UNIVAC is
Universal Automatic Computer
Universal Array Computer
Unique Automatic Computer
Unvalued Automatic Computer
Correct Answer :
A. Universal Automatic Computer
Related Questions
Which is another name for functional language?
Machine
Application language
Low-level language
High-level language
The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called
Read-out
Read from
Read
All of above
A section of code to which control is transferred when a processor is interrupted is known as
M
SVC
IP
MDR
Where are data and programme stored when the processor uses them?
Main memory
Secondary memory
Disk memory
Programme memory
MSI stands for
Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
Medium System Integrated Circuits
Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
Medium System Intelligent Circuit
Programs are executed on the basis of a priority number in a
Batch processing system
Multiprogramming
Time sharing
None of these
What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?
Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers
Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers
Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many
Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible.
The output quality of a printer is measured by
Dot per sq. inch
Dots per inch
Dots printed per unit time
All of the above
The full form of ALU is
Arithmetic Logic Unit
Array Logic Unit
Application Logic Unit
None of above
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
A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for
Doing quick mathematical calculations
Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
Electronic data processing
Performing repetitive tasks accurately
Which of the following is not input unit device?
scanner
camera
plotter
digitizer
Computer memory consists of
RAM
ROM
PROM
All of the above
The task of performing operations like arithmetic and logical operations is called
Processing
Storing
Editing
Sorting
What was the first computer to perform all calculation using electronics rather than wheels, ratchets, or mechanical switches?
Mark I
ABC
Z3
None of above
Mini computers and micro computers are from which generation of computers?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Which of the following required large computer memory?
Imaging
Graphics
Voice
All of above
An intentionally disruptive program that spreads from program to program or from disk to disk is known as a:
Trojan horse.
Virus.
Time bomb.
Time-related bomb sequence.
Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as
PC
Flags
Memory Address Registers
General Purpose Registers
BCD is
Binary Coded Decimal
Bit Coded Decimal
Binary Coded Digit
Bit Coded Digit
The 2's compliment of a binary no. is obtained by adding________to its 1's compliment.
0
1
10
12
The BIOS is the abbreviation of ________.
Basic Input Output System
Best Input Output System
Basic Input Output Symbol
Base Input Output System
Abacus was the first
electronic computer
mechanical computer
electronic calculator
mechanical calculator
Which was the world's first minicomputer and when was it introduced?
PDP-I, 1958
IBM System/36, 1960
PDP-II, 1961
VAX 11/780, 1962
Which of the following is not processing?
arranging
manipulating
calculating
gathering
Which of the following magazines covers only the IBM PC and its compatibles?
Byte
PC Magazine
Personal Computing
Interface Age
Which of the following is called low level languages?
Machine language
Assembly language
Both of the above
None of above
Which is a device that changes information into digital form?
Modem
Digitizer
Mouse
Light pen
Which of the following is valid statement?
Data in itself is useless unless it is processed
The data that is processed is called a program
The data which is not yet processed is information
Information is processed by computer to generate data.
The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was:
ENIAC
Mark-I
Analytic Engine
UNIVAC-1