.
The contents of information are stored in
Memory data register
Memory address register
Memory arithmetic registers
Memory access register
Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on
tracks per inch of surface
bits per inch of tracks
disk pack in disk surface
All of above
A compiler is a translating program which
Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language
Translates entire source program into machine language program
It is not involved in program's execution
All of above
Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?
UNIVAC
ENIAC
EDSAC
None of above
High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data
1.40 GB
1.44 MB
1.40 MB
1.44 GB
A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have of RAM.
4 KB
16 K
64 K
256 K
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
The advantage of COM are its and
Compact size; speed readability
Compact size, speed
Readability; speed
Low cost; readability
Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
Second Generation
Fourth Generation
Third Generation
First Generation
Which American computer company is called Big Blue?
Microsoft
Compaq Corp
IBM
Tandy Svenson
You use a(n) ________, such as a keyboard or mouse, to input information
output device
input device
storage device
processing device
The proper definition of a modern digital computer is
An electronic automated machine that can solve problems involving words and numbers
A more sophistic and modified electronic pocket calculator
Any machine that can perform mathematical operations
A machine that works on binary code
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
The process of communicating with a file from a terminal is
Interactive
Interrogation
Heuristic
All of the above
A program component that allows structuring of a program in an unusual way is known as
Correlation
Coroutine
Diagonalization
Quene
EPROM can be used for
Erasing the contents of ROM
Reconstructing the contents of ROM
Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
Duplicating ROM
A system is
an integration of different units so as to achieve an objective
input unit
input and output unit
input, output and storage units
The most common type of storage devices are-
Steel
optical
magnetic
flash
Which of the following is the most powerful computers?
Mainframe Computer
Mini Computers
Micro Computers
Super Computers
Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as
PC
Memory address registers
General purpose register
Flags
An IBM system/38 represents the computer class of:
Small-scale computer
Medium-scale computer
Large-scale computer
Super computer
Which of the following is also known as brain of computer
Control unit
Central Processing unit
Arithmetic and language unit
Monitor
The organization and interconnection of the various components of a computer system is
Architecture
Networks
Graphics
Designing
In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed
Parallel only
Sequentially only
Both sequentially and parallel
All of above
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