The word length of a computer is measured in
Bytes
Millimeters
Meters
Bits
Correct Answer :
D. Bits
Related Questions
Which of the following is the most quickly accessible storage?
RAM
Registers
Disks
Pen Drive
________ is the measurement of things such as fingerprints and retinal scans used for security access.
Biometrics
Bio measurement
Computer security
Smart weapon machinery
The language that the computer can understand and execute is called
Machine language
Application software
System program
All of above
The most common type of storage devices are-
Steel
optical
magnetic
flash
A byte consists of
One bit
Four bits
Eight bits
Sixteen bits
What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine
1850
1880
1642
1837
A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a/an
Interpreter
CPU
Compiler
Simulator
Trackball is A________
Input device
Output device
Programming language
Software
A byte consists of
One bit
Four bits
Eight bits
Sixteen bits
A song being played on computer speaker is
hard output
soft output
both hard and soft output
neither hard nor soft output
Which of the following memories need refresh?
SRAM
DRAM
ROM
All of the above
Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?
Laser printer
Ink jet printer
Plotter
Dot matrix printer
The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called
double-space
line spacing
single space
vertical spacing
What is the first stage in software development?
Specification and design
Testing
System Analysis
Maintenance
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 programs execution
All of above
Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a:
networked
mainframe
supercomputer
client
ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does EBCDIC stand for?
Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
Switching device of fifth generation computer is________
Vacuum tubes
Transistors
IC
VLSI
Which of the following memories has the shortest access times?
Cache memory
Magnetic bubble memory
Magnetic core memory
RAM
Which of the following device was not invented by Babbage?
Pascaline
Difference Engine
Analytical Engine
None of above
A ________ is a microprocessor -based computing device.
personal computer
mainframe
workstation
server
Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
Minicomputers
Mainframe computers
Super computer
Microcomputers
A Pixel is
A computer program that draws picture
A picture stored in secondary memory
The smallest resolvable part of a picture
None of these
Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for
Direct access
Sequential access
Both of above
None of above
A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of
Speed
Accuracy
Reliability
Cost
Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the records disk address. What information does this address specify?
Track number
All of above
Sector number
Surface number
What produces useful information out of data?
Computer
Processing
Programming
none of above
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
The microcomputer, Intel MCS-80 is based on the widely used Intel
8080 microprocessor
8085 microprocessor
8086 microprocessor
8082 microprocessor
The term GIGO is related to
Accuracy
Reliability
Versatility
Automatic