What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?
ROM information can be easily updated
Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power.
ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage.
ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers.
Correct Answer :
B. Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power.
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The two major types of computer chips are
External memory chip
Primary memory chip
Microprocessor chip
Both b and c
What do you call the programs that are used to find out possible faults and their causes?
Operating system extensions
Cookies
Diagnostic software
Boot diskettes
A paper printout of a document is known as
Softcopy output
Hardcopy output
Permanent Output
All of above
When was the first electro-mechanical computer developed?
1880
1990
1944
None of above
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1.40 MB
1.44 GB
1.40 GB
1.44 MB
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First generation
Second generation
Third generation
Fourth generation
Which device can understand difference between data & programs?
Input device
Output device
Memory
Microprocessor
Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
Minicomputers
Microcomputers
Mainframe computers
Super computer
Which statement is valid about interpreter?
It translates one instruction at a time
Object code is saved for future use
Repeated interpretation is not necessary
All of above
ASCII is a coding system that provides
256 different characters
512 different characters
1024 different characters
128 different characters
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processed
graphs
information
presentation
A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of
Speed
Accuracy
Reliability
Cost
Who designed the first electronics computer ENIAC?
Van-Neumann
Joseph M. Jacquard
J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly
All of above
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Which is used by one person only
Which is assigned one and only one task
Which uses one kind of software
Which is meant for application software
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A central processing unit
A memory
Input and output unit
All of the above
A hybrid computer
Resembles digital computer
Resembles analogue computer
Resembles both a digital and analogue computer
None of the above
The personnel who deals with the computer and its management put together are called
Software
Human ware
Firmware
Hardware
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ENIAC
UNIVAC
IBM 360
IBM 1401
Which of the following is considered first computer in the world?
Z3
ABC
Mark I
None of above
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User logins
Passwords
Computer keys
Access-control software
A program that is employed in the development, repair or enhancement of other programs is known as
System software
Software tool
Applications program
Utility program
Which of the following is not an output device?
Scanner
Printer
Flat Screen
Touch Screen
Fifth generation computer is also known as
Knowledge information processing system
Very large scale integration
Both of above
None of above
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Floppy Disk
Hard Disk
Compact Disk
Magneto Optic Disk
EPROM can be used for
Erasing the contents of ROM
Reconstructing the contents of ROM
Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
Duplicating ROM
DOS stands for
Disk Operating System
Disk operating session
Digital Operating System
Digital Open system
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
It was in 2028 BS the was brought in to calculate census datA.
IBM 1400
IBM 1401
ICL 2950
None of above
_________ translates and executes program at run time line by line
Compiler
Interpreter
Linker
Loader
Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?
Floppy Disk
CD-ROM
Hard Disk
None of these