What does DMA stand for?
Distinct Memory Access
Direct Memory Access
Direct Module Access
Direct Memory Allocation
Correct Answer :
B. Direct Memory Access
Related Questions
Who is the father of personal computer?
Edward Robert
Allen Turing
Charles Babbage
None of these
Which was the most popular first generation computer?
IBM 650
IBM 360
IBM 1130
IBM 2700
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
Algorithm and Flow chart help us to
Know the memory capacity
Identify the base of a number system
Direct the output to a printer
Specify the problem completely and clearly
IBM System/360 is
Mainframe Computer
Mini Computers
Micro Computers
None of above
How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?
10
11
8
12
Which access method is used to access cassette tape?
Direct
Sequential
Both of the above
None of the above
One millisecond is
1 second
10th of a seconds
1000th of a seconds
10000th of a seconds
IBM 1401 is
First Generation Computer
Second Generation Computer
Third Generation Computer
Fourth Generation Computer
Analog computer works on the supply of
Continuous electrical pulses
Electrical pulses but not continuous
Magnetic strength
None of the above
________ computer is a medium sized computer
Micro
Mainframe
Super
Mini
The difference between memory and storage is that memory is ______ and storage is
Temporary, permanent
Permanent, temporary
Slow, fast
All of above
IBM stands for
Internal Business Management
International Business Management
International Business Machines
Internal Business Machines
A systems programming language for microcomputers in the Intel family is
PL/C
PL/CT
PL/M
PLA
Another word for a daisy wheel printer
Petal printer
Golf ball printer
Laser printer
Line printer
Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of
first generation
second generation
third generation
fourth generation
Mark I is also known as
American Sequence Controlled Calculator
Automatic Sequence Calculating Controller
American Sequence Controlled Computer
Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator
A memory that does not change its contents without external causes is known as
Dynamic memory
Static memory
RAM
EEPROM
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
Touch Screen is________
Input device
Output device
Both a & b above
None of these
The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of
Genetics
Control and communication
Molecular biology
Biochemistry
Apple company used chips from for its computers
Intel
Motorola
Both of above
None of above
Which output device is used for translating information from a computer into pictorial form on paper.
Mouse
Plotter
Touch panel
Card punch
Following IC chip integrates 100 thousands electronic components per chip
SSI
MSI
LSI
VLSI
EEPROM stands for
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
None of the above
The latest PC keyboards use a circuit that senses the movement by the change in its capacitance,
Capacitance keyboard
Mechanical keyboard
Qwerty keyboard
Dvorak keyboard
The microcomputer, Intel MCS-80 is based on the widely used Intel
8080 microprocessor
8085 microprocessor
8086 microprocessor
8082 microprocessor
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
As compared to the secondary memory, the primary memory of a computer is
Large
Cheap
Fast
Slow
Which of the following is first generation computer?
EDSAC
IBM 1401
CDC 1604
ICL 2950